BA History at Queen's University Belfast

Programme overview

The BA History at Queen's Belfast covers the Roman empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the modern revolutions across Europe, North America, Africa and Asia, with small-group teaching from the first year. Students choose their own path through a wide chronological and geographical range, including public, social, gender and queer history. Exchanges with universities in Europe and North America are available.

Department: School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics | Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 (academic year 2027/28) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules include Exploring History 1 and 2; later core modules include History and Historians: Contested Pasts and The Long Road to Black Lives Matter, with optional modules such as Revolutions.

Career pathways

Graduates work in marketing, journalism, broadcasting, research, heritage, the museum sector, education, the Civil Service, banking, accountancy, public relations, and politics and government; some continue to MA study or PGCE.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer ABB at A-level (a maximum of one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate is accepted, with a Distinction* equated to A and a Distinction to B). Irish Leaving Certificate: H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3. Access Course: average of 70%. International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level. BTEC Extended Diploma: overall D*DD. Graduate entry: minimum 2:2 Honours degree. There are no specific Level 3 subject requirements to study History. All applicants need GCSE English Language grade C/4 or equivalent; applicants offering A-level/BTEC Level 3 must have or be able to achieve at least 5 GCSE passes at grade C/4 or better including English Language. Offers are normally made on three A-levels; HNC applicants need 2 Distinctions and remainder Merits. Applicants are not normally interviewed. Selection is on the UCAS form. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 with at least 5.5 in each component or an equivalent qualification; the International Study Centre offers foundation and pre-sessional English routes.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,985 a year (2026/27). NI/ROI residency, full-time undergraduate tuition; 2026/27 rate Source

International applicants: GBP 24,600 a year (2027/28). International and EU Other rate Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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