Postgraduate study requires dedication and investment, both personally and financially. The rewards include advanced academic achievement, increased career opportunities and personal satisfaction on many levels. If you have completed your first degree and wish to continue your studies in a dynamic research-led environment, Queen's University Belfast can offer you a wide variety of postgraduate study opportunities across our 20 Academic Schools.

In recent years Queen's has emerged as a major player on the international scene in areas ranging from cancer studies to climate change, from wireless technology to poetry and from pharmaceuticals to sonic arts.

Our research strengths are reflected in the award of four Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education – for world-class achievement in green chemistry, environmental research, palaeoecology and law.

Whether your ultimate aim is research or employment, postgraduate study at Queen's will reinforce your intellectual abilities and provide you with excellent credentials for the next step in your career.

Use the Course Finder section to find out more about postgraduate taught courses and research programmes. There is also information in these pages on Accommodation, Money Matters, Facilities at Queen's and Living in Belfast.

Once you have selected your postgraduate study programme you can also make an online application.