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Undergraduate Studies

The School offers undergraduate degrees in History and in Social Anthropology. These can be studied either alone, in combination with other subjects, or in combination with each other. The links below will provide more detail.

Please click to listen to Harriet Sibenaller an undergraduate student studying History at the school.  Hear what she has to say about the School, her course, living in Queen's Elms and Belfast in general.

 

History

History offers a wide-ranging selection of modules/courses covering all historical periods from the ancient world to the late twentieth century, and has a large choice of options in Irish, British, European, American, Asian, and African history. History can be studied as a Single or Joint Honours subject. [Why Study History at Queen's?] [Admission Requirements] 

Ancient History

From 2012 entry Ancient History has merged with Modern History into a combined BA programme in History. This new programme features courses on the history of ancient Greece and Rome as well as in medieval and modern history. 

Social Anthropology seeks to understand what it is to be human, studying societies and cultures in order to grasp their similarities and differences. Social Anthropology studies and compares the lives and world-views of people across the world, from hunter-gatherers to 'Western' city-dwellers, from settled agriculturalists to migrant workers. Ethnomusicology (study of world musics) can be studied as part of Anthropology. [Admission Requirements] [What is Anthropology?]

Joint Degree Programmes:

From 2012 the following Joint Programmes (time shared equally between two subjects) will be available:

The three-year BA Honours degree at Queen's offers great flexibility. You are not bound by your UCAS choice of subjects and have an opportunity to take up a new subject - possibly one not available to you at school.