Open new opportunities
Invest in yourself and your future with postgraduate study at the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Explore our wide range of Master's degree programmes, many of which have broad entry criteria that enables you to specialise or pursue new career opportunities.
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POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES - WITH BROAD ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Discover a wide range of Master's Degree programmes across the five Schools in our Faculty. Many courses accept students with an undergraduate degree in any discipline of the arts, humanities and social sciences. Applications now open.
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Arts, English and Languages
Arts and Humanities MRes
Arts Management MA
English (Creative Writing) MA
English (Literary Studies) MA *Degree background required
English (Poetry) MA *Degree background required
Film MA
Interpreting MA
Media and Broadcast Production MA
Translation MA - History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Anthropology MA
Conflict Transformation and Social Justice MA
Geopolitics MA
Global Security and Borders MA
History MA
International Public Policy MSc
International Relations MA
Irish Studies MA *Degree background required
Linguistics MA *New course *Degree background required
Philosophy MA *New course
Politics MA
Public History MA
Violence, Terrorism and Security MA - Law
- Queen's Business School
- Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES - OPEN TO ALL DEGREES:
If you'd like to change direction or simply get ahead, why not take a closer look at one of our conversion courses - these are open to students with an undergraduate degree in any subject. Applications now open.
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Conversion courses
Open to all degrees:
English (Creative Writing) MA
Geopolitics MA
Human Resource Management MSc
Management MSc
Marketing MSc
Masters in Law MLaw
MBA Master of Business AdministrationOpen to all degrees providing student has relevant professional experience:
Global Security and Borders MA
International Public Policy MSc
International Relations MA
Philosophy MA *New course
Politics MA
Violence, Terrorism and Security MA
Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc
Choosing to change direction
From a degree in teaching to a Master's in Law, Ciara is passionate about her new career direction as a result of studying one of our popular conversion courses.
CHOOSING QUEEN’S
Postgraduate Study in Belfast
WORLD-CLASS EXPERTISE
Our postgraduate community is a buzzing hive of collaboration, innovation, big ideas and challenging debate.
ACCESS TO FUNDING
NI students can access loans of up to £6,500 to cover tuition fees. It's so affordable to study in NI, that you are less likely to incur other big costs.
EARNING POTENTIAL
Expect to earn an average of £7,000 more per year than someone with a Bachelor’s degree (source: Department of Economy NI, 2021).
KICK START YOUR CAREER
We equip our postgraduate students with the skills that employers want. Our industry partnerships mean more development opportunities for you.

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Social Science Pathways:
Sociology and Global Inequality MSc