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A-Z of Research Subjects for entry 2025

Completing a postgraduate research degree at Queen's University offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. During your time here, you will carry out research that has an impact on people across the globe.

For guidance on how to complete your application for postgraduate research, follow our Steps to Apply.

Below you can use our programme finder to search the full list of research areas available at Queen's.

If you require any further support, please contact our Faculty Hubs:

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Find out more about our faculty hubs.

Subject	Qualification	School
Accounting Queen's Business School \| PhD	PhD	Queen's Business School
Aerospace Engineering School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PhD	PhD	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Anthropological Studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Archaeology & Palaeoecology School of Natural and Built Environment \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Natural and Built Environment
Archaeology & Palaeoecology School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
Architecture School of Natural and Built Environment \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Natural and Built Environment
Architecture School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
Architecture (Practice-Based) School of Natural and Built Environment \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Natural and Built Environment
Architecture (Practice-Based) School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
Arts Management and Cultural Policy School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Biological Sciences School of Biological Sciences \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences School of Biological Sciences \| PhD	PhD	School of Biological Sciences
Business and Management Queen's Business School \| PhD	PhD	Queen's Business School
Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PhD	PhD	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Chemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering \| PhD	PhD	School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering School of Natural and Built Environment \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Natural and Built Environment
Civil Engineering School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
Clinical Psychology School of Psychology \| DClinPsych	DClinPsych	School of Psychology
Cognition and Culture School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Computer Science School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PhD	PhD	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Criminology School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work \| PhD	PhD	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Dentistry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dentistry School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PhD	PhD	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Drama School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Economics Queen's Business School \| PhD	PhD	Queen's Business School
Education School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work \| PhD	PhD	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology School of Psychology \| DECAP	DECAP	School of Psychology
Electrical & Electronic Engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical & Electronic Engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \| PhD	PhD	School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
English School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Film Studies School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Finance Queen's Business School \| PhD	PhD	Queen's Business School
Food Safety and Biotechnology School of Biological Sciences \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Biological Sciences
French School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Geography School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
History School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
International Studies School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Interpreting School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Irish & Celtic School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Law School of Law \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Law
Law School of Law \| PhD	PhD	School of Law
Linguistics School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Lusophone School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Mathematics School of Mathematics and Physics \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Mathematics and Physics
Mathematics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PhD	PhD	School of Mathematics and Physics
Mechanical Engineering School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering \| PhD	PhD	School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Media and Broadcast School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Medicine School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \|		School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Medicine School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Medicine School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences \| PhD	PhD	School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Music School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Nursing & Midwifery School of Nursing and Midwifery \| PhD	PhD	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Pharmacy School of Pharmacy \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy School of Pharmacy \| PhD	PhD	School of Pharmacy
Philosophy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| MPhil	MPhil	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Philosophy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Physics School of Mathematics and Physics \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Mathematics and Physics
Physics School of Mathematics and Physics \| PhD	PhD	School of Mathematics and Physics
Planning School of Natural and Built Environment \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Natural and Built Environment
Planning School of Natural and Built Environment \| PhD	PhD	School of Natural and Built Environment
Politics School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Psychology School of Psychology \| MPhil	MPhil	School of Psychology
Psychology School of Psychology \| PhD	PhD	School of Psychology
Public Policy School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics \| PhD	PhD	School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics
Social Policy School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work \| PhD	PhD	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Social Work School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work \| PhD	PhD	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Sociology School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work \| PhD	PhD	School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
Spanish School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages
Translation School of Arts, English and Languages \| PhD	PhD	School of Arts, English and Languages