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The School offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in five disciplines: Archaeology, Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Geography, Palaeoecology and Planning.
Study and research the challenges and opportunities within the world’s natural and built environment through our undergraduate, joint-honours, masters, postgraduate, MPhil and PhD programmes.
With high quality teaching and exceptional industry links, our courses provide a rich learning experience providing a wide range of core skills and experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions.
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate Courses Course Qualification Duration Geography with a Language BSc 4 years (Full-time) Description Geography embraces the study of human societies and their environment, and is one of the few subjects in which human and physical aspects of the environment are integrated. Geography with a Language provides students with the special opportunity to study for one additional year overseas, and provides enhanced language teaching to support this. In addition to their core geography modules, students are....
Archaeology with French BA 4 years (Full-time) Description This course offers a Single Honours Archaeology degree programme with an additional French language qualification.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes – and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different periods of World, European....Archaeology with Spanish BA 4 years (Full-time) Description This course offers a Single Honours Archaeology degree programme with an additional Spanish language qualification.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes – and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different periods of World, European....Archaeology and Irish BA 6 years (Part-time)
3 years (Full-time)Description This course offers a Joint Honours degree programme examining both the wider human past and contemporary Irish language as well as Gaelic heritage and identity from a broad humanities-based perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the....Archaeology with Portuguese BA 4 years (Full-time) Description This course offers a Single Honours Archaeology degree programme with an additional Portuguese language qualification.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes – and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different periods of World, European....Archaeology BA 3 years (Full-time)
6 years (Part-time)Description This course offers a Single Honours degree programme examining the human past from a broad humanities and social sciences perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire....Architecture BSc 3 years (Full-time) Description Professionally accredited by RIBA, ARB and LAM
Queen's University, as part of the Russell Group, is one of the best places to study Architecture in the UK. Supported by a diverse group of academic staff and external tutors engaged in international, award-winning research and practice, over 80 per cent of our students regularly graduate with a 1st Class or 2.1 degree. All students, many....Civil Engineering MEng 4 years (Full-time) Description Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling some of the biggest....
Archaeology and History BA 3 years (Full-time)
6 years (Part-time)Description This course offers a Joint Honours degree programme examining the human past from a broad humanities-based perspective, drawing on both physical and textual evidence, and including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts,....Environmental and Civil Engineering MEng 4 years (Full-time) Description Environmental & Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling....
Civil Engineering BEng 3 years (Full-time) Description Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling some of the biggest....
European Planning MPlan 4 years (Full-time) Description This MPlan is a unique degree, offering a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European Planning. Innovative features include an emphasis on understanding European-wide planning issues and overseas study at a European university, which will include opportunities for work placement. This provides unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures....
Geography BSc 3 years (Full-time) Description Geography embraces the study of human societies and their environment, and is one of the few subjects in which human and physical aspects of the environment are integrated. Our BSc Geography degree offers a distinctive pathway through our geography programmes that emphasises skills and techniques in scientific research, such as population data analysis, environmental modelling, and field surveys. Students....
Structural Engineering with Architecture MEng 4 years (Full-time) Description Structural Engineering with Architecture is concerned with the planning, design, construction, sustainability, management, energy use, aesthetics and rehabilitation of the built environment.
Fields of activity include architectural design, structures, foundations, building technology, urban space and form and architecture. Structural engineers require not only technical skills, but are....Planning, Environment and Development BSc 3 years (Full-time) Description Planning is about changing the places within which we live. How we can transform and improve our cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods and communities. It affects our everyday lives and is an exciting discipline to study at university.
A planning degree provides students with the knowledge and skills to be able to make decisions that shape the processes of growth and development. We....Civil Engineering Higher Level Apprenticeship BEng 5 years (Part-time) Description You will be tackling some of the biggest challenges of the modern world, such as achieving sustainable living in an increasingly urbanised society. As the demands on resources like water, energy and land increase, there is a strong need for qualified Civil Engineers with the relevant technical skills but who also possess an ethical awareness of the environmental impact of the projects they undertake.
Archaeology-Palaeoecology BSc 3 years (Full-time)
6 years (Part-time)Description This course offers a Single Honours degree programme examining the human past from a scientific perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes – and....Civil Engineering with a year in industry MEng 5 years (Full-time) Description Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling some of the biggest....
Archaeology-Palaeoecology and Geography BSc 6 years (Part-time)
3 years (Full-time)Description This course offers a Joint Honours degree programme examining the human past and the diverse environments human societies inhabit, from a scientific perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments....Civil Engineering Year in Industry BEng 4 years (Full-time) Description Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling some of the biggest....
Environmental and Civil Engineering with a year in industry MEng 5 years (Full-time) Description Environmental & Civil Engineering at Queen’s concerns the planning, design, sustainability and management of our society’s infrastructure. It is a broad discipline taught by staff engaged in high quality industry-linked research rooted in environmental impact considerations. Fields of study include structures, foundations, water engineering and project management. You’ll be tackling....
Geography BA 3 years (Full-time) Description Geography embraces the study of human societies and their environment, and is one of the few subjects in which human and physical aspects of the environment are integrated. Our BA Geography degree offers a distinctive pathway through our geography programmes that emphasises skills and techniques in social as well as arts & humanities research, including ethnographic investigation, discourse analysis....
Structural Engineering with Architecture with a year in industry MEng 5 years (Full-time) Description Structural Engineering with Architecture is concerned with the planning, design, construction, sustainability, management, energy use, aesthetics and rehabilitation of the built environment.
Fields of activity include architectural design, structures, foundations, building technology, urban space and form and architecture. Structural engineers require not only technical skills, but are.... -
Postgraduate Taught
Postgraduate Taught Courses Course Qualification Duration Building Information Modelling Project Management MSc 2 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)Description The course’s primary focus is on project management using the Building Information Modelling (BIM) process, which is the industry standard design, analysis, construction and operations management tool in the UK. You will learn the tools and processes, management standards and theories that you need to be able to sustainably manage a construction project in the digital age.
The course is....Construction and Project Management MSc 2 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)Description These programmes have been designed to:
Develop the intellectual, practical and professional skills of the learner in the critical acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of the management of construction projects and organisations
Apply appropriate theoretical and practical management methods in the analysis and solution of design, engineering and construction....Environmental Engineering PgCert 1 year (Part-time) Description Environmental Engineers work at the interface between the Natural and the Built Environment. Environmental Engineering deals with the Impacts of the Built Environment and Human Activities on the Natural Environment and vice versa.
The Programme provides the Technical Understanding of these Interactions across the Engineering and Environmental Sciences and develops your Practical Skills....Building Information Modelling Project Management with Industrial Internship MSc 1 year (Full-time) Description The course’s primary focus is on project management using the Building Information Modelling (BIM) process, which is the industry standard design, analysis, construction and operations management tool in the UK. You will learn the tools and processes, management standards and theories that you need to be able to sustainably manage a construction project in the digital age.
Once you....Construction and Project Management Higher Level Apprenticeship MSc 2 years (Part-time) Description These programmes have been designed to:
Develop the intellectual, practical and professional skills of the learner in the critical acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of the management of construction projects and organisations
Apply appropriate theoretical and practical management methods in the analysis and solution of design, engineering and construction....Building Information Modelling Project Management Higher Level Apprenticeship MSc 2 years (Part-time) Description The course’s primary focus is on project management using the Building Information Modelling (BIM) process, which is the industry standard design, analysis, construction and operations management tool in the UK. You will learn the tools and processes, management standards and theories that you need to be able to sustainably manage a construction project in the digital age.
The course....Construction and Project Management with Industrial Internship MSc 2 years (Full-time) Description These programmes have been designed to:
Develop the intellectual, practical and professional skills of the learner in the critical acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of the management of construction projects and organisations
Apply appropriate theoretical and practical management methods in the analysis and solution of design, engineering and construction....Architecture MArch 2 years (Full-time) Description An exciting, creative Master’s degree with accreditation from the ARB and RIBA, for students with a first degree in architecture who wish to progress their studies to final qualification as a practising architect.
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Your focus will be to investigate the relationships between critical practice, design and research in the making of architectural proposals. The....Professional Practice in Architecture PgCert 1 year (Part-time) Description This programme has been running at QUB since the 1970s. It is for graduates of architecture wishing to continue their trajectory into the registered and chartered architects’ profession.
The programme is regularly updated and has evolved to address how all aspects of contemporary practise follow design processes; of determining desired performance and outcomes, identifying solutions,....Environmental Engineering PgDip 2 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)Description Environmental Engineers work at the interface between the Natural and the Built Environment. Environmental Engineering deals with the Impacts of the Built Environment and Human Activities on the Natural Environment and vice versa.
The Programme provides the Technical Understanding of these Interactions across the Engineering and Environmental Sciences and develops your Practical Skills....Environmental Engineering MSc 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)Description Environmental Engineers work at the interface between the Natural and the Built Environment. Environmental Engineering deals with the Impacts of the Built Environment and Human Activities on the Natural Environment and vice versa.
The Programme provides the Technical Understanding of these Interactions across the Engineering and Environmental Sciences and develops your Practical Skills....Climate Change PgDip 18 months (Part-time)
9 months (Full-time)Description Climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity. Extreme heat, flooding, and rising sea levels are leading to a number of dangerous and irreversible impacts on societies and economies. Avoiding the worst impacts depends on decisions we make today to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and to find solutions to remove carbon from the atmosphere. A course in climate change....
Climate Change PgCert 9 months (Part-time)
5 months (Full-time)Description Climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity. Extreme heat, flooding, and rising sea levels are leading to a number of dangerous and irreversible impacts on societies and economies. Avoiding the worst impacts depends on decisions we make today to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and to find solutions to remove carbon from the atmosphere. A course in climate change....
Planning and Development MSc 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)Description Completion of this one-year conversion Masters, following your undergraduate qualification, will allow you to become an accredited planner.
Planning is a fascinating subject to study at university. It is about changing the places within which we live. How we can transform and improve our cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods, and communities. So, it affects our everyday lives and is....Planning and Development PgCert 2 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)Description To gain expertise in key aspects of planning theory, policy and practice.
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The courses’s primary focus is to provide professional planning skills. It is designed to allow students to develop knowledge on planning in a flexible manner as the 60 CATS can be completed full-time in one semester or accumulated more flexibly over up to two years. You can learn the use....City Planning and Design MSc 2 years (Part-time)
1 year (Full-time)Description In a world facing environmental, social and economic challenges, how we manage changes to our natural and built environments will be crucial for our future. In our urbanised world, how we design and plan our cities impacts our environmental sustainability, health and even happiness. This programme will equip you with the skills to be part of making progressive changes in your place.
In....Planning and Development Higher Level Apprenticeship MSc 2 years (Part-time) Description Completion of this part-time conversion Masters, following your undergraduate qualification, will allow you to become an accredited planner. This Higher Level Apprenticeship offers Department for Economy-funded places for those working in planning-related industry.
Planning is a fascinating subject to study at university. It is about changing the places within which we live. How we can....City Planning and Design Higher Level Apprenticeship MSc 2 years (Part-time) Description In a world facing environmental, social and economic challenges, how we manage changes to our natural and built environments will be crucial for our future. In our urbanised world, how we design and plan our cities impacts our environmental sustainability, health and even happiness. This programme will equip you with the skills to be part of making progressive changes in your place.
In....City Planning and Design PgCert 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)Description ....
Applied Digital Construction Management MSc 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)Description Construction is changing — fast. This forward-thinking MSc will equip you with the AI-driven, data-centric and digitally fluent construction management skills needed to lead the future of the industry.
At its core, this is a project management course — covering essentials like planning, scheduling, cost control, procurement, risk and contract management. But it goes far beyond....Climate Change MSc 1 year (Full-time)
2 years (Part-time)Description Climate change is one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity. Extreme heat, flooding, and rising sea levels are leading to a number of dangerous and irreversible impacts on societies and economies. Avoiding the worst impacts depends on decisions we make today to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and to find solutions to remove carbon from the atmosphere. A course in climate change....
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Postgraduate Research
Postgraduate Research Courses Course Qualification Duration Archaeology & Palaeoecology MPhil 2 Academic Years (Full-time) / 4 Academic Years (Part-time) Description By joining Archaeology & Palaeoecology you will become part of a dynamic group of researchers in one of two interdisciplinary Research Cells: PLANET for more environmentally-related projects, and PAST for more humanities-related Archaeology projects.
Projects involving Palaeoecology or Scientific Archaeology (PLANET and PAST Research Cells) focus on themes such as long-term changes and resilience....Architecture (Practice-Based) MPhil 4 Academic Years (Part-time) Description Architecture at Queen’s addresses issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as sustainability and climate change, identity and heritage, and notions of craft and form, coalesce to create a complex context that architecture has to mediate.
Architecture at Queen’s offers a part-time, practice-based MPhil (by Practice) for those involved....Civil Engineering MPhil 2 Academic Years (Full-time) / 4 Academic Years (Part-time) Description The research centre will address the topical grand challenges in civil engineering field, building on existing and developing new international collaborations. Financial support to meet these challenges will be acquired through both internal University initiatives (for enhanced infrastructure and facilities) and external funding from government grants, charities and direct industrial support.
Research....Architecture MPhil 4 Academic Years (Part-time) / 2 Academic Years (Full-time) Description Architecture at Queen’s addresses the issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as sustainability and climate change, identity and heritage, and notions of craft and form create a complex context that architecture has to mediate.
Architecture at Queen’s values both traditional academic and practice-based research. We have the expertise....Planning MPhil 4 Academic Years (Part-time) / 2 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The discipline of Planning is located in the School of Natural and Built Environment. In recent years the performance of the discipline has been quite exceptional in a range of surveys, e.g. National Student Survey, Times Higher Education Survey and Guardian League Table. Given this, Planning at Queen’s is very highly ranked within the UK's Russell Group Universities.
Our research programme....Archaeology & Palaeoecology PhD 3 Academic Years (Full-time) / 6 Academic Years (Part-time) Description By joining Archaeology & Palaeoecology you will become part of a dynamic group of researchers in one of two interdisciplinary Research Cells: PLANET for more environmentally-related projects, and PAST for more humanities-related Archaeology projects.
Projects involving Palaeoecology or Scientific Archaeology (PLANET and PAST Research Cells) focus on themes such as long-term changes and resilience....Geography PhD 3 Academic Years (Full-time) / 6 Academic Years (Part-time) Description The research undertaken within Geography falls under three interdisciplinary Research Cells; PAST, PEOPLE and PLANET.
Physical Geography-related projects (PLANET Research Cell) focus on themes such as climate change, long-term landscape and environmental change, resilience of ecosystems, environmental change impacts on heritage structures, and analysis of contaminated lands. Investigative....Planning PhD 3 Academic Years (Full-time) / 6 Academic Years (Part-time) Description The discipline of Planning is located in the School of Natural and Built Environment. In recent years the performance of the discipline has been quite exceptional in a range of surveys, e.g. National Student Survey, Times Higher Education Survey and Guardian League Table. Given this, Planning at Queen’s is very highly ranked within the UK’s Russell Group Universities.
Our research....Architecture (Practice-Based) PhD 6 Academic Years (Part-time) Description Architecture at Queen’s addresses issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as sustainability and climate change, identity and heritage, and notions of craft and form, coalesce to create a complex context that architecture has to mediate.
Architecture at Queen’s offers a part-time, practice-based PhD (by Practice) for those involved....Architecture PhD 6 Academic Years (Part-time) / 3 Academic Years (Full-time) Description Architecture at Queen’s addresses the issues of architecture and urbanism in an increasingly globalised world, where factors such as sustainability and climate change, identity and heritage, and notions of craft and form create a complex context that architecture has to mediate.
Architecture at Queen’s values both traditional academic and practice-based research. We have the expertise....Civil Engineering PhD 6 Academic Years (Part-time) / 3 Academic Years (Full-time) Description The research centre will address the topical grand challenges in civil engineering field, building on existing and developing new international collaborations. Financial support to meet these challenges will be acquired through both internal University initiatives (for enhanced infrastructure and facilities) and external funding from government grants, charities and direct industrial support.
Research....