We offer exciting postgraduate opportunities as options for the intercalated degree pathway for medical and dental students at the end of the 3rd year. 

The options within the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences are:

The options within the School of Psychology are: 

For further information about these programmes please refer to the course webpages and contact the course co-ordinator. You may also find it useful to refer to the guide to intercalated degrees at QUB for 2021-22

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Intercalating medical and dental students within QUB will be considered if they have successfully completed the third year of their course at first attempt and achieved an overall profile which is 2.1 equivalent.   Intercalating applicants should also ensure they have permission to intercalate from either the Director for Medical Education or Dentistry as appropriate.  

An external medical or dental student wishing to intercalate must have successfully completed the 3rd/4th year of their course and passed all assessments in the year in which they are applying.  External intercalating applicants should also ensure they have the permission of the Head of Undergraduate Medical/Dental Education or equivalent from their home University, which should be submitted to QUB Admissions Office. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Students should apply via the Queen’s On Line portal https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/user/u_login.php
2. Students should also submit a ‘permission form for a year out form’.  Medical students should contact Ms Perpetua Lewis, Student Support and Guidance Officer, Centre for Medical Education, Whitla Medical Building (p.lewis@qub.ac.uk) for further information if required and complete a permission form.  Dental students should ensure that they have met with Dr Gerry McKenna (g.mckenna@qub.a.uk) to discuss their plans for intercalating and complete the a permission form. 
3. Applicants applying for funding must submit their application by Thursday 28 January 2021, 12pm via the online portal.  Candidates should refer to the webpages for any additional Scholarship application requirements.  Closing date for all remaining applications is Wednesday 31 March 2021. Late intercalated applications may be considered if spaces are still available.  Intercalated students should email pgoffice.smdb@qub.ac.uk to enquire prior to submission of an application

FEES AND FUNDING

Visit http://go.qub.ac.uk/tuition for up-to-date information on tuition fees.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships currently available for 2020-21 are listed below.  Additional Scholarships will advertised here as and when they are confirmed.

School Scholarship for Intercalated Masters Programmes 

The School of Medicine Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences (SMBDS)are offering up to 8 competitive intercalated scholarships for the academic year 2021-22 for QUB Medical and Dental students undertaking an intercalated Masters within SMDBS. 

The Scholarships, to the value of £3,250 each, will be paid towards tuition fees.  The Terms of these Scholarships, including eligibility, are as follows;

1. Students must be registered medical or dental students at Queen’s University.
2. Must have successfully completed, or be due to complete, third year medical or dental examinations on the first attempt with an overall classification of a 2.1 honours degree or better.
3. Must have applied online to undertake one of the masters intercalated degrees by Thursday 28 January 2021, 12pm via the University's Direct Applications Portal.

• MSc in Bioinformatics & Computational Genomics
• MSc (Res) Cancer Medicine
• MSc Clinical Anatomy
• MSc Experimental Medicine
• Masters of Public Health (MPH)              
• MPH in Global Health    

      4.The scholarships will be competitive and will be awarded on the basis of academic ranking
      5.Queen's Medical/Dental students must submit a ‘Permission Form for Year Out’. Please complete the form available from Mrs Perpetua Lewis, Centre for Medical                        Education, Whitla Medical Building (lewis@qub.ac.uk).

Mathews Family Scholarship  

The Mathews Family Scholarship for Medical students of £6,500 will be awarded annually to a Queen’s medical student to undertake Intercalated degree MSc (Res) in Cancer Medicine.  The deadline is Thursday 28 January 2021, 12pm. For further details on this bursary and its terms please click here.