Queen’s University Belfast

Belfast, Northern Ireland
Public-University
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Overview

Queen’s University Belfast (informally Queen’s or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university was chartered in 1845, and opened in 1849 as “Queen’s College, Belfast”. It offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with over 300 degree programmes available. Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities Ireland and Universities UK. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.

In addition to the main campus on the southern fringes of Belfast city centre, the university has two associated university colleges, St Mary’s and Stranmillis located in the west and south-west of the city respectively. Queen’s is organised into fifteen schools across three faculties: the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences.

The Times Higher Education rankings 2018 placed Queen’s 32nd out of 93 in the UK. In the 2018 QS World University Rankings, Queen’s was ranked 202. In the National Student Survey 2013, Queen’s was ranked 12th in the UK for student satisfaction.

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36 in League Table Ranking of The Complete University Guide
Type University Public
Year Founded 1908
Size Large
23,850 Students
Location
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Website http://www.qub.ac.uk/

Learning

3,4 years
Course Durations Available

TEF Rating

This institution did not take part in the TEF. Participation is voluntary.

Courses Available

  • Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
  • Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
  • Biology and Biomedical Sciences
  • Computer Science and Information Technology
  • Engineering
  • Foreign Studies (Language, Literature and Linguistics)
  • Health Professions
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Law and Legal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Natural Sciences
  • Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
  • Visual and Performing Arts

Applying

How to Apply?

Accepts UCAS

For International Students

6.5 Minimum IELTS Score
IELTS Requirement: Required
TOEFL, PTE, CAE, CPE, Trinity ISE Other English Language Tests Accepted
(in lieu of IELTS)
Deadlines and Important Dates
Oct
15
Deadline of application for Medicine and Dentistry
Jan
15
Deadline of application for EU students
Jun
30
Deadline of application for International students

Cost and Scholarships

£ 20,100
Average Tuition Fee
(For International Students)

Types of Scholarships Available

Merit-based
Need-based
Endowed
Sports

Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships
Total Worth £1,750 + benefits
Eligibility and Requirements Students must be from England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands or Isle of Man and paying tuition fees of £9,250. Students must apply through UCAS making Queen's University Belfast their Firm Choice and enrol in 2019. Scholarships exclude students applying for Medicine, Dentistry, and to the Queen’s colleges at Stranmillis and St. Mary’s. Scholarships exclude students offered a place during UCAS Clearing and Adjustment. Students must achieve a minimum of AAB grades at A-level or equivalent in other qualifications (as determined by the Admissions and Access Service) to qualify for a Band 1 scholarship. Students must achieve a minimum of ABB grades at A-level or equivalent in other qualifications (as determined by the Admissions and Access Service) to qualify for a Band 2 scholarship. Students must satisfy the conditions specified in their offer if lower than ABB grades at A-level or equivalent in other qualifications (as determined by the Admissions and Access Service) to qualify for a Band 3 scholarship.
Available for International Students No
Application Deadline --
Other Details The scholarship award applies to each year of study subject to the following eligibility criteria: Students who make Queen’s University Belfast their Firm Choice will be contacted in June 2019 and asked to choose their scholarship option preference. Eligible students who achieve grades AAB at A-Level, or the equivalent in other qualifications (as determined by the Admissions and Access Service), will qualify for a Band 1 scholarship.
Asylum Seekers Scholarship
Total Worth cost of tuition and provide an £8,000 award to support living costs for each year of study
Eligibility and Requirements To qualify for an asylum-seeker scholarship, students must first apply for, and receive an offer of admission for 2019 entry to an undergraduate degree programme at Queen’s University Belfast and meet the eligibility criteria below: Candidates must be registered asylum seekers in the UK and must be currently resident in Northern Ireland, to be considered for this scheme You must have discretionary or limited leave to remain in the UK, be a dependant of someone with discretionary or limited leave to remain as a result of an application for refugee-status, or you or your parent/guardian have submitted an asylum application and not yet received a decision from the Home Office on that application. You must be unable to access mainstream UK student funding due to your immigration status i.e. you are not eligible for Student Finance for the 2019/20 academic year. You must submit an application for a place of study on a full-time undergraduate course starting in the academic year 2019-20 at Queen’s University Belfast through UCAS by 15-January. You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer or have ‘decision pending’ status from Queen’s University Belfast by 01 April 2019. Candidates are required to meet any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.
Available for International Students Yes
Application Deadline April 4
Other Details Please note that asylum-seeker scholarships are NOT available for the following programmes: All programmes which have quota controls, including Medicine, Dentistry, Social Work, Nursing, Midwifery and Theology. All Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and part-time courses.
Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship
Total Worth Full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme
Eligibility and Requirements Students must have FIRMLY accepted an offer for a place on a full-time undergraduate programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus, starting in the academic year 2019-20 and have met any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter Students must be classified as international fee-paying students paying the international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this discount. Students must be self-funded. Students in receipt of full funding from external sponsorship bodies will not be eligible for the Queen’s Undergraduate Scholarship. Students must register on their degree programme by the start date outlined in their offer.
Available for International Students Yes
Application Deadline --
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