BA Anthropology
About this course
BA in Anthropology. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Human Behaviour. The curriculum includes an independent dissertation based on first-hand field research.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 33 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level
What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 58%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 214 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 73%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Welfare Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 13%
- Finance Professionals: 9%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 82%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 69%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 57%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Being Human: Culture and Society
- A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization
- Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups?
- 'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology'
- Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods
- Sex and Gender Anthropological Dimensions
- Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world
- Hanging out on Street Corners: Creative, Public and applied Anthropology
- Human Morality
- Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
- Anthropology of Media
- Anthropology Dissertation
- Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective
- In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion
- Anthropology and Roma
- Music, Power and Conflict
- Cognition and Culture
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £31,000. The £27,000 median after fifteen months is £500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.