BA Anthropology and Irish
About this course
BA in Anthropology and BA (Hons) Irish with History, exploring cultural diversity and language. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Human Behaviour. Final-year students can complete work internships in Irish-language settings, and all students attend a residential course in the Gaeltacht during the summer.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including A-level Irish
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 90 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 62%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 3%
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: 77%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 62%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 57%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Being Human: Culture and Society
- Gaeilge 1
- 'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology'
- Celtic Mythology
- Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts
- A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization
- Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó 1916 go dtí an lá inniu
- Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups?
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Gaeilge 2
- Scottish Gaelic Language 1
- Sex and Gender Anthropological Dimensions
- Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods
- Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world
- Hanging out on Street Corners: Creative, Public and applied Anthropology
- Human Morality
- Scannánaiocht na Gaeilge: Studies in Irish Film
- Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
- Cearta an Duine agus Nualitríocht na Gaeilge
- Anthropology of Media
- Gairmeacha le Gaeilge (work placement)
- Gaeilge 3
- Language and Literature in the Gaelic World
- Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective
- Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge
- In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion
- Anthropology Dissertation
- Scéal na hImirce -The Migrant Experience
- Anthropology and Roma
- Gairmeacha le Gaeilge
- An Béal Beo
- An Miontráchtas: Dissertation
- Music, Power and Conflict
- Cognition and Culture
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Anthropology and Irish at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £28,000. The £25,000 median after fifteen months is £2,500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Anthropology and Irish 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 and Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Anthropology and Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Anthropology and Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.