BA Anthropology and Politics
About this course
BA in Anthropology and Politics and International Relations. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Policy Analysis, Historical Research, and Human Behaviour.
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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 112 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 65%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 205 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 91%
- Left higher education: 9%
What graduates do next
Based on about 31 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 11%
- 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: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Who gets in
Based on about 190 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Modules
- Perspectives on Politics
- Contemporary Europe
- Being Human: Culture and Society
- 'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology'
- Comparative Politics
- Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts
- World Politics
- A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization
- Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups?
- What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene
- Introduction to Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- Studying Politics
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Politics and Policy of the European Union
- The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
- Irish Politics
- International Relations
- American Politics
- Sex and Gender Anthropological Dimensions
- Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods
- Democracy, Ethics & Economics
- Security and Terrorism
- International Organisations
- Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world
- British Politics in crisis?
- Hanging out on Street Corners: Creative, Public and applied Anthropology
- Human Morality
- Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
- Anthropology of Media
- The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
- Political Economy of the Global South
- Long Placement
- Contemporary Critical Theory
- Gender and Politics
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Dissertation (Politics)
- Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability
- European Cultural Identities
- War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
- Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective
- Politics of the Global Economy
- The Politics of the Far Right in Europe and the Americas
- Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland
- National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics
- Challenges to contemporary party politics
- Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making
- US Foreign Policy
- Asylum and Migration in Global Politics
- Security and Technology
- Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
- Short Placement
- In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion
- Anthropology Dissertation
- Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
- Anthropology and Roma
- Music, Power and Conflict
- The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
- The Politics of Global Health: Promise and Perils
- Political and Economic Development in Latin America
- Understanding Africa: Governance, Ethnicity and State Structures
- NATO: History & Current Developments
- Cognition and Culture
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Anthropology and Politics 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 £24,000 and £30,500. The £27,000 median after fifteen months is £500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Anthropology and Politics at Queen's University Belfast do next?
91% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Anthropology and Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
81% 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 Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Anthropology and Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
91% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.