BA Irish
About this course
BA in Irish with History, combining Irish language studies with historical perspectives. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete a 4000-word dissertation and undertake a work placement module comprising a minimum of fifty hours in an Irish-language organisation or public body.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including A-level Irish
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
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
- Teaching Professionals: 18%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 13%
- Sales occupations: 11%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- 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 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Celtic Mythology
- Gaeilge 1
- Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó 1916 go dtí an lá inniu
- Gaeilge 2
- Scottish Gaelic Language 1
- Scannánaiocht na Gaeilge: Studies in Irish Film
- Cearta an Duine agus Nualitríocht na Gaeilge
- Gairmeacha le Gaeilge (work placement)
- Gaeilge 3
- Language and Literature in the Gaelic World
- Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge
- Scéal na hImirce -The Migrant Experience
- Gairmeacha le Gaeilge
- An Béal Beo
- An Miontráchtas: Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA 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.
What do graduates of BA 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 Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Irish at Queen's University Belfast?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.