BA Irish and Politics
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and BA (Hons) Irish with History, exploring politics alongside modern Irish language and culture. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete an extended period in the Gaeltacht each summer as part of a residential course, and final-year students can undertake work internships in an Irish-language setting.
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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
- Administrative occupations: 25%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Legal professionals: 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 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
- Perspectives on Politics
- Contemporary Europe
- Gaeilge 1
- Celtic Mythology
- Comparative Politics
- World Politics
- Nualitríocht na Gaeilge ó 1916 go dtí an lá inniu
- What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene
- Introduction to Politics
- Modern Political Thought
- Studying Politics
- Gaeilge 2
- Scottish Gaelic Language 1
- Irish Politics
- American Politics
- Security and Terrorism
- International Organisations
- British Politics in crisis?
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
- Cearta an Duine agus Nualitríocht na Gaeilge
- The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
- Gaeilge 3
- Long Placement
- Contemporary Critical Theory
- Gender and Politics
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Dissertation (Politics)
- Language and Literature in the Gaelic World
- European Cultural Identities
- War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
- 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
- Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge
- Security and Technology
- Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
- Short Placement
- Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
- Scéal na hImirce -The Migrant Experience
- Gairmeacha le Gaeilge
- An Béal Beo
- An Miontráchtas: Dissertation
- European Union Foreign Policy
- The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
- The Politics of Global Health: Promise and Perils
- NATO: History & Current Developments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Irish and Politics 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 £4,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Irish and Politics 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 and Politics 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 Irish and Politics 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 Irish and Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.