
Irish and History BA
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
Students on the BA Irish and History will receive intensive tuition in the Irish language with 3-4 hours of language instruction each week. Students on this pathway choose from a wide range of modules relating to Irish culture and society such as the short story, poetry, Gaelic identity, mythology and Scottish Gaelic. In History, there is a wide choice of relevant modules spanning a long chronological period from Ancient History through to the Contemporary History of the late twentieth century.
You will have a chance to spend up to a year studying business in the US or you can take a semester at another university in Europe.
Key highlights
- Intensive Irish language tuition with 3-4 hours of instruction weekly
- Irish modules include short story, poetry, mythology and Gaelic identity
- Option to study Scottish Gaelic alongside Irish culture and society
- History modules span Ancient History to late twentieth-century Contemporary History
- Chance to spend up to a year studying business in the US
- Option to take a semester at another European university
Entry requirements
- A-level: ABB — ABB
Scholarships
County Antrim Grand Jury Bursary
Approximately £1500 depending on funding available.
Early Confirmation Award
Funding Amount - £1500
Up to £1,500International Undergraduate Scholarships
This award is £3500 (fee rate 1) for first year of study; £4000 (fee rate 2) for first year of study.
INTO Progressors Scholarship
£1500 reduction in tuition fees for first year of study.
Up to £1,500LLB Senior Status International Scholarship
Scholarships Value - £4000
Up to £4,000Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesQueen’s Family Scholarship
20% reduction on first year gross tuition fees.
Up to 20% of feesRoyal Academy of Engineering: Engineering Leaders Scholarship Programme
Funding Amount: £5000 - £10,000
Up to £5,000Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Undergraduate
50% reduction on full tuition fees paid for all years of a programme, up to a maximum of four years (including advanced entry into Year 2 or Year 3).
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Irish language teacher
- Translator
- Heritage officer
- Archivist
- Journalist
- Broadcast researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £4,985 (NI/ROI), £9,790 (GB) | International: £24,600
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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