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SOCIAL SCIENCES, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL WORK UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2022 ENTRY MAKING A SOCIAL DIFFERENCE
WELCOME
QUEEN’S IS A MEMBER
OF THE RUSSELL
“The School of Social Sciences, Education and GROUP OF THE
Social Work is a vibrant community of academics UK’S 24 LEADING
with a diverse range of interdisciplinary RESEARCH-INTENSIVE
skills and expertise but sharing a single core UNIVERSITIES
vision: to produce world-leading research
and first-class teaching which expands the
frontiers of knowledge and understanding,
informs policy and practice and makes a social
THREE OF OUR
difference locally, regionally and globally.
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
Our vision is underpinned by a commitment ARE RANKED TOP 20
to the principles of excellence, transparency IN THE UK:
and inclusiveness and the creation of an
academic environment in which all staff and SOCIAL WORK IS
students feel valued and possess a shared RANKED 9TH IN THE UK
sense of ownership and commitment to (COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2021)
what the School seeks to achieve.”
CRIMINOLOGY IS
Professor Carl Bagley PhD FRSA RANKED 11TH IN THE UK
Head of School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2021)
SOCIAL POLICY IS
RANKED 19TH IN
THE UK
(COMPLETE UNIVERSITY GUIDE 2021)
OVER 75% OF THE
RESEARCH IN
SOCIAL WORK IS OF
WORLD-CLASS AND
INTERNATIONAL
QUALITY
(RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
FRAMEWORK 2014)
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CRIMINOLOGY Facilities
The School is located within a recently
renovated building, with state-of-the-art
at Queen’s are well regarded by many
employers (local, national and international)
and over half of all graduate jobs are now
“I loved my time at Queen’s, I would
do it all over again if I could. My
open to graduates of any discipline. Criminology degree was literally the
The BA (Hons) Criminology provides a unique vantage point to BA Single Honours teaching and learning facilities, together with
most interesting thing I have ever
dedicated student space including a large Typical career destinations
study crime and justice in a society transitioning from conflict. Criminology 3 yrs (M900)
student common room. The teaching facilities of graduates include: done. I learned so much about crime,
Criminologists are interested in how activities come to be defined Criminology and Social Policy 3 yrs (ML94) in Northern Ireland especially, because
enable an interactive learning environment.
Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93) • Researcher
as ‘criminal’, and why definitions and responses to crime vary over CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Civil Servant I am English so I didn’t know about it
time and place. The subject includes a broad range of perspectives • Policy Analyst to start with. Third year I loved how
The diversity of interests and topics covered
on understanding crime and criminal behaviour and examines various Entrance Requirements in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills it
• Charity Fundraiser you get to choose what you want
• Market Researcher
methods in the prevention, policing and punishment of crime. The A-level:
equips you with, means that our students enter
• Youth and Community Worker
to learn more about and what you
course also considers how and why people move away from crime, ABB a wide range of careers on graduation. Public want to go into further depth.”
and private sector organisations involved in Graduate employers include:
ways in which this might be facilitated and offender reintegration. All applicants: Ashleigh Brown
the criminal justice system continue to expand • Northern Ireland Civil Service
and the demand for criminology graduates BA Single Honours
There are no specific subject • Northern Ireland Housing Executive
COURSE CONTENT Optional modules
requirements to study Criminology: is strong. The number and variety of career Criminology graduate (2017)
• National Health Service
Stage 1 • Psychological Perspectives on Crime For students whose first opportunities related to the criminal justice • Northern Ireland Statistics
• Reintegration after Prison language is not English system has increased in recent years. and Research Agency
Modules often draw on international
comparisons with a strong Irish • Modelling the Social World As well as the traditional criminal justice • PwC
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum
(North and South) emphasis. • Social Identity: Difference and Inequalities agencies such as the police, crime prevention • Ulster Bank
of 5.5 in each test component or an
Optional Q-Step Exit Pathway equivalent acceptable qualification, and early intervention programmes, as well as • Santander
Compulsory modules • Belfast City Council
details of which are available at: go.qub. the prison service, criminology graduates work
• Introducing Criminology Students who wish to benefit from specialist ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs in a range of occupations, including the media, • Ipsos MORI
• Crime and Society training in quantitative research can Civil Service, research, teaching, business, • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI
undertake a series of dedicated social science voluntary organisations and management.
Optional modules CRIMINOLOGY IS 11TH IN THE UK
research modules over the course of their Criminology graduates also work in victim (Guardian University Guide 2021)
• Introducing Social Policy degree studies. Successful completion of support organisations and in other social care
• Visualising the Social World 80 CATS credits of advanced quantitative agencies. Some graduates build on the degree
• Rethinking Society research training (four modules) in stages by undertaking further study or training in
• The Sociological Imagination 2 and 3 will receive the enhancement of fields such as policing, probation work, prison
• Comparative Politics BSc ‘with Quantitative Methods’ added service, social work, law, human rights, social
• Issues in Contemporary Politics to the name of the degree awarded. science research and teaching. The School
• Themes and Issues in Social Policy WHY QUEEN’S? has a strong postgraduate programme,
• Digital Society offering both Master’s and PhD degrees.
Internationally Renowned Experts
Stage 2 Studying for a Criminology degree at
Criminology is taught by a group of Queen’s will assist you in developing
Compulsory modules internationally-recognised criminological the core skills and employment-related
• Criminological Theory researchers who specialise in areas such as experiences that are valued by employers,
• Policing and Society criminal justice policy, prisons, desistance professional organisations and academic
• Qualitative Research Skills from crime, offender reintegration, drug use, institutions. Graduates from this degree
• Quantitative Research Skills youth justice, conflict and human rights.
Optional modules Prizes
• Environmental Justice The highest achieving graduates are
• Crime and the Media awarded the Lockheed Prize annually.
Entrance requirements
• Theory Counts Study Abroad e: admissions@qub.ac.uk
Stage 3 Students can spend time studying in t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
Compulsory modules one of our linked universities in Europe. Course information
There are other opportunities to study Dr Michelle Butler
• Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons
or work abroad, supported by schemes School of Social Sciences,
• Research Project and Dissertation
such as Erasmus and Study USA. Education and Social Work
• Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice
• Criminology Beyond Borders e: michelle.butler@qub.ac.uk
t: +44 (0)28 9097 3956
w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
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CRIMINOLOGY WHY QUEEN’S?
Research-led Teaching
Typical career destinations of graduates include:
• Researcher
“The course offers a wide range of
interesting and diverse modules
AND SOCIAL POLICY
• Civil Servant covering many topics and interests.
Criminology and Social Policy is taught by a
• Policy Analyst
group of internationally recognised researchers The support and guidance from the
• Charity Fundraiser
who specialise in areas such as criminal justice department and the expertise of staff
• Market Researcher
policy, prisons, desistance from crime, offender
Criminology focuses on the causes and consequences of crime, BA Joint Honours • Youth and Community Worker has provided me with an invaluable
reintegration, drug use, youth justice, conflict,
as well as how the criminal justice system responds to crime. Criminology and Social Policy 3 yrs (ML94)
social justice, gender inequality, population The following is a list of some of the experience that has furthered my
Criminologists are interested in how activities come to be defined ageing, disability and human rights. employers that have attracted graduates knowledge and understanding of
as criminal, and why definitions of crime vary across countries Entrance Requirements Prizes
from the School in recent years: both criminological and sociological
and over time. The subject includes a wide range of social and A-level: The highest achieving graduates are
• Northern Ireland Civil Service theory and has motivated me to
psychological theories that attempt to explain criminal behaviour • Northern Ireland Housing Executive further my learning by undertaking
awarded the Lockheed Prize annually.
ABB • National Health Service
and the effective operation of the criminal justice system. Study Abroad • Northern Ireland Statistics a Master’s degree at Queen’s.”
All applicants:
Students can spend time studying in and Research Agency Rachel Stanley
Social Policy students learn how to tackle major policy problems. They There are no specific subject requirements • PwC Joint Honours Graduate (2016)
to study Criminology and Social Policy. one of our linked universities in Europe.
do this by applying core concepts from social science to intractable There are other opportunities to study • Ulster Bank
social problems such as gender inequality, eldercare, children’s rights For students whose first • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI
or work abroad, supported by schemes
language is not English: • Santander
and climate change. There is strong crossover between criminology such as Erasmus and Study USA.
• Belfast City Council
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of
and social policy as many of the people who end up within the 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent Facilities • Ipsos MORI
criminal justice system have experienced poverty, inequality or acceptable qualification, details of which The School is located within a recently • Charities such as the Peter
discrimination. As an applied and critical social science, you will gain are available at: renovated building, with state-of-the-art McVerry Trust and Age NI
go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs teaching and learning facilities, together with
knowledge and understanding of contemporary government policies,
dedicated student space including a large
their impacts, and consider how we can achieve improvements. student common room. The teaching facilities
enable an interactive learning environment.
COURSE CONTENT Stage 3
CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY
Stage 1 Compulsory modules
Criminology and Social Policy graduates are
Courses often draw on international • Disability and Society ideally placed for work in a range of occupations,
comparisons with a strong Irish • Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons including the Civil Service, public services, policy
(North and South) emphasis. • Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice analysis, media, research, teaching, business,
• Policy Briefing Paper the voluntary sector, commerce, marketing
Compulsory modules
Optional modules and management. Some graduates build on
• Introducing Criminology
the degree by undertaking postgraduate
• Introducing Social Policy • Modelling the Social World
training in fields such as social work, law, social
• Crime and Society • Gender, Family and Social Policy:
science research and teaching. Tailored careers
• Themes and Issues in Social Policy Comparative Perspective
advice and study guidance are available to all
• Psychological Perspectives on Crime
Optional modules students throughout their time at Queen’s.
• Reintegration after Prison
• Rethinking Society • Social Identity: Difference and Inequalities Studying for a Social Policy/Criminology degree
• The Sociological Imagination • Criminology Beyond Borders at Queen’s will assist you in developing the core
• Digital Society • Welfare States on the Move: Social Policy skills and employment-related experiences
• Visualising the Social World Reform in Comparative Perspective that are valued by employers, professional
organisations and academic institutions. Entrance requirements
Stage 2 Optional Q-Step Exit Pathway
Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well e: admissions@qub.ac.uk
• Criminological Theory Students who wish to benefit from specialist regarded by many employers (local, national and t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
• Policing and Society training in quantitative research can international) and over half of all graduate jobs
• Welfare in Theory and Practice undertake a series of dedicated social science are now open to graduates of any discipline. Course information
• Qualitative Research Skills research modules over the course of their Dr Michelle Butler
• Quantitative Research Skills degree studies. Successful completion of School of Social Sciences,
• Questions for an Ageing World 80 CATS credits of advanced quantitative Education and Social Work
• Theory Counts research training (four modules) in stages
2 and 3 will receive the enhancement of e: michelle.butler@qub.ac.uk
BSc ‘with Quantitative Methods’ added t: +44 (0)28 9097 3956
to the name of the degree awarded. w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
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CRIMINOLOGY WHY QUEEN'S?
Research-led Teaching
CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY
Criminology and Sociology graduates work
The following is a list of the major career
sectors (and indicative starting salaries) that
AND SOCIOLOGY
have attracted our graduates in recent years:
in a wide range of occupations, including
Criminology and Sociology is taught by the media, Civil Service, police, research, • Fast Stream Civil Service: £25,000
a group of internationally recognised teaching, business, commerce, marketing and • Diversity Manager: £22,800
researchers who specialise in areas such as management. Some graduates build on the • Public Policy Analyst: £19,000
Criminology provides a unique vantage point to study crime and justice BA Joint Honours criminal justice policy, prisons, desistance degree by undertaking postgraduate training • Public Relations Officer: £16,000-£25,000
from crime, offender reintegration, in fields such as social work, law, social science
in a society transitioning from conflict. Criminologists are interested in Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93)
youth justice, conflict transformation, research and teaching. Tailored careers
• Volunteer Coordinator: £20,000-£26,500
• Social Researcher: £22,000
how activities come to be defined as ‘criminal’, and why definitions and human rights, family and religion. advice and study guidance is available to all
• Social Worker (after relevant
responses to crime vary over time and place. The subject includes a broad Entrance Requirements Prizes
students throughout their time at Queen’s.
graduate track degree): £23,500
range of perspectives on understanding crime and criminal behaviour and A-level: The highest achieving students are regularly
Studying for a Joint Honours Degree in • Public Administrator: £22,300
examines various methods in the prevention, policing and punishment of Criminology and Sociology at Queen’s will • Charity Fundraiser: £15,000-£24,000
ABB awarded prizes and scholarships, such as
assist you in developing the core skills and • Police Officer: £22,300
crime. The course also considers how and why people move away from All applicants:
the SWAN prizes for best pieces of work employment-related experiences that are • Teacher (after relevant graduate
crime, ways in which this might be facilitated and offender reintegration. on gender, the Lockheed Prize and the valued by employers, professional organisations
There are no specific subject requirements track degree): £21,500
Foundation Scholarships. and academic institutions. Graduates from
to study Criminology and Sociology. Graduate employers include:
Sociology provides a thorough academic grounding in the Study Abroad this degree at Queen’s are well regarded
For students whose first by many employers (local, national and
understanding of social life and human behaviour of all kinds. It language is not English: Students can spend time studying in international) and over half of all graduate jobs
• Northern Ireland Civil Service
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive
equips students with the skills to understand the breadth of social An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of
one of our linked universities in Europe. are now open to graduates of any discipline.
• National Health Service
practice, ranging from the global (including power and politics, There are other opportunities to study
5.5 in each test component or an equivalent The diversity of interests and topics covered • Northern Ireland Statistics
or work abroad, supported by schemes
conflict and peace processes, security, the digital world, climate acceptable qualification, details of which
such as Erasmus and Study USA.
in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills and Research Agency
are available at: it equips you with, means that our students • PwC
change, racism and social justice) to individual experiences (such as go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs enter a wide range of careers upon graduating.
Facilities • Ulster Bank
the body, intimacy, emotions, identity, beliefs and mental health). These include the public sector (e.g. social • Santander
The School is located within a recently services, education, criminal justice, social
renovated building, with state-of-the-art • Belfast City Council
work), private sector (e.g. market research,
COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 teaching and learning facilities, together with • Ipsos MORI
policy analysis, human resources), and third
dedicated student space including a large • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI
Courses often draw on international comparisons Compulsory modules sector (e.g. policy analyst, researcher, youth
with a strong Irish (North and South) emphasis. student common room. The teaching facilities support worker, charity fundraiser). A number Further Study
• Punishment, Penal Policy and Prisons
enable an interactive learning environment. of our students also go on to postgraduate
Stage 1 Further study is also an option open to
Optional modules study, on a full or part-time basis.
Criminology and Sociology graduates.
• Introducing Criminology
• Contemporary Irish Society You can choose from a wide range
• Introducing Social Policy
• Religion: Death or Revival of Master’s programmes as well as a
• Crime and Society
• Youth, Crime and Criminal Justice comprehensive list of research topics.
• Rethinking Society
• Global Risk Society
• The Sociological Imagination
• Criminology Beyond Borders
• Digital Society
• Norms and Social Change Criminology and Sociology
• Visualising the Social World
• Reintegration After Prison at Queen’s provides a unique
Stage 2 • Psychological Perspectives on Crime context to study crime
• Emotion, Power, and Politics
Compulsory modules
• Modelling the Social World and justice in a society
• Criminological Theory or The • Social Identity: Difference and Inequalities emerging from conflict.
Power of Social Theory
• Crime and Society Optional Q-Step Exit Pathway
• Policing and Society Students who wish to benefit from specialist Entrance requirements
• Qualitative Research Skills training in quantitative research can e: admissions@qub.ac.uk
• Quantitative Research Skills undertake a series of dedicated social science t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
Optional modules research modules over the course of their
degree studies. Successful completion of Course information
• Theory Counts 80 CATS credits of advanced quantitative Dr Michelle Butler
• Environmental Crime and Justice research training (four modules) in stages School of Social Sciences,
• Sociology of Conflict and Peace 2 and 3 will receive the enhancement of Education and Social Work
• Social Inequalities and Diversity BSc ‘with Quantitative Methods’ added
• Crime and the Media e: michelle.butler@qub.ac.uk
to the name of the degree awarded.
t: +44 (0)28 9097 3956
w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
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SOCIAL POLICY research training (four modules) in stages
2 and 3 will receive the enhancement of
Studying for a Social Policy and Sociology
degree at Queen’s will assist you in
•
•
Santander
Belfast City Council
AND SOCIOLOGY
BSc ‘with Quantitative Methods’ added developing the core skills and employment • Ipsos MORI
to the name of the degree awarded. related experiences that are valued by • South Eastern Library Board
employers, professional organisations and • REED
WHY QUEEN'S? academic institutions. Graduates from • Queen’s University Belfast
Social Policy students learn how to tackle major policy problems. They do BA Joint Honours Award-winning Teaching this degree are well regarded by many • Ulster University
employers (local, national and international)
this by applying core concepts from social science to intractable social Social Policy and Sociology 3 yrs (LL43) Students in the School are educated in a
and over half of all graduate jobs are now
Further Study
problems such as gender inequality, eldercare, children’s rights and climate dynamic academic environment by award-
open to graduates of any discipline. Students can choose from a wide range
winning teaching staff, and in a recent
change. As an applied and critical social science, you will gain knowledge Entrance Requirements government-sponsored review of research, The diversity of interests and topics covered
of Master’s programmes as well as a
and understanding of contemporary government policies and consider BA Criminology and Social Policy staff in the School achieved ‘world-leading’ in the discipline, plus the wide range of skills
comprehensive list of research topics.
how we can achieve improvements. and ‘international excellence’ status for it equips you with, means that our students
A-level:
the high quality of their research work. enter a wide range of careers on graduation. “Social Policy offers a unique insight into
Sociology is a scientific discipline concerned with the explanation of social ABB These include the public sector (e.g. social
Prizes various realms of social life, such as the
life and human behaviour of all kinds. It equips students with the skills BA Social Policy and Sociology services, education, criminal justice, social
family, the judicial system and the health
to understand the breadth of social practice, ranging from the global The highest achieving students are work), private sector (e.g. market research,
A-level: regularly awarded prizes and scholarships, policy analysis, human resources), and third care system. Not only did this subject
(including power and politics, conflict and peace processes, security,
BBB such as the SWAN prizes for best pieces sector (e.g. policy analyst, researcher, youth enable me to understand how these
the digital world, climate change, racism and social justice) to individual of work on gender, the Lockheed Prize support worker, charity fundraiser). A number
experiences (such as the body, intimacy, emotions, identity, beliefs and All applicants: there are no specific social realms are interconnected, it
and the Foundation Scholarships. of our students also go on to postgraduate
mental health). Sociology and Social Policy make a great joint degree
subject requirements to study
study, on a full- or part-time basis. opened my eyes to the impact they have
Social Policy and Sociology. Study Abroad
because sociology provides core concepts which are then used to make on the trajectory of my own life, such as
For students whose first Students have the opportunity to The following is a list of some of the
social policies that reduce poverty, inequality and discrimination. employers that have attracted graduates how my income will impact on my health
language is not English: spend time studying in one of our
linked universities in Europe. from the School in recent years: outcomes. I was taught by academics
Drawing on multidisciplinary ideas from politics, sociology, economics and An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum
who are truly passionate about their
of 5.5 in each test component or an • Northern Ireland Civil Service
law, this course helps create highly relevant and versatile graduates with CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY
• Northern Ireland Housing Executive field and who set coursework which
equivalent acceptable qualification,
the ability to enter employment at local, national and international levels. details of which are available at: Social Policy and Sociology graduates • National Health Service was exceptionally varied and designed
go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs are ideally placed for work in a range of • Northern Ireland Statistics
COURSE CONTENT Stage 3 occupations, including the Civil Service, public and Research Agency
with employability skills in mind.’’
services, policy analysis, media, research, • PwC Erin Delaney
Stage 1 Compulsory modules
teaching, business, the voluntary sector, • Ulster Bank BA (Hons) Social Policy and Sociology
Compulsory modules • Policy Briefing Paper commerce, marketing and management. • Commission for Victims and Survivors NI
• Gender, Family and Social Policy Some graduates build on the degree by
• Introducing Social Policy
• Disability and Society undertaking postgraduate training in fields
• Rethinking Society
• Themes and Issues in Social Policy Optional modules such as social work, law, social science
• Digital Society research and teaching. Tailored careers
• Contemporary Irish Society advice and study guidance is available to all
• Sociological Imagination
• Religion: Death or Revival students throughout their time at Queen’s.
Optional modules • Modern Families, Intimate and
• Introducing Criminology Personal Relationships
• Visualising the Social World • Norms and Social Change
• Emotion, Power, Politics
Stage 2 • Global Risk Society Entrance requirements
Compulsory modules • Modelling the Social World e: admissions@qub.ac.uk
• Social Identity: Difference and Inequalities t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
• Welfare in Theory and Practice • Welfare States on the Move: Social Policy
• The Power of Social Theory Reform in Comparative Perspective Course information
• Qualitative Research Skills Dr Elizabeth Martin, Programme
• Quantitative Research Skills Optional Q-Step Exit Pathway
Director for BA Joint Honours Social
• Social Inequalities and Diversity Students who wish to benefit from specialist Policy and Sociology
• Questions for an Ageing World training in quantitative research can School of Social Sciences, Education
Optional module undertake a series of dedicated social science and Social Work
research modules over the course of their
• Theory Counts degree studies. Successful completion of e: spyprogrammedirector@qub.ac.uk
• Questions for an Ageing World 80 CATS credits of advanced quantitative t: +44 (0)28 9097 5117
• Social Inequalities and Diversity w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
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SOCIAL WORK “The degree equips students with the
knowledge, values and skills required
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is a professional qualification BSW Honours
for effective social work practice.
in Social Work accredited by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Social Work (Undergraduate
Route) 3 yrs (L500) We have developed important
(thereafter Social Care Council) and recognised throughout the UK, the
Social Work (Relevant Graduate partnerships with service user and
Republic of Ireland and elsewhere. The programme is a combination of Route) 2 yrs (L501) carer organisations across Northern
academic study and assessed practice learning opportunities. Practice
Ireland who assist us in these important
Learning Opportunities are regionally allocated in collaboration with the Entrance Requirements
aspects of teaching. At a very early
Northern Ireland Degree in Social Work Partnership and key stakeholders. A-level:
ABB + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 or an
stage in the course, students visit
equivalent qualification acceptable to the University these groups in their own community
Graduates: minimum standard 2.2, applicants settings as part of their teaching on
must have a minimum of a grade C/4
in GCSE Mathematics or an equivalent
the real meaning of social work values.”
qualification acceptable to the University. Dr Joe Duffy
Relevant Graduate Entry: students with a relevant Senior Lecturer in Social Work
COURSE CONTENT Level 3 (Undergraduate and
Honours degree (minimum standard 2.2) will be
Relevant Graduate Routes) considered for admission to a shortened two-year
Modules often draw on recent developments
within policy, research and theory. The Semester 1 course leading to the Bachelor of Social Work
(BSW) degree. Applicants must have a minimum of
teaching is research-informed and uses • Social Work with Children and Families International Opportunities For employment opportunities in
a grade C/4 in GCSE Mathematics or an equivalent
international comparisons. Service user • Social Work in Adult Services qualification acceptable to the University. the statutory sector in Northern
• Social Work in Criminal Justice and the Courts Whilst on the BSW degree there will be
involvement permeates all the modules, Ireland see https://jobs.hscni.net
A relevant degree is deemed to be an Honours opportunities to participate in summer
through direct involvement, research Semester 2 degree where at least one third of the course visits to other countries to explore For registration as a Social Worker in
findings or online or audio/visual resources. passed at Honours level comprises one or more
• Practice Learning Level 3 social work education and practice the Republic of Ireland see https://www.
of the following: Sociology, Psychology, Social
Level 1 (Undergraduate Route) from an international perspective. coru.ie/about-us/registration-boards/
• Evidence Informed Project Level 3 Policy/ Social Administration; and degrees in Law,
Semester 1 Teaching, Nursing, Community Work, Youth Work, social-workers-registration-board
Prizes
WHY QUEEN’S? Early Childhood Studies, Criminology, Health
• Introduction to Social Work Employers
and Social Care, Occupational Therapy, Human The highest achieving students in Social
• Law for Social Workers You can champion human rights and Communication/Counselling, Social Anthropology,
9TH OVERALL IN THE UK AND 2ND
Work are awarded the annual Brian Rankin Social workers are employed throughout
• Preparation for Practice Learning social justice, and make a positive Housing Studies or other cognate subjects. FOR GRADUATE PROSPECTS
Prize with the highest achieving student the statutory and voluntary/third sector (Complete University Guide 2021)
difference in people’s lives.
Semester 2 Graduates in any other subjects (minimum receiving the Brian Rankin medal. social work agencies. There are opportunities
You will join a profession that standard 2.2) who have successfully for career progression into specialist
• Themes and Issues in Social Policy offers variety and fulfilment. completed a Postgraduate Certificate in CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY posts or various levels of management.
Education (PGCE) will also be considered.
• Psychology for Social Work Studying for a social work degree at
You will have a choice of employment All applicants: You should also take a look at
• Sociology for Social Work Queen’s will assist you in developing the
opportunities across settings, service prospects.ac.uk and niscc.info for further
1. Because of the professional nature of core skills, knowledge and values desired
Level 2 (Undergraduate Route) user groups, and organisations. information concerning the types of jobs
the course, a satisfactory Access NI check by employers, professional organisations Entrance requirements
Semester 1 and registration with the Northern Ireland that attract social work graduates.
You will be fully supported throughout and academic institutions. Queen’s is e: sseswsocialworkadmissions@qub.ac.uk
your learning and development. Social Care Council are required.
currently ranked joint 2nd in the UK for The typical starting salary of Social Work t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
• Practice Learning Level 2 2.Whilst not a requirement it would be beneficial career prospects for Social Work according graduates is £22,000 (based on the Agenda
• Evidence Informed Case Study Level 2 Social Work is professionally accredited for applicants to have experience of helping
to the Complete University Guide (2021). for Change Pay scale for Band 5), increasing Course information
by the NI Social Care Council. or mentoring others (paid or voluntary).
Semester 2 to £28,000 (Band 6) upon completion Dr Alan Maddock,
All social work students living in Northern 3. Applicants being considered for an offer Employment after the Course Academic Selector
• Social Work in Context of the Assessed Year in Employment.
Ireland are eligible to apply for a bursary will be interviewed to assess their suitability (BSW admissions)
• Research, Policy and Practice Queen’s graduates are well regarded by
for Social Work training. The interview is Further Study
of £4,000 for each year of study, with many Social Work employers (statutory Chair Admissions Committee
• Social Issues across the Life Course organised on a regional basis enabling eligible
an additional £500 p.a. to assist with applicants to have a single interview for all and voluntary). According to data Further study is also an option open to t: +44 (0)28 9097 5117
Level 2 (Relevant Graduate Route) travel costs. Please see full details, Northern Ireland Social Work programmes. provided by the Social Care Council, 80% social work graduates. Students can choose
following the link: health-ni.gov.uk from a wide range of Master’s and PhD or
• Introduction to Social Work For students whose first of Social Work graduates are registered
• Law for Social Workers language is not English: for their Assessed Year in Employment programmes, as well as a comprehensive Dr Joe Duffy
For more information on Social Work and
• Preparation for Practice Learning (AYE) within 6 months of graduation. list of postgraduate courses. Programme Director
how to apply, visit the Social Care Council’s An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in
• Practice Learning Level 2 online resource. https://niscc.info/careers each test component or an equivalent acceptable For information on the Assessed (Relevant Graduate Route)
• Evidence Informed Case Study Level 2 qualification, details of which are available
Year in Employment see niscc.info/ t: +44 (0)28 9097 1486
at: go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
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SOCIOLOGY project provides key transferable skills, including
independent project management and problem
solving. A key aspect of final year is the ability
CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY
Your degree in Sociology will equip you with a
“My Sociology degree opened my
eyes about the world. I now question
to choose from the specialist Sociology options,
range of transferable skills that are highly sought everything and my curiosity has grown!
Sociology is a scientific discipline concerned with the explanation and BA Single Honours in a wide variety of fields in the contemporary It has helped in my current job as I
reflecting the team’s research interests.
jobs market. Sociology graduates are found in a
understanding of social life and human behaviour. It equips students Sociology 3yrs (L300)
Optional Modules range of occupations, including management, developed my analytical and problem-
with the skills to understand the breadth of social practice, ranging from BA Joint Honours communication, marketing, sales, retail, solving skills, which are essential for
• Religion: Death or Revival
the global (including power and politics, conflict and peace processes, Criminology and Sociology 3 yrs (ML93)
• Norms and Social Change
journalism, media research and publishing, the workplace.”
security, the digital world, climate change, racism and social justice) to English and Sociology 3 yrs (QL33) youth and community work, charities and the
• Emotion, Power, and Politics: The Anna Savage
voluntary sector, healthcare, social and civil
individual experiences (such as the body, intimacy, emotions, identity, History and Sociology 3 yrs (VL13) Political Sociology of Emotions,
services, and education. Sociology is also a good
BA Sociology graduate
Trump, Brexit, and Populism Statistical Officer, NISRA
beliefs and mental health). Through theoretical tools and methodological Social Policy and Sociology 3 yrs (LL43)
fit for a variety of careers in business: it develops
• Modern Families: Intimate and
techniques, Sociology at Queen’s provides students with a unique Personal Relationships
the ability to gather and evaluate evidence; to
way of interacting with the world as critical and engaged citizens. engage in critical analysis; and to understand
Entrance Requirements • Disability and Society Entrance requirements
and explain complex problems and situations.
• Contemporary Irish Society e: admissions@qub.ac.uk
A-level:
COURSE CONTENT Stage 2 • Global Risk Society Our graduates have worked for organisations
t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838
BBB for BA Single Honours and • Modelling the Social World beyond and within Northern Ireland, such as:
The Sociology team’s diverse research In second year, you will be introduced to
BA Joint Honours except BA Joint • Social Identity: Difference and Inequalities Course information
interests translate into an exciting and classical and contemporary theories, and • Northern Ireland Statistics and
Honours with Criminology for which Dr Jonathan G Heaney
dynamic programme, with opportunities develop proficiency in quantitative and the requirements are ABB. Optional Q-Step Exit Pathway Research Agency (NISRA)
School of Social Sciences,
to study a range of subjects, such as: qualitative research methods. You will gain skills • Belfast Child
All applicants: Students who wish to benefit from specialist Education and Social Work
• Intimacy, families and gender in using the most widely used software, for • Johnsons Solicitors
training in quantitative research can undertake
• Conflict, deviance, violence example, SPSS and NVivo. We take advantage There are no specific subject • PricewaterhouseCoopers e: j.heaney@qub.ac.uk
a series of dedicated social science research
and peace building of ARK, a key resource situated in the School, requirements to study Sociology, • Lloyds Banking Group t: +44 (0)28 9097 3482
modules over the course of their degree studies.
• Emotions and Politics, from Trump to Brexit and use their wide range of attitudinal surveys, however, if you plan to study • Barnardos w: qub.ac.uk/ssesw
Successful completion of 80 CATS credits
• Environmental security often commissioned by government and key NI Sociology as a Joint Honours degree • Northern Ireland Housing Executive
of advanced quantitative research training
• Ethnicity, race and racism organisations. This allows students to apply their you should refer to the subject
(four modules) in stages 2 and 3 will receive
• Health, illness and care research skills training to contemporary issues, requirements for the other course.
the enhancement of BSc ‘with Quantitative
• Inequalities, poverty and social exclusion using the latest survey data. For students whose first Methods’ added to the name of the degree
• Religion and extremism Core Modules language is not English: awarded.
• Research methods and data skills
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum
(quantitative and qualitative) • The Power of Social Theory WHY QUEEN'S?
of 5.5 in each test component or an
• Quantitative Research Skills
Stage 1 equivalent acceptable qualification, Personal Tutor
• Social Inequalities and Diversity
details of which are available at:
In first year, you will learn to think sociologically • Qualitative Research Skills You will be assigned a personal tutor during
go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs
and explore the sociological imagination induction. This member of academic staff will
Optional Modules
using up-to-date research, from studies on provide one-to-one support and mentoring
Facebook to romance and dating. Our key • Northern Ireland: Conflict, Identity, Peace throughout your studies at Queen’s.
module Digital Society allows students to • Welfare in Theory and Practice Study Abroad
critically reflect on the role of technology in • Environmental Crime and Justice
our daily lives, from surveillance to ‘Big Data’. • Questions for an Ageing World We have a solid tradition of students
• Theory Counts undertaking Study Abroad through Erasmus
Core Modules
• Gender and Migration schemes (with universities in Barcelona,
• Rethinking Sociology • Sociology of Conflict and Peace Lünd in Sweden, Paris and Aix en Provence
• The Sociological Imagination in France, Munich and Dusseldorf in
Stage 3 Germany, Rotterdam and Nijemegen in
• Digital Society
• Introducing Social Policy In final year, students design and undertake the Netherlands, Jyvaskyla in Finland).
their own research project, under the guidance Prizes
Optional Modules
of a dedicated supervisor. This allows students
• Crime and Society to develop their own research question on a The Lockheed Prizes are awarded annually
• Introducing Criminology topic of their own selection, building on their to students for the Bachelor of Arts degrees
• Visualising the Social World studies. We encourage students to partner with taking Single, Major or Joint subjects in
• Introducing Social Policy community organisations to ensure that their Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work.
• Themes and Issues in Social Policy research has direct and often immediate impact, Research-led Teaching
• Comparative Politics where it is needed. As well as the development
• Issues in Contemporary Politics of specialist subject knowledge, the final year Sociology is taught by a group of internationally
recognised sociologists who specialise in areas
such as family, childhood, religion and conflict.
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A RUSSELL GROUP RESEARCH AND TEACHING WORLD-CLASS
UNIVERSITY EXCELLENCE CAMPUS
As a member of the Russell Our teaching quality is recognised as research, palaeoecology, law and for Queen’s has one of the most modern
Group, we are one of the UK’s being of the highest standard. Queen’s Northern Ireland’s Comprehensive campuses in the UK, including the
24 leading universities, providing students are taught by academics who Cancer Services (CCS) programme. award winning McClay Library, one
our students with a world-class are informed by the latest discoveries The latest UK Research Excellence of the finest libraries in the world and
education underpinned by world- in their fields. The University has Framework 2014 revealed that all home to 1.2 million volumes and 2,000
class research. Queen’s researchers won five Queen’s Anniversary Prizes academic areas at Queen’s have reader places. Other highlights include WORLD LEADING 9TH IN THE UK
work closely with more than 250 for Further and Higher Education, research assessed as ‘world leading’, and our new-look Students’ Union, the RESEARCH FOR UNIVERSITY
universities around the world. for world-class achievement in the University’s research strengths are state-of-the-art Physical Education FACILITIES
JOINT 1ST IN
green chemistry, environmental reflected in the quality of our teaching. Centre – used as a training camp for (Times Higher Education
THE UK FOR
the 2012 Olympics. Queen’s Elms RESEARCH
Student Experience
Survey 2018)
Student Village or the brand new INTENSITY
city centre accommodation Elms BT1
(Complete University
and Elms BT2 are located within easy Guide 2021)
walking distance of the University.
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ABOUT BELFAST AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Belfast is a fun city on the current ‘must-see’ destination lists. It is also the safest region in the UK (UK British Crime
Surveys 2018-19). Awash with enthusiasm, culture and that famous Irish friendliness, students can also explore:
• Beautiful scenery and outdoor adventures such as the Giant’s Causeway or hiking in the Mourne Mountains. BELFAST VOTED LOWEST STUDENT COST
• Titanic Belfast is the World’s Best Visitor Attraction (World Travel Awards 2016). NUMBER 1 REGION OF LIVING IN THE UK
IN THE WORLD TO VISIT IN 2018 (Lloyds Bank Happiness Index 2020) (Which? University 2018)
• Game of Thrones’ film location and activity tours. (Lonely Planet, 2017)
• Great entertainment and nights out; a buzzing arts and social scene from festivals, theatre and international
events to historic pubs, stylish bars and brilliant shopping.
• Northern Ireland: happiest place in the UK (Lloyds Bank Happiness Index 2020). Belfast has the lowest student
rent in the UK (NatWest Student Living Index 2020).
• The rest of the UK, Ireland and Europe with accessible airport and transport links to most major cities.
TITANIC BELFAST MUSEUM GAME OF THRONES MOURNE
WORLD’S BEST VISITOR FILM LOCATION AND MOUNTAINS
ATTRACTION ACTIVITY TOURS
(World Travel Awards 2016)
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change (June 2021). For current information, please visit
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