Overview

Examine human behaviour and relationships under expert research supervision and join a vibrant interdisciplinary postgraduate research community that includes students from all over the world.

Features

Our Anthropological Studies programme at Queen's University Belfast, collaborations with other departments and institutions, and excellent resources mean that whatever your area of interest, there is the anthropological expertise to match.

We offer supervision in a wide range of topics, including aspects of social and economic change, borders and migration, conflict transformation and human rights, emotions and the senses, gender, kinship and marriage, environmentalism, tourism, new religions and political movements, ethnomusicology, and performance, art and culture.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Aspects of Social and Economic Change

Borders, Migration and Transnationalism

Conflict Transformation and Human Rights
Emotions and The Senses
Gender, Kinship and Marriage
Human/Animal Relations and Environmentalism
Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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We accept applications for PhD study throughout the year and we can offer varied start dates.

Language

English

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90

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Anthropology View 19 other PhDs in Anthropology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI HE provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Further information can be obtained by contacting the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics.

International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for English language for visa purposes.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22500 GBP / year

≈ 22500 GBP / year

Living costs

Belfast

United Kingdom

561 - 887 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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