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Information for students from Ireland

Welcome

Queen Mary has a long history of welcoming students from around the world. Over the years, many thousands of international students have graduated from the college and gone on to pursue successful careers. Today, we are home to students from more than 100 different countries. This diversity contributes to a lively and welcoming community which should make you feel comfortable and at home.

One of the largest colleges of the University of London and one of the few with fully integrated teaching, research and residential facilities, our setting gives you the benefits both of a large campus environment and of the countless academic and social opportunities of London.

There are currently 89 students from Ireland at Queen Mary studying a range of courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels including: Medicine, Dentistry, Journalism, English, Law, Politics, Modern Languages, Drama, History, Biochemistry, and Astrophysics. 

Financing your studies

EU students applying to study at undergraduate level may be eligible for a loan to cover their tuition fees at Queen Mary, please see the Undergraduate Fees and Finance page for more details.
EU students can also apply for various studentships and bursaries for postgraduate study, please go to Postgraduate Studentships for more information.

Erasmus and Study Abroad Programmes

Students interested in attending Queen Mary through the Erasmus programme, please visit the Erasmus website.

If your university does not have an Erasmus exchange programme with Queen Mary, you can apply directly to our Study Abroad programme. This is for overseas students who would like to study with us for one or two semesters, with credit transferring to your home university. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that their home institution will accept credits earned.

Entry requirements

Recognition of Irish qualifications for Undergraduate Entry

Academic:

The following Irish qualifications will be considered for entry onto a Queen Mary Bachelor’s degree:

  • The Irish Leaving Certificate with at least 5 subjects passed at Higher/Honours Level
  • Exact requirements will depend on the course you are applying for. Although the minimum offer is BCCCC, offers from most departments will typically be higher. Please refer to the prospectus and department web sites for subject and grade requirements for the course you are interested in. The Irish Leaving Certificate has also been allocated points in the UCAS Tariff. To find out how many points each grade is worth, please go to http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/#ilc      

 Also acceptable are:

  • 3 A levels (grades A-C)
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)

Please refer to the prospectus and department web sites for individual subject A’ level and IB requirements.

For details on the University of London External Diploma/Degree transfers, please click here.

For information on applying to study for an undergraduate course at Queen Mary, please refer to Undergraduate study

Recognition of Irish qualifications for Graduate Entry

Masters Degrees (all one year)

Academic:

The following qualifications will be considered for entry onto a Queen Mary Master’s degree:

  • Bachelor’s Honours degree
  • Exact grade requirements will depend on the course you are applying for, but you will usually need to achieve an overall grade of at least 2:1 (Second Class Honours, grade I)

Please note that all applications are considered on an individual basis and students may be admitted to Master's programmes with a lower level degree if they have work experience relevant to the degree applied for. 

Research degree (MPhil/PhD: 3 years)

Academic:

  • The usual entrance requirement for a research degree is a Master’s degree.
  • However some departments also accept student with a Bachelor’s Honours degree with a final grade of 2:1 (Second Class Honours, grade I) 

Useful contacts

Educational representatives

The British Council in Ireland is not open to the public and does not answer education enquiries by phone or email. They do however have some useful information on studying in the UK on their website at http://www.britishcouncil.org/ireland-education-study-in-uk.htm

What our students say

To hear what other students have to say about Queen Mary, click over to the What our Students Say page.

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