Criminology at Queen's University Belfast
Criminology (BA (Hons), M900) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 122–152 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~152 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 122 - 152 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 80% had fewer than the 152 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- M900 · M9 other law, often criminology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%88%
Learning opportunities91%86%
Assessment and feedback93%84%
Academic support100%90%
Organisation and management100%83%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice87%80%
30 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 205 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working11% working and studying8% studying2% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
62%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
82%
say their work is meaningful
UK 82%
57%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Welfare Professionals20%
- Administrative occupations13%
- Finance Professionals9%
- Business and public service associate professionals7%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 420 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
criminology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Psychology and Sociology MA (Hons) | 126 - 160 points | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | International Relations with Religion in Society MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Criminology this course | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Cambridge | Human, Social, and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Manchester | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of York | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 138 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 48 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | under 96 |
| University of Glasgow | Psychology/Sociology MA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 224–239 |
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