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27 Master's degrees offered by the university

Children's Rights
This Children's Rights MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast meets the increasing demand for a postgraduate qualification in Children's Rights, explicitly focused on interdisciplinary research and child rights-based research methods.

International Political Economy
The MSc in International Political Economy (IPE) at Queen’s University Belfast provides students with an advanced understanding of the interrelationship between economics and politics at the global, national, and sub-national levels.
Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Geopolitics
Prepare for entry to a range of postgraduate degrees in areas such as education, history, law, politics and translation in the Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Geopolitics at INTO Queen's University Belfast.

Systemic Practice and Family Therapy
The Systemic Practice and Family Therapy MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast is suitable for professionally qualified staff who wish to enhance their skills of working with families, couples, individuals, other systems and relationship networks.

Psychological Science
This Psychological Science MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast with accreditation by the British Psychological Society, enabling you to pursue a career in this area even if your background is in another discipline.

Geopolitics
This Geopolitics programme from the Queen's University Belfast is an innovative interdisciplinary programme that seeks to build the knowledge and skills needed to engage these challenges.

Youth Justice
The Youth Justice degree at Queen's University Belfast was designed for those who want to advance their understanding of youth issues, youth offending and social and criminal justice responses to young people, this programme focuses on developing critical analytical skills and enhancing the ability to assess policy and practice against international standards and benchmarks.

International Relations
This International Relations MA degree at Queen's University Belfast provides a foundation in the academic discipline of International Relations - the array of ‘real world’ practices and problems that produce world politics.

Violence, Terrorism and Security
The Violence, Terrorism and Security MA programme from the Queen's University Belfast provides you the tools to understand and critically engage with these issues. It equips you with the foundations and the most up-to-date research and methodologies in the fields of terrorism studies, security studies and conflict analysis.

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
This Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy degree at Queen's University Belfast is written to the requirements of the lead organisation in the UK which sets the competency standards for Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy.

Anthropology
This Anthropology programme from the Queen's University Belfast is designed to provide students with a strong grounding in the principles and methods of Anthropology.

Applied Developmental Psychology
The Applied Developmental Psychology MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast provides students with a rigorous foundation in developmental science, combining theoretical depth with applied relevance to explore how children and young people develop in real-world contexts.

Systemic Psychotherapy
This Systemic Psychotherapy MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast provide knowledge and skills which are highly valued in both child and adult services across health and social care.

Sociology and Global Inequality
This Master of Sociology and Global Inequality at Queen's University Belfast focuses on one of the most significant issues in the contemporary world: social inequalities. Through a range of research-led courses, this MSc explores their roots, their cultural, religious and political manifestations.

International Public Policy
The International Public Policy MSc programme from the Queen's University Belfast offers a high-quality programme of academic and personal professional development, providing students with the tools to understand and influence the contemporary policy problems faced by governments globally.

Criminology and Criminal Justice
This Criminology and Criminal Justice LLM programme from the Queen's University Belfast is taught by internationally-recognised scholars and researchers who offer students a wide introduction to the study of crime and criminal justice in contemporary society.

Politics
The Politics programme from the Queen's University Belfast is a broad-based programme, offering students a good grounding in the discipline of political science.

Applied Behaviour Analysis
This Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc degree at Queen's University Belfast is a highly interactive blended learning programme (mostly online with some face-to-face workshops) providing professionals from a wide range of backgrounds with scientifically validated expertise that is applicable to mainstream and special needs education, inclusion, curriculum, learning, and pedagogy.
Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Children's Rights
Prepare for entry to a range of postgraduate degrees in areas such as education, history, law, politics and translation in the Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Children's Rights at INTO Queen's University Belfast.

Global Security and Borders
This Global Security and Borders programme from the Queen's University Belfast aims to help students navigate this complex terrain by providing a firm grounding in critical border studies. At the core of this programme is the chance for students to apply their academic insights within a work-based environment with borders/security professionals through the Borders Internship module.