The Queen’s Careers Team are here to support students and graduates with all aspects of career planning and decision making.

We’ll help you set career goals, communicate your worth to employers and equip you with the skills you need to stand out in the competitive global job market. The skills we help you build, will benefit you forever.

What type of support do we offer?
We can help you with everything from building a career plan to engaging with employers, refining your CV or perfecting an application.

We can also support you to secure placements, work experience or study abroad opportunities. Our diverse range of employability programmes and events are designed in consultation with industry to help you lead, achieve, develop and succeed.

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SUPPORT FOR GRADUATES
Have you graduated recently? Have a look at our graduate resources, such as recorded webinars from our recent Gradfest events and GradGuides, to help you achieve your personal development goals and enjoy career success.

Access our services
In the below sections, you’ll find online tools and resources to help with your career planning, along with information advice and support on a host of careers-related topics. Can’t find what you need

Take part in an event or programme 
From employer panels to Careers fairs, discover our virtual activities for autumn 2020

Access advice on CVs and Interviews
From writing the perfect cover letter to nailing a virtual interview, we're here to support you through the job application process.

Find a job through MyFuture
Whether you want to find part-time work on campus, an internship or a graduate role, MyFuture is your go-to jobs board.

Develop your employability
We have collated a range of online resources to help you develop and enhance the skills that employers are looking for.

Make your extra-curricular activities count with DegreePlus
Our employability award lets you gain recognition for work-related experience you gain during your time at Queen's.

2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above)

A level requirements
A*AA including Mathematics
OR
AAA + A (AS) including A-level Mathematics
Irish leaving certificate requirements
H1H1H1H1H2H2 including Higher Level grade H1 in Mathematics
International Baccalaureate Diploma
36 points overall including 6,6,6 at Higher Level to include Higher Level Mathematics. If not offered at Higher Level/GCSE then Standard Level grade 4 in English would be accepted.
Access Course
Not considered.
Selection Criteria
In addition, to the entrance requirements above, it is essential that you read our guidance below on 'How we choose our students' prior to submitting your UCAS application.

Applications are dealt with centrally by the Admissions and Access Service rather than by Queen's University Management School. Once your application has been processed by UCAS and forwarded to Queen's, an acknowledgement is normally sent within two weeks of its receipt at the University.

Selection is on the basis of the information provided on your UCAS form, which is considered by a member of administrative staff from the Admissions and Access Service and, if appropriate, the Selector from the School. Decisions are made on an ongoing basis and will be notified to you via UCAS.

Applicants for the BSc Honours in Actuarial Studies must be able to satisfy the University's General Entrance Requirement and in addition, all applicants must have A-level Mathematics. Offers are normally made in terms of grades rather than UCAS Tariff points.

Actuarial Science and Risk Management is one of the most popular degree courses at Queen's, where the number of applicants far outnumbers the places available. Part of the criteria used for making offers is by means of assessing an applicant's GCSEs. The best nine subjects are considered, with 4 points being awarded for an A*/9-8 grade and 3 points for an A/7 grade, B/6 and C*-C/5-4 grades are not scored. From 2021 entry, in view of the re-alignment of the A* with a Grade 9, scoring will change to 4 points for a Grade 9 and 3 points for Grades 7 and 8. We initially make offers to those applicants who score a minimum of 34 points. During the admissions cycle we constantly review the admissions statistics comparing them to previous years, to assess if the point's threshold can be lowered and more offers made. For last year’s entry, the final threshold was 30 points.

Applicants offering a range of other qualifications e.g. BTEC Extended Diplomas, Higher National Diplomas and Foundation Access courses are not normally considered unless the applicant is studying or has studied A-level Mathematics.

In addition to the academic requirements above, the information provided in the personal statement section and the academic reference together with predicted grades are noted, but these are not the final deciding factors as to whether or not a conditional offer can be made. However, they may be reconsidered in a tie break situation in August.

A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking will not normally be considered as part of a three A-level offer and, although they may be excluded where an applicant is taking 4 A-level subjects, the grade achieved could be taken into account if necessary in August/September.

If you are made an offer then you may be invited to an Open Day organised by Queen's University Management School, which is usually held in the second semester. This will allow you the opportunity to visit the University, to find out more about the degree programme of your choice, the facilities on offer together with a flavour of the academic and social life at Queen's.

English Language Requirements
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification