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• LGGS
• 26/01/09

Rachel Conboy and Abigail Rushton
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Why - Higher Education?

• Higher earnings (160,000 - 340,000)
• Degree necessary for initial entry to
• some careers (Medicine, Architecture)
• Enhanced career opportunities
• Developing transferable skillsCommunication,
  Enthusiasm, Drive budgeting and time management
• Personal satisfaction after graduating
• Its fun!!

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Key Facts Figures

• Founded in 1845 as one of three Queens colleges
  in Ireland
• Ninth oldest University in the UK
• Russell Group University
• 21 Schools in 3 Faculties
• 3,500 staff
• 26,000 students
• Male Female ratio - 48 52
• 4,000 primary degrees awarded annually
• Living away from home - 60

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Price Check
Source QUEST Feb 2006
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A University for the 21st Century

• 259 Million invested
• Finished Oct 09
• 5 libraries
• State of the art - 44m
• Harvard Yale
• 24,000 students
• 1m vols/150 yrs
• Best in World!

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Student Services Physical Education Centre

• Opened by Kelly Holmes in 2007
• State of the art fitness equipment
• 10 metre climbing wall
• Swimming pool
• Cardio strength equipment
• Squash courts
• 80 exercise classes
• Full student access

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Student Services Students Union

• 9 million facelift
• Governed by elected student officers
• 250 staff
• 2 bars and a live music venue Mandela Hall
• Comedy nights, Live bands, discos and quizzes.
• Shine
• Coffee shop, juice bar, 2nd hand books, chemist,
  bank, snooker rooms.
• 65 non sport clubs - SU Radio

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Student Services AccommodationELMS VILLAGE

• 2000 students
• Cafe, bar, shop laundry room
• 80 en-suite
• Internet 24/7
• Priority to 1st year students
• Cheapest in Irl/UK - 78.64p

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Nightlife

• Massive variety of bars, pubs, clubs, cinemas and
  restaurants
• Student nights every night of the week
• Different music scenes- dance, indie, rock, hip
  hop, R n B
• Live music venues- 14,000 capacity arena, 1000
  capacity at SU band nights and traditional music
  played in many pubs

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Clubs and Societies

• Sporting clubs available include football, rugby,
  hockey, netball, gaelic football, hurling and
  camogie
• Try something new- gliding, skydiving, skiing and
  snowboarding or rowing
• Non-sporting clubs include Queens Radio and
  student-run publications such as The Gown
  newspaper and the SU magazine
• Other opportunities are RAG (Raising and Giving)
  and OTC (Officer Training Core)
• Just for fun clubs include Wine and Cheese
  Society, English Society and Movie Society

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Student Services Student Guidance CentreAdvice
and Guidance from application to graduation!

• Admissions Office
• Careers Office
• Counselling Service
• Disability Service
• Income and Student Finance
• Learning Development Service
• Student Records and Examinations
• Welcome and Orientation

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Queens InternationalDiverse student population
better student experience

• Over 120 countries represented by students
  dedicated team to
• deal with
• Funding
• Visas
• Accommodation
• Orientation
• Academic support
• International partnership programmes -
  Socrates/Erasmus(Semester/year studying abroad)
• International Scholarships, e.g. George Mitchell
  fund(USA students study at Queens for a
  semester visa versa Princeton University)
• Work abroad placements (Set up placements and
  help with career opportunities post graduation)

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Degree Course Choices

• Ancient History
• Archaeology
• Byzantine Studies
• Criminology
• Drama
• Economics
• English
• Ethnomusicology
• European Studies
• Film Studies

• French
• German
• History of Science
• International Studies
• Irish Celtic
• Linguistics
• Modern History
• Music
• Music Technology
• Philosophy

• Politics
• Social Anthropology
• Social Policy
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Theology
• Womens Studies

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Humanities Social Sciences

• BA/BMus/BSc/BSW
• Intake Approx. 900
• Structure Normally 3 years - except Languages (4
  years)
• First year broadly based leading to
• Single Honours
• Joint Honours
• Major/Minor Honours
• Entry Requirements
• Normally BBB but can vary according to course
• Academic and Vocational A-Levels interchangeable
  in many cases

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UCAS

• Closing Dates
• 15 October - Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary
  and Oxbridge
• 15 January - All other courses
• Web based application system
• Important Sections
• Choices - up to 5 choices - max. of 4 for
  Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary
• Results - those already taken - those to be
  completed
• Personal Statement
• Reference

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Graduation Day