Queen Mary, University of London, Undergraduate Prospectus Entry 2014

Are we the rightchoice for you?Yes, if you want a fulfilling university education that will give youa flying start to your career.

• Queen Mary, University of London, is one of the UK's topuniversities. It was ranked 11th nationally out of 132universities in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.

• We are a member of the Russell Group of leading UKuniversities.

• We are ranked 12th in the UK for highest graduate startingsalaries (The Sunday Times).

• We are London’s only fully integrated residential campusuniversity, right in the heart of London, just 15 minutes from the West End by Tube.

• We offer a vibrant living environment for students withextensive social and entertainment activities, includingoutstanding Students’ Union facilities.

• We have a long and distinguished academic record, but we’renot stuck in the past – we’re about today.

• We have a progressive attitude to learning, offering 240 degreeprogrammes, many of them flexible and modular in structure.

• We are recognised by employers everywhere for producinggraduates of the highest calibre.

• We are part of the University of London, one of the world’sgreat universities.

• We have a welcoming, cosmopolitan environment with nearly17,000 UK, European and international students.

Queen Mary, University of LondonMile End Road, London E1 4NS

Freephone: 0800 376 1800If calling from outside the UK: +44 (0)20 7882 5511email: [email protected]

UCAS INSTITUTION CODE Q50

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ul.ac.ukWe offer programmes in:

Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness and Management

Comparative Literature

Drama

Economics and Finance

English

Film Studies

Geography

History

Languages

Law

Linguistics

Politics and International Relations

Medicine and DentistryMedicine

Dentistry

Medically related subjects

Science and EngineeringBiological Sciences

Chemical Sciences

Design

Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

Engineering

Materials

Mathematical Sciences

Physics and Astronomy

Psychology

Science and Engineering FoundationProgramme (SEFP)

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Terms and conditions

1 The offer of, and acceptance of, a place at QueenMary is made on the understanding that youundertake to observe the terms and conditions ofthe Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulationsof the College, and the rules and regulations whichthe College makes for students from time to time.These cover, among other things, payment of fees, attendance at classes, submission of work,attendance at examinations, student discipline,complaints procedure, freedom of speech andequal opportunities policies. The full text of theRules and Regulations are on the College’swebsite.

2 The College will make every endeavour to deliverprogrammes as described in this prospectus.However, changes may be necessary at times. The College reserves the right to make changes to the content or methods of programme delivery,or to discontinue or merge programmes. If aprogramme is discontinued, the College will makeevery effort to provide a suitable alternative, butcannot guarantee it will be able to do so.

3 The College does not accept responsibility orliability for any damage to students’ property, the transfer of computer viruses to students’equipment, or personal injury to students causedby the misuse or unauthorised use of Collegeequipment, or owing to students not taking duecare while on College premises, or engaged inCollege activities.


Contents 1

IntroductionWelcome to Queen Mary 2

Why choose us? 4

Reputation for excellence 6

Campus life in the city 8

Queen Mary: a home from home 10

Your Students’ Union 12

Careers and employability 14

London – a world in one city 18

Our home in the east 20

International students at Queen Mary 22

Opportunities for overseas study 26

Essential information Student finance – tuition fees, loans and bursaries 157

How to apply 159

Student information A-Z 160

Visit us Campus Tours 167

Open Days 167

Contacts 167

How to find us 168

Campus maps 170

Index 173

Science andEngineeringBiological Sciences 108

Chemical Sciences 114

Design 120

Electronic Engineering 124and Computer Science

Engineering 132

Materials 136

Mathematical Sciences 140

Physics and Astronomy 146

Psychology 150

Science and Engineering 154Foundation Programme (SEFP)

Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness and Management 30

Comparative Literature 34

Drama 40

Economics and Finance 44

English 48

Film Studies 54

Geography 60

History 66

Languages 72

Law 82

Linguistics 86

Politics and International Relations 90

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Medicine and DentistryMedicine 98

Dentistry 102

Medically related subjects 96

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2 Welcome

Welcome to Queen Mary

We are one of the world’s leading universities, with first-class academics,inspirational teaching, and a great track record for student employability; we also offer a friendly campus-based lifestyle in the heart of east London.

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In today’s competitive job market agood degree from a top universitylike Queen Mary is more importantthan ever. Spanning the arts andsocial sciences, medicine anddentistry, and science andengineering, our courses prepare you for professional life bybuilding transferable skills into thecurriculum – we are consistently inthe top 10 per cent of universities forgraduate starting salaries in the UK.

But Queen Mary is about more thanhow much you’ll earn – it’s aboutnew experiences and people,broadening your outlook, andintellectual discovery. Whether it’slaw, economics, English, politics,medicine, dentistry, engineering or physics, your course will beinteresting, relevant and informed bythe very latest academic research.

Queen Mary graduates go on to arange of rewarding careers, fromsurgeons and barristers to scientists,teachers and journalists. We will help you to develop the skills andconfidence to follow in their footsteps.

Queen Mary joins Russell GroupIn 2012, we joined the RussellGroup of leading UK universities,recognition of our excellence inresearch and teaching. The Group,which includes other top universitiessuch as Oxford, Cambridge andUCL, attracts the brightest studentsfrom all over the world.

Why does this matter to you? Put simply, Russell Groupmembership is a stamp of quality.Graduates from Russell Groupuniversities are especially valued by employers, giving you a headstart when you apply for jobs.

Visit usThe best way to get a feel for QueenMary life is to join us for one of ourOpen Days. You can explore ourattractive campus, meet our tutorsand students, and get a taste ofwhat studying here will be like. For more information, see page 167 or www.qmul.ac.uk/visitus

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Queen Mary has studentsfrom all walks of life;you are always welcomeand can always fit in, nomatter where you comefrom or where you wantto go. Babatunde Williams, Queen MaryStudents’ Union president

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Why choose us?

World-class universityQueen Mary is a world-classuniversity (we are in the top one percent of universities in the worldaccording to the Times HigherEducation World University Rankings2012), helping us to attract some ofthe very brightest minds to study,teach and undertake research here.

Career successWe are focused on ensuring that yougraduate with the necessary skills to succeed in your career. It’s nocoincidence that we are consistentlyin the top ten per cent of universitiesfor graduate starting salaries in theUK (The Sunday Times UniversityGuide).

Friendly campus lifestyleWe are the only university in Londonable to offer a completely self-contained residential campus at ourMile End home. You will be able toenjoy all the benefits of a campuslifestyle – safety, convenience and a friendly atmosphere – while beingjust minutes from central London.

High-quality teachingOur teaching is inspired by ourworld-leading research and you will be taught by academics who are genuine leaders in their field.Our academics embrace innovativeteaching methods and receivenational awards for their teaching(see page 6).

Exceptional facilitiesWe have spent more than £250m onnew facilities in the past 15 years.From some of the largest open-planlaboratories in Europe in the BlizardBuilding, to our recently opened£21m ArtsTwo Building and award-winning student village, we offer anexceptional learning environment.

From our location in the heart of east London – one of the capital’s most dynamicareas – to our stunning campus, world-leading research and inspiring teaching,there’s a whole host of reasons to make Queen Mary your first choice.


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Great location We are the only university in Londonthat is a short walk from fashionableBrick Lane and Shoreditch, whilealso being close to the City, CanaryWharf and the Olympic Park. Setbeside the Regent’s Canal, thecampus is tranquil and green, whilegood public transport links mean that the West End is minutes away.

A range of supportFrom over 1,500 computers aroundcampus, to our free languagecourses, as well our advice andcounselling services, and provisionfor those with disabilities or dyslexia,we offer a huge range of support tohelp you achieve your full potential.Find out more on page 160.

University of London degreeQueen Mary is part of the Universityof London, which means that you willgraduate with a University of Londondegree, recognised internationally asa guarantee of quality. You will alsobe able to use a range of Universityof London facilities, including SenateHouse library.

Generous financial supportWe started out in 1887 as thePeople’s Palace, a philanthropiccentre bringing education and cultureto east London. We remain true tothese roots. That’s why we offer agenerous package of bursaries andscholarships that benefits around 50per cent of our undergraduate intake,ensuring the brightest studentsreceive a first-class education,regardless of their background.

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Queen Mary is one of the UK’sleading research institutionswith an equally enviablereputation for teachingexcellence, turning out highlyemployable graduates whosecure well paid jobs when they leave.The Sunday Times University Guide 2013

View looking west from the Mile End campus.The large blue building in the foreground is The Royal London hospital at Whitechapel; to the left in the background is The Shard at London Bridge, and to the right is thedistinctive shape of ‘The Gherkin’ in the City.

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6 Reputation for excellence

Reputation for excellence

Teaching excellenceOur academics receive nationalrecognition for their excellentteaching. Eight members of staffhave been awarded NationalTeaching Fellowships – a highlyprestigious national awardrecognising exceptional teaching – making us the most successfulinstitution in the University of Londonsince we joined the scheme in 2006.

Innovative approach to teachingWe embrace innovative teachingmethods that bring academic studyto life. A few examples include:

• a number of our medical studentsare working shifts with the LondonAir Ambulance Service, shadowingsome of the UK’s leadingparamedics and trauma doctors

• history students can take an optionin their final year that enablesthem to contribute research to the creation of new galleries at the Imperial War Museum

• our politics students were given a behind-the-scenes tour of theCabinet Office

• last year as part of their Public Lawmodule, six law students joinedacademics, MPs and democracycampaigners in presentingevidence to the body scrutinisingplans for a major reform of theHouse of Lords.

Our results in the NSSIn the 2012 National Student Survey(which asks students about theirexperiences at university), 87 percent of our undergraduates said theywere satisfied with their time here

– that’s above the national averageand the best among the RussellGroup universities in London.

Newspaper league table highlights• We were placed among the leading150 universities in the world byThe Times Higher Education WorldUniversity Rankings 2012/13 andthe QS World University Rankings2012/13. This places us in the topone per cent of universities in theworld.

• In the Guardian’s 2013 UniversityGuide, seven Queen Mary subjectareas appeared in the top ten,including law, medicine, dentistry,materials science, English, filmstudies and geography, with drama coming top in the UK.

We have an impressive reputation for academic excellence across all of our schools and departments, which is reflected in our exceptional results in national assessments of research and teaching quality. We also perform consistently well in student surveys and in newspaper league tables.

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• We were ranked 12th in the UK for highest starting salaries in the UK in The Sunday TimesUniversity League Table 2013.

Our research excellenceWe are committed to producing the highest quality of research andhave invested in this principle byrecruiting the best academics in theirdisciplines from around the world.The Government’s most recentResearch Assessment Exercise (RAE2008), which grades the quality ofacademic research in UKuniversities, confirmed our place inthe very top group of universities.

Following the RAE, the Guardianplaced us 11th in the UK for thequality of our academics’ work (theirbooks, journal papers and theoutcomes of scientific experimentsand medical trials).

Why does this matter to you?Your teachers will be genuineexperts in their fields, who will sharetheir up-to-date knowledge and

passion for their subject with you. In fact, for many of our academicssharing their latest research findingswith their students is a vital part ofthe research process. You will alsooften see your teachers apply theirknowledge in real-life situations, for example, commenting on newsstories on television and in thepress, as well as in professionalsettings.

Our RAE highlights:• 1st in the country for Drama;Geography (1st=); and Linguistics

• 2nd in the country for Dentistry;and English Language and Literature

• 1st in London for Medicine

• In the top five in the country inEpidemiology and Public Health;Pre-clinical and Human BiologicalSciences; Health ServicesResearch; and Cancer Studies.

In the top ten nationally in:• Economics; Hispanic Studies; Law; Materials; and Russian.

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I like to present my work inclass even when it’s at veryearly stages to see what mystudents think. I bounce ideasoff them all the time. It reallyhelps me to refine my thinkingand to make new connections.Dr Erez Levon, Lecturer in Linguistics

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8 Campus life in the city

Campus life in the city

Everything at handOn campus you’ll find our recentlyrefurbished library, lecture theatres,the Students’ Union, a bar, cafés,restaurants, a village shop andoutstanding sports facilities – allwithin a few minutes’ walk.

Sport, health and fitnessThe Students’ Union building hasrecently undergone a multi-millionpound refurbishment. There is asports hall, squash court, and a newhealth and fitness centre, Qmotion.Qmotion has a cardiovascular zone,a resistance zone, and free weights.Our gym instructors can advise ontraining regimes and run around 35classes per week. There’s also awomen-only gym area, as well as

yoga and pilates classes. We offersubsidised gym membership (annualrates start from £12 per month). Our Students’ Union also runsaround 60 sports clubs (see page 12).

Local sports facilitiesSports facilities in the local area,include an indoor swimming pool, arunning track and tennis courts inMile End, and a heated outdoor poolat London Fields. Mile End is alsohome to one of London’s largestindoor climbing walls. From thespring of 2014, you will be able touse the amazing sports facilities atthe Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park –so you can swim in the same poolthat Michael Phelps achieved hisrecord haul of Olympic golds, and all for around £4 (see page 20).

Places to eat and drinkThere is a fantastic choice of cafés and restaurants on campus,including an Italian trattoria(Mucci’s); a stylish open-plancanteen offering freshly cookedinternational food (The Curve); anew Asian fusion restaurant withviews of the canal (The DrunkenMonkey); and a great coffee shop(Ground). There is also the DrapersBar and Kitchen, a relaxed space fora drink or a burger. Drapers alsoshows live sport, films and hostsclub nights and live music.

Our completely self-contained residential campus at Mile End is a great place to live and study. With everything in one place, it’s easier to balance your studies withthose all-important extra-curricular activities. It also helps to create a very friendlyatmosphere, which is sometimes hard to find at the other big London universities.

Westfield Student Village with Canary Wharf inthe background

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Green spacesSet beside the Regent’s Canallooking onto Mile End Park, thecampus has a very relaxedatmosphere. In fact, it’s easy toforget that you are in the middle of a busy capital city. There’s plenty ofgreenery and attractive spaces to sit,to grab some lunch, to have a coffeeor to chat with friends.

Medical and dental studentsIf you study medicine or dentistrywith us, you will receive most of yourteaching just down the road at ourWhitechapel campus, next to theRoyal London Hospital. Home to the stunning Blizard Building, thecampus has its own library, shops,and recently refurbished café and a bar. You can use all the facilitieson the Mile End campus too!

Find out more:On campus:• Qmotion – www.qmsu.org/qmotion

• Drapers Bar and Kitchen –www.qmsu.org/drapers

• The Drunken Monkey –www.thedrunkenmonkey.co.uk

• Students’ Union – www.qmsu.org

• Library – www.library.qmul.ac.uk

Close by:• London Fields Lido –www.better.org.uk/leisure/london-fields-lido

• Mile End Leisure Centre and Stadium –www.better.org.uk/leisure/mile-end-park-leisure-centre

• Mile End Climbing Wall –www.mileendwall.org.uk

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There is a great student community vibe here with the Unionbar, nightclub, gym, lecture halls, library and accommodationall located together. Other universities in London simply do not compare.Daniel Simantov, Business and Management

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10 Queen Mary: a home from home

Queen Mary: a home from home

Our accommodationAll of our accommodation is in self-catered houses, flats andmaisonettes. You also have access torooms in the fully catered Universityof London Halls in central London.

Living off campusRenting private accommodation off-campus is a popular choice formany students. The vast majority of second- and third-year studentsand even some first-years prefer the independent lifestyle offered bysharing flats or houses with friends.

We provide a range of advice andinformation to help you to find aconvenient and affordable place tostay, including an online listing ofprivately owned accommodationavailable for rent. Much of thisaccommodation is in east or north-east London, within easy walking or commuting distance of Mile End.

Applying for ouraccommodationWe will send you full details on howto apply for a place in our housingonce you have firmly accepted anoffer to study here*.

Single sex housingWe offer some single sex flats inresidences that share bathroomfacilities.

Rent scales and informationThe prices quoted relate to theacademic year 2012-13 and are reviewed each year. Rent ispayable each term in advance.

Student Village and HallsRents for single rooms range from£113-£151 per week, including gas and electricity costs.

Rooms are available to first yearmedical and dental students atDawson Hall, situated at theCharterhouse Square campus, veryclose to St Bartholomew’s teachinghospital, and at Floyer House whichis situated on the Whitechapelcampus. Rents at both residences

range from £117-£131 per week,including gas and electricity costs.

University of London HallsAbout 125 Queen Mary students livein the University of London’s (UoL)Halls in central London, about 15minutes away, alongside students ofother UoL colleges. Fees for singlerooms cost from £180 per week,including breakfast, evening mealsand gas and electricity bills.

Privately rented accommodationRents typically range from £100-150 per week.

Family accommodationIf you have a family, we stronglyadvise you not to bring your partnerand children to live in London untilyou have secured suitable housing.We have a limited amount ofaccommodation for families, but canprovide you with advice on how tofind alternative accommodation.

For all accommodationqueries, contact us on:Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5522email: [email protected]

We are the only university in central London to offer a completely self-containedresidential campus, with a 2,000-bed award-winning Student Village at Mile End.Living on campus is fun, safe and convenient – you’ll only be a five-minute walk to your lectures – great for those 9am starts.

See what it’s like: For virtual toursof our rooms and full details of theaccommodation options, visitwww.residences.qmul.ac.uk

*Please note: We give priority to single, full-time, firstyear undergraduates who apply for accommodationbefore the deadline of 30 June in the year of entry andwho have not lived in Queen Mary accommodationbefore. Those who live furthest away are more likely tobe offered accommodation on campus.

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My favourite place to be oncampus would have to besitting by the canal. There’s a cool park on the other side,and it feels like a little urbanretreat to watch the swansswim by while studying, having a coffee, or justcatching up with a friend.Kayla Schaefer, Human Geography

Relaxing by the Regent’s Canal in front of FranceHouse hall of residence


12 Your Students’ Union

Your Students’ Union

The Students’ Union is here to represent and support you in your academic andwelfare needs, encourage your personal development and help you enjoy your timeat university. We will lobby and fight to secure the exceptional educational standardsthat you deserve, and ensure that your student experience is the best it can be.

As a Queen Mary student, you willautomatically become a member ofQueen Mary, University of LondonStudents’ Union (QMSU). QMSUaims to ensure that your time atuniversity is not just about studying,but also socialising and gaining newexperiences outside the lab or lecturehall. The Union also providesacademic advice and welfare support.If you are studying medicine ordentistry at Queen Mary you will alsobecome a part of the Barts and TheLondon Students’ Association (BLSA).

QMSU has a presence across thethree main campuses: Mile End,Whitechapel and CharterhouseSquare. Located centrally on the MileEnd campus is the new Students’Union Hub, which includes areception and info point, bookablefacilities, a large social space, amulti-faith centre and student mediasuite. At our Whitechapel campusthe newly renovated AssociationBuilding features a reception andbox office, vibrant café-bar,computer suite, social spaces,meeting room and studio.

RepresentationQMSU is led by elected studentswho work to improve all aspects of your time at university. Electedtrustees, student councillors, andcourse representatives all play a rolein forming the direction of the Unionand providing valuable feedback to the university. These electedstudents will represent your views;you can also run for election yourself.

ActivitiesQMSU offers many opportunities foryou to get involved, make friends andexplore your interests. With activitiesincluding volunteering, fundraising,campaigns, media, club sports, ‘giveit a go’ sports sessions (Get Active),societies, and employment, there issomething for everyone.

Events and entertainmentQMSU puts on a range of events eachyear, from quiz nights and club nightsto cultural celebrations and socials.

Bars, shops and cafésOn each of our campuses, QMSUruns social spaces and venues for you to take a break, relax or grabsomething to eat. At Mile End visitGround café, The Learning Café, TheVillage Shop, Infusion, or Drapers Barand Kitchen. At Whitechapel visit TheGriff Inn Bar and Restaurant and BoxOffice. Charterhouse Square is hometo the Shield café.

Sport, health and fitnessTaking part in sport at university is agreat way to keep fit, meet people andgenerally have a good time. Alongwith clubs and Get Active, QMSUruns two health and fitness centres – Qmotion at Mile End (see page 8),and Fitness to Practice, a smallerfacility at Charterhouse Square.

Find out moreTo find out more about QMSU, visit:www.qmsu.org

Did you know?• We host over 120 student-runsocieties. Whether you’reinterested in a particular culture, faith or political party, or you love film, debating orphilosophy, there’s almostcertainly something for you. If your interest is not covered,you can always start a societyyourself.

• QMSU also run over 60 sports clubs, including aikido,basketball, cheerleading,cricket, horse riding, netball,rock climbing and table tennis.

• If you want to make a differencein the local community, there’s a huge range of short andlonger-term volunteeringprojects on offer run by QMSU, including kids’ activities,helping the elderly andhomeless, conservation projects, and sports schemes.

• QMSU also supports fourindependent student-run media outlets: a newspaper(QMessenger), magazine (Cubmagazine), a TV station (QMTV),and a radio station (QuestRadio). Getting involved is a great way to develop yourjournalistic skills, to meet new people and to have fun.

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14 Careers and employability

Careers and employability

Learn a languageIn today’s global economy, learninganother language can make youhighly attractive to employers. Even if you’re not studying alanguage as part of your degree, you can still develop these skills bysigning up for a language coursewith our Language and LearningUnit. Languages offered include Arabic, Chinese, French, German,Japanese and Spanish. Seewww.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk

How we support youThe Queen Mary Careers Centreteam provides support on CV andapplication-writing, interviewtechnique and other employerrecruitment methods, such asassessment centres – whether youare applying for internships, part-time work or a graduate role.

Meet employersWe offer a range of opportunities for you to meet with employers oncampus, giving you the chance toget a better understanding of acompany or sector, to find out howorganisations recruit, and to networkand build contacts. Around 200employers and training organisationsvisited the campus last year,including BAA, Barclays Capital, the BBC, Citibank, the EuropeanCommission, Jaguar Land Rover,Marie Curie, M&G Investments, The National Archives, PwC, Shell,Teach First, and numerous law firms.

In today’s competitive job market it is not enough to graduate with a good degree.Employers also expect graduates to be able to demonstrate a range of skills andfirst-hand experience of the workplace. At Queen Mary, we offer lots of opportunitiesand a range of support to help you develop these essential skills and experience.

Value of a QM degreeQueen Mary graduates are highlyprized by employers, and have someof the highest starting salaries of any university in the UK (£23,656 in 2011*). Your standing amonggraduate recruiters will only beenhanced by our membership of theRussell Group of leading universities.

Why our graduates stand outWe have worked with employers,students and academic staff to define the skills, values andbehaviours that capture thedistinctive features of our learningenvironment and that make our graduates so sought after.

The attributes include:• the skills to influence, negotiateand lead

• curiosity and openness to change

• initiative and resilience in meetingchallenges

• ability to work individually and in collaboration with others

• the skills to use technologies toaccess and interpret information.

You will develop some attributes onyour programme of study – throughgroup work, presentation anddebate, for example. Others you willdevelop through work experience or by belonging to student societiesand sports teams. Find out more at www.mindthegap.qmul.ac.uk

Queen Maryundergraduates went on to work for a variety of employers in 2011,including:

• Accenture

• BarclaysCapital

• the BBC

• the BritishCouncil

• CancerResearch UK

• CliffordChance

• Deloitte

• DeutscheBank

• Ernst & Young

• GoldmanSachs

• GQ Magazine

• HaymarketMedia Group

• Jaguar LandRover

• John Lewis

• J.P. Morgan

• KPMG

• Ministry of Defence

• the NHS

• Parliament

• The Prince’sTrust

• The RoseTheatre

• RoyalAcademy of Arts

• SouthwarkCouncil

• Talkback TV

• Teach First

• TelegraphMedia Group

• ThomsonReuters

• Unilever

*Destination of Leavers from HigherEducation survey 2011

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Careers and employability

Start planning your careerIt’s never too early to start thinkingabout your career options. Here arefive useful sites to get you started:

• www.careers.qmul.ac.uk (QM’s Careers Centre site)

• www.prospects.ac.uk (generaladvice, info and career planner)

• www.careerstagged.co.uk (general info)

• www.icould.com (good video profiles)

• www.careerplayer.com (good video profiles)

Work experienceThanks to our numerous employerrecruitment events, large campus,and proximity to Canary Wharf, theCity, and central London, at QueenMary you will have an unusually largeand diverse range of opportunities to develop vital work experience.

Opportunities include:• many on-campus jobs, includingassisting with conferences,building e-learning tools,conducting campus tours, helping with open days,stewarding halls of residence and working in our bars, cafés and restaurants

• easy access to hundreds of off-campus jobs across London viathe QM JobOnline vacancy site(www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/jobs).Our students undertake a range of roles, from museum intern tolab assistant

• a thriving Students’ Union offering over 1,200 opportunities to volunteer on- and off-campus in leadership, sports, creative,community and tutoring roles

• 70+ employer recruitment andnetworking events per year

• support, funding and training for entrepreneurs and an activestudent Entrepreneurs Society.

Queen Mary offers competitive ratesof pay for on-campus jobs and shiftsare available to suit your timetable.There is also a variety of unpaidopportunities on-campus –mentoring and student journalistroles, for example – to help youbuild your work experience and CV.

When you arrive at Queen Mary,you’ll be invited to our ExperienceWorks Fair to find out more aboutthese on-campus opportunities aswell as the numerous opportunitiesfor part-time and volunteer work inand around London.

The London advantageQueen Mary’s location between theCity and Docklands means thatsome of the biggest names infinance and business are nearby,many of which advertise vacancieswith us. London is also a centre for the creative industries (egadvertising, the arts), new techcompanies, the legal professions,the media, and offers excellentopportunities in science andengineering, teaching and themedical professions. As a studenthere, you’ll be well placed to look for work placements and to buildcontacts. Closer to graduation, you’llbe able to get to interviews easily.

Meet Queen Mary graduatesWe also invite former students fromyour subject area to share theirexperiences of the workplace withyou. These more informal sessionsare helpful as you can ask anythingyou like and get the inside track onparticular companies or industries.Former students who came to thecampus last year included bankers,civil servants, consultants, doctors,engineers, journalists, lawyers,politicians, scientists and writers.

For more information about theCareers Centre team’s services, see www.careers.qmul.ac.uk

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Do graduates still earn more than those without a degree?Yes, graduates do earn more than non-graduates, although much depends on whichsector and role the graduate goes into. Average graduate salaries – in the largerfirms that report such figures – were increasing year-on-year for a long time andhave stayed remarkably stable during this recession.

What should I do – study a subject I’m likely to enjoy, or one that I think will lead to a job?Generally, one you enjoy and are good at, since motivation and a good grade are twoof the five most important factors in making a graduate employable. The other threeare relevant work experience, a real understanding of what a job entails and a wellpresented and evidence-based application and interview (ask a careers consultantabout this). Remember that many graduate jobs are open to students of any discipline.However, if you feel safer doing something you feel will lead to a job rather than thesubject you enjoy most, that's ok – as long as you enjoy it enough to do well at it.

Tell us about the Queen Mary Careers Centre team.We provide a range of services including:

• helping you to find work experience and part-time work on- and-off-campus

• arranging careers events where you can meet prospective employers and networkwith past students

• guiding you through career options after university

• advertising vacancies

• training you in CV and application writing and interview techniques

• advising on whether postgraduate study will improve employment prospects

• providing skills training for student groups such as Students’ Union societies andvolunteers.

Read more about the team at www.careers.qmul.ac.uk, where you'll also find jobvacancies, our blog and student career profiles.

Did you know?• Queen Mary graduates areconsistently among the mostwell paid in the UK – ourgraduates had an average salary of £23,656 in 2011.

• Last year over 200 employersand training organisationsvisited the campus and we ranover 70+ employer recruitmentand networking events.

• Our QM Projects scheme linksup students with local charitiesto work on meaningful projects – anything from developing awebsite, to helping with eventplanning or funding applications.

• Our Students’ Union runs its own extensive scheme to placestudents with local charities,including one-off events andregular volunteering.

• Last year we launched QMTemps, an in-house agency to help you find temporary work both on and off campus.

• There are over 800 vacanciesavailable to browse on the QMJobOnline vacancy site.

Emily Huns, Head of Careers at Queen Mary

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18 London – a world in one city

A global capital of commerce and culture to rival New York, Tokyo and Beijing,London is one of the world’s great cities. With nearly 400,000 students studyinghere, it’s also a fantastic place to be a student. There’s always something going on, with lots of free events. Your student card will also get you reduced entry to a surprising number of places, as well as discounts on clothes and food.

London – a world in one city

Museums and galleriesLondon has more art galleries andmuseums than any other UK city.The major museums, such as The British Museum, The NationalGallery, The Science Museum,Natural History Museum, TateBritain, Tate Modern, Victoria andAlbert Museum all offer free entry.

• www.britishmuseum.org • www.nationalgallery.org.uk • www.sciencemuseum.org.uk• www.tate.org.uk • www.nhm.ac.uk• www.vam.ac.uk

TheatreYou can often get discounted ticketsfor West End shows by buying themon the day. The same goes foropera: the English National Opera,for example, offers discounted daytickets. There are also lots of great(and affordable) fringe performancesfrom up and coming stars.

• www.eno.org • www.londontheatre.co.uk • www.thestage.co.uk/listings

ShoppingFrom flagship high street shops and department stores, to nicheboutiques selling creations from the latest young designers, when itcomes to shopping, London has itall. Close to Queen Mary, Brick Lanehas lots of quirky vintage shops, aswell as a weekend market. OxfordStreet is only 15 minutes away bytube, while Europe’s largest urbanshopping centre, Westfield StratfordCity, is just one tube stop from MileEnd.

• www.ladenshowroom.co.uk • www.sundayupmarket.co.uk • http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity

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MarketsThere are over 80 markets inLondon – the major ones includePetticoat Lane, Portobello Road,Covent Garden (not strictly a marketanymore, but still a great touristattraction with buskers, street artistsand stalls), the Columbia RoadFlower Market, Borough Market,Camden Market and SpitalfieldsMarket.

• www.boroughmarket.org.uk • http://columbiaroad.info • www.spitalfields.co.uk • www.londonmarkets.co.uk

Green spaceWith over 1,000 public parks inGreater London, including eightRoyal Parks, London is one of thegreenest cities in Europe. The areaaround Queen Mary’s Mile Endcampus is no exception – Mile EndPark is next to the campus and ashort walk away is Victoria Park, one of Britain’s oldest public parks.A great spot to relax, Victoria Parkalso hosts music festivals and open-air theatre.

Music and nightlifeFrom underground clubs to long-running student nights, London’snightlife is legendary. There’s also a strong live music scene, taking infolk, jazz, indie, rock and everythingin between – and if you know whereto look, gigs are often free. Nearby,there are large, well-known venueslike 93 Feet East on Brick Lane andthe O2 Arena. You’ll often find goodlive music in pubs and bars.

• www.93feeteast.co.uk• www.theo2.co.uk

Food and eating outA truly multicultural city, London hascuisine from around the world –from dim sum to lahmacun, andsushi to satay. As well as restaurantsto suit all budgets, there are greatfresh food markets, including QueenMary’s very own Farmers’ Market.Held every week, you can shop forfree range, organic and locallyfarmed produce on the Mile Endcampus.

Find out what’s onHere are some goodsites with info onentertainment in the capital: • www.timeout.com/London • www.londonist.com• www.mouthlondon.com• www.allinlondon.co.uk • @SkintLondon (Twitter)

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20 Our home in the east

Our home in the east

Mile End, and surrounding areaEAT… The area around Queen Maryhas a range of good value cafés,restaurants and pubs. Close to MileEnd Station there’s a Nando’schicken restaurant, a Costa coffeeshop, a Budgens, and the GoldenBird, a popular Chinese restaurant.Towards Stepney Green, there’s thePride of Asia (Bangladeshi), and TheHalf Moon, a Wetherspoon’s pubserving traditional pub fare. Thenearby Greedy Cow pub is good fora burger and chips. The Palm Treepub by Regent’s Canal and TheCrown pub at the top of Grove Roadare also highly recommended.

VISIT… Mile End Park, an unusual 90-acre linear park in the heart ofthe East End with a ‘green bridge’, a terraced garden, and ecology, artsand sports parks; the independentGenesis Cinema (go on Wednesdaynight for a student discount).

Stratford VISIT… The Olympic Park isundergoing an amazing £300mtransformation and will re-open asthe Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park inthe spring of 2014. There will be fivestate-of-the-art sporting venues: theStadium, the Aquatics Centre, theCopper Box (a leisure centre andvenue for basketball, volleyball, etc),the Lee Valley VeloPark and the LeeValley Hockey Centre and TennisCentre. There will also be cafés,restaurants, cultural venues and lotsof green space – around 4,000 treesare being planted as part of a plan todouble the green space in the park.www.noordinarypark.co.uk

SHOP… Spitalfields market, witharts and craft stalls, restaurants, andhigh-street shops. Nearby is UrbanOutfitters, a temple to hipster fashion!

Bow WharfEAT... Canal-side bars and restaurantsThe Fat Cat Café Bar and The ThaiRoom.

VISIT... Jongleurs Comedy Club, witha bar, restaurant and post-comedydisco on Friday and Saturday nights.

Docklands, and Canary WharfEAT… Jamie’s Italian (part of JamieOliver’s growing empire); Wagamamafor noodles; Canteen for good valueBritish food in a stylish setting.

VISIT… Museum of LondonDocklands, which explores the storyof the docks from Roman settlementthrough to recent regeneration.

Bethnal Green, and Victoria ParkEAT… E Pellici, on Bethnal GreenRoad, an Italian café and localinstitution which has been aroundsince 1900. Near Victoria Park,Lauriston Road has some greatcafés and restaurants including: Su Sazzagoni (Sardinian), The FishHouse (posh fish and chips) and the Empress of India (a gastropub).

VISIT… the art galleries on VynerStreet; The V&A Museum ofChildhood on Cambridge HeathRoad; Bethnal Green market, a dailystreet market with fresh fruit andveg, clothes and other essentials.

SHOP… Westfield Stratford City –Europe’s largest urban shoppingcentre with over 300 shops, fromhigh-street staples such as Uniqlo tohigh-end designers such as Armani.There are also over 70 restaurants(including GBK, Busaba Eathai, and Pho), a 17-screen cinema and a 14-lane bowling alley.

Old Street, Shoreditch and aroundEAT… Yelo, on Hoxton Square (Thaifood); Big Apple Hot Dogs, a mobilecart selling seriously tasty... hotdogs; also in Hoxton – the BreakfastClub, the perfect spot for a slap-upbreakfast after a night out; Cay Tre a delicious, reasonably pricedVietnamese restaurant on Old Street.

VISIT… Ibid Projects gallery onHoxton Square; Hales Gallery offShoreditch High Street (this area isthe epicentre of the East End’s artscene); The Geffrye Museum ofEnglish domestic interiors.

SHOP… The Columbia Road FlowerMarket on Sunday mornings; KKOutlet art and design book shop.

Brick Lane, Spitalfields and Whitechapel

EAT… Brick Lane is London’s ‘CurryCapital’– an entire street lined withIndian and Bangladeshi restaurants;Brick Lane Beigel Bake, open 24-hours (great for bagel emergencies).

VISIT… The Old Truman Brewery, a converted brewery and home tonumerous fashion designers, artistsand trendy bars; All Star Lanes, a boutique bowling alley servingburgers and cocktails; the acclaimed Whitechapel Gallery.

Queen Mary is based in east London, the hub of London’s creative community, and home to its financial centres, Canary Wharf and the City. The area is steeped in history, yet always looking to the future, and is uniquely British in its diversecharacter. The 2012 Olympics – held less than two miles from our campus –has sealed east London’s status as ‘the place to be’ in the capital city.

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Mile EndOur maincampus andhome to theStudentVillage; most

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WhitechapelHome to the School of Medicineand Dentistryand The

Royal London Hospital; ourundergraduate medicine anddentistry students are based here.

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22 International students at Queen Mary

International students at Queen Mary

At Queen Mary, you will benefit notonly from excellent teaching andaccess to world-leading researchers,but also the opportunity to live andlearn alongside students who havehad very different life experiences.This means that you will graduatenot only with a world-renownedqualification, but also with a globalperspective on issues related to your academic field.

Our international graduates go on tosuccessful careers both in the UKand overseas. By choosing to studyin London, you will enhance yourcareer prospects while developingyour potential in a vibrant, creativeand stimulating environment.

Our campus provides you with asafe and attractive environment inwhich to study. In a recent survey,our international students expressedhigh levels of satisfaction with theoverall living experience and with the quality and cost of ouraccommodation (InternationalStudent Barometer Summer 2012).

Our international students come from more than 125 countries and play a vital part in university life. We offer you an outstanding education in a lively, multiculturalenvironment, and do everything we can to help you feel at home.

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Welcome programmeOur International Student WelcomeProgramme will help you feel athome straight away. We collect youfrom the airport and offer practicaladvice about living and studying inLondon. We also run a programmeof social events for internationalstudents throughout the year. In 2012 we organised day trips toBath, Stonehenge, Windsor Castleand Oxford, as well as a lunchcelebrating the Queen’s Jubilee and a comedy night.

AccommodationWe offer all our new internationalstudents the chance to live in QueenMary accommodation (as long asyou apply by the relevant deadlines).We also offer international studentswho arrive in London late extra help and advice with findingaccommodation. For moreinformation on our accommodation,see page 10.

Did you know?• We have 6,444 internationalstudents studying at QueenMary (including 2,000 studying in China on our joint programmes).

• We have recently been rated as sixth in the UK and 15th inthe world for our ‘internationaloutlook’ (THE World UniversityRankings 2011).

• We offer a free airport collectionservice on the weekend beforethe start of the first semester.

• We have representatives in 35countries around the world.

• Our staff travel all over the world to meet with prospectivestudents. Last year, we visitedover 40 countries.

• We offer free English languagesupport throughout your studies.

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International students at Queen Mary

Entry requirementsThis prospectus gives general entryrequirements for each programme.For detailed country-specific entryrequirements, see: www.qmul.ac.uk/international/countries

English language requirementsIf your first language is not English,you must provide evidence of arecognised English languagequalification. For more details, see www.qmul.ac.uk/international/languagerequirements

English language supportand our foundationprogrammes All teaching at Queen Mary is inEnglish, so a good command of thelanguage is essential for success inany subject. We provide a number of language programmes to help youget the most out of your studies. Youneed to be able to comfortably readbooks, journals, and other materials;take notes in lectures; speak well inseminars, discussions groups andtutorials; and present yourselfeffectively in written assignmentsand examinations.

Improve your English before you startyour studiesFrom June to September, wearrange a programme ofpresessional English languagecourses for students who wish to improve their proficiency inEnglish before starting at university.The programme aims to:

• improve listening, speaking,reading and writing skills;

• teach you study skills such asnote-taking, academic writing and seminar participation; and

• familiarise you with life in Britain.

For more information, seewww.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/languagecentre/prospective/Presessional

English support throughout your degree We support you with your Englishskills throughout your studies, with a free programme of courses,workshops and tutorials during theacademic year. These will help youwith areas such as academic writing,grammar and vocabulary, lecturecomprehension, seminar skills andgeneral English. We also offersupport with academic study skillssuch as time management, revision,and exam technique. For moreinformation, see www.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk

International Foundation Programmein Social Sciences and Humanities We offer a one-year pre-undergraduate foundationprogramme in Social Sciences andHumanities. If you complete theprogramme you are guaranteed aplace on linked degree programmesat Queen Mary including law,economics, business management,history, geography, internationalrelations and politics. Seewww.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk/ifc

International Science andEngineering Foundation Programme (ISEFP) The International Science and Engineering FoundationProgramme (ISEFP) offers a route to undergraduate studies forinternational students who cannotenter directly onto an undergraduatescience or engineering degree at aUK university. Seewww.isefp.qmul.ac.uk

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Advice on immigrationrules and working in the UKOur Advice and Counselling Service offers a range of support to international students, includingadvise on immigration law, workingin the UK during and after yourstudies, planning a budget andmanaging your money. For moreinformation, see:www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk

Living costs, tuition feesand bursaries Living costsFor advice on finance, living costsand rules regarding paid work, aswell as details of the UK BorderAgency's funding requirements, see: www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk/international/money

Tuition fees (2014/15)We are required to charge fees tooverseas students that reflect the full cost of their tuition. For the most up-to-date information, see:www.qmul.ac.uk/international/feesfinance

Scholarships/bursariesWe offer a range of scholarships tointernational students in subjectsincluding law, computer science,electronic engineering, engineering,materials and biological sciences.For more information, seewww.qmul.ac.uk/international/scholarships

Ye Vonn Chew,MalaysiaEconomics and Finance

“I chose to come to Queen Marybecause it is based in London.Despite having so many otherchoices, Queen Mary topped theothers as I wanted to live in a citycampus environment.

“The School of Economics andFinance at Queen Mary also offereda wide choice of programmes. In theend, I chose to go for Economics andFinance.

“The Student Village at Queen Maryis absolutely awesome! Not only is it close to lecture halls and classes,but I have had the chance to meetand live with people from all overthe world. In London, there areheaps of interesting places to visitfrom historic buildings to West Endmusicals. Travelling around Londonis easy, the underground and busroutes are well-organised.

“Queen Mary's campus is close to central London and the LondonOlympic park. In my experiencepeople in London are friendly andoutgoing which makes adapting to life here easy.”

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Useful contactsRepresentatives in your country We have offices or educationalrepresentatives in many countries,who can assist you with yourapplication to Queen Mary. Find out more, at www.qmul.ac.uk/international/countries

Meet usQueen Mary staff regularly makevisits overseas to meet withprospective students and theirparents. For a schedule offorthcoming visits, seewww.qmul.ac.uk/international/events

Contact usFor more information on life atQueen Mary as an internationalstudent, contact us on:

Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3066email: [email protected]/international

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Opportunities for overseas study

Many Queen Mary students choose to study abroad, from three months in Spain toa year in America. This study will normally count towards your Queen Mary degree.Studying abroad is a fantastic opportunity to experience a foreign culture first-handand will also help you to stand out in the graduate employment market.

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Study in Europe with theErasmus programmeUnder Erasmus, Europe’s biggesteducational exchange programme,you can study for one or twosemesters at one of Queen Mary’sErasmus partner universities – wehave over 100 partners in 17 EUcountries. As an Erasmus studentyou receive a grant of €270–370 permonth, and continue to receive anystudent grant or loan that you areentitled to. You do not pay tuitionfees at the partner university.

Not only is an Erasmus experiencegreat fun – you’ll meet new peopleand experience another culture – it also benefits you academically and professionally. You will developadaptability, independence andconfidence, characteristics whichare all valued by employers. In many cases, you will also have anopportunity to learn a new language.Find out more at www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/erasmus

Language supportNot all of our partner universitiesoffer programmes taught in English;even where they do we encourageyou to learn the language of yourhost country. We offer a range of language support before you go abroad in French, German,Spanish and Chinese (seewww.languageandlearning.qmul.ac.uk).Your host university may also offerintensive language courses.

International exchangeprogrammeOur international exchangeprogramme gives you theopportunity to study at a number of overseas partner institutions in America, Australia, Korea andSingapore as part of your degree.For more information, seewww.qmul.ac.uk/qmlearning/exchanges

Sara Hammond,Studied at Universityof California SanDiego“The University of California SanDiego (UCSD) was a fantasticexperience for so many reasons.There was a huge variety of courseswith a lot of different approaches to my subject and a lot of excellentteachers.

“I also learnt a lot outside theclassroom. San Diego is a fun city tobe in and I had the chance to learnto scuba dive, go surfing, run amarathon, visit Mexico, ride with theequestrian team, swim with a club...I met a lot of really great people too.It was the best possible way tospend the second year of my degreeand I will be going back the firstchance I get.”

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28 Biological Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Business and Management page 30

• Business Management

Comparative Literature page 34

• Comparative Literature • Comparative Literature and Film Studies • Comparative Literature and Linguistics • French and Comparative Literature • German and Comparative Literature • Hispanic Studies and ComparativeLiterature

• Russian and Comparative Literature • History and Comparative Literature

Drama page 40

• Drama • English and Drama• Film Studies and Drama• French and Drama • German and Drama • Hispanic Studies and Drama • Russian and Drama

Economics and Finance page 44

• Economics • Economics and Finance • Economics, Finance and Management • Economics, Statistics and Mathematics• Economics and Politics • Geography and Economics (see page 63)

English page 48

• English • English and History• English and Drama • English and French • English and German • English and Hispanic Studies • English and Russian • English Literature and Linguistics • English and Film Studies

Film Studies page 54

• Film Studies • Film Studies and French• Film Studies and German • Film Studies and Hispanic Studies • Film Studies and Russian • Comparative Literature and Film Studies • Film Studies and English • Film Studies and Drama • Film Studies and History

Geography page 60

• Geography BA• Geography BSc• Human Geography• Geography BScEcon• Geography with Business Management• Environmental Science with BusinessManagement

• Environmental Science • MSci Environmental Science

History page 66

• History• Medieval History• Modern and Contemporary History• Film Studies and History• French and History • History and German • History and Politics • History and Comparative Literature • English and History

Languages page 72

• French• German• Hispanic Studies• Russian• French and Comparative Literature • German and Comparative Literature • Hispanic Studies and ComparativeLiterature

• Russian and Comparative Literature • French with Business Management • German with Business Management• Hispanic Studies with BusinessManagement

• Russian with Business Management • French and German• French and Hispanic Studies • French and Russian • German and Hispanic Studies • German and Russian • Hispanic Studies and Russian • Hispanic Studies and Portuguese • French Studies • Hispanic Studies and CatalanLanguage

• Film Studies and French • Film Studies and German • Film Studies and Hispanic Studies • Film Studies and Russian • French and Linguistics • German and Linguistics

• Hispanic Studies and Linguistics • Russian and Linguistics • French and History • History and German • English and French • English and German • English and Hispanic Studies • English and Russian • French and Drama • German and Drama • Hispanic Studies and Drama • Russian and Drama • French and Politics • German and Politics • Hispanic Studies and Politics • Russian and Politics

Law page 82

• Law• Law: Senior Status • Law and Politics• English and European Law

Linguistics page 86

• English Language and Linguistics• English Literature and Linguistics• French and Linguistics• German and Linguistics• Hispanic Studies and Linguistics• Russian and Linguistics• Comparative Literature and Linguistics

Politics and International Relations page 90

• Politics• International Relations• Politics with Business Management• Economics and Politics• History and Politics• French and Politics• German and Politics• Hispanic Studies and Politics• Russian and Politics• Law and Politics

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Humanities and Social Sciences

Quick guide to entry requirements by subject area

Subject area 2014 tariff Additional information Excluded subjects

Business Management AAB (340 points)IB: 34 points overall

We encourage A-level and IBroutes as entry qualifications forour degree course

General studies,critical thinking

Comparative Literature ABB-BBB (320-300 points)IB: 34-32 points overall


Drama AAB-ABB (340-320 points)IB: 34 points


Economics and Finance AAB (340 points)IB: 36 points overall

General studies,critical thinking,Use of Maths

English AAB-ABB (340-320 points)IB: 34 points


Film Studies ABB-BBB (320-300 points)IB: 34-32 points overall


Geography AAB-BBB (340-300 points)IB: 34-30 points overall

Typical offer will be ABB General studies,critical thinking

History ABB (320 points)IB: 34 points


Languages ABB-BBB (320-300 points)IB: 34-32 points overall


Law A*AA (380 points)IB: 36 points overall


Linguistics ABB-BBB (320-300 points)IB: 34-32 points overall


Politics and InternationalRelations

ABB (320 points)IB: 34 points overall


For further information and advice on entry requirements please contact: The Admissions Office Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511, Freephone (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800,Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5588, email: [email protected]

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Business and Management

develop a specialism. These morespecialist modules are taught by staffwho are researching and writing atthe cutting-edge of their subjects.Many staff, too, bring the experienceof having worked in business andgovernment to their teaching andthey ensure that you have a strongeducational experience which linksthe worlds of academe and practice.

The School, too, is stronglycommitted to the development of skills among our students. You will have opportunities to learnpresentation and communicationskills during the programme. We are working as well to improve yourlearning through our research, inparticular we have invested in a new organisational learning andleadership group. This group iscontributing both to ourunderstanding of how people learn in organisations and providingchallenging activities to honestudents’ management-related skills.

AssessmentThe BSc Business Management is a three-year degree, taught withinthe College’s modular system. Youare expected to take eight modulesper year, each of which is normallyassessed by a combination ofcoursework (group reports,presentations, assignments) and/oran examination in May or June.Subject to meeting a module’sprerequisites, you may in principlechoose from modules taught in the School of Business andManagement, as well as those fromall other schools and departments in the College (except the School ofMedicine and Dentistry). You will

need to make sure, however, thatyour choice of modules is consistentwith the structure of the businessmanagement degree. Your academicadviser will guide you through thisprocess and approve your modulechoices.

Our teaching Typically, each module runs for onesemester (12 weeks) and normallyfeatures a one- or two-hour lectureand a one-hour seminar per week.Seminar groups have approximately15-20 students. Seminar teachinginvolves a variety of student-centredactivities, which also include (but notexclusively) individual and grouppresentations, group work, anddiscussion groups.

AdmissionsAll applications should be madethrough UCAS at www.ucas.ac.uk

International and EU students areencouraged to contact their localBritish Council Office who will beable to offer advice. You are stronglyrecommended to apply before theclosing date in January 2014.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Businessand Management Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8570 email: [email protected]

General enquiriesEnquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800 Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511email: [email protected]

Today’s businesses are subject toever-increasing regulations andgrowing market and geo-politicalforces. All businesses require peopleto run them, and all have target clientgroups they need to satisfy. The studyof business and management involvesexamining these factors, locatingthem in the context of key trends andcontemporary developments.

Why study business and managementat Queen Mary? We have a strong reputation for our distinctive approach, in particular our focus on theinterdisciplinary nature of businessand management. In thegovernment’s most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008),the School demonstrated outstandingsuccess and ranked joint 25th out of90 business schools in the UK. Thismeans that you will be learning frompeople who are experts in their field,and who make valuable contributionsto our understanding of the subject.

Our School’s unique culture promisesyou an inspiring educationalexperience. The study of businessand management at Queen Marydraws on, and intersects with, arange of disciplines, includingeconomics, psychology, politics andhistory. These feed into a deeperunderstanding of business andmanagement practices and how they shape society as whole.

The first year gives you a firmgrounding in the main areas ofbusiness and management. Whenyou move to the second and thirdyear you will be given a wide choiceof elective modules which aredesigned to give you the flexibility to

The study of business and management touches on many different areas – a goodunderstanding of how businesses work, and how to manage them successfully, isessential across the whole range of sectors, from industry and education to healthand politics.

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And afterwards...

Why study business and management? What can I do afterwards? When studying business andmanagement you will develop an understanding of how peopleorganise themselves to producegoods and services in geographical,political, social, economic andtechnological contexts.

You will gain the opportunity to: • enhance your ability to criticallyevaluate and present ideas

• develop analytical skills

• understand how businessesmake decisions

• construct and understand differenttypes of financial analysis

• become highly numerate

• develop excellent research,presentation and writing skills

• analyse business andmanagement theories

• learn to employ qualitative andquantitative research methods.

These skills are highly valued byemployers in a wide range oforganisations in industry, financeand commerce, as well as in thepublic sector and charities. Ourgraduates work in the financialservices as analysts, brokers,consultants and investment bankers,as well as in a range of otherindustries, particularly in advertising,marketing and sales roles. Others goon to study on one of our range ofinnovative, interdisciplinary mastersprogrammes. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

Where our graduates workThe national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 78 per cent ofbusiness management graduateswere in employment and/or study sixmonths after graduation.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough this programme, coupledwith multiple opportunities for extra-curricular activities and workexperience, has enabled students to move into careers such as:

• Graduate TraineeKPMG

• Business Development ExecutiveUnilever

• Associate AuditorDeloitte

• Commodity Derivatives AnalystBank of America Merrill Lynch

• Credit AnalystWestern Union Travelex

• Graduate Trainee ManagerEnterprise Rent a Car

• Membership & Sales CoordinatorQueen Mary, University of London

• Assistant ManagerBest Western Hotel

• Trainee ManagerMajestic Wine Warehouse

• Recruitment ConsultantHays Education

How we support youThroughout your time at Queen Mary,you will have access to a bespokecareers programme, which willprepare you for internships andgraduate-level work. This programmeincludes workshops on job huntingand job applications as well asemployer events.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof Business and Management includea Marketing and PR Speed Meet, aHuman Resources Careers Panel anda Business Game, featuring externaljudges from organisations such asSony and KPMG.

Mohammed Arslan Saeed Studied: BSc BusinessManagement, graduated 2011

Currently: Financial Analyst Al-Rajhi Bank (KSA)

Why did you choose Queen Mary? It had a great reputation among mypeers, both for the atmosphere oncampus and teaching quality.

How did you find out about yourcurrent job?I grew up in the Middle East.Coming back to work here wasalways on the cards. My interviewers(and later colleagues) wereimpressed with my educationalcredentials, and I have becomeacquainted with a great manypeople who have studied at one ofthe University of London colleges.

What does your current job involveday-to-day?As part of the International Bankingteam for the largest Islamic Bank inthe world, I manage the financialtrends, risks and reporting for all ofAl-Rajhi’s International Branches. I am also currently being trained inthe areas of Portfolio and CreditRisk Management.

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32 Business and Management

Business Management NN12 BSc/BusMan (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABBIB: 34 points overall with at least 6 inSL English or 5 in HL English, and atleast 4 in (any level) of mathematics.

Other qualifications: five GCSEs atgrade A-C including B in Englishand B in maths.

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/NN12

This wide ranging and inspiringprogramme will develop your abilityto make critical analysis andevaluations relevant to management.This is achieved by building anunderstanding of the forces at workin business alongside knowledge ofmanagement techniques. You willstudy key strategic issues includingfinancial management, humanresource management, marketing,management and organisationalinnovation. This strategic focusmeans that you will be up to date with new developments and possibilities across manybusiness sectors.

Business and ManagementDegree programmes

Dr Chris Miles Lecturer in Marketing and Communications

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject?Well, I find marketing fascinating.The way in which it has come tohave a presence in almost everyaspect of our lives means that thestudy of marketing is the study ofthe modern human condition. Yet, in many ways what is most amazing is that so many of the basicmanagement techniques ofmarketing can be found sitting in the works of early philosophersand proto-scientists like Isocratesand Aristotle. Indeed, if you readAristotle on rhetoric it's like readinga modern public relations textbook.But marketing is really at acrossroads at the moment and that,I think, is what makes me mostpassionate about it as a field toteach in – there are new ideas, newparadigms, new challenges beingdiscussed, and all of them aresparked from a realisation that a lotof what has passed for marketing inthe late 20th Century has beenshown to be increasingly redundantin the highly networked world wenow inhabit. It's a great time to beinvolved in the discipline as it getsre-defined for the coming decades.

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Daniel Simantov Business Management

“I love the course because of the broadrange of subjects it has to offer. In thefirst year all the modules are compulsory.This is to ensure all students have a solidfoundation in the core areas such asmarketing, accounting and economics.But from the second year onwards,students are able to choose from a large selection of modules to make the course tailored to your interests.

“Being in London and being on campuswere the two major factors for mechoosing Queen Mary. There is a greatstudent community vibe here with theUnion bar, nightclub, gym, lecture halls,library and accommodation all locatedtogether. Other universities in Londonsimply do not compare. It is well knownthat Queen Mary boasts the best studentsocial life in London.

“There’s so much to enjoy here. Fromfascinating lectures delivered by eliteacademics, to legendary nights out atDrapers bar. There are many clubs andsocieties to get involved in. There issomething for every interest. I thoroughlyenjoy the hard workouts at the boxingsociety and the philosophical debates at the debating society.”


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We also did very well in the 2012National Student Survey, with 86 percent of students satisfied with thequality of the course overall; and 93per cent stating that staff are good at explaining things.

Then there is the exciting range of option modules. Not only can you choose modules from all thelanguage departments and FilmStudies, but you can also ventureinto other humanities departments.You will be assigned an adviser, so you will be able to discuss yourmodule choices with them.

Finally, while at many universities,comparative literature often sitswithin the English department, atQueen Mary it is an invigorating,growing and dynamic department in its own right – a reflection of our commitment to the subject.

AssessmentYou are assessed by a mixture of exams and coursework or bycoursework only. Assessment in the final year may include thecompletion of a research project.This offers you the chance to carryout independently an in-depth pieceof research on a subject or casestudy of your own devising.

Our teaching Teaching takes a number of forms.Lectures are used to conveyinformation, to introduce students tothe basic concepts of the discipline

and to develop sustainedinterpretation and argument.Seminars and workshops allowstudents to put into practice theconcepts and approaches presentedin lectures. You will typically haveeight hours of lectures and seminarsper week, with class sizes rangingfrom 20 to 70 students. For everyhour spent in classes you will beexpected to complete a further 5 to6 hours of independent study.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form. Transferor mature applicants may be invitedfor interview or asked to produce apiece of written work.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Languages, Linguistics and FilmTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331email: [email protected]


This course is all about expandingyour literary and cultural horizons.You could be exploring modern fairytales, postmodern novels or shortstories from Europe, Latin Americaand Japan; or discovering moreabout movements such asRomanticism as well as a host ofthemes ranging from madness tomigration.

Comparative literature at QueenMary offers choice and flexibility:you can select modules from a wide range, including some creativeoptions such as script-writing. It alsosupports breadth of approach andkeeping an open mind.

Why study comparative literature at Queen Mary? We have a vast amount ofexperience in the field, so you will always be taught by leadingspecialists of international standingwhose cutting-edge researchinforms their high-quality teaching.

Comparative literature is taught inthe thriving School of Languages,Linguistics and Film. In theGovernment’s most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008),we were ranked highly for the qualityof the research being carried out bystaff. In particular, Linguistics wasranked first in the UK, and Russianand Iberian Languages were rankedin the top ten. This means that youwill be taught by people who arebreaking new ground in their fields,who will be able to pass on theirpassion and knowledge to you.

Comparative literature is about making connections between literatures andcultures from around the world, and between literature and the other arts, such as music, film, photography, and fine art.

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Why study comparative literature? What can I do afterwards? Comparative literature will developan impressive set of transferableskills highly valued by today’sgraduate employers, including:

• analytical ability: all that high-levelsleuthing for links and differenceswill make you highly logical, whilealso developing your intuitive skills

• highly sophisticated reading skills:you will be able to read lengthypieces without being sidetrackedby ‘fluff’, and then summarise and précis with accuracy

• the ability to put things in context,and a well-developed awareness of the world around you

• presentation skills: you willproduce high-quality written work and give presentations, both essential in the world of work

• team-working skills.

Graduates in comparative literatureare likely to be attracted to fieldssuch as the media and PR, wheretheir interest in broad culture willprovide an invaluable background.Writing skills are useful in journalism,advertising, marketing and so on.You could also go into professionssuch as law (by taking the one-yearconversion course) or teaching.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School ofLanguages, Linguistics and Film go on to work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careerssuch as education and the arts,while others transfer skills gainedduring study into areas such aspublic relations. Others go on tostudy on our highly regarded MAComparative Literature. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent of the School’s graduates were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation, with 73 per cent already working/studying at graduate level.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough our comparative literatureprogrammes, coupled with multipleopportunities for extra-curricularactivities and work experience hasenabled our students to move intocareers such as:

• Trainee PR Account ExecutiveMission PR

• AdviserSt Peter’s Community Centre

• English TeacherMadani Girls School

• EditorWeekly Times Newspaper

• Freelance Events ManagerTate Movie Project BBC

• Retail Development ExecutiveHeineken UK

• Independent Financial AdvisorNationwide

How we support youThroughout your time at Queen Mary,you will have access to a careersprogramme to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.This includes workshops on jobhunting and job applications as well as employer events to help younetwork and explore career options.Recent events have included anExperience Journalism workshop anda series of Career Conversations withemployers working in areas such asthe media, publishing and the arts.

Anna RussoStudied: Russian and ComparativeLiterature

Currently: I work at HodderEducation, a divison of the HachettePublishing Group, as a Rights,Contracts and Export SalesAdministrator.

Why did you choose to study atQueen Mary?I like the social and workingenvironment that a campus-baseduniversity offers and I was eager to join the School of Languages,Linguistics and Film, as it enjoyssuch a wonderful reputation.

What did you like most about yourtime at Queen Mary? I enjoyed therelationship between professors and students, as well as the welcoming atmosphere.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work?Throughout my studies, my professorsalways showed me support in all ofmy endeavours and this motivated meto push myself and ultimately find anexcellent job in publishing.

What do you do in your current role?I am in charge of establishingcontracts with internationalpublishing houses, so that we can publish our books abroad.Furthermore, I have to keep existingcontracts up-to-date. My job alsoinvolves many smaller administrativetasks, such as sending out inspectioncopies of books to teachers who haveshown interest in our titles.

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Comparative Literature Q200 BA/Clit (three years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB, with B in a relevantsubject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 inrelevant subject at HL

Excluded subjects: General studiesand critical thinking

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/Q200

This innovative programme offerseveryone – including those without aforeign language – an opportunity todiscover in translation the literaturesand cultures of Europe, LatinAmerica and beyond. Our modulesexplore literature and culture fromthe Classical period to the Twenty-First Century, introducing you to aspectrum of themes, genres andmovements as they evolve bothwithin and beyond national andcultural boundaries.

Comparative Literatureand Film Studies QP23 BA/CLFS (three years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB, with B in film/mediastudies if offered, or a relevantsubject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 infilm/media studies if offered, or a relevant subject


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QP23

This degree programme is splitequally between the two subjectsand helps you make theoreticallyinformed connections betweenliterature and fine art, music,popular culture and film. You studyliterature from a comparativeperspective, exploring themes,genres, movements and periodsacross national boundaries throughtranslations and original texts inEnglish. The film programme coversthe aesthetics, conditions ofproduction and history of film in theUnited States, Latin America and the major European nations, andintroduces you to major theoreticaland critical developments in filmstudies. Advanced options in thesecond and final years enable you to concentrate on the aspects ofliterature and film that interest youthe most, while a research projectallows you to bring the twodisciplines together.

Comparative Literatureand Linguistics QQ21 BA/CLL (three years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB, with B in Englishliterature, English language orEnglish Language and Literature and another relevant subject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 in tworelevant subjects at HL


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QQ21

You divide your time equallybetween the two subjects.Comparative literature makesconnections – between literary texts of different times, places andtraditions and between literature and film, music, the visual arts and popular culture. Linguisticscomplements the study of literature, allowing you to gain anunderstanding of how languageworks and how we communicatewith each other. Your first yearincludes introductions to the studyof literature and linguistics alongsidemodules focusing on particularaspects of both subjects. Advancedoptions in the second and final yearsenable you to concentrate on theareas of literature and linguistics thatinterest you the most while the jointresearch project enables you tobring the two subjects together.

Comparative Literature Degree programmes



French and ComparativeLiterature RQ12 BA/FrCL (four years)

German and ComparativeLiterature QR22 BA/ GerCL (four years)

Hispanic Studies andComparative Literature QR24 BA/HSCL (four years)

Russian and ComparativeLiterature QR27 BA/RusCL (four years)

UCAS points: 300 (RQ12, QR22,QR24, QR27)

A-level: BBB (RQ12, QR22, QR24,QR27), with B in French (RQ12) ora B in a language (QR22, QR24,QR27) and a B in a relevant subject(RQ12, QR22, QR24, QR27).

IB: 32 points overall with 5 in Frenchat higher level (RQ12), or 5 in a HLforeign language (QR22, QR24,QR27), and 5 in HL relevant subject(RQ12, QR22, QR24, QR27)


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ12,www.qmul.ac.uk/QR22,www.qmul.ac.uk/QR24 and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR27

Your degree is split equally betweenyour language and comparativeliterature. Comparative literaturemakes connections – between literarytexts of different times, places andtraditions and between literature and film, music, the visual arts andpopular culture. You also study anational language and culture indepth, and will explore the broaderperspective of the literatures andcultures of Europe, Latin Americaand beyond.

In your first year you will study fourintroductory literature modules, and four modules in your chosenlanguage area, including two in the written and spoken language. In your second and final years, youwill take advanced module optionsconcentrating on particular literarythemes, movements and genres, plus a comparative literature researchproject. Core language modulescontinue to assist you in developingyour linguistic skills, and you willspend a year abroad in a countrywhere your chosen language isspoken. This may be spent studyingat one of our partner universities, or taking up a work placement.



History and ComparativeLiterature VQ12 BA/HCL (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB, with a B in history and another relevant subject

IB: 34 points overall with 5 in HLhistory and 5 in another relevantsubject


Find out more about this programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VQ12

You will divide your time equallybetween the two subjects.Comparative literature makesconnections between literary texts ofdifferent times, places and traditionsand between literature and film,music, the visual arts and popularculture, while History complementsthe study of literature enabling youto gain an understanding of theintellectual, political and socialcontext in which literature isconceived. The History programmecovers all the main themes inmedieval, modern and contemporaryhistory, ranging from British toEuropean and American topics.Advanced module options in thesecond and final years enable you toconcentrate on the areas of literatureand history that interest you most.

Comparative Literature Degree programmes

Kiera VaclavikSenior lecturer in French and Comparative Literature

“As a comparatist, and a specialistin children's literature and culture,it's a fantastic place for me to teachand do research. I've been workingclosely with the V&A Museum ofChildhood just down the road inBethnal Green, and it's great to beable to draw on all the incrediblecultural resources of the capital: itsmuseums, galleries and theatres aswell as its libraries and archives.I've found it incredibly rewarding totake students to performances at theRoyal Opera House and Sadlers Wellslinked to the material we're studying,and to get them involved withliterary festivals like the South KenKids Festival at the Institut Français.

“Queen Mary is really supportive ofnew initiatives, like the modulewhich allows final-year students towork in groups to devise and producetheir own online anthology(www.clc.sllf.qmul.ac.uk) andduring which they meet with real-lifeanthologists from publishing housesand from academia. Queen Maryalso welcomes international guestspeakers and visiting fellows fromall kinds of disciplines and walks oflife. I'm working on some reallyexciting projects at the moment -from maps and globes in childhoodculture, to Lewis Carroll's Alice inWonderland in relation to fashionand dress, and am looking forwardto getting student input into this.”

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Anja Popp Comparative Literature

“I wanted to be in a big city and to study at a credible university doing aliterature-based degree that was morediverse than your average Englishdegree. Queen Mary ticked all the boxes,as well as being campus-based (you can practically roll out of your bed tolessons). It’s also connected to all theother University of London colleges which means you have loads of Students’Unions and libraries at your disposal!

“The teaching staff at Queen Mary are so inspiring, they all do tons of researchaside from teaching us, so they’re alwaysin the know. They push for us to be ableto do less well-known texts, which notonly broadens our horizons, but meanswe are constantly exploring new topics,rather than repeating the same genericset texts.

“I am learning Spanish with theLanguage Centre, as whenever I gotravelling I always feel really ignorantthat I only speak English. I’m definitelynot a natural linguist, but I’m tryingreally hard, and plan to join a Spanishconversational class later this year.”


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Drama

per cent satisfaction rate forteaching.

We have close links with London’scultural institutions includingShakespeare’s Globe, the BarbicanCentre and Tate Modern, whichmeans you will have the opportunityto work with theatre and other artsprofessionals. Our teaching takesplace in state-of-the-art facilities,including the Pinter Studio Theatre,and a suite of purpose-builtrehearsal rooms.

Our location in east London is animportant element in our work, andyou are encouraged to see the site of your studies as being part of yourexploration of your subject. Whetherin groups, or individually, you arealso encouraged to investigate theunknown and the unexpected, andwe have developed modules that willinvite you to consider drama andperformance in a variety of settings.

We aim to develop graduates whoare scholar-artists who excel in theworld of ideas as well as on stageand in the studio. Your teaching willbe active and dynamic involvingcollaborative work, with otherstudents, while remaining focusedon individual development.

AssessmentAssessment includes written andpractical assignments, which mightinclude lecture-demonstrations,essays, critical reviews, fundingapplications and performances. As drama frequently involvesworking with others, someassessment is based around group work.

Our teaching Drama teaching happens in smallseminars, workshops, small lectures,field work, tutorials and someworkshop activities outsideQueen Mary (eg local schools). You will do group work and workindependently, and theory andpractice are integrated across thecurriculum. As well as working withdrama staff, you will also have theopportunity to work with experts andtheatre professionals from outsideQueen Mary. You can expect to be in taught classes eight hours perweek, but also to do additionalunsupervised practice in dedicatedstudio time (four hours per week) and periodic workshops and tutorialsfacilitated by staff. You willsometimes dedicate additional timeto preparing performance work. You will also be responsible forpreparing assigned reading, doingindependent research and attendingtheatre and other cultural eventsacross London as well as preparingwork for assessment.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS. We select onthe basis of your application formand by formal interview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of English and DramaTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8571email: [email protected]


Our work situates the production ofplays, the design and building oftheatres and the development oftheories and techniques of acting inwider social and historical contexts.We ask you to analyse a wide rangeof theatre and performancepractices including, for example,Renaissance drama, naturalism and contemporary performance art. You will also examine other culturalpractices, such as political protest,tourism and sport, as varieties ofperformance. These areas areexplored through a combination oftheory and practice and throughconsiderations that are historical,aesthetic, social, political andethical. We also offer the opportunityto focus on contemporaryperformance practices, culturalpolitics and history, appliedperformance, London/space/city and international performance.

Why study drama at Queen Mary? All our teaching is research-led, bystaff members who are leaders intheir field with more than 90 percent of our academics working at a world-leading or internationallyexcellent level (ResearchAssessment Exercise 2008). This means that you will learn frompeople who are involved in creatingnew work and adding to the sum ofknowledge in this field.

Drama at Queen Mary also doesextremely well in university rankingsand student surveys. Drama wasranked top in the UK in theGuardian University Guide 2013,and second in The Times UniversityGuide 2013. In the National StudentSurvey 2012, Drama achieved a 95

Drama at Queen Mary involves much more than the study of play texts performed in theatre buildings and the process of devising performance. We are interested in the many ways in which people perform 'themselves' and their cultures.

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Why study drama? What can I do afterwards? As well as being able to pursue acareer, or take further training, in a drama-related area, you will bewell placed to pursue a career in avariety of other areas including thearts, business, education, media,journalism and the public or not-for-profit sectors. You can expect todevelop the following sought-afterskills and abilities:

• communication

• presentation

• team-working

• analytical thinking

• writing

• research

• time management

• leadership.

During your time here, you’ll alsolearn to work under pressure, as you balance extensive readingcommitments with written andpractical tasks and assessments.You will gain technical skills too – lighting, sound and so on.

What our graduates do nextOur graduates go on to work in a wide variety of roles in a range of sectors including the arts,publishing, the media, charity andeducation. Others go on to furtherstudy, including our highly regarded,interdisciplinary MA in Theatre andPerformance. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 88 per cent of graduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of English and Drama were in employment or study six monthsafter graduation. Graduates from theSchool have a strong earning power,with a median starting salary of£20,750 and have moved intocareers such as:

• Participatory Arts LeaderVSO

• ResearcherBBC Television

• Head of Special EventsBritish Film Institute

• Project ManagerPhakama

• Arts AdministratorPacitti Company

• Playwright, Producer, ArtisticDirector, Actor, Director

How we support youWe regularly invite professionalsfrom London’s theatre and culturalindustries to work with our students.You can build experience via thedepartment’s student-run QueenMary Theatre Company or with oneof our creative agencies such asPeople’s Palace Projects or FreshAir. Drama students also work withthe production unit, Mile End Films,or for QMedia (which producesQMTV, QMessenger and CUBMagazine from the Students’ Union).The Applied Performance moduleelective includes a placement with a creative organisation.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof English and Drama include aseries of ‘Career Conversations’ withalumni now in journalism, creativewriting, festival management, PR,marketing and theatre.

Lauren DavisStudied: Drama

Currently: Gallery Assistant,Barbican Arts Centre and FreelanceProducer

Why did you choose Queen Mary?Drama at Queen Mary is considereda ‘powerhouse’ of research andperformance, and is active innational and international eventssuch as SPILL, the National Reviewof Live Art and PSi. Queen Maryprovides unparalleled in-houseopportunities for its students towork closely with internationallyrenowned artists and organisations.I knew that if I went to Queen Mary,I’d be given the opportunity to workprofessionally with artists thatstudents from other universities only get to read about.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work? In addition to the contacts andrelationships I developed withinstitutions and artists whilst astudent, studying at Queen Marygave me a broad base of skills suchas time management, writing andthe presentation of ideas, whichhave proved to be essential to myworking environment.

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Drama W400 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AABIB: 34 points overall, including at least 6 points in two relevantsubjects at higher level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/W400

Drama at Queen Mary provides astudy of performance in a variety ofcultures and historical periods. It istaught as an active and dynamicsubject involving collaborative workwith other students, while remainingfocused on individual development.This degree programme offers a practical and theoreticalinvestigation into the ways in whichdrama and performance can beused in different settings – artgalleries, schools, prisons,warehouses, museums and thestreet, as well as theatres, across theUK and internationally. Through agrounded exploration of the act ofperformance, you are encouraged tobecome a scholar-artist with yourown interests and expertise.

English and DramaQW34 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AABIB: 34 points overall, including at least 6 points in two relevantsubjects at higher level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QW34

This joint degree programme willengage you in the study andpractice of performance, and thereading of texts from diverse genresand periods. It combines practicaland theoretical study in a range ofinterconnected areas, providing avariety of approaches to English anddrama as active and dynamicsubjects. Along with developing anunderstanding of how English anddrama complement one another, youwill be encouraged to locate textsand performances in political,cultural and historical contexts.

DramaDegree programmes

Emmanuel Avdijan Drama

“I decided to study at Queen Marybecause it was based in the heart of London, one of the most diverse,experimental and culturally packedcities in Europe. Everything fromtheatre shows, to late-night comedyclubs is on your doorstep.

“I love the way our lecturersapproach teaching. In one sessionwe may start by looking at thereasons people visited the original1599 Globe theatre, and finish witha discussion of how contemporarylive art performances have pushedthe boundaries of theatre to offend,judge and perhaps even reconfiguremodern day theatre goers.

“I live at home but try to getinvolved in the social side as muchas I can. There is always somethingtaking place on campus and allsocieties are very open to recruitingnew members.”

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Film Studies and DramaWW46 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABBIB: 34 points overall, including at least 6 points in two relevantsubjects at higher level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/WW46

This degree offers an excitingopportunity for you to study thedramatisation of our world acrosslive and recorded media, and toexplore inter-related concepts suchas production, mise-en-scène andspectatorship. You will be introducedto theories of performance andrepresentation, and to key criticalpractices of Twentieth Centurytheatre and film. You will exploreissues involved in the historical andtheoretical study of film and drama.You will be encouraged to pursueyour own practical projectsalongside formal teaching. Supportis provided for student productionsin our purpose-built studio spaces.Queen Mary holds an extensivelibrary collection of DVDs, in additionto London’s many specialist film andtheatre venues and events.

French and Drama WR41 BA (three years)

German and Drama WR42 BA (three years)

Hispanic Studies and Drama WR44 BA (three years)

Russian and Drama WR47 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABBIB: 34 points overall Excluded subjects: General studiesand critical thinking

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/WR41,www.qmul.ac.uk/WR42,www.qmul.ac.uk/WR44 and www.qmul.ac.uk/WR47

Studying drama and a modernlanguage gives you the opportunity toexplore connections and interactionsbetween cultural traditions. You divideyour time equally between the twosubjects, developing your linguisticskills and understanding of the keyconcepts and techniques required tostudy cultural practices and makeperformance. You will engage with avariety of performance and culturaltraditions that inform both contextsand investigate the parallels betweenthe two. You normally spend yourthird year in a country where yourchosen language is spoken.

Kim SolgaSenior Lecturer, Drama

Why are you passionate about your subject? Live performance is a chance for a group of people to come togetheraround a shared, immediate eventthat can be at turns thrilling,entertaining, disturbing,enlightening, provoking,questioning. I believe thatperformance has the inherent ability to be political, publiclyengaged, enabling – in short, an act of citizenship for makers and audiences.

What do you love about Queen Mary?This part of the city – Mile End – is itsown community, with a very differentstreet-level profile from other areas.We can see both Canary Wharf andthe ‘Gherkin’ from campus, but thisisn't financial London: it's intellectualLondon, it's immigrant London, it'sgreen London. A city in a city.

What inspires you?My students! I'm not kidding: mystudents are smart, thoughtful,willing to have their minds changedand willing to try to change my mind.Without my students my researchwould be far less rich.

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The School offers excellentresources to its undergraduatestudents. We have two computerlabs for the exclusive use ofeconomics students. Ten Bloombergterminals give students access to thelatest financial software used in thebanking and finance industry. Wealso subscribe to the major statisticaldatabases and software packagessuch as those used by economists infinance or in government for dataanalysis and simulation.

The School strongly believes thateducation, personal and professionaldevelopment also takes placeoutside the classroom throughstructured extra-curricular activities.Examples of such extracurricularactivities organised by the Schooland open to all students include the research assistant scheme, themaths and book clubs, economicsdebates, imagery and essaycompetitions, football and tennistournaments. The School alsoactively supports the work of twosocieties, the Economics Society andthe Trading and Investment Society.

Every year the School of Economicsand Finance organises guestspeaker lectures. So, you’ll be ableto attend a varied programme oflectures and guest speaker talks.Some of the speakers who deliveredlectures in the past include: Tim Harford, John Roemer, LordMeghnad Desai, Charles Goodhart,Rt Hon Roy Hattersley, Dan Corry,Robert Peston, Scott Page, FrankAllen, Martin Weale, Lord SebastianCoe and Richard Lipsey.

AssessmentAssessment is by a variety of methods including formalexaminations, in-class tests,coursework of various forms,presentations and an independentdissertation. Most modules have two methods of assessment (egcoursework and a two-hour exam).

Our teaching Learning is organised around threehours of weekly contact time per module, complemented byindependent work aimed at carryingout the reading, writing and problemsolving required by each lecturer. A variety of teaching methods areused ranging from student-ledactivities to problem-based learning.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS application.Applicants wishing to visit the Schoolplease email [email protected] –we will arrange a campus tour plus,if required, a meeting with ourSenior Tutor.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Economics and FinanceTel: +44 (0)20 7882 7355email: [email protected]


There are two major strands in economics: • microeconomics looks at theindividual firm and consumer,attempting to understand theirbehaviour and motivations.

• macroeconomics focuses on theeconomy as a whole, coveringmajor themes like taxation,investment, inflation and so on.

Why study economics at Queen Mary? The quality of teaching and researchwithin the School of Economics andFinance at Queen Mary has beenwidely acknowledged.

The 2013 Guardian University Guideand The Times Good UniversityGuide both rank the School amongthe top 20 economics schools in thecountry for the overall quality ofresearch and teaching.

In terms of research, economics at Queen Mary has been ranked sixth equal in the UK in the 2008Research Assessment Exercise(RAE), with more than 85 per cent of our academics working at a world-leading or internationallyexcellent level. We are a young andinternational school, with staff fromall over Europe and beyond, withlinks to important institutions in the City and further afield.

You’ll be able to choose from a wide range of study options, a variedprogramme of visiting speakers, and an established exchangeprogramme allowing you to spendeither a year in the USA, Australia orSingapore or a semester through theErasmus scheme in Italy or Spain.

Economics is about the real world: about how people respond to incentives, and the production and allocation of resources. Think how many news items involveeconomics: the global recession, tax, interest rates, prices, and the job market.

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Why study economics? What can I do afterwards? An economics degree develops avery useful (and quite unusual)combination of attributes:mathematical ability, literacy, and anunderstanding of abstract economictheory. This will make you extremelyattractive to employers. Economicsgraduates have very good careerprospects – and earnings potential –thanks to their transferable skills,which include:• numeracy • analytical ability • high-level logical reasoning and problem-solving skills • writing ability • presentation skills• time-management ability • team-work • IT skills.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School go on towork in a variety of careers. A largenumber of graduates pursue variouscareers in the City such as traders,financial analysts and financialaccountants. Some becomeprofessional economists working forthe Treasury or the Department ofTrade and Industry. Others areattracted to financial journalism,working for news outlets such asThe Financial Times and Reuters.Employment in other parts of thepublic sector is also popular,whether it is within the NHS, localgovernment or education. Somestart their own businesses: oneestablished a chain of shoe shopsand another set up a financialservices firm in the City. Othersmove into areas such as marketingor law. About a third of our studentsgo on to higher degrees ineconomics, business or IT, withmany of those choosing to study on one of our highly regarded

postgraduate courses. Find out moreat www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 82 per cent of our graduates were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 85 per cent already working/studying atgraduate level. Graduates from thisSchool have a strong earning power,with a median starting salary of£24,250. Roles obtained include:

Auditor Deloitte • Business AnalystGlaxoSmithKline • CashManagement Analyst BarclaysCorporate • Civil Servant PrimeMinister's Office • Copy Editor andReporter Dow Jones Newswire •Junior Analyst Goldman Sachs •Financial Analyst Morgan Stanley •Interest Claims Analyst JP Morgan •Media Executive Profero • PolicyIntern Community EnvironmentalCentre • Project Manager TfL

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to abespoke weekly careers programmeto prepare you for internships andgraduate-level work. This includesworkshops on job hunting and jobapplications as well as employerevents to facilitate networks andhelp you to explore your options.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof Economics and Finance include a business competition, a Meet the Alumni networking event, aninterviews workshop with actuarialfirm Hymans Robertson andmentoring programmes with RBSand Blackrock. In addition, the QMCareers team runs a two-weekFocus on Finance programme everyautumn. Employers attending lastyear included JP Morgan, BarclaysWealth, Citi and Capgemini, as wellas accountancy training providers.

Sophia Vi Vi DinhStudied: BSc Economics and Finance (graduated 2009); MSc Finance and Investment(graduated 2010)

Currently: Corporate FinanceAnalyst, RBS

How did you find out about yourcurrent job? Grad fairs and online. Mostcompanies have all the informationthat you’ll need to know about theorganisation and their requirementson their graduate careers website. I started with a ten-week summerinternship and then was offered agraduate position for the followingyear. Internships are often the bestway for a company to assess if youare a promising candidate for apermanent position.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? It is true that there is a lot of on-the-job training. But Queen Maryprepared me by providing me with a strong grasp of the concepts ofcorporate finance and financialaccounting. Many of the modulesalso require you to undertakepractical projects andpresentations, lifting your heads out of the books. This has helped me to apply my understanding ofeconomic theories in practice.

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Economics L100 BScEcon (three years)

A-level: AAB, including A-level mathsIB: 35 points, including SLMathematics 5

Excluded subjects: General studies,critical thinking, use of maths

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/L100

This degree offers professionaltraining in economics and finance,providing an excellent basis foremployment in the private or statesector and for further academicstudy. The first two years cover a coreof macroeconomics, microeconomicsand the quantitative techniques used in economic analysis andinvestigation. The final-year enablesyou to apply this core knowledge to a variety of specialised areas.

Economics and Finance LN13 BScEcon (three years)



Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LN13

This degree offers professionaltraining in economics and finance,providing an excellent basis foremployment in the private or statesector and for further academicstudy. Final-year options enable you to focus on mathematical andstatistical techniques in finance ormore specialised areas of economics.

Economics, Finance and Management LN12 BScEcon (three years)




This degree offers professionaltraining in economics and finance,providing an excellent basis foremployment in the private or statesector and for further academic study. Final-year options enable you to focus on mathematical andstatistical techniques in finance ormore specialised areas of economics.

Economics and FinanceDegree programmes

Eve ConnorBSc Economics

“I chose Queen Mary for threereasons. Firstly, the location of theuniversity is perfect: it's set in theheart of east London, and withviews of the City and Canary Wharf I get daily reminders of my gap year.It also puts those early morningwalks to lectures into perspective!Secondly, the economics departmentat Queen Mary is renowned forexcellent teaching. Thirdly, I wantedto experience the campusenvironment but still be in London.

“Since being at university I can onlysay that my expectations have beenexceeded. Not only is the teachingcreative and engaging, but thelecturers are approachable andextremely helpful. There is also awealth of information and supportavailable to you, including therecently refurbished library and the excellent careers events thatfrequently involve guest speakersand networking opportunities.

“There is a very strong communitywithin the department that makes iteasy to settle into university life. Asa course representative I can attestto the opportunities to get involvedwithin the department and provideyour opinion about your course.”

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Economics, Statistics and MathematicsLG11 BScEcon (three years)



Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LG11

This programme is of particularrelevance if you are considering acareer in business and/or finance. A range of choices enables you todevelop your own areas of interest,ranging from the economic analysisof strategy, industrial organisationand new technologies, to the studyof the contribution of sociology andpolitics to the complexity of businessdecisions.

Economics and Politics LL12 BScEcon (three years)




Politics and economics are closelyrelated disciplines and this degree is especially suited to those with an interest in public policy andgovernmental decision-making. In the first year, you will take fourpolitics modules and four economicsmodules. In your second and thirdyears, you can continue to split yourstudies in equal proportions, or youcan choose to specialise more.

Guglielmo VolpeSenior Lecturer

What is distinct about your School?The School of Economics andFinance is a young School, and we pride ourselves on our strongresearch focus but yet a relaxing,friendly and close relationship withstudents. We are keen for studentsto engage with the School not only through curricular activities, but also through a wide set of extra-curricular activities such as the book club, the researchassistant scheme, the ambassadorscheme, the football and the tenniscompetition.

What do you enjoy about yourteaching?I teach statistics modules. While the subject is often regarded aschallenging, I find it great fun toteach. With the students we set upprojects to investigate real-worldcases: students get busy collectingdata, computing key statistics andtesting hypotheses. It is great to seehow abstract concepts come alivethrough their investigation withactual data.

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English

Although we’re a big department,which means you can study virtuallyanything you’re interested in, we’realso very friendly. There’s plenty ofstaff contact, and you’ll get a lot ofindividual help and advice on yourwork. We encourage you to developyour writing skills – if you’re aimingfor Booker Prize fame, our RoyalLiterary Fund Fellows will help you put pen to paper. All sorts ofinteresting activities go on in thedepartment: visits to museums;theatre trips; and talks by eminentwriters, actors and other medialuminaries.

Several members of staff are stars intheir own right: Professors MichèleBarrett and Jacqueline Rose arewell-known for ground-breakingwork on feminist theory, and arefrequently heard on radio, along withother members of the department,such as Professor Peggy Reynoldsand Professor Jerry Brotton. Radio3’s recent list of ‘new generationthinkers’ – up-and-coming publicintellectuals “with a passion forcommunicating the excitement ofmodern scholarship” – included Dr Shahidha Bari.

AssessmentYou will be assessed in a variety of ways. Some modules will beassessed by traditional exams, butthe majority will be assessed bycoursework. Coursework can meanessays, projects, individual or grouppresentations, log books, oral ormemorisation tests.

Our teaching In your first year you will spendsome of your time in lectures, which are always followed by smallerseminar groups. Increasingly, we aremaking lectures available by videopodcast. Many of our modulesfeature guest lecturers (professionalwriters and publishers, for example).Others make use of the unrivalledresources that London offers bytaking you out of the classroom.You’ll also have the chance to studyin the USA, through the university’sexchange scheme.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form andinterview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of English and DramaTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511 email: [email protected]


As a student of English you will lookat imaginative writings in theircultural and historical contexts. Thisoften means reading ‘non-literary’ orlesser-known texts of the period. Itmay mean walking through theLondon of Defoe, Dickens, VirginiaWoolf or Monica Ali. It may meandiscovering the impact of the FrenchRevolution on English art or theimpact of the colonial experience on colonisers and colonised, or thedialogues which texts of one periodor place carry on with those ofanother.

English students learn about thehistory of critical and theoreticalapproaches to literary texts andquestion the notion of ‘literature’itself. You’ll discover how history,philosophy and psychology shapeliterary criticism and theory, and howliterature is taken on board by thosedisciplines.

Why study English at Queen Mary? English at Queen Mary was rankedsecond in the UK by the most recentResearch Assessment Exercise(RAE), with more than 70 per cent of our academics working at a world-leading or internationally excellentlevel. We also do well in nationaluniversity rankings: we were rankedninth in the UK by The Times GoodUniversity Guide 2013 and tenth bythe Guardian University Guide 2013.In the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 96 per cent ofour students were satisfied overallwith the quality of the course.

Studying ‘English’ means studying how people read, write and speak throughhistory and in contemporary society. You may read many different kinds of writing,from different periods and contexts, and discuss them critically in written work,tutorials and seminars.

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Why study English? What can I do afterwards? English has always been highlyregarded as a rigorous, analytical,academic degree, and will developlots of very useful transferable skills,including:

• analytical ability

• communication skills

• presentation skills

• writing ability

• research skills

• time management

• team-work skills.

English graduates are sought-after ina wide range of areas, especiallythose calling for excellentcommunication and analytical skills.Journalism and the media are popularwith English students; some becometechnical writers or work on trademagazines. Public relations,marketing, advertising and personnelmanagement are all open to you.English graduates also go intofinance, and our students are wellplaced for City careers. Managementtraining, law and teaching are otherpopular destinations. Many of ourstudents go on to higher degrees,including the School’s own highlyregarded MA in English Studies. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’s BAEnglish degree go on to work in awide variety of roles in a range ofsectors including the arts, publishing,the media, heritage and charity.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 88 per cent of BA English graduates were inemployment or study six monthsafter graduation with 66 per cent of this group already working orstudying at graduate level.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough our undergraduateprogrammes, coupled with multipleopportunities for extra-curricularactivities and work experience, haveenabled our students to move intocareers such as:

• Junior Producer ITN

• Script Reader Writers Avenue

• Editorial Assistant Dazed & Confused Magazine

• Associate Producer Idle Motion

• PR Assistant Proud Gallery

• Research Assistant Tatler

• Programme Compiler Channel 4

• Global Mobility Project AssistantDiageo

How we support youQueen Mary’s extensive campus alsoprovides over 1,200 on-campus joband volunteer opportunities rangingfrom Student Journalist to LibraryAssistant and from Society Presidentto School Mentor. English studentscan volunteer for QMedia (whichproduces QMTV, QMessenger andCUB Magazine from the Students’Union), engage in political debate viaon-campus forums such as the MileEnd Group and work with the filmproduction unit, Mile End Films, or one of Queen Mary’s creativeagencies such as People’s PalaceProjects or East End Collaborations.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof English and Drama include aseries of ‘Career Conversations’ withalumni now in journalism, creativewriting, festival management, PR,marketing and theatre. Studentswere also able to attend anExperience Journalism workshop run by News Associates, an on-campus Film Festival, recruitmentfairs, networking forums and an on-campus job fair.

Daniel SawyerStudied: BA English

Currently: After graduating I got a job as an E-Learning Assistant at the School of Medicine,Southampton University. I have nowtaken up a funded postgraduateplace at Oxford University on an MSt in English (650-1550).

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? I learnedhow to write rapidly and well, and how to research a subjectmethodically. The English coursealso made me more confident about speaking to a group. And from student life in general Ilearned a lot of interpersonal skills.

What are your most and leastfavourite aspects of your job? When I was working in medical e-learning, I loved the mixture ofdisciplines it involved: I got thechance to work with doctors, medicalstudents, graphic designers, webdevelopers and learning designexperts, all trying to create somethingtogether. And my least favourite partof the job was definitely wheneversome piece of tech refused to work!

At present my favourite part of my postgrad course is probablyhandling medieval manuscripts,which is quite a thrill. As for the part I like least, I suppose,surprisingly enough, I am rathermissing the discipline of a fixednine-to-five working day.

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English Q300 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AAB

IB: 34 points overall, with twosubjects at HL with 6 pointsincluding English literature

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/Q300

The BA in English combines thestudy of literary texts from a widerange of periods and genres, andfrom across the world, with agrounding in the range of theoreticaland critical approaches that haveshaped English studies in recentyears. You will learn how to readtexts – literary and non-literary – in their historical, political, andcultural context, while engaging with questions of literary form, andexploring the intersections betweenliterature and history, philosophy,and psychology. You will be exposedto the most innovative work inEnglish studies, in a department thatcombines internationally recognisedresearch with a strong commitmentto undergraduate teaching.

English and HistoryQV31 BA (three years)



Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QV31

This degree meets a growingdemand from students for aprogramme that links the social and political history of a period with its literary texts, and providestheoretical and skill-related tools for understanding the relationshipbetween the approaches of the twodisciplines.

EnglishDegree programmes

David Wilkinson BA English

“I chose Queen Mary because I live in East London and because I wasaware of its good reputation forEnglish. I was impressed by theopen day where I was made to feelwelcome as a mature student andwhere I saw how much choice thereis within the course; in the first yearwe covered areas from medievalliterature to contemporary theory;this year I am learning about post-colonialism, 18th Century satire andliterature after the First World War.There are dozens of interestingmodules to choose from.

“The university is located in a nicepart of London. It’s a lovely campuson the Regent’s canal with lots ofgood coffee shops and places tostudy. It's within walking distance of places like Victoria Park and BrickLane.

“The teaching staff are very helpfuland everything is well planned, weare set interesting and challengingwork every week. I’m being trainedto become a better thinker and I feel like I've learned a lot in the last year. I think the course is greatand would highly recommend it.”

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English and Drama QW34 BA (three years)




This joint degree programme willengage you in the study andpractice of performance, and thereading of texts from diverse genresand periods. It combines practicaland theoretical study in a range ofinterconnected areas, providing avariety of approaches to English and drama as active and dynamicsubjects. Along with anunderstanding of how English anddrama complement one another, youwill be encouraged to locate textsand performances in political,cultural and historical contexts.

Katy PriceLecturer, English

Why are you passionate about yoursubject? I love to explore beneath the surfaceof texts, to find their hiddenmessages and discover what makes them effective as arepresentation of what is going on in our minds or in society.

What’s special about Queen Mary?There's a real sense that anything ispossible here. And that everyone willbe supported in their learning andresearch.

What are your research interests?My research is focused on howliterature and science interact witheach other. I've written a book abouthow Einstein's new theory of theuniverse captured the publicimagination after the First WorldWar – how ideas about space andtime got into the newspapers andpopular magazines during the1920s, and made their way intodetective stories and love poems.I'm working on a new project aboutprophetic dreams and how peoplereported their dreams that cametrue during the mid-20th century.

What inspires you? I'm inspired by people who don't dowhat society expects of them – whomake discoveries and show us newways of seeing the world andourselves.

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English and French QR31 BA (four years)

English and German RQ23 BA (four years)

English and HispanicStudies RQ43 BA (four years)

English and Russian QR37 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AAB with an A inEnglish literature and a B in French(QR31)/or in a language (RQ23,RQ43, QR37)


Excluded subjects: General studies,critical thinking

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QR31,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ23,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ43 orwww.qmul.ac.uk/QR37

Studying English and a modernlanguage gives you the opportunityto explore connections andinteractions between culturaltraditions. You will divide your timeequally between the two subjects,following modules designed to helpyou develop your linguistic skills,and introducing you to a range oftheoretical and critical approachesto English studies. In your third year,you normally spend a year abroad in a country where your chosenlanguage is spoken – either studyingor working, depending on yourplacement.

English Literature and Linguistics QQ13 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AAB with an A in English Literature or EnglishLiterature and Language




Deep knowledge of the Englishlanguage is crucial in today’sinformation-laden world, from the media and technology, tounderstanding the historical roots of our culture. This programme is designed for people who areinterested in the English language,how it is structured, how it came to be the way that it is, and how it is used, both in everyday settings,and in all types of literary study. The programme draws on bothlinguistics and English literature, and uniquely combines the socialsciences perspective with that of the humanities, giving you a solidtraining in both ways of thinkingabout the world.

EnglishDegree programmes

Andreas BeckwithStudied: BA English

Currently: Having completed a TEFLcourse I am going to Valencia inSpain to teach English as a foreignlanguage.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?It has a very good reputation,particularly for English, and thiswas an important factor in mychoice. I also wanted to go to auniversity in a vibrant city withplenty of opportunity for newexperiences. I liked the fact thatQueen Mary is a campus university,as it meant that a large majority ofthe students would be in one place.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?I had a fantastic time at QueenMary, both on the academic andsocial side of university life. I greatlyimproved my English skills, anddegree-level study opened up new avenues of thinking andinterpretation which I had not beenexposed to before. The coursestructure is particularly good, as itallows you to shape your own degreewith a wide choice of modules. Theuniversity’s diversity is one of itsmain assets, I really enjoyed meetingpeople from all sorts of backgrounds.The experience was invaluable andhas helped shape me as a person.

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English and Film Studies QW36 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: ABB-AAB with an A inEnglish literature or English literatureand language. An A in film studies,media studies, or history would alsobe an advantage.

IB: 32-34 points overall, with twosubjects at HL with 6 pointsincluding English literature



The English and Film Studies degreeoffers a unique interdisciplinarypathway that combines criticaltheory and textual analysis withhands-on production work. You willgraduate with an extensive andcoherent set of transferable skills:critical, analytical, communicativeand practical.

Zaki Shah English Literature

“I chose Queen Mary because itoffered me the chance to study thesort of modules that I was really keento do. I also knew past and currentstudents who found their time atQueen Mary fun and rewarding. Thearea inevitably played a big role too –close to central London, and walkingdistance from areas like Brick Laneand Shoreditch.

“The teaching style here gives you lotsof academic freedom, but there isalways help available if you need it.The type of assessment on the coursereflects this freedom too – it’s good tobe able to go away and work on a bigresearch essay or your dissertation,rather than always being at the mercyof exams like at school!

“Last year I found myself doing acourse called Art Histories all aboutthe different museums and artgalleries in London. I’d never haveanticipated doing a module like thaton an English degree, but it turnedout to be one of my favourites and Ilearnt loads of new things.

“Outside of class, I am starting astudent group for a charityorganisation called Schtoom. TheStudents’ Union have been reallyhelpful in helping me to do this – it’sfantastic to have such a supportiveteam behind you.”

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Film Studies

was also ranked highly in the mostrecent Research AssessmentExercise (RAE 2008).

Our staff have expertise mostnotably in British and NorthAmerican cinema, and in French,German, Italian, Portuguese,Spanish and Russian filmmaking.You are encouraged to develop yourskills in film criticism and copy-editing by contributing to MappingContemporary Cinema, our newonline journal run by staff andstudents. Queen Mary also hosts‘Living British Cinema’, an excitingnew forum that promotes theappreciation of British film cultureand history, bringing togetherstudents, scholars, writers,filmmakers and industryprofessionals.

Our London location is anotherobvious advantage. The city is hometo the National Film Theatre, BritishFilm Institute and the London FilmFestival, as well as to major filmpremières and art-house cinemavenues. And, with much film andtelevision production based here,there are opportunities to gainvaluable experience in a film-relatedpart-time job or work placement. We have excellent facilities,particularly our state-of-the-art 41-seater cinema, used for screeningsand lectures, our ‘black box’ studioand our Film Production suite, withhigh-end Apple Mac computersrunning Final Cut Pro.

Assessment Most modules combine assessedcoursework and an end-of-moduleexam, though the proportion mayvary. Some modules, including thepractical ones, are assessed bycoursework only. Final-year studentshave the opportunity to pursue asustained piece of research or todevelop an extended film productionproject or long script.

Our teaching A typical weekly timetable mightinclude four lectures in groups ofbetween 25 and 75, and fourseminars in classes of under 20.There are weekly film screenings for most modules, and workshopsessions for many practice-basedmodules, as well as group work inthe studios or on location.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form. Transferor mature students may be invitedfor an interview or asked to producea piece of written work.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Languages, Linguistics and FilmTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331 email: [email protected]

General enquiriesEnquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511email: [email protected]

Through practical modules, you will also gain hands-on experience of the roles of producer, director,screenwriter and actor, gainingcrucial insights into the fundamentalaspects of film production. However, as well as fostering anunderstanding of visual aesthetics,narrative forms and technologicalability, film studies also leads youinto areas of study as diverse ashistory, politics, philosophy,technology and performance.

Film studies demands creative and original thought: it asks us toquestion, for example, how class,race, ethnicity and sexuality arerepresented on the screen. It asksus to think about film production in terms of the development andimpact of new media technologies. It examines the effects ofinternational commerce on the type of films that we get to see, andprobes the impact of practices andregulations such as censorship,cultural policy and industry awards.

Why study film studies at Queen Mary? Film studies at Queen Maryperforms consistently well in theNational Student Survey (NSS) andin national newspaper league tables:we were placed seventh out of 90UK institutions in The Times GoodUniversity Guide 2013 and wereranked sixth out of 86 UKinstitutions in the GuardianUniversity Guide 2013. The Schoolof Languages, Linguistics and Film

Film studies is a highly interdisciplinary academic field. An encounter with films of different genres, styles, periods and national industries is the core of the subject,and as a film student you will naturally devote a lot of time to viewing films, readingand writing about them, and discussing their meaning and importance.

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Why study film? What can I do afterwards? Film studies is a rigorous, analytical,academic degree. You will graduatewith an excellent knowledge baseand a range of transferable skills,including:

• research skills

• analytical ability

• production/practical experience:although you will not be trained toa professional level, you will get achance to write, story-board, shootand edit

• creativity



• writing skills

• group working skills.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’s Schoolof Languages, Linguistics and Film go on to work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careerssuch as directing and film production,while others transfer skills gainedduring study into areas such as publicrelations and marketing. Others go onto study on one of our highly regardedmasters programmes in DocumentaryPractice or Film Studies. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent of the School’s graduates were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 73 per cent already working/studying at graduate level.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough this programme, coupledwith multiple opportunities for extra-curricular activities and workexperience, has enabled students to move into careers such as:

• Copywriter Reflex Blue Advertising

• Runner/AssistantCoda Post Productions

• Production Intern Flame TV

• Film Projects WorkerBritish Film Council

• Film Director Self-employed

• Company DirectorSpark in the Dark Productions

• Film Producer Self-employed

• Production Assistant/RunnerLeeroy & Merton

• Production Assistant Enigma Film

• Graduate Marketing TraineeAugustus Marketing

• Production JuniorEquinox Film and TV Production Ltd

How we support youRecent careers events in the Schoolof Languages, Linguistics and Filmhave included a careers panel andspeed-meet (featuring a producer,director’s assistant and script agent)as part of the British Living CinemaFestival. Other events have includedan Experience Journalism workshopand a series of Career Conversationswith employers working in areassuch as the media, publishing andthe arts.

Opportunities for work experienceare substantial given Queen Mary’slocation. Students are encouraged to build their work experiencethroughout their period of study,through, for example, our in-housefilm production agency, Mile EndFilms, the QM Projects workexperience scheme, QM Temps jobagency, Experience Works eventsand QMSU volunteering services.Over 800 vacancies are available tobrowse on the QM JobOnlinevacancy site.

Alissa TimoshkinaStudied: BA and MA in Film Studies

Currently: After working as a filmprojects coordinator at a London-based Russian cultural foundation, I have started my own multimediaevents company ‘GLAZ’. Also,starting a PhD in Film Studies.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I was impressed by the competenceand expertise of the staff at theSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Film. There’s also a warm and friendly atmosphere in thepostgraduate community, and goodrelations between students andteachers.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?An extremely useful and inspiringknowledge of film, appreciation ofculture, thought and visual arts. I also improved my ability toformulate and express personalviews and opinions, both in writtenand verbal form. Overall this gaveme the confidence to pursue aprofessional career in a film-relatedfield, and to continue on to a PhD.

What are your career plans in thenext five years?To establish my company as arespected organisation withinmoving image in the UK; tocomplete a PhD; to complete ascript for my first feature film.

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Film Studies P303 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB

IB: 34 points overall with 5 points inHL film or media if offered, or arelevant subject


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/P303

This programme introduces you to a range of international cinemamovements, figures, texts andtheories. You will also develop some practical skills, for examplescriptwriting and film production. In the first year you take eightmodules designed to provide a solidfoundation in cinema history, theEuropean industry, film language,concepts and technology. In lateryears you take modules in filmtheory and a selection of options in specialist areas of your choice.The final year gives you theopportunity to undertake asupervised project, either written or practical, while the remainder of the programme is made up ofadvanced study in specialist areasthat correspond to your interests and skills.

Film Studies and FrenchRW16 BA (four years)

Film Studies and German RW26 BA (four years)

Film Studies and Hispanic Studies RW46 BA (four years)

Film Studies and Russian RW76 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300 A-level: BBB with a B in French and a B in film/media if offered, or a relevant subject (RW16); BBBwith a B in a language and a B infilm/media if offered or a relevantsubject (RW26, RW46, RW76)

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL French and media if offered or arelevant subject (RW16); 32 pointsoverall with 5 points in HL languageand media if offered or a relevantsubject (RW26, RW46, RW76)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/RW16,www.qmul.ac.uk/RW26,www.qmul.ac.uk/RW46 or www.qmul.ac.uk/RW76

Film StudiesDegree programmes

Will Hadley Film Studies

“Being in London was important tome and Queen Mary offered the bestprogramme, in terms of content andquality. It covers both practical andacademic elements, both of whichare important for understandingFilm.

“The modules on offer cover manydifferent interests, the tutors areenthusiastic and engaging, and the facilities for practical work aregreat; we regularly borrow camerakit to use on our own projects. Myfavourite place on campus is theHitchcock Cinema.

“The East End is the most vibrantand diverse part of London, we’reclose to Shoreditch and Dalston anda short journey to central London,and there are plenty of parks nearby.

“I am the photography editor for theCollege magazine, CUB. It’s a way of keeping up other inte rests apartfrom stuff on the course, filling outmy CV and meeting new people.”

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These degree programmes willfamiliarise you with the aesthetics,conditions of production and historyof film in the United States, LatinAmerica and the major Europeannations. You will be introduced tothe major theoretical and criticaldevelopments in film studies, as well as studying a modern Europeanlanguage. This will enable you topursue an understanding of filmwithin the context of a widerknowledge of the culture of aspecific country. You will usuallyspend your third year abroad. This isan invaluable opportunity to improveyour language skills, as well as gainfirst-hand experience of what life islike in the country where thelanguage you are studying isspoken.

Comparative Literatureand Film Studies QP23 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB with a B in film/mediaif offered and another relevantsubject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points infilm/media if offered or a relevantsubject


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QP23

This programme is split equallybetween the two subjects and helpsyou make theoretically informedconnections between literature andfine art, music, popular culture andfilm. You study literature from acomparative perspective, exploringthemes, genres, movements andperiods across national boundariesthrough translations and originaltexts in English. The film programmecovers the aesthetics, conditions ofproduction and history of film in theUnited States, Latin America and the major European nations, andintroduces you to major theoreticaland critical developments in filmstudies. Advanced options in thesecond and final years permit you to concentrate on the aspects ofliterature and film that interest youthe most, while a joint researchproject allows you to bring the twodisciplines together.

Tom Symmons BA Film Studies and History, and now PhD student

“The critical skills and depth ofknowledge I acquired during my BA Film Studies and Historyprovided me a solid foundation for my postgraduate studies. Mydoctoral research thesis on the NewHollywood of the late-1960s and1970s is now nearing completionand I intend to pursue a career inacademia. The joint honours degreecourse is structured to allow plentyof flexibility, and the modules on offer are diverse and wellformulated; the interdisciplinarycourse 'Critical Approaches to Film: Alfred Hitchcock', was aparticular favourite. It is also led byacademics who are both leaders intheir respective fields of research,and take a great deal of pride andinterest in providing the besteducational experience for theirstudents.”

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58 Film Studies

Film Studies and English QW36 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 340-320A-level: AAB-ABB with at least A in English literature, or combinedEnglish language and literature;minimum B in film/media if offered

IB: 34 points overall with 6 points inHL English A1 or A2 and 5 in HLfilm/media if offered or a relevantsubject



This degree offers a uniqueinterdisciplinary pathway thatcombines critical theory and textualanalysis with hands-on productionwork. You will be introduced to themajor theoretical and criticaldevelopments in film studies, as wellas studying a range of literary textsand theories of reading. This willenable you to make connectionsbetween filmic and literary textsacross national boundaries and fromdifferent historic periods. Advancedoptions in the second and final yearspermit you to concentrate on theaspects of film and literature thatinterest you the most.

Film Studies and Drama WW46 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with at least A and a B in an arts, humanities, or socialsciences subject, or media/film/drama if offered

IB: 34 points overall with six pointsin two relevant subjects at higherlevel


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/WW46

This degree offers an excitingopportunity for you to study thedramatisation of our world acrosslive and recorded media, and toexplore inter-related concepts suchas production, mise-en-scène andspectatorship. You will be introducedto theories of performance andrepresentation, and to key criticalpractices of Twentieth Centurytheatre and film. Questions areraised about the issues involved inthe historical and theoretical study of film and drama. You will beencouraged to pursue your ownpractical projects alongside formalteaching. Support is provided forstudent productions in our purpose-built studio spaces. We have anextensive library collection of videosand DVDs, in addition to London’smany specialist film and theatrevenues and events.

Film StudiesDegree programmes

Julian Ross Studied: BA Film Studies (graduated2009)

Currently: PhD Student, Universityof Leeds

How did you find out about yourcurrent job?One of the film studies lecturers,who taught the Chinese Cinemamodule, forwarded me a documentthat included a call for applicationsfor a studentship for a project thatclosely resembled my final yearresearch project at Queen Mary.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? The staff support individualthinking and originality, whichhelped me prepare for postgraduate-level research. They also encouragedme to be active outside of theprogramme which motivated me toget involved in events and developmy CV. Most of all, the staff atQueen Mary are great examples ofacademics, and their excellence inresearch and teaching along withtheir ability to balance bothcontinue to be an inspiration.

What does your job involve?Reading, watching films, writing,putting together presentations,teaching and planning events.

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Film Studies and HistoryVW16 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in history and a B in film/media if offered or a relevant subject

IB: 34 points overall with 5 in HLhistory and 5 in HL film/media if offered or a relevant subject


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VW16

This programme enables you tocombine modules in film studieswith modules in American, Britishand European history, and moreparticularly with modules centred on the unique film cultures thatdeveloped in Britain, France,Germany, Italy, Spain and the UnitedStates throughout the TwentiethCentury and beyond. The first yearcombines modules that introduceyou to key concepts in film studieswith modules in modern history. In the second and third years, youare encouraged to select pathwaysthat combine modules on the historyof a particular country, particularlythose that focus on a country’s filmhistory and culture. In your finalyear, you work on primary sourcematerial either through a document-based special subject or throughoriginal research on a subject ofyour own choice, leading to a 10-15,000 word research dissertation.

Dr Anat Pick Lecturer in Film Studies

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject?Film is unique in its reach andpervasiveness – even in its morerarefied forms, moving images areessentially a popular, or, as thephilosopher Stanley Cavell argues, a democratic art. Film is alsosomething we have all grown upwith and is, for many of us, anintegral part of our everyday. Butsuch everydayness does not makefilm trivial. On the contrary, filmaddresses some of our most topicalpolitical and ethical questions, aswell as being capable of greatbeauty.

What are your research interests?My current area of research iscinema’s intersection with ecology,and the philosophical links betweenfilm and animality. This includesexploring the ways in which nature,animals, and environmentalconcerns are represented in film,and, furthermore, it is an attempt to think of cinema itself as ananimalistic, or a “creaturely”medium. Cinema is not simply a reflection of our humanperspective – however hard we try to make cinema nothing morethan “our” story, moving imagesnecessarily capture material,biological life in general, beyond the human.

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60 Geography

Geography

You will have access to first-classfacilities, including brand new,research and teaching laboratories,our own ICT suites, and specialistresearch centres in urbangeography, micromorphology, andterrestrial and aquatic environments.

Queen Mary is part of the EU’sErasmus programme and we alsohave our own Exchange Programmewith a number of universities in the United States and Australia. This means that as part of yourdegree you can study for a term or a year in English-speakingdepartments of geography inDenmark, South Korea, Miami, Los Angeles or Melbourne.

AssessmentMost of our modules are assessedthrough a combination ofcoursework and examination.Coursework takes a variety of forms,including extended essays, shortreports, posters, oral presentationsand group work. You will alsoparticipate in problem-basedlearning (PBL), where you work in small, collaborative groups with guidance from your lecturer.

Most students complete a final-year10,000-word independentgeographical study or project inenvironmental science based uponan original study of your choice.

Our teaching Our modules are delivered through a range of different teaching andlearning methods. On average, youwill spend 8-12 hours per week in acombination of lectures, seminars,tutorials and practical classes. (Youare expected to spend a minimum ofa further 20 hours undertaking self-guided study.) Class sizes rangefrom introductory lectures in the firstyear (50-100 students) to smallerlectures and seminars (around 20-50 students) in the second and thirdyears, with plenty of opportunities forgroup work and discussion. You willalso take part in regular tutorials. Inthe final year these are replaced withone-to-one meetings with your tutoras you prepare for your independentresearch project. Many of themodules also include fieldworkcomponents (in the UK and abroad).

AdmissionsAdmissions decisions are made onthe basis of your UCAS form andperformance at interview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of GeographyTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8200email: [email protected]


Studying geography will give youboth the substantive knowledge andtransferable skills needed to work ina wide range of areas within both the public and private sector, fromurban and regional planning tointernational aid organisations, andfrom environmental management toadvising businesses on sustainabilityissues.

Why study geography at Queen Mary? Geography at Queen Mary wasranked first equal in the UK for the quality of our research in theGovernment’s most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008).This means you will learn frominternationally renowned experts,people who regularly publish booksand journal articles and add to ourunderstanding of contemporaryissues. In the National StudentSurvey 2012, Queen Mary was inthe top ten nationally for studentsatisfaction in human and socialgeography and the best among theRussell Group universities.

Our staff plays an important role inshaping current events, acting asadvisers to the BBC, CNN, WorldBank, UNESCO, Department of Health, HM Treasury, TheEnvironment Agency and Natural England among others.

Geography is a broad subject, ideally suited to tackling the range of complex social,political, economic and environmental issues facing the contemporary world; fromclimate and environmental change, to inequalities in health, the growth of worldcities and new patterns in international trade, migration and development.

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Why study geography? What can I do afterwards? Geographers are especially attractiveto employers because they are ableto deal with figures and statistics aseasily as with complex writtenmaterial and reports.

During your geography degree youwill develop a wide range oftransferable skills, including: • literacy

• numeracy

• wide-ranging ICT experience –including the specialist GeographicalInformation Systems (GIS)


• problem solving and the ability to make abstract issues tangible to others

• teamwork.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of Geography go on to workin a wide variety of careers. Someapply their degree knowledgedirectly, entering careers in theenvironmental sector or internationaldevelopment, while others transferskills gained during study into areassuch as marketing or finance.

Other students go on to furtherstudies on one of our range ofpostgraduate programmes ingeography, which include the Citiesand Culture MA, the CommunityOrganising MA – the first course ofits kind in the country – and ourever-popular London Studies MA.Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgradaute

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent ofSchool of Geography students werein employment and/or study sixmonths after graduation. The broadrange of skills gained through thisprogramme, coupled with multipleopportunities for extra-curricular

activities and work experience, hasenabled students to move into arange of careers.

Jobs that our graduates have goneon to do include:

• Business Analyst Coutts Bank

• Corporate Philanthropist Credit Suisse

• Economics Analyst GFMS Metals Consulting

• Hedge Fund Graduate TraineeComputer Share

• Pricing Analyst EDF Energy

• Risk Management AssistantAllied Irish Bank

• Reinsurance Broker Benfield Group

• Senior Business DevelopmentManager Network Liquidators

• Trainee Accountant Prezzo

Other geography graduates arecurrently working for the BritishAntarctic Survey, the GeologicalSurvey of Denmark and Greenland,the Wildlife Institute of India,GlaxoSmithKline, the EnvironmentAgency, ZED Homes, NaturalEngland, the BBC, Grazia, ZurichInsurance and the Department forthe Environment, Food and RuralAffairs (DEFRA).

How we support youRecent careers activities in theSchool of Geography include aCareers Speed Meet networkingstudents to alumni in a range ofroles, from researcher to watertechnician; an Experience MarketResearch Workshop led by GfKNOP; an Employer Forum, featuring16 organisations including Transportfor London and the Civil Service; andcareers tutorials on career choice,how to present your degree skills toan employer at interview and CVwriting.

Daisy AshbyCurrent job: Project Officer,Department of Trade and EconomicDevelopment, Government of SouthAustralia

Studied: Geography BA(Hons)(graduated 2008)

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? It made mefeel confident enough in my ownideas to speak my mind, andequipped me with integrity.

What is your salary bracket? £25-35k

Did you encounter any difficultiessecuring this job? I found it hard togain employment in the UK, so I goton a plane and moved to Australia tojoin my family who migrated here inmy first year of uni. Be prepared toget lots of knockbacks. I once got arejection letter from Clarence House– it was on really nice paper.

What does your current job involveday-to-day? I conduct research toassist with the preparation ofministerial documents and reportsfor the Regional Industry Liaisondepartment. I also coordinateministerial visits.

Any advice for current studentslooking to work in your area?Be patient, and get experience. I worked in customer service and on reception for three years aftergraduating. Just keep asking for more responsibilities so you can beef up your CV.

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GeographyL700 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 300-340A-level: BBB-AABIB: 30-34 points overall Excluded subjects: General studiesand critical thinking


This degree programme will appealto you if you have a strong interest inhuman geography, yet want to followa broad-based programme that givesyou the flexibility to specialise inissues that particularly interest you.You will acquire core training inhuman geography research skillsand techniques, but will also havethe opportunity to take somephysical geography module optionsthroughout the course. You willexperience a wide array of teachingmethods, including lectures,tutorials, seminars and practicals – providing both subject-specific and transferable skills. There arefieldwork opportunities in the UKand abroad (London, Durham,Dublin, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Las Vegas).

GeographyF800 BSc (three years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/F800

If your interest lies primarily in thephysical environment, this is thegeography programme for you. You will acquire core training inphysical geography research skillsand techniques, but will also havethe opportunity to take some human geography module optionsthroughout the course. This is aflexible degree programme, allowingyou to specialise in issues thatparticularly interest you. You willexperience a wide array of teachingmethods, including lectures,tutorials, seminars and laboratorypracticals – providing both subject-specific and transferable skills.There are fieldwork opportunities inthe UK and abroad (Cairngorms,Somerset, and the FloridaEverglades).

GeographyDegree programmes

Kayla Schaefer Human Geography

“I chose to study at Queen Marybecause of its strong HumanGeography programme and thereputation of the school. I also wanted to study in central London and experience everything a big cityhas to offer.

“The professors are amazing. They areall actively researching things in theirfield, and share their findings with us.They encourage us to be involved inour local communities and push us to see the wider picture of thingshappening in our world today.

“Last year, on one of our modules weworked closely with an organisationcalled London Citizens. We actuallygot to go into local primary schoolsand teach kids about the Olympics. It was so interesting to catch aglimpse of how these school kids goabout their everyday lives and howthey view an event as big as theOlympics coming right to theirdoorstep.

“I’m a member of the GeographySociety – it’s such a great group ofpeople, and we always have fun doingevents together. I also do a lot ofvolunteering with kids and homelesspeople, which is incredibly rewarding.It’s eye opening to get off campus andsee how the city operates.”

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Human GeographyL720 BA (three years)



This degree programme will appealto you if your primary interest is inhuman geography. Alongside coretraining in human geographyresearch skills and techniques, you will be able to develop yourknowledge through a range ofincreasingly specialised modulesthroughout the programme. You will experience a wide array ofteaching methods, includinglectures, tutorials, seminars andpracticals – providing both subject-specific and transferable skills. Youwill have fieldwork opportunities inthe UK and abroad (London,Durham, Dublin, Los Angeles,Mumbai and Las Vegas).

GeographyL721 BScEcon (three years)



You will choose this programme ifyour interests lie in the crossoverbetween economics and geography.Your course will combine a majorityof modules in geography withselected modules in economics. The programme provides coretraining in research skills andtechniques in human geography and economics, drawing upon a widearray of teaching methods, includinglectures, tutorials, seminars andpracticals – providing both subject-specific and transferable skills. Youwill have fieldwork opportunities inthe UK and abroad (London,Durham, Dublin, Los Angeles,Mumbai and Las Vegas).

Kavita Datta Reader in Geography

Can you explain your approach toteaching? My teaching is informed by myresearch interests in developmentgeography, transnational migration,exclusion and finance. I amparticularly keen to inspire students torecognise the myriad interconnectionsbetween rich and poor economies in aglobal world, to appreciate thediversity of the Global South and toengage with issues related to socialjustice.

What is unique about the School?The delivery of development geographymodules in the School of Geography isdistinctive and innovative in the wayin which it encourages students tochallenge the traditional pigeon-holing of development geography and the positioning of the GlobalSouth. Development Futures: MumbaiUnbound – a new third year module – embodies this approach. It offersstudents the opportunity to explore the geographical diversity of people'slived experiences of contemporarysocial, economic, political andcultural transformation in 21stCentury India and provides them witha unique opportunity for geographicalfield-based learning in Mumbai, oneof the richest and poorest cities inIndia.

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Geography with BusinessManagementFVN1 BSc (three years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/FVN1

If you are keen to deepen yourknowledge of geography, alongsidepractical business managementskills, then this could be theprogramme for you. Three quartersof the modules you will take will be in geography and a quarter in business management. Theprogramme provides core training inresearch skills and techniques inhuman and/or physical geography.

You will experience a wide array ofteaching methods, includinglectures, tutorials, seminars andpracticals – providing both subject-specific and transferable skills.Depending on the option modulesyou choose you will have fieldworkopportunities in the UK and abroad (London, Durham, Dublin,Cairngorms, Somerset, Los Angeles,Mumbai and Las Vegas).

Environmental Sciencewith BusinessManagement F8N2 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 300-340A-level: BBB-AAB with one scienceA-level at grade B

IB: 30-34 points overall Excluded subjects: General studiesand critical thinking

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/F8N2

Through combining the study ofenvironmental science with businessmanagement, you will acquire thenecessary background to make oradvise on many modern businessdecisions, for example sustainability,climate change, natural hazards,natural resources, wastemanagement, energy issues andgreen taxation. Three quarters of the modules you will take will beenvironmental science modules and a quarter will be in businessmanagement. You will developknowledge and understanding ofEarth systems, drawing on both the natural and social sciences. The programme also provides coretraining in environmental scienceresearch skills and techniques.Fieldwork opportunities include the Cairngorms, Isle of Cumbrae,Somerset, Malaysia and the FloridaEverglades.

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Environmental Science F850 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 300-340A-level: BBB-AAB with one scienceA-level at grade B



This is a multi-disciplinary, flexibledegree programme, reflecting thecomplexity of relationships within the natural environment and humaninteractions with it. You will be taughtby staff from the School ofGeography, as well as the School ofBiological and Chemical Sciences.There will also be the opportunity to interact with industry andenvironmental practitioners. Theprogramme provides core training in environmental science researchskills and techniques. You will benefitfrom significant recent investment in laboratory facilities and fieldequipment. Fieldwork opportunitiesinclude the Cairngorms, Isle ofCumbrae, Somerset, Malaysia and the Florida Everglades.

MSci EnvironmentalScience F750 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 340A-level: AAB with one science A-level at grade A



This is an interdisciplinaryprogramme taught jointly by theSchools of Geography and Biologicaland Chemical Sciences. It aims todevelop your critical awareness ofenvironmental problems and trainyou in a range of analytical andobservational, field and laboratorytechniques. These can be applied toyour own research, in industry as anenvironmental scientist, or in anacademic career. The MSci starts asa broad environmental scienceprogramme with teaching andlearning informed by the latest staffresearch, and a focus on developingyour scientific literary and researchskills. You move on to specialise in the science and management of freshwater and coastalenvironments, and will alsocomplete an extended independent research project.

Karl Arpon Environmental Science

“The best thing about my course is theway in which you are introduced to thetheory behind different topics andthen apply this in a fieldwork setting.I would say that Queen Mary’steaching and facilities are second tonone. The immediate feedback andsupport the teachers provide allow you to improve and learn from yourmistakes. Facilities such as the newlyrenovated library provide access touseful books, past exam papers andresearch papers.

“The most interesting thing I’ve done is my dissertation. It allowed me to understand the benefits and the difficulties of carrying outyour own research. It was a verychallenging experience and usefulsince I intend to take a career in thefield of research and field study.

“I am a member of the Korean,Badminton and Economics societies. I also volunteer at Cambridge CarbonFootprint where I look at sustainablehousing. I recently took up theopportunity to volunteer at Thames21studying water quality of variousrivers.”

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66 History

History

a programme on Charles de Gaulledelivered by Professor JulianJackson for Archive on 4; My Heartis in the East for BBC Radio 4 byProfessor Miri Rubin and Dr TomAsbridge’s BBC Two series TheCrusades.

Our intellectual diversity is a keyfeature of our research community.This will enable you to studytraditional political history alongsidethe history of art and architecture, or to combine history with film orliterature.

As well as having access to theQueen Mary Library and theUniversity of London Library, SenateHouse, both of which have extensivecollections, you will also enjoyreading access to the other collegelibraries within the University of London. You can also takeadvantage of our London locationand ready access to a wealth ofother libraries, museums andarchives.

We take your wellbeing veryseriously, and want to make sure youhave as rewarding and enriching anexperience as possible during yourtime with us. The School has adedicated Student ExperienceManager responsible for pastoralcare and support, on hand to ensureyou get the most out of your studies.You can also enjoy a diverseprogramme of social occasions and cultural events, including talksby distinguished speakers, filmscreenings, literature discussiongroups, theatre trips, museum tripsand much more.

AssessmentAssessment is typically by a mixtureof examination and coursework.Coursework may take the form ofessays, diaries, case studies or bookreviews. Oral presentations may alsocontribute to your overall mark. Inthe final year you will have theopportunity to work on a specialsubject research dissertation.

Our teaching Most modules are taught in a one-hour lecture and a one-hour seminareach week. Some classes willinclude extended field trips such asvisits to art galleries, museums, theHouses of Parliament and longerstudy visits. All of our seminar-basedclasses are capped at 15 students.In your final year you will take aspecial subject that is taught as a two-hour-long seminar. Moststudents have eight hours of classesper week. This is supplemented byone-to-one discussions in staff officehours and feedback sessions.

AdmissionsAdmission is via UCAS.

Academic enquiriesSchool of HistoryTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8370 email: [email protected] www.history.qmul.ac.uk


Topics might include Building theAmerican Nation, Britain in theSecond World War and Europe since 1890. Some modules such as Cabinet and Premiership, Anglo-American Relations and The Kennedy Years are excellentexamples of traditional politicalhistory. Others are concerned withthe history of art and architecture, or combine history with film orliterature. You could investigatetopics such as the portrayal of theface in Western art and medicine,the representation of war incontemporary British popular culture or the lifestyle and values of Victorian Britain.

Why study history at Queen Mary? In the National Student Survey2012, 95 per cent of our historystudents said that staff were good atexplaining things and 93 per centthat staff were enthusiastic abouttheir teaching. In the most recentResearch Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), History at Queen Marywas ranked among the top 15departments in the UK. Ouracademics are internationallyrenowned in their fields. We countthe President of the Royal HistoricalSociety and four fellows of TheBritish Academy among our number.Our staff regularly contribute toacademic and public life with books,journal articles, and appearances in the media. Recent broadcastsinclude: BBC Two series BehindClosed Doors and At Home with theGeorgians and BBC Radio 4’s VoicesFrom the Old Bailey by ProfessorAmanda Vickery; Monsieur Non –

History at Queen Mary spans a range of historical approaches and periods. Medievalhistorians could study The Black Death, Women and Gender in Medieval Islam, or theCrusades, while modern historians will look beyond Twentieth Century wars or rulers toexamine the social, technological and cultural forces that shape our world.

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Why study history? What can I do afterwards? The study of history means morethan acquiring knowledge of thepast; it requires the ability to thinkcritically about varied interpretations,the assessment of different sourcesof evidence and the preciseexplanation of your own standpoint.For the individual these are highlyuseful skills, but they are alsoessential for the functioning ofsociety in a liberal democracy.

As a discipline, history will offer you variety and depth of knowledge,while teaching you to research,analyse, present and debate. Adegree in history will enable you to:

• think independently

• work well as part of a team

• present your work and put yourideas across effectively

• research, manage and analyselarge quantities of information

• express yourself persuasively withthe written and spoken word

• above all, develop mental flexibilityand the creative application ofcritical thought.

These skills and qualities are highlyvalued by employers in both thepublic and private sectors.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’shistory programmes go on to work in a wide variety of careers. Someapply their degree knowledgedirectly, entering the heritage sectoror government and politics, whileothers transfer skills gained duringstudy into roles spanning legalservices, education, business andthe charity sector. Others go on tostudy on one of our highly regardedmasters programmes, which includea generalist MA in History, an MA inModern and Contemporary British

History, the Leo Baeck Institute MAin European Jewish History and ourinnovative MA in Islam and theWest. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 96 per cent of BA History graduates were inemployment or study six monthsafter graduation.

Our graduates have moved intocareers such as: • Policy Advisor HM Treasury

• Museum Assistant Benjamin Franklin House

• Market Analyst Inmarsat

• Insurance Consultant Kaz Insurance

• Intelligence AnalystCambridgeshire Constabulary

• Business Analyst BP

How we support youQueen Mary’s extensive campus alsoprovides over 1,200 on-campus joband volunteer opportunities rangingfrom Student Journalist to LibraryAssistant and from Society Presidentto School Mentor. History studentsvolunteer for QMedia (whichproduces QMTV, QMessenger andCUB Magazine from the Students’Union), engage in political debate viaon-campus forums such as the MileEnd Group and New Turn, and workwith the production unit, Mile EndFilms.

Throughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to abespoke careers programme toprepare you for internships andgraduate-level work. This programmeincludes workshops on job-huntingand job applications as well as over70 employer events each year tofacilitate networks and help studentsto explore their options. Employerevents include recruitment fairs,networking evenings, professionalpanels and an on-campus jobs fair.

Louise Peart Currently: Deputy Head of Historyand Government & Politics atHornsey School for Girls in Haringey.

What did you study at Queen Mary? History. I took a variety of courses inmy first year, before specialising inAmerican history in my second andthird years.

What did you enjoy most about thecourse? I enjoyed the seminars; theprofessors and lecturers who wereall highly knowledgeable, as well as excellent teachers.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work? Undertaking a historydegree at Queen Mary gave me the opportunity to develop moreindependence in organising and undertaking projects. The level of challenge and the highexpectations of teaching staffencouraged me to develop myanalytical and written skills.

What does your job involve? I am responsible for the day-to-dayhistory teaching of students aged11 to 18, as well as the planning of lessons. As Deputy Head ofDepartment I am also responsiblefor broader initiatives within theHistory Department, such as ournewly introduced Literacy for Historyprogramme, and the creation of walldisplays to support learning in theclassroom.

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HistoryV101 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in historyIB: 34 points overall with 5 points inhistory HL


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/V101

The School of History is one of themost distinguished and innovativecentres of historical studies in theUK. We have over forty academicstaff, including many internationallyrecognised experts. The modules weteach provide you with a wide rangeof options across several centuriesand covering all parts of the world.As a team, we are committed togiving you excellent and innovativeteaching from experts in theirrespective fields. The School hasparticular strengths in the history ofideas and the new and burgeoningfield of cultural history, alongsidemore traditional approaches. Thisdegree trains you in the skills andattributes of a historian, andculminates in a final year duringwhich you take an in-depth specialsubject from a long list of optionsand produce your own piece ofprimary source based research.There are many different pathways:you may choose to take the widestdegree possible, or to specialise inthe history of the Americas, Europeor Britain or follow themes such asthe history of war from the medievalto the modern period or theevolution of political ideas in western civilisation.

Medieval HistoryV130 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in historyIB: 34 points overall with 5 points inhistory HL



Queen Mary is unique amongRussell Group universities in offeringa dedicated medieval history degree.The degree course covers the periodfrom the transformation of theRoman Empire into the Middle Agesand to the Renaissance. It is rootedin the study of original sources, bethey textual, material or visual. Youare instructed in the many differenttechniques that have allowedhistorians to unlock the secrets ofthe Middle Ages. The programme isled by a group of dynamic scholars,who offer modules ranging from theBritish Isles to the Middle East with a number of options on the history of the Crusades. The programme ischaracterised by the application ofmany cutting-edge approaches fromcurrent research in the humanitiesand social sciences. Few degreesoffer so much scope to develop the combination of imagination,evidence-based argument andhistorical empathy: our medievalhistorians transfer these vitalattributes into their careers beyond university.

HistoryDegree programmes

Amanda Vickery Professor of Early Modern History

“As an undergraduate at theUniversity of London I was mostinterested in modern political andeconomic history, Victorian andModernist fiction and the history ofart. I started a PhD on Victorian socialstructure in the north of England, butI was bewitched in the provincialarchives, as letter after letter, diaryafter diary drew me further back intime. The enchantment of themanuscripts turned me into ahistorian of Georgian families, culture and society.

“My book The Gentleman’s Daughter:Women’s Lives in Georgian Englandunited my love of narrative andcharacter with my interest in analysis.My fascination with interiors bothphysical and psychological led to mylast book Behind Closed Doors: AtHome in Georgian England. I havejust finished a history of masculinityfor BBC Radio 4. I am now startingnew projects on Georgian fashion andon love in the 1950s, as well as atelevision history series on womenand art.

“I have always loved cities,especially the areas full of galleries,designers and new media, so I’mvery at home in east London. With itsprize-winning architecture, QueenMary is an excitingly modern placeto work. My students are a clever,talkative, argumentative and bubblycross-section of Britain, Europe andthe wider world, with their ownhistories to tell.”

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Modern andContemporary HistoryV140 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in historyIB: 34 points overall with 5 points inhistory Higher Level



Queen Mary academics have beencentral to the creation of a distinctivemode of contemporary Britishhistory which grapples with theproblems of writing about the veryrecent past. We specialise in thestudy of leadership and government,but emphasise the need tounderstand broader social andcultural contexts for policy-making.The Modern and ContemporaryHistory programme has grown out ofthis specialism and offers a way forthe politically minded to learn how toapply history to contemporaryissues. The School of History’sexperts place these issues in a rangeof different lights: biographical (DeGaulle, Kennedy and Mandela),national (with strengths in modernBritish, Russian, American andGerman history), and thematic (thehistories of terrorism, strategicthought and political thought). Ourproximity to the centres of politics,policy-making, the law and the Cityallows you to explore your intereststhrough internships and informalcontacts – the School is unique inboasting amongst its staff twolegislators – Tristram Hunt, the MPfor Stoke-on-Trent Central, and PeterHennessy, who became a peer in

2010. This is the ideal degree forthose interested in a career in themedia, government or internationalrelations.

History and Film Studies VW16 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in historyIB: 34 points overall with 5 points inhistory Higher Level and 5 points ina film/media or relevant subject atHigher Level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VW16

Since it captured the world’simagination just over a century ago,cinema has probably had moreimpact than any other art form. It isa cultural, political and economicforce, from Hollywood to Bollywood,with blockbusters and art-housefilms that are agents of globalisation.But film has also proved a keyconstituent of national and regionalidentity and the expression ofindividual and group struggles andaspirations. This programmeprovides an opportunity to study filmas an historical phenomenon as wellas an historical force. The largerange of options available and theflexibility of the degree structureallow you to shape your modulechoices to suit your interests. There are many opportunities tostudy the cinematic output ofparticular nations, or to exploregenre, as well as aspects ofproduction, consumption andrepresentation. You will also beinstructed in the skills of filmcriticism and analysis. There is not

Jaspreet Sangha History

“I chose Queen Mary not onlybecause it is one of the topuniversities in London but alsobecause of the friendly atmospherethat the campus had. The universityallows each individual to feelvalued and respected through its numerous societies and socialevents. The History course itself has some of the most renownedhistorians in the country that have a distinct passion for their field,and that passion is then absorbedby the students.

“The thing that I like the most aboutQueen Mary is the perfect balance of enhancing your academic abilityand allowing you to have a funsocial life through its societies andevents on campus and in Londonitself. Queen Mary also helped mefind part-time work within aprominent tuition school in London,which has allowed to me to gain theperfect experience I will need in thefuture for my career in teaching.”

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only a strong complementary fitbetween our history and filmmodules, but films also forms asignificant component in someHistory modules such as ‘Narrativesof the Raj’ which shows how filmpropagated some of the mostpowerful images of Britain’s empirein India. QM has pioneered the useof film in the teaching of history andthis tradition is maintained in thisstimulating degree that opens upmany possibilities of employment.

French and History VR11 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with an A in historyand B in French

IB: 34 with 5 in Higher Level historyand 5 in Higher Level French


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VR11

History and German RV21 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with an A in historyand B in a language

IB: 34 with 5 in Higher Level historyand 5 in a language at Higher Level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/RV21

The study of a modern language andits culture in conjunction with historyoffers the opportunity to combinetwo contrasting but complementaryareas of interest. You will follow thecore modules specifically designedto help develop language skills. In the first year, you will take afoundation course relating to Frenchand Francophone culture or to theGerman language and culture. Afterthis you are free to select options ofspecial interest. You will normallyspend a year abroad in a countrywhere French or German is spoken.This may be spent either studying orworking, for example as a languageassistant. This is a great opportunityto improve your language skills andexperience life in a foreign country.Throughout the programme you willalso take modules in history, chosenwith assistance from your adviser.

History and Politics LV21 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB with a B in HistoryIB: 34 points overall with 5 points inh istory Higher Level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LV21

The study of power politics hasalways been at the heart of historicalstudy from the moment when theancients first sought to explain thepast historically to the present day.This joint-honours programmeallows you the opportunity ofexploring approaches to these topicsacross the tremendous range ofoptions offered by the School ofPolitics as well as the School ofHistory. Several strands of studyinter-connect thematically across the Schools, including the study of international relations and thehistory of political thought – in which Queen Mary is a centre of excellence with a growinginternational reputation. Our courseson African and Indian history, USforeign policy, Northern Ireland andthe Middle East all offer crucialcontextual understanding for issues of vital contemporaryrelevance. Studying history andpolitics in London offers hugepossibilities and the university hostsa rich programme of meetings atwhich it will be possible to hear and interrogate leading national and international figures. WithWestminster, Whitehall, the City andthe national media on our doorstepthe opportunities for observing andacquiring the skills required toadvance politically are immense.

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Graduates of this degree have goneon to work in politics, research, themedia, teaching and other relatedactivities. Our established interest inunderstanding how policy is madehas proved extremely useful tograduates, including not only thosewith political ambitions but alsothose looking for a career in the CivilService.

History and ComparativeLiterature VQ12 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 280-300A-level: BBB-BBC with a B inHistory and in another relevantsubject

IB: 34 with 5 in Higher Level historyand 5 in a relevant subject at HigherLevel


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VQ12

You will divide your time equallybetween the two subjects:comparative literature makesconnections between literary texts ofdifferent times, places andtraditions, and literature, film, music,the visual arts and popular culture.History complements the study ofliterature, enabling you to gain anunderstanding of the intellectual,political and social context in whichliterature is conceived. The historyprogramme covers all the mainthemes in medieval, modern andcontemporary history, ranging fromBritish to European and Americantopics. Advanced options in thesecond and final years permit you toconcentrate on the areas of literatureand history that interest you most.

English and History QV31 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: AAB-ABB with an A inEnglish literature at A2 level and anB in History

IB: 34 points overall with 34 with 5in Higher Level history and 6 inHigher Level English


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QV31

This degree meets a growingdemand from students for aprogramme that links the social and political history of a period with its literary texts, and providestheoretical and skills-based tools for understanding the relationshipbetween two disciplinaryapproaches. `

Katie Choi-Yan Lo “I chose Queen Mary because of itsrenowned History department, withits wide range of modules coveringvarious periods and countries. The location of the university is alsoadvantageous, the East End beingan area rich with history itself, andthe university being close to CanaryWharf and the City.

“Queen Mary has offered me greatflexibility in my degree, allowing meto study a broad range of topics and specialising in areas of interestto me. The course itself is well-structured, yet diverse, withdifferent methods of assessment,thus helping me to develop a rangeof key transferable skills. I have hadthe chance to join many clubs andsocieties, as well as participate involunteering schemes, mentor andtutor local students, and completevarious internships, exposing me to a wide range of careeropportunities. The tutors have been very supportive both in termsof my studies, but also in otherendeavours, including theirenthusiasm for the Queen MaryUndergraduate History Journal, forwhich I am currently the ManagingEditor, and also in helping me toobtain a training contract and placeat law school after my degree.”

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Languages

In the last National Student Survey(NSS 2012), 85 per cent of ourstudents of languages were veryhappy with the quality of theprogramme overall, and 98 per cent said that staff are great atexplaining things.

With some programmes, you willspend a year abroad in the thirdyear of your degree. This gives you an exceptional opportunity todevelop your language skills amongnative speakers. You have threemain options for how to spend theyear abroad: teaching English as aforeign language assistant; attendinguniversity abroad on an Erasmusexchange; or in the professionalworld on a work placement.

Our computing services make usone of the best-equipped languagesdepartments in the UK. Advisers areon hand to help you take advantageof multilingual word-processing andto point you towards websites usefulfor language study. Our customdesigned Multi-Media ResourcesCentre provides state-of-the-artlanguage teaching and learningfacilities. We also subscribe to manyforeign newspapers and journals.

The Queen Mary library hasextensive audio-visual facilities, alarge collection of DVDs and isequipped for viewing foreignlanguage satellite TV. You will also beable to enjoy lively language clubsand societies that organise filmshowings, outings, dramaproductions and social meetings,which give you the chance topractise your language and have fun.

AssessmentAssessment methods vary frommodule to module, and include amixture of exams and coursework,coursework only, oral exams(including the production of a short radio programme), final-yeardissertations and a range of moreinnovative methods, such asindependent projects and creative journals.

Our teaching Teaching typically involves a lectureper week for each module, followedup by a smaller seminar groupsession. You spend about 12 hoursa week in classes. Of these, up tofive hours are language classes –you will be taught in small groups of no more than 20 for classroom or language lab teaching, and fewerthan ten for oral and aural work.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form. Transferor mature applicants may be invitedfor an interview or asked to producea piece of written work.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Film Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331 email: [email protected]


You might find yourself being askedto do some of the following on anygiven day: • read challenging texts, literary and

non-literary, in the target language

• visit Tate Modern to look at Cubistpaintings

• attend a lecture on 1950s Germancinema

• produce a group radio project

• take part in a linguistics classdiscussion – why do we have theaccents that we have?

At Queen Mary, you can choosefrom four pathways: • ideas – politics, philosophy

• visual arts and culture – paintings,film, music, TV, radio

• literature – novels, plays, poetry

• linguistics – how we learnlanguages.

So whether you are studyingSurrealism one day, analysing anewspaper story the next, writingyour own poem or reading a play theday after, you’ll certainly have plentyof variety.

Why study modern languages atQueen Mary? We are one of the leading languagedepartments in the UK and aim forexcellence in both teaching andresearch. Queen Mary was ranked in the top 20 in the UK for modernlanguages in the most recentResearch Assessment Exercise (RAE2008). This means that you willlearn from people who are at theforefront of their field.

Studying modern languages opens up new worlds. You will immerse yourself in a language and all of its forms and learn more about the cultures it is part of. You will also spend time abroad.

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And afterwards...

Why study modern languages? What can I do afterwards? Put simply, studying a languagemakes you more employable.Hundreds of companies in the UKand abroad are desperate forlanguage graduates. You will be ableto speak another language (or evenlanguages) really well, but it goesmuch deeper than that. You will:

• be excellent at all forms ofcommunication

• be culturally adaptable from yourtime abroad

• have a range of research skills • be able to process information –

you will analyse texts, interpret arange of materials, think logicallyand have plenty of practice inwriting concisely

• have excellent presentation skills • be highly creative • be a good team-worker • know about current affairs and

what is going on worldwide • have developed your IT skills,

from word-processing to computer-assisted language learning.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School ofLanguages, Linguistics and Film go on to work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careerssuch as interpreting and teaching,while others transfer skills gainedduring study into areas such asmarketing. Others go on to study onone of our range of highly regardedmasters programmes, including ourMA Anglo-German CulturalRelations, MA ComparativeLiterature and MA Linguistics. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The National 2011 DestinationSurvey confirmed that 87 per cent of the School’s graduates were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 73

per cent already working/studying atgraduate level.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough our language programmes,coupled with multiple opportunitiesfor extra-curricular activities and workexperience, has enabled students tomove into careers such as:

• Teacher of Modern ForeignLanguages (German with French)Latymer Upper School

• Global Technical SupportRepresentation Bloomberg

• Assistant Tour ManagerSony• Training Centre Co-ordinator

ESI International• International Product Analyst

Meta-Pack• Marketing Executive Mano• Graduate Account Executive

Hall & Partners• Publishing Assistant Medikidz• Journalist Self Employed• Interpreter Self Employed• English as a Foreign Language

Teacher British Council

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to acareers programme to prepare youfor internships and graduate-levelwork. This includes workshops onjob hunting and job applications aswell as employer events to facilitatenetworks and help you to exploreyour options. Recent careers eventswithin the School of Languages,Linguistics and Film include aworkshop for returning fourth yearstudents ‘What a Difference a YearAbroad Makes’ and a speed meetevent with alumni working in avariety of roles – ‘Make LanguagesWork for You’.

We also have a dedicated YearAbroad Manager whose job it is toensure that your work and studyabroad experiences are of thehighest quality.

Vesela GladichevaStudied: BA English and French

Currently: I am a juniorcorrespondent at Brussels-basedmedia company MLex.

Why did you choose Queen Mary? It was one of the few universities to offer a joint honours degree in English and French with acompulsory year in France.

What did you enjoy most about yourtime at Queen Mary? I really enjoyedmy third year in France, which gaveme the opportunity to study at aFrench university. Equally enjoyablewas the inspirational presence of allmy teachers and lecturers. They wereprofessional, supportive and friendly.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work?My four years at QM gave meimmense self-confidence and beliefin my own abilities. It also taught methe importance of multi-tasking andprioritising workloads. Finally, itencouraged me to use my owninitiative with minimal supervision.

What do you do in your current job?I freelance for Nursery World, aLondon-based magazine covering theearly years sector in the UK. It isaimed at professionals working withnursery-age children. My workinvolves writing news articles andfeatures for the magazine andwebsite.

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FrenchR100 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL French


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/R100

This is the most specialised of thedegree programmes offered by theDepartment of French. In each yearyou follow core language modules inwhich skills in the understandingand expression of French aredeveloped by a variety of methods.In your first year a generalfoundation programme introducesyou to various aspects of Frenchstudies – literature, film, linguistics,visual art, philosophy and politics –designed to deepen your knowledgeof France and its culture. In yoursecond and final years you choosemore specialised modules until, bythe end of your final year, you areable to speak French fluently, writeanalytically in accurate French,interpret and analyse complex texts,present papers on chosen topics,and translate challenging texts. Yourthird year is normally spent abroad,in France or a French-speakingcountry. You can choose to study atanother university, or take up a workplacement.

GermanR201 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in a language

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points ina HL foreign language



This is the most specialised of thedegree programmes offered by theDepartment of German. Each yearyou follow core language modules inwhich skills in the understandingand expression of German aredeveloped by a variety of methods.In your first year a foundationmodule introduces you to linguistics,culture and history. In your secondand final years, you broaden anddeepen your knowledge to include,for example, literary and genderstudies, media or the history ofideas. You can also take additionalspecialist language modules andacquire the critical and linguisticskills associated with the productionof a play in German. Your third yearis normally spent abroad, in one ofthe German-speaking countries. TheDepartment has partnerships with11 universities where students cango on study exchange; alternativelyyou could take up a work placement.

Hispanic StudiesR451 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300





Hispanic Studies covers both theIberian Peninsula and Latin Americaand includes the study of Spanish,Portuguese and Catalan. Languageis the top priority and is compulsoryin every year unless you are a nativespeaker, in which case you take onlythe final year advanced course. Onthis single honours programme youmust also take at least one modulerelating to Portuguese or Catalan inyour first year (though beginners inSpanish can not begin a secondlanguage until their second year).You are strongly encouraged to takefurther modules in Portuguese orCatalan in the course of yourstudies. The year abroad offers thepossibility of work or study in Spainor Latin America.

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RussianR710 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300





If you have little or no knowledge ofRussian you can start thisprogramme with a preliminary yearof intensive language instruction,bringing you up to good A-levelstandard. You then progress to Year1, and as the year abroad in Year 3is optional, you can still finish in fouryears. If you already have an A-levelin Russian or an equivalentqualification, you can go straight intothe main degree. Each year youreceive a large amount of languagetuition designed to bring yourcompetence in understanding andexpressing yourself to as high a levelas possible. You will take modules inRussian literature, thought and filmto enrich your feel for the language.We also encourage you to takemodules in history and otherdisciplines where there is a stronginterest in Russia. You are alsoencouraged to participate in theannual play, performed in Russian.

French and ComparativeLiterature RQ12 BA/FrCL (four years)

German and ComparativeLiterature QR22 BA/GERCL (four years)

Hispanic Studies andComparative Literature QR24 BA/HSCL (four years)

Russian and ComparativeLiterature QR27 BA/RusCL (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French(RQ12), or B in a language (QR22,QR24, QR27); and a B in a relevantsubject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL French (RQ12); or 5 points in aHL language (QR22, QR24, QR27),and 5 in a relevant subject


Find out more about theprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ12,www.qmul.ac.uk/QR22,www.qmul.ac.uk/QR24 and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR27

Your degree is split equally betweenyour language and comparativeliterature. Comparative literaturemakes connections – betweenliterary texts of different times,places and traditions and betweenliterature and film, music, the visualarts and popular culture. You alsostudy a national language andculture in depth, and explore thebroader perspective of the literaturesand cultures of Europe, LatinAmerica and beyond. In your firstyear you will follow four introductoryliterature modules and four modulesin your chosen language area,including two in the written andspoken language. In your secondand final years you will takeadvanced module optionsconcentrating on particular literarythemes, movements and genres,plus a comparative literatureresearch project. Core languagemodules continue to assist you indeveloping your linguistic skills, andyou will usually live for a year in acountry where your chosen languageis spoken. This may be spent eitherstudying at one of our partneruniversities, or taking up a workplacement.


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French with BusinessManagement R1N1 BA (four years)

German with BusinessManagementR2N1 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies withBusiness Management R4N1 BA (four years)

Russian with BusinessManagement R7N1 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French(R1N1); BBB with a B in a language(R2N1, R4N1, R7N1)

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL French (R1N1) or 5 points in HLforeign language (R2N1, R4N1,R7N1)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/R1N1,www.qmul.ac.uk/R2N1,www.qmul.ac.uk/R4N1,and www.qmul.ac.uk/R7N1

Combining a language with businessmanagement broadens your scope,giving you a greater range of skills to draw on in your future career. The business modules focus onorganisations and their operations,and span both public and privatesectors. These modules make up about one quarter of yourprogramme. In your languagestudies you follow core modulesdesigned to help you develop yourlinguistic skills, and also live for ayear in a country where your chosenlanguage is spoken. This can bespent either studying or taking up a work placement. Please see theindividual language entries forfurther details.


Leanne ZaraDickinsonEnglish Literature and French

“I chose Queen Mary because it is theonly campus university in London andit produces really well regardedresearch.

“I most like the fact that myprogramme is a joint-honours degreethat is equally weighted betweenEnglish and French, as mostuniversities usually split it 75/25. I do not feel as if I am missing out on either side. It is good to be able to chop and change betweendisciplines, and this stands me in good stead to choose a mastersfrom a range of areas.

“The teachers are extremely helpfuland approachable, and are always onhand to help you in getting where youwant to be.”

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French and GermanRR21 BA (four years)

French and HispanicStudies RR41 BA (four years)

French and Russian RR17 BA (four years)

German and HispanicStudies RR24 BA (four years)

German and Russian RR72 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and Russian RR47 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and Portuguese RR45 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French andanother foreign language or relevantsubject (RR21, RR41, RR17); BBBwith a B in German or Spanish(RR24); BBB with a B in German or Russian (RR72); BBB with a B inSpanish or Russian (RR47); BBBwith a B in Spanish (RR45)

IB: 32 points overall, with 5 points in French and another HL foreignlanguage if taken, or anotherrelevant subject (RR21, RR17); 5points in HL French and 5 in HLSpanish if taken, or in another HL

language or relevant subject (RR41);5 points in HL German or Spanishand 5 in another HL language iftaken or in a relevant subject(RR24); 5 in HL Russian or Germanand 5 in another HL language iftaken or in relevant subject (RR72);5 in HL Russian or Spanish and 5 inanother HL language if taken or in arelevant subject; 5 in HL Spanish(RR45)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/RR21,www.qmul.ac.uk/RR41,www.qmul.ac.uk/RR17,www.qmul.ac.uk/RR24,www.qmul.ac.uk/RR72,www.qmul.ac.uk/RR47 and www.qmul.ac.uk/RR45

These degree programmes are splitequally between two languages(although if you are a beginner inRussian you will undertake apreliminary year of Russianlanguage first). To achieve the samehigh level of competence in bothlanguages, you will take coremodules in the written and spokenlanguage for each subject all theway through to your final year. Formore details about the range ofmodules available, consult the singlelanguage entries. You normallyspend your third year abroad in thecountry of one of your languages ofstudy.

French Studies R102 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 340

A-level: AAB with a B in French

IB: 34 points overall with 6 points ina foreign language



This three-year programme allowsyou to develop advanced languageskills and detailed knowledge ofFrench culture, moving seamlesslybetween Queen Mary and thevibrant community in the Universityof London Institute in Paris whereyou will spend an eight monthimmersion period in your secondyear. You will be able to pursue arange of interests throughout yourdegree, including French film,history, art, thought and literature, as well as translation skills andFrench for commercial purposes.This challenging degree will enableyou to develop your language skillsto a high level and will provide astrong basis for employment in arange of sectors.


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Hispanic Studies and Catalan LanguageR490 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB with a B in SpanishIB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL Spanish



This programme focuses on themulticultural and multilingual natureof the Hispanic world. It is splitbetween the two languages (Spanishand Catalan). To achieve the samehigh level of competence in bothlanguages, you will take modules inthe written and spoken language foreach subject all the way throughyour degree course. In addition, youwill choose, each year, from a rangeof modules offered by thedepartment of Iberian and LatinAmerican Studies or by the Schoolof Languages, Linguistics and Filmmore generally. You normally spendyour third year abroad in a Catalan-speaking territory. You can choosewhether to study, or take up a workplacement.

Film Studies and French RW16 BA (four years)

Film Studies and German RW26 BA (four years)

Film Studies and Hispanic Studies RW46 BA (four years)

Film Studies and Russian RW76 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB with a B in French andin film/media if offered or a relevantsubject (RW16); BBB with a B in alanguage and in film/media if offeredor a relevant subject (RW26, RW46,RW76)

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inHL French and film/media if offeredor a relevant subject (RW16) or 5 ina HL language (RW26, RW46,RW76), and 5 in film/media ifoffered or a relevant subject


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/RW16,www.qmul.ac.uk/RW26,www.qmul.ac.uk/RW46 and www.qmul.ac.uk/RW76


Anna KempLecturer in French

Why do you love teaching yoursubject? I love teaching Frenchbecause it is so varied. I teachliterature, art, film and thought allunder the umbrella of French Studies.Other lecturers in the departmentoffer courses in linguistics, arthistory and photography.

What do you love about QueenMary? I love the creative atmosphere.Students are encouraged to use bothsides of their brains – critical andcreative – as part of their intellectualdevelopment. For example, there is amodule here on photography duringwhich students not only studyphilosophical writing on the art ofphotography but may also curatetheir own mini-exhibition.

What are your research interestsand why? My research looks at therelationship between politics and art,and in particular feminist thoughtand writing by women. I becameinterested in feminist thought as anundergraduate. I find it intellectuallystimulating, and it also resonateswith me on a personal and politicallevel. It raises questions that reallymatter: What does it mean to ‘be aman’ or to ‘be a woman’? What is atstake personally and politically inthese questions? How might gendernorms be questioned and subverted?

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These degree programmes willfamiliarise you with the aesthetics,conditions of production and historyof film in the United States, LatinAmerica and the major Europeannations. You will be introduced tothe major theoretical and criticaldevelopments in film studies, as wellas studying a modern Europeanlanguage. This will enable you topursue an understanding of filmwithin the context of a widerknowledge of the culture of aspecific country. You will usuallyspend your third year abroad. This isan invaluable opportunity to improveyour language skills, as well as gainfirst-hand experience of what life islike in the country where thelanguage you are studying isspoken.

French and Linguistics RQ11 BA (four years)

German and Linguistics RQ21 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and Linguistics RQ41 BA (four years)

Russian and Linguistics QR17 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300

A-level: BBB with a B in French anda B in a relevant subject (RQ11); Bin a language and a B in a relevantsubject (RQ21, RQ41, RQ17)

IB: 32 points overall with 5 points inFrench HL (RQ11); 32 points overallwith 5 points in a HL foreignlanguage (RQ21,RQ41,QR17)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/RQ11,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ21,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ41 and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR17

Linguistics looks at the structure andsound systems of language, howgrammar and meaning relate, howdialects work and much more. Eachyear, for your chosen language, youtake all the core modules in thespoken and written language. Inyour first year, you begin with afoundation programme that givesyou an overview of the field and alsoallows you to choose optionscovering the culture associated withyour chosen language (for moredetails about the range of modulesavailable, consult the singlelanguage entries). In your secondand final years, for both linguisticsand your chosen language area, youselect more specialist modules,depending on your year of study.You can also choose to concentrateon a research project in your finalyear. Your third year is usually spentabroad, either studying at one of theuniversities we have a partnershipwith, or taking up a work placement,for example as language assistant ina country where the language youare studying is spoken. This offers agreat opportunity to get first-handexperience of life in a foreign place,as well as improving your languageskills.

French and History VR11 BA (four years)

History and German RV21 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320

A-level: ABB with a B in history anda B in French (VR11) or a B in a HLlanguage (RV21)

IB: 34 points overall with 5 points inFrench (VR11) or 5 points in a HLlanguage (RV21)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/VR11 and www.qmul.ac.uk/RV21

The study of a modern language andits culture in conjunction with historyoffers the opportunity to combinetwo contrasting but complementaryareas of interest. You will follow thecore modules specifically designedto help develop language skills. Inthe first year, you will take afoundation course relating to Frenchand Francophone culture or to theGerman language and culture. Afterthis you are free to select options ofspecial interest. You will normallyspend a year abroad in a countrywhere French or German is spoken.This may be spent either studying orworking, for example as a languageassistant.


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English and French QR31 BA (four years)

English and German RQ23 BA (four years)

English and HispanicStudies RQ43 BA (four years)

English and Russian QR37 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 340-320A-level: AAB-ABB with an A inEnglish literature, A1 or A2 and B inFrench (QR31) or a B in a language(RQ23, RQ43, QR37)

IB: 34 points overall with 6 points inHL English literature and 5 in HLFrench (QR31) or another HLlanguage (RQ23, RQ34, QR37).


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QR31,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ23,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ43,and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR37

Studying English and a modernlanguage gives you the opportunity toexplore connections and interactionsbetween cultural traditions. You willdivide your time equally between thetwo subjects, following modulesdesigned to help you develop yourlinguistic skills, and introducing youto a range of theoretical and criticalapproaches to English studies. Inyour third year, you normally spend ayear abroad in a country where yourchosen language is spoken. You canchoose to either study or take up awork placement.

French and Drama WR41 BA (four years)

German and Drama WR42 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and Drama WR44 BA (four years)

Russian and Drama WR47 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320 A-level: ABB with an A in an arts,humanities, or social sciencessubject and a B in French (WR41),or a B in a language (WR42, WR44,WR47)

IB: 34 points overall with 6 points inHL arts, humanities, or socialsciences subject; and 5 in HLFrench (WR41) or 5 in other HLlanguage (WR42 WR44, WR47)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/WR41,www.qmul.ac.uk/WR42,www.qmul.ac.uk/WR44 and www.qmul.ac.uk/WR47

Studying drama and a modernlanguage gives you the opportunityto explore connections andinteractions between culturaltraditions. You divide your timeequally between the two subjects,following modules designed to helpyou develop your linguistic skills,and the key concepts andtechniques required to study culturalpractices. You will engage with avariety of performance and culturaltraditions that inform both contextsand investigate the parallels betweenthe two. You normally spend yourthird year in a country where yourchosen language is spoken. You canchoose to either study or take up awork placement.



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French and Politics LR21 BA (four years)

German and Politics LR22 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and Politics LR24 BA (four years)

Russian and Politics LR27 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 320

A-level: ABB with a B in French andin social sciences subject (LR21); orABB with a B in a language and insocial sciences subject (LR22,LR24, LR27)

IB: 34 points overall with 5 in threeHL subjects including French(LR21), or 5 in three HL subectsincluding a language (LR22, LR24,LR27)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LR21,www.qmul.ac.uk/LR22,www.qmul.ac.uk/LR24,and www.qmul.ac.uk/LR27

The study of a language with politicsoffers the exciting prospect of a four-year degree programme thatcombines two contrasting, but oftencomplementary, areas of interest.Whether you choose French,German, Hispanic Studies orRussian you will follow the coremodules designed to help youdevelop your skills in writing andspeaking that language as well ascore modules in politics. In addition,you will normally spend a yearabroad in a country where thelanguage is spoken. You can choosewhether to study or take up a workplacement.

Sophie RichardsonStudied: French and Linguistics(2010)

After graduating: President, QueenMary Students’ Union (2011-12)

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I was interested in Queen Marybecause of its high-ranking for bothFrench and linguistics. When I camefor the open day I fell in love with thecampus; it felt safe and secure butwith the hustle and bustle of the cityright on the doorstep.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? My time as aCourse Rep and a member of theUnion’s Student Council undoubtedlyprepared me for my role as President.My course prepared me in terms oflearning to manage my work load aswell as developing my listening andwriting skills. My year abroad inFrance taught me how to adapt tonew and challenging situationswhich comes in handy almost every day in my current role.

What does your current job involveday-to-day? Every day I representQueen Mary students and worktowards ensuring that the studentexperience is the very best it can be. I attend a lot of university meetingsto represent the views of studentsand lobby for change. I also lead on a number of projects and campaigns.

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82 Law

Law

Student Survey (NSS), 96 per centof our students expressed overallsatisfaction with their course,placing us fourth for law out of 92universities and first out of theUniversity of London law schools.

All of our LLB programmes arequalifying law degrees and arerecognised by the Bar Council andLaw Society. You will benefit from theexpertise of our staff, many of whomare working at the cutting edge ofresearch in their disciplines andcarry out high-profile work advisingthe United Nations, EU institutions,the Council of Europe, the WorldBank, the International Court ofJustice in The Hague, NGOs, as wellas the British Parliament and foreigngovernments.

AssessmentThe LLB, Senior Status LLB, Englishand European Law LLB and the lawcomponents within the BA Law and Politics programme are mainlyassessed by examination, thoughsome of the option modules haveelements of coursework. In the finalyear of all the law programmes,there is the option to research andwrite a dissertation on a legal topicin place of a taught module.

Our teaching First-year students studying for anLLB or BA Law and Politics typicallyhave 12 hours of contact time perweek. Each module normally has atwo-hour lecture supplemented by a one-hour weekly or fortnightlytutorial. Students studying on theSenior Status LLB will generally have15 hours of contact time per week.

AdmissionsAdmission is based on your UCASapplication. We do not normallyinterview candidates. Queen Marydoes not currently require applicantsfor the undergraduate law courses tosit the National Admissions Test forLaw (LNAT).

Academic enquiriesSchool of LawTel: +44 (0)20 7882 3924 email: [email protected]


Law is a subject that covers nearlyall aspects of human activity – fromthe contract you enter into when youbuy a chocolate bar in a newsagentto your right to freely expressyourself. At Queen Mary you’ll learnabout the law of contract, criminallaw, family law, administrative law,tort, property law, EU law… plusjurisprudence (the theory orphilosophy of law). Then there’shuman rights law, international law,law and medical ethics, commercialand consumer law, and all sorts ofother specialist areas.

A law degree is about analysis,attention to detail, argument andcommunication. It’s also aboutlearning the skills to read legaldocuments, such as Acts ofParliament, EU legislation and casereports. Law is fascinating, relevantand demanding, and gives you anexcellent foundation for a legalcareer, among others.

Why study law at Queen Mary? The School of Law at Queen Maryconsistently performs well in externaluniversity rankings for law. In theGuardian University Guide 2013, weare ranked sixth in the UK, and TheTimes Good University Guide 2013ranks us eighth in the UK and thirdin London. In the 2012 National

Pick up any newspaper and it is almost certain that every page will have a story that isdirectly or indirectly related to the law. Contrary to the impression you might have, lawis not just about people suing their local council – nor is it all high-profile criminalcases involving judges, wigs and the drama of the courtroom.

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Why study law? What can I do afterwards? A law degree is very highly regardedby employers generally – not justthose in the legal profession –because it provides a uniqueapproach to problem solving andanalysis. Law is a rigorous academicsubject that will give you somevaluable attributes, including:


• clarity of thought – in expressionand argument

• good analytical and criticalreasoning skills

• the ability to place an argument inits context and explain complexinformation clearly

• research skills using a range ofsources

• lateral thinking and problem-solving skills

• attention to detail

• independent thinking.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School of Law go on to work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careersin the legal services (barrister,solicitor, paralegal, legal adviser)either in the UK or in otherjurisdictions, while others transferskills gained during study into sectorssuch as public administration,business and finance. Others go on to further study at Queen Marychoosing from one of our 19specialist LLM programmes. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The National 2011 DestinationSurvey confirmed that 91 per cent ofthe School of Law’s graduates werein employment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 82 percent already working/studying atgraduate level. Queen Mary School

of Law graduates have a strongearning power, with a medianstarting salary of £30,833. Our graduates have moved into a variety of roles including:

• Trainee SolicitorCMS Cameron McKenna Ltd

• Trainee SolicitorReed Smith

• Corporate BankerBaker Tilly

• Trade Mark AttorneyIPulse

• Trainee Insurance Broker Arthur J Gallagher

• Case AdministratorLondon Probation Trust

• InternClifford Chance

• Fair Trading OfficerGateshead Council

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to abespoke careers programme.Recent careers events in the School of Law include a BarristersNetworking Evening, a TrainingContracts Panel Discussion with DLAPiper, Reed Smith and Trowers &Hamlins, a Commercial AwarenessWorkshop led by Freshfields, anAlternative Careers in Law SpeedMeet and the annual QM Law Fairfeaturing around 30 law firms.

As well as its specialist law events,Queen Mary Careers runs over 60events throughout the year, to giveyou an insight into other careeroptions. You are also encouraged to build your work experiencethroughout your studies, through, forexample, the School of Law’s LegalAdvice Centre, the QM Projects workexperience scheme, QM Temps jobagency, and volunteering.

Neil JonesLLB (2010)

Current job: Trainee Solicitor,Maclay Murray & Spens LLP

Why did you choose Queen Mary? Because it has a particularly strongreputation for law. After visiting theSchool at an open day I knew it wasthe place I wanted to study. I wasimpressed with the staff and theambitions they had for the School.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? The legaltraining contract application processis one of the toughest job markets to crack as it is highly competitive.Due to the recession, there is noweven more competition. The qualityof the teaching at Queen Maryhelped prepare me for the academicchallenges I encountered during theapplication process and throughoutmy training contract. Theopportunities I had in the School,such as working in the Legal AdviceCentre, helped me prepare fordealing with clients, working as partof a team, and meeting deadlines.

What does your current job involveday-to-day? As a trainee lawyer youhave to work well as part of yourteam and ensure you stay on top of deadlines. You have a variety of work to do day-to-day such asdrafting correspondence, speakingto clients, researching cases,business development work, as wellas general administrative tasks.

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84 Law

LawM100 LLB (three years)

A-level: A*AAIB: 36 points overall with at leastthree subjects at 6 points HL


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/M100

The traditional LLB is a three-yearprogramme. It includes compulsorycourse modules in the first andsecond year: property law, publiclaw, contract law, criminal law, tort,administrative law and EU law.These satisfy Bar Council and LawSociety professional requirementsfor foundations of legal knowledgeand skills. From these strongfoundations, you are in a goodposition to choose from a wide arrayof modules for your second andthird years.

Law: Senior Status M101 LLB (two years)

Degree: 2:1 honours degree orequivalent


This is a two-year LLB programmefor advanced students (those with adegree in another discipline). It isprimarily designed for graduateswho wish to obtain a qualifying lawdegree, but will also be of interest tothose non-law graduates who wish to read law as a second academicdegree.

LawDegree programmes

Adam BrownLLB

“Queen Mary was always theobvious choice for me. Not only isthe School of Law well regarded byemployers but its location in Londonis ideal for finding potentialinternships.

“As a School of Law Bursary winner,I was without the constant financialworry I had initially expected andconsequently, I was able to fullycommit to my studies. For example, I competed in the George Hinde MootCompetition which enabled me toshowcase my advocacy skills to apracticing judge at SnaresbrookCrown Court. Experiences like thisare invaluable.

“Attending lectures led byacademics at the forefront of theirrespective areas of expertise is notto be underestimated. Law demandsindividual hard work but it isreassuring to know that theteaching staff will be on hand tohelp answer questions one mayhave, whether that be via email orthrough their weekly office hours.The contact time Queen Maryprofessors offer to students isundoubtedly one of the School’sstrengths and enhances yourlearning experience.”

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Law and PoliticsML12 BA (three years)

A-level: AAAIB: 36 points overall with at leastthree subjects at 6 points HL


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/ML12

This joint honours degree, the first ofits kind in the University of London,offers you the opportunity to studythe closely related disciplines of lawand politics side-by-side in a three-year programme. In the first year,you take Public Law and the Law ofContract, together with Introductionto Politics and another full optionwithin the School of Politics andInternational Relations. Theprogramme is designed so that youcould, by choosing the appropriatelaw options, obtain the usualexemptions from legal professionalexaminations and gain a qualifyinglaw degree, or alternatively youcould focus on subjects in theSchool of Politics and InternationalRelations. The degree is aimed atthose who wish to pursue a career inwhich knowledge of both the legaland governmental systems is ofmajor importance, and shouldappeal especially to those wishing to study public policy in its legalcontext.

English and EuropeanLawM120 LLB (four years)

A-level: A*AAIB: 36 points overall with at leastthree subjects at 6 points HL



This programme follows the samepattern as the traditional LLB(M100). However, the third year is spent studying at a Europeanuniversity. This will provide you withknowledge and understanding ofcivil law systems generally and thelaw of at least one EU country. Wehave links with universities in Paris,Bologna, Madrid, Berlin, Sienna,Copenhagen, Leuven, Utrecht andLeiden. If you wish to study at aninstitution that does not teach inEnglish you must have fluentlanguage skills and be prepared totake language classes provided bythe university.

Jill MarshallLecturer in Law

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject?Jurisprudence is all aboutwonderfully big questions – what is‘law’?; what's its purpose?; and whyis it needed at all? It is a greatsubject to enhance critical thinkingnot only about law, but also aboutwhat it is to be a person and aboutour life together in society.

What do you love about QueenMary?Its east/central London location –very cool! And students areencouraged to think for themselves.

What makes your School unique?We have really intelligent studentsfrom a wide variety of backgrounds.As well as the three-year LLB Lawdegree, we have a fabulous degreecalled English and European Lawwhere the students spend their third year abroad. This year reallyenhances their student experienceand changes them as people.

What are your research interests?Feminist theories of law and humanrights.

What or who inspires you?Black civil rights campaigners inthe US in the 1960s.

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86 Linguistics

Linguistics

In the Government’s most recentResearch Assessment Exercise (RAE2008), the School was ranked highlyfor the quality of the research beingcarried out by staff. In particular,Linguistics was ranked first in the UK (Guardian).

In the 2012 National Student Survey,90 per cent of our linguistics studentswere satisfied with the quality of theprogramme overall with 100 per cent who said that staff are good at explaining things.

AssessmentAssessment of linguistics work takesa variety of forms, including diariesof your own research, posterpresentations, class tests andexams. Some modules includespecialised research projects (groupor individual) where you go out anddo real linguistic research, whileothers let you tackle the hot debatesof the discipline.

If you are studying English Languageand Linguistics or English Literatureand Linguistics, we’ll train you inresearch methods in your final yearand then you’ll do a supervisedresearch project on a topic of yourchoice. You can also do the final-year research project if you aretaking one of our joint degreeprogrammes (as long as your gradeshave been at 2:1 standard or abovein the first and second years).

Our teaching You will typically have 8-10 hours of teaching per week, plus groupand individual work outside class.Class sizes vary from intensive small groups in the final year tolarger lectures in the first year. All members of staff have officehours where students can come forone-to-one discussions with theirtutors.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form. Transferor mature applicants may be invitedfor interview or asked to produce apiece of written work.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Languages, Linguistics and Film Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8331 email: [email protected]


Our identities, even how we thinkabout things, are inextricably tied up with language. As a linguisticsstudent you could find yourselfdoing some very varied, andunusual, activities such as:

• recording dialect speakers tellingstories

• working out the rules of anaboriginal language

• philosophising about whether wecan think without language

• learning how to write down asneeze (yes, it can be done).

Linguists are involved in any areawhere language is an importantfactor, from helping people withspeech, sight or hearing problems to communicate, to compilingdictionaries. Even technology linkswith linguistics: the predictive textmessaging on your mobile phonecame out of the work of linguists.

Why study linguistics at Queen Mary? Linguistics is taught in the thrivingSchool of Languages, Linguisticsand Film. We have a vast amount of experience in the field, so you will always be taught by leadingspecialists of international standingwhose cutting-edge researchinforms their high-quality teaching.

Linguistics is the study of all aspects of how people use language. Think about howvital language is to us – without it, how would we communicate with other people?How could we pass our knowledge on to our children? Could we have culture andideas without language?

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Why study linguistics? What can I do afterwards? Studying linguistics will give you ahighly desirable collection of skills:

• analytical ability – much oflinguistics is about collecting andanalysing data. You might, forexample, transcribe a conversationand then look to see who interruptsthe most, or whether only youngpeople use words like ‘innit’, or what‘really’ really means. It’s all aboutlooking for systematic patterns.

• communication skills – anyprogramme concerned withlanguage, by definition, willdevelop this ability.

• research skills – you’ll undertake aresearch project, for which you willhave to seek out information; youwill become very skilled atrecognising and using evidence.

• accuracy – listening to dialectsand attempting to differentiatebetween vowel sounds anddiphthongs will develop precision.

• numeracy – you may need to usestatistics to analyse your researchfindings. Even if you do not usestatistics yourself, you’ll learn howother people do.

• adaptability – you’ll be constantlylearning new systems, so once yougraduate you’ll be highly flexible inthe way you work.

• teamwork – you can do projectwork in small groups, so you’ll getused to working constructively withother people.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of Languages, Linguisticsand Film Studies go on to work in awide variety of careers. Some applytheir degree knowledge directly,

entering careers such as journalism,education and the arts, while otherstransfer skills gained during studyinto areas such as public relations.Others go on to further study, withmany choosing the School’s highlyregarded MA in Linguistics. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 81 per cent of BA English Language andLinguistics graduates were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 76 per cent already working/studying at graduate level.

Our students have moved intocareers such as:

• Publishing AssistantPinter & Marchants Publishing

• Assistant Linguist CCCSVA

• Teacher Teach First

• PR Assistant Connie Fillippello Publicity

• Prop Buyer Rose Theatre

• Editor Weekly Times Newspaper

• Freelance Events ManagerTate Movie Project, BBC

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to acareers programme to prepare youfor internships and graduate-levelwork. This includes workshops onjob hunting and job applications aswell as employer events to facilitatenetworks and help you to exploreyour options.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof Languages, Linguistics and Filmhave included an ExperienceJournalism workshop and a series of Career Conversations withemployers working in areas such asthe media, publishing and the arts.

Faith McAllisterStudied: English Language andLinguistics

Currently: Doing a series of three-week internship placements atpublishing houses (Penguin andHachette) and I have a three-monthpaid internship at Slightly Foxed (a smaller publisher) lined up.

Why did you choose to study atQueen Mary?I chose to study at QM as it had agreat linguistics department and Iloved the campus when I visited onan open day.

What did you enjoy most about your time here?The excellent teaching. I also loved the fact that it is acampus university – I feel thisenabled me to make great socialconnections and kick-started mythree-year affiliation with the netballclub.

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English Language and LinguisticsQQH1 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB, with at least B inEnglish language, or combinedEnglish language and literature or arelevant subject such as a languageor a science.

IB: 34 points overall, with at least 5points at HL in English language,English language and literature, or arelevant subject such as science ormaths.


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/QQH1

This programme gives you theanalytical skills and deep knowledgeof language that you gain fromstudying linguistics, plus the chanceto do hands-on work collecting dataand analysing it. You’ll developsystematic ways of understandinghow the modern English languageworks, how it’s used and how itchanges, looking at situations asdiverse as youth language in ourmulticultural and multilingual cities,or the English used in the media andpolitics. You’ll consider how newtechnologies shape the form ofEnglish and whether the spread ofEnglish in the world is changing oreven killing other languages.

English Literature and LinguisticsQQ13 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 340-320A-level: AAB-ABB, with at least A inEnglish literature, or combinedEnglish language and literature andB in a relevant subject

IB: 34 points overall, with at least 6points in HL English literature A1 orA2, and 5 points in another relevantsubject at HL



A deep knowledge of the Englishlanguage is crucial in today’sinformation-laden world, from the media and technology, tounderstanding the historical roots of our culture. This programme is designed for people who areinterested in the English language,how it is structured, how it came tobe the way it is, and how it is used,both in everyday settings, and in all types of literary study. Theprogramme draws on bothlinguistics and English literature and, uniquely, combines the socialsciences perspective with that of the humanities, giving you a solidtraining in both ways of thinkingabout the world.

Linguistics Degree programmes

Afreen Kashmiri BA English Language and Linguistics

“I chose Queen Mary because I fell inlove with the Mile End campus whenI came to the open day. The campusis beautiful, has amazing facilitiesand the on-campus coffee shop hasheavenly coffee! Of course, myultimate decision was alsoinfluenced by Queen Mary’s excellentreputation, and the fact that all thestaff that I met were lovely.

“I have really enjoyed being part ofsome of the student-led societiesand clubs at Queen Mary. I am theSocial Secretary of a society called‘Ability’ which aims to promoteequality on campus by carrying out activities like helping set upinclusive Badminton. I am also part of the Events Team at a societycalled ‘Aspire’ which aims topromote paralympic sports.

“Linguistics is an incredibledegree – it includes aspects ofpolitics in regards to languagepolicy, sociology – through thevariation and status of dialects;biology – through the study of howwe physically produce sounds;psychology – in relation to how achild acquires a language; basically,think of any academic discipline andit will somehow link in withlinguistics!”

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French and LinguisticsRQ11 BA (four years)

German and LinguisticsRQ21 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and LinguisticsRQ41 BA (four years)

Russian and LinguisticsQR17 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300 A-level: BBB with a B in French(RQ11) or a language (RQ21, RQ41,QR17); and a B in a relevant subject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 in FrenchHL (RQ11); 32 points overall with 5in a foreign language HL (RQ21,RQ41, QR17)


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ11,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ21,www.qmul.ac.uk/RQ41 and www.qmul.ac.uk/QR17

Linguistics looks at the structure andsound systems of language, howgrammar and meaning relate, howdialects work and more. Each year,for your chosen language, you takeall the core modules in the spokenand written language. In your firstyear you begin with a foundationprogramme which gives you anoverview of the field and you will also choose options covering theculture associated with your chosenlanguage (for more details about therange of modules available, see thesingle language entries). In yoursecond and final years for both

linguistics and your chosenlanguage area, you select morespecialist modules, depending onyour year of study. You can alsochoose to concentrate on a researchproject in your final year. You usuallyspend the third year abroad, eitherstudying at one of the universities wehave a partnership with, or taking upa work placement.

Comparative Literatureand LinguisticsQQ21 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 300A-level: BBB with a B in Englishlanguage or English literature or arelevant subject

IB: 32 points overall with 5 in tworelevant subjects at HL



You divide your time equallybetween the two subjects.Comparative literature makesconnections – between literary texts of different times, places andtraditions and between literature and film, music, the visual arts and popular culture. Linguisticscomplements the study of literature, allowing you to gain anunderstanding of how languageworks and how we communicatewith each other. Your first yearincludes introductions to the studyof literature and linguistics alongsidemodules focusing on particularaspects of both subjects. Advancedoptions in second and final yearspermit you to concentrate on theareas of literature and linguistics that interest you the most.

Erez Levon Lecturer in Linguistics

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? What'sfascinating about studyinglinguistics is that it gives you a new perspective on the life you see all around you.

What is unique about ourprogramme? The fact that alllinguistics staff are reallycommitted to a cross-disciplinaryapproach is very unique amonglinguistics departments. Often,departments will be strong (or atleast emphasise) sociolinguistics, or formal linguistics, orexperimental linguistics. Here at Queen Mary, we really prideourselves on emphasising all thedifferent sub-fields equally, andwe've designed our undergraduatecurriculum in such a way that ourstudents get exposure to all of thedifferent sub-fields and then havethe opportunity to specialise in theareas that interest them. We'rehelped in this by having manyworld-leading researchers in thedepartment, and a very strongresearch culture, which we all bringinto the classroom so that ourstudents are exposed to what isreally very cutting-edge linguisticsresearch.

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90 Politics and International Relations


Why study politics and internationalrelations at Queen Mary? In the National Student Survey2012, 86 per cent of our studentswere satisfied overall with the qualityof their experience. In the mostrecent Research AssessmentExercise (RAE 2008), the School ofPolitics and International Relationswas rated very highly for the qualityof our research. Our staff havediverse research interests, and thisis reflected in the choice of modulesavailable to students.

There are huge benefits to studyinginternational relations in London,with national political institutions,party headquarters, high-profileinternational organisations andthink-tanks all based here. At QueenMary, we exploit our location to thefull, inviting a range of high-profileand inspiring speakers to thecampus. In the last year or so OliverLetwin, Ed Balls, David Willetts,Baroness Hayman, AlastairCampbell and Lords Healey,Mandelson and Hurd all spoke atthe Mile End Group, a forum for theexchange of ideas on government.New Turn, our student-run politicssociety, also organise debates andevents of their own.

AssessmentYou are assessed by a combinationof coursework, exams and a final-year dissertation. A few modules are assessed by coursework only.

Our teaching You will play an active part in youracquisition of skills and knowledge.Teaching is by a mixture of formallectures and small group seminars.The seminars are designed togenerate informed discussionaround set topics, and may involvepresentations, group exercise androle-play as well as open discussion.We take pride in the close andfriendly working relationship we havewith our students. You are assignedan academic adviser who will guideyou in both academic and pastoralmatters throughout your time with us.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Politics and International RelationsTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8600 email: [email protected]


Political science is an academicdiscipline with a long history, goingback to the ancient Greeks. It hastwo main aspects, both of which aretaught at Queen Mary: the study ofgovernment and political institutions,and the study of political ideas andideologies. In contrast, internationalrelations is a relatively youngdiscipline that is concerned with thepolitical relations between states andvarious non-state actors (eg NGOs,multinational companies, tradeunions, the media) in theinternational order.

At Queen Mary, you will have thechance to study both disciplinesfrom the perspective of the UK,Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Each programmehas its own specific modules andprogramme route. However, you will be given the chance to studymodules that are pertinent to bothdisciplines. You will be introduced to theories of both politics andinternational relations and willanalyse topical debates on, amongothers, the state, representativedemocracy, British politics, globalgovernance, war and security, thepolitics of the developing world, USforeign policy, gender and politics,the politics of the Middle East,European integration, electoralbehaviour, public policy andglobalisation. At the end of yourprogramme you will have acquiredthe skills needed to analyse andmake sense of these real-life issuesthat have changed and continue tochange our world.

The study of politics and international relations concentrates on the way in whichindividuals have organised, and continue to organise, their social and collective life.

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Why study politics and international relations? What can I do afterwards? As a politics or international relationsgraduate there will be many joboptions available to you, both insideand outside the world of politics.Your time with us will equip you with a breadth of marketable skills:

• analytical ability – politics is allabout logical and critical thinkingand making sense of complicatedissues and relationships

• research skills – the ability tointerpret and use data, andundertake and manage your own independent research,demonstrated particularly in the12,000-word dissertation you’llcomplete over your final year.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’s BAPolitics course go on to work in awide variety of careers. Some applytheir degree knowledge directly,entering roles in government orpublic affairs, while others transferskills gained during study intosectors such as legal services,education, business and finance.Others go on to further study, withmany choosing to study on one ofour highly regarded masters courseswhich include MA InternationalRelations, MSc Public Policy, MScInternational Business and Politicsand MA in Globalisation andDevelopment. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2012 destinationsurvey confirmed that 92 per cent of BA Politics graduates were in employment or study six monthsafter graduation and 84 per cent ofthis group were already working orstudying at graduate level.


• Campaigns CoordinatorHouse of Commons MP

• Marketing ManagerRoyal Bank of Canada

• Parliamentary AssistantHouse of Commons MP

• HR OfficerBarnet Council

• Trainee AccountantScodie Deyong

• Campaigns AssistantLabour Party

• Online MarketerArena Media

• Client Account AssociatePwC

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to anannual careers programme toprepare you for internships andgraduate-level work. Recent careersevents in the School of Politics andInternational Relations include a‘Careers Speed Meet’ (withrepresentatives from the CivilService, public relations, charitiesand think tanks) and workshops oncareer choice and applications.

You are encouraged to build workexperience throughout your timewith us, through, for example, ourQM Projects work experiencescheme and QM Temps job agency.Our extensive campus also providesover 1,200 on-campus job andvolunteer opportunities ranging from Student Journalist to LibraryAssistant and from Society Presidentto School Mentor. Politics studentsvolunteer for QMedia, engage inpolitical debate via on-campusforums such as the Mile End Groupand New Turn, and work with theproduction unit, Mile End Films.

Christopher GreenStudied: BA Politics

Currently: Studying for an MPhil inPolitical Theory at St Anne's College,University of Oxford.

Why did you choose to study at Queen Mary?I knew the School of Politics andInternational Relations had a goodreputation, and I'd always wanted to study in London.

What did you like most about your timehere?Living in East London for three years was a great experience, but it's thefriendships I made at QM that stand out.

How did Queen Mary prepare you forwork?Before I came to QM I had never evenconsidered postgraduate study. As wellas receiving an excellent education atQM, the staff at the School of Politics and International Relations gave me thesupport and confidence I needed to takeanother step in academia.

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PoliticsL202 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB; A preferred in socialscience or history; no grade below Bin a social science subject

IB: 34 points overall, including atleast 5 points in three higher levels



The BA in Politics is designed to giveyou an excellent grounding in thediscipline, covering political theory,ideas and ideologies, governmentand institutions, area studies andcomparative politics. As with all thedegree programmes in the School,the BA in Politics is taught within amodular framework. This means thatyou are able to select modulesaccording to your areas of interest,alongside the core modulesassociated with your programme.

International RelationsL250 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB; A preferred in socialscience or history; no grade below Bin a social science subject




International Relations (IR) at QueenMary covers the broad themes andtheories associated with the study ofIR, but also draws on the School’sdistinctive expertise in a number ofareas. You will undertake thehistorical study of IR, through theCold War and into the current era ofglobalisation and the ‘war on terror’.You will also examine theories of IR,applying them and reflecting on theirrelevance through the use of bothhistorical and contemporaryexamples.

Politics and International RelationsDegree programmes

Aaman BirkInternational Relations

“I was immediately drawn to the factthat Queen Mary is campus-based andin the city. I’d also heard that it has afriendly atmosphere as well as a greatposition in the league tables.

“I really like the teaching methods atQueen Mary. Your personal tutor isalways available to help, as are theseminar tutors who also have regularoffice hours. The online QMPlus systemis very useful for getting importantcourse notes and information while you are off campus.

“It may sound geeky but my favouriteplace on campus is the library – thefacilities are so up to date and there arequiet areas for revision and more livelyareas for group study. I love the fact thatit is open 24-hours a day during theexam period.

“I’ve also joined the Qmotion gym. The equipment there is excellent, thechanging rooms are clean and the staffare helpful. The price of membership isvery reasonable, and it has greatopening times too; you can use it beforelectures early in the morning and afterdinner or work in the evening.”

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Politics with BusinessManagementL2NF BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB; A preferred in socialscience or history; no grade below Bin any subject



Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/L2NF

Politics with Business Managementis a major/minor degree programme.It provides you with the opportunityto pursue business managementmodules with a vocational slant,while the politics modules give youan intellectual framework ofunderstanding. The primary aim ofthe business management side ofthe programme is to develop yourability to make critical analyses and evaluations that are relevant tomanagement. This is achieved bybuilding an understanding of theforces at work in business alongsideknowledge of techniques, but aboveall through active exposure to theprocess of critical analysis itself.

Economics and PoliticsLL12 BSc (three years)

A-level: AAB from 3 A-levels; must include A-Level maths

IB: 35 points overall; must includeSL mathematics 5


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LL12

Politics and economics are closelyrelated disciplines. In the first yearyou will take four politics and foureconomics modules. You canchoose from core modules inmacroeconomics, microeconomicsand the quantitative techniquesused in economic investigationtaught in the School of Economicsand Finance, combined withmodules in introductory politics,comparative government andpolitics, and international relations,taught by the School of Politics andInternational Relations. In yoursecond and third years you cancontinue to split your studies inequal proportions, or you canspecialise more completelyaccording to how your interestsdevelop.

Shuvra de la MerStudied: Politics

Currently: I am a senior journalist for ‘News and Multimedia’ at BBCMonitoring.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I knew Queen Mary had a very goodSchool of Politics and InternationalRelations. I also liked the fact that is a part of the University of London,which is respected worldwide.

What did you gain from your time at Queen Mary?I think education is more than justattending lectures and readingbooks. As well as these, Queen Marygave me the opportunity to engagewith like-minded students throughclubs and societies, organisedoutings and events, and a vibrantsocial atmosphere.

What are your career plans in thenext five years?I intend to expand my experience and skills in journalism, beginfurther university education, and travel more widely.

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History and PoliticsLV21 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 320A-level: ABB; B in history IB: 34 points overall, with a grade of5 in history


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/LV21

This degree is jointly taught by theSchools of History and Politics andreflects the close links between thetwo subject areas. It provides anopportunity to understand themodern world by studying theevolution of political ideas andinstitutions alongside the historicaldevelopment of the major powers.

French and PoliticsLR21 BA (four years)

German and PoliticsLR22 BA (four years)

Hispanic Studies and PoliticsLR24 BA (four years)

Russian and PoliticsLR27 BA (four years)

UCAS points: 300-280 (LR21,LR22); 340-320 (LR24, LR27)

A-level: ABB (LR21, LR22, LR24,LR27); with B in foreign language(French required for LR21).

IB: 32-34 (LR21, LR22), 32 (LR24,LR27); 5 in a foreign language


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/LR21,www.qmul.ac.uk/LR22,www.qmul.ac.ukLR24 and www.qmul.ac.uk/LR27

The study of a language with politicsoffers the exciting prospect of a four-year degree programme thatcombines two contrasting, but oftencomplementary, areas of interest.Whether you choose French,German, Hispanic Studies orRussian you will follow the coremodules designed to help youdevelop your skills in writing andspeaking that language as well ascore modules in politics. In addition,you will normally spend a yearabroad in a country where thelanguage is spoken. You can choosewhether to study or take up a workplacement. For more informationabout the year abroad, seewww.sllf.qmul.ac.uk

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Law and PoliticsML12 BA (three years)

UCAS points: 360A-level: AAAIB: 36 points overall, with threegrades of 6 at Higher Level


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/ML12

This joint honours degree, the first ofits kind in the University of London,offers you the opportunity to studythe closely related disciplines of lawand politics side by side in a three-year programme. In the first year,you take Constitutional Law and theLaw of Contract, together withIntroduction to Politics and anotherfull option within the School ofPolitics and International Relations.The programme is designed so thatyou could, by choosing theappropriate law options, obtain theusual exemptions from legalprofessional examinations, oralternatively you could focus onsubjects in the School of Politics andInternational Relations. The degreeis aimed at those who wish topursue a career in which knowledgeof both the legal and governmentalsystem is of major importance, andshould appeal especially to thosewishing to study public policy in itslegal context.

Dr Christopher PhillipsLecturer

Describe your recent research: I spent summer 2012 researching inTurkey for a project on Turkish-Syrianrelations. I interviewed policy makersand leading economic figures inIstanbul and Ankara before spendingseveral weeks on the Syrian border toinvestigate how the current crisis isaffecting local society. As a result Ihave published several magazinearticles and a report for the ChathamHouse think tank, discussing theimpact of Syrian refugees on Turkeyand the prospects of Syrian-Turkishconflict in the future.

What led you to work in this area? I lived in Syria for two years and mypast research considered how Arabidentity was developed by the Assadregime. With the outbreak of theSyrian uprising in 2011, I shiftedfocus to Syria’s internationalrelations and how different powersresponded. Turkey was particularlyinteresting as the two neighbourshad been close in the mid-2000s and yet fell out quite suddenly, to the point that war could break out.

Why do you like about Queen Mary? Queen Mary is a very vibrantuniversity with as active andinteresting student body as I have encountered.

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Medicine and Dentistry

Medicine page 98

• Medicine• Medicine (Graduate Entry Programme)

Dentistry page 102

• Dentistry

Subjects related to Medicine and Dentistry taught by the Faculty of Science and Engineering page 106

• Biochemistry 110, 116• Biology 110 • Biomedical Sciences 111• Chemistry 117• Dental Materials 138• Genetics 112• Medical Engineering 135 • Medical Genetics 112• Medical Materials 139• Pharmaceutical Chemistry 118• Pharmaceutical Chemistrywith a Year in Industry 118

• Psychology 150• Zoology 113

The Blizard Building at our Whitechapelcampus, home to some of the largest open-plan laboratories in Europe.

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Medicine and Dentistry Minimum AAAb +UKCATIB: 38 points overall



Helping out for half a day a week in a care home or hospice over along period of time can be morebeneficial than just two days on ahospital ward. Talking to your GPabout his/her job, developmentswithin the NHS and so on will alsobe useful, as will be talking to othermembers of their team. For dentistryyou should approach your owndentist or local dentists and arrangeshadowing for a week or so, ideallyyou should shadow more than onedentist and try see a range ofprocedures.

How do you select candidates forinterview?Candidates must meet our minimumacademic criteria. We will also lookat applicants’ UKCAT score and theirscore for their UCAS tariff based onachieved/predicted grades for all“tariffable” criteria. For moreinformation go to:www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses

What are you looking for fromcandidates during interview?The interview is designed to exploreyour understanding of the realities of a career in medicine/dentistry and will evaluate your:

• motivation and realistic approachto medicine as a career

• initiative, resilience and maturity

• ability to work well as part of ateam

• organisation skills and problemsolving abilities

• likely contribution to university life

• ability to communicate effectivelyin a wide range of situations.

How many applications do younormally receive for medicine and dentistry?For the five-year medicalprogramme in 2012, we receivedover 2,000 applications, interviewedaround 800 students and madeapproximately 500 offers. For thefive-year dental programme in 2012,we received over 500 applicationsand made around 130 offers.

When do I need to apply?Applications for all medicine anddentistry programmes must becompleted by 15 October 2013 if you want to start your studies in autumn 2014.

How much work experience should I have?We expect applicants to haveundertaken some voluntary workexperience in a caring/healthenvironment and/or observation in a medical clinical setting. Workexperience in a local hospital is veryuseful but can be difficult to get.

FAQs: Medicine and Dentistry

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The programme places considerableemphasis on developing yourexpertise in a whole range ofpractical areas, including clinical,communication, observation, team-work and management skills. Wehave also completely eliminated thetraditional divide between pre-clinical studies and clinical years,which means that you will startseeing patients from the very firstterm.

If you have not already achieved adegree prior to entry, you will havethe opportunity (subject to youracademic performance) to take anextra year of studies leading to aBachelor of Medical Science(BMedSci) or Bachelor of Science(BSc). Known as an intercalateddegree, this may give you a greaterchoice of career opportunities.

We have modern state-of-the-artbuildings alongside more traditionalfacilities, such as our fantasticlibrary. A major redevelopment of theRoyal London Hospital is completeand includes London’s leadingtrauma and emergency care centre,one of Europe’s largest renalservices and one of the UK’s biggest paediatric services.

We pride ourselves on being afriendly School, with excellent staff-student relationships. Our studentsare very sociable and committed to the local community throughvoluntary work and Rag Week –renowned for astounding fundraisingfeats. There are lots of clubs andsocieties, and a student associationfor medical and dental students.

Finally, the overall positiveexperience offered to students hasbeen reflected in recent league tablepositions. In both The CompleteUniversity Guide and the GuardianUniversity Guide 2013 the Schoolwas ranked second in London forMedicine.

AssessmentThe pattern of assessment is a combination of continuousassessment and regular examinationsthroughout the programme, with final exams each year.

Our teaching With support from tutors, you are encouraged to develop anindependent attitude to learning.Important features of our teachinginclude: lectures and symposias;Problem-Based Learning (PBL);practical sessions; communicationskills training and e-learning.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form andinterview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Medicine and DentistryTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8478email:[email protected]


It’s a challenging and demandingcourse – you’ll have lots of work todo and plenty to learn, but you’ll findit highly rewarding. There’s greatvariety in terms of your workplaces,the patients and illnesses you’llencounter and the people you’llwork alongside. One of the mostimportant skills you’ll need todevelop is team-work and the ability to communicate well withcolleagues, patients and relatives.

Medicine is a tough profession, butyou won’t find many doctors whoregret their choice of career. With allits challenges, the thrill of being adoctor never leaves you: medicine isexciting, stimulating and intrinsicallyrewarding.

Why study medicine at Queen Mary? Barts and The London School ofMedicine and Dentistry bringstogether two venerable teachinginstitutions: St Bartholomew’sHospital, which dates back to 1123,and The London Hospital MedicalCollege, founded in 1785, the oldestmedical school in England andWales. The hospitals lie in two verydifferent parts of London, the Cityand the East End, exposing you to agreater diversity of people and theirhealth problems than at almost anyother medical school in the UK.

You will be taught by experts in theirfield who are passionately engagedwith their subject. This is reflected in the high satisfaction rates amongour medical students: in theNational Student Survey (NSS2012), 90 per cent were satisfiedoverall with the quality of the course.

Studying medicine is about much more than just getting your MBBS degree andbecoming a doctor. Medicine is a vocation and a way of life. It’s about thinking ofothers and putting your patients first.

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Why study medicine? What can I do afterwards? • Medicine is an exciting andintellectually challenging profession:the nature of the field is such thatyou always need to be up-to-datewith the latest developments.

• You will meet an interesting varietyof people in both colleagues andpatients and you are able to seethe result of your hard work in your patients.

• Compared with many otherprofessions, medicine anddentistry offer good job security, a good salary and scope for careerprogression.

• It offers variety: you can acquiredifferent specialisations, work witha range of other professionals, and take advantage of travelopportunities.

• It’s not all hard work: medicineand dentistry students know howto have a good time and the natureof the course means you’ll makesome great, lifelong friendships.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of Medicine go on to work as doctors within the NHS – unlessthey choose to follow other careerpathways such as medical research.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 99 per cent ofMBBS Medicine (graduate entry)students were working as FoundationDoctors six months after graduationearning a median starting salary of£29,000.

How we support youThroughout the course, you will have access to a bespoke careersprogramme which includes amedical careers fair, a series of talks by consultants from a variety of specialties and a range ofpreparatory workshops prior to theassessment processes for your firstjob as a medical professional.

You are encouraged to build yourwork experience throughout yourperiod of study, through, forexample, our QM Projects workexperience scheme (which placesstudents on challenging projects inlocal community organisations), QM Temps job agency, ExperienceWorks events and QMSUvolunteering services. Over 800vacancies are available to browse on the QM JobOnline vacancy site.

Queen Mary’s extensive campusalso provides over 1,200 on-campusjobs and volunteer opportunitiesranging from Hospital Volunteer toGym Instructor and from ScienceAmbassador to Student Mentor.

Kelli Torsney Studied: Medicine (2012)

Currently: FY1 Chelsea andWestminster Hospital

Did you enjoy your time at QueenMary? I cannot recommend it highlyenough. Located in the City and EastEnd of London, means you areexposed to a wide diversity of peopleand illnesses, providing you with agreat insight into global health. TheEast End is also a fantastic place forsocialising and as the only campusuniversity in London you willautomatically become part of a bigfamily where everyone looks out foreach other.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? I found thesupport and mentoring system atBarts invaluable, especially in therun up to exams and when it came tomy final year when I was applying forjobs. With the support and guidancefrom my mentor and the medicalschool staff, I had the help andadvice I needed to land thefoundation year job I wanted. Bartsand The London not only gives youthe knowledge and clinical skills to pass your exams, but mostimportantly it trains you to becomean excellent doctor.

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MedicineA100 MB BS (five years)

We use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test(UKCAT) to assess your suitability forstudying medicine. You should sitthe test in the year that you apply touniversity, before the UKCATdeadline.

A-level: AAAb with chemistry andbiology at AS-level, and at least oneat A-level. If both subjects not takento A-level, a second science A-levelis required. If you are planning todrop either chemistry or biologybefore A2, you must attain a B gradein that subject at AS-level. If A-levelmaths and further-maths are offeredin the same sitting, further maths isacceptable at AS-level only.

IB: 38 points overall with threesubjects, including chemistry orbiology and one other science ormathematical subject at HL, andthree subjects at SL includingchemistry or biology if not offered at the HL.


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/A100

The five-year programme leading toBachelor of Medicine and Bachelorof Surgery is designed to give youappropriate knowledge andunderstanding of medical, scientificand clinical principles so that youare able to apply them to theprevention, cure and alleviation of disease.

Medicine (Graduate EntryProgramme)A101 MB BS (four years)

You may apply in the final year ofyour degree and be predicted/haveachieved at least an upper secondclass honours degree in ascience/health-related subject.There must have been a significantcomponent of biology and chemistryin your degree programme, at leastequivalent to AS-level.

Alternatively, you must haveachieved grades of at least BB in A-level biology and chemistry priorto starting your degree, or you mustbe completing or have completedAS-levels in chemistry and biologyand be predicted/have achieved Bgrades in both.


The four-year programme leading to the Bachelor of Medicine andBachelor of Surgery is designed tobe a fast-track route for graduateswho obtained good degrees inscience or health-related subjects.The first year of study is based onthe first two years of the five-yearprogramme.

MedicineDegree programmes

Dr Adam FeatherSenior Lecturer in Medical Educationand Head of Final Year

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? Teachingfinalists is always challenging butincredibly enjoyable and rewarding.Our students are very bright,inquisitive, eager to learn, and arereceptive to good teaching. I alwayshoped that when I qualified I wouldbe able to make the undergraduateexperience better and I hope in somesmall way that I have.

What makes the School different?East London and the surroundingregion is one of the most unique andinteresting places to study medicinein the UK. This is a fantastic school,born from the oldest medical schoolin England (The London) and theoldest Hospital (Barts). We also haveaccess to the superb campus at MileEnd, the ever improving schoolresources at Whitechapel, and thelargest, new hospital in Europe.

What are your academic interests?My interests are centred onassessment and clinical skills. I have also published tenundergraduate text books, and havebeen lead author on chapters inseveral text books. I am responsiblefor the most popular, free medicalundergraduate website in the UK:http://fdf.smd.qmul.ac.uk

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Latha BonthalaMBBS Medicine (A100), fourth year

“I chose to study at Barts and TheLondon because I had heard very positivecomments about the quality of theteaching and the down to earthatmosphere and attitudes of both staffand students. When compared to othermedical schools in London, Barts seemed like the best place to be!

“The Medicine in Society placementsmean you are placed in the communityright from the start, which is bothenjoyable and incredibly beneficial. Also, the regular in-course assessmentswere very useful in consolidating all the information learnt during the year,particularly in the run-up to the end of year examinations.

“One thing there is no shortage of in eastLondon is a social life! There is alwayssomething to do, and always peopleready to celebrate successes in therecently renovated Griffin Students’Union building. The leisure andrecreational facilities are great at QueenMary’s Mile End campus. There is a goodchoice of places to unwind whichever wayyou want to, for example exercising in theQmotion gym or relaxing with friends bythe canal.”


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with their subject, and this isreflected in the high satisfactionrates among our dental students: in the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 98 per cent ofour students were satisfied overallwith the quality of the course and 98 per cent said that the course was intellectually stimulating.

We are a friendly and supportiveSchool, with exceptionally goodpastoral care – in the NSS 2012, 98 per cent of students said theywere able to contact staff when they needed to. Our curriculum ismodern, integrated and well paced,and our location in east Londonmeans that you’ll serve a populationof great diversity and encounter awide range of disease, including someof the more unusual oral cancers.

The Dental School contains a clinicalskills laboratory, which closelysimulates the real clinical experienceand is an invaluable learning facility,helping new students prepare forpatient care work. You will also beable to work in our fantastic newoutreach clinics at Barkantine, nearCanary Wharf, and at Southend-on-Sea.

AssessmentA range of methods is used toassess your progress and acquisitionof knowledge and skill, includingcontinuous and annualassessments; formativeassessments (which do not counttowards your final mark); andObjective Structured ClinicalExaminations (which assess yourclinical and communication skills).

We are moving away from thetraditional ‘finals’ examination andyou accumulate a varyingproportion of your marks as youprogress through the programme.All assessments are focused on youdemonstrating the integration ofknowledge and its application inpractice. Prompt and effectivefeedback is always providedfollowing assessment.

Our teaching With support from tutors, you are encouraged to develop anindependent attitude to learning.Important features of our teachinginclude: small group teaching,practical clinical skill sessions;lectures and symposiacommunication skills training, and an extensive outreach teachingprogramme.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form and interview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Medicine and DentistryTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8478email:[email protected]


You will study the care of the mouth,including the prevention andtreatment of the dental diseases,screening for oral cancers,managing trauma (eg the results of road accidents or violence),orthodontics and oral surgery.

As a dentist, you will need to beversatile and multi-talented. Youmust be academically gifted, able to undertake precision work inadverse conditions, and an excellentcommunicator, who can explainoptions and procedure to yourpatients, and reassure those who are frightened. You must also enjoyscience: dentistry is a constantlyevolving profession and lifelonglearning is essential.

Why study dentistry at Queen Mary? Barts and The London School ofMedicine and Dentistry bringstogether two venerable teachinginstitutions: St Bartholomew’sHospital, which dates back to 1123,and The London Hospital MedicalCollege, founded in 1785, the oldestmedical school in England andWales. The hospitals lie in two verydifferent parts of London, the Cityand the East End, exposing you to agreater diversity of people and theirhealth problems than at almost anyother medical and dental school inthe UK.

The Dental School opened in 1911.We aim to offer you the very best student experience and will bemoving into brand new facilties atthe Royal London Hospital in 2014.You will be taught by experts in theirfield who are passionately engaged

Improving appearance and function has a real and positive impact on the quality of people’s day-to-day life. However, dentistry is about much more than fillings and scaling teeth: it is a major branch of medicine, encompassing teeth and all the related structures of the head and neck.

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Why study dentistry? What can I do afterwards? Dentists have many career optionsopen to them. They can work ingeneral practice, both for the NHSor privately, in the community or in the armed forces, at home oroverseas. As well as becoming ageneral dental practitioner, all sortsof other openings exist, from oraland maxillofacial surgery toorthodontics; and from children’sdentistry to prosthodontics (that’simplants, false teeth, etc). You couldspecialise in periodontology (gumdisease), restorative dentistry(fillings, crowns and bridges) – orbecome a lecturer and researcher in any of these. Oral pathology –analysing lumps, bumps and so onfor cancers and other diseases – isanother possibility. Dentistry can alsobe a flexible career for those wishingto take time out, to work irregulardays or hours, or for those who wishto work in more than one location.

• It’s a challenging profession whichwill see you learning new skillsthroughout your career.

• You will meet an interesting varietyof people and there is real jobsatisfaction.

• Compared with many otherprofessions, dentistry is a well-rewarded career, with good jobsecurity and prospects.

• It’s practical: as well as beingacademic and interested inscience, you will need to work with your hands too.

• It offers variety: you can acquiredifferent specialisms, work with arange of other professionals andtake advantage of travelopportunities.

What our graduates do nextDental graduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of Medicine and Dentistryinitially go on to work as DentalFoundation Trainees, after whichthey either remain in the NHS or move to the private sector.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 100 per centof BDS Dentistry Graduates wereworking as Dental FoundationTrainees six months after graduation– with a median starting salary of£30,000.

How we support youThroughout the course, you will have access to a bespoke careersprogramme. This includes specificworkshops, talks and practicalsessions to prepare you for theassessment centre when applyingfor your first job as a dentalprofessional, as well as looking atspecialty options for the future.

You are encouraged to build yourextra-curricular work experiencethroughout your period of study,through, for example, our QMProjects work experience scheme(which places students onchallenging projects in localcommunity organisations), QMTemps job agency, ExperienceWorks events and QMSUvolunteering services. Over 800vacancies are available to browse on the QM JobOnline vacancy site.

Jonathan Lewney Graduated 2012,

Currently: I recently graduated as adentist from Barts and The Londonand am now completing my first yearas a foundation dentist.

What were the highlights from yourtime here? An innovative curriculum,huge diversity in the patients Itreated and everything London has to offer so close by are some of themajor plus points of studyingdentistry at Barts and The London.The real highlight of the School,however, is its people; clinical tutorsand academic staff, nurses and thestudent support staff all did so muchto make my time there as rewardingand enjoyable as possible.

Do you feel the School prepare youwell for practice? The real test ofgood dental school is its graduatesand the many friends I made duringmy time at Barts and the London all agree that we’ve been extremelywell prepared for this first year inpractice. This feeling is echoed bymany of the dental foundationtrainers who have taken on Bartsgraduates and, perhaps mostimportantly, my patients seem really happy with the care I’m providing in spite of my beingnewly qualified. Deciding whichdental school to train at wasdifficult, but now that I’m qualified I feel sure I made the right choice.

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DentistryA200 BDS (five years)

We use the UK Clinical Aptitude Test(UKCAT) to assess your suitability forstudying dentistry. You should sit thetest in the year that you apply touniversity, before the UKCATdeadline.

A-level: AAAb with chemistry andbiology at AS-level, and at least oneat A-level. If both subjects not takento A-level, a second science A-levelis required. If you are planning todrop either chemistry or biologybefore A2, you must attain a B gradein that subject at AS-level. If A-levelmaths and further-maths is offeredin the same sitting, further maths isacceptable at AS-level only.

IB: 38 points overall with threesubjects, including chemistry orbiology and one other science ormathematical subject at HL, andthree subjects at SL includingchemistry or biology if not offered at the HL.



The five-year course leading toBachelor of Dental Surgery has been redesigned in 2012 to allow amodern curriculum which provides a globally aware, student-focused,integrated, multidisciplinaryapproach to acquisition and use of knowledge, which:

• promotes oral health and providespatient-centred, evidence-basedcare

• develops knowledge, skills values,attributes and behaviours of adental professional

• recognises the need for lifelonglearning and professionaldevelopment

• promotes the awareness ofknowledge creation.

DentistryDegree programmes

Tim Friel Senior lecturer

Tell us about your background I qualified in 1988 from the LondonHospital and completed an MSc inProsthetic Dentistry at the EastmanDental Institute in 1994. Since 1989 I have worked in a variety of Community Dental posts and am a recognised specialist in'Prosthodontics' and 'Special Care Dentistry'.

What are your areas of teachingand clinical interest? My areas of clinical interest include allaspects of removable and fixedprosthodontics, including implanttreatment and dental care of olderpeople. I provide extensiveundergraduate teaching and run the first year course in RemovableProsthodontics for the MA ClinicalDentistry. My teaching interestsinclude the use of video in e-learning and the development of web-based learning material.

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Vikki Argent BDS Dentistry (A200) fourth year

“I chose Barts and The London for anumber of reasons: it always scores reallywell in the league tables, and is only twohours from home for me so I can go homefor a weekend if I want. At the open day I was really impressed with the campusand the facilities, but more so with howfriendly and helpful all the people were!

“It’s got a really nice intimateenvironment with only 80 students,(including those on the Graduate EntryProgramme) so everyone knows everyoneand is really supportive of each other.

“The clinical teaching staff are superb,you have a different tutor every year soyou get a wide range of help andexperience.

“The location is excellent, we have a localcinema, some bars and pubs and somegood restaurants in Brick Lane as well asSpitalfields and Petticoat Lane markets.For everything else it’s a 20-minute tuberide to central London or a 10-minute DLRjourney to the Docklands.”

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Electronic Engineering and Computer Science page 124

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering • Electronic Engineering• Electronic Engineering with IndustrialExperience

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• Electronic Engineering and Computing• Audio Systems Engineering• Multimedia and Arts Technology • Multimedia and Arts Technology with Industrial Experience

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Engineering page 132

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Mathematical Sciences page 140

• Mathematics• Pure Mathematics• Mathematics and Statistics• Mathematics with BusinessManagement

• Mathematics, Business Managementand Finance

• Mathematics with Finance andAccounting

• Mathematics, Statistics and FinancialEconomics

• Mathematics• Mathematics with Statistics

Physics and Astronomy page 146

• Physics• Astrophysics• Physics with Particle Physics• Theoretical Physics

Psychology page 150

• Psychology

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Biological Sciences AAB-BBB (340-300 points)IB: 35-32 points overall

AAB for B990 BiomedicalSciences and C800 Psychology,ABB for C100 Biology, C300Zoology and C700 Biochemistryand BBB for C400 Genetics

General studies

Chemical Sciences AAB-BBB (340-300 points) IB: 35-32 points overall

General studies

Design AAA-BBB (360-300 points)IB: 36-32 points overall

Typical offer will be BBB for thethree-year programme and AAAfor the four-year programme

General studies, critical thinking


AAB-BBB (340-300 points)IB: 34-32 points overall

Typical offer is BBB for all three-year programmes with theexception of GG41 which is AAB.Typical offer is ABB for all four-year programmes


Engineering AAA-BBB (360-300 points)IB: 36-32 points overall

Typical offer will be BBB for three-year programmes and AAA forfour-year programmes


Materials AAA-BBB (360-300 points)IB: 36-32 points overall

Typical offer will be BBB for three-year programmes and AAA forfour-year programmes


Mathematical Sciences AAB (340 points)IB: 36 points overall


Physics AAB-ABB (340-320 points)IB: 34-30 points overall

Typical offer will be ABB for three-year programmes and AAB forfour-year programmes

General studies

Psychology AAB (340 points)IB: 35 points overall

General studies


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sciences, with 85 per cent of ouroutputs assessed as being ofinternational quality. In recent yearswe have focused on recruitingenthusiastic research-oriented staff.

The School recently benefited fromover £1m investment in state-of-the-art equipment for cell biology,structural biology and aquaticbiology. The School has aBioinformatics Hub (shared withComputer Sciences) and the CollegeGenome Centre provides furtherspecialist resources for genomicsand bioinformatics. Some of ouracademic staff are based at TheRiver Laboratory (Wareham, Dorset)and its research facilities areavailable for use by our students.

Assessment For all programmes you must take120 credits (normally eight modules)in each academic year. Each moduleis assessed through theoryexaminations (typically accountingfor 75-80 per cent of the final mark)and coursework (for example,practical reports, field course reports,essays, problem sheets, onlineexercises and tests). Examinationsnormally last two and a half hours for first and second years and threehours for final-year papers. Final-year students undertake a researchproject/investigative project worth 15 or 30 credits.

Our teaching All our programmes involve amixture of classroom activities andlaboratory work. A variety of teachingstyles are employed, which varyslightly among modules and

programmes. Most material isdelivered via lectures. Typically, youwould have two lectures per day.Lectures are backed up with small-group tutorials and workshops,where you have the opportunity toask, in a relatively relaxed and smallgroup setting, about material inlectures, to go through problemsand practise past exam papers.

A typical weekly workload would be:

• eight one-hour lectures

• 9-12 hours of practical laboratoriesor workshops

• 18-20 hours of privatestudy/coursework.

AdmissionsAdmissions is by UCAS form. Yourapplication will be assessed on thebasis of your personal statement,UCAS reference and predictedgrades. Interviews are not usuallyrequired.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Biological and Chemical SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 3200/3014email: [email protected]


If so, then a degree in biology maybe the degree for you. The biologicalsciences cover a huge range ofsubjects. In biomedical sciencesyou’ll learn about the biologicalscience that underpins modernmedicine. Or you might decide tostudy general biology, where you willbe taught how animals evolved andhow ecosystems function, or zoology,where you can learn about theincredible array of animal life onearth, and how different speciesinteract with each other.

Why study biological sciences at Queen Mary?The School of Biological andChemical Sciences (SBCS)consistently performs well in studentsurveys and newspaper leaguetables. In the most recent NationalStudent Survey (NSS 2012), QueenMary was placed equal first inLondon among the majoruniversities. External examiners havepraised the quality of our teaching:our Biomedical Sciences programmewas described as "renowned for itshigh standards of academic rigourand high standards of teaching",while other programmes werepraised for students' "in-depthunderstanding of the discipline".

Our School is distinguished by high-calibre academic staff who generatea vibrant research culture andproduce work that appears in high-impact multidisciplinary journals (egNature and Science) and other top-rank specialist journals. The resultsof the 2008 RAE confirmed theSchool's position among the UK'sleading centres for biological

Do you have a keen interest in the ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions in life? Are youinterested in the likely impact of global warming on rare species? Do you want to learn about chemical reactions that occur inside the cells of the body?

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Why study biology? What can I do afterwards?After graduation, many of ourstudents continue in the biologicalsciences working in a job thatutilises their biological background – for example, environmentalconsultancy or scientific publishing.Many study for higher degrees (MScor PhD), often choosing to continuetheir studies at Queen Mary. Find out more at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

In addition, a high proportion of ourbiomedical sciences graduates goon to study medicine and dentistry,on the four-year graduate-entry orfive-year programmes at Barts andThe London School of Medicine andDentistry (also part of Queen Mary),or at other medical schools aroundthe country. Others go into careersincluding consultancy, medicaltechnology, teaching or research in industry.

Other graduates leave the sciencesbut use the highly valuedtransferable skills they haveacquired during their degree tomove into careers such asmanagement training, finance, law, ITor accountancy. These skills include:• analytical skills and numeracy • experimental design and statisticalanalysis

• data-handling and interpretation • written and spokencommunication skills

• IT skills • manual and practical lab skills.

What our graduates do nextThe national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent of SBCS students were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation.

Recent examples of careers that ourgraduates have moved into include:

• Lab AssistantProctor & Gamble

• Biochemist National Blood Service

• Food Inspector and TechnologistHalal Food Authority

• Consultant and DeveloperDatapoint

• European Credit ControllerPaladin Commercial Credit

• Commercial�Health Care Scientist Health Protection Agency�

How we support youThroughout your degree, you willhave access to a bespoke careersprogramme, to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.This programme includes workshopson job hunting and job applicationsas well as employer events tofacilitate networks and help you to explore your options.

Recent careers events in SBCSinclude visiting the RutherfordAppleton Laboratory, training in how to gain lab experience and a Graduate Entry to Medicineworkshop led by the medical careersconsultant to Barts and The LondonSchool of Medicine and Dentistry.The QM Careers team also runsbusiness games and an annualprogramme of over 70 employerevents, putting you in touch withemployers across the public, private and charity sectors.

You are encouraged to build yourwork experience throughout yourstudies, through, for example, ourQM Projects work experiencescheme, QM Temps job agency,Experience Works events and QMSUvolunteering services.

Naila AslamWhat did you study? Biomedical Sciences BSc then wenton to do Graduate Entry MedicineMBBS.

What are you doing currently? Doctor specialising in Paediatrics

Why did you choose Queen Mary? For its diversity and vibrantatmosphere.

What did you enjoy most aboutyour time here? Everything! I think the best part waswhat you learned outside the lecturetheatres. QM gives you theopportunity to meet people from allwalks of life and learn about themas well as yourself. It’s more thanjust a university, it's an amazingexperience.

What did Queen Mary do toprepare you for work? Let's put it this way - I wouldn't be a doctor if it wasn't for QM. The biomed course is designedspecifically to prepare students forthe graduate entry medicine course.That's what I did and I have neverlooked back.

Could you provide a briefdescription of your current role?At the moment I am working inneonatology. I get to go to deliveriesand save newborn babies! It justdoesn’t get any better.

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Biochemistry C700 BSc/Bioc (three years)

UCAS points: 320 points at A2 levelA-level: ABB including biology andchemistry

IB: 33 points overall with HL grade 5in Biology, Chemistry and anothersubject

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/C700

Biochemistry is the study of thechemistry of living organisms.Initially, you will study organic and physical chemistry, as well as genetics and cell biology. From the second year, you willconcentrate on the structure and function of proteins and thecatalysts and controllers of chemicalreactions. In addition to modulescovering enzymes, you will studymacromolecular protein assemblies,cell signalling and the interactionsbetween proteins and prostheticgroups and co-factors, as well as thebiochemistry of disease, cell biologyand differentiation. You will alsostudy the molecular biology of DNA,its replication, repair, mutation andorganisation.

BiologyC100 BSc/Biol (three years)

UCAS points: 320 points at A2 level A-level: ABB including biologyIB: 33 points overall with HL 5 inbiology and two other subjects


If you want a broad-based degreecovering the whole of the biologicalsciences, or, if you wish to defer adecision about specialisation untillater, this is the programme for you.In your first year, you can choosefrom a wide range of modules,covering subjects such as genetics,evolution, physiology andbiochemistry. In the second and final years, you can either retain this broad approach, or choose tospecialise. For example, if moduleslike Tropical Ecology or Turtles,Seals, Whales and Dolphins appealto you, along with extensivefieldwork in Borneo or Dorset, youcan choose to graduate in Zoology.Alternatively, you can selectmolecular module options andchoose to graduate in Genetics.

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Steve Le ComberLecturer, Biological and Chemical Sciences

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject?As Theodosius Dobzhanksy famouslysaid, nothing in biology makessense except in the light ofevolution. Understandingevolutionary biology is crucial inareas as diverse as medicine,genetics, ecology, conservationbiology and psychology.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching at Queen Mary?SBCS is a friendly department, with students who are academicallygifted, enthusiastic about theirsubject and a pleasure to teach.

What makes your School different?It is unusually diverse in itsresearch interests, which meansthat whatever they are studying -genetics, biochemistry, ecology,chemistry, biomedical sciences,psychology - our undergraduates arebeing taught by leading researchersin their field.

What are your research interests?Evolutionary biology; epidemiology;mathematical biology; spatialpatterns in biology.

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Biomedical SciencesB990 BSc/BMS (three years)

UCAS points: 340 points at A2 level A-level: AAB including biology andchemistry

IB: 35 points overall with HL grade 6in biology, chemistry and two othersubjects

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/B990

Many students studying our highlyrated Biomedical Sciences degreesubsequently apply as graduates for entry to medicine or dentistryprogrammes, other healthcare-related courses and higher degrees such as MSc and PhD. The programme is designed withthis in mind, with modules in thepreclinical subject areas includinganatomy, physiology, microbiology,molecular sciences andpharmacology. The curriculum also includes specialised modulessuch as Clinical Microbiology, CellPathology, Immunology and CancerBiology, many of them taught bystaff at Queen Mary’s medicalschool, Barts and The LondonSchool of Medicine and Dentistry.

Harriet ClewlowBSc Biology

“Biology has always been somethingI've been passionate about. Myprogramme is module-based andextremely flexible. This was perfectfor me as when I started I wasn'tsure what I wanted to specialise in.Field courses are the best part ofthe programme as they give you thechance to get hands-on experienceof what you've been learning aboutin fascinating locations.

“The area around Queen Mary is verymulticultural and this makes it areally interesting and exciting placeto live. There are parks and thecanal close by, so it's easy to escapethe hustle and bustle of the area ifyou want to. Shoreditch and BrickLane are two of the local highlights.Brick Lane is packed full of excellentcurry houses and bars. Shoreditch isfull of trendy boutique shops and isthe place to be in east London.

“I'm Volunteering Officer for thestudent council this year and so I'minvolved in organising volunteeringevents for students in the localcommunity. These give you aninsight into London you couldn't getin any other way. By doing this I'vegained skills and awards toenhance my CV for the future.”

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Hitesh MistryBiomedical Sciences

“I chose Queen Mary because it isthe only London-based universitywhich has all the main facilities,accommodation and departmentson one campus. Additionally, thefact that the lecturers areconducting research which is beingpublished means that we are beingtaught by people who have directfirst-hand experience in their areasof expertise.

“The best thing about the course isthe variety of modules. I am able tostudy a range of different aspects of biology, yet still see how theyintegrate with each other. I alsothink that the course is wellstructured, the university wellorganised and the newly updatedbuildings have all the facilities werequire.

“The most interesting thing that I have done on my course was thepractical sessions of my HumanAnatomy modules. We were givenaccess to cadaver and skeletons inorder for us to learn and visualisethe location, shape and attachmentof various muscles, ligaments,blood vessels and much more. Thispractical experience was enjoyableand really helpful.”

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GeneticsC400 BSc/Gen (three years)

UCAS points: 300 points at A2 level A-level: BBB including biologyIB: 32 points overall with HL grade 5in biology, chemistry and anothersubject.


Molecular genetics is behind someof the most spectacular recentadvances in the biomedicalsciences, including the sequencingof entire genomes from humans andother organisms. All of this wouldhave been unthinkable without adetailed understanding of DNA. OurGenetics programme covers a broadrange of topics in modern genetics,with modules designed to give you athorough grounding in the molecularbiology of DNA, RNA and proteins,as well as the roles of genes indevelopment, ecology and evolution.

Medical GeneticsC431 BSc/MGen (three years)

UCAS points: 320 points at A2 level A-level: ABB including biologyIB: 33 points overall with HL grade 5in biology, chemistry and anothersubject.


Building on a close relationship withour world-renowned medical school,our Medical Genetics programmeoffers students a unique opportunityto study medically related topicssuch as tissue biology, humanmolecular biology and cancerbiology within the context ofclassical, chromosomal, populationand molecular genetics. Theprogramme addresses the geneticand molecular basis of humanhealth, development and disease,and explores the evolution ofdiseases within human populations.You will study the mitochondrial andhuman genomes in depth, and gaina valuable introduction to medicalresearch, genetic counselling andbioethics.

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Hazel HewittMedical Genetics

“Queen Mary accepted me onto theirScience and Engineering Foundationprogramme after I left school.Completing this gave me the chanceto complete a degree even thoughmy A-levels did not go well.

“I chose my course due to a love ofgenetics and how we inherit traitsfrom our families. Medical Geneticsgave me the opportunity to combinea love of heritability with a desire tohelp others in the search for curesfor debilitating genetic disorders.

“Queen Mary lecturers are happy toanswer questions and go out of theirway to make our lives that little biteasier. My personal tutor was agreat lecturer, and was also there toguide and support me when needed.

“I enjoy aspects of my course that Inever thought I would, including in-depth study into the functions thatour cells go through from themoment we begin life to the effectsthat the modern world is having onour bodies.

“At uni those who work hard andask for help when needed are thosewho succeed. It wasn’t easy atfirst – I found time managementdifficult, and I still have to keep adiary of all my deadlines to ensurethat I get everything done on time.”

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ZoologyC300 BSc/Zoo (three years)

UCAS points: 320 points at A2 level A-level: ABB including biologyIB: 33 points overall with HL grade 5in biology and two other subjects


Queen Mary has a long record of research achievement inunderstanding the structure,physiology, distribution andbehaviour of animals – frommicroscopic creatures to turtles,seals, whales and dolphins. As azoology student, you will receive athorough grounding in vertebrateand invertebrate biology. Tocomplement this, we offer modulesin physiology, behaviour, evolutionand neurobiology. Modules inmolecular and population genetics,ecology, statistics and immunologyare also available. There is a strongemphasis on fieldwork, withcompulsory and optional modulestaking students to Borneo to studytropical ecology, and to coasts ofBritain to study marine life.

Amelia ZakiewiczZoology

Currently: With my Zoology degree Iwas able to get on the graduateprogramme to study VeterinaryMedicine at The Royal VeterinaryCollege. I now have combined mytwo degrees and work as a vet forthe Cheetah Conservation Fund inNamibia.

Why did you choose queen Mary?I chose Queen Mary, as it is viewedas one of the top universities forZoology; I also loved the idea ofliving in the heart of London.

Did you enjoy your time here? Iloved my three years here. Thecourse was excellent, I had greatlecturers that were engaging andpassionate about the subject. Thefield trips on the course were a lot of fun and I learnt a great deal fromthem. I played hockey for the firstteam throughout my time there,which meant I met a lot of people ondifferent courses and years, whichreally enhanced my experience.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work? Queen Mary prepared mein many ways for my career. I learnthow to manage my time, becomeproficient at self study and also howto interact in a professional setting.

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Matthew EvansHead of School and Professor of Ecology

Why are you passionate aboutteaching?Teaching a subject is the best wayto make sure you know it yourself. I have learnt a lot through myteaching. The questions studentsask frequently identify holes in logicand knowledge.

What makes your School different? We strive to maintain an approachthat maximises the potential ofeach student and maintains contactbetween students and their teachers.

What are your research interests? I am an ecologist. At the moment Iam working on how to predict theimpact of environmental change onthe natural world.

Who inspires you? I have been inspired by manypeople. My PhD supervisor wasamazing and gave me the freedomto pursue my research interests.

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Chemical Sciences

rank specialist journals. The resultsof the 2008 RAE confirmed theSchool's position among the UK'sleading centres for chemicalsciences, with 85 per cent of ouroutputs assessed as being ofinternational quality. In recent yearswe have focused on recruitingenthusiastic research-oriented staff.

Teaching and research is carried outin a £13m purpose-built chemistrybuilding with outstanding andattractive modern facilities, two largeteaching laboratories in addition tospacious research laboratories andsophisticated instrument rooms.

Assessment You must take 120 credits (normallyeight modules) in each academicyear. Each module is assessedthrough theory examinations(typically accounting for 75-80 per cent of the final mark) andcoursework (eg, practical reports,field course reports, essays, problemsheets, online exercises and tests).Final-year students undertake aresearch project/investigative projectworth 15 or 30 credits.

Our teachingAll our programmes involve amixture of classroom activities andlaboratory work. A variety of teachingstyles are employed, which varyslightly among modules andprogrammes. Most material isdelivered via lectures. These lastaround 50 minutes each and,typically, you would have twolectures per day. Lectures arebacked up with small-group tutorialsand workshops, where you have theopportunity to ask, in a relatively

relaxed and small group setting,about material in lectures that youdid not understand, to go throughproblems and practise past exampapers.

A typical weekly workload would be:

• Eight one-hour lectures

• 9-12 hours of practical laboratoriesor workshops

• 18-20 hours of privatestudy/coursework.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS form. Yourapplication will be assessed on thebasis of your personal statement,UCAS reference and predictedgrades. Interviews are not usuallyrequired.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Biological and Chemical SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 3200/3014email: [email protected]


Chemistry is a highly challengingand rewarding subject that isinteresting and extremely relevant tomodern society. It is concerned withall the aspects of the physical andchemical properties of matter, thedetermination of their structure andcomposition, their reactions and howthey can be utilised to produceuseful products and materials.

No other subject provides such acomprehensive understanding ofhow the world is put together, andgives you the skills and techniquesto apply this knowledge in the realworld. For example, chemistry is the common theme in the followingdiverse activities: making fireworks;creating new textiles, fabrics anddyes; restoring works of art;manufacturing food preservatives;improving the performance ofpharmaceutical drugs; solvingcrimes using forensic evidence; andworking as a scientific patent lawyer.

Why study chemistry at Queen Mary?The School of Biological andChemical Sciences (SBCS)consistently performs well in studentsurveys and newspaper leaguetables. In the most recent NationalStudent Survey (NSS 2012), 91 percent of our chemistry studentsexpressed overall satisfaction withtheir studies, making us the topchemistry department in London for student satisfaction.

Our School is distinguished by high-calibre academic staff who generatea vibrant research culture andproduce work that appears in high-impact multidisciplinary journals (egNature and Science) and other top-

Do you have a keen interest in the big ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions in science? If so,chemistry could be the right choice for you. Sometimes described as the ‘unifyingscience subject’, chemistry embraces biology, medicine, physics and mathematics.

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Why study chemistry? What can I do afterwards?A chemistry graduate will possess a wide technical knowledge andunderstanding, as well as practicalskills. After graduation, the majorityof our students continue inchemistry, either studying for higher degrees (PhD) or working in industry, including theagrochemical and food sectors andthe pharmaceutical sector, often atmultinational household names such as GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer.However, during your degree you willalso develop essential transferableskills.

Our degree programmes will:

• teach you to be a goodcommunicator

• improve your team-working skills,while also enabling you to workalone in a logical, organised andmethodical fashion

• develop your manual and practicalskills through conducting anddesigning experiments

• provide you with excellentanalytical and numeracy skills,plus skills in data-handling andinterpretation

• improve your general IT skills andgive you experience of usingspecialist scientific databases andchemistry software.

As a result, our graduates are highlysought after by employers in fieldsas diverse as banking and finance,politics, law, IT, scientific journalismand broadcasting and accountancy.

What our graduates do nextA high proportion of the School’sgraduates go on to further study;others find work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careerssuch as lab technician or assistant

scientist, while others transfer skillsgained during study into sectorssuch as the media, technology orfinance. Others go on to study onone of our range of mastersprogrammes, which build on ourresearch strengths and feature anMSc Chemical Research. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent ofSchool of Biological and ChemicalSciences (SBCS) students were inemployment and/or study sixmonths after graduation.

Employers of our recent graduatesinclude:

• NHS Trusts

• Cancer Research UK

• Biochemical Society

• Royal Bank of Scotland

How we support youThroughout your degree, you willhave access to a bespoke careersprogramme, to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.This programme includes workshopson job hunting and job applicationsas well as employer events tofacilitate networks and help you to explore your options.

Recent careers events in SBCSinclude visiting the RutherfordAppleton Laboratory, training in how to gain lab experience and a Graduate Entry to Medicineworkshop led by the medical careersconsultant to Barts and The LondonSchool of Medicine and Dentistry.The QM Careers Centre team alsoruns business games and an annualprogramme of over 70 employerevents, putting you in touch withemployers across the public, privateand charity sectors.

Helen Pritchard-SmithStudied: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Currently: in the 4th year of my PhDin chemistry at University of Bristol.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?Because I liked the campus and thecourse, specifically in relation tocancer chemotherapeutics whichwere of particular interest to me.

What did you enjoy about Queen Mary?Being part of a small chemistrydepartment meant you got to knownot only everyone in your year, butall of the PhD students and staffreally well. I had a lot of excellentlecturers which helped give me thegood grounding in chemistry that Ineeded to be successful in my PhD. I learnt the basics of lab techniqueduring my final year project. Havingthe opportunity to present a posterand give a talk in our final year washelpful as this is a regular part ofdoing a PhD. I was also the women'srowing captain for two years which Ireally enjoyed.

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Biochemistry C700 BSc/Bioc (three years)

UCAS points: 320 points at A2 levelA-level: ABB to include biology andchemistry

IB: 33 points overall with biology andchemistry HL grade 5 and one othersubject (HL or SL) grade 5


Biochemistry is the study of thechemistry of living organisms. Youwill divide your time betweenchemistry and biology, although thebalance can be adjusted to suit yourinterests and aptitudes. Initially, youwill study organic and physicalchemistry, as well as genetics andcell biology. From the second year,you will concentrate on the structureand function of proteins and thecatalysts and controllers of chemicalreactions. In addition to modulescovering enzymes, you will studymacromolecular protein assemblies,cell signalling and the interactionsbetween proteins and prostheticgroups and co-factors, as well as thebiochemistry of disease, cell biologyand differentiation. You will alsostudy the molecular biology of DNA,its replication, repair, mutation andorganisation.

BiochemistryC701 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 340 points at A2 levelA-level: AAB to include biology andchemistry

IB: 35 points overall with biology HLand chemistry HL grade 6 and twoother subjects (HL or SL) grade 6


MSci Biochemistry is a four-yeardegree programme, which leads tothe award of an MSci degree andequips you for a career in thebiomolecular sciences. The firstthree years of the programme aresimilar to those of the BScprogramme, while the fourth yearinvolves additional training in skillsrelevant to a career in research andan extensive research projectworking alongside successfulscientists. If you enrol on the MSciprogramme you may still choose tograduate after three years with theBSc degree in Biochemistry.

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Chetan Makani

BSc Chemistry

What are you doing now? I work forthe Australian Patent Office, basedin Canberra, as a patent examinerin the chemical section.

Why did you choose Queen Mary? Location and reputation. I alsoattended open days and thought itwas a cool place to study. The staffmembers I spoke to also made mefeel welcome.

How did Queen Mary prepare youfor work? My degree gave me asolid foundation of chemicalknowledge, which I was able toapply in my first job as an analyticalchemist and also in my current roleas a patent examiner.

What do you do in your currentrole? I examine patent applicationsfor new compounds or chemicalprocesses; usually the applicants arebig pharma firms such as GSK orMerck. This involves determiningwhether or not the invention claimedis new and inventive. I searchdatabases to look for relevant priorart. I send reports to patent attorneysrepresenting the applicants andwhen they reply I consider theirresponse and decided whether I canaccept their application.

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ChemistryF100 BSc (three years)F103 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 300 points at A2 levelA-level: BBB to include chemistry IB: 32 points overall with chemistryHL grade 5 and two other subjects(HL or SL) grade 5

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/F100 or www.qmul.ac.uk/F103

Chemistry is the central science,interfacing with mathematics andphysics, biology and medicine. The programme is concerned withall aspects of the physical andchemical properties of matter,including the nature of atoms andmolecules; the determination of theirstructure and composition; theirreactions; and finally, how they can be utilised to produce usefulproducts and materials, as societydemands. The degree offers anexcellent and highly regardedtraining in both theoretical andpractical chemistry. Each yearinvolves a core of organic, inorganicand physical chemistry, togetherwith interdisciplinary modules suchas spectroscopy, analytical chemistryand biochemistry. Chemistry is apractical subject and you will spenda significant amount of time inlaboratory classes, specificallydesigned to support the lectures. In addition, you have a choice ofoption modules in later years, givingyou the opportunity to specialise inone particular area.

Tippu Sheriff Chemistry Lecturer

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? Chemistryis a rich and diverse subject as ithelps explain the workings withinthe wonderful and complex world in which we live.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching here? The campus and itsfacilities provide a great workingenvironment. There are goodrelations between staff at all levelsand support to help generate afriendly, cooperative, environment.

What makes your degreeprogramme stand out? TheChemistry and PharmaceuticalChemistry BSc/MSci programmesoffer entry to a wide variety ofcareers including accountancy,patent law and teaching, as well as more traditional areas within the chemical industries.

What are your research interests? I am interested in the activation of(di)oxygen in the air for applicationsin low temperature oxidation andbleaching processes. Theseprocesses are based on the catalyticactivity of manganese complexeswhich provide a rich vein ofinteresting chemistry to explore.

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Irrum AfzalBSc Biochemistry

“I chose Queen Mary because it is aleading university with an excellentreputation worldwide. It excels instudent satisfaction while alsobeing a member of the RussellGroup. The School of Biological and Chemical Sciences is a highlyresearch-intensive school offering avast number of opportunities to itsstudents; it also has close links withhospitals such as The Royal Londonin Whitechapel.

“I enjoy the modules biochemistryoffers to its students as they arecombination of both biology andchemistry. The practical sessions inbiochemistry take place in modernlaboratory facilities. Meeting newpeople from a variety of differentbackgrounds and making newfriends has been a brilliantexperience. The main campus hasso much to offer to its students fromlearning new languages to playingnew sports.”

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Pharmaceutical ChemistryF154 BSc (three years)F152 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 300 points at A2 levelA-level: BBB including chemistryIB: 32 points overall with chemistryHL grade 5 and two other subjects(HL or SL) grade 5

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/F154 or www.qmul.ac.uk/F152

Pharmaceutical Chemistry providesthe type of training required to workin the pharmaceutical industry in thediscovery and development of newmedicines. The emphasis of thedegree is on training in syntheticorganic chemistry, while alsoproviding a good general foundationin physical and inorganic chemistry.In addition, you will receive insightsinto pharmacology, the way drugswork, physiology, biochemistry andcancer chemotherapy. The four-yearMSci is the standard qualification forthose wishing to follow a professionalcareer as a research chemist in thepharmaceutical industry. The three-year programme gives an excellentgrounding in pharmaceuticalchemistry, suitable for those whowish to pursue other careers in theindustry or allied areas. During thefinal year of the MSci programme,you will conduct an extendedoriginal research project. Theseprogrammes have been recognisedby the Royal Society of Chemistryand lead to Associate Member of theRoyal Society of Chemistry status.

Pharmaceutical Chemistrywith a Year in Industry F153 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 300 points at A2 levelA-level: BBB including chemistryIB: 32 points overall with chemistryHL grade 5 and two other subjects(HL or SL) grade 5


This programme closely follows thecontent of the traditional MSciPharmaceutical Chemistry degree –the first two years are identical – but also gives you the option(subject to performance andinterview) of spending your thirdyear undertaking paid work in thepharmaceutical industry. This year inindustry will give you invaluable workexperience, allowing you to practiseyour chemistry skills in a realindustrial laboratory setting andhelping you to decide what kind ofcareer you want on graduating. Thefourth (final) year is then spent backat Queen Mary. This programme hasbeen recognised by the RoyalSociety of Chemistry and leads toAssociate Member of the RoyalSociety of Chemistry status.

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Trisha BihalBSc Chemistry

“Queen Mary has a brilliant reputation,as well as outstanding records of results.When I came to an open day, I was madeto feel very comfortable. Out of five Iwould rate Queen Mary: four for teachingexcellence; four for innovation; and fivefor academic and study facilities.

“It’s a great area to be a student, thereare loads of things to do: explore theparks, activities, nightlife – even the go-karting and rock climbing adventureparks just off the Mile End Road.

“I have many favourite places oncampus: the Library where we can workin groups (especially to revise), and theFrancis Bancroft and Joseph Priestleybuilding computer rooms which are idealfor independent work. But best of all isthe Hive (study centre). It’s a fab placefor chilling out with friends and taking a more relaxed approach to working.

“There are great lab facilities. By far themost interesting thing I’ve done so far iscarry out laboratory experiments and usethe results to come to a conclusion abouta fake murder case.”



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Design

Why study design at Queen Mary? In the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 84 per cent of our students expressed overallsatisfaction with their course, with85 per cent expressing satisfactionwith the teaching on theircourse.The quality of researchtaking place in the School ofEngineering and Materials Scienceat Queen Mary was also rated highlyin the most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008).This feeds directly into yourexperience, meaning that you will be taught by people who are makingsignificant contributions in theirfield, who will be able to pass ontheir knowledge and enthusiasm to you.

At Queen Mary, you will benefit from:

• the School’s strong links withdesign in the engineering industry

• our location in a vibrant area ofeast London, with its flourishing art and design community

• gaining a unique qualification thatcombines the development ofdesign creativity and knowledge of technology

• excellent workshop facilitiesavailable for exclusive use ofdesign students.

AssessmentAssessment is continuousthroughout the design andinnovation courses. Theoretical work is presented in lectures andseminars and then assessed throughessays and exams. Practical work is assessed with written reports,projects, group work and studiowork.

Our teaching Course materials are deliveredthrough a combination of lectures,problem-solving classes, laboratorypracticals, problem-based learningand a variety of coursework. You will spend a lot of time on practicaldesign projects in free studio timeboth as part of a group andindividually.

AdmissionsThe standard procedure is to applythrough UCAS. We select on thebasis of your application and byformal interview.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Engineeringand Materials SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8736email:[email protected]

Admissions OfficeEnquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511email: [email protected]

An important part of design in this context is problem solving.Designers aim to find the optimumsolution to meet as many of theuser’s needs as possible. There will never be one conclusive solutionto a design problem: it is a case offinding the ‘best fit’ after consideringthe budget, aesthetics, and anypractical constraints, while ofcourse, always keeping in mind theperson who will eventually be usingthe product.

Design is a creative and thinkingprocess, usually centred on ideasrather than technology. However,students of engineering, design andinnovation benefit from technicaland materials knowledge; you willuse not only creative processes, but also mathematical analysis. A unique element of our designprogrammes is that you will beequipped with the necessarytechnical skills to take design to the next level, off the page and into production.

Designers must also have excellentcommunication skills, which mayinclude the ability to sketch an initialidea, present a product to a client or simply explain a concept to anengineer who will take the designforward.

The study of design at Queen Mary involves an exploration of the process ofinventing products that improve our lives.

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Why study design? What can I do afterwards? Design is a field that lies between artand science, combining creative andlogical thinking. Our graduates areboth engineering professionals whocan understand and apply the latesttechnologies, and designers whounderstand creative designprocesses, design principles andtheir applications. The transferableskills you gain will make youattractive to a wide range ofemployers. These skills include:

• numeracy

• teamwork

• project management


• analytical thinking

• creativity.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from our designprogrammes will have an in-depthunderstanding of new technologicaldevelopments and socio-culturalrequirements in productdevelopment – a uniquecombination which ensures goodcareer prospects in a wide range of industries, particularly thoseassociated with design and productdevelopment. Graduates willtypically take up design roles inengineering consultancies, orcompanies involved in research anddevelopment, and product design.These companies could span arange of fields, including science,medicine, sport, transport, theaerospace industry and consumerproducts.

Examples of recent graduatedestinations include:

• Graduate Design EngineerDyson

• Industrial Designing EngineerAxon 56

• Graphic DesignerDiscovered Authors

• DesignerHeath Nash

• Senior Design EngineerMinistry of Defence

How we support youThroughout your time at QueenMary, you will have access to acareers programme, which willprepare you for internships andgraduate-level work. Thisprogramme includes workshops onjob hunting and job applications aswell as employer events to facilitatenetworks and to help you exploreyour options.

In the School of Engineering andMaterials Science (SEMS) we holdcareers sessions each week on allaspects of securing suitablegraduate employment. In addition tothese sessions the SEMS IndustrialLiaison Forum meets twice a yearand provides an opportunity forstudents, academics and ourcontacts from the engineering andmaterials science industries tointeract. All of our undergraduateprogrammes are also available withIndustrial Experience, providinginvaluable work experience duringyour degree.

Opportunities for work experienceare substantial given Queen Mary’slocation close to Canary Wharf andthe City. You are encouraged to buildyour work experience throughoutyour studies, through, for example,our QM Projects work experiencescheme, QM Temps job agency,Experience Works events andvolunteering. Over 800 vacanciesare available to browse on the QMJobOnline vacancy site.

CharlotteChristoffersen Studied: BEng Design and Innovation

Currently: MA/MSc InnovationDesign Engineering at the RoyalCollege of Art

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I chose Queen Mary for the Designand Innovation degree programme,which is innovative and hard to findanywhere else.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? I learnt to communicate and wasprepared for professional life bygetting guidance in what I am goodat and how to develop those skills.

What can current students do to prepare for getting a job in your area? Make sure to build up a diverseportfolio and a design process that is right for you. Design andInnovation is a great route intoproduct design, and the industryunderstands the need for peoplewho know how to integrateengineering and design.

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Engineering, Design and Innovation (subject to approval)WH21 BEng (three years)W242 BEng (four years with Industrial Experience)W240 MEng (four years)W241 MEng (five years with Industrial Experience)

UCAS points: 320 (BEng); 360(MEng)

A-level: 360 points over three A-levels (MEng); 320 points over threeA-levels (BEng). Must include mathsor physics A-level and one creativesubject

IB: 36 points overall (MEng); 34points overall (BEng). Must includemaths or physics at HL 6 and acreative subject at HL 6

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/WH21,www.qmul.ac.uk/W242,www.qmul.ac.uk/W240and www.qmul.ac.uk/W241

These programmes look to thefuture, when the most successfuldesigners will be those trained asboth engineering professionals whounderstand and can apply the latesttechnologies, and designers whounderstand creative designprocesses, design principles and their applications.

The programmes are aimed at students with an interest inengineering but who wish to workcreatively in design. They will appealto those who have always wanted toinvent, to visualise, to create and arechallenged by complex problemsolving.

Design Degree programmes

Chris Verbick “The engineering studies weundertake at Queen Mary areessential to our understanding of design. Queen Mary has greatproduction facilities and allows us to take our pieces from concept to creation.

“Research on one of our studioprojects involved a day trip to theseaside at Southwold. We spent theday researching and finished it off with a trip to a local brewery.

“I’ve been to many different citiesand would rank east London veryhighly for fun and culture. There isalways something going on, andthere are many interesting places to explore near the Queen Marycampus. One of my favourite thingsto do is to walk along the canaltowpath just beside the Mile Endcampus, away from the streets andtraffic. It makes for a very pleasantstart to the day.”

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Materials and DesignJ590 BEng (three years)J591 BEng (four years with Industrial Experience)

UCAS points: 320A-level: 320 points over three A-levels. Must include maths, physicsor chemistry A-level and onecreative subject

IB: 34 points overall with maths,physics or chemistry at HL 6 and a creative subject at HL 6

If a creative subject is not offeredapplicants may be asked to submitevidence of creativity.

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/J590and www.qmul.ac.uk/J951

This is a practical programme whichallows you to develop strong creativeskills alongside the scientific andmathematical principles whichunderpin materials science. You will study core modules in materialsscience, focusing on thecomposition, structure, propertiesand processing of differentmaterials, learning how they can be used to create new devices,structures and technology.Throughout the degree you will takepart in original design work throughindividual and group projects,including creative work in the designstudio. In your final year, you willcombine your creative design andmaterials science skills to carry out amajor industry-sponsored individualdesign project. By the end of theprogramme you will be able to workeffectively in a design role within arange of high-tech manufacturingand design industries.

Adam SutcliffeLecturer in Design

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? For lots ofreasons. Mostly because what Iteach helps engineers develop thecreative and lateral side of theirbrain and fuse it with the logicalside. The engineering brain is aproblem solving machine whichneeds to be lubricated withexperience and ideally creativity.

What makes your teachingdifferent? Having studied at bothImperial and the Royal College of Art,as well as running my own designconsultancy, I can ensure that thecontent that I teach, and thechallenges I present in thecoursework, are both relevant andrealistic. My aim is to present mystudents with a unique learningexperience that is distilled from my15 years of professional practice.

What are your research interests?Unlike normal lecturers, I don't doresearch. I run a design consultancydelivering industrial/product/servicedesign solutions.

What inspires you? The way peopleengage and interact with the worldaround them, and the challengesthat this presents to them. As adesigner I'm particularly inspired bythe work of Thomas Heatherwick. Asan engineer I'm inspired by the rapidevolution of ALM (Additive LayerManufacturing) into a technologythat will soon be highly affordable.

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and be supported by specialist staffin pursuing a range of opportunitiesfor industrial placements and workexperience. Recent students havefound placements with GoldmanSachs, Accenture, HSBC, Google,IBM and Reuters.

Our excellent teaching facilitiesinclude an award-winningInformatics Teaching Laboratory withover 300 networked workstations, a dedicated workspace for laptopWi-Fi access and a ‘quiet space’ forfinal-year students. We also haveinnovative research facilities,including an Augmented HumanInteraction Laboratory, enabling full-body and multi-person motioncapture, and virtual and augmentedreality systems. Finally, we are lessthan a couple of miles from the areaaround Old Street known as SiliconRoundabout or Tech City, home to at least 400+ digital start-ups,including Last.fm, SoundCloud andTweetDeck. We have links with anumber of companies in the areaand also sponsor the DigitalShoreditch Festival.

AssessmentAssessment for most modules is through a combination ofexamination and coursework.Laboratory-based modules are often assessed through practicalassignments, while more theoreticalmodules may be assessed throughexercise sheets or writtenassignments. Project work, both group and individual, forms a significant component ofassessment in your programme.

Our teaching Classes include lectures, laboratorysessions and tutorial sessions. Inlectures, you will learn core material,while in laboratory and tutorialsessions you will work on problem-based learning activities in smallerclasses. You will spend 15-20 hoursper week in lectures, as well asundertaking independent work andstudy. Throughout your programme,we highlight issues relevant to theprofessional context of your studies.We strongly encourage you to getexperience of applying yourknowledge and skills through paid or unpaid work opportunities or ayear-long industrial placement.

AdmissionsAll prospective applicants shouldmake their applications through the Universities and CollegesAdmissions Service (UCAS).Selected applicants may be invitedto attend an interview and all will beinvited to attend an open day.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Electronic Engineeringand Computer ScienceTel: +44 (0)20 7882 7335email: [email protected]

General enquiries Enquiries Hotline (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800 Tel (international students): +44 (0)20 7882 5511email: [email protected]

Electronic engineers and computerscientists apply analytical thinking,design and programming skills tocreate innovative solutions. Theywork on a wide range of problems,from finding new ways to do things,for example, making computerssmaller and faster, to discoveringentirely new things to do. Electronicengineers and computer scientistsoperate in a range of fields,including:

• telecommunications

• multimedia and gaming

• security

• networking.

Why study electronic engineering and computer science at Queen Mary? In the most recent ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008),we are ranked in the top 20electronic engineering and computerscience departments in the UK. Weregularly win awards for outstandingteaching, including recently, aprestigious National TeachingFellowship and a Royal Academy of Engineering Teaching prize. Ourstudents win prizes too: for each ofthe past three years a student fromthe School has won The Institute ofEngineering and Technology (IET)prize for outstanding academicperformance. Many of our degreeprogrammes have professionalaccreditation from the IET or theChartered Institute for IT (BCS)highlighting their academic qualityand relevance to the workplace. Youwill have opportunities to undertakeindustrially linked final-year projects

Electronic engineering and computer science are fascinating fields driving scientificand technological progress, creating the tools that advance society and improve ourquality of life. The two fields unite diverse subjects, such as software engineering,multimedia, electronics, networking and communications, art, digital music, physicsand mathematics, with problem solving as the central theme.

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Why study electronic engineeringand computer science? What can I do afterwards? A degree in electronic engineering or computer science offers excellentcareer prospects – recent researchby e-skills UK estimates requirednumbers of IT and telecomsprofessionals will grow at four timesthe UK average during 2010 to2020. In addition to technical skills, you will develop valuabletransferable skills, including:

• team-working • projectmanagement • entrepreneurship • problem solving.

Our graduates gain employment with both multinational corporationsand small and medium-sizedenterprises, and some start theirown business.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School ofElectronic Engineering andComputer Science go on to work in awide variety of careers. Some applytheir degree knowledge directly,entering careers such as TechnicalSpecialist or Junior Technician, while others transfer skills gainedduring study into areas such asconsultancy, education or finance.Others go on to study on one of our range of exciting mastersprogrammes, which cover a range of areas including digital musicprocessing, telecommunications,and computing and informationsystems. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 77 per cent of students in the School werein employment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 74 percent already working/studying atgraduate level. These graduates also

have a strong earning power, with amedian starting salary of £20,000.

The broad range of skills gainedthrough courses in this School,coupled with multiple opportunitiesfor extra-curricular activities and workexperience, has enabled students tomove into careers such as:

• Technical SpecialistHewlett-Packard Autonomy

• System AnalystSiemens

• Compliance Analyst TrainerRBS

• Junior ConsultantLeadent Solutions

• Research AssistantQueen Mary, University of London

• IT Infrastructure EngineerBank of America

• Applications Support AnalystCalyon Financial SNC

• Product Development EngineerJaguar Land Rover

How we support youThroughout the course, you will have access to a bespoke careersprogramme, to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.This programme includes workshopson job hunting and job applications,as well as employer events tofacilitate networks and help you to explore your career options.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof Electronic Engineering andComputer Science include the IT and Technology Fair featuring 30 organisations including BAESystems, Jaguar Land Rover, Logica,and SELEX Galileo; and ‘Start Up,Stand Up’ led by QM Careers andQM Entrepreneurs, to inspireentrepreneurship in Technology.

Rituparna Mallick Studied: BEng ComputerEngineering (2011)

Currently: Associate SoftwareEngineer at Accenture

How did you find out about yourcurrent job? Through Milkround.com. However, Imet people from the company at theQueen Mary graduate job fair.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? The moduleProfessional Applications in my firstyear prepared me for job interviews,presentations as well as helped meto develop my CV. I also learnt a lotof new programming languages.Being the student organiser of thePeer-Assisted Student Support(PASS) scheme, I got the opportunityto develop leadership skills andmanaged to get over my shy nature.

What does your current job involveday-to-day?Everything from software design todeveloping and testing, mainly inJava, .NET etc.

What can students do to preparefor getting a job in your area?They should focus on all aspects of developing software, includinganalysis and design as well ascoding and testing.

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Electrical and ElectronicEngineering H600 BEng (three years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelmaths and physics. A-levelElectronics will be considered inplace of Physics and for exceptionalcandidates, AS physics will beconsidered

IB: 32 points overall withmathematics HL 6 points

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/H600

This programme provides you with a solid foundation in the principlesof electrical science, systems andelectronics. The programme covers a broad range of topics in electronics, control andprogramming, includingspecialisations such as powerengineering, electronics andmicroprocessors and digital signal processing.

Electronic Engineering H610 BEng (three years)

Electronic Engineeringwith Industrial Experience H611 BEng (four-years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelmaths and physics. A-levelelectronics will be considered inplace of physics and for exceptionalcandidates, AS physics will beconsidered

IB: 32-34 points overall withmathematics HL 6 points

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H610or www.qmul.ac.uk/H611

These programmes cover digital and analogue circuit design,programming, microprocessors andcommunications systems. Emphasisis placed on systems and the designof digital and analogue circuits usingadvanced software tools. You maystudy very large-scale integration(VLSI), communication systems and digital signal processing (DSP).A design and build group project is taken in the second year anddevelops team-working skills. The final individual project allowsyou to tackle in depth a topic of yourchoice. The Industrial Experienceoption enables you to spend a yearworking in industry.

Electronic Engineering and Computer ScienceDegree programmes

Professor Clive PariniWhy are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? I teachMicrowave Electronics and Antennasfor Mobile Communications. What isspecial about this area is that it iscompletely definable by mathematics,the only limitation about accuratelypredicting how an antenna will workin the real world is the level ofmodel detail and how big a computerI have to model it. So it uses mathsto shape our practical world, forexample it lets me design the antennain your mobile phone and tell me howit will radiate when you hold it.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching at Queen Mary? I enjoygetting a class to realise howsomething they may use or seeeveryday actually works, and givingthem an insight into the designprocess.

What inspires you? I am workingwith a group of researchers ondeveloping novel sensor platforms,communications and decisionsupport systems to assist medicalpersonnel in the rapid profiling ofpatients/casualties and time-critical decision-making following a medical emergency. It aims torevolutionise patient monitoring andtreatment at the point of injury andhelp make the right decisions ontreatment in the critical ‘goldenhour’ after a critical injury.

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Electronic Engineeringand Telecommunications H691 BEng (three years)H690 MEng (four years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelmaths and physics. A-levelElectronics will be considered inplace of physics and for exceptionalcandidates, AS physics will beconsidered


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H691or www.qmul.ac.uk/H690

These programmes cover the mostrapidly growing areas of electronicengineering and all aspects ofcommunications. You will learnabout microwave and opticalsystems as well as the design,operation and management of large-scale communication networks forcomputers and voice and videosignals. A range of technical andbusiness modules provides a strongengineering foundation to thisspecialised degree. The MEngprogramme has the same first threeyears as the equivalent BEng, withthe inclusion of a team project in the third year. The MEng has anadditional fourth year of study ofadvanced postgraduate modules, on topics such as security,authentication, satellitecommunications and mobileservices.

Electronic Engineeringand Computing Hl61 BEng (three years)Hl6C MEng (four years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelmaths


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/Hl61 or www.qmul.ac.uk/Hl6C

These programmes include thedigital circuit design elements of theelectronic engineering programmes,but emphasise computer systemsand software. They also focus on the increasingly important areas ofartificial intelligence and networkcomputing, internet computing ande-commerce engineering. The MEngincludes all the material from theBEng but the extra year allows youto study advanced modules onmusic, speech, video and imageprocessing, quality managementand network modelling andperformance. You can transfer on tothe MEng from the BEng until theend of the second year, subject tosatisfactory performance.

Wedad El-TurkElectronic Engineering

“Before actually visiting QueenMary, I was very impressed with itsreputation. I particularly liked thefact that it is a campus universitysituated in the heart of London, and also part of the University of London.

“I really like the way the programmeis structured: one minute you aresitting in the lab-programming, nextyou’re in a lecture theatre with 200other students for an economicslecture, and the next, standing in front of a group of peopleconducting a presentation.

“I am currently an ambassador for the School as well as a classrepresentative. Having both of theseroles is very satisfying, as they giveme a sense of responsibility. Thiscoming year, I will also be on theadvertising team in the IslamicSociety.”

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Audio SystemsEngineeringH657 BEng (three years)H642 MEng (four years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelmaths


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H657 or www.qmul.ac.uk/H642These programmes usemathematics and engineeringtechniques to enable you tounderstand how technology isapplied to music and audio. You will learn how computers andelectronics shape electronic musicalinstruments, digital audio systems,music downloads, sound effects andgames. In addition to a team projectin your second year, you willcomplete an individual final-yearproject that will be supervised by aresearcher in our world-leadingCentre for Digital Music (C4DM).Martyn Ware, founder of ‘80s bandsThe Human League and Heaven 17,record producer and world-leading3D sound artist, is a VisitingProfessorial Fellow in the School and takes an active interest inC4DM, where he brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm tothese programmes.

Multimedia and Arts Technology I150 BSc(Eng) (three years)

Multimedia and Arts Technology withIndustrial Experience I151 BSc(Eng) (four years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBBIB: 32-34 points overall withmathematics HL 6 points

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/I150 orwww.qmul.ac.uk/I151

These programmes coverfundamental aspects of the digitaleconomy, creative multimediaproduction, multimedia socialnetworks, computer-drivenanimation, multimedia scripting,interactive multimedia design, 3Dgraphics, web-based advertisementproduction, and management andplanning of media assets. Theyemphasise computer systems,digital installations and software witha special focus on new mediacreation, and provide coreknowledge of media production and multimedia system design.Graduates from these programmeswill effectively combine technicaland creative skills. The IndustrialExperience option allows you tospend a year working in industry.

Information andCommunicationTechnologiesI100 BSc(Eng) (three years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/I100

This programme includesprogramming and softwareengineering with an emphasis onapplied topics such as systems,security and business management.You will gain a broad range of skillsthat will equip you for a career in a variety of sectors, includingmanagement and consulting,finance, government and the media.




Information TechnologyManagement for Business(ITMB) with IndustrialExperience (subject to approval)BSc(Eng) (subject to approval) (4 years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB IB: 32-34 points overall withmathematics HL 6 points

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.eecs.qmul.ac.uk

The ITMB degree has beendeveloped by e-Skills UK as acollaboration between some of theUK’s leading companies anduniversities. The BSc(Eng) ITMBdegree gives you a broad knowledgeof the IT industry, ensuring that youobtain both technical and businessknowledge and skills. This degreecontains systems and softwareelements, including Fundamentalsof Web Technology and ComputerSystems and Networks, alongsidekey business modules such asFundamentals of Management,Marketing and Financial Accounting.Core to this degree is the yearworking in industry; placements are identified with ITMB partners.

Industry involvement is fundamentalto this degree and this is seen in the unique features offered to youincluding Guru Lectures, access tobusiness mentors, industry visitsand access to the ITMB student and employer community.

Graduates of this degree will beready for roles in IT management,business strategy and planning,system design and IT consultancy.

Computer Science withBusiness Management G4N1 BSc (three years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G4N1

This programme focuses oncomputer science while providing an understanding of businessmanagement. The programmeincludes core computer science and business managementmodules, such as the fundamentalsof management, marketing andeconomics for business. You willgain practical skills and experiencein the use and applications ofinformation technology in business.The programme develops high levelsof competence and demonstrableskills in core computer scienceareas such as programming and agreater appreciation of the context inwhich information technology is used.

Brett OslerComputer Science with BusinessManagement

“Queen Mary’s location offersexcellent access to the rest ofLondon, plus everything you need is close by on campus – fromresources and facilities to theavailability of professors. All theprofessors are involved asresearchers in their field, whichmeans you never feel they are justgoing through a lesson plan.

“The academic study facilities arehigh end. The lecture halls arespacious and have good acousticswhich makes listening easier. TheITL (computer lab) is large for thenumber of students enrolled. Themachines are very modern, thenetwork fast, and everything youneed to participate and completethe course work is provided.

“I am a course rep, an ambassadorfor the school of EECS, a PASSmentor, a member of the Drapers’Skills Award and a member of thePoker Society. Being a course repgives me a chance to interact withmany students and most of thestaff. It’s also fun to show off theSchool while performingambassador duties.”

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Computer Science withBusiness Managementand Accounting G4N2 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBBIB: 32 points overall withmathematics HL 6 points

Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G4N2

This programme covers corecomputer science modules andessential studies in businessmanagement, specifically focusingon financial and managementaccounting. It develops your criticalthinking of business management inrelation to economic, political, socialand technical environments. Theprogramme gives you in-depthknowledge and practical experiencein financial and managementaccounting techniques. Topicsinclude the preparation of financialstatements and accountingtechniques, sources of finance, ratioanalysis, and legal and economicconsiderations. You will studymanagerial accounting, exploringthe finance function and particularlyplanning and control, costmanagement, financing andinvestment decisions.

Computer Science G400 BSc (three years) G401 MSci (four years)

Computer Science withIndustrial Experience G402 BSc (four years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G400,www.qmul.ac.uk/G401 or www.qmul.ac.uk/G402

This broad degree programmeprovides a solid foundation for anumber of IT careers, includingprogramming and systems analysisand design. You will cover coretopics such as software engineering,computer systems and applications.You can specialise in subjects suchas computer graphics, artificialintelligence and distributed systems.You will gain practical experience inbuilding a variety of computersystems in progressively moredemanding contexts. The IndustrialExperience option allows you tospend a year working in industry.The MSci follows the same structureas the BSc, with the inclusion of ateam project in the third year.


Shabbir NaqviStudied: MSci Computer Science(2010)

Currently: Overseas Developer atRightmove

Why did you choose Queen Mary?Queen Mary is a well-respecteduniversity with a proven trackrecord. Being the only campus-based university in London alsogave it a unique feel and made mefeel at home straight away. Thecourse content is up to date andthere is a range of extra-curricularactivities certainly attracted me.

How did your time at Queen Maryprepare you for work? The coursewas full of a variety of technical andinterpersonal related activities.Thanks to the large amount of groupwork, I was able to fit right into myjob. Also, having worked with arange of programming languages, Ididn’t have much trouble adaptingto new languages or picking upcertain technical points.

What does your current job involveday-to-day? Requirements capture,research, development work,debugging and meetings. Generally,each day begins with a review withyour team, where each individualgives an update on their projects.After this, you can prioritise yourwork as you wish, arrange your ownmeetings, and really take a lot ofresponsibility on your shoulders. Wealso have a ping-pong table to winddown – fact!

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Computer Science and Multimedia G450 BSc (three years)


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G450

This degree programme gives you a solid grounding in computerscience with a specialised focus onmultimedia. Multimedia, the use ofgraphics, animations, video andaudio in a computer environment, is an expanding area in industry. The final year covers technical areassuch as the delivery of multimediacontent over the internet, andcompression techniques, such asMP3 and 3D computer graphics.The programme also involvesstudying human factors inmultimedia, including the principles for designing graphicaluser interfaces and the study ofinteractive systems.

Computer Science and Mathematics GG41 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 340-300A-level: AAB-BBB with A-levelMaths


Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/GG41

This programme, taught incollaboration with the School ofMathematical Sciences, emphasisesthe use of computers to solvemathematical problems, includingtopics such as programming andalgorithms. You can choose optionmodules from across the range ofmathematics and computer science,including computer graphics, artificialintelligence, number theory andcryptography. You will be equippedfor roles such as data analyst, analystconsultant or data architect.

Mark SandlerHead of School

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? Engineering is about changing theworld: what could be more excitingthan that? My own specialisms areSignal Processing and MusicTechnology. Signal Processing iseverywhere from mobile phone voiceencoders and broadcast antennasystems, video streaming, roboticsand car suspension systems. MusicTechnology is more obvious, I guess.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching at Queen Mary? It is a very open university. It's possible to work closely with academics from all sorts of different disciplines: geography,film, business, even history. Otheruniversities put up barriers betweendisciplines: we take them down.

What makes your School different?We are different from otherdepartments that teach electronicengineering and/or computerscience thanks to our specialisms in media technologies. This includesaudio and music, video, socialmedia and graphic arts.

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industrial partners. If you have a realpassion for design, we offer a uniquedegree in design (see page 122).

The development and analysis ofnew, innovative materials underpinsmuch engineering work and as aSchool we are able to enrich ourengineering degrees withinternationally leading expertise inmaterials science. We also offerdegree programmes in MaterialsScience and Engineering (page138), Medical Materials (page 139), Dental Materials (page 138),Materials and Design (page 123).

The BEng and MEng degreeprogrammes are accredited (and so approved) by the RoyalAeronautical Society or theInstitution of Mechanical Engineers.Accreditation is vital if you are toobtain the professional qualificationof Chartered Engineer.

The School has excellent laboratoryfacilities including structures andmaterials test facilities, heat transferrigs, high and low speed windtunnels, a flight simulator and state-of-the-art medical engineeringlaboratories featuring extensivetissue engineering labs and gaitanalysis facilities.

AssessmentAll of our degree programmes are structured with eight modulesper year, split over two semesters.Assessment is continuousthroughout your degree, with writtenreports, projects, presentations,group work and exams.

Our teaching Course materials are deliveredthrough a combination of lectures,problem-solving classes, laboratorypracticals, problem-based learningand a variety of coursework. Inaddition, you will undertake twomajor projects: an individual researchproject in Year 3 and a group designproject in the fourth year of the MEng programmes. The student-ledprojects are frequently sponsored by industry and provide a valuableinsight into real-life engineeringdesign and project management.

AdmissionsThe standard procedure is to applythrough UCAS.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Engineering and Materials SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8736email: [email protected]


There are several steps in anengineer’s work:• identify the problem

• think creatively about it – is there abetter, more original way around it?(You’ll use applied maths tocalculate whether your brilliantidea will actually work)

• do the scientific research todevelop the optimal solution.

Why study engineering at Queen Mary? The School of Engineering andMaterials Science undertakesinternationally recognised research,which is supported by contracts andcollaborations with industrial anduniversity partners worldwide. In thelatest QS World University Rankings,Engineering and Materials Scienceat Queen Mary were both ranked inthe top 100 in the world. In the mostrecent National Student Survey (NSS2012), 84 per cent of our studentsexpressed overall satisfaction withtheir course, with 85 per centexpressing satisfaction with theteaching on their course.

Design plays an important part in all of our engineering programmes.In the second year, all engineeringstudents take part in a designproject where you will work in smallgroups to design, manufacture andtest your own prototype product,enabling you to recognise real-worldengineering, manufacturing andeconomic constraints. In the fourthyear, MEng students refine thesedesign skills with a specialist groupdesign project, often sponsored by

Could you help to develop the next generation of aircraft, a new implant fortreatment of arthritis, a super-efficient wind turbine, or a high-speed electricvehicle? Engineers are the ultimate problem-solvers, finding solutions to knottysituations such as these, and aiming to improve the design and production ofpractically anything you can think of.

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Why study engineering? What can I do afterwards? Most engineering graduates go on to work in the engineering field. One recent Queen Mary engineeringgraduate now designs cars for aracing-car company; another hastrained to be a commercial airlinepilot. A lot of our graduates havegone into technical jobs atcompanies such as Rolls Royce,Airbus UK, BAE Systems, Smith &Nephew, and Johnson & Johnson.Others decide to move into research,studying for a higher degree such asan MSc or PhD, with many choosingto continue their studies at QueenMary. Find out more about ourpostgraduate programmes atwww.qmul.ac.uk/ postgraduate

Employers value the coreengineering skills, such as:

• stress analysis

• fluid mechanics

• mathematics

• design and computationalmodelling.

In addition, you will gain valuabletransferable skills:

• problem-solving skills

• management techniques

• team-work experience


• report writing.

These are supplemented byspecialist skills in aerospace,mechanical, sustainable energy ormedical engineering. This meansthat engineering graduates have oneof the highest employability ratesand while many find jobs in theengineering sector, others choose tostudy for a higher degree in a relatedfield or go into a wide range of othercareers.

What our graduates do nextEngineering at Queen Mary isdesigned to improve engineers’prospects by equipping graduateswith specific skills and knowledgerequired to meet the increasinglydemanding and ever-changing fieldsof engineering. Recent Queen Marygraduates have gone on to work fora variety of companies andorganisations, including:

LG Philips • Moucel Parkmen

Tube Lines • Mott MacDonald

Rolls Royce • Marshall Aerospace

Ministry of Defence • Airbus UK

BAe Systems • Astrium

Selex • British Energy • Delphi

Diesel Systems Ltd • Finisbury

Instruments • Corin • Stanmore

Implants • Depuy.

How we support youIn the School of Engineering andMaterials Science (SEMS) we holdcareers sessions each week on allaspects of securing suitable graduateemployment. In addition to thesesessions the SEMS Industrial LiaisonForum meets twice a year andprovides an opportunity for students,academics and our contacts fromthe engineering and materialsscience industries to interact. All of our undergraduate programmesare also available with IndustrialExperience, providing invaluablework experience during your degree.

In addition to the careers advice youwill be able to receive from youracademic tutors, our experiencedCareers Centre team provideinvaluable training on CV writing,interviews and tackling assessmentcentres. With over 1,500 on-campusjobs and volunteer roles alsoavailable, you will have theopportunity to build skills and work experience (and earn money) alongside your studies.

Craig JamiesonStudied: MEng Avionics (2010)

Currently: Trainee teacher (Maths),University of Cambridge

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?The course itself is very mathematical.Many modules place you in groupsto work on projects. This helped to improve my people skills,particularly the vital understandingthat not all people see things fromexactly the same perspective! This,combined with the time I spent as astudent ambassador, really helpedto prove my ability to work withpeople in my application for teachertraining.

What does your current job involveday-to-day?Teaching maths is a lot more thansaying “this is a formula, learn it.”It’s very psychological –understanding how people learn,and working with this in mind. I enjoy working with people andgetting a real sense of fulfilment at the end of the day. Sometimesthough, when an idea is hard toconvey, and all there are is blankfaces to your explanation, it’s verydisappointing. Hopefully this willdisappear with practice!

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Aerospace Engineering H421 BEng (three years)

H401 BEng (four years with IndustrialExperience)

H400 MEng (four years)

HK00 MEng (five years withIndustrial Experience)

UCAS points: 360 (MEng); 320 (BEng)

A-level: 360 points over three A-levels (MEng); 320 points overthree A-levels (BEng). Must includemaths A-level and at least onescience subject

IB: 36 points overall (MEng); 34points overall (BEng). Must includemaths and at least one sciencesubject at HL 6

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H421,www.qmul.ac.uk/H401,www.qmul.ac.uk/H400 and www.qmul.ac.uk/HK00

Aerospace Engineering is concernedwith the design and development ofaircraft, helicopters and spacecraft.The skills you will develop on thesedegrees apply to future spacecraftand high-performance aircraft, andalso to the next generation of groundtransport, such as high-speed trains.If you are enrolled on an MEngprogramme, you will work on agroup project in the final year.Recent examples of projects includethe design and construction of arocket capable of breaking the UKaltitude record and the design of asolar-powered racing car. All of ouraerospace degree programmes areaccredited by the Royal AeronauticalSociety.

Mechanical Engineering H300 BEng (three years)

H304 BEng (four years with IndustrialExperience)


H302 MEng (five years withIndustrial Experience)

UCAS points: 360 (MEng); 320 (BEng)



Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H300,www.qmul.ac.uk/H304,www.qmul.ac.uk/H301 and www.qmul.ac.uk/H302

Mechanical Engineering will showyou how parts, machines andsystems work, and how to designand analyse them. This could be acar engine, a jet engine, a powerstation or even a household object –the emphasis in this programme willbe on energy and design. If you areenrolled on an MEng programme,you will work on a group designproject in the final year; recentexamples include a performanceassessment of Britain’s OlympicBobsleigh, and the testing of acombustor from a microgas turbinein collaboration with Rolls Royce.The Mechanical Engineering degreeprogrammes are accredited by theInstitution of Mechanical Engineers.

EngineeringDegree programmes

Sarah DhanrajMedical Engineering

“I chose to study at Queen Marybecause of its good rankings andthe laid back atmosphere oncampus. I love the campus andhave always felt at home here.

“I thoroughly enjoy the dual aspectof medicine and engineering on myprogramme. The most interestingthing that I have done so far hasbeen a problem-based learning(PBL) assignment. I had toinvestigate engineering technologyto diagnose, treat, and rehabilitatean injured sports player based ononly a brief description of the injury.

“Right now I am working as astudent ambassador. It is a great way to get to know possiblestudents while being able to explainjust what it is that my degreeentails. It doesn’t feel like work at all.”

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Medical Engineering HBC8 BEng (three years)

HBD8 BEng (four years with IndustrialExperience)

HB18 MEng (four years)

HB1V MEng (five years withIndustrial Experience)

UCAS points: 360 (MEng); 320 (BEng)A-level: 360 points over three A-levels (MEng); 320 points overthree A-levels (BEng). Must includemaths A-level and at least onescience subject


Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/HBC8,www.qmul.ac.uk/HBD8,www.qmul.ac.uk/HB18 and www.qmul.ac.uk/HB1V

Medical Engineering bringstechnological innovation to the field ofmedicine and healthcare. It integratesprofessional engineering activities witha medical knowledge of the humanbody. Many of the advances in thisfield now seem commonplace – hipreplacements, pacemakers, medicalimaging, and life-support systems area few examples. You will study coreengineering modules as well asspecialist medical engineeringoptions. For the third-year individualresearch project you will be integratedinto our internationally leadingresearch activities. The fourth-yeargroup design projects (for the MEngdegree) are industry-linked withappropriate clinical input and a focuson solving real medical-engineeringdesign problems.

Sustainable EnergyEngineering H221 BEng (three years)

HF21 BEng (four years with Industrial Experience)


HG21 MEng (five years withIndustrial Experience)

UCAS points: 360 (MEng); 320(BEng)



Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/H221,www.qmul.ac.uk/HF21,www.qmul.ac.uk/H224 and www.qmul.ac.uk/HG21

The projected increase in globalenergy demand, led by developingand emerging economies,underscores the need for newsupplies of affordable sustainableenergy. This future energy need is perhaps the greatest singlechallenge facing the world in the Twenty-First Century. Theprogramme will concentrate ontraining you for employment in theenergy sector. Examples of recentprojects include an assessment ofbio-diesel as a road vehicle fuel andthe development of rooftop windturbines. Graduates may go on towork as engineers advising onsustainability issues, for example, inenergy companies or the government.

Jens-DominikMueller Senior Lecturer in Engineering

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject?I like working in fluid dynamics. As Heraklit said over 2,500 yearsago, "everything flows". There is endless fascination in howstreamlines wrap smoothly around a fish, or a wing, or a red blood cell.And then, at a whim, streamlinesdecide to part company with thatsurface and separate, giving rise tothe intricate swirls of turbulent flow.

What do you enjoy most about your teaching? The conversation with studentsexplaining the basic theory and then asking them to solve a problemwith it. I then help them piece theirlogical argument together until they arrive at the solution.

Who inspires you?In my research I am most inspired by the early pioneers of computersimulation. In a time when the mostpowerful computers worked withpunch-cards and had computingpower less than an old Nokia, theycame up with the main ideas thatare still used today.

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Materials

as a result of the course they feltmore confident tackling unfamiliarproblems; and 87 per cent that thecourse has helped them presentthemselves with confidence.

Programme content is primarilydetermined by our IndustrialAdvisory Board and all of our BEng and MEng programmes are accredited by The Institute ofMaterials, Minerals and Mining. This means that the Instituteregularly check that our facilities,modules and staff are of a standardsuitable to prepare students to workin industry.

AssessmentAll of our degree programmes arestructured with eight modules peryear, split over two semesters. Somemodules, such as the research anddesign projects, count as two or fourmodules. In the third and fourthyears, you select from a range ofmodule options allowing you to tailoryour degree to specific areas ofinterest within your specialist degree programme. Assessment iscontinuous throughout your degree,with written reports, projects,presentations, group work andexams (exams take place in thesummer). There is an individualresearch project in the third year for all programmes, where you willparticipate in the internationallyrecognised research taking placewithin the School. In the fourth andfinal year of the MEng degree, youtake part in a group design projectworth half of the final year.

Our teaching Course materials are deliveredthrough a combination of lectures,problem-solving classes, laboratorypracticals, and a variety ofcoursework. In addition, problem-based learning plays a significantrole in your first and second years.You will undertake two majorprojects: an individual researchproject in Year 3 and a group designproject in the fourth year of theMEng programmes. The student-ledgroup design projects are frequentlysponsored by industry and provide a valuable insight into real-lifeengineering design and projectmanagement.

AdmissionsThe standard procedure is to applythrough UCAS. Once we havereceived your application, wenormally make offers within twoweeks. Applicants are then invitedto an open day.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Engineering and Materials SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8736 email: [email protected]


Have you ever wondered how theA380 aircraft stays in the air, how aFormula One car can weigh so little,why your mobile phone containsover 60 types of materials or howyour touch screen stays clean? If these questions awaken yourcuriosity, then you may well findsome answers in the study ofmaterials science.

Why study materials sciences atQueen Mary? Queen Mary has been at theforefront of materials scienceresearch and teaching for over 40years, running one of the most well-established materials programmes in the country. In the last ResearchAssessment Exercise (RAE 2008),we were ranked in the top-tenmaterials science departments inthe UK. Our degree programmesprovide the opportunity to specialisein areas such as medical and dentalmaterials, sustainable materialsengineering and materials in design.You will be taught by leaders in thefield and will have access to a widerange of specialist state-of-the-artequipment, including a new electronmicroscopy suite, comprehensivemechanical testing facilities andwell-equipped materials processinglabs.

In the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 88 per cent ofour students expressed overallsatisfaction with their course. Inaddition, 91 per cent of studentssaid that staff were good atexplaining things; 88 per cent that

Materials science is one of the oldest sciences, with its roots in the study of alchemy– the attempt to transform base metals such as lead into gold. Today, the study ofmaterials science incorporates all engineering disciplines – mechanical, aerospaceand electrical – as well as maths.

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Why study materials sciences? What can I do afterwards? Materials scientists seek to developthe new products and technologiesthat will make our lives safer, andmore convenient, enjoyable andsustainable. Materials are evolvingfaster today than at any time inhistory, enabling scientists andengineers to improve theperformance of existing productsand to develop innovativetechnologies that will enhance everyaspect of our lives. Materials sciencehas become a key discipline in thecompetitive global economy and isrecognised as one of the technicaldisciplines with the most excitingcareer opportunities. Materialsscience is the study of the structure,properties and behaviour of allmaterials, the development ofprocesses to manufacture usefulproducts from them, and researchinto recycling and environmentallyfriendly disposal.

As well as technical knowledge,materials science graduates acquirea wide range of transferable skills,which further enhance theiremployment prospects. In particular:

• group working and leadership skills


• IT skills

• research and experimental skills.

Graduates may go on to workdirectly with materials, for example,as a materials engineer identifyingthe best materials for use at allstages of a manufacturing process.Other potential careers include:metallurgist; research scientist;technical engineer; biomedicalengineer; manufacturing systemsengineer; and patent examiner.

What our graduates do nextFor over 40 years our degreeprogrammes have preparedstudents for work in a wide range of roles. Many go on to have careersin the engineering materials sectorwhere a range of opportunitiesexists. Recent graduates have goneinto materials-related careers thatinclude working at Ford as aMaterials Engineer and working atShell on renewable energy. Othersuse their technical, numerate degreeto secure careers in non-relatedfields such as finance, banking orconsultancy. More than a quarter ofour graduates go on to complete ahigher degree, with many of thosechoosing to continue their studies at Queen Mary. Find out more atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

How we support youMaterials science staff haveextensive contacts with majorindustrial companies and there is constant interaction betweenindustry, research and ourundergraduate teaching. The degreeprogrammes include industrial visitsand you are encouraged to seekvacation placements in industry. We also encourage employers toprovide real design case studies to enrich the curriculum. Recentcase studies were sourced fromBridgestone, DePuy, ApaTech, Artis,Corus, BAE, dstl and Rolls Royce.

All of our programmes are availablewith an option to spend a year inindustry, normally after the secondyear of study. A year in industry willhelp to develop your communication,problem-solving and team-workingskills and will enable you to see thetheory applied in practice. TheSchool’s strong links with industrymean that we can help you find asuitable placement.

Thomas PoonStudied: MEng MaterialsEngineering

Currently: Process Metallurgistresponsible for secondary rolledproducts at Corus EngineeringSteels, Rotherham having completeda two year training programme.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I first visited Queen Mary on one ofthe departmental open days and wasimpressed by how approachable allthe staff were, which created a veryopen learning atmosphere.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?My four years at Queen Mary gaveme all the necessary skills neededfor a career in the steelmakingindustry, from the fundamentalbasics of metallurgy to personal and management skills, which werecovered in the wide-ranging modulesthat I took. The key skills that Igained were communication andmanagement skills. These skillshave helped me immensely in mycurrent career development.

What are your career plans in thenext five years?I am thoroughly enjoying my time atCorus Engineering Steels and seemyself continuing to develop mycareer here in the foreseeable future.I am currently working towards myCEng by gaining the necessaryexperience and hope to achieve this goal within the next year.

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Materials Science and EngineeringJ551 BSc (three years) J511 BEng (three years)JM11 BEng (four years with industrial experience)J510 MEng (four years)JM10 MEng (five years with industrial experience)

UCAS points: 320 (BEng, BSc);360 (MEng)

A-level: 360 points over three A-levels (MEng); 320 points over threeA-levels (BEng). Must include twoscience subjects (one can be maths)

IB: 34 points overall with two HLscience subjects at 6 (BEng, BSc); 36 points overall with 6 in two HLscience subjects (MEng)

Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/J551,www.qmul.ac.uk/J511,www.qmul.ac.uk/JM11,www.qmul.ac.uk/J510 and www.qmul.ac.uk/JM10

These programmes provide athorough grounding in the physicaland chemical structure of materials,the properties of materials,manufacturing processes anddesign. Academically, theprogrammes are a bridge betweenthe pure and applied sciences, whilevocationally they constitute a trainingwhich embraces a plurality ofdisciplines and is in demandthroughout industry and business.These programmes cover allmaterials: metals, ceramics,polymers, and composites. This isessential if you wish to work in multi-disciplinary engineering sectorssuch as automotive or aerospacemanufacture, where optimisation of material selection is critical.

Dental MaterialsJ500 BEng (three years) JM00 BEng (four years with IndustrialExperience)J504 MEng (four years) JN00 MEng (five years with IndustrialExperience)

UCAS points: 320 (BEng, BSc); 360 (MEng)



Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/J500,www.qmul.ac.uk/JM00,www.qmul.ac.uk/J504and www.qmul.ac.uk/JN00

Dental Materials is a multi-disciplinary degree programmedrawing on all branches of scienceand combining them withmanufacturing technology anddesign to overcome dental andmaxillofacial (relating to the bones of the jaw and face) problems.Dental materials scientists study the relationships between theprocessing, structure and propertiesof materials and the interactions ofthese materials with the tissues ofthe face and mouth. The dentalmaterials programmes are anexciting part of our suite of medicallyrelated degrees. Both the BEng andMEng Dental Materials programmesconsist of modules on dentalmaterials, maxillofacial anatomy,biomaterials, and materials structureand properties, and include a final-year project linked to ongoingresearch at Queen Mary.

Materials Degree programmes

Samantha GabrielMedical Materials

“I love my course because it’s verymultidisciplinary, with topics inbiology, maths, physics and myfavourite, physical chemistry.Everything I learn has a practicaluse in commercial products thatpeople use every day.

“The best things about the courseso far have been the problem-basedlearning activities (like creating abungee rope and testing it using amelon thrown off from a balcony!);the opportunities to use interestingequipment, such as a scanningelectron microscope; and the visitsto industrial companies, which werea great chance to network andgather ideas about work experienceand my future career.

“It’s hard to begin to describe whatthe best points about the QueenMary are. Things which spring tomind are: the campus – I loveknowing that all my lecture roomsand facilities will only be fiveminutes’ walk away; the wealth of ITfacilities and books available; andthe helpful lecturers and friendlypeople.”

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Medical Materials B892 BSc (three years) B890 BEng (three years) B893 BEng (four years with Industrial Experience)B891 MEng (four years) BV90 MEng (five years with Industrial Experience)

UCAS points: 320 (BEng, BSc); 360 (MEng)



Find out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/B892,www.qmul.ac.uk/B890,www.qmul.ac.uk/B893,www.qmul.ac.uk/B891 and www.qmul.ac.uk/BV90

Medical materials (also known asbiomaterials) is the link betweentechnology, science and healthcare.The Medical Materials programmescombine materials design andmedical knowledge with coremodules in materials science, plusspecialist modules on clinicalapplications and materials,physiology, and tissue engineering.You will learn about the structure,properties and processing ofmaterials and how they behave inthe human body. These programmesare designed to satisfy the demandsof industry for medical materialsspecialists with enhancedengineering and design skills. Our graduates therefore possess the necessary skills and expertise toallow them to go on to develop theexciting innovating new materialsthat will be essential for the future of medicine.

Dr Russell BinionsLecturer in Functional Materials

Why are you passionate about your subject?The world has an awful lot ofchallenges facing it in terms of energy use, demand andsustainability. These need to beaddressed and materials sciencehas a central role in overcomingthese challenges. Whether it ispolymer composites that improvefuel efficiency of transport, lightdriven catalysts that produce fuelfor the hydrogen economy, materialsfor solar cells or energy efficientglazing – materials science will beat the forefront in all of these areasand many more.

What makes your School different?The thing which I really noticecompared to other places I haveworked in is the sense ofcommunity. It's just a really friendlyand productive atmosphere.

What are your research interests?I'm mainly interested in functionaloxide thin films, this covers a lot ofareas, but I'm mostly focused onenergy-related applications such as dye sensitised solar cells,supercapacitor electrodes andenergy-efficient glazing. I also do a lot of work in the area of gassensors for applications likeenvironmental monitoring andelectronic noses.

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We are one of the largestmathematics departments in the UK,meaning we have experts available to teach a wide range of subjects. In the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 88 per cent ofstudents were satisfied overall withthe quality of their course, withstrong satisfaction rates in relation to assessment and feedback, andorganisation and management.

AssessmentThe majority of modules areassessed by an examinationcounting for at least 90 per cent ofyour marks; the remaining ten percent comes from a combination oftests and coursework. Coursework isset weekly or fortnightly and throughthis you receive regular feedback on your progress, although for mostmodules it is ‘formative’ and doesnot contribute to your total mark.Assessments are written, althoughproject-type modules include a shortpresentation and may feature an oralexamination. A final-year project iscompulsory for an MSci programme,but not for a BSc programme.

Our teaching Each year you will normally takeeight different modules. The majorityof modules are delivered via acombination of lectures and exerciseclasses. Some modules, such asIntroduction to Statistics, have apractical element presented in one of our computer labs.

AdmissionsWe will make an offer based on yourUCAS application. Applicants areinvited to visit Queen Mary to giveyou a chance to meet staff andstudents, which can help you decide whether to accept an offer.We welcome applicants who havestudied a broad mix of subjects from a wide variety of educationalbackgrounds.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Mathematical SciencesTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5470 email: [email protected]


Mathematics is for people who areprepared to think logically andcreatively and then explain thosethoughts precisely. It is a demandingdiscipline: finding patterns andsolving problems isn’t always easy,but discovering the correct answerto a difficult problem is veryrewarding.

At university, you will discover a new world of concepts and ideas.You will encounter new kinds ofmathematical objects andinvestigate their common featuresand abstract natures. But it is not all abstract: our statistics andfinance modules are very muchabout the real world – you will use mathematical skills to extractinformation from data and drawconclusions. For example, you willuse statistical design of experimentsto test how well medicines work.

Why study mathematical sciences at Queen Mary? The School of MathematicalSciences embraces puremathematics, probability andstatistics, dynamical systems andcomputing. Our degree programmesreflect these research areas and we offer joint degree programmesinvolving other academic schools,giving you the opportunity to studycomplementary subjects.

Mathematical sciences is concerned with finding patterns and solving problems.Every day we encounter patterns, which can be described using mathematics, forexample, in numbers, shapes or data. We can use mathematics to identify thesepatterns, solve problems, inspire new technologies and make informed decisions.

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Why study mathematical sciences?What can I do afterwards? You will have many career optionsopen to you and have a high earningpotential. During your degree youwill develop the following skills:

• analytical abilities

• independent working and timemanagement

• highly developed numerical skills

• effective communication skills (youwill be expected to write coherentlyand communicate your results toothers)

• the ability to apply mathematicalmodelling to the real world

• practical computational skills.

These skills are highly desirable toemployers in sectors ranging frombusiness and finance to chemicaland materials industries. Furtherstudy is also an option – many of our students complete masters orPhD courses. You can find out moreabout the postgraduate courses on offer at Queen Mary atwww.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

What our graduates do nextGraduates from Queen Mary’sSchool of Mathematical Sciences go on to work in a wide variety ofcareers. Some apply their degreeknowledge directly, entering careerssuch as finance or statistics, whilstothers transfer skills gained duringstudy into areas such as informationtechnology and logistics.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 76 per cent of BSc Mathematics students were in employment and/or study six months after graduation. Our students have moved intocareers such as:

• Client Operations OfficerCoutts

• Finance GraduateSantanderUK

• Graduate Strategist in High YieldRoyal Bank of Scotland

• Junior Actuarial AnalystCapita Hartshead

• Logistical AnalystBritish Bankers Association

• Operations AnalystMorgan Stanley

• Pricing AnalystState Street Corporation

• Trading AssistantBarclays Capital

• Trainee TeacherForest Gate Community School

How we support youThroughout the course, you will have access to a bespoke careersprogramme, to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.

Recent careers events in the Schoolof Mathematical Sciences include anAlumni Careers Speed Meet, a panelon how to write job applications withCredit Suisse and Teach First, andan interviews training workshop withactuarial firm Hymans Robertson. In addition, our Careers Centre team runs a two-week ‘Focus onFinance’ programme every autumn.Employers attending last yearincluded JP Morgan, BarclaysWealth, Citi and CapGemini as wellas accountancy training providers.

Opportunities for work experienceare substantial given Queen Mary’slocation close to Canary Wharf andthe City.

Nimesh SanghrajkaStudied: BSc Mathematics and Statistics with Finance

Currently: I am working as aCommercial Manager in the UKCorporate Banking division at theRoyal Bank of Scotland/NatWestGroup. I joined the bank on a talentprogramme three months after mygraduation. In my current role I lookafter the banking of commercialcustomers based in central Londonwhose turnover is in the region of£1m-£25m.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary? Queen Mary testedmy ability to think and provided mewith a platform from which to builda solid career in the financialcapital of the world. The Universityof London name had a lot of weightwhen it came to the interview stage,and I firmly believe that I wassuccessful in my application due to the skills I honed while at QueenMary. The Careers Centre team wasalso exceptionally helpful when itcame to submitting applications forjobs, and the mock interviews andadvice I received were invaluable.

What are your career plans in thenext five years? I hope to become asenior Relationship Manager lookingafter a portfolio of clients whosebusinesses turnover is in the regionof £25m+.

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MathematicsG100 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 340A-level: AAB including grade A inmathematics

IB: 34 points overall includingmathematics HL grade 6

Excluded subjects: General studiesFind out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G100

You will study a wide range of topicscovering pure, discrete, decisionand applied mathematics,probability and statistics. The firstyear covers essential fundamentals,while in the second and final yearsyou will be able to choose from anexceptionally wide range of modules,which reflect our research strengths.Whether you want to specialise instatistics, finance, pure or appliedmathematics, our wide range ofmodules will provide the opportunity.

Pure MathematicsG110 BSc (three years)



Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G110

In this degree programme you will experience the pursuit ofmathematics for its own sake andthe focus is not necessarily onapplications. You will concentrate on algebra, geometry and analysis,building on A-level core anddecision mathematics. For over 50 years Queen Mary has beenrenowned for research in algebra,combinatorics and logic, and we areone of the few higher educationinstitutions to offer a programme inpure mathematics. You may benefitfrom our European research links,which provide the possibility ofstudying for a year in anotherEuropean country (eg France,Germany, Spain or Italy).

Mathematics and StatisticsGG31 BSc (three years)



Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/GG31

This degree programme offers youthe opportunity to specialise instatistics, building statistical theoryand methodology on mathematicalfoundations, especially probabilitytheory. Probabilistic modelling hasapplications in genetics, quantumphysics and risk analysis, and isincreasingly used in the financialsector. You can study applications ofprobability and statistics, notablydesign of experiments, financial timeseries and actuarial mathematics.This programme is accredited by theRoyal Statistical Society (RSS) andfinal-year students receive freemembership of the RSS. In addition,this entitles graduates who achieve afirst- or second-class degree, andwho have completed enoughstatistics modules, to attainGraduate Statistician status.

Mathematical SciencesDegree programmes



Mathematics withBusiness Management G1N1 BSc (three years)



Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G1N1

You will combine six mathematics orstatistics modules with two businessmanagement modules each year. Inthe second and final years, you havesome flexibility in your choice ofmathematics modules. Statistics isused widely in business andmanagement for informed decision-making, and you can specialise inadvanced statistics and probability.

Mathematics, BusinessManagement and FinanceGN13 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 340A-level: AAB including grade A in mathematics


Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/GN13

This degree programme bringstogether basic training inmathematics and statistics with aselection of modules in business,management, finance, accountingand economics. You will combine sixmathematics and statistics moduleswith two business management andfinance modules in your first year. In subsequent years the mix is fivemathematics and statistics modulesand three business managementand finance modules. Mathematicsis extremely important in thebusiness and finance sector and by completing this degreeprogramme you will havemathematical knowledge and skills backed up with awareness of how the sector operates.

Georgia MidghallMathematics

“Being in the heart of the East Endmakes living more affordable and,of course, Brick Lane and Shoreditchare perfect for socialising anddelving into all London has to offerin terms of culture and people. Theuniversity itself is a lot more socialthan others I’ve been to: everyonemixes. I didn't stay in halls in myfirst year but found it easy to meetpeople on campus due to its layoutand the Students’ Union events.

“Our first-year lecture class is largeand, at first, it seemed that you'regiven the information you have towork with and left to it. Thispanicked me, but to support ourlectures we have coursework classesand tutorial sessions. These offer amore intimate learning environmentand allow you to get a grip on thematerial. In fact, I think the bestthing about the course is how muchhelp there is. Not only do you havefellow students, but the learningresources (books, tutors, lecturers,coursework) cover exactly what youneed to know.”

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Mathematics with Financeand AccountingG1N4 BSc (three years)



Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G1N4

You will incorporate mathematicaland statistical training with financeand accounting, including generalfinancial theory and its applicationsto business and commerce. The first year consists of six modules ofmathematics and statistics and twomodules of finance and accounting,and there are three finance andaccounting modules in the secondyear. Overall, about two thirds ofyour modules will be in mathematicsand statistics, and the other third infinance and accounting.

Mathematics, Statisticsand Financial EconomicsGL11 BSc (three years)



Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/GL11

This is a joint programme with theSchool of Economics and Finance.The first year consists of six modulesof mathematics and statistics andtwo modules of economics; thesecond year includes four modulesof mathematics and statistics andfour modules of economics and the final year includes at least twomodules of mathematics andstatistics and three modules ofeconomics. Mathematics andeconomics are complementarysubjects and during the course ofyour studies you will discover and be able to exploit the many linksbetween them.

Mathematical SciencesDegree programmes

Laurence BahramiMathematics

“In the final two years, you are ableto pick the majority of your ownmodules from a large list, so you canspecialise in a specific field, which Ithink is good. The lecturers deliverclear and concise presentations andthey are only too happy to help inseminars. They also have open officehours throughout the week. If thelecturers are busy for some reason,we have our own adviser, who canalso help.

“Queen Mary has many differentstudy areas from the newlyrefurbished Library, which caters forquiet study as well as group work, tothe Hive, which is a vast space withcomputers and students workingtogether in groups. And there isnever a shortage of emptyclassrooms to work with friends in.

“I participate in rock climbing once aweek (there is a local climbing wall)and also try to attend the gym atleast four times a week. I have notyet joined any clubs or societies as Ihave been too busy socialising withfriends made during Freshers’ Weekand also busy with my studies.”

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MathematicsG102 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 360A-level: AAA including grade A inmathematics


Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G102

The MSci programme includes afinal year consisting of a project andadvanced modules from the Schoolof Mathematical Sciences’ MScMathematics programme. Thisprogramme is an extension of G100(BSc Mathematics) and G110 (BScPure Mathematics). It may bepreferable for you to choose theMSci qualification if you areinterested in using yourmathematical skills at a high level in your career, or perhaps if you arelooking to progress into a researchcareer on graduation.

Mathematics with StatisticsG1G3 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 360A-level: AAA including grade A inmathematics


Excluded subjects: General studies Find out more about the programmeand entry requirements atwww.qmul.ac.uk/G1G3

As with G102, this programme offers the opportunity to complete a final year involving a project andadvanced modules from the Schoolof Mathematical Sciences’ MScMathematics programme. Thisprogramme is an extension of BScMathematics and Statistics and issimilarly accredited by the RoyalStatistical Society. It may bepreferable for you to choose theMSci qualification if you areinterested in using yourmathematical skills at a high level inyour career, or perhaps if you arelooking to progress into a researchcareer on graduation.

Thomas PrellbergWhy are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? I enjoy the experience of helpingstudents to experience the pleasureof learning something about an areaI care deeply about.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching at Queen Mary? The wide range of students I get tointeract with. We have studentsfrom very diverse backgrounds withrather different preparation. Helpingthese students to do well in projectwork, where I can engage with themindividually and can see them grow is extremely satisfying.

What makes your School different?We are a very friendly School withlow boundaries between differentsubject disciplines. I believe thatthe generally friendly atmosphereamong colleagues is transferreddirectly to our approach towardsteaching and general studentsupport, creating a pleasantenvironment for students.

What are your research interests?My interests are largely in appliedmathematics, although I also like to prove theorems.

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four specialist vibration-free surfacesfor sensitive experiments. There is a wide selection of scientificequipment that you can use as part of your laboratory sessionsincluding interferometers,oscilloscopes, lasers, muondetectors, spectroscopy equipmentand X-ray equipment. There is alsoan array of equipment available inresearch laboratories.

You will be able to undertake aresearch project in your final yearunder the supervision of anacademic in the Particle PhysicsResearch Centre (PPRC). PPRCconducts experimental particlephysics research at thecomplimentary 'energy frontier' (egthe Large Hadron Collider (LHC) atCERN) and the 'intensity frontier' (eg with neutrino beams). Somemembers of the PPRC are involvedin the ATLAS experiment at the LHCstudying top quarks, the Higgsboson and proton structure andpreparing for future upgrades to the parts of the detector we helpedbuild. Other members are workingon neutrino oscillations at the T2Kexperiment in Japan and searchingfor neutrinoless double beta decayat the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory(SNO) in Canada. We are alsopreparing for new initiatives such asthe SuperB experiment in Italy andfuture neutrino experiments. We areheavily involved in Grid computingthat allows analysis of the hugeamounts of data from theseexperiments.

AssessmentModules are assessed depending onthe nature of the work being carriedout. For example, if the moduleinvolves practical work only, theassessment will be based onlaboratory reports alone. For thenon-practical modules you will havevarious combinations of assessmentincluding weekly coursework, termlyassignments and an end-of-yearexamination.

Our teaching You will be taught using acombination of lectures, tutorialsand laboratory sessions. You shouldexpect to have three one-hourlectures per week for each module.

AdmissionsAdmission is by UCAS applicationand interview. This will give you thechance to meet our staff andstudents, ask questions about ourprogrammes and take a tour of theteaching and research facilities andthe campus.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Physics and AstronomyTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511www.facebook.com/PhysicsatQMwww.twitter.com/PhysicsatQMemail: [email protected]


Our work covers the full spectrum of scales: particle physics for thesmallest particles; nano-science forcreating new small structures; andgeneral relativity for understandingthe large scale behaviour of theuniverse. One theory that physics islacking, however, is the GrandUnified Theory, and work is on-goingto find this one theory that applies toall scales and unifies all the knownparticles and forces.

Why study physics and astronomy at Queen Mary? In the National Student Survey2012, 97 per cent of our studentswere satisfied with the quality of thecourse. You will learn in a research-rich environment benefiting from thework done by our world-leadingresearchers as they incorporate theirwork into their teaching. Our areasof research strength are broad, andinclude particle physics, astronomy,condensed matter and materialsphysics and theoretical physics,allowing you to gain a degree with a wide knowledge of physics or the opportunity to specialise in aparticular area. All of our degreesare accredited by the Institute ofPhysics. A variety of options to studyabroad are open to you and you canapply to spend a semester or onefull year abroad. We have links with universities around the world,including Europe, America and Asia.

Facilities in our teaching laboratoriesinclude spacious general-purposeworkstations, two optics rooms and

Physics is essential to our understanding of how the universe works: from thebehaviour of fundamental particles to the movement of the stars and planets.Theory and experiment are vital to developing answers to questions about theuniverse and the fundamental nature of matter, energy, space and time.

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Why study physics and astronomy?What can I do afterwards? Physics graduates are in highdemand and they are found in many areas of employment such as energy, information technology,business and marketing, the healthservice, teaching, finance andbanking, as well as in researchcentres within large corporationsand in universities. Alternatively,around one third of our students areinspired by their studies to go on toresearch-based degrees. They willeither complete a one-year mastersdegree or a three/four-year PhD,with many choosing to continue theirstudies at Queen Mary. Find outmore at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate

You will graduate with an impressivearray of skills, including:

• high-level numeracy skills

• excellent IT skills

• problem-solving ability

• reporting/describing skills

• practical laboratory skills.

What our graduates do nextGraduates from the School go on to work in a wide variety of careers.Some apply their degree knowledgedirectly, entering careers such aslecturer or science communicator,while others transfer skills gainedduring study into areas such asfinance, IT or the army.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 86 per cent of graduates from the School were in employment and/or study sixmonths after graduation with 92 per cent already working/studying at graduate level. The School’sgraduates have a strong earningpower, with a median starting salary of £24,000.


• Software Engineer Avande

• Interest Rates StructurerMorgan Stanley

• Researcher VUB

• Science Communicator Royal Observatory

• Campaign Analyst Financial Times

• Information Systems OfficerKent County Council

• Maths Lecturer King’s College London

• Resident TutorWycombe Abbey School

• Officer Cadet The British Army

How we support youThe School will support you in yoursearch for a career. We offer paidsummer internships to the most ablestudents, which gives you the chanceto work alongside academics onresearch projects. There is also awide variety of employer internshipsavailable to you through the SEPnetscheme.

Working alongside the CareersCentre team and the Institute of Physics, we provide careersinformation and advice, includingsupport in CV writing and interviewskills. We also organise careersevents on campus, invitingprospective employers to explainwhat they look for in graduateemployees and recent graduates to describe their experiences of theworld of work. Recent events includea trip to CERN, academic careerplanning workshops and one-to-onecoaching for internship applications.For more information, seewww.ph.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/careers

Amira MahmoodStudied: BSc Theoretical Physics

Currently: Teaching physics in asecondary school

Why did you choose Queen Mary?Because of its location and distancefrom home. The size of the School ofPhysics was another factor as it hasa high staff/student ratio, whichallowed the lecturers to get to knowthe students. This added to thefriendly atmosphere.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?A good education in the subject thatI love as well as friends. The supportstaff and lecturers have an informalopen door policy which helpedgreatly. Pete and Ted, the labtechnicians, always providedsupport with experiments, physicsproblems or time to just have aninformal chat. After studyingphysics for three years you gain an insight in to how wonderful thesubject is as well as realising howlittle you still know at the end. It really does open your eyes to the world around you.

What are your career plans in the next five years?I want to establish myself inteaching by becoming Head of Physics at a school. After a few years I would like to study for a PhD in String Theory orNanotechnology.

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PhysicsF300 BSc (three years)F303 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: AAB-ABBIB: 30-34 points overall with 6 in HLmaths and physics (F300); 34points overall with 6 in HL mathsand physics (F303)

Excluded subjects: General studiesFind out more about theseprogrammes and entry requirementsat www.qmul.ac.uk/F300 and www.qmul.ac.uk/F303

You will gain a broad theoretical andexperimental grounding in your firstyear of study, covering the keyprinciples. In subsequent years you will build on this knowledge,choosing modules that develop yourinterests. As the research carried outin the School is so varied – fromparticle physics and theoreticalphysics to nanoscience andastrophysics – you will be able totake increasingly specialisedmodules taught by experts in theirfield. In your final year, you will have the opportunity to carry out a research project with one of theSchool’s research groups. This will provide you with excellentexperience and valuable transferableskills.

AstrophysicsF526 BSc (three years) F523 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: AAB-ABBIB: 30-34 points overall with 6 in HLmaths and physics (F526); 34points overall with 6 in HL mathsand physics (F523)


There are lots of questions about theorigin and evolution of the universethat we do not have answers to yet.However, astrophysics can help usto investigate our surroundings byapplying our knowledge of physicsand mathematics to the observationsof stars, galaxies and planets. Thisallows us to investigate how old wethink the universe is, how and why it is expanding, how the planetsformed and if there is potential for life on other planets.

In this degree programme you willstudy the methods and techniquesused by astronomers to determinedistances to other stars and galaxiesand their composition. This will helpdevelop an understanding of the roleplayed by dark matter and darkenergy in the large-scale structure of the universe and its acceleratingexpansion. In doing so you willdevelop necessary mathematicaland analytical skills to quantitativelyassess data.

Physics and AstronomyDegree programmes

Becky Scott JuppPhysics

“I was torn between choosing acampus university and a universityin the city; Queen Mary offered meboth!

“The location is fantastic – withinwalking distance of the campus areBrick Lane and Spitalfields markets,Shoreditch with its numerous bars,gigs and vintage shops and, ofcourse, you’re only a few tube stops away from central London.

“I rate the academic facilities veryhighly. In particular, the newlyrefurbished library, which is a greatplace to study with friends or panicover forthcoming exams! Also, theamount of support offered by secondand third year physics students tous first years is impressive. No oneexplains a tricky homework problembetter than the person who wasgoing through the same thingtwelve months ago.

“I am a member of swimming club,snowsports society and the physicssociety. I think that it is important toget involved in clubs and societies,meeting people with commoninterests outside physics. I alsowork part time as a PhysicsAmbassador, which means thatevery other week, over a free lunch, I reassure prospective students thatthe lecturers interviewing themaren’t so terrifying and talk to themabout how much I love physics. I’ma proud geek.”

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Physics with ParticlePhysicsF392 BSc (three years)F393 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 320-340A-level: AAB-ABBIB: 30-34 points overall with 6 in HL maths and physics (F392); 34points overall with 6 in HL mathsand physics (F393)


This programme will deepen yourunderstanding of particle physics,covering more advanced conceptsthan the BSc and MSci programmesin physics. For example you will gain:

• Fundamental knowledge of thestandard model of particle physics

• The ability to draw Feynmandiagrams

• Statistical knowledge of dataanalysis in particle physics

• Knowledge of basic concepts of computer programming inmodern science

• The ability to apply quantummechanical principles to the sub-atomic and sub-nuclear physics.

Theoretical PhysicsF340 BSc (three years)F323 MSci (four years)

UCAS points: 320-340 (F340); 340 (F323)

A-level: AAB-ABBIB: 30-34 points overall with 6 in HL maths and physics (F340); 34points overall with 6 in HL mathsand physics (F323)


This degree programme focuses on the theoretical and fundamentalaspects of physics, and you will take modules leading to aknowledge of quantum theory and general relativity, essential tounderstanding the fundamentalforces of particle physics and gravity.In your final year you have theopportunity to carry out a researchproject supervised by staff from theCentre for Research in String Theory.

Bill SpenceHead of School of Physics and Astronomy

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? Theprogress that has been made in the past hundred years inunderstanding the structure ofmatter, the universe, and space andtime itself is extraordinary, as is thefact that we can use this knowledgeso effectively in creating thetechnological basis for societiesthat can consistently provide thebasic needs of people first, and on top of this can open up wonderful new ways of learning,communicating and interacting.This can be taken for granted untilyou gain some understanding ofscience, and physics in particular,and you realise how remarkable it isthat we can understand so much ofthe physical world. On the otherhand it is quite clear that there arehuge areas where our knowledge isextremely limited so there is plentyto understand.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching at Queen Mary? Every yearseeing students inspired by theirstudies and going out into the worldwith new ambitions.

What makes your school different?Our staff – our lecturers have highstandards of professionalism andenthusiasm that informs theirteaching, and this shows in myriad ways.

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Psychology

In the most recent National StudentSurvey (NSS 2012), 88 per cent ofour psychology students expressedoverall satisfaction with their studies.

External examiners and stakeholdershave praised the quality of ourteaching: our Psychologyprogramme was awarded among thehighest number of commendationsfrom the British PsychologicalSociety (BPS) and external reviewsof the Psychology group describedour research and teaching as of thehighest standard and containinghigh academic rigour.

Our School is distinguished by highcalibre academic staff who generatea vibrant research culture andproduce work that appears in high-impact multidisciplinary journals (forexample Nature, Science and othertop-rank specialist journals). Theresults of the 2008 RAE confirmedthe School's leading position, with85 per cent of our outputs assessedas being of international quality. In recent years we have focused on recruiting enthusiastic research-oriented staff. This will ensure thecontinued development of theSchool's exciting researchenvironment.

AssessmentFor all programmes you must takeeight modules in each academicyear. Each module is assessed usinga combination of examinations andcoursework. Final-year studentsundertake a research project.

Our teaching A typical psychology module will runfor one semester, and comprise acombination of 22 hours of lecturesand up to nine hours of practicalsessions. In these practical sessionsyou will get hands-on experiencerunning your own experiments,questionnaires and surveys. These lectures and practicals aresupplemented with regular tutorialsin small groups of six to eightstudents.

AdmissionsAdmissions is by UCAS form. Yourapplication will be assessed on thebasis of your personal statement,UCAS reference and predictedgrades. Interviews are not usuallyrequired.

Academic enquiriesSchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3200/ 3014email: [email protected]


If you’re fascinated by questionssuch as:

• Do humans and non-humananimals think alike?

• Can we predict the behaviour of individuals and groups?

• How do we perceive colour and remember things?

• Why do groups sometimes comeinto conflict with each other?

• Why did language evolve?

• Are there sex differences incognition and personality?

…and you would like to:

• Study psychology in the context of biology

• Gain skills for career flexibility – to work in science or non-scienceareas

...then a degree in psychology is ideal!

Why study psychology at Queen Mary? At Queen Mary our approach topsychology is based on the simpleobservation that the brain, the seatof human and animal mind andbehaviour, has evolved, andtherefore must reflect facets ofbiological processes. This emphasison the biological perspective differsfrom many other psychologydegrees, which are often basedwithin social science departments,and uniquely prepares you forfurther study and careers in both thebiological / medical sciences and thesocial sciences and humanities.

Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour. At QueenMary, psychology is seen as a natural and experimental science and is based in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences.

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Why study psychology? What can I do afterwards? Due to the multidisciplinary andscientific nature of this programme,you will develop an impressive rangeof transferable skills, including:

• Quantitative analytical researchskills and numeracy

• Insight into the behaviour ofindividuals and groups

• Communication and criticalevaluation, including report writingand presentation skills

• IT skills, including wordprocessing, spreadsheets,statistical software usage, andweb-based data searching

• Data handling and interpretationskills.

A psychology degree is a pathway toprofessional training in psychology(such as clinical or educationalpsychology) and postgraduatetraining (Masters, MPhil or PhD) in the behavioural and biologicalsciences (such as psychology,neuroscience, social sciences,public health and epidemiology).The BSc Psychology is accredited by the British Psychological Society(BPS) as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for CharteredMembership (GBC). Manypsychology graduates go into high-profile non-science careers such as marketing, scientific and legalconsultancy, banking and finance,human resources and organisationalmanagement, the media, socialwork, teaching, and much more.

What our graduates do nextA high proportion of psychologygraduates go on to further study;others will find work in a wide varietyof careers. Some apply their degree

knowledge directly, entering careerssuch as lab technician or assistantscientist, while others transfer skillsgained during study into sectorssuch as the media, technology orfinance.

The national 2011 destinationsurvey confirmed that 87 per cent ofSBCS students were in employmentand/or study six months aftergraduation.

Employers of our recent psychologygraduates include:

• NHS and local educationauthorities

• university research andeducational institutions

• business, management andconsultancy firms

• employers in the creativeindustries.

How we support youThroughout your degree, you willhave access to a bespoke careersprogramme, to prepare you forinternships and graduate-level work.This programme includes workshopson job hunting and job applicationsas well as employer events to helpyou network and explore your options.

Recent careers events in SBCSinclude visiting the RutherfordAppleton Laboratory, training in how to gain lab experience and a Graduate Entry to Medicineworkshop led by the MedicalCareers Consultant to Barts and The London School of Medicine andDentistry. The QM Careers Centreteam also runs business games and an annual programme of over70 employer events networkingstudents with employers across thepublic, private and charity sectors.

Elli Kouremenou What did you study?Bsc Psychology (Honours)

What are you doing currently?Working for a web-basedmultinational accommodationwebsite in Berlin.

What did you enjoy most aboutyour time here?I loved the teaching. My professorswere at the top of their field butwere friendly and approachable. I also really enjoyed the style ofpsychology taught, I even got atattoo of it because I wanted thethings I learnt as a buddingevolutionary psychologist to stay with me forever!

What did Queen Mary do toprepare you for work?It offered me the opportunity to do what I love in a rigorous andscientific way. My ability to stayorganized and manage my timeefficiently are skills that haveremained with me and I get theopportunity to use daily.

Could you provide a briefdescription of your current role?I do market research, which involvesexploring new markets andexpanding the internal database of the company.

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PsychologyC800 BSc (three years)

UCAS points: 340 points at A2 levelA-level: AAB including at least oneof the following: biology, psychology,maths, chemistry or physics

IB: 35 points overall, withpsychology, maths, or a science and three other subjects at grade 6


This degree will provide you with abroad understanding of psychologyas a natural science. You will coverthe main subject areas ofpsychology, but these will beintegrated by Queen Mary’sexperimental and biologicalapproach. Core topics include:introduction to basic psychologicalprinciples, brain and behaviour,evolution, comparative cognition,cognitive science, social anddevelopmental psychology,personality and individualdifferences, and applied psychology.You will be able to conduct a final-year project in one of several areasof psychology with support andexpertise drawn from across theSchool.

PsychologyDegree programmes

Dr Tiina Eilola Lecturer in Psychology

Why are you passionate aboutteaching your subject? Psychologyis a subject that has relevance foreveryone, because it aims to explainwhy people behave the way they do,and thus can provide us with toolsto analyse both our own behaviouras well as that of other people.

What do you enjoy most aboutteaching here? The variedbackgrounds of our students. For example, current psychologystudents speak over 25 languages.This enables the deeperappreciation of the relevance ofmany questions in psychology, such as whether certain aspects of human mind and behaviour (egemotions) are universal or definedby the person’s cultural background.

What makes your School different?Psychology at Queen Maryemphasises the power ofevolutionary theory in explaininghuman behaviour. Humans areunderstood as part of the livingworld – part of the tree of life.

What are your research interests?My research interests involve therelationship between language and emotions. One of my centralresearch questions is whetheremotional content is processeddifferently in bilinguals’ first (L1)and second language (L2).

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Ujala Ilyas BSc Psychology

“I chose to study at Queen Marybecause firstly, it's located in theheart of London and it's also knownfor its cutting-edge research. ThePsychology programme featuredmodules which were very closelyrelated to the field of Psychology Iwished to pursue.

“The School of Biological andChemical Sciences at Queen Maryoffers a very supportive andencouraging environment. Thelecturers in the Psychologydepartment are enthusiastic andmotivating, and are the leadingresearchers in their field. Theadvisers provide excellent feedback,allowing students to progress anddevelop their skills and knowledge.The optional module in Psychologycaters for every student, whetheryou're more biology orientated orhave an interest in a specific fieldof psychology.”

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Mohna PatelPsychology

“I chose Queen Mary because of itsacademic and teaching excellence.

“The thing I have enjoyed most aboutQueen Mary is being able to meet adiverse range of people from all over theworld that I would not have otherwisemet. On top of this, the support offeredby the lecturers has enabled me tounderstand the content of the coursewith great clarity, while at the same time helping me to excel in my exams.

“The cherry on top has been the growinginfrastructure of Queen Mary with facilitiessuch as new study areas, a new library etc,which has facilitated my learning, togetherwith the great social opportunitiesavailable in this part of London.”


154 Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (SEFP)

Science and Engineering FoundationProgramme

Why study the SEFP at Queen Mary?You will benefit from:

• a wide-range of modernaccommodation located on campus

• studying at a campus-baseduniversity within easy reach of all London's attractions

• a teaching programme which is based on the main campus,giving you full-access to all studentfacilities (academic, welfare, IT,library, social, sport etc)

• experienced and enthusiasticteaching staff

• the opportunity to proceed ontoundergraduate degrees in a wide range of science andengineering subjects.

Learning and teachingThe SEFP academic year starts in September, and is divided into two 12-week teaching semestersfollowed by a six-week examinationperiod in May and early June.International students may alsoapply for the seven-month intensiveSEFP course which starts in Januaryand ends in July. The finalexaminations are in July, enablingyou to qualify for September entry to

a degee programme. You will takeeight modules over the two teachingsemesters.

Your choice of modules will be determined partly by thedepartmental progressionrequirements for the degree coursethat you intend to study, and partlyby your English proficiency. TheSEFP academic director and yourdepartmental adviser will help youchoose your modules.

You will take one module inacademic writing and communicationskills, and two modules inmathematics. If English is not yourfirst language, you will also generallybe required to take an Englishlanguage course. You will select yourremaining modules from a range inthe areas of biology, chemistry,engineering, physics, mathematicsand business.

AssessmentYou must achieve an overall mark of 40 per cent or above to pass amodule. In most modules, youroverall mark is based on both yourexamination and courseworkperformance; the weighting of thesetwo components is typically 70 percent for the examination and 30 percent for the coursework.

The Science and EngineeringFoundation Programme (SEFP) atQueen Mary is one of the longest-running and most highly regardedfoundation programmes in the UK. Available to both home and international students, theprogramme is designed to equip you with the skills and knowledgenecessary to undertakeundergraduate degrees in the fields of science and engineering.

On successful completion of theprogramme you will be able toproceed onto degrees (usually aBSc/BEng) offered by the followingdepartments at Queen Mary:Biological and Chemical Sciences,Electronic Engineering andComputer Science, Engineering andMaterials Science, EnvironmentalScience, Mathematics and Physics.

The programme is taught on theMile End campus by Queen Marystaff, many of whom are alsoinvolved in teaching otherundergraduate and postgraduatecourses at the university.

As a foundation student you willhave access to all of the university'sfacilities and will be a full-timestudent at Queen Mary.

The Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (SEFP) offers an alternativeentry route onto Queen Mary degree programmes in the fields of science andengineering, and specifically caters for those applicants who do not meet thestandard entry requirements.

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What can I do after the SEFP?If you successfully complete thisfoundation year, you can thenprogress to the first year of degreeprogrammes offered by the followingdepartments at Queen Mary:Biological and Chemical Sciences;Engineering and Materials Science;Environmental Science; MathematicalSciences; Physics and Astronomy;Electronic Engineering and ComputerScience. (See individual programmeentries in this prospectus for moredetails about these programmes.) Youcan also choose to study at anotheruniversity in the UK or overseas.

Entry requirementsHome/EU applicants must typicallyhave a minimum of 240 UCAS tariff points, including passes inappropriate subjects at A2-level tobe considered for entry. However,conditional offers for admission ontothe SEFP do vary according to thedegree which candidates wish tostudy after the foundation year, andcan be significantly higher than thisminimum requirement. For moredetails please see the relevantacademic school website.

International students should havecompleted high school studies intheir home country (A-levels or IB).Qualifications must include thestudy of science and maths to anadvanced level. A minimum Englishproficiency level of IELTS 5.0 overallwith 5.0 in writing (or equivalent) isrequired.

International students may apply forthe foundation programme or for thefour-year combined offer (admissionrequirements for the four-year offerwill be higher).

Admissions Home/EU applicantsApplications from Home/EUstudents for entry to the SEFP mustbe made through www.ucas.comThe programme code that you selectdepends on the subject area of thedegree programme that you wish to follow after the foundation year.For further details about foundationprogramme codes, together with alist of the degree programmes towhich you may progress, visitwww.sefp.qmul.ac.uk

International applicantsApplications may be made directlyto the university: online, via email or via a Queen Mary appointededucational agent.

Toshihiko NikiCurrently: I went on to study for aBEng in Aerospace Engineering afterI completed the SEFP. I am currentlyworking as a project manager in theR&D department at Mitsubishi FUSOin Japan. I am leading a teamworking on implementing newconcepts in commercial vehicles.

Why did you choose Queen Mary?I chose Queen Mary because I’dheard about its excellent studyenvironment. I really enjoyed mytime on the campus. In my hall ofresidence we had internationalstudents from all over the world –Brunei, Bangladesh, Brazil, China,Korea and Turkey.

What did you gain from your timeat Queen Mary?Queen Mary gave me thedetermination to achieve my goals.The teaching was excellent – thelecturers were always willing toassist us with any problems.

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General enquiries: Home/EU studentsSEFP Administrative Team Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7960 email: [email protected]

International studentsISEFP Admissions Team Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2761/2766 email: [email protected]

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Student finance – tuitionfees, loans and bursaries

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Student finance forinternational studentsFor information on our internationaltuition fees, see www.qmul.ac.uk/international/feesfinance

For details on the UK BorderAgency’s funding requirements, see www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk/international/money

Student finance for 2014entry (UK and EU) The government’s student financepackage is made up of the followingcomponents:

• tuition fee loan

• maintenance loan

• maintenance grant

• supplementary grants (eg if youhave children or a disability)

• national Scholarship Programme.

For detailed information abouteligibility for student finance, and fordetails about what loans and grantsyou are eligible for according to yourhousehold income, seewww.welfare.qmul.ac.uk

Students who are UK residentsshould apply as early as possible toStudent Finance England (or theequivalent in Wales, Scotland orNorthern Ireland), who will determineyour eligibility. If you are a non-UKnational of the European Union youcan still apply to Student FinanceEngland for a tuition fee loan.

Some EEA nationals are also eligiblefor the maintenance elements of thestudent finance package.

Tuition fee loansA tuition fee loan will cover the costof your tuition fees, so you will nothave to pay your tuition fees upfront. For the most up-to-dateinformation, seewww.welfare.qmul.ac.uk andwww.gov.uk/studentfinance

You will not have to start repayingyour tuition fee loan until the Aprilafter you graduate and are earningat least £21,000 a year. Income-related repayments will be deductedautomatically from your pay throughthe tax system (at a manageable rateof nine per cent of income above£21,000).

Maintenance loansMaintenance loans for living costsare available to all eligible studentswho are UK residents. Your eligibilityis determined, in part, by householdincome when you apply to StudentFinance England (or the equivalentin Wales, Scotland or NorthernIreland). For the most up to dateinformation, seewww.welfare.qmul.ac.uk andwww.gov.uk/studentfinance

Maintenance and supplementarygrantsMaintenance grants are based on household income, are non-repayable, and are to help with livingcosts such as food, accommodationand travel. Full-time students maybe entitled to a maintenance grant of up to £3,354 per year. Studentsfrom families with incomes up to£42,600 may be entitled to a partialgrant (2013 entry figures).

Supplementary grants are to assistwith additional needs such as costsrelating to dependant children or a

Our tuition fees (UK and EU)Queen Mary has set its tuition feesfor entry from 2013 at £9,000 peryear for all degree programmes (forhome and EU students). Pleasenote, these fees are subject tochange; for the most up-to-dateinformation, visit: www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/tuitionfees

Remember, if you choose to accessthe government student financepackage (eg a tuition fee ormaintenance loan), you do not haveto pay your tuition fees up front. Thearrangements for repaying yourloans have been designed to makehigher education as affordable aspossible. You can find out moreabout this further on in this section.

Expert advice and support on how tofund your studies You are very welcome to make useof our Advice and CounsellingService for individual, confidentialadvice about your eligibility forfunding, planning your budget,applying for student finance or anyother financial or practical issue –even before you start your course.See page 160 for full contact detailsor visit www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk


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Mary, then we will automaticallyreceive sufficient information to beable to assess your eligibility for abursary.

Access to Learning Fund (ALF)Please note that the government is reviewing funding arrangementsfor the Access to Learning Fund for 2013 entry. Currently thegovernment gives the College money to help students in financialhardship. The ALF can helpstudents with living costs as well assudden financial emergencies. Youdo not normally have to repay apayment from the ALF. The amountsavailable to students through theALF are strictly limited, and theFund can in no way be regarded asa substitute for other finance. Forthe most up-to-date information onthe ALF, see: www.arcs.qmul.ac.uk/bursaries

Living costsDepending on your lifestyle, living in London away from home for anacademic year tends to cost mostUK (home) students around £9,500(please note that it will cost more fora full 52 weeks). You can reduceyour expenditure by returning home for vacations, or you maysupplement your income byworking. Please refer to the financialsupport section for information onavailable funding. For more detailedinformation about costs, moneysaving tips, how to prepare a budget and student finance, see: www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk

Further information• Other useful information can befound at www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance which providesinformation on applying for studentfinance.

Please note • If you are unsure whether you willbe classed as an overseas or homefee payer, consult the Admissionsand Recruitment Office.

• The tuition fee covers tuition,registration, examinations andmembership of the Students’Union. Please note, however, that:(a) students attending field trips orlanguage courses away from theCollege will be required to pay partor all of the cost; (b) examinationre-entry fees are charged tostudents who are not in attendance.

• Students who are not sponsored or only part-sponsored will berequired before enrolment either to show they have been awarded a loan for tuition fees, or to settletheir personal fee liability or to signa direct debit instruction drawn on a UK bank account which willenable the College to collect theirtuition fees in instalments.

The information in this section iscorrect at the time of writing – inJanuary 2013 – but may changebefore September 2014. Up-to-dateinformation on fees and financialsupport can be found atwww.qmul.ac.uk/tuitionfees

disability. Your eligibility for bothmaintenance and supplementarygrants will be assessed when youapply to Student Finance England(or the equivalent in Wales, Scotlandor Northern Ireland).

For the most up to date information,see www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk andwww.gov.uk/studentfinance

New National ScholarshipsProgrammeStudents from lower income familiesare able to benefit from thegovernment’s National ScholarshipsProgramme, which providesscholarships jointly funded byQueen Mary. Scholarships are worth£3,000 and are payable accordingto household income and academicachievement. See www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/feesandfunding formore information.

Bursaries offered by Queen MaryQueen Mary has introduced asubstantial package of scholarshipsand bursaries, which benefit around50 per cent of our undergraduatestudents.

See www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/feesandfunding for the most up-to-date information.

You can also contact the Bursaries,Grants and Scholarships Office. Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5079email: [email protected]/bursaries

Applications for bursariesYou do not need to make a specialapplication to Queen Mary for thebursaries offered by the College. Ifyou have applied to Student FinanceEngland for income-assessedsupport and given your consent forinformation to be shared with Queen


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individuals from the EU (excludingthe UK), and worldwide, applyonline via UCAS independently.Advice is available from BritishCouncil offices, your school orcollege or one of our overseasrepresentatives.

TimingUCAS will start receivingapplications from mid-September2013 for entry in Autumn 2014.

DeadlinesUK-based applicants – 15 January2014, although, at their discretion,institutions may consider applicationsreceived up until 30 June 2014.

International applicants –later deadlines apply but earlyapplication is recommended.

Medical and dentalstudentsThe closing date for applications to medicine and dentistry is 15October 2013. The institution codefor Medicine A100 and DentistryA200 is Q50 and applicants mustenter a campus code ‘W’ in box 3dof the UCAS application form forthese programmes only. For moreinformation, see www.smd.qmul.ac.uk

Study Abroad (Associate)studentsFor information on opportunities forstudying for one or two semesters atQueen Mary as an Associatestudent, see www.qmul.ac.uk/international/studyabroad

Transfer and advancedentryIt is possible for students to joinundergraduate degree programmesat the beginning of the second yearof a three- or four-year degreeprogramme or, sometimes, thebeginning of the third year of a four-year programme. If you are applyingfor advanced entry on the basis of apost-A-level qualification, such asthe BTEC HND, you should apply viaUCAS in the usual way. If you wishto transfer your degree studies fromanother UK higher educationinstitution you will be considered onthe basis of your current syllabus,academic references and results. Allcandidates must have the approvalof, and be eligible to proceed to thenext year of studies at their currentinstitution. Applications must besubmitted via UCAS. The AdmissionsOffice is happy to advise.

Equality and diversityQueen Mary welcomes studentsfrom all over the world. Our Charterstates that our work be carried out in a spirit of tolerance, freedom of opinion, mutual concern andcommunity service. We undertake to avoid discrimination against anyperson on the grounds of religion,race, sex, age, disability, sexualorientation, gender reassignment,pregnancy/maternity, relationshipstatus or politics.

Applying online at www.ucas.comFor all full-time programmes youmust apply online at www.ucas.comThe institution code for Queen Maryis Q50.

There are three types of applicant:1 Students at a school or collegeregistered with UCASAll UK schools and colleges (andmany establishments overseas) areregistered with UCAS to managetheir students’ applications. Adviceis available from your teacher or acareers adviser at your school orcollege. You fill in an onlineapplication and submit it to amember of staff. After checking your details, and having added theacademic reference, your school or college submits the completedapplication online to UCAS. You payonline using a credit card or debitcard. You may also be able to paythrough your school or college.

2 Independent applicants in the UKOther UK applicants, who are not at school or college, apply online via UCAS independently. You are responsible for paying theapplication fee, for obtaining andattaching the academic referenceand for submitting the application.

3 International applicants outside the UK (EU and worldwide)Except for those whose school orcollege is registered with UCAS,

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Counselling can be helpful for allkinds of difficulties, whether you aredealing with something quite seriousthat you’ve struggled with for manyyears, or something small that hashappened recently.

We also offer cognitive behaviouraltherapy, ongoing weekly therapygroups and support groups onspecific issues such as anxiety,academic performance or forspecific groups of students. Allcounselling and welfare advicesessions take place in a confidentialone-to-one setting.

ContactAdvice and Counselling ServiceTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8717email: [email protected]

AlumniWhen you finish your studies atQueen Mary you will have somethingin common with over 80,000 formerstudents around the world: a globalnetwork of people, from all walks oflife, who share your experience as aQueen Mary student. Our alumni areamong our best ambassadors. Youcan see how their studies haveinfluenced some of their careerchoices at: www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni

As a member of the Queen MaryAlumni Network, we will send youour alumni magazine, whichincludes news of the College andother alumni, as well as invitations toevents and reunions worldwide. Ourregular QM Alumni e-Newsletter alsokeeps you in touch with what isgoing on. You can also join ourQueen Mary, University of LondonAlumni Network group on LinkedInand Facebook or follow us on Twitter(@QMAlumniNetwork). You may also

sign up for the Alumni card, whichgives you a Queen Mary lifelongemail address, discountedmembership of Qmotion gym andentitles you to use the CollegeLibrary for reference purposes.

ContactAlumni Relations and Fundraising OfficeTel: +44 (0)20 7882 7790email: [email protected]/alumni

Careers The Careers Centre team can helpyou with any careers query, fromfinding part-time work and internshipswhile you study, to deciding which jobto do when you graduate.

Contact QM Careers CentreTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8533email: [email protected]

Disability and Dyslexia ServiceThe Disability and Dyslexia Service(DDS) offers information, advice andsupport for students with disabilitiesand specific learning difficulties likedyslexia and dyspraxia. The serviceemploys dedicated disability anddyslexia advisers, a pool of supportworkers and a team of dyslexiaspecialist tutors offering non-subjectspecific study skills support. DDSalso provides a number of assistivetechnology rooms with assistivesoftware and ergonomic hardware.

The support provided by DDSincludes:

• liaison with academic staffregarding appropriate adjustmentsand support for students withdisabilities or learning difficulties

Accommodation Residential Services and Supporthandle all enquiries and applicationsfor Queen Mary accommodation.They also provide advice on findingalternative accommodation. Formore details see page 10 or visitwww.residences.qmul.ac.uk

Advice and CounsellingServiceWelfare advice Our Welfare Advisers have specialisttraining to offer you professionaladvice on a range of financial,welfare and legal issues. Our aim is to advise you about possiblesolutions and options relating tofinancial, welfare and legal issues,so that you can concentrate on yourstudies. Most of our work is abouthelping you with your rights andentitlements, including:

• student finance (loans and grants)

• financial support for studentparents

• fee status

• planning a budget

• dealing with debt

• welfare benefits and tax credits

• hardship funds

• immigration law and internationalstudent issues

• housing rights

• council tax.

Counselling We offer a comprehensive counsellingservice, which can support youthrough any difficulties or challengingperiods you may experience as astudent at Queen Mary.


happy to consider a very wide rangeof academic, vocational andprofessional qualifications, as well as work and other appropriateexperiences and skills.

If you feel that your circumstancesare somewhat unusual or non-standard and you would like todiscuss your application beforesubmitting it, please contact theAdmissions Office who will be happy to advise you.

General guidelines regarding theacceptability of various popularqualifications are listed below. Theinformation here is intended to begeneral and describes the minimumentry requirements generallyaccepted by Queen Mary. Subjectand grade requirements varyconsiderably between subject areasand individual degree programmes;for more detailed information aboutentry requirements to specificdegrees at Queen Mary, see theprogramme entry.

UCAS points tariffAll points scores quoted in thisprospectus relate to the UCAS pointstariff, full details are on the UCASwebsite: www.ucas.com Alternatively,staff in the Admissions Office will behappy to advise you.

In general, most academic schoolsat Queen Mary will make offers onan individual basis and will stipulateexactly which qualifications willcount for admission.

GCEs/A-levels in applied subjectsWe welcome applications fromcandidates offering the six-unitApplied A-level and the A-leveldouble award. All schools will accepta single Applied A-level in lieu of oneGCE A2-level while some schoolshave decided that they will accepttwo or more Applied A-levelsprovided that programme

requirements are satisfied (forexample, GCE A2 Mathematics isrequired for entry to mathematicsdegree programmes). See therelevant academic school section for more detailed advice.

Key SkillsAlthough most academic schools at Queen Mary will not require theachievement of Key Skills as acondition of entry, it is clear that KeySkills form a useful addition to acandidate’s portfolio of achievementand our Admissions Tutors will takenote of achievement in key skillswhen considering an application.

Scottish Highers/Advanced HighersSQA Highers: Passes in five Highersat grades BBCCC are the minimumrequired. Where appropriate, aspecific grade in a particularsubject(s) may be required.

Advanced Highers: These are fullyrecognised and applications basedon combinations of Highers andAdvanced Highers are welcome,although a particular subject passedat both Higher and Advanced Highercounts as one subject. Studentsstudying the Scottish AdvancedHighers are expected to achieve aminimum of three passes. Specificgrades required will vary by school.

Irish applicantsIrish applicants require passes infive subjects at honours level in theIrish Leaving Certificate. Althoughthe minimum offer is BCCCC, offersfrom most schools will typically behigher. Applicants with NCEAcertificates and diplomas satisfyentrance requirements for relateddegree programmes: an overallaverage of 60-65 per cent would be the usual level of offer.

The baccalaureatesThe International, European andWelsh Baccalaureates satisfy the

• support and guidance in applyingfor the Disabled Student’sAllowance

• support in ensuring that coursematerials are fully accessible

• support for students who think thatthey might be dyslexic

• on-site, one-to-one study skillssupport for students with dyslexiaand other specific learningdifficulties

• human support, such as someoneto take notes during lectures orsupport in accessing researchmaterials in the library

• mental Health Mentoring support(including peer mentoring)

• access to examination concessionssuch as additional time.

Contact Disability and Dyslexia ServiceTel: +44 (0)20 7882 2756 Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5223email: [email protected]

Eating on campus There is a good range of cafes andrestaurants on campus, servingeverything from light snacks, suchas sandwiches, salads and jacketpotatoes to hearty hot meals. Weensure that all ingredients are freshand quality-controlled, and thatthere are always vegetarian, healthyand halal options. Our operationsare run in an environmentallyfriendly way based on our FoodSustainability Policy. For moreinformation, seewww.catering.qmul.ac.uk

Entry requirementsEvery application to Queen Mary isconsidered on its individual merits.Our Admissions Tutors are normally




Cambridge Pre-UApplicants offering the CambridgePre-U will be considered for entry for most degree programmes. Offers will be made in terms of theachievement of the diploma plusspecified subjects and grades in the principal subjects.

Other overseas qualificationsWe welcome applications fromoverseas students. For moreinformation on entry requirementsfor your country, please email:[email protected]

English language requirements If your first language is not Englishyou must be able to provideevidence that you have anacceptable English languagequalification. These include: GCSE(minimum Grade C), NEABUniversity Entrance Test in English(Grades 1, 2 or 3), CambridgeCertificate of Proficiency in English(Grades A, B or C), Hong KongExamination Authority Use of English(minimum Grade C), InternationalEnglish Language Testing Service(IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.5 overall and Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 580 in thepaper-based test, 237 in thecomputer-based test or 92 in theinternet-based test. Requirementsvary depending on whatprogrammes you are applying for.

Often, applicants not quite meetingthe usual English languagerequirement may be offered entryconditional upon attendance at thePresessional English languageprogramme. See page 24 for moredetails.

Applicants with disabilities, includingspecific learning difficulties We welcome applications fromstudents with disabilities or specificlearning difficulties and considers all applications on their academicmerits. We produce an informationbooklet detailing services andprovision for students with specialneeds.

A copy can be obtained bycontacting the Disability andDyslexia Service on +44 (0)20 7882 2756 or email: [email protected]

ContactFor further information and adviceon entry requirements, contact:

The Admissions OfficeTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511Freephone (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5588email: [email protected] The School of Medicine and DentistryTel: +44 (0)20 7882 2240email: [email protected]

Faith at Queen MaryQueen Mary is fortunate to have atruly multicultural studentpopulation, reflecting the diverseethnic mix of London and welcominginternational students from over 120countries. There are many differentfaith communities and places ofworship near the Mile End campus,including all kinds of churches,mosques, synagogues, temples anda Buddhist meditation centre.

We encourage religious tolerance,understanding and co-operation,and every effort is made to meet the

entrance requirements for all degreeprogrammes. The FrenchBaccalaureate is an acceptableentry qualification for most degreeprogrammes. See school entries or contact the Admissions andRecruitment Office for further advice on typical offers.

Access and foundation programmes Mature students or those with non-traditional backgrounds will beconsidered on the basis of a widerange of qualifications andexperience, but by far the mostcommon entry qualifications areAccess and Foundation courses.Most schools will consider theAccess to HE Diploma with aspecific minimum number of creditsand a Merit and / or Distinction in arelevant subject. Additional writtenwork may also be required.

14-19 DiplomasThe 14-19 Diplomas are anacceptable qualification for entry onto some of our degree programmes.For more information, seewww.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry

The Extended ProjectWe welcome applications fromstudents taking the Extended Projecteither as part of their diplomaprogramme, or from A-level studentswho may also choose to offer theExtended Project, as being a usefulindicator of potential when selectingapplicants for our programmes.

A* gradeThe A* grade is recognised asshowing commitment, interest andskill beyond the A-level syllabus.Please check the entry requirementsfor the school you are interested inapplying to for details on whetherthe A* will be included as part oftheir conditional offer.




scans, ultrasound scans, travelvaccinations and advice,counselling, mental health,contraception, clinics for asthma,diabetes, minor surgery, smokingcessation, antenatal care andreferral for hospital consultations or admissions.

The SHS also provides emergencyhealth care for any student or staffmember on campus.

International studentsAs an international student, you(and your family) are entitled to free medical treatment on the UKnational health service (NHS) if youare registered on a programmelasting six months or more. If you arestudying for less than six months,you should make sure you haveadequate medical insurance cover. If you are from an EU country with areciprocal health agreement with theUK, you can receive free treatmentregardless of the programme length.

ContactStudent Health ServiceTel: +44 (0)20 7882 8710www.studenthealth.qmul.ac.uk

The Occupational Health Service (OHS)The OHS provides a service tohealthcare students where thenature of their studies may pose arisk to the health of the individual.

The OHS provides a pre-studyhealth assessment to all candidatesapplying for programmes offered by the School of Medicine andDentistry. This includes a blood test checking for infection withhepatitis B, hepatitis C and HumanImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV) andscreening for tuberculosis, as

advised by the Department ofHealth. We also provide animmunisation service to all studentswho are at occupational risk ofinfection.

Students on any programme mayalso be referred to the OHS forformal assessment if there isconcern about their health,performance or attendance.

Contact Occupational Health Service Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8700 Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7053www.ohs.qmul.ac.uk

IT ServicesWe place great importance on theprovision of computing facilities forundergraduate study and have anextensive network of PCs for youruse. No matter which degree youstudy you will have ampleopportunity to develop your IT skills.The PCs all have an impressiverange of software and coursewareprovided to meet both general needsand the needs of particular degrees.Web access, email and printingfacilities are all available to supportyour learning. Email and file-store aswell as many other web resourcescan be accessed on- and off-campus.

We have around 1,500 student PCsfor open access and teaching. Threecentral locations at Mile End offer alarge number of PCs: the Librarywith its extended opening hours, thenearby Francis Bancroft Building,the Hive facility and elsewhere. ThePCs are all connected to the networkand share a common interface sothat most work can be carried outregardless of location. Specialfacilities such as scanning and

practical needs of students whatevertheir faith background. Students ofall faiths have access to our Multi-Faith Centre located on the College’sMile End campus (www.qm-mfc.co.uk). The Queen MaryStudents’ Union (www.qmsu.org)includes many active student-ledreligious and cultural societies.

St Benet’s is the name of ourchaplaincy. It’s a modern weekdaykind of church, based in its ownbuilding on the Mile End campus,with a beautiful chapel, relaxinglounge area and a small team offriendly chaplains. St Benet’s isChristian and ecumenical, and givesa warm welcome and support to allstudents and staff at Queen Maryregardless of belief. We hold socialevents, including film nights andinternational lunches, as well asregular services of prayer andworship.

ContactThe ChaplainRevd Jenny PetersenTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5732email: [email protected]

Health ServicesThe Geography Building houses twoservices that work closely together tosupport the health and wellbeing ofstudents – these are the StudentHealth Service (SHS) and theOccupational Health Service (OHS).

Student Health Service (SHS)The SHS provides a full range ofprimary care medical servicesincluding prescriptions for allmedications, immunisations, bloodtests, direct access to x-ray, MRI



preparation for participation in StudyAbroad schemes. Language learningfacilities include new, well-equippedlanguage laboratories. You can enjoylearning about a country’s cultureand people as well as developingyour language skills.

No matter which degree you arestudying or whether or not you planto work or study in another country,your employment prospects will beenhanced if you can speak anotherlanguage.

We are here to help you achieve ahigh level of communication in thelanguage of your choice, both ineveryday and in professionalsituations. We bring an innovativeapproach to teaching languages.Our staff are trained in all the latestteaching methods and technology,incorporating these methods with all that is best of a more traditionalapproach to language learning.

Find out more atwww.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/languagecentre

LibraryThe library at Queen Mary providesa wide range of study options andservices, whether you want to readan e-journal, improve your writingskills, or book a group study space.As a Queen Mary student you willhave access to an extensivecollection of print and electronicbooks, journals and other resources.Our Academic Liaison Librariansprovide support for your informationneeds throughout your studies.

The Mile End Library supports allsubjects taught on that campus,while there is also specialist libraryprovision for medicine and dentistry.All libraries have both individual and

group study spaces, clusters ofnetworked PCs, wireless access for laptops, and scanning andphotocopying facilities. The Hivebuilding, adjacent to the Mile EndLibrary, provides a relaxed andinformal environment for group study.

The refurbished Mile End Library is avibrant and attractive space, offeringeasy access to the informationresources you require as well as adiverse range of study environmentsand technology to support yourlearning. The redesigned groundfloor, incorporates a variety oflearning spaces and facilities,including an Assistive TechnologyRoom and a Café.

Library facilities are provided sevendays a week during term-time, withthe Mile End and Whitechapellibraries open until midnight duringthe week. The Mile End Library alsoprovides 24-hour access over themain summer revision and examperiod. In addition, most electronicresources are available day andnight, on and off campus.

Being in London means that QueenMary is close to the greatestconcentration of university, nationaland specialist libraries in the UK,and you are encouraged to use otherUniversity of London and specialistlibraries for reference purposes. Inaddition, as an extension of the MileEnd Library collection, Queen Maryarranges access and borrowingrights for all students at the mainUniversity of London Library atSenate House, which has one of the largest humanities and socialscience collections in the UK.

colour printing are providedcentrally. Some schools also provideadditional computer services.

As part of our commitment todeveloping student facilities, allrooms in Halls of Residence (thisdoes not include student houses)have fixed networked points. Otherstudent areas such as classrooms,library, open areas and eating placeshave wireless access.

Help and supportIT Services staff are available toassist you in your use of thefacilities. There is a help-desk,documentation on the servicesprovided and an extensiveprogramme of short trainingmodules. Advice can be provided onthe purchase of computers and youcan make use of a PC purchasingscheme, offering speciallynegotiated prices.

Language LearningAll of our students have theopportunity to learn a language.Courses are available in Arabic,Chinese, French, German,Japanese, and Spanish forbeginners, intermediate andadvanced levels.

The courses are open to studentsfrom all academic schools, and aretimetabled so you can combinethem with your main subjects (wehave evening classes in alllanguages). The modular degreesystem also means that somemodules can be counted towardsyour degree (Japanese, French andSpanish are offered). The aim of themodules is to give you practical skills– understanding, speaking, readingand writing – and they form ideal




Academic supportQueen Mary offers a range ofacademic support for new studentsstarting their degree programme.Every student is allocated a personaltutor. This is a member of staff who will keep in contact with youthroughout your time at university,giving you support and advice onyour academic progress and anypersonal problems you feel likesharing.

Once you have enrolled, we provideadditional support in coremathematical skills, English andstudy skills to help students,particularly those who are returningto study, to benefit fully from theirstudies. There is also a PeerAssisted Study Support (PASS)mentoring scheme which puts new students in touch with otherstudents in their school, to providehelp and support in adjusting touniversity life.

ContactHead of Outreach and Widening ParticipationEducation Liaison and Access OfficeTel: +44 (0)20 7882 3733email: [email protected]

NurseryThe Westfield Nursery at QueenMary is available to the children ofstaff and students. All staff are fullyqualified and experienced in allchildcare matters and are led by a manager and deputy with acombined 35 years’ experience in the field. Westfield Nursery ishoused in a purpose-built buildingand has 63 places for childrenunder five. The Nursery is open from8.30am–5.30pm, Monday to Friday,48 weeks of the year. Please notethat there is a high demand forplaces so early application is advised.

ContactMax Moorcock or Karen McDowellEarly Years Management team Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 2782/90email: [email protected]

Security ServiceThe Security Service provides a safeand welcoming environment forQueen Mary students, staff andguests, and ensures that there is ahigh standard of safety on all Collegecampuses. We control access to thecampus, conduct regular foot andbike patrols, respond to alarms andliaise with the emergency services.For more information, seewww.security.qmul.ac.uk

Students’ UnionQMSU has a presence across thethree main campuses: Mile End, (atBancroft Road and in the StudentVillage), and Whitechapel (at theBarts and The London StudentAssociation building), and atCharterhouse Square (at The Shieldand the Fitness to Practice gym inDawson Hall).

Facilities at QMSU

Mile EndStudents’ Union HubLocated centrally on campus, thenew Students’ Union Hub includes areception, bookable facilities, a largesocial space, a multi-faith centreand student media suite.

Qmotion Health and Fitness Centre Qmotion offers good value, highquality gym facilities on campus.Find out more atwww.qmsu.org/qmotion

Ground – A high street coffee shopwith a friendly atmosphere, it’s thedaytime social hub of campus.

Drop-in sessions to support work inmaths, statistics and science as wellas writing, spoken presentations andstudy skills are provided by theLearning Development team at theMile End and Whitechapel Libraries.Longer bookable tutorials are alsoavailable throughout the teachingyear, including from our RoyalLiterary Fund Writing Fellows.

The Library is committed to makingits services and collections equallyaccessible to all users, and we liaisewith the Disability and DyslexiaService to ensure that as far aspossible all needs are met. To findout more about the library, seewww.library.qmul.ac.uk

Mature studentsIf you are aged 21 or over at the startof your programme of study, you willfind yourself in good company. Youmay be one of many applicants who,for a variety of reasons, did notbecome involved in higher educationafter leaving school, but now feelable to follow a degree programme.We value the maturity, commitmentand experience of our maturestudents.

Our policy of encouraging andsupporting applications from maturecandidates is illustrated by the factthat 20 per cent of our students areaged 21 or over on entry. Academicschools are happy to consider (often via interview) a wide range of qualifications and previousexperience when assessing anindividual’s ability to benefit fromstudying at Queen Mary. If youwould like more information aboutapplying to Queen Mary as a maturestudent or advice about related entryrequirements, contact theAdmissions Office (see page 167).



attend, or an assignment youcouldn’t hand in because of illnessor other good reason. You may havea grievance against a School oranother student. You may be facinga disciplinary or a fitness to practisehearing. The Union are here to help.They can provide you withcomprehensive information, supportand guidance. Where a matterneeds to be raised at a higher level,their advisers are well placed to briefthe Sabbatical Officers (see below).

Please note: we do not providecounselling, legal, financial orhousing advice, as these areprovided by Queen Mary. Go towww.qmsu.org to check on oursurgery times or arrange anappointment.

Student representationThe Students’ Union is run bystudents for students. Union policiesare decided during Student Councilsand General Meetings held duringterm time, and all students areencouraged to take part. Electedofficers, four of whom work full-time(Executive Officers), are appointedin cross-campus ballots each year,and represent the student bodyaround Queen Mary, in theUniversity of London Union andbeyond. The Executive Officers are supported by the StudentCouncillors, some of whom havespecific portfolios (internationalstudents, postgraduate). At anacademic level, all degrees at Queen Mary have studentrepresentatives called Course Reps– these student volunteers hold thispost for a year, taking any concernsyou have about the delivery of yourprogramme, your overall satisfaction,and any recommendations you mayhave, to the relevant committeewithin your academic school.

We have well over 300 electedstudents each year. You can stand,and vote, for any position that isrelevant to you/your school. Go towww.qmsu.org to check if there areany available positions for you.

External organisationsUniversity of London Union (ULU)The University of London Union(ULU) is the Union for all theColleges in the University of London.Representing over 120,000students, it is the largest organisedStudents’ Union in Europe. Based incentral London (Malet Street), ULUprovides a range of services on anintercollegiate and complementarybasis, including cultural, recreationaland sporting activities. Go towww.ulu.co.uk to find out more.

The National Union of Students (NUS)Membership of the NUS isautomatic for Queen Mary students,and membership privileges includediscounts at numerous shops,theatres and cinemas acrossLondon. And for just £12, the NUSExtra Card, means you can enjoyeven more discounts with severalfavourite shops and services. TheNUS campaigns nationally onstudent issues, giving you a voicethat is heard by government,political parties and local authorities.See www.nusonline.co.uk

Term datesThe term dates for 2014-15 are:• Semester 1: 15 September-12 December 2014

• Semester 2: 12 January-2 April 2015

• Revision week: 20 April-25 April 2015

• Exam period: 27 April-5 June 2015

Learning Café – Located in theLibrary, offering hot drinks,sandwiches, snacks and vendingproducts.

Drapers Bar and Kitchen – A perfectplace to take a break from work andsocialise with friends. Drapers offersgood quality food and options forthose with special dietaryrequirements. It also has an eventpacked entertainment schedule.

Infusion – Sells a variety of QueenMary-branded clothing andmerchandise stationery and a rangeof products from lunches to snacksand drinks.

The Village Shop – Located in theStudent Village, offers a much largerrange of food and off license items.

Whitechapel Barts and The London AssociationBuilding – Features a reception andbox office, vibrant café-bar (The GriffInn), computer suite, social spaces,meeting room and a studio.

The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen –Offers high-quality food and coffeeduring the day, and a range ofentertainment in the evenings.

Charterhouse SquareThe Shield – Café with a relaxedatmosphere and comfortable seatingperfect for a coffee, some lunch orbreak from your studies.

Fitness to Practise – A 12 stationgym complete with free weightsarea, stretch zone, shower facilitiesand an opportunity to accesspersonal training.

For more information about allUnion catering outlets, see:www.qmsu.org

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ContactsAdmissions OfficeTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511Freephone (UK callers only): 0800 376 1800Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5588email: [email protected]

Education Liaison OfficeThe Education Liaison Office offers a variety of services to schools andcolleges, teachers, careers advisersand parents. Services include: schooland college talks to students, parentsand teachers; attendance at careersand higher education fairs;coordinating visits by students,teachers and careers advisers toQueen Mary; organising campustours; mock university interviews;and acting as a link betweenacademics and teachers and careersadvisers in the wider community. The Widening Participation Officeruns a range of activities designed toraise aspirations and achievement,including Summer Schools, revisionclasses and visits by studentambassadors. We also organise the College Open Days and the east London Higher EducationConvention, when this is held atQueen Mary.

Additionally, our webpages forparents, teachers and careersadvisers offer useful publications inpdf format, including our newsletter,OnQ and our Parents’ and Teachers’Guides to HE.Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3064Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 3158email: [email protected]

International OfficeThe International Office teamwelcomes enquiries from overseasstudents. Members of theInternational Office travel widely andwill be very happy to meet you if youwould like a face-to-face discussionabout your study options at QueenMary. The International Office alsoarranges events in some countrieswhere you can meet current or pastQueen Mary students to get furtherinformation from a student point ofview.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3066Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 5556email: [email protected]/international

Residential Services and SupportTel: +44 (0)20 7882 5522email: [email protected]

UCASTel: +44 (0)1242 222444email: [email protected]

Campus ToursThe best way to find out more aboutQueen Mary is to come and see it foryourself. We organise campus toursthroughout the year. These areinformal and restricted to smallgroups so everyone has the chanceto ask questions. They are a greatway of finding out about living andstudying here and normally lastabout one hour. You will be shownaround by a current student.

Open DaysWe hold two Open Days each year,usually in June and September. The next Open Days will be held on Saturday 22 June 2013 andSaturday 21 September 2013. The Open Day includes a range of events, including campus tours,lectures, subject-specific andgeneral talks and demonstrations,plus the chance for individualdiscussions with academic schoolrepresentatives. All are welcome toattend, along with parents andfriends.

To book a place on an Open Day: Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5544email: [email protected]/visitus

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Travelcards and OystercardsDaily, weekly, monthly or yearlyTravelcards are the best, most cost-effective way to pay for publictransport in London. (Buying ticketsfor single journeys is much moreexpensive). Load your tickets andTravelcards on to an Oystercard(London’s travel smart-card).

A Travelcard offers unlimited travelon all forms of London transport –Underground, overground andbuses. The current cost of a monthlyZone 1 and 2 Travelcard (extendingfrom Central London to any Zone 2destination including Mile End) witha student discount of 30 per cent isapproximately £69.

CarsTraffic is heavy and parking difficult,making driving in London anunattractive option. There are noparking places for students oncampus, with the exception ofstudents displaying an authorisedblue disabled sticker (who haveapplied for and received a Collegeparking permit). Contact theDisability and Dyslexia Service foradvice on +44 (0)20 7882 2756.

TaxisBlack cabs use a meter to calculateyour fare and you can hail one in thestreet. They are safe to use, but canbe expensive.

Mini-cabs are normal cars andcharge a fixed price. Only useregistered mini-cab firms. If youwant to find the licensed minicaband black cab operators in yourarea, you can text HOME to 60835.For more information, see:www.tfl.gov.uk/pco/findaride

TrainsLondon is very well served byoverground train station s, all withineasy reach of Queen Mary’scampuses. The closest is LiverpoolStreet, just two stops from Mile Endon the underground (Central line).Trains from Liverpool Street run toStansted Airport, as well as otherdestinations. King’s Cross and StPancras (for Eurostar services tomainland Europe) and Luton Airportare both a short journey from MileEnd on the Underground’sHammersmith and City line. LondonBridge and Fenchurch Street arealso close by.

AirportsThe closest airport is London CityAirport – just five miles away – whichoffers regular flights to UK and otherEuropean cities.

Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton andStansted are within easy reach of theCollege, and all can be reached inanything from one to two hours bytrain or Underground.

The easiest way to get toQueen Mary is to usepublic transport. Thereare two Undergroundstations and many busstops within a fewminutes’ walk. UndergroundQueen Mary’s Mile End campus islocated between Mile End station(Central, District, Hammersmith andCity lines) and Stepney Green station(District, Hammersmith and Citylines). Both stations are in LondonUnderground Zone 2.

Our Whitechapel campus is rightbehind the Royal London Hospitalon Whitechapel Road. WhitechapelUnderground station (Hammersmithand City, District and Central lines) isdirectly across the road from theHospital.

Based in the City of London, close tothe Barbican, Queen Mary’sCharterhouse Square campus is fiveminutes’ walk from St Bartholomew'sHospital, and not far from the mainUniversity of London campus.

The nearest Underground station isBarbican (Hammersmith and City,Metropolitan and Circle lines).Farringdon is also not far away.

BusesAll of our campuses are well servedby London bus routes. To plan yourjourney, visit www.tfl.gov.uk

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) The nearest DLR station to QueenMary is Bow Church.

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France House 55

Feilden House 46

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Santander Bank 62

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Degree programmes index 173

Economics and Politics (BScEcon) 47

Economics, Finance andManagement (BScEcon) 46

Economics, Statistics andMathematics (BScEcon) 47

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BEng) 126

Electronic Engineering (BEng) 126

Electronic Engineering andComputing (BEng, MEng) 127

Electronic Engineering andTelecommunications (BEng, MEng) 127

Electronic Engineering withIndustrial Experience (BEng) 126

Engineering, Design and Innovation (BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 122

English (BA) 50

English and Drama (BA) 42, 51

English and European Law (LLB) 85

English and Film Studies (BA) 53

English and French (BA) 52, 80

English and German (BA) 52, 80

English and Hispanic Studies (BA) 52, 80

English and History (BA) 50, 71

English and Russian (BA) 52, 80

English Language and Linguistics (BA) 88

English Literature and Linguistics (BA) 52, 88

Environmental Science (BSc) 65

Environmental Science (Msci) 65

Environmental Science withBusiness Management (BSc) 64

FFilm Studies (BA) 56

Film Studies and Drama (BA) 43, 58

Film Studies and English (BA) 58

Film Studies and French (BA) 56, 78

Film Studies and German (BA) 56, 78

Film Studies and Hispanic Studies (BA) 56, 78

Film Studies and History (BA) 59, 69

Film Studies and Russian (BA) 56, 78

French (BA) 74

French and Comparative Literature (BA) 37, 75

French and Drama (BA) 43, 80

French and German (BA) 77

French and Hispanic Studies (BA) 77

French and History (BA) 70, 79

French and Linguistics (BA) 79, 89

French and Politicss (BA) 94

French and Russian (BA) 77

French Studies (BA) 77

French with Business Management (BA) 76

GGenetics (BSc) 112

Geography (BA) 62

Geography (BSc) 62

Geography (BScEcon) 63

Geography with BusinessManagement (BSc) 64

German (BA) 74

German and Drama (BA) 43, 80

German and Hispanic Studies (BA) 77

German and Linguistics (BA) 79, 89

German and Politicss (BA) 94

German and Russian (BA) 77

German with Business Management (BA) 76

AAerospace Engineering (BEng, MEng, with industrialexperience) 134

Astrophysics (BSc, MSci) 148

Audio Systems Engineering (BEng, MEng) 128

BBiochemistry (BSc) 110, 116

Biochemistry (MSci) 116

Biology (BSc) 110

Biomedical Sciences (BSc) 111

Business Management (BSc) 32

CChemistry (BSc, MSci) 117

Comparative Literature (BA) 36

Comparative Literature and Film Studies (BA) 36, 57

Comparative Literature and Linguistics (BA) 36, 89

Computer Science (BSc, MSci) 130

Computer Science and Mathematics (BSc) 131

Computer Science and Multimedia (BSc) 131

Computer Science with Business Management (BSc) 129

Computer Science with Business Management and Accounting (BSc) 130

Computer Science with Industrial Experience (BSc) 130

DDental Materials (BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 138

Dentistry BDS 104

Drama (BA) 42

EEconomics (BScEcon) 46

Economics and Finance (BScEcon) 46

Economics and Politics (BSc) 93

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–Hispanic Studies and… (BA) 79, 89

–Russian and… (BA) 79, 89

MMaterials and Design (BEng, with industrial experience) 123

Materials Science and Engneering (BSc, BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 138

Mathematics (BSc) 142

Mathematics (MSci) 145

Mathematics and Statistics (BSc) 142

Mathematics with BusinessManagement (BSc) 143

Mathematics with Finance and Accounting (BSc) 144

Mathematics with Statistics (MSci) 145

Mathematics, BusinessManagement and Finance (BSc) 143

Mathematics, Statistics and Financial Economics (BSc) 144

Mechanical Engineering (BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 134

Medical Engineering (BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 135

Medical Genetics (BSc) 112

Medical Materials (BSc, BEng, MEng, with industrialexperience) 139

Medicine (Graduate EntryProgramme) MBBS 100

Medieval History (BA) 68

Modern and Contemporary History (BA) 69

Multimedia and Arts Technology (BSc(Eng)) 128

Multimedia and Arts Technology with IndustrialExperience (BSc(Eng)) 128

PPharmaceutical Chemistry (BSc, MSci) 118

Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a Year in Industry (MSci) 118

Physics (BSc, MSci) 148

Physics with Particle Physics (BSc, MSci) 149

Politics (BA) 92

Politics with Business Management (BA) 93

Psychology (BSc) 152

Pure Mathematics (BSc) 142

RRussian (BA) 75

Russian and Comparative Literature (BA) 37, 75

Russian and Drama (BA) 43, 80

Russian and Linguistics (BA) 79, 89

Russian and Politicss (BA) 94

Russian with Business Management (BA) 76

Science and Engineering Foundation Programme 154

Sustainable Energy Engineering (BEng, MEng, with industrial experience) 135

Theoratical Physics (BSc, MSci) 149

Medicine MBBS 100

HHispanic Studies (BA) 74

Hispanic Studies and Catalan Language (BA) 78

Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature (BA) 37, 75

Hispanic Studies and Drama (BA) 43, 80

Hispanic Studies and Linguistics (BA) 79, 89

Hispanic Studies and Politicss (BA) 94

Hispanic Studies and Portuguese (BA) 77

Hispanic Studies and Russian (BA) 77

Hispanic Studies with Business Management (BA) 76

History (BA) 68

History and Comparative Literature (BA) 38, 71

History and German (BA) 70, 79

History and Politics (BA) 70, 94

Human Geography (BA) 63

IInformation and CommunicationTechnologies ((BSc(Eng)) 128

Information TechnologyManagement for Business (ITMB) with Industrial Experience (BSc(Eng)) 129

International Relations (BA) 92

LLaw (LLB) 84

Law and Politics (BA) 85

Law: Senior Status (LLB) 84

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–Comparative Literature and… (BA) 36, 89

–English Language and… (BA) 88

–English Literature and… (BA) 52, 88

–French and… (BA) 79, 89

–German and… (BA) 79, 89

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General index 175

Iimmigration 25

International students 22

IT Services 163

LLanguage Learning 164

League table 6

Library 164

Living costs 25, 158

London 18

MMaintenance and supplementary grants 157

Maintenance loans 157

Mature students 165

Mile end 170

NNSS 6

Nursery 165

OOccupational Health 163

Open days 167

Overseas study 26

RRAE 7

Reputation 6

Research 7

Russell Group 3

SScholarships 158

Security 165

Shops 12

Sports 8

Students' Union 12, 165

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Tours, campus 167

Transfer and advanced entry 159

Tube map 169

Tuition fees 25, 157

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Welfare 157, 158, 160

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Accommodation 10

Advice and Counselling Service 160

Alumni 160

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BBursaries 158

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CCampus Life 8

Careers 14

Charterhouse Square 172

Contacts 167

Counselling 160

DDeadlines 159

Disability 160

Diversity 159

Drink on campus 8, 12

Dyslexia 160

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1 The offer of, and acceptance of, a place at QueenMary is made on the understanding that youundertake to observe the terms and conditions ofthe Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulationsof the College, and the rules and regulations whichthe College makes for students from time to time.These cover, among other things, payment of fees, attendance at classes, submission of work,attendance at examinations, student discipline,complaints procedure, freedom of speech andequal opportunities policies. The full text of theRules and Regulations are on the College’swebsite.

2 The College will make every endeavour to deliverprogrammes as described in this prospectus.However, changes may be necessary at times. The College reserves the right to make changes to the content or methods of programme delivery,or to discontinue or merge programmes. If aprogramme is discontinued, the College will makeevery effort to provide a suitable alternative, butcannot guarantee it will be able to do so.

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Are we the rightchoice for you?Yes, if you want a fulfilling university education that will give youa flying start to your career.

• Queen Mary, University of London, is one of the UK's topuniversities. It was ranked 11th nationally out of 132universities in the latest Research Assessment Exercise.

• We are a member of the Russell Group of leading UKuniversities.

• We are ranked 12th in the UK for highest graduate startingsalaries (The Sunday Times).

• We are London’s only fully integrated residential campusuniversity, right in the heart of London, just 15 minutes from the West End by Tube.

• We offer a vibrant living environment for students withextensive social and entertainment activities, includingoutstanding Students’ Union facilities.

• We have a long and distinguished academic record, but we’renot stuck in the past – we’re about today.

• We have a progressive attitude to learning, offering 240 degreeprogrammes, many of them flexible and modular in structure.

• We are recognised by employers everywhere for producinggraduates of the highest calibre.

• We are part of the University of London, one of the world’sgreat universities.

• We have a welcoming, cosmopolitan environment with nearly17,000 UK, European and international students.

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