Ulster University

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

#601 Ranking
17 Courses
26,085 Students

Distance Learning Courses

Medicine & Health (7)

M.Sc. Food Regulatory Affairs
M.Sc. Food Regulatory Affairs (Veterinary Public Health)
M.Sc. Food and Nutrition
M.Sc. Personalised Medicine
M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences
M.Sc. Physiotherapy, Professional Development
M.Sc. Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Applied Sciences & Professions (5)

M.Sc. Food Regulatory Affairs
M.Sc. Food Regulatory Affairs (Veterinary Public Health)
M.Sc. Food and Nutrition
M.Sc. Library and Information Management
M.A. Museum Practice and Management

Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (5)

PgDip/MSc Environmental Management
PgDip/MSc Environmental Management with Geographic Information Systems
PgDip/MSc Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Monitoring
PgDip/MSc Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PgDip/MSc Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (part-time)

Computer Science & IT (4)

PgDip/MSc Environmental Management with Geographic Information Systems
PgDip/MSc Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PgDip/MSc Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (part-time)
PgDip/MSc Remote Sensing and GIS

Business & Management (3)

PgDip/MSc Environmental Management
M.Sc. Library and Information Management
M.A. Museum Practice and Management

Social Sciences (2)

M.Sc. Health Psychology
M.Sc. Physiotherapy, Professional Development

Education & Training (1)

M.Sc. Health Psychology

Engineering & Technology (1)

PgDip/MSc Renewable Energy and Energy Management

Hospitality, Leisure & Sports (1)

M.Sc. Sport and Exercise Nutrition

About

Education

Full-time and part-time undergraduate courses at four campuses across Northern Ireland.
Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to enhance your employment prospects with our innovative, career-focused postgraduate and part-time undergraduate courses.
Opportunities to study towards a research degree at Ulster University.

Research

Ulster University’s international reputation for research excellence has received worldwide recognition. International experts have judged Ulster University as being in the top 25% of UK universities for world-leading research based on research power, and 72% of our research activity is judged to be world-leading and internationally excellent.

Career

At Ulster University we have always placed employability at the heart of the student experience and provided all our students with the opportunities and support they need to develop into highly employable graduates. This new Employability Strategy describes our ambitions to further enhance and integrate our employability offering into the overall student experience over the next five years.

Services

Housing services

Jordanstown Student Accommodation

Jordanstown is our biggest campus in an idyllic setting surrounded by lush lawns and trees. It's just a few hundred metres from Loughshore Park and promenade, and just seven miles from Belfast city centre

The central mall area of the campus is home to a bank, restaurants, coffee shops, sandwich bars, a supermarket, chaplains' offices and the Students' Union.

Library services

The Belfast Campus Library entrance is on Level 2 and open 24/7.

Facilities include informal and comfortable seating to allow users to meet and relax; display cases containing rolling exhibitions of student work as well as a selection of new Library stock and two computer rooms with PC and Mac workstations as well as individual desk spaces with power connections for mobile devices.

Medical services

The Student Health & Wellbeing team work with the other Student Support teams to provide holistic guidance on a range of mental and physical wellbeing concerns as well as confidential advice and support to students with undiagnosed mental health conditions, personal issues and academic issues.

Student Life

Campus life

We are one University with four distinct campuses across Northern Ireland - Belfast, Coleraine, Jordanstown and Magee. Courses are also delivered at our branch campuses in London and Birmingham.

With approximately 27,000 students across four campuses, Ulster University is uniquely placed to engage local communities, support expansion of the knowledge based economy and contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

While each campus differs in size and has its own distinctive atmosphere, wherever you study or work with us, you will still experience Ulster’s unique character.

Sports facilities

Indoor Facilities

2 Strength and Conditioning Suites
Indoor 3G artificial pitch
Health Suite: including a Sauna, Steam Room, Jacuzzi, Plunge Pool.
Indoor and Outdoor Athletics Areas
Sports Hall – 33m x 23m – A multi-activity hall with electronic scoring unit and retractable spectator seating for 360 adults. Supplementary seating can be added if required.
Gymnasium – 23m x 15m – Contains a comprehensive range of gymnastic equipment
2 Squash Courts
Acclimatisation Chamber

Outdoor Facilities

7 Grass pitches
3 Outdoor cricket nets
3 Tennis Courts
1 Floodlit Outdoor 3G pitch
1 Floodlit water-based synthetic grass hockey pitch

Student clubs

All Ulster University students are members of the Students' Union (UUSU) - a hub for social events, entertainment, trips and activities.

The Sports Union is part of UUSU and coordinates over 65 sports clubs across the campuses offering a range of activities from archery to volleyball etc.