Overview

Create Fairer, More Equitable Societies with Sustainable Societies and Justice at Ulster University.

Are you passionate about human rights, gender equality, reducing inequalities, and community impact? Our Sustainable Societies and Justice programs, including courses in community and youth work, criminology, peace and conflict studies, social policy, and human rights law, equip you with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to tackle social, legal, and policy challenges locally, nationally, and globally.

You’ll explore human rights, law, justice systems, social policy, and strategies for community action, gaining the tools to develop sustainable solutions to issues such as inequality, conflict, and access to justice.

Through innovative teaching, research projects, and practical placements, you’ll learn to analyse societal problems, influence policy, and make a tangible impact. Whether your goal is to work in community development, social policy, law, or human rights advocacy, our programs provide the foundation to lead change and champion justice.

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Sustainable Development Goals

These courses prepare you with the knowledge, skills and expertise to address the following Sustainable Development Goals.

Available Courses

Access to Justice - LLM  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Access to Justice through legal education.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Access to Justice - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Access to Justice through legal education.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Access to Justice - LLM  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Access to Justice through legal education.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Access to Justice - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Access to Justice through legal education.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Communication - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Providing degree level qualification in Communication for international (3 year) diploma graduates seeking progression to BSc Honours.

Key information:

  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Communication - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Providing degree level qualification in Communication for international (3 year) diploma graduates seeking progression to BSc Honours.

Key information:

  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Communication and Counselling Studies - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Offering practical skills and robust understanding of the importance of effective communication in counselling, health and related contexts.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Communication and Counselling Studies - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Offering practical skills and robust understanding of the importance of effective communication in counselling, health and related contexts.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Communication and Counselling Studies - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Offering practical skills and robust understanding of the importance of effective communication in counselling, health and related contexts.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: P9B4
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Communication and Counselling Studies - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Offering practical skills and robust understanding of the importance of effective communication in counselling, health and related contexts.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: P9B4
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Community Development - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Supporting you to develop professional community development practice in order to transform communities.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Community Development - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Supporting you to develop professional community development practice in order to transform communities.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Community Youth Studies - Certificate  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

A one year pre-vocational introduction to Community Youth Studies

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Community Youth Studies - Certificate  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

A one year pre-vocational introduction to Community Youth Studies

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Community Youth Work - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Embark on a professional career of youth work, working with young people in the community.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Community Youth Work - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Embark on a professional career of youth work, working with young people in the community.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Community Youth Work - PgDip/MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

The overall aim is to produce qualified Community Youth Workers to undertake key roles to the required professional standard.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Community Youth Work - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Embark on a professional career of youth work, working with young people in the community.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L521
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Community Youth Work - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Embark on a professional career of youth work, working with young people in the community.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L521
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice addresses crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice addresses crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Criminology and criminal justice addresses crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: M931
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Criminology and criminal justice addresses crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: M931
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Develop advanced criminological skills tailor-made for high impact careers in crime, justice and compliance.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Develop advanced criminological skills tailor-made for high impact careers in crime, justice and compliance.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Build advanced criminological expertise for impactful careers that empower victims, challenge injustice, and confront impunity.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Build advanced criminological expertise for impactful careers that empower victims, challenge injustice, and confront impunity.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and criminal justice explores crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and criminal justice explores crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and criminal justice explores crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: M932
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and Criminal Justice - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Criminology and criminal justice explores crime, deviance and its control through an applied, interesting and intellectually challenging curriculum.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: M932
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Employment Law and Practice - PgCert  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year

Would you like to get a recognised, accredited qualification in employment law from the comfort of your own home/office, wherever you are based?

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • eLearning

Employment Law and Practice - PgCert  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year

Would you like to get a recognised, accredited qualification in employment law from the comfort of your own home/office, wherever you are based?

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • eLearning

Employment Law and Practice - PgCert  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year

Would you like to get a recognised, accredited qualification in employment law from the comfort of your own home/office, wherever you are based?

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • eLearning

Employment Law and Practice - PgCert  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year

Would you like to get a recognised, accredited qualification in employment law from the comfort of your own home/office, wherever you are based?

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • eLearning

Gender and Human Rights - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

A postgraduate course dedicated to the study of gender and human rights.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Gender and Human Rights - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

A postgraduate course dedicated to the study of gender and human rights.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Study human rights law and transitional justice with world-leading experts in a society transitioning from conflict

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice - LLM  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Study human rights law and transitional justice with world-leading experts in a society transitioning from conflict.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Study human rights law and transitional justice with world-leading experts in a society transitioning from conflict

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice - LLM  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Study human rights law and transitional justice with world-leading experts in a society transitioning from conflict.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

International Commercial Law and ADR - LLM  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

The LLM in International Commercial Law and ADR offers modules that are at the cutting-edge of industry and will lead to a professional accreditation.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

International Commercial Law and ADR - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

The LLM in International Commercial Law and ADR offers modules that are at the cutting-edge of industry and will lead to a professional accreditation.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Law - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Design your own path in law with a flexible LLM built around your choice of specialist modules

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Law - LLM  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Design your own path in law with a flexible LLM built around your choice of specialist modules

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Legal Innovation and Technology Law - LLM/MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Unlock Your Future in Law and Technology

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Legal Innovation and Technology Law - LLM/MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Unlock Your Future in Law and Technology

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Peace and Conflict Studies - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

The course offers a unique opportunity to study peace and conflict in a vibrant society emerging from a violent past.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Peace and Conflict Studies - MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

The course offers a unique opportunity to study peace and conflict in a vibrant society emerging from a violent past.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Peace and Conflict Studies - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

The course offers a unique opportunity to study peace and conflict in a vibrant society emerging from a violent past.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Social Policy master&rsquo

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

Social Policy master&rsquo

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - MSc  Full-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Social Policy master's programme at Ulster develops your research and policy analysis skills to address social challenges and promote social justice.

Key information:

  • Full-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - MSc  Part-time , Postgraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

Social Policy master's programme at Ulster develops your research and policy analysis skills to address social challenges and promote social justice.

Key information:

  • Part-time Postgraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

This course explores the causes of social problems and how societies strive to address and resolve them.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - BSc (Hons)  Part-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

This course explores the causes of social problems and how societies strive to address and resolve them.

Key information:

  • Part-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Belfast campus

This course explores the causes of social problems and how societies strive to address and resolve them.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L401
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Belfast campus

Social Policy - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Belfast campus

This course explores the causes of social problems and how societies strive to address and resolve them.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L401
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Belfast campus

Social Work (3 year full-time course) - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

To provide students with a high quality learning experience to acquire the knowledge, skills and values to obtain gainful employment in social work.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L500
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Social Work (3 year full-time course) - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

To provide students with a high quality learning experience to acquire the knowledge, skills and values to obtain gainful employment in social work.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L500
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Sociology with Education - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2027/28 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Explore how social forces shape human behaviour, interactions and the structure of society, while taking your first step into the field of education.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L3X3
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2027/28
  • Derry~Londonderry campus

Sociology with Education - BSc (Hons)  Full-time , Undergraduate ,  2026/27 entry year , , Derry~Londonderry campus

Explore how social forces shape human behaviour, interactions and the structure of society, while taking your first step into the field of education.

Key information:

  • UCAS code: L3X3
  • Full-time Undergraduate
  • Year of entry: 2026/27
  • Derry~Londonderry campus