Course Overview

This innovative, interdisciplinary culture, diaspora, and ethnicity course stretches across the social sciences and arts, and humanities. It offers you the opportunity to explore:

histories and cartographies of 'race' and racism, multicultural and postcoloniality; empire and the formation of modern Britain and contemporary transnational political communities, social identities, and urban cultures

connections between histories of colonization and contemporary social formations and inequalities in the UK

how local debates on 'race' and racism are shaped by the global geopolitics of the twenty-first century.

Graduates can pursue career paths in organizations and charities concerned with:

• criminalization and policing

• domestic violence

• refugees and asylum

• human rights

• homelessness

• imprisonment

• addiction

• youth and community work.

Graduates have also pursued careers such as:

• teachers, film-makers, activists, curators, architects, novelists, poets, musicians, and journalists

• lecturers and social researchers in the areas of sociology, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, and urban studies

• psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and psychiatrists

• barristers and solicitors.

• There are currently several graduates undertaking doctoral research in this subject area too.

We offer a comprehensive Careers Service - Birkbeck Futures - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond.  At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education, and future ambitions.

General Eligibility

A second-class honors degree (2:2) or above in social sciences or humanities.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this program is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.