You will spend two intensive weeks (one each year) studying the foundational principles of curating and collections management, debating the challenges and opportunities of contemporary museums and gallery practice, and visiting London museums and galleries. You will listen to experts talking about their working practices, learn skills in documentation, and work in groups to develop an exhibition.
This Postgraduate Certificate is suitable if you have a first degree and are interested in a vocational qualification, or as a refresher course if you are already working in a museum and gallery.
Graduates of this course can pursue career paths in:
museums and galleries
the media
the charitable sector
academic research.
Our recent graduates have found employment in the Jewish Museum, Geffrye Museum, English National Opera, and Bishopsgate Institute:
educators
curators
archivists.
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.
Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honors degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or an equivalent international qualification.
20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement 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.
Education
Central London
Postgraduate
Full-Time, 1 year
March
6.0
3270,
6010, (INT)
Uxbridge area of London, England
6.5
Postgraduate
£ £9,250, £17,875
Loughborough, England
6.5
Postgraduate
28100
Newark
6.5
Postgraduate
14000