Course Overview

Graduates can pursue careers in international organizations and businesses, education, research, or editing. This degree may also be useful in becoming a translator, magazine/newspaper journalist, editorial assistant, or primary/secondary school teacher. We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London's top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.

Graduates can pursue career paths working in:

arts management

conservation and policy

education

marketing

publishing

the museums and heritage sectors

research and academia.

Jobs gained by some of our BA and MA graduates include:

Head of Learning, Design Museum

Curator, Schools Programmes, Tate Modern

Curatorial Assistant, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Curatorial Officer, National Army Museum

Head of Campaign Management, Science Museum

Curator, Handel House Museum

Head Curator, National Maritime Museum

Director, Foundling Museum

Curator, British Art 1850-1915, Tate Britain

Courses and Events Programmer, National Gallery.

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

96-128 points (e.g. A-levels CCC-ABB)

The UCAS tariff score is applicable to you if you have recently studied a qualification that has a UCAS tariff equivalence. UCAS provides a tariff calculator for you to work out what your qualification is worth within the UCAS tariff.

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, 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.