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.