<ul><li>Students will start this course with a foundation year where they will learn about the core basics of business studies such as Leadership, Business Mathematics, Business Planning, Modern British Economy, and understanding organizations</li><li>Throughout the course, students will be developing their fundamental business knowledge and using them to solve real-world challenges</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in Business, Management, Accounting, or Human Resources Management. This course may also be useful in becoming a Human Resources Officer, Management Consultant, Corporate Investment Banker, or Marketing Executive</li><li>Students will be learning under research-oriented faculty members, who prioritize face-to-face lectures, as well as innovation and engaging activities. Students will be attending small seminars where they will share their ideas on solving real-world problems</li><li>Students can use Birkbeck’s Career service and join the Career Coaching programme, Upskill programme, or attend free workshops to tune their skills, which could be quite handy while seeking jobs or internships
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<ul><li>The BSc Accounting course is recognized by CIMA, the world's largest professional body of management accountants, and ACCA, the global body for professional accountants</li><li>Students will learn about different types of skills, including quantitative, analytical, and decision-making skills, and perceptive abilities</li><li>Throughout the course, students will develop a good understanding of accounting and the environment in which it operates, as well as competencies from preparing financial statements to interpreting complex material and relating theory to practice</li><li>The BSc Accounting course has been designed to allow students to focus predominantly on accounting modules while learning the supervisory and management skills that will give them the confidence to take on more challenges in the workplace</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in accountancy, finance, and management. This course may also be useful in becoming a Chartered Accountant, Actuary, Tax Adviser, Retail Banker, or Chartered Management Accountant
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<ul><li>Students will receive a solid foundation for a career in a multinational company, or in a company engaged in international business</li><li>The International Business course will deepen students’ knowledge of a broad range of management issues in key areas, including international strategic management, marketing, finance, and operations management</li><li>Birkbeck encourages innovative and engaging ways of teaching. Students will be learning through formal lectures, seminars, practical classes, and tutorials</li><li>Birkbeck offers Blended Learning, meaning students can complete their courses on their own time through interactive classes</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in business or management in a domestic or international context or in any functional area such as accounting, finance, marketing, or human resources management both in the public and private sector
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<ul><li>The BSc Computing with foundation year course focuses on key software development skills, including algorithms and data structures, systems analysis and design, programming, software testing, and project management</li><li>Students will have access to 4 modern computer laboratories, with a total of 133 workstations that runs on software such as Unix, Windows, and Linux</li><li>The BSc Computing with Foundation Year accredited by the British Computer Society</li><li>Graduates are ideally suited to various IT and computing-related roles in a range of companies. This includes Systems Analyst, Programmer, Software Engineer, Web Developer, Project Manager, IT Consultant, and Database Developer</li><li>Students can use Birkbeck’s Career service and join the Career Coaching programme, Upskill programme, or attend free workshops to tune their skills, which could be quite handy while seeking jobs or internships
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<ul><li>The BSc Data Science and Computing with Foundation Year will give students the strong technical grounding they need to work in a job as a data scientist or industry analyst</li><li>Students will gain a broad knowledge of computing, and mathematics and acquire strong programming and data analysis skills using Python, R, and Java</li><li>Throughout this course, students will investigate current research areas in data science more deeply and engage practically with the industry</li><li>Students will have access to 4 modern computer laboratories, with a total of 133 workstations that runs on software such as Unix, Windows, and Linux</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers as data scientists or data analysts, with the benefit of being competent Software Engineers as well
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<ul><li>The BSc Computing accredited by the British Computer Society</li><li>Students will develop technical skills and self-directed learning skills in computing, especially in areas affected by rapidly changing information technology</li><li>During their final year, students will carry out a complex real-world computing project</li><li>Students will have access to 4 modern computer laboratories, with a total of 133 workstations that runs on software such as Unix, Windows, and Linux</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in software engineering, information systems management, research, and consultancy
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<ul><li>The BA English with Foundation Year course offers the chance to study the full range of English literature, and to develop valuable new skills in writing, reading, and critical thinking</li><li>Students will gain a detailed knowledge of the most significant literary works from the medieval period to the present</li><li>Before proceeding to the main degree, students will spend their Foundation Year preparing for a degree in the arts by improving their study and research skills and gaining arts-related knowledge and understanding</li><li>Birkbeck’s School of Arts is an official partner of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, giving students the opportunity to a year’s free membership of the ICA, private views, discounts on all talks, and events</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in Writing, Journalism, Publishing, Editing or Research
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<ul><li>The BA Creative Writing gives students the opportunity to explore a range of disciplines, from prose fiction to poetry, scriptwriting to creative non-fiction</li><li>Students will build an understanding of the craft of writing, hone their authorial technique, and learn the vital instinct for reading as a writer</li><li>In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), English Language and Literature at Birkbeck achieved 100% for a research environment conducive to producing research of the highest quality</li><li>Students will be eligible to submit work to the annual Birkbeck creative writing journal, The Mechanics’ Institute Review</li><li>Graduates can pursue careers in Creative Writing, Journalism, Education, or Media Production
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Birkbeck, University of London

All Courses

BSc Business with Foundation Year

BSc Accounting

BSc International Business

BSc Computing with Foundation Year

BSc Data Science and Computing with Foundation Year

BSc Computing

BA English with Foundation Year

BA Creative Writing