Course Overview

The MSc Career Coaching offers a unique combination of an in-depth study of career management, counseling, and coaching with practical training in career coaching skills. It includes a placement with the Birkbeck Careers Service, the development of research skills, and the academic study of behavior at work. The program aims to equip coaches, consultants, and HR professionals to work with groups and individuals at relational depth in organizations in the role of a career coach, coach, or consultant. It will enable you to critically evaluate theory, research, and practice in these fields. This is one of the few programs in the UK to focus on adult career management and coaching. It attracts individuals working in a wide range of settings and organizational contexts and provides excellent opportunities for peer learning and networking. Career coaching is an expanding profession, given the changing world of work. Some graduates from this degree have joined career management and outplacement agencies; some have taken up positions in university careers advisory services; others have set up their own private practice. Some use the skills and knowledge gained on the course to progress in their current management role: possible professions include human resources officer or management consultant.

General Eligibility

Our standard postgraduate entry requirement is a second-class honors degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or an equivalent international qualification. Management development professionals and consultants without a second-class honors degree (2:2 or above) but with suitable professional qualifications and at least five years' significant management experience in a range of organizations may be considered.

Part Time Work Details

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 7.0, with not less than 6.5 in each of the sub-tests.