Course Overview

Graduates can pursue careers in international organizations and businesses, education, journalism, or the legal profession. This degree may also be useful in becoming a translator, human rights lawyer, human resources officer, or higher education lecturer. We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with Londons top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.

General Eligibility

We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge, and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on the judgment of academic potential. This program is suitable for beginners in Japanese. For French, German, Italian, and Spanish a minimum of CEFR level A2 (GCSE or equivalent) is required.

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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.