Course Overview

Graduates can pursue careers in education, research, or the civil service. This program can also be useful in becoming an actuary, operational researcher, research scientist, 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. You will need to demonstrate a good level of numeracy and English language skills, as well as a keen interest in physics and mathematics. Applicants are advised that this is a very intensive course, which requires a high level of commitment.

Part Time Work Details

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.