Birkbeck is different: its classes are held in the evening, so your days are free – to study, work, volunteer or just do your own thing.
Birkbeck recognises that the conventional university model isn’t right for everyone. Its evening teaching gives people who care about their future something special: the opportunity to study at a world-class, research-intensive university and progress their life goals at the same time.
With a global reputation for high-quality research and teaching, Birkbeck is part of the prestigious University of London, alongside University College London (UCL), King’s College London (KCL), the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), among others.
Build your own Birkbeck experience
At Birkbeck, you can choose as much or as little of the standard university experience as you like. You might work during the day, study in one of Bloomsbury’s world-famous libraries, undertake an internship via Birkbeck Talent, Birkbeck’s in-house professional recruitment service – or do something completely different. Many people are drawn to Birkbeck because it supports and enables diverse life choices.
The combination of evening study and a city-centre location offer you exceptional opportunities. Birkbeck’s main campus is next to other universities, surrounded by world-famous museums and galleries and in the heart of corporate and governmental London.
With the West End, Soho, Covent Garden and King’s Cross at Birkbeck’s doorstep; you can take full advantage of London’s world-famous shops, restaurants, bars, theatres and clubs before and after your evening classes. Everything that London has to offer is here for you to enjoy.
In addition, you will have access to the affordable sports facilities, societies, music venues, bars and cafes of Student Central, right next door to its main campus in Bloomsbury, central London.
For students who simply refuse to stop learning
Birkbeck’s flexible yet focused way of learning attracts a special type of student: hard-working, dedicated and determined to improve themselves.
When you walk into a Birkbeck classroom, you’ll be surrounded by committed, enthusiastic students from all backgrounds, careers and cultures, aged from 18 to 80. The wealth of workplace and real-world experience and opportunities to network and collaborate are unrivalled.
In many universities, the top academics do not teach undergraduates, but at Birkbeck, they do. Birkbeck believe that its students’ varied experiences enrich its own academics’ teaching, so it will share knowledge and support you, as equals.
The reasons people choose to study in the evening are as individual and varied as the people you’ll sit next to in class: young people who want to gain experience in the workplace while they study; working Londoners looking for a promotion or career change; people who missed out on university the first time around; or those who are simply passionate about their subject.
Birkbeck was created 200 years ago to provide university education for working Londoners. It still believes in the power of knowledge to transform lives, so it goes out of its way to make education accessible to as wide a community as possible. If you have the commitment and ability to study, Birkbeck will find a way to make it happen for you.
For students who want to start their career before they graduate
Most of Birkbeck’s students work, intern or volunteer during the day, which means that Birkbeck graduates are better placed to get ahead in a competitive job market. They are recognised and highly valued by employers for their maturity, independent-mindedness, focus and determination. That’s why 95% of Birkbeck’s students are in work or further study six months after graduating.
Birkbeck also has its own professional in-house recruitment agency, Birkbeck Talent, to connect you with London’s top employers for employment opportunities and paid internships.
Source: Birkbeck, University of London’s website
