Category:Linguistics
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Applied Linguistics (MRes) This MRes is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for its research training in applied linguistics. It will prepare you for substantial and independent research, leading eventually to a doctoral degree. You will...
Category:Law Profession / Law Practice
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Law (PhD / MPhil) The Birkbeck School of Law has an excellent reputation. Its body of research students has grown dramatically over the last few years, and competition for places is high. The School’s research community now comprises people from around the globe,...
Category:Law Profession / Law Practice
Study mode:At the institution
Law (MRes / Postgraduate Diploma in Research) The Master’s in Research (MRes) is an innovative programme. The equivalent of an MPhil, it provides an excellent taught foundation for future doctoral research and it will be of interest to anyone who wishes to develop...
Category:Law - Various
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Law and Political Justice (LLM) The LLM Law and Political Justice is a collaboration between Birkbeck and the University of Pretoria, South Africa. This programme offers a unique opportunity to engage with the political philosophy of justice. Informed by continental...
Category:Law - Various
Study mode:At the institution
Human Rights (MA / LLM) Birkbeck’s School of Law offers an exciting programme which leads to an MA or LLM in human rights. The focus of the programme is on theoretically informed and multidisciplinary approaches to human rights and it aims to expose students to...
Category:Psychology - All
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Organizational Psychology (PhD / MPhil) Staff research areas
Research interests include: selection and assessment; training; organisational communication; organisation studies and organisational sociology; well-being and emotion; technology development and organisational...
Category:Human Resources Management
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Management and Organizational Analysis (MSc / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma) These programmes focus on core themes of current debates in organisational theory and behaviour, including intra-organisational and inter-organisational issues. The programmes give a sound...
Category:Human Resources Management
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Human Resource Development and Consultancy (MSc / Postgraduate Diploma) This programme focuses on human resource development (HRD) – a strategic approach to people management and organisational development, designed to enhance learning, skills, personal development...
Category:Change Management
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Change Management and Consultancy (MSc / Postgraduate Diploma) This programme aims to enable change and transformation in organisations through developing participants' understanding of a wide range of different ideas, concepts and ways of thinking about change...
Category:Cultural Studies
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Humanities and Cultural Studies (PhD / MPhil) This degree is a three-year full-time programme taught by the London Consortium, which brings together five internationally renowned institutions: the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Birkbeck, the...
Category:History
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World History (MA) This unique MA programme explores the making of the modern world from a global point of view. It focuses on the rapidly developing connections between different human societies from the later eighteenth century and the emergence of novel cultures,...
Category:History
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Medieval History (MA) The period commonly known as the ‘Middle Ages’ stretches from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. This MA will introduce you to a variety of topics within this broad span of time, and will allow you to pursue independent research...
Category:History
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History (PhD / MPhil) A research degree offers students the opportunity to acquire a highly advanced set of conceptual skills developed in the pursuit of new knowledge, which can be applied within or beyond an academic or scholarly context. Research training in...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
History of Ideas (MA) How can we understand the ‘lived reality of ideas’, and how can the study of the history of ideas help us to interpret past societies and individual thinkers? Intellectual history is a dynamic and expanding field, and this new MA will enable...
Category:History
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Historical Research (MA) This degree will provide you with the advanced conceptual, theoretical and technical skills necessary for PhD research in history. The degree critically examines problems of historical theory and practice, with emphasis on debates around...
Category:History
Study mode:At the institution
Contemporary History and Politics (MA) This degree aims to give you a deeper understanding of the recent past and the contemporary world. Using a combination of historical and theoretical approaches, it lays a strong emphasis on the historical analysis of the...
Category:Health Sciences (Various)
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Medicine, Science and Society: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (MA / MSc) This degree programme is intended for those who want to enhance their understanding of the historical roots and the social and conceptual foundations of science and medicine. Emphasis...
Category:Geriatrics
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Life Transitions (MSc / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate) This interdisciplinary programme aims to improve your understanding of the processes of adult life from mid-life onwards, and of the impact of social change on the life course of individuals....
Category:Geography and Cartography
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Geography (PhD / MPhil) Research study in geography can take a wide variety of forms across the social and physical sciences dependent on topic, but the common thread is the distinctive perspective, often interdisciplinary, that a geographical approach to research...
Category:Biomedical Sciences
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Health and Disease (MSc) This programme is designed to provide up-to-date understanding of human biology and the disease process, with emphasis on emerging threats to human well-being. Throughout, the objective is to provide those with a background in health and...
