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32 PhD programmes offered by the university
Organizational Psychology
The Organizational Psychology programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London focuses on selection and assessment, training, organisational communication, organisational sociology, well-being, emotion, human resource management, employment relationships, and innovation.
Geography, Environment and Development Studies
The Geography, Environment and Development Studies programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports advanced investigation across geography, geographical information science, environmental studies, development studies, international childhood studies, and community, youth and voluntary sector studies.
Economics
The Economics programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London develops expertise in economic and financial enquiry, preparing candidates to generate original contributions through advanced investigation of issues within the discipline.
English and Humanities
The English and Humanities programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores literary, cultural, theatrical, and creative traditions across historical periods, engaging with developments in contemporary culture and related fields.
Biology
The Biology programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores living systems and molecular mechanisms through laboratory-based investigation, advancing understanding of organisms, cells, microbes, and biophysical processes.
Law
The Law programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London focuses on social and legal theory and interdisciplinary study across national, European, and international legal contexts.
Archaeology
The Archaeology programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates past societies, material remains, and human activity across diverse historical periods, fostering advanced scholarly inquiry into cultural development and historical interpretation.
Applied Linguistics
The Applied Linguistics programme offered by offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines real-world phenomena where language plays a central role, preparing researchers to generate new insights into communication, language learning, and linguistic behaviour through advanced scholarly enquiry.
Comparative Literature
The Comparative Literature programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London critically explores literary works, visual culture, and other cultural forms across multiple linguistic, regional, and national settings.
German
The German programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores language, literature, culture, history, film, memory, and intellectual traditions within German studies and related interdisciplinary fields.
Management
The Management programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, international business, corporate governance, organisational strategy, finance, and sport regulation through social science perspectives.
Sociology
The Sociology programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports sociologically oriented enquiry across a range of departments, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches united by a distinctively sociological perspective.
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
The Classical Archaeology and Ancient History programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London examines societies, cultures, identities, and transformations across the Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and Italian worlds, advancing understanding of antiquity through specialised historical and archaeological scholarship.
Classics
The Classics programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates Greek and Roman civilizations, examining their cultures, literature, intellectual traditions, and historical developments from antiquity through later receptions of the classical world.
Japanese
The Japanese programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London supports the development of independent academic researchers capable of producing original scholarship that introduces new materials, theories, and methods.
Philosophy
The Philosophy programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London provides opportunities to undertake a major piece of research under supervision from academics with expertise across a wide range of philosophical subjects.
Gender and Sexuality
The Gender and Sexuality programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates gender, sexuality, identities, and social relations through interdisciplinary perspectives spanning the social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Cultural Policy and Management
The Cultural Policy and Management programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores curatorial activity, archives, community arts initiatives, museum contexts, craft traditions, and urban cultural development within interdisciplinary settings.
Film and Screen Media
The Film and Screen Media programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London investigates the history, development, and interaction of film, television, and other screen media.
French
The French programme offered by Birkbeck, University of London explores language, literature, culture, thought, cinema, and history across a broad range of French-speaking contexts and historical periods.