Courses by level and subject
We offer you a wide choice of courses, at all levels from short languages courses to PhDs.
To see examples of reading lists and current course modules, take a look at this year's handbooks in our area for current students.
Language short courses
Certificates of Higher Education
- Culture and Language, French (CertHE)
- Culture and Language, German (CertHE)
- Higher Education Introductory Studies (one year fast track) (Arts and Humanities pathway)
Undergraduate courses
- See our French Studies (BA) prospectus
- See our German (BA) prospectus
- See our Languages and Film/Media / Film/Media and Language (French / German) (BA) prospectus
- See our Languages and History / History and Language (French / German) (BA) prospectus
- See our Languages and Management / Management and Language (French / German) (BA) prospectus
- See our Linguistics and Language (French / German) (BA) prospectus
- See our Modern Languages (with two of French, German) (BA) prospectus
Postgraduate courses
- See our Comparative Literature, Cultures and Thought (MA) prospectus
- See our French Studies (Graduate Diploma) prospectus
- See our German Studies (Graduate Diploma) prospectus
- See our Modern Languages: Combined Language Studies (MA / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate) prospectus
- See our Modern Languages: French Studies (MA / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate) prospectus
- See our Modern Languages: German Studies (MA / MRes / Postgraduate Diploma / Postgraduate Certificate) prospectus
MPhil/PhD Degrees
- See our French (PhD/MPhil) prospectus
- See our German (PhD / MPhil) prospectus
- See our Arts and Humanities (PhD/MPhil) prospectus
Useful links
- Birkbeck Languages Unit
- Watch the Birkbeck language experience video

- Pre-enrolment checklist: are you ready to study?
- Student support and facilities
