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 judgement of academic potential.
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.
If you don’t meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses, foundation programmes and language support services to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.
Our dynamic, award-winning BSc Community Development and Public Policy will provide you with the theoretical knowledge and practice-based skills to develop or advance a career in community work. Communities and charities are key actors in relation to public policy and social, political and economic activity in a post-lockdown society and this programme will provide you with the knowledge and skills to make a difference in the sector.
You will learn about the latest theoretical and policy developments in the areas of community development and public policy, including the role of communities in fighting for social justice. You will critically reflect on these issues and the role of community development in public policy, focusing particularly on governance, citizenship, equality and diversity, partnership working and community engagement. You will also develop practical skills in project management, leadership, policy analysis and evaluation. This course is designed for anyone working with, or who has an interest in, communities.
You will be taught by, and engage with, academic experts and practitioners from a range of community, voluntary, local and national government organisations and backgrounds.
Our BSc Community Development and Public Policy is also available for part-time evening study over four years.
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Year 1 Compulsory Modules
Community Action
Community-Based Project Development and Management
Introductions: Community and Local Government Studies
Leadership and Governance in Local Communities
Year 2 Compulsory Modules
Knowing the Social World
Participation and Community Engagement
Social Justice (Level 5)
Year 2 Option Modules
Contemporary British Politics
Contemporary debates in food and farming
Culture and Development
European Society, Economy and Geography
Social Conflict
Social Relations and Social Policy Level 5
Urban Studies Field Project
Year 3 Compulsory Modules
Equality and Diversity: The Development of Policy and Practice in Britain
Year 3 Option Modules
'Race', Ethnicity and Development
Anthropology, Development and Diaspora (Level 6)
BSc Social Science Dissertation
Cities and Urban Inequalities
Cities in the Global South
Community Based Placement
Globalization in the Contemporary World
Research Applications in Human Geography, Delhi Field Trip Level 6
The Politics of Race and Diaspora
Birkbeck makes all reasonable efforts to deliver educational services, modules and programmes of study as described on our website. In the event that there are material changes to our offering (for example, due to matters beyond our control), we will update applicant and student facing information as quickly as possible and offer alternatives to applicants, offer-holders and current students.
Graduates can pursue careers in voluntary sector organisations, local government and education. This degree may also be useful in becoming a charity officer, civil service administrator, local government officer or social researcher.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
