Very flexible modular programme: one-third is delivered by distance learning, allowing you to combine study with other commitments. Part of the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, a joint initiative with University College London. Taught in the Department of Biological Sciences, which offers state-of-the-art instrumental and computing facilities, and the possibility of collaborating with industry. The Department and the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology also provide a seminar programme and skills training across disciplines. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), in a joint submission with UCL, Biological Sciences at Birkbeck were ranked 11th in the UK, with a research environment supporting world-leading and internationally excellent research.

To be considered for direct entry to a Master's degree at Birkbeck, you will normally be required to have successfully completed a Bakalavr/Specialist Diploma from a recognised university with a minimum final grade of 3.5 for programmes requiring a UK 2:2