Our Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has been offering evening study courses for over 70 years. We retain close links with UCL's Department of Earth Sciences, sharing expertise, facilities and events across the two institutions, including live streaming of lectures and digital lecture notes. In our joint submission with UCL, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences at Birkbeck were rated sixth in the UK in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). We are part of the joint UCL-Birkbeck Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences (IEPS). We offer residential field trips to sites in Greece, Morocco, Scotland, Spain and Wales. Accredited by the Geological Society as a recognised professional qualification.

Applicants from Russia would be expected to have completed one year of a Bakalavr/Specialist Diploma at a recognised university with an average grade of at least 4/5 OR a recognised undergraduate Foundation course, which allows students the chance to progress onto Birkbeck’s Bachelor programmes.