BAArt History and Modern Languages

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	VR39

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) good results in French if French is taken as the major language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00023&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Art and Ideas: I(A)
Art and Ideas: I(B)
Advanced French (optional)
Art, Sex and Death (optional)
Space, Place and Locality (optional)
French Professional Skills (optional)

Year 2

Picturing Paris: The Capital of the Nineteenth Century (optional)
Art and Ideas II: More Art, More Ideas – Critique and Historiography in the History of Art (optional)
Proficiency Level French (optional)
Art and Power (optional)
Photography in History (optional)
Reworking the Past (optional)
Visualising Bodies (optional)

Final year

Mastery Level French (optional)
French Cinema and Culture (optional)
Picturing the City I (optional)
Picturing the City II (optional)
After Impressionism: European Art From Van Gogh to Klimt (optional)
Becoming Modern: European Art From Futurism to Surrealism (optional)

Career opportunities

Graduates from our BA Art History and Modern Languages are prepared for roles as curators, teachers, translators and journalists. Having strong language skills have enabled our graduates to work in diverse fields including banking, entertainment, media, education and tourism for UK and international companies.

Our recent graduates have gone onto work for a wide range of organisations including:

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
National Portrait Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum