BAHistory

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	V100

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

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=UG00189&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

Society, Culture and Politics in Europe 1500-1750
Becoming a Historian
Introduction to Latin American History: From 16th Century Conquest to 19th Century Modernization (optional)
Themes in Global History (optional)
From Disunity to Unity? An Introduction to the History of Europe in the 20th Century (optional)
Introduction to US History (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
History Works: Beyond Your BA
Literature and the Condition of England (optional)
Revolutionary Encounters: China and the World, 1780-1930 (optional)
Public History Project Module: Bourne Mill, Colchester (From the 16th to the 21st Century) (optional)
Gender in Early Modern England (optional)
Resistance and Rebellion in the World of Atlantic Slavery (optional)
Life in the Three Kingdoms: Societies and cultures in early modern Britain and Ireland (optional)

Final year

Independent Research Project
Death and the Undead in Britain and Ireland, 1450-1750 (Special Subject) (optional)
Witch-Trials in Early Modern Europe and New England (optional)
Fictions of Empire (optional)
The Common People: British Social History 1830-1950 (optional)
The Tudors and Stuarts on Film (optional)

Career opportunities

A history degree prepares you for a wide range of careers. For example, some of our BA History graduates have found employment as a warden for the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, a planning support officer for a local council, a senior underwriting assistant at CNA Insurance Company Limited, a researcher at the House of Commons, a graduate trainee for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and as a library assistant for the University of Cambridge.

Other graduates of our Department are currently employed in teaching, librarianship, museum and archive services, the Civil Service, local government, law enforcement, charity administration, banking, law, industrial and retail management, media research, electronic publishing, marketing, IT, health service administration, counselling, social work, and many other fields, including work with Sage Publications, the Royal College of Physicians Library and UK Anti-Doping (the national body for drug prevention in sport).

You have the chance to take advantage of a variety of paid and volunteer opportunities that provide work experience and develop your employability. Destinations have included the Essex Police Museum, the Rothschild Archive, the Marks Hall Trust, and local schools. You could also develop skills at the University by becoming a student ambassador, a student representative or a History Society events organiser. All such jobs include training and supervision.