BAHistory (4 Years Including Foundation Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	V102

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 5.5 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=2

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 0

Political and Social Theory From Plato to the Present Day
An Introduction to the History of the United Kingdom During the Twentieth Century
Major Writers in English Literature
Academic Skills
Western Philosophy: Fundamental Questions, Major Thinkers

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)
Introduction to US History (optional)
The Enlightenment (optional)
The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989 (optional)
From Disunity to Unity? An Introduction to the History of Europe in the 20th Century (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
Public History Project Module: Bourne Mill, Colchester (From the 16th to the 21st Century) (optional)
Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Community Action (optional)
Gender in Early Modern England (optional)
Terror, Murder and Bloodshed: The Civilization of Renaissance Italy, C. 1400 – C. 1527 (optional)
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future (optional)
The African American Experience (optional)
Revolutionary Encounters: China and the World, 1780-1930 (optional)
Sex, Class and War at the Movies: Britain, 1930-2000 (optional)

Final year

The Common People: British Social History 1830-1950 (optional)
Independent Research Project
From Stalin to Putin (optional)
Fictions of Empire (optional)
Women, Gender and Sexuality in US History (optional)
Lessons From the First Information Technology Revolution (1300-1600) (optional)
Witches, Witchcraft and Witch-Hunts in Early Modern Europe and New England (Special Subject) (optional)
The Third Reich (Special Subject) (optional)

Career opportunities

You therefore graduate prepared for a wide range of careers. Our graduates 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.

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

Sage Publications
Royal College of Physicians Library
UK Anti-Doping