BAHistory and Literature

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	QV21

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=UG00194&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

The Enlightenment
Literature: Origins and Transformations
Becoming a Historian
The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989 (optional)
Contemporary Texts and Contexts (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
History Works: Beyond Your BA
Versions of Modernity (optional)
United States Literature Since 1850 (optional)
Literature and the Condition of England (optional)
Mapping History and Heritage in Colchester (optional)

Final year

Fictions of Empire
Independent Research Project (optional)
Witch-Trials in Early Modern Europe and New England (optional)
Myth and the Creative Process (optional)
Hollywood Directors (optional)
Shakespeare: The Tragedies (optional)

Career opportunities

Many of our graduates go into subject-related fields such as teaching, museum curation and archiving, while others have gone on to do very different things, including journalism, law, politics and civil service.

A history degree prepares you for a wide range of careers. Some of our recent graduates from BA History and Literature have found employment as:

A librarian
A teacher
An international resource at Hayes Health and Social Care
An editorial assistant for Myles Kelly Publishing