BAHistory and Literature (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	QV2C

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=UG00194&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

The Enlightenment
Literature: Origins and Transformations
The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989 (optional)
Society, Culture and Politics in Europe 1500-1750 (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
Revolutionary Encounters: China and the World, 1780-1930 (optional)
Terror, Murder and Bloodshed: The Civilization of Renaissance Italy, C. 1400 – C. 1527 (optional)
Early Modern Literature (optional)
United States Literature Since 1850 (optional)
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future (optional)

Final year

Fictions of Empire
China: The Long Twentieth Century (optional)
The Common People: British Social History 1830-1950 (optional)
From Stalin to Putin (optional)
“There is a Continent Outside My Window” : United States and Caribbean Literatures in Dialogue (optional)
Independent Research Project (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