BAHistory with Human Rights

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	V1L2

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=UG00204&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 Making of the Modern World 1776-1989
Foundations of Human Rights
Becoming a Historian
Themes in Global History (optional)
Truth, Justice, and the Nature of Politics (optional)
Co-Operation and Conflict (optional)

Year 2

Making Histories: Concepts, Themes and Sources
Human Rights Organisations: International and Regional Institutions
Human Rights in Historical Perspective
Social Dimensions of Human Rights
History Works: Beyond Your BA
Resistance and Rebellion in the World of Atlantic Slavery (optional)
‘The Special Relationship’? Anglo-American Relations 1850-2005 (optional)

Final year

Independent Research Project
Selected Issues in Human Rights
The British Empire in the Indian Ocean World, 1780-1930 (optional)
Slavery and Plantation Societies in Latin America (optional)
Crime and Punishment: England in Comparative Perspective 1650-1900 (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.

Some of our recent graduates have found employment as:

A librarian
An editorial assistant
A careers officer
A business development manager
A digital services consultant