BAPolitics with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	L219

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=UG00350&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

Introduction to Politics
Democracy: Forms and Futures
Foundations of Human Rights
Introduction to International Relations (optional)
The Enlightenment (optional)
Career Portfolio

Year 2

Human Rights Organisations: International and Regional Institutions
Social Dimensions of Human Rights
Scientific Reasoning for the Social Sciences
Comparative Political Analysis
Principles of Social Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Politics of the Middle East (optional)
The European Union: Institutions and Policies (optional)
Career Portfolio

Final year

Selected Issues in Human Rights
Career Portfolio
Political Economy (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
Development, State Building and Conflict (optional)

Career opportunities

Our students are in demand from a host of employers, in politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research.

Our notable alumni include the former President of Costa Rica and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr Oscar Arias, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, and our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

The World Bank
NATO
Houses of Parliament Research Unit
United Nations Development Program
ICM research
IMG Media