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BA (Hons) History and Heritage

University of Essex, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This innovative program, incorporating history, art history, and museum studies, approaches the past from many different angles. You can choose to study the history of different times and places, from Tudor England to Nazi Germany, from Mao’s China to today’s multicultural Britain. Alongside history modules, you will learn about ethical and legal debates on heritage, how heritage is preserved, communicated, and displayed, and what heritage means to different communities. In your final year, you will have the opportunity to produce a form of history designed to communicate with the wider public – a great addition to your CV if you want to work in the heritage sector. With this BA in History and Heritage, you will look at the world through fresh eyes – and find out how to show that new world to other people.

General Eligibility

UK entry requirements

  • A-levels: BBB

  • BTEC: DDM, depending on the subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.

  • IB: 30 points or three Higher Level certificates with 555

  • We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Levels. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard levels, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.

  • Access to HE Diploma: 6 level 3 credits at Distinction and 39 level 3 credits at Merit, depending on the subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.

  • We also consider T-levels.

International & EU entry requirements

We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you may have about the qualifications we accept. Remember to tell us about the qualifications you have already completed or are currently taking.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Rebellious Pasts: Challenging and Creating Histories

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Introduction to Heritage and Museum Studies

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY

Collect, Curate, Display: A Short History of the Museum

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL

Art History option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL

History option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY

History Works: Career Portfolio

(0 CREDITS)

2 Year 2

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Exploring History: Research Workshop

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Digital Heritage and Museums

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: OPTIONAL

Option(s) from list

(45 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL

History option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY

History Works: Career Portfolio

(0 CREDITS)

3 Year 3

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Research Project

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: OPTIONAL

History option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: OPTIONAL

Option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL

Option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY

History Works: Career Portfolio

(0 CREDITS)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS 6.0 overall.

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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