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BA (Hons) Curating, Heritage and Human Rights

University of Essex, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This degree will develop the skills you need to make exciting new connections between the forms of visual culture and heritage you study, human rights, and broader social and political forces.

BA Curating, Heritage, and Human Rights will deepen your knowledge of curatorial practice, whilst studying human rights, developing your confidence to advocate for individual and community rights, social justice, and social change. In addition, the degree will introduce you to the critical study of heritage, including ethical and legal debates, and questions about how heritage is preserved, communicated, and displayed, including issues of spectatorship and community engagement.

General Eligibility

UK entry requirements

A-levels: ABB

BTEC: DDD

IB: 32 points or three Higher Level certificates with 655.

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: 15 level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 level 3 credits at Merit

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

Foundations of Human Rights

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Writing and Researching Art History

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY

Art and Ideas: I

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY

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

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY

Introduction to Heritage and Museum Studies

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 06: OPTIONAL

Art History option(s) or outside option(s)

(30 CREDITS)

2 Year 2

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Art and Ideas II: More Art, More Ideas - Critique and Historiography in the History of Art

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Digital Heritage and Museums

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY

Human Rights & Social Justice: Structures, Theory and Practice

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY

Art in Latin America

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL

Art History option(s) from the list or outside option

(45 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY

Beyond the BA: Skills for the Next Step

(0 CREDITS)

3 Year 3

COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY

Selected Issues in Human Rights

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY

Art and Ideas III

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY

Heritage Project

(15 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL

Art History option or outside option(s)

(30 CREDITS)

COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL

Art History option(s) from list

(30 CREDITS)

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

If you do not require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK then we will assess your English language proficiency/ability at your interview or audition.

If your first language is not English and you are an international student that requires a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK then you will need IELTS 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.

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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