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Our four-year BA History with Human Rights (including foundation year), will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a program that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills in order to support your academic performance.
This four-year course includes a foundation year, followed by a further three years of study. During your foundation year, you study three academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module, with the additional English language for non-English speakers.
You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community-based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.
After the successful completion of your foundation year in our Essex Pathways Department, you progress to complete your course which allows you to explore the history and the study of human rights, and to graduate with strong competence in both disciplines.
When starting year one, you have the opportunity to examine human rights in a historical context. Examine how ideas of human rights have developed historically and choose optional modules that relate to the field of human rights. Our course allows you to experience both disciplines, and to graduate with a strong competence in history and the study of human rights.
UK and EU applicants:
All applications for degree courses with a foundation year (Year Zero) will be considered individually, whether you
think you might not have the grades to enter the first year of a degree course;
have non-traditional qualifications or experience (e.g. you haven’t studied A-levels or a BTEC);
are returning to university after some time away from education; or
are looking for more support during the transition into university study.
Standard offer:
Our standard offer is 72 UCAS tariff points from at least two full A-levels or equivalent.
Examples of the above tariff may include:
A-levels: DDD
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: MMP
T-levels: Pass with an E in core
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.
20 hours per week.
COMPONENT 01: CORE
1939 – 2019: Eighty Years in the Life of the United Kingdom
(30 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 02: CORE
Research and Academic Development Skills
Rebellious Pasts: Challenging and Creating Histories
Foundations of Human Rights
COMPONENT 03: OPTIONAL
History option(s)
COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL
Option(s) from list
COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY
History Works: Career Portfolio
(0 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY
Exploring History: Research Workshop
COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY
Human Rights & Social Justice: Structures, Theory, and Practice
History option(s) from list or outside option(s)
Research Project
Selected Issues in Human Rights
History option(s) from the list
IELTS 5.5 overall.
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