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On our four-year BA Media and Digital Culture (including foundation year), we work with you to develop your subject-specific knowledge, and to improve your academic skills. You receive a thorough grounding in these areas during your foundation year (known as Year Zero) to prepare you for a further three years of undergraduate study at Essex.
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.
At Essex we investigate what connects people with each other, as well as what divides them. We consider every aspect of our daily lives, from how we relate to politicians, celebrities and friends, to how we define ourselves, our families, and others.
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 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
Becoming Enlightened Citizens: Foundations in Politics and Government
(30 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 02: CORE
Research and Academic Development Skills
COMPONENT 03: CORE
Introduction to Sociology and Criminology
COMPONENT 04: CORE WITH OPTIONS
IA129-3-FY or IA175-3-FY or IA179-3-FY
Researching Social Life I
Media, Culture and Society
The Sociological Imagination
COMPONENT 04: OPTIONAL
Option(s) from list
COMPONENT 05: COMPULSORY
Career Development and Making a Difference
(0 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 01: COMPULSORY
Power and Agency in a Global World
COMPONENT 02: COMPULSORY
Analysing Social Life
(15 CREDITS)
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY
Digital Society
COMPONENT 04: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
SC203-5-SP or SC208-5-SP
COMPONENT 05: OPTIONAL
CS220-5-FY or Sociology, Media or outside option(s) from list
COMPONENT 06: COMPULSORY
Rethinking Modernity
Mass Media and Modern Life
COMPONENT 03: COMPULSORY WITH OPTIONS
Capstone option from list
SC362-6-SP and/or Sociology, Media or outside option(s) from list
IELTS 5.5 overall.
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