3-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Relations (Year Abroad)

For students who've finished high school but don’t meet the entry requirements for university, a Foundation Certificate can help them gain entry to an undergraduate degree. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 1st year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

A student’s course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. Students taking a course longer than 2 terms, will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Relations

This course explores many major areas of international relations, including: conflict and security studies, comparative politics, international political economy, political theory, and politics of the Middle East. Politics at Essex is all about moving from opinions to evidence. Students will quickly learn to ask – and how to answer – the “how do you know?” question. Essex trains students to be fearless and independent, to question everything and to draw on the broadest possible range of facts and ideas. The School's Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. Essex is rated top in the UK for research, and has consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began. All Essex, politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world’s leading politics departments. Politics students are in demand from a host of employers, in international development, politics, the civil service fast stream, management, journalism, police, armed forces, commerce, business, finance, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), teaching and graduate research. Some notable alumni include: the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon John Bercow, and recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including: The World Bank, NATO, United, United Nations Development Program, and IMG Media.