2-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Social Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - English Language and Literature (Placement Year)

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) - English Language and Literature

This course provides a sound foundation in linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of the structure and use of modern English, and offers students the chance to study a range of literary genres and approaches to literary criticism. This degree offers them the opportunity to explore a wide range of topics including:

• The structure and use of English language • The relationship between language and society • Literatures of the United States and the Caribbean • English (and European) literature of the 15th-17th centuries • Writing science fiction

Essex is a leading UK university for language and linguistics research (REF 2014), a place where talented students become part of an academic community in which the majority of research is rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. They are also ranked 13th in the UK for Linguistics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2020).