3.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - History with Film Studies (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) - History with Film Studies

By combining their study of history with film, students learn how history – its documentation and study – has changed since the advent of the moving pictures. This course allows them to experience both disciplines, and graduate with a strong competence in history and film studies.

Within their history modules students discover both the early modern and modern periods, and explore challenging questions concerning the impact of political, social and cultural change on individuals, social groups, and regions.

Students also have the opportunity to explore film across a broad range of genres, time periods, and regions, from Hollywood, world and independent cinema, to documentaries and television. Simultaneously, they have the chance to develop hands-on experience in film production and production management, essential for careers in the film and television industry.

The Department of History has developed a strong research and teaching profile, with most of our research rated as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014). They provide students with opportunities to explore local history, and have strong links with the Essex Record Office, one of the best county record offices in the UK. Students can also explore more international topics; their corridors are truly cosmopolitan.

The Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies offers a varied, flexible and distinctive curriculum, focused on developing students’ abilities in film, and they are ranked number 1 for dance, drama and cinematics in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019.