2-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Law with Politics (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 Laws (Honours) - Law with Politics

This course gives students a thorough training in the complementary disciplines of law and politics. Students develop critical, reflective and analytical skills that are common to both disciplines. In addition to emphasizing aspects common to both subjects, students explore the differences between them and the approaches taken within legal and political thought. Students also develop a critical awareness of the nature of law within its social and political contexts. Essex specializes in commercial law, public law, and human rights law. The School of Law is Top 20 in the UK for research excellence, and they are ranked in the top 100 Law Schools in the THE World University Rankings 2020.

Essex's Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. It is rated top in the UK for research, and they have consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began. They are also ranked 7th in the UK for Politics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.