4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Philosophy and History

Program Description 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) - Philosophy and History

This course provides a wide-ranging and sound academic grounding in the disciplines of philosophy and history. Students identify the relevance of philosophy to other forms of inquiry, for example social, political, cultural and in particular historical, and to actively connect these two fields of study. This is facilitated by the shared interests of the two departments and their strong commitment to interdisciplinary study.

Students study topics including:

• Political philosophy • Philosophy of religion • The origins and consequences of the Cold War • The conquest of Latin America • The demise of slavery

The School of Philosophy and Art History has been ranked in the Top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014, mainstream universities, THE 2014).

The Department of History has developed a strong research and teaching profile, with the majority of its research rated as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014).