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BA History allows you to explore challenging questions about the impact of political, social and cultural change on individuals, social groups and regions.

Our BA History (including Foundation Year) could be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entry requirements for a three-year version of our arts and humanities courses and you want a programme that improves your skills to support your academic performance. Open to UK and EU applicants, this four-year course includes a Foundation Year (known as Year Zero) which is delivered by our Essex Pathways Department followed by a further three years of study in our School of Philosophical Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies.

BA History and Criminology explores how the histories of crime and the discipline of criminology overlap and influence one another.

This course has been temporarily suspended for the academic year 2025-26. Our four-year BA History and Criminology (including foundation year), will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills in order to support your academic performance.

This course has been temporarily suspended for the academic year 2025-26. Our innovative History and Drama degree allows you to study both subjects in depth, focusing on the creative practice of the theatre and the uncovering of the past.

This course has been temporarily suspended for the academic year 2025-26. Our innovative History and Drama degree allows you to study both subjects in depth, focusing on the creative practice of the theatre and the uncovering of the past.

BA History and Heritage explores the social and political forces that shape encounters with history in everyday life and the history behind the heritage.

BA History and Law will develop unique insight into how pivotal moments in our history have long-standing legal implications.

BA History and Literature explores literature, drama and history alongside each other, investigating the ways in which history and literature integrate.

BA History and Sociology explores how these disciplines influence one another. Study historical periods as well as what connects people, and what divides them.