BA Global Studies

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
The challenges facing today’s world are profoundly international

From the migrant crisis to global warming, contemporary challenges require graduates who bring a global perspective and broad skills to the workplace

Our BA Global Studies is designed for just this purpose – you study topics from a range of subjects so that you can develop a wide understanding of complex global issues


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Based within our Interdisciplinary Studies Centre (ISC), you have the option to choose from a variety of subjects including history, politics, philosophy, sociology, and more

You study both topics that have an international focus, and those that focus on particular regions and countries


A core part of the course are modules from history and politics which explore international relations and global history, plus you choose from additional topics in areas including:
Art, architecture and their geographical contexts
International banking
World technologies
Modern languages
Migration
This is an amazing place to study a course like this one

Since its foundation Essex has had a distinctly international character, and we even offer a fee-free year where you can study abroad

Our departments include academics specialising in many diverse regions of the world, so you experience the very best of the University’s expertise in global issues

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Global
  • International
  • International Relations
  • Teaching
  • History Politics
  • Politics
  • University
  • Perspective

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to International Relations
Themes in Global History
Skills for University Studies
The World Economy in Historical Perspective (optional)
The Making of the Modern World 1776-1989 (optional)
Co-Operation and Conflict (optional)
Space, Place and Locality (optional)
Year 2
Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Community Action
The World in Question: the Social, Political and Psychological Legacies of the Enlightenment
International Relations: Theories and Approaches
International Organisations (optional)
Development, N.G.Os and Foreign Aid (optional)
South Africa: The Road to Apartheid (optional)
Russia in Europe: From Ivan the Terrible to the Great War (optional)
Final year
Dangerous Ideas: Essays and Manifestos as Social Criticism
Political Economy of International Development (optional)
Human Rights and Global Justice (optional)
China: The Long Twentieth Century (optional)
The British Empire in the Indian Ocean World, 1780-1930 (optional)
Strategies of Economic Development (optional)
Current Issues in Development Economics (optional)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Taught through lectures plus classes of about twenty students
You take a one-hour lecture and a one-hour class for each of your modules every week
Other teaching methods will depend on your individual combination of subjects
Assessment
Assessed through a combination of written coursework and end-of-year examinations
Other assessment methods will depend on your individual combination of subjects
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Additional information

Globalisation is seen by many as the defining issue of our age, and we live in a world which is connected as never before This is your opportunity to understand it, and to help shape it Don’t wait for change Make it happen Study abroad The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend your third year studying abroad at no extra cost, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course If you chose the four-year option, the third year of your course will be spent at one of our partner universities throughout the world, where you will follow modules related to your course at Essex We have partners in countries all around the world, so you have the chance to study in a truly global context You’ll get to experience life in another country, and you do not have to study a language in order to study abroad Studying abroad also improves your employability and it demonstrates you are a very capable person with the ability to adapt to new situations and environments Our expert staff Our staff teach in departments across the University, and specialise in a wide range of topics including history, law, literature, film, politics, and sociology We are a team of internationally recognised writers and lecturers with expertise across the arts, humanities and social sciences As well as being one of the UK’s leading universities for social science, and the highest ranking institution for political science, our staff research topics that stretch across the globe – we are working on issues in Latin America, North America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe Specialist facilities Our Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA) is the largest of its kind in Europe Our Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence provides a forum for pan-European research Attend an exciting programme of events Our Albert Sloman Library’s collections of Latin American, Russian and Eastern European materials are of national significance Your...

BA Global Studies

£ 9,250 + VAT