BA Latin American Studies with Human Rights
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
4 Years
About the course
Latin America is one of the most densely fascinating and complex areas of the world
Home to a rich diversity of indigenous people, as well as some of the world’s fastest growing economies, greatest environmental challenges, and richest cultural traditions, Latin America as an area of study that will surprise you, challenge you, and broaden your horizons
Our course gives you the opportunity to study the unique combination of Latin America and human rights
Based within our Interdisciplinary Studies Centre (ISC), you also have a broad mix of humanities and social science topics to choose from, including modules covering history, sociology, literature, film, philosophy, and art history
You also add a language to your portfolio, through either learning Spanish from scratch or developing existing skills in Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese to a high level
At Essex we are actively engaged in debates about the meaning of justice in the UK and beyond
Our Human Rights Centre is a recognised international leader
Through our work with the United Nations, governments, human rights organisations and corporations all over the world, we bring a global outlook to our teaching
At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law
We are Top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014), and we are ranked among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World [University] Rankings [2016] for law
Study abroad
Your education extends beyond the University’s Colchester Campus
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Subjects
- Law
- IT Law
- University
- Human Rights
- Teaching
- International
- Latin
- Business and Management
Course programme
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
Foundations of Human Rights
Introduction to Contemporary Latin America
Introduction to Latin American History: From 16th Century Conquest to 19th Century Modernization
Skills for University Studies
Spanish / Italian / Romanian to Portuguese Conversion (optional)
Advanced Spanish (optional)
Year 2
Human Rights Organisations: International and Regional Institutions
Social Dimensions of Human Rights
America: Centres and Margins, Borders and Boundaries (optional)
Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Community Action (optional)
Proficiency Level Portuguese (optional)
Proficiency Level Spanish (optional)
Final year
Selected Issues in Human Rights
Mastery Level Portuguese (optional)
Dangerous Ideas: Essays and Manifestos as Social Criticism (optional)
Brazil in Focus: Business, Culture and Society (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 one-hour lectures and classes of about twenty students
Your language classes involve lectures, classes and language laboratory sessions
Undertake original research on your year abroad
Assessment
Assessed through a combination of written coursework, presentations and end-of-year examinations
Modules may involve other forms of assessment such as oral presentations
Study abroad time is assessed by coursework and examinations
Your internships are assessed through a portfolio
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BA Latin American Studies with Human Rights