BA European Studies

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
Europe: Myth and Idea
From Disunity to Unity? An Introduction to the History of Europe in the 20th Century (optional)
Introduction to the Law of the European Union (optional)
Introduction to International Relations (optional)
Advanced French (optional)
Skills for University Studies
Year 2
Proficiency Level French (optional)
Medicine and Society in Britain and France 1700-1860 (optional)
International Relations: Theories and Approaches (optional)
Doing Interdisciplinary Research for a BA Dissertation: Approaches, Methods, Practice (optional)
Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Community Action (optional)
Final year
Mastery Level French (optional)
From Stalin to Putin (optional)
Crime, Policy and Social Justice (optional)
Dangerous Ideas: Essays and Manifestos as Social Criticism (optional)
Final Year Dissertation (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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