University of Essex International College

Constable Building, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, United Kingdom

2.5-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate in Humanities - Continue to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Journalism and Criminology (Year Abroad)

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Summary

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) - Journalism and Criminology

The BA Journalism and Criminology will enable students to study contemporary society and crime, alongside building their journalistic skills, to analyze and share information and understand it through a social perspective.

They explore a wide spectrum of topics ranging from the impact of computer games on crime to terrorism. This will be intertwined with the practical journalism component of this course; where students develop their skills in using multi-media channels such as radio, television and online media and deepen their knowledge of journalism on an international scale.

The course gives students flexibility to choose the areas of the subject that interests them. Topics which they can choose to study include:

Law and Society
Production skills
How does globalization affect crime?
International Journalism

During their final year, students will have the opportunity to bring all aspects of the course together in a final multimedia project on a subject linked to the criminology element of their studies.

As students at one of the UK’s leading social science institutions, they are uniquely placed to acquire a deep understanding of the world they report on. They will join the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and the Department of Sociology which is rated top 10 in the UK for research quality (REF 2014) an ranked among the top 50 departments in the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2020).

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

Grade 12 / High School

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

IELTS

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

PTE

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Program Intakes

July 2025

Open date

December 3, 2024

Submission deadline

June 3, 2025

October 2025

Open date

March 3, 2025

Submission deadline

September 3, 2025

November 2025

Open date

March 1, 2025

Submission deadline

September 1, 2025

January 2026

Open date

June 4, 2025

Submission deadline

December 4, 2025

Cost and Duration

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Program Level

10 month pathway program (international foundation year) followed by a 3 year bachelor's degree plus a year abroad

Program Length

£12180 GBP

Cost of Living

£0 GBP

Application fee

£21540 GBP / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

EduTravel Insurance Fee: £520 (per year)
Administration Fee: £200 (one time)

Study Destinations

Canada

United States

United Kingdom

Malaysia

Australia

Language Test

IELTS

GED

SAT

GRE

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