人文科学学士学位（荣誉学位）

知识植根于世界各地人们的经验。它是由记忆，文化，风景和神话创造的。这些知识通常分为不同的“学科”，例如科学，数学，历史，地理，文学和艺术领域的学科。但是，真正的知识无法识别这些界限，世界是复杂的，相互联系和网络化的。如果您喜欢学习各种学科，并希望在大学中保持这种广博的知识，我们的课程适合您。借助主修历史，文学，艺术史，哲学，政治或社会学的机会，您可以探索人文和社会科学帮助我们对生活世界进行富有想象力和批判性思考的方式，从而拓宽视野。
Knowledge is rooted in the experiences of people across the world. It is created from memory, culture, landscape and myth. This knowledge is often split into separate ‘disciplines' such as those in the sciences, maths, history, geography, literature and art. However, true knowledge does not recognise these boundaries; the world is complex, interconnected and networked.Our course is for you if you love studying a variety of subjects, and want to maintain this breadth of knowledge at university. With the opportunity to major in History, Literature, Art History, Philosophy, Politics, Media Studies or Sociology, you broaden your horizons by exploring the ways in which the humanities and social sciences help us to think imaginatively and critically about the worlds we live in.You take modules which cover the historical foundations of the humanities, challenge dominant worldviews, and explore innovative and subversive essays and manifestos. The flexible structure of this course allows you to choose a range of optional modules across literature, film, philosophy, history of art, history, linguistics, politics, sociology and modern languages.The types of issues and problems you might explore include:How commercial and independent films interpret human relationshipsHow to compose your own writing, inspired by the great essayistsImportant philosophical questions about life, death and religionGreat works of art and literatureLanguagesBased within our School of Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies, the choice is yours: you choose your modules based on your own background and interests. You engage with unusual, controversial, and provocative ideas, so that you can use the humanities and social sciences to become critically aware and possess the tools to change the world for the better.Study abroadYour education extends beyond the university campus. We support you in expanding your education through offering the opportunity to spend a year or a term studying abroad at one of our partner universities. The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course.Studying abroad allows you 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.If you spend a full year abroad you'll only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee to Essex for that year. You won't pay any tuition fees to your host university