Departmental student handbooks contain much of the information you will require about studying for your History degree. For example, you will find some very useful advice on essay writing and referencing. Pick up your copy from the History Department Office or download the pdf versions here: Postgraduate Handbook | Undergraduate Handbook
The student web portal myEssex automatically provides links to information about your course and modules, including
the Course Materials Repository (CMR) where you can find reading and essay lists, module outlines, past exam papers and links to key module readings in the Albert Sloman Library;
the Timetable;
the Programme Specifications Catalogue where you can find the course structure and rules of assessment for your degree;
Understanding Plagiarism - many cases of plagiarism are a result of misunderstanding. Find out more and test your own knowledge of plagiarism with the online quiz.
Student support services: where to get help within and outside the Department
For further information about your course and modules, please follow the links on the left for Undergraduate Students. Please read this material carefully: it includes important details regarding essay deadlines, submission of coursework and other instructions that are essential to the successful completion of your studies.
ENROLMENT ON HISTORY MODULES 2012-13 Enrolment will open at 12.00 noon on Wednesday 18 April (see note 4 below about pre-enrolment for Special Subjects) PROCEDURES: 1 Study the Department Module Directory, online, or available from the History Department Office. If you need advice about your choices, please contact a member of staff in the Department. A list of History modules on offer can be found here. 2 OPTIONAL MODULES: From 12.00 noon on Wednesday 18 April you will be able to log on to eNROL, (www.essex.ac.uk/enrol) the on-line module enrolment system, using your username and password, on or off campus. (Please note: this is during the Easter vacation.) Early enrolment is strongly recommended – some modules have a limited number of places, and any optional module listed may be cancelled if not enough students enrol for it. Enrol early to avoid disappointment. 3 The Department will frequently check the database and review module choices, and you will be sent the decision by email. Your choices will be provisional until you receive an email confirmation. 4 SPECIAL SUBJECTS – pre-enrolment (Final-year single-honours History students only). Special Subjects are allocated on a first-come first-served basis and can fill up very quickly. On Monday 26 March at 10.00am, you will be sent the online link to complete a pre-enrolment web form where you can state your first three choices of special subject. Choices submitted on this form will be processed before eNROL opens and you will be emailed with your approved Special Subject by 18 April. NOTES: 1 You must choose all your modules (120 credits) to complete enrolment. If you are unsure about any of your choices, choose something provisionally - it is possible to go back into eNROL and change your module choice at a later date. 2 We strongly advise second-year students to take only level 5 modules and final-year students to take only level 6 modules unless you have received guidance from the Undergraduate Director or Student Administrator. Students choosing modules from outside their own level (second year is level 5 and final year is level 6) will be put on a waiting list as priority will be given to students in the relevant year. If you are placed on a waiting list, you will not be enrolled for enough modules and must go back into eNROL and choose something else. If a place becomes available you will be contacted by the Department. 3 Outside Options – You can enrol for your outside option at the same time as you enrol for your History modules – check the online Module Directory for modules from other departments.
4 Changing your degree scheme (1st years only): If you wish to change your course the end of your first year, you should speak to Belinda Waterman in the Department of History who will advise you of the procedure. You should do this as soon as possible so that your request can be approved by the Department and the Dean of Humanities and Comparative Studies and processed in time for you to enrol on your new scheme modules when eNROL opens. Change of course forms are online at https://www.essex.ac.uk/esf/