The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. Founded by royal charter in 1965, it was one of the first universities to manufacture sheet glass. The University of Essex is a modern British university founded in 1963. The university's philosophy is transformative education that changes the world around it through bold ideas, innovative solutions and cutting-edge research.
United Kingdom, Colchester
The train journey from Colchester, home to the University of Essex's main campus, to London takes less than an hour
Acceptance rate - 74%
Number of students - 130,000Number of students - 130,000
Foreign students - 30%Foreign students - 30%
University of Essex ranks in the top 25 for research quality in EnglandUniversity of Essex ranks in the top 25 for research quality in England
#7 in the UK for EconomicGuardian University Guide 2024
#27 in the UK for PoliticsTimes and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
#25 in the UK for Business and ManagementTimes Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024
#4 n the UK for teaching effectivenessGuardian University Guide 2024
#459 in the WorldQS World University Rankings
Quick Facts
The train journey from Colchester, home to the University of Essex's main campus, to London takes less than an hourThe train journey from Colchester, home to the University of Essex's main campus, to London takes less than an hour
Acceptance rate - 74%Acceptance rate - 74%
Number of students - 130,000Number of students - 130,000
Foreign students - 30%Foreign students - 30%
University of Essex ranks in the top 25 for research quality in EnglandUniversity of Essex ranks in the top 25 for research quality in England
About University
The University of Essex has excellent infrastructure, including a state-of-the-art STEM Centre, which has received over £18 million in investment. There is also a Brain Science Centre with various laboratories used by teachers and students studying psychology and related subjects. The University of Essex also has a hotel management school, The Edge Hotel School. This is the only institution of its kind in the UK where you can study hotel and restaurant business in an operating hotel.
Academic Programs
Taught in English
Business at University of Essex International College
37+ programs
BSc (Hons) Marketing Management
MMan (Hons) Marketing Management
BSc (Hons) Marketing Management (Including Placement Year)
MMan (Hons) Marketing Management (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Marketing Management (Including Year Abroad)
MMan (Hons) Marketing Management (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance
BSc (Hons) Accounting
BSc (Hons) Accounting (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
MAcc (Hons) Accounting and Finance
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year)
MAcc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
MAcc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BBA (Hons) Business Administration
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business Management
BSc (Hons) Business Management (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Finance
BSc (Hons) Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Marketing
BSc (Hons) Marketing (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Marketing (Including Year Abroad)
BBA (Hons) Business Administration (Including Placement Year)
BBA (Hons) Business Administration (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad)
Economics at University of Essex International College
32+ programs
BA (Hons) Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics (Including Placement Year)
MEcon (Hons) Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Economics (Including Year Abroad)
MEcon (Hons) Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Financial Economics
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics
MEcon (Hons) Financial Economics
BA (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Business Economics
BA (Hons) Business Economics (including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Business Economics (including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Economics
MEcon (Hons) Economics
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
MEcon (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
MEcon (Hons) International Economics
MEcon (Hons) International Economics (Including Placement Year)
MEcon (Hons) International Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Management Economics
BSc (Hons) Management Economics
MEcon (Hons) Management Economics
BA (Hons) Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
MEcon (Hons) Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
MEcon (Hons) Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
Psychology at University of Essex International College
9+ programs
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Year Abroad)
Computer Science at University of Essex International College
9+ programs
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games
BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Including Year Abroad)
Politics and International Relations at University of Essex International College
18+ programs
MPol (Hons) International Relations
MPol (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) International Relations
BA (Hons) International Relations (Including Placement Year)
MPol (Hons) International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
MPol (Hons) International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Politics
BA (Hons) Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations
MPol (Hons) Politics and International Relations
BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
MPol (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
Life Sciences at University of Essex International College
LLB (Hons) Law
LLB (Hons) Law (Including Placement Year)
LLB (Hons) Law (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex International College: Foundation Certificate for Humanities
193+ programs
BA (Hons) History
BA (Hons) Social Change
BA (Hons) Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History with Language Studies
BA (Hons) Modern History and Politics
LLB (Hons) Law with Business (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Business
BA (Hons) Journalism and Criminology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Drama
BA (Hons) Creative Writing
LLB (Hons) Law with Philosophy
BA (Hons) Film and Drama
BA (Hons) Global Studies
LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology
BA (Hons) Curating with History (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts
BA (Hons) Art History, Visual Culture and Media Studies
BA (Hons) Art History, Visual Culture and Media Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Art History, Visual Culture and Media Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Criminology and American Studies
BA (Hons) Criminology and American Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Curating
BA (Hons) Curating (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Curating (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies
BA (Hons) Film Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) European Studies with Spanish (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Events Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History with Film Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) American Studies (US) (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with History (including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
LLB (Hons) Law with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History and Language Studies
LLB (Hons) Law with Human Rights
LLB (Hons) Law with Politics
BA (Hons) Curating with Politics
BA (Hons) Film Studies
BA (Hons) European Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Law (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History and Literature
BA (Hons) History with Film Studies
BA (Hons) History and Law (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Criminology
BA (Hons) Film Studies and Literature
BA (Hons) Journalism and Sociology
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Modern History (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Film Studies and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Film and Drama (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Film and Drama (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Social Change (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Social Change (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Journalism with Human Rights
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Law (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Sociology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) English Literature
BA (Hons) Curating, Heritage and Human Rights
BA (Hons) Film and Creative Writing
BA (Hons) Drama (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History with Human Rights
BA (Hons) History (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Events Management
BA (Hons) History and Law
BA (Hons) Drama and Literature
BA (Hons) History and Sociology
BA (Hons) Curating with Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Literature
BA (Hons) Hospitality Management
BA (Hons) History and Heritage
BA (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Human Rights
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Sociology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Business Management
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Business Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Human Rights
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Ethics and Sustainability
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Ethics and Sustainability (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Ethics and Sustainability (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and History (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Literature
BA (Hons) Drama and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) English Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Modern History and International Relations
BA (Hons) Modern History and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Modern History and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Modern History and Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Modern History and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and History
BA (Hons) Philosophy and History (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
BA (Hons) Literature and Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Literature and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Literature and Sociology
BA (Hons) Literature and Sociology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Literature and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Modern History
BA (Hons) Modern History (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Curating, Heritage and Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Drama and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) English Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English and Comparative Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Curating with Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Curating, Heritage and Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Business Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English and United States Literature
BA (Hons) English and Comparative Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English and United States Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) English and United States Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) European Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) European Studies and Language Studies
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Criminology
BA (Hons) History and Criminology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Curating with History (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Curating with History
BA (Hons) American Studies (US) (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) American Studies (US)
LLB (Hons) Law
LLB (Hons) Law with Politics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Liberal Arts (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Literature and Creative Writing
BA (Hons) American Studies (US) (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Philosophy (Including Placement Year)
LLB (Hons) Law with Philosophy (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History with Film Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History and Sociology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Journalism and Politics
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Sociology
BA (Hons) English and Comparative Literature
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Politics
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Law
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Politics
BA (Hons) Film Studies and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Heritage (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Business (Including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology (Including Placement Year)
LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology (including Year Abroad)
LLB (Hons) Law with History
LLB (Hons) Law with History (including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History and Heritage (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Film Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy
BA (Hons) Drama (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Global Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Global Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Global Studies and Language Studies
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Business Management
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Global Studies with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Art History
University of Essex International College: Foundation Certificate for Social Sciences
169+ programs
BA (Hons) Politics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Business Economics (including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Business Economics (including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance
BA (Hons) Linguistics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Linguistics with Data Science
BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship
BBA (Hons) Business Administration (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Politics with Business (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Politics with Business
BA (Hons) Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Business Management
BA (Hons) Sociology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Language Studies and Linguistics
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Business Management and Language Studies
BSc (Hons) International Business and Finance (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Linguistics with Data Science (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Linguistics with Data Science (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Language Studies and Teaching English as a Foreign Language
BA (Hons) Language Studies with Latin American Studies
BSc (Hons) Economics
BA (Hons) Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance
BA (Hons) Teaching English as a Foreign Language
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Economics with Psychology
BA (Hons) Financial Economics and Accounting
BSc (Hons) Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BBA (Hons) Business Administration (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Banking and Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BBA (Hons) Business Administration
BA (Hons) Criminology
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Sociology
BA (Hons) Linguistics
BSc (Hons) Finance
BA (Hons) Psychodynamic Practice
BA (Hons) Sociology with Social Psychology
BA (Hons) Politics
BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations
BA (Hons) Criminology with Criminal Law
BA (Hons) Financial Economics
BA (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Politics with Data Science
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics
BSc (Hons) Finance and Mathematics
BA (Hons) Criminology with Social Psychology
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature
BA (Hons) Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Modern Languages and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Philosophy with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Media and Digital Culture (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Media and Digital Culture (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English Language with Media Communication (including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting
BA (Hons) History and Economics
BA (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management
BSc (Hons) International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Accounting (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Management and Marketing (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Politics with Business (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
BSc (Hons) Politics with Business
BA (Hons) Politics with Business (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Sociology with Social Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics with Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics with Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Finance (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Finance and Management
BSc (Hons) Finance and Management (including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Finance and Management (including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Media and Digital Culture
BSc (Hons) Management and Marketing (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Marketing
BSc (Hons) Marketing (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Marketing (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Economics with Data Science (including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Economics with Language Studies
BA (Hons) Criminology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Criminology with Counselling Skills
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) English Language with Media Communication
BA (Hons) English Language with Media Communication (including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics with Data Science
BSc (Hons) Economics with Data Science (including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) International Business and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) International Relations
BA (Hons) Criminology with Criminal Law (including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Criminology with Criminal Law (including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) International Relations (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) International Relations and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) International Relations and Language Studies
BA (Hons) Sociology and Criminology
BA (Hons) Management Economics
BSc (Hons) Management Economics
BA (Hons) Psychodynamic Practice (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Politics with Business (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Politics with Data Science (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Politics with Data Science (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Social Sciences
BA (Hons) Social Sciences (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Sociology (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Social Sciences (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Business Management and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Language Studies
BA (Hons) Criminology with Counselling Skills (including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Criminology with Counselling Skills (including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) History and Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) History and Economics (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Business Economics
BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Business Management with a Modern Language (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Business and Human Resource Management
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management (Including Placement Year)
BA (Hons) Economics
BA (Hons) Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies
BSc (Hons) Management and Marketing
BSc (Hons) Economics with Psychology
BSc (Hons) International Business and Finance
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management
University of Essex International College: Foundation Certificate for Science and Health
95+ programs
BSc (Hons) Global Sustainability (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Human Biology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology
BA (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (including placement year)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics
BSc (Hons) Economics and Mathematics
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Including Year Abroad)
BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering
BEng (Hons) Neural Engineering with Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Human Biology
BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Systems
BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Systems (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Global Sustainability (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (including placement year)
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Economics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Economics (Including Year Abroad)
BEng (Hons) Robotic Engineering
BEng (Hons) Robotic Engineering (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
BEng (Hons) Computers with Electronics (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Computers with Electronics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Data Science and Analytics
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Statistics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Statistics (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Neural Engineering with Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
BSc (Hons) Computer Games
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
BSc (Hons) Data Science and Analytics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Economics
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science
BSc (Hons) Finance and Mathematics
BSc (Hons) Finance and Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Finance and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Genetics
BSc (Hons) Genetics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Data Science and Analytics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Ecology and Environmental Biology
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Physics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Physics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computing (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Physics
BSc (Hons) Human Biology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Genetics (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Global Sustainability
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology (Including Year Abroad)
BEng (Hons) Communications Engineering
BEng (Hons) Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Communications Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Computer Games (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (including placement year)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Robotic Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Sociology with Data Science
BA (Hons) Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
BA (Hons) Psychology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Ecology and Environmental Biology (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Ecology and Environmental Biology (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Economics and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Neural Engineering with Psychology
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computing
BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Computing (Including Placement Year)
BEng (Hons) Mechatronic Systems (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
BSc (Hons) Sociology with Data Science (Including Placement Year)
BSc (Hons) Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Sociology with Data Science (Including Year Abroad)
BSc (Hons) Statistics
BEng (Hons) Computers with Electronics
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
Art and Design
3+ programs
Language and Linguistics
History
Art & Design Education
Business & finance
3+ programs
Government
Economics
Business School
Engineering & technology
2+ programs
General Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Edge Hotel School
1+ programs
Hotel studies
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
1+ programs
Other Health
Life Sciences
2+ programs
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1+ programs
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Psychology
1+ programs
Psychology
Social Sciences
3+ programs
Theatre Studies
Literature
Film studies
Physical sciences
1+ programs
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Computing
1+ programs
Computer Sciences
Intakes & Deadlines
Available intake periods for application
Closed
Fall 2025
Fall 2025
Deadline:
31 May, 2025
Closed
Summer 2025
Summer 2025
Deadline:
31 Jan, 2025
Closed
Spring 2025
Spring 2025
Deadline:
30 Sep, 2024
Open
Fall 2026
Fall 2026
Deadline:
31 May, 2026
Closed
Summer 2026
Summer 2026
Deadline:
31 Jan, 2026
Closed
Spring 2026
Spring 2026
Deadline:
30 Sep, 2025
Admission Requirements
Degree_Preparation
Basic Requirements
GPA
4.5
English Language Level
IELTS
5.5
Foundation
Basic Requirements
GPA
3.2
English Language Level
IELTS
4
TOEFL iBT
14
Duolingo
60
Bachelor's Degree
Basic Requirements
GPA
3.0
Motivation LetterRequired
Recommendation LetterRequired
English Language Level
IELTS
6
TOEFL iBT
76
Pearson PTE
50
Duolingo
105
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Cost of Study
Full breakdown of tuition and living costs
Annual tuition fee
$26,400/year
Includes academic materials
Accommodation
$5,600/year
Nutrition
$1,400/year
Other expenses
$1,200/year
Scholarships
• Central Asia and Caucasus Undergraduate Scholarship
• Academic Excellence Senior Status Law Scholarship
• Foundation Certificate Excellence Scholarship - Foundation Certificate Excellence Scholarship