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International Prospectus 2021 Our facilities 4-5 This is us campus 6-9 OUR GREAT according to Southend campus 10-13 the rankings Accommodation 14-15 LOCATION Fees and scholarships 16-17 TH Careers 18-21 RANKED 4 OUR CAMPUSES in the UK for Student support 22-23 C Colchester international outlook We are 24-25 S Southend (Times Higher Education World L Rankings 2018) Our Students’ Union 26-27 Glasgow Edinburgh Our European Networks 28-29 Newcastle TH How to apply 30-32 Belfast 25 IN Our courses 33-43 Manchester THE UK Dublin Contact details and 44-45 for research quality important information (Times Good University Guide 2020) C L S London Cardiff RATED GOLD in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework Luton C Harwich 2017 M1 M11 A12 Colchester

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2 essex.ac.uk/travel 3 Our campuses are growing. Here’s a snapshot of what n Reflecting our commitment to responsible they offer. We are ranked 4th in the Times Good University business practice in both teaching and research, Essex Business School in Guide 2020 for spend on services and facilities per Colchester is a zero carbon building. It student, and we are committed to continue to invest in features a winter garden, café and lots of your campus experience. breakout spaces for post-lecture discussions.

n The Forum Learning Hub in Southend is open 24 hours a day and offers a range of diverse spaces for study and group work. In the Forum you’ll also find our large lecture theatre, a café and our friendly support services all under roof.

n The Silberrad Student Centre offers 24/7 access to a combination of IT-rich areas and study pods for group work. The Centre is also home to our Student Services Hub – your one-stop-shop for finance and Essex Business School support services.

n The STEM Centre on our Colchester campus includes a 180-seat wet lab for our School of Life Sciences and a 150-seat IT-rich exploratory learning space to enable FACILITIES collaboration between students across our Faculty of Science and Health.

n The Forum library in Southend is a

Essex Sport Arena vibrant contemporary space with outstanding learning facilities and a central location. Albert Sloman library in Colchester n Our Essex Sport Arena has 1,655 seats houses some of the UK’s finest collections, and international standard facilities suitable for providing fascinating insight into Latin staging televised sporting events. The Arena America, Russia and Eastern Europe. contains eight badminton courts, three basketball courts, three netball courts, five volleyball courts n We have one of the world’s leading and two futsal courts. The Sport Centre next door research facilities, housing houses a modern gym, fitness studios and even a robotic wheelchairs, spiders, dogs, football climbing wall. players, fish and robotic aircraft, which you can often see flying around the arena! n The Lakeside Theatre on our Colchester STEM Centre Campus, the Corbett Theatre in Loughton, and the Clifftown Theatre in Southend showcase student and professional productions. Whether you’re a keen actor, interested in production, or just enjoy an evening at the theatre this provides an excellent creative space for students with an interest in the arts.

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1. NORTH-WEST CAMPUS n Health Centre 4. SOUTH CAMPUS 6. SOUTH-EAST CAMPUS n University Quays n Tony Rich Teaching Centre n South Towers accommodation n Essex Sport Arena accommodation n The North Teaching Centre n South Courts accommodation n Sports Centre and Gym n The Meadows accommodation n The North Teaching Centre 2 n STEM Centre n Synthetic turf pitch n The Copse accommodation n Tennis courts n Essex Business School 3. CENTRAL CAMPUS 5. EAST CAMPUS n Day Nursery n Lecture Theatre Building n Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall 7. WIVENHOE PARK n Knowledge Gateway n Academic departments n Silberrad Student Centre and n Wivenhoe House Hotel n Innovation Centre n Lecture and seminar rooms SU Creative Studios n Edge Hotel School n Students’ Union n Albert Sloman Library n Essex Collection of Art from Latin America 2. NORTH CAMPUS n Bars, cafés and restaurants n Lakeside Theatre and Café (ESCALA) n North Towers accommodation n Shops, bank and Post Office n Waterstones bookshop n Campus allotment OUR COLCHESTER n The Houses accommodation n Parkland and lakes n Sports pitches and parkland n Wolfson Court accommodation n University of Essex International College

6 7 Diverse and cosmopolitan with a population of around TRAVEL 180,000 people, Colchester is a great student town, Colchester has great travel connections offering a rich mix of bars, restaurants, theatres and music for both the UK and abroad. We’re an venues. It is also the oldest recorded town in Britain with hour away from London Stansted Airport which offers low-cost flights to many evidence of Roman settlements found all around town. European and Middle East destinations, Our campus is located just outside of town and offers and London’s other airports are also easily extensive facilities as well as support services to ensure accessible by public transport. Travelling you achieve the most from your studies. in the UK is easy with London and its connections only an hour away by train.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO The Colchester Castle and its museum offer a great introduction to the town’s Roman and Norman history. Mersea Island less than an hour from campus offers some of the tastiest seafood around, including the famous Mersea oysters.

Colchester Zoo is home to a huge range of species and offers a great day out close to the town centre.

SHOPPING, FOOD There’s a wide range of restaurants with “Essex was the perfect choice for me as Colchester is only AND NIGHTLIFE student-friendly prices offering local and Colchester’s Culver Square and Lion international cuisines. a 50-minute train ride from the centre of London and an Walk are home to a fantastic range of hour from Stansted airport, where I can get a flight directly familiar shops and high-street fashion. Colchester also has a great selection to my hometown. Another influential reason for choosing What makes our town really distinctive of bars, pubs, cafés, nightclubs, visual are all of the specialist and unique shops and performing arts and live music Essex is because it is a and has on offer. Stroll down Sir Isaac’s Walk or venues to cater for all tastes. everything I need on site.” Eld Lane, two of the quirkiest streets in the town centre, and you’ll find a mixture On campus, you’ll find a range of food COLCHESTER LIFE of retro clothing boutiques, old-school options, with a great selection of halal, Effie Lunde, BSc Management and Marketing student, Sandefjord, Norway sweet shops, tea rooms, jewellers, and vegan and vegetarian dishes and independent health food stores. You groceries available, as well as a range can also find everything from American of entertainment options. candy to Korean noodles and Russian delicacies in and around the town centre. 8 9 8. SEAFRONT 7. CLIFFTOWN THEATRE

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1. THE FORUM 3. SOUTHEND CENTRAL 4. UNIVERSITY SQUARE 6. SOUTHEND VICTORIA STATION n 24/7 access to STATION ACCOMMODATION n Frequent links to Colchester, London and The Learning Hub n Lovely Leigh-on-Sea is just n 497 rooms and 64 studio flats Southend Airport for flights across Europe n Student Services a few stops away, and there n Supermarket n Public and academic library are frequent, direct trains to n International shops 7. CLIFFTOWN THEATRE n Lecture and seminar rooms London, as well as Lakeside n Home to the shopping centre 5. HIGH STREET n Prittlewell Square Gardens 2. THE GATEWAY BUILDING n Cinema n The Railway Hotel music venue n Academic departments n Cafés and restaurants n In-house doctor and dentist n Post Office 8. SEAFRONT n Lecture and seminar rooms n Chain stores and independent n Southend Pier n Students’ Union lounge shops n Adventure Island amusement park n Beach and promenade

10 11 A traditional British holiday destination, Southend-on-Sea OUR CAMPUS has evolved into a thriving cultural centre of music, theatre, Our Southend Campus offers contemporary comedy and cuisine – whilst retaining all the charm learning and teaching spaces. The Forum building has an in-house library, gallery and you’d expect from a traditional English seaside town. Our café. It also houses our Learning Hub, plus campus is located in the heart of the town and surrounded all of our student support services in one by all of its facilities. convenient place.

Our Learning Hub is open 24 hours a day. From quiet reading spaces to technology-driven group working pods, there are a range of diverse spaces, each dedicated to a different style of learning and studying. The Gateway Building houses a doctor’s practice, a dental practice and our Faith Centre.

The Students’ Union organises and facilitates an array of activities and sports in Southend, from yoga lessons to nights out in town. You can also enjoy the SU Lounge venue, with comfortable sofas, game consoles and board games to keep you entertained.

LOCATION Southend-on-Sea’s location means there’s plenty to see and do. Well-known attractions abound, from Adventure Island amusement park and arcades to the famous Rossi ice-cream parlour.

Southend is also a great gateway: London is just 50 minutes away by train, while London Southend Airport is only three miles from campus, offering budget flights to a range of SPORTS, ARTS AND LEISURE European destinations. If you like to be active you can take advantage of Southend’s great location with sailing, windsurfing, jet skiing and canoeing all available on the seafront. There “During my time here, Southend has offered opportunities is a thriving live music and arts scene, with two theatres, numerous art galleries, and to learn and excel academically and professionally – as well festivals throughout the year. If food is your as a great student experience. With a small and diverse

SOUTHEND LIFE thing, you are spoilt for choice with hundreds student community of just over 1,300 students it is easy to of places to dine in town, from independent Portuguese and Thai restaurants to popular get to know each other, access support services and meet franchise outlets. with your academics. Throughout the year we have BBQs, parties, fireworks, cultural celebrations, live entertainment, inspirational guest speakers and competitions. Without any doubt, I’d recommend Southend as your place of study.”

Ernest Nyarko, previously Students’ Union Vice-President Southend

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Size: 1,218 rooms Size: 766 rooms Cost per week: Cost per week: £155.61 - 161.00 £148.40 - 174.44 Location: Location: Colchester Campus Colchester Campus 7-8 rooms per flat, 4-12 rooms per flat, en suite facilities en suite facilities, some adapted rooms available

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Size: 267 rooms THE TOWERS Cost per week: Size: 1,142 rooms £141.19 - 153.37 Cost per week: Location: Colchester Campus £102.13 - 104.65 Location: 4-6 rooms per flat, en suite Colchester Campus facilities, some adapted rooms available 13-16 rooms per flat, shared showers and The Houses toilets THE COPSE

The Towers Size: 643 single en suite rooms and studios THE MEADOWS Cost per week: £167.58 - 196.49 Location: Colchester Campus Size: 228 townhouse rooms plus 420 flats 4-12 rooms per cluster flat, en suite with en suite rooms facilities, studio flats also available Cost per week: £155.26 - 162.05 Location: The Copse Colchester Campus

12 rooms per UNIVERSITY SQUARE townhouse with Size: 497 rooms and 64 studio flats lounge/kitchen, 5-7 Cost per week: £152.67 - 188.30 The Meadows rooms per flat with Location: Southend Campus shared kitchen 11 rooms per flat, en suite facilities, studio ACCOMMODATION These figures show the current cost per week of our accommodation. It’s likely that our rental flats have own kitchenette, some adapted charges for 21 - 22 will increase from these current prices. We’ll publish the new prices on our rooms available website as soon as they are available. Accommodation rates in Colchester also include an Essex Sport Silver membership. University Square

14 essex.ac.uk/accommodation essex.ac.uk/accommodation 15 International fees When you come to study with us, we understand UNDERGRADUATE FEES – BY DEPARTMENT that you are making a significant investment of time East 15; History; Edge Hotel School; Languages and Linguistics; Literature, Film and Theatre £16,850 and money, so we want to make sure it pays off. Studies; Psychosocial and Psychoanalytical Studies; Philosophy and Art History; * Whether it’s through our world-class facilities or our award-winning accommodation, your time at Essex is Essex Business School; Law and Human Rights; Economics; Government; Mathematical £17,700 Sciences; Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences guaranteed to leave you with memories that no one Life Sciences; Psychology £19,080 can put a price on. Computer Science and Electronic Engineering £19,670 Undergraduate living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately) £8,429 - 14,079 *Please see our course finder for fees for Health and Social Care courses

POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT FEES – BY DEPARTMENT / PROGRAMME History; Law; Literature, Film and Theatre Studies; Philosophy and Art History; Life Sciences; £18,800 Health and Social Care; Mathematics; Psychology; Sports, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences; Government; Languages and Linguistics; Psychosocial and Psychoanalytical Studies; Sociology MSc Marine Biology; Computer Science and Electronic Engineering; Essex Business £19,380 School; Economics East 15 (Acting) £17,570 East 15 (Theatre Directing) £15,440 The Essex MBA TBC Graduate Diploma TBC

POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH FEES Non-lab-based £16,230

FEES AND Lab-based £18,800 Postgraduate living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately) £10,811 - 18,025 For undergraduate students and postgraduate students on courses with a duration of more than one year with an international fee status, tuition fees normally increase for each academic year of study. This annual increase will be 5% or the annual increase in the RPI-X index, whichever is higher. Find out how we use your fees: essex.ac.uk/using-your-fees

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX SCHOLARSHIPS Award Amount Eligibility Website Regional scholarships Varying Awards are available for students from essex.ac.uk/fees-and- - undergraduate and amounts various regions and backgrounds. funding postgraduate awards Please see website for details and further eligibility criteria International £2,000 Students achieving 34 points or more essex.ac.uk/fees-and- Baccalaureate in the International Baccalaureate funding/ug/scholarships/ Excellence Scholarship international-baccalaureate Academic Excellence Varying Please see website for details essex.ac.uk/fees-and- International Masters amounts funding/masters/

SCHOLARSHIPS EU STUDENTS Scholarships scholarships EU students will be considered international students for fees purposes from 2021 Varies by Please visit the website for full criteria essex.ac.uk/fees-and- entry onwards, so the fees on these pages Doctoral Scholarships department funding/research/ and scheme scholarships also apply to students from the EU. EU scholarships worth up to £7,000 will be Loyalty discounts Up to 33% Graduates from Essex Bachelors, essex.ac.uk/fees-and- of tuition Masters and Graduate Diploma courses funding/masters/loyalty available, please see the links on these fees and former study abroad students pages for further information. A number of external scholarships and awards are also available. Please visit essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding for further information.

16 essex.ac.uk/essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding essex.ac.uk/essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding 17 At Essex, we are continually investing in your future. We support and encourage you to make the most of your time at university and provide you with ongoing support when you graduate.

THE BIG ESSEX AWARD EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOPS Our Employability Award lets you gain Our workshops and webinars will help you recognition for extra-curricular activities, which successfully apply for work, both during and after will then be recorded in your undergraduate your studies. Training includes help with creating HEAR (Higher Education Achievement Record), the perfect CV, tips on how to excel at interviews CAREERS or the postgraduate FAR (Further Achievement and guidance on delivering a professional Record). There are four levels to the award - presentation. Training is also available on how to Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum - so you’ll make the most out of networking and LinkedIn. have a chance to work through the levels during Employers and employer organisations also offer your time at Essex and really impress your talks on how to prepare for a career or training future employers. opportunities in their field. essex.ac.uk/careers Activities that may count towards your Big Essex Award include part-time work, STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES volunteering through the Students’ Union Most of our undergraduate courses offer study vTeam, language learning through Languages abroad opportunities. We have relationships with for All, having an executive role in a student over 150 institutions in 40 countries worldwide. society or sports club, becoming a course essex.ac.uk/essexabroad ENHANCE YOUR LEARN A LANGUAGE representative, and more. CAREER PROSPECTS We offer several ways for all our students essex.ac.uk/careers/bige IN NATIONAL NETWORKS Our courses are designed to equip you to learn a new language, including the We’ve established partnerships with key with a range of transferable skills and popular Languages for All programme European crossing disciplines to experiences which will make you an offering lessons in up to seven languages enrich our research and enhance learning attractive candidate to future employers. (Arabic, French, German, Japanese, opportunities for our students. Find out more All of our undergraduate degrees include Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish!) about the YUFE and YERUN partnerships on a module on employability, with special essex.ac.uk/life/student-services/ the pages of this prospectus. emphasis on your area of study. We also learn-a-language essex.ac.uk/global/engagement/ offer a whole range of additional services, european-networks support and opportunities for you to develop yourself further to really stand out in front of future employers.

18 essex.ac.uk/careers essex.ac.uk/careers 19 WORK PLACEMENT AS PART OF YOUR STUDIES New Graduate Immigration Route In most degree subjects we offer the opportunity for you to include a work placement A new graduate route, to be introduced in year as part of your undergraduate degree summer 2021, will allow eligible graduates to – this will usually be a year-long paid work remain in the UK to work, or look for work, for placement in industry, relevant to your field of two years after completing their course. This will study. We also offer Masters programmes with a allow eligible graduates to gain valuable post- Professional Placement in selected subjects. graduation work experience in the UK, and it is essex.ac.uk/careers/placements expected it will be possible to transfer to another essex.ac.uk/masters/masters-with- work route if you find suitable employment. professional-placements Find out more: IMMIGRATION LIMITATIONS essex.ac.uk/international/new-graduate- ON WORKING IN THE UK immigration-route DURING YOUR STUDIES The UK government intends to introduce new immigration rules from 1 January 2021. The new rules will apply to all those wishing to come to the HERE FOR YOU UK to study, regardless of nationality. We expect Our Student Development Careers Services there to be work restrictions for those coming to offer dedicated international careers advice and the UK to study. We will publish more information support available during your studies and after on our website once details are known. you graduate, helping you look for graduate-level work both in the UK and abroad and bringing ALUMNI SUCCESS you together with potential employees at careers Our amazing alumni have gone on to make events. The team organise a large annual Career inventions, change the world, win prestigious Fair, as well as subject-specific events, to help British Council alumni awards, and make an you meet potential employers right on campus. impact in their communities. Find out more Their resources also include access to local, about alumni from your country: national and international job listings, such as essex.ac.uk/international/country- GradLink UK. The team can also provide support specific-information and advice to students looking to start up their own business upon graduation (subject to immigration permission). GAIN REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE There are a number of ways in which you can gain wider experience during your studies at Essex.

Our CareerHub job listings board lists vacancies for a wide range of part- RECENT GRADUATE EMPLOYERS time work opportunities, both on and n Amnesty International n GlaxoSmithKline  n Panasonic  off campus, including our Frontrunner n Barclays  n Goldman  Sachs n Pricewaterhouse  student internship programme, work in n Bloomberg  n Intel  Coopers the Students’ Union venues and services, n BP  n KPMG  n Shell  opportunities to work as a Student n Cancer  Research UK n Microsoft n The  Royal Shakespeare Ambassador or Residence Life Assistant, n Citi  n Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Company and a whole range of jobs available through n Credit  Suisse Qatar local businesses and organisations. You n United  Nations n  can also use CareerHub to search for Deloitte n Morgan  Stanley n United  Overseas Bank full-time graduate jobs. n Fujitsu  n Procter  & Gamble (UOB), Malaysia essex.ac.uk/careers

20 essex.ac.uk/careers essex.ac.uk/careers 21 We provide a range of support services to make sure WELFARE AND SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLBEING that you can make the most of your time at Essex. As an international community we understand Health services They include academic skills support, mentoring and the needs and concerns of international There is a health centre on our Colchester general guidance. Find space for worship, meditation students, and do our best to provide you with Campus which offers appointments with male excellent support facilities. and female doctors, as well as specialist services and quiet reflection or just have a friendly chat. and counselling. Our Southend Campus has Our support and welfare services include dental and GP training practices, supported by healthcare, immigration advice, support with the local Primary Care Trust, on site. It is important your faith and assistance with improving your to register with the health centre as soon as you academic skills, as well as places you can go if can so that you can receive treatment when you you just need to talk to someone. need it.

SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE Nightline Student Services Hubs Nightline is an award-winning, student- Our Student Services Hubs can help with volunteer-run advice and support service, which general wellbeing and funding advice. We also is available overnight throughout term-time. have facilities and advice available for students The volunteers are able to provide a listening with disabilities and those struggling with issues ear and impartial advice, or a cup of tea and a like settling in and exam anxiety. friendly talk if you’re just feeling homesick.

Immigration Residence Life UK immigration advice is regulated, so can only The Residence Life team offers support within be provided by our authorised advisers. your on-campus accommodation by providing support, helping you get to know your flatmates, STUDENT Please visit essex.ac.uk/immigration for and organising fun events to help you meet SUPPORT further information and the ‘ask us a question’ other students in your accommodation building. section if you have a query. Religious life SUPPORT WITH YOUR STUDIES Our Faith Centre is for all members of the You may find studying at a UK university very University community – of all faiths and different to your home country, and it may be the none. We offer on-campus pastoral care, a first time you’ll be studying in English. We aim confidential listening ear and spiritual support. to ensure that you can get the most out of your We also offer a safe place to practise or explore education by providing a range of academic and faith, either in the Centre or by connecting you English language support classes. to a local place of worship.

Mentoring STUDENTS WITH FAMILIES Our academic departments also provide their It is important that you’re aware of the additional own support services, with most departments costs and implications of bringing your family running student mentoring schemes, and our with you to the UK. lecturers and professors offering office hours for one-to-one guidance with your studies. Please visit our website for further information for students with dependants. If your family will need dependants visas we recommend you check the Home Office criteria to see if they would be eligible to apply.

22 essex.ac.uk/student essex.ac.uk/student 23 24 essex.ac.uk/we-are-essex WE ARE ESSEX stories from ourinspirational students. with theirownuniquestorytotell.Here are some andalumnicomefrom allovertheworld,eachstaff experience, adifferent perspective.Ourstudents, Everyone hasadifferent background, adifferent any sillythings,it’sjustreallyrelaxing.” yourday,and talkingabout yourdramaor time free,ofgoingtoeach other’s rooms great feeling, whenwefinallyhavesome they’re reallybusypeople.Butit’ssuch a exec positionsindifferent societies, ofthemhavethreejobs,ortwo “Some inspiration tome” “My friendsherearesuch ahuge (SPAIN) PSYCHOLOGY -BSC SANDRA is howImetoneofmyclosestfriends.” drink andfoundsomeonetospeakto.That Bar, so IcamedowntotheSU grabbeda During Freshers’ Week Ididn’tknowanyone, get outofmyshellandmeetnewpeople. connections attheUniversity:Iwantedto I reallyenjoyedcomingtoEssex. Ihadno to Tokyo. I’vealwayswantedtogoAsia. “Next yearIwillbegoingonmyYear Abroad meet newpeople” “I wantedtogetoutofmyshelland (PORTUGAL) POLITICS AND –BA PHILOSOPHY ANTONIO and youlearnalotofthings.” international communityhereisamazing I finditsoencouragingandthe I knowthisistheplaceI’mmeanttobe. staying inMexico aswell.ButnowI’mhere I wouldn’tbeabletocomesowasokwith I firstappliedformyMasterswasscared wasmyfirst choice butwhen “I alwayswantedtocontinuemyeducation. to be” “I knowthisistheplaceI’mmeant (MEXICO) MANAGEMENT AND -MASOCIOLOGY FERNANDA

for mystudy, friendsandmyself.” I neededtomakesurethatusedmy freetimewisely, were theprioritybutIalsoworked15-20 hoursaweek; this. Ihadtomakesuremystudies and assignments graduation. Time managementwasalways thekeyfor I couldsaveuptopayformyparents tocomeherefor “I workedapart-timejobthroughout mydegreesothat happiness inmylife.” best momentforme,Ihaveneverfeltsomuch a first-classdegree. Their tearsofjoywerethe “My parentsbothcriedwhenItoldthemgot (MALAYSIA) FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING -BSC MUHAMMAD purpose.” They missme,buttheyunderstandthatit’sforabigger a highereducationtoo.Myparentsarevery, veryproud. the firstinmyfamilytostudyabroad,andget I thinkgettinghereisonemybiggestachievements. I’m we’re notledtobelievethatweshouldstudyabroad,so “Getting here,toEssex, mademeveryproud.InBrazil the firsttogetahighereducationtoo.” “I’m thefirstinmyfamilytostudyabroad,and (BRAZIL) ECONOMICS -MRES CAMILA Facebook.” connect withyournewcourse-matesandflatmateson as possible;evenbeforeyougetyourresultscan at Essex. Myadvicewouldbetogetinvolvedassoon “My goalistomakeeveryonefeel comfortablehere possible; evenbeforeyougetyourresults” “My advicewouldbegetinvolvedassoon (NORWAY) PRESIDENT -SU ASHA essex.ac.uk/we-are-essex 25 Studying at the University of Essex means being part GET INVOLVED STAY ACTIVE of our award-winning Students’ Union. Here’s what At Essex, we want you to challenge everything We have over 40 sports teams, including those and push yourself, but why stop in the you might expect like football, rugby and netball makes it stand out. classroom? Our Students’ Union offers plus some sports you may have never tried membership to over 100 societies. You can before. From fencing to yoga, we’ve got plenty meet people on campus before you join the to keep you busy. University through social media, and meet representatives from the different societies WHAT’S ON during Welcome Week on campus. We’ll make sure you’re never bored at Essex with activities day and night to keep you You can find all current societies on the SU occupied. Our cinema shows the latest films, website and if you don’t find one that suits you, we have quizzes in the SU Bar, open forums for you can set one up once you arrive. heated debates and so much more. essexstudent.com/societies/findasociety SHAPE EVERYTHING AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY Students run the SU. You get to have your say Our students come from around 130 different and make an impact on life on campus. Whether countries and the SU promises to benefit all it’s about what gets stocked in our stores, UNION students. There are over 30 different cultural requesting more vegan options on campus societies where you can meet other students or what we campaign for together. Whatever from your country or explore other cultures. you want to do, we’re here to make it happen. We also have the International Students’ Nothing is too big or too small. Association (ISA) who celebrate and promote cultural diversity on campus, and represent our international students’ interests through the SU VP International role. STUDENTS’

“I think a lot of people see the Students’ Union as a means to having a good time, which of course it is, but it’s also so much more than that. Being able to work towards tackling the issues that students care about, Our Students’ Union, or SU, as they are like cost of living, accommodation and mental health, known, help to support our “student town” on our Colchester Campus, complete with really makes my job worthwhile. The SU belongs to all shops, cafés, bars, restaurants and even students, and they’re empowered to make change within a nightclub. If you’re based in Southend you can grab a coffee or play videogames it. Without students, the University wouldn’t be here.” with friends in the SU Lounge, and at Loughton you’ll find a brand new café-bar. Tancrède Chartier, France, Students’ Union President 2018-19

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40 41 PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SOCIOLOGY AND MSci Sports and International Year One PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES CRIMINOLOGY POSTGRADUATE Exercise Science +* n Business n Exceptional research labs and (4 year Integrated Masters) n Economics facilities, including our Centre n Our approachable staff have n Ranked among the top 50 MA Advertising, Marketing n Law for Brain Science clinical as well as academic departments in the QS World and the Media n Courses accredited by the expertise and experience University Rankings (2020) MSc Criminology and POSTGRADUATE British Psychological Society n We’ve got strong links with the n We’re ranked top 50 for Social Socio-Legal Research POSTGRADUATE local National Health Service, Sciences in the THE World MSc Physiotherapy education and care services University Rankings (2019) MA Criminology (Pre-Registration) Pre-masters UNDERGRADUATE n Humanities and professional institutions n Dedicated student resource MA, MSc Migration Studies MSc Coaching Science n Science and Health BA, BSc Psychology +* centre offering academic and personal support MA Sociological Research MSc Sport and n Social Sciences BSc Psychology with UNDERGRADUATE Methods Exercise Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience +* For further information about FdA, BA Therapeutic MA, MAD Sociology MSc Sport and UNDERGRADUATE these courses and to apply BSc Psychology Communication and Exercise Science +* MSc Survey Methods for please visit with Economics Therapeutic Organisations + BA Criminology +* Social Research MPhil, PhD Physiotherapy kaplanpathways.com/ BSc Cognitive Science +* BA Psychosocial and BA Criminology with colleges/university-essex- +* +* MA, MSc Organised Crime, MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports Psychoanalytic Studies Counselling Skills Terrorism and Security and Exercise Science international-college + POSTGRADUATE BA Psychodynamic Practice BA Criminology with MA Sociology and MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports Criminal Law +* MSc Psychology BA Childhood Studies +* Management and Exercise Medicine PRE-SESSIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES (conversion course) BA Criminology with MA Sociology and MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports Social Psychology +* MSc Research Methods Criminology and Exercise Psychology We offer pre-sessional English POSTGRADUATE language courses which can be in Psychology BA Communications MPhil, PhD Criminology MSD, MPhil, PhD Health MA Childhood Studies and Digital Culture +* taken before your degree if you MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Exercise Sciences are an EU or international student +* MPhil, PhD Sociology and Neuropsychology MA Psychoanalytic Studies BA Sociology MSD, MPhil, PhD Health and do not meet our English PhD Survey Methodology MSD, MPhil, PhD Psychology MA Jungian and BA Sociology and Physical Activity language entry requirements. +* + This course has an optional Our courses will help you improve Post-Jungian Studies and Criminology MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports (Integrated) PhD Psychology year abroad variant your English. 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Our pre- + BA Sociology with n Undergraduate: £16,850 Optional study abroad placement year variant sessional courses are delivered MA Psychodynamic Counselling Skills +* n Masters: £18,800 year available at The University of Essex Counselling n Research: £16,230 Tuition fees: * Optional placement BSc Sociology with International College n Undergraduate: £17,700 year available Graduate Diploma in Data Science +* (in partnership with Kaplan). essex.ac.uk/sociology n Masters: £18,800 Psychodynamic Approaches Tuition fees: BA Sociology with n Research: £18,800 To find out more about our n Undergraduate: £19,080 PhD Psychoanalytic Studies Human Rights +* SPORTS, REHABILITATION pre-sessional courses please visit n Masters: £18,800 AND EXERCISE SCIENCES essex.ac.uk/sres n Research: £18,800 PhD Childhood Studies BA Sociology with essex.ac.uk/international/ Psychosocial Studies +* n We’re ranked top 10 in the UK pre-sessional PhD Psychosocial Studies PATHWAY PROGRAMMES +* for sports science (Guardian essex.ac.uk/psychology BA Social Anthropology AT UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX PhD Refugee Care University Guide 2020) INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE STUDY ABROAD + BA Social Anthropology n Work with elite athletes Optional study abroad +* We offer opportunities for with Human Rights and gain experience in our The University of Essex year available students to join us for a period of renowned Human Performance International College, a partnership * Optional placement BA Sociology with study abroad, either for a full year year available Social Psychology +* Unit between the University of Essex and Kaplan International Pathways, or part year. 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