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* chances are you will find it in these pages WE ARE BE BOLD. BE CURIOUS. ESSEX. BE DETERMINED. BE CONFIDENT TO ASK THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS AND NEVER ACCEPT THE FIRST ANSWER.
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BE AMBITIOUS. BE COMMITTED. BE CREATIVE. THINK BIG. BREAK BOUNDARIES. TAKE RISKS. BE PIONEERING. BE TENACIOUS. BE IMPATIENT. DON’T WAIT FOR CHANGE. ARE YOU? MAKE IT HAPPEN. HOW TO GET THE CONTENTS MOST FROM THIS Your Essex journey 108 International Academy PROSPECTUS 112 Latin American and Caribbean studies 4 Why we’re great 116 Law This prospectus covers a wide range of areas but you don’t 6 Our ground-breaking research 120 Linguistics have to read it all. Just follow these easy steps to fi nd all the 10 Be a member 124 Literature and creative writing information you need. 12 Our Colchester Campus 128 Management 14 Colchester Campus map Our prospectus is just the tip of the iceberg. Visit our website 132 Marketing 16 Our Southend Campus 136 Mathematics and Course Finder to explore Essex. 18 Southend Campus map 140 MBA 20 Invest in your future 144 Nursing 22 Make yourself at home 148 Occupational therapy STEP 1 26 Your degree 152 Philosophy DISCOVER US 30 Applying to Essex 156 Physiotherapy 34 You’re hired 160 Playwriting 164 Politics STEP 9 STEP 2 168 Psychoanalytic studies EMPLOYABILITY OUR RESEARCH Our subjects 172 Psychology 38 Accounting 176 Social and economic research 42 Acting and theatre 180 Sociology 46 Art history 184 Speech and language therapy 188 Sport and exercise science 50 Banking and finance STEP 8 STEP 3 192 Translation APPLY TO US BE A MEMBER 54 Biological sciences 58 Clinical psychology and psychological therapies 62 Computational finance Extra information 66 Computer science 198 Our partners 70 Criminology STEP 7 STEP 4 200 Extra information YOUR DEGREE 74 Economics YOUR HOME 202 Index 78 Electronics and telecommunications 82 English language 86 Entrepreneurship 90 Film studies
STEP 6 STEP 5 94 Health: professional development START LIVING YOUR FINANCES 98 Health: research 100 History 104 Human rights www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/courses
2 Step-by-step Contents 3 An interdisciplinary education What makes Essex special? The world likes to put people into boxes, which can happen at universities WHY WE’RE The tenacious, bold and too. You’re a biologist, a fi lm-maker or an historian. However at Essex our inquisitive spirit of our interdisciplinary approach means that 1 students and staff our biologists and computer scientists THE and QS World collaborate on producing digital fi tness GREAT games for the elderly. Business and human Rankings place us in the rights students analyse together the 2 top 2% in the world relationships between working conditions and productivity. Being interdisciplinary Our students love it here creates almost limitless opportunities and – we score highly every the freedom to explore. It’s an opportunity ' 3 year for satisfaction to combine your interests and make your contribution really count. Our unique sense of community – we are all Created to support you 4 part of an academic family Our comprehensive package of scholarships and bursaries ensures you With students from over have the potential to succeed, regardless 130 countries, Essex is of your fi nancial circumstances. Visit our the world in one place Scholarship Finder to see what support is 5 available. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/scholarships A university on a human scale Mature students We have a lively and supportive community of around 3,500 postgraduates; this Life at Essex exposes you to new ideas, In the early 1960s Sir Albert Sloman, our creates a diverse social and academic opportunities and people. Mature students founding Vice-Chancellor, envisaged a new learning experience. Our postgraduate make up 67% of our postgraduate community also reinforces our strength community in an average year. We were a place where in research, as demonstrated by our top shortlisted for a Times Higher Education university for the modern age; Award in 2011 for our outstanding work students could live, learn and make a real difference. 10 placing in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. with mature students. Since then, Essex has been determined to challenge convention. From the student rebellions of the ’60s to our Students’ Union’s recent campaign against tax evasion, we have never accepted the status quo. We are always thinking of new and better ways of doing things. A radical education Our University was seen as a radical new project for education in the early 1960s. STEP 1 Sir Winston Churchill was one of our DISCOVER US www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/study founding donors. Fifty years on, an Essex Education is as unique and valued as ever.
4 Why we’re great Why we’re great 5 Why research matters What makes Essex special? Our focus at Essex is to help you develop OUR GROUND- a ‘research mindset’. This underpins everything we do. Our staff always have We are top 10 in the UK their fi ngers on the pulse. They are for research involved in the latest research fi ndings and BREAKING 1 emerging trends, ensuring your teaching Over half of our subject material is current and relevant. You not areas are rated in the top only learn from the best but produce and RESEARCH 10 in the UK contribute towards cutting-edge research. 2 You also learn how to work with teams and Our innovative and how to handle evidence, data, statistics ground-breaking research and other forms of information: skills demanded by the top employers. changes the world 3 In the most recent Research Assessment Our internationally- Exercise, we rank 9th out of 159 recognised academics institutions in the UK for the quality of our are world leaders research. Although we’re small, we punch 4 well above our weight. We are the leading social science university 5 in the UK
Develop a research mindset Development Research is what drives us. It’s what binds us 93% of our research is ‘internationally While lectures and seminars are a valuable recognised’ but how does this benefi t you? part of your learning journey, they’re not together. And it’s why our teaching is always fresh and the whole story. At Essex, you learn to work inspiring. Our cutting-edge research is internationally Inspiration independently, which is all about engaging with research. You gain knowledge by respected and we are proud of our research profi le. Being active in research fuels our lecturers’ studying our academics’ research and enthusiasm. Sharing the excitement of But research at Essex is so much more. Everything our developing the skills needed to conduct comparing established theory with evolving your own. You also develop the intellectual academics understand about the world affects how concepts creates a fast-paced learning skills of critical thinking, team-work we teach you. Learn from some of the top researchers environment, and will challenge you to think and applied creativity. Things we know both critically and creatively. in the UK and work alongside them to fi nd solutions employers love. to pressing problems, challenge truths and push Relevance boundaries. We work together to create the future. Our academics push boundaries and pioneer new thinking, they take you to the very edge of what’s possible. Examine breakthroughs and arguments as they STEP 2 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/research unfold, gaining knowledge and skills that OUR RESEARCH are genuinely insightful.
6 Our ground-breaking research Our ground-breaking research 7 Research excellence Making decisions Leaders in human rights Professor Mike Brewer is interested Professor Sir Nigel Rodley and Scott Our academics are among the best Making the hard choice in how welfare benefits, labour market Sheeran are co-editors of the latest programmes and the tax system affect definitive global analysis of international in the world and we are proud of the Professor Adeline Delavande from decisions made by households. He has human rights law. Published in 2014, cutting-edge research they do. Here our Institute for Social and Economic written widely about welfare reform, and a quarter of the Routledge Handbook is a sample of our pioneering work to Research is investigating how the especially the changes to social security on International Human Rights Law was give you a sense of what you could be choices we make are based on our view benefits and tax credits proposed by the written by members of our pioneering collaborating on at Essex. of our chances of success. She is an UK Government. Human Rights Centre. expert on subjective expectations and
Feed the world probabilities. Her recent research focuses Professor Christine Raines is working on understanding how individuals make on a major research project funded by decisions under uncertainty and how this the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. affects their behaviour. The aim of this $25m, five-year project is to explore new ways to improve plant Fighting for rights photosynthesis, with the ultimate goal of World-leading academic practitioners, discovering how to increase crop yields Clara Sandoval and Lorna McGregor, which would have a big impact on both helped human rights organisation the developed and developing worlds. REDRESS secure a landmark judgement. It upheld the right to justice and Developing the future of gaming reparations for exiled torture survivors Professor Simon Lucas is leading the from Pinochet-era Chile. Essex team involved in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games Understanding consequences and Game Intelligence (IGGI). This Leading air pollution expert, Professor collaborative project will train the next Ian Colbeck, leads a wide spectrum of generation of researchers, designers and research from effects on health of both developers of digital games. indoor and outdoor air pollution, to the physico-chemical properties of airborne A new light on our history particles and the impact of nanoparticles Professor Edward Higgs has helped on the environment. create one of the most important datasets in the world. The Integrated Census Find out more Microdata (I-CeM) project, funded by the Many of our academics have stepped in Economic and Social Research Council, is front of the camera to explain what drives transforming the way we understand 19th their specific interests and their desire and early 20th century history. to teach. Collectively they showcase the breadth of expertise we offer. u vimeo.com/channels/essexacademics
8 Our ground-breaking research Our ground-breaking research 9 Take full advantage What makes Essex special? Have a voice BE A We look out for each other There are hundreds of ways to have your – our support networks say at Essex. Our Students’ Union (SU) are award-winning exists solely to improve your rights and 1 experience as a postgraduate and is one We have one of the on the most celebrated and active unions MEMBER in the country. There are lots of ways you highest numbers of can be involved. At Essex you’re not just a student, you’re a 2 activities per student Become a member of staff member of our global community, someone Our campuses have a strong community Seize the chance to become a valued with a genuine licence to shape what goes on around member of staff as well as a student, with atmosphere you. Essex introduces you to people from every corner 3 the opportunity to make a meaningful 40% of our students are contribution to campus life whilst also of the planet who live, work and play together. You are getting paid. One example is our taught by academics whose research has real impact from overseas – over 130 award-winning placement scheme, and gives you the edge to compete in a global economy. 4 countries are represented Frontrunners. Teaching opportunities are also available for research students. Work Like no other community you’ve been part of before, When you join Essex you as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and gain your time at Essex will provide endless opportunities to become a member for life experience of teaching in higher education make a difference to your own academic and social life, 5 in a supportive and structured way. and to those around you. Essex forever We’ve also got lots of sports you can try, as Once you graduate you become one of well as fundraising and volunteering. And our alumni. We’ve got over 70,000 now, if you’re into media then check out our TV in more than 120 countries. This gives Station, SX:TV, our newspaper, The Rabbit, you a range of benefi ts such as access or our radio station, Red Radio. to career support and events, the library If you’re from outside the UK, we also have and academic journals, and signifi cant the International Students’ Association discounts on future study at Essex. It really to help ensure you have a great time, is membership for life. and if you’re a mature student, we have a very active and popular Mature Students’ Join in Society who will support you throughout We have a society for almost everything, your time at Essex. including most countries. Challenge yourself to join a society from another culture and meet new students from around the world. Explore the international experience of being a member of our Essex community. STEP 3 Societies are a great way to explore your BE A MEMBER www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/study hobbies, interests and ambitions.
10 Be a member Be a member 11 Students’ Union (SU) What makes us special? The SU at Essex is completely unique. When you come to Essex you’re OUR automatically part of the SU family. We’re Our brand-new £26m here to give you a platform to make Student Centre is a hub amazing things happen. From meeting new 1 for all your needs people and making life-long friends, to COLCHESTER campaigning about things that matter to Five squares at the heart you. There’s something for everyone. of campus creates our CAMPUS 2 friendly environment Student support services We are home to some We’re committed to putting your Essex experience at the heart of everything we of the UK’s leading do. We provide a touch-point for all of 3 departments your queries, and offer specialist advice for international students, students with Our Students’ Union is disabilities, and students with mental and one of the best in the UK emotional health issues. Our 4 – you’ll love it award-winning Nightline service provides confi dential, out-of-hours support. We We have fantastic also have a Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, an transport links – just over ‘outstanding’ childcare nursery (Ofsted), 5 an hour from London and a NHS Medical Centre. Library facilities Sport With over 1,400 reader places, hundreds of PCs, wi-fi access and almost 2 million We offer opportunities for all abilities and books and e-publications, our Albert levels to participate in sport for free – Sloman Library is perfect for quiet study or something very few universities provide. group work. A dynamic academic environment, our Our Evolve gym has 130 fi tness stations, and we have a variety of pitches and courts, Colchester Campus offers extensive facilities and IT facilities services to ensure you achieve the most from your an all-weather pitch, a sports hall, squash courts and a climbing wall. We provide a range of computing services. studies. All on one compact site, you have access to As well as our many PC labs, our Orangery state-of-the-art learning facilities, accommodation, Arts and Limehouse facilities are vibrant, group- learning spaces that provide you with the We bring internationally famous and shops, banks, bars, cafés, sports facilities, a gallery perfect environment to work on projects. emerging artists into the heart of campus, and a theatre. One of the most internationally diverse and offer you the chance to work with campus universities, you have the perfect environment them at our Art Exchange gallery and our for your academic and social life. Lakeside Theatre. This is a great chance for you to get involved. STEP 4 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/colchester YOUR HOME
12 Our Colchester Campus Our Colchester Campus 13 Our Colchester Campus is situated within historic Wivenhoe Park, surrounded by beautiful parkland. The town centre of Britain’s former Roman capital is only COLCHESTER fi ve minutes away by car, while the art-hotspot Wivenhoe is only a short walk. Stansted and Southend airports and Harwich port are all less than an hour CAMPUS MAP away. Many beaches are within half an hour’s drive. North campus n North Towers accommodation East campus n The Houses accommodation n Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall n Health Centre n Brand-new Student Centre n Tony Rich Teaching Centre n Albert Sloman Library Wivenhoe North-west campus n Lakeside Theatre and Café House n University Quays accommodation n Art Exchange n Restaurant and hotel (10 minute walk) n Waterstones bookshop n Edge Hotel School n The Meadows accommodation n Parkland and lakes n Campus farm (5 minute walk) n Sports pitches and n Brand-new building to house parkland Essex Business School n Day Nursery
Central campus n Students’ Union n Academic departments South-east campus n Lecture and seminar rooms n Tennis courts n Bars and restaurants n Synthetic turf pitch n Shops, banks and Post Office n Sports Centre n Information centre n Evolve Gym
South campus n Lecture Theatre Building n South Towers accommodation n South Courts accommodation
14 Colchester Campus map Colchester Campus map 15 Ultramodern facilities What makes us special? Opened in 2007, our Southend Campus offers contemporary learning and teaching OUR Everything you need is on environments. Clifftown Theatre and Studios, a converted church, provides an your doorstep – the town inspirational setting for many of our East 1 centre is your campus 15 students, housing specialist rehearsal studios and a 200-seat theatre. We also SOUTHEND Join a small, friendly and offer high-tech, cutting-edge health and supportive student body dental skills labs in The Gateway Building, 2 which also houses a GP surgery, dental practice and multi-faith chaplaincy. Live in our iconic CAMPUS University Square The Forum 3 accommodation The Forum is a brand-new, landmark educational facility. It houses our Learning Be inspired by the Hub, which is open 24/7. From quiet ultramodern facilities in reading spaces to technology-driven 4 our £27m Forum group-working pods, there is a range of diverse spaces to learn and study. All of Enjoy fast and easy your support services are available here, access to London – just with access to student support, fi nance, 50 minutes by train registry, and an integrated public and 5 academic library.
Students’ Union (SU) Location Our SU is on the way to becoming the Southend-on-Sea boasts seven miles of world’s most student-centred organisation, award-winning coastline. Sail, kitesurf or and you are actively encouraged to have cycle along the coast or stroll to the end of your say. Our Advice Centre will also help the world’s longest pleasure pier. The town Located in the heart of famous Southend- you on a variety of issues, and offers holds the Purple Flag: the gold standard for on-Sea, our Southend Campus offers specialist guidance and access to a range of support a fun and safe night out. Southend is also services. a great gateway: London is just 50 minutes resources and state-of-the-art facilities in a vibrant away, while Southend Airport is only three and exciting seaside town. Enjoy a rich cultural and Sports, arts and leisure miles from campus, offering budget fl ights educational experience, where everything is modern Join our Evolve gym or take advantage to a range of European destinations. and spacious, and leisure is only ever a few minutes of the free sports on offer. We also have a thriving live music and arts scene, with away. Affectionately known as ‘London’s playground’, two theatres, numerous art galleries, and Southend is the ideal student location. fi lm, book, music, arts and cultural festivals throughout the year. STEP 4 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/southend YOUR HOME
16 Our Southend Campus Our Southend Campus 17 Our Southend Campus is situated in the heart of Southend-on- Sea. It combines the charms of a traditional seaside resort with the attractions of a vibrant, modern town. Our town centre location gives SOUTHEND you easy access to transport links, shops, banks, cafés, bars, parks, amusements, seven miles of beach and the world-famous pier.
CAMPUS Seafront n Southend Pier Bus station hosts festivals and events MAP n Take the number 9 to Shoebury East Beach and try n Get your kicks on Clifftown your hand at kitesurfing rollercoasters and in the arcades n Take in a performance by our n Catch the number 5 to East 15 students at Clifftown n Seven miles browse the galleries and Theatre and Studios shops in Leigh Broadway of beach and promenade n Enjoy a picnic in pretty Prittlewell Square n See a live band at The Railway Hotel
The Gateway Building n Home to our academic departments n Sign up with the in-house doctor The Forum and dentist n 24/7 access to The Learning Hub n Get to London in just 50 minutes for those late night study sessions from Southend Central train station n Student Services, all in one place n Public and academic library University Square n Live in our iconic residence, just two minutes’ walk from campus n Pick up your groceries at the large supermarket opposite or one of the many international Victoria Gateway shops on London Road n Southend Victoria station Southend High Street will take you to Colchester, n Enjoy the latest blockbuster or Stratford for some shopping at the Film Festival at The Odeon Westfield, or London Southend n Recharge your batteries at one of Airport for budget flights all the many cafés and restaurants over Europe n Manage your finances at one of the banks or mail a letter home at the Post Office
18 Southend Campus map Southend Campus map 19 Loyalty discounts Payment of tuition fees If you’re an Essex alumnus you can save up to Your fees can be paid in full at the 33% if you have received a First or Distinction start of the academic year or in three in your undergraduate or Masters degree INVEST equal instalments in October, January respectively. We also offer a 10% discount if you and April. If you are a non-EEA previously studied at Essex on a study abroad student requiring our sponsorship programme for at least one term. for a Tier 4 visa application, you u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/loyalty must pay your fi rst instalment as IN YOUR a non-refundable deposit in order Student visa requirements to be assigned your Certifi cate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS). As part of the visa application process, you’ll be asked to produce evidence of your ability to pay Scholarships tuition fees and to cover living expenses. FUTURE u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/immigration We offer a range of scholarships. These include Doctoral Scholarships Living expenses (up to £17,250 per year), Silberrad Scholarships (which cover fees The minimum sums required for living and 50% of your living costs) and expenses in 2014-15 are estimated to be Academic Excellence International between £8,600 and £11,400 for a 50-week Masters Scholarships (up to £4,000, postgraduate course. This includes the cost of based on academic merit). Visit our a single room in University accommodation and website. an allowance to cover food and other expenses, such as travel, leisure activities and study-related u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/fi nance books. Expenses are higher for families.
Our tuition fees for 2015-16 Programme UK/EU fee per annum International fee per annum Masters courses (except East 15) £5,665 − £10,815 £13,950 − £14,950 Masters courses (East 15) TBC TBC Going to university is one of the best The Essex MBA £16,950 £16,950 At Essex you Postgraduate Diploma £4,532 − £8,652 £11,160 − £11,960 investments you will ever make. Postgraduate Certifi cate £2,266 − £4,326 £5,580 − £5,980 are taught by world-leading academics in a supportive Graduate Diploma £4,532 − £5,356 £9,500 and research-intensive environment. Our tuition fees Graduate Certifi cate £2,266 £4,750 Research degrees TBC £12,500 − £14,500 enable us to invest in your future and provide fi rst-class Professional Doctorates £3,350 £6,250 − £7,250 facilities, as well as hundreds of support packages to Fees for part-time courses are calculated pro-rata to the relevant full-time fee. ensure that students from all backgrounds can benefi t Fees for courses offered by our School of Health and Human Sciences are online, and are indicative of current from an Essex Education. prices and subject to change. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs STEP 5 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/fi nance YOUR FINANCES
20 Invest in your future Invest in your future 21 Our accommodation What makes us special? Our modern and purpose-built accommodation is on or close to campus. It MAKE All full-time postgraduate consists mostly of single study-bedrooms, grouped in self-contained fl ats of varying students are guaranteed sizes, with communal kitchen-dining 1 campus accommodation facilities. Choose between en suite We offer a safe and or shared bathrooms. We have some YOURSELF accommodation suitable for couples and secure living environment families, and some adapted rooms. Most 2 24 hours a day fl ats are mixed-gender, although single-gender fl ats are available. All full- We have a strong time postgraduate students are guaranteed AT HOME community environment campus accommodation if they apply and 3 for living and learning have made their deposit by 31 July. We know that home is where All bills and cleaning Private sector the heart is so we place as of communal areas are Studentlets is run by our Students’ Union much importance on living as we 4 included and wi-fi is free in Colchester who maintain a register of private accommodation should you wish to do on learning. Our award-winning Be in the heart of campus live off campus. accommodation is the perfect base to – our accommodation is u www.essexstudent.com/studentlets close to facilities start life as a postgraduate. We offer a 5 Families and couples range of accommodation to suit your We offer a limited number of fl ats for needs and budget, all within walking Supported students couples or families at our Colchester and Southend campuses. Priority is given to distance of your department and Our Residents’ Support Network creates new postgraduate students who have not a harmonious community in which to live facilities. Community is at the heart previously studied at Essex. and learn. A Residents’ Assistant in your of the Essex experience. Our home is area of accommodation will meet you soon Happy students your home. after you arrive. They ensure that you have opportunities to get involved in University In the last fi ve years we have performed life, and provide support outside of offi ce exceptionally in the National Student hours. Our pioneering and award-winning Housing Survey, winning once and support service, Nightline, provides a coming second twice. We understand confi dential support service. how important it is for you to be happy in your new home so we strive to continually improve the experience we offer.
STEP 6 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/accommodation START LIVING
22 Make yourself at home Make yourself at home 23 MAKE YOURSELF
AT HOME ©@CollectiveCGI The Meadows (en suite) The Meadows (townhouses) Size: 420 rooms Size: 228 rooms North Towers Location: Colchester Campus Location: Colchester Campus Size: 1,142 rooms Cost per week: £133.14 Cost per week: £124.04 Location: Colchester Campus n 5-7 rooms per flat n 12 rooms per flat Cost per week: £85.05 n En suite facilities n 2 students per bathroom n 13 rooms per flat Perfect choice if you want your own Perfect choice if you want to get stuck n Shared showers and toilets bathroom facilities and lots of social into student life and don’t mind sharing Perfect choice if you want to get stuck space. bathroom facilities. into student life, don’t mind sharing The Meadows is our newest accommodation. bathroom facilities and prefer being around other students. University Square Size: 497 rooms and 64 studio flats University Quays Location: Southend Campus Size: 766 rooms Cost per week: £128.59 and £158.62 Location: Colchester Campus respectively Cost per week: £116.83 n 8-10 rooms per flat n 8 rooms per flat n En suite facilities n En suite facilities n Studio flats have own kitchenette Perfect choice if you want your own Perfect choice if you want your own bathroom facilities, would like views bathroom facilities and enjoy being part across the river and fancy a quick walk of a community. to the nearby supermarket.
It is likely that our rental charges for 2015-16 will increase and we will publicise these on our website as soon as they are available. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/accommodation
24 Make yourself at home Make yourself at home 25 Masters courses What makes us special? Our Masters courses are academically rigorous. You explore your subject in YOUR depth, reaching a high level of specialist Receive world-class knowledge in a short time, and you support and supervision produce work of a high academic standard, 1 informed by current thinking and debate. Be part of leading-edge Studying at Essex gives you an opportunity DEGREE to develop your own ideas and interests, thinking, drawing on your own knowledge and to engage with global thinking and Essex has a long-standing reputation for 2 ground-breaking research. The key the quality of our courses and research-led Investigate your subject employability skills and knowledge gained in depth to reach a through postgraduate study at Essex teaching. Our academics are at the forefront of their 3 profound understanding enable you to enter a wide variety of jobs. fi elds and passion drives their teaching. You will be at On successful completion of your Masters Engage with our wider the heart of our internationally acclaimed and course, you may want to begin a research research environment degree. Many who graduate from Essex well-connected research community. We have a range and have your work read choose to stay with us for further study. 4 Some of our Masters courses may be of inspiring taught courses and research degrees which Enhance your career taken as the fi rst part of an Integrated develop your skills, experience and employability. prospects with our unique PhD, leading to your PhD after a further 5 scheme, Profi cio three years of full-time study and research. Graduate Diplomas Our Graduate Diplomas act as conversion, Taught courses giving you the ability to proceed to a We offer: Masters course in a different area of n Master of Arts (MA) study. Our Postgraduate Certifi cates and n Master of Science (MSc) Diplomas consist of the modules and n Master of Business Administration (MBA) assessed work of a Masters, without the n Master of Law (LLM) dissertation element. See page 110 for information on our pre-Masters Graduate n Master of Fine Art (MFA) Diplomas for international students. n Masters by Research (MRes) n Graduate Certifi cate n Graduate Diploma n Postgraduate Certifi cate n Postgraduate Diploma
www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/taught STEP 7 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/research YOUR DEGREE
26 Your degree Your degree 27 Professional doctorates Supervision Research degrees Our School of Health and Human Sciences You are allocated a supervisor who guides We offer: wide spectrum of UK research councils, and Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies you through the different stages of your offer professional doctorates, combining research degree. In some cases, you may n Master of Arts by Dissertation (MAD) EU framework programmes, public-sector organisations and professional training, teaching and research have joint supervision by two members of n Master of Science by Dissertation in a way that is relevant to current practice. our staff. Receiving support is a key feature (MSD) departments, charities, and private-sector industry and businesses. Engagement We offer them for initial training (full-time) of your experience at Essex and you have n Master of Philosophy (MPhil) with these external funders and or for experienced professionals (part-time). regular meetings to discuss your progress. n Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) stakeholders enriches the quality and Twice a year you have a supervisory board n Integrated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Intellectual and professional relevance of your experience. meeting which provides a more formal n Doctoral Programme (PhD) development You have many opportunities to opportunity to discuss your progress and n Doctor of Medicine (MD) Research skills training is provided by communicate your work through agree your plans for the next six months. n Professional Doctorates your department, school or centre, and independent journals, a thesis and other developed through one-to-one guidance by Distance learning A research degree at Essex gives you platforms. We offer doctoral research your supervisor, workshops, seminars, and an opportunity to study your subject in seminars and conferences where you’ll specific research methods modules. We If you live overseas, hold very high great detail. You have a rare opportunity be able to present, manage, facilitate and have research student conference where qualifications and/or have considerable to generate new knowledge and develop promote your work. You can also apply you can present your work. relevant expertise, you may register for a key research and employability skills. for funding to present papers at national part- or full-time research degree without and international conferences. We recognise the importance of supporting living and studying at Essex. We offer world-class supervision and you to develop your potential career needs, training opportunities, and encourage Our Research and Enterprise Office as well as your academic progress. Proficio you to engage with other researchers, offer shared office and social space to is a scheme, unique to Essex, which professionals, practitioners and research all our doctoral students, plus excellent enhances your employability during and users. Our research is supported by a computing facilities. after your studies. The range and frequency of courses differs from year-to-year as the scheme is responsive to your needs. As an Essex doctoral student, you have Duration of study an initial allocation of £1,000 worth of Programme Full-time Part-time Doctoral Development Points (DDP), with a Maximum time Maximum time further £500 for each of your second and Minimum period Minimum period for submission for submission third years. You have the freedom to spend of registration of registration of thesis of thesis these DDPs on the training which you and MA by Dissertation One year Two years Two years Three years your supervisor believe best meets your MSc by Dissertation One year Two years Two years Three years needs from the Proficio suite of courses. MPhil Two years Three years Four years Five years PhD Three years Four years Six years Seven years Integrated PhD Four years Five years Eight years Nine years You may commence your PhD in October or January. In some subjects an April start may also be possible. Our Integrated PhD and our Doctoral Programme commence in October.
28 Your degree Your degree 29 General entry requirements Taught courses (PGT) Research degrees (PGR)
n You will need a First, Upper Second or high APPLYING Lower Second class honours degree, or equivalent. n A well-developed research proposal in an area n A good fi rst degree, normally at least an where we can offer supervision. Upper Second Class Honours or good n Evidence of research capability. TO ESSEX Lower Second Class Honours, or equivalent. n In most cases you will need a good performance in a Masters course (in order to Applying to Essex is study for a PhD, in most disciplines). n You may be interviewed as part of the simple and straight- selection process. forward. In these pages, Each course may have individual entry requirements, which you can fi nd on each subject page in we give you the important this prospectus. Visit our Course Finder for the most up-to-date and comprehensive information. information you need to u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/coursefi nder The following score equivalence for English make your application. English language requirements language tests serves as a guide: This includes what entry n If English is not your fi rst language, you need to provide evidence of your ability to IELTS TOEFL* (Internet) Pearson requirements you need, understand and express yourself in English for 5.5 72 51 which documents are academic purposes. 6.0 83 51 n If you have a score which is less than two required to support your 6.5 88 60 years old in an internationally recognised test, 7. 0 100 65 application and how to such as IELTS, TOEFL* or Pearson Test of 7. 5 113 75 write a research proposal. English (Academic), please supply a copy with 8.0 116 80 your application. Visit our website or get n If you have taken a TOEFL* test, you can Pre-sessional programmes in touch to fi nd out more arrange for your score to be sent to us by entering our institution code, 9836, on your If you have a level of English close to that detailed information. examination papers or the score report required for your course, you may be able request forms. to meet our requirement by completing n If you have taken a Pearson Test of English a pre-sessional programme, delivered by (Academic), please remember to authorise our International Academy, before your Pearson to allow us to verify your test results. academic course starts. n Your offer will be conditional upon achieving u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/pre-sessional an acceptable English language qualifi cation if you do not have a current score. n The score required will vary by subject (see individual subjects). n If you have successfully completed a university-level degree in English, you will not normally be asked for a test score. www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/taught STEP 8 www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/research * TOEFL is not accepted for students requiring a Tier 4 visa. APPLY TO US
30 Applying to Essex Applying to Essex 31 References Your research proposal should be 800-1,000 How to apply Application deadline References should be on letterhead or words in length and include: There is no deadline for applications official institution paper and signed by the n A working title and key words Our online application form takes about but we advise you to apply by 1 July referee. If a referee wishes to provide an 20 minutes to complete. n A summary of the aims and objectives of for a taught course or research degree email reference, it must be sent from an your research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/apply starting in October. You should also official email account (for example, not n An outline of the ways you meet these take into account any deadlines for yahoo, gmail or hotmail). With your application, you need to aims and objectives, referring to research applications for funding, such as u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/references provide information on your academic methods and specific resources you use qualifications that you already hold or are scholarships. n Evidence of your awareness of relevant waiting to complete. Research proposals literature and theoretical approaches Keeping track of your application Your research proposal is an important part You must also provide your ‘supporting n An overview of the expected outcomes of your application for a research degree. documents’ – we cannot process We aim to respond to applications for and the original contribution your research Use it to explain your personal and academic your application until these have been taught courses within two weeks, and will make to existing bodies of knowledge goals in undertaking an extended period received. You can upload copies of for research degrees within four weeks, of research, and reflect on the contribution n A brief statement on how your research documents with your application form or once we have received all the relevant you will make to the development of new interests tie in with those found in the you can upload additional documents at documents from you and your referee(s). knowledge, ideas and solutions. Also department, school or centre a later date, by returning to our website. If we offer you a place, we will send you our comment on how your research interests Supporting documents include: decision by email. You will be able to view fit with the academic focus and expertise and download your offer letter within 24 at Essex. Visit our website to find out more Studying part-time n English language qualifications (eg hours of a decision being made. about research areas and supervisors. IELTS, TOEFL* or Pearson) if you Most of our taught courses and research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/pgr have received your test results degrees are available part-time to all Applying with a Tier 4 visa Your research proposal needs to applicants. Tuition fees are proportionate n Transcripts of your university-level If you need a Tier 4 visa to study in the demonstrate that you have, or are able to to the full-time rate. Part-time study is studies to date UK, please note we are currently unable develop, the competencies and skills needed normally on a half-time basis, with your n Copies of certificates for any degrees to accept a TOEFL test as evidence to complete your project, within the time course completed in twice the duration of or other awards already completed that you have met our English language and resources available. The quality of your the full-time equivalent. requirements. If you are using a secure writing is important and a good research n A research proposal (required for Some of our taught courses, including English language test, such as IELTS, you proposal may be rejected if it is poorly research degrees) The Essex MBA, can also be studied on a must also meet the UK Home Office’s expressed or badly presented. modular basis, so that the total volume of n A personal statement or CV minimum English language requirements. Many of our departments, schools and credit for the award is accumulated over an u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/visa n At least one verifiable reference (two centres offer more detailed guidance on extended period (up to six years). for research degrees) preparing a research proposal on their web pages. If you are applying for funding, ensure Disabled students We may ask to see original documents your proposal fulfils the requirements of your Applications are considered against the if you are offered a place, and some preferred funding body. same academic criteria as those from other of our departments, schools or centres candidates. If you are disabled, state this require additional items to support your on your application form so that we can application. Full details, including where give early consideration to any support to send information, are available online. requirements you may have. Please contact u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/apply Contact our Graduate Admissions Office Student Support if you would like to discuss for all enquiries about applying to Essex. this in more detail before you apply. E [email protected] * TOEFL is not accepted for students requiring a Tier 4 visa.
32 Applying to Essex Applying to Essex 33 Develop your employability What makes Essex special? Being a member at Essex is about developing intellectually, socially and YOU’RE Frontrunners is our professionally in a diverse and global award-winning, paid-work community. It’s about learning new things placement scheme and discovering where you want to go next. 1 Essex has one of the most active Students’ HIRED We help you secure an Unions in the UK. Each year over 700 internship with a broad students volunteer and more than 4,000 2 range of employers get involved in sports, clubs and societies. So what does it take to Employers want adaptable graduates Gain experience as a It’s pretty who can work in different situations. The get a good job? teaching assistant during international setting at Essex is a great obvious that the graduates 3 your research degree way to broaden your outlook and develop who really succeed are the global competencies. You can also take Gain a mentoring specialist modules that develop your ones who put in that little bit qualifi cation by working employability skills. extra and make the most of with undergraduates 4 We’ll provide you with opportunities what is on offer. Good work Volunteering proves you to develop your employability through experience is unbeatable, are committed, reliable fantastic experiences. Most of our which is why we provide lots postgraduates rapidly move into graduate 5 and community-focused work or further study. of opportunities for this, but you still need to know how to Things that employers love part-time job, as well as Frontrunner posts, navigate the job market. We internships and other vacation work. show you the tricks of the Let’s talk u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/jobs trade to out-manoeuvre the Our award-winning Languages for All scheme enables you to learn a new Did you know? competition. So what else language completely free of charge, We won the prestigious national Times can Essex offer you? including Arabic, French, German, Mandarin Higher Education Award in 2013 for our Chinese, Russian and Spanish. This is your pioneering placement scheme, Frontrunners, golden ticket to employment, demonstrating which is open to all students. We were the determination and commitment, as well as fi rst university to introduce this kind being incredibly useful in the workplace. It of scheme. most recently won the European Language Label 2013 for innovation. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lfa
Earning whilst learning There are lots of opportunities to work part-time while you study. Jobs range from STEP 9 EMPLOYABILITY www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/careers hospitality to working as a web designer or sports coach. We help you fi nd a suitable
34 You’re hired You’re hired 35 OUR SUBJECTS
BE PREPARED TO WORK HARD AND PLAY HARD. BE OBSESSIVE ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT. Accounting goes well beyond the preparation ACCOUNTING of fi nancial statements. At Essex Business School, our postgraduate accounting courses have a theoretical focus that is strongly linked to practice. A critical view to the role of accounting regulations, earnings management, performance and governance of companies, and the use of accounting information in decision making is essential for pursuing further studies in accounting or a successful future career in the business world.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are ranked 2nd in the UK for the international quality of our 1 accounting and fi nance research Our teaching is guided by the highest quality research so you 2 learn from the best Fact fi le Your teaching is informed by current Essex Business School issues and developments in the Colchester Campus 3 business world Academic staff: 24 Taught postgraduates: 59 Gain an excellent understanding of Research postgraduates: 40 both local and global issues Postgraduate community: 408 4 For all enquiries: Build the employability skills and E [email protected] subject knowledge to obtain a career www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 with a leading accounting fi rm
38 Accounting Accounting 39 A lifetime of achievement “You have to know It’s accounting. Essex’s Professor Prem Sikka recently received the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) the language of practical business life” Lifetime Achievement Award. These awards are only Charlie Munger given to individuals who have made a substantial and direct contribution through research, teaching and public service to UK academic accounting and Our courses Entry requirements fi nance. Professor Sikka also received the Accounting Taught Exemplar Award in 2006 from the American MSc Accounting Accounting Association (AAA), and is the only Graduate MSc Accounting and Finance You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower living UK academic to receive both these awards MSc Accounting and Financial Management* Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in destinations from the American and British academies. MSc International Accounting accounting or a closely related subject. n Deloitte MRes Accounting, Finance and Management Discover more about our news and research. n Ernst and Young Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs/research n FCE (Ford Credit Europe) You will need a good Masters degree, or Bank plc MPhil, PhD, Integrated PhD Accounting equivalent, in a related subject. A well-developed n First Data research proposal is also essential. Our Integrated MPhil, PhD Accounting and Finance PhD allows you to do a Masters year before n Freightliner Group embarking on your research. n IBM n For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not NG Bailey your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n PricewaterhouseCoopers * For MSc Accounting and Financial Management you need a Taught n Stansted Airport degree in a numerate discipline. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/accounting Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/account-research
Popular modules Georgious Papadopoulous n Audit Theory Current research MSc Accounting and Finance, n Cases in Corporate Governance n Accounting in developing 2013 Professor Prem Sikka n Corporate Reporting and Analysis countries “Essex has excellent facilities and “At Essex you will be taught by scholars n Auditing n E-Commerce academic staff. They really awaken your with an international reputation in n Financial Decision Making n Corporate governance inner thirst for knowledge and research. theoretical and practical aspects of n International Financial Reporting n Corporate reporting There is a good balance between studying accounting. They are thought leaders and directly engaged in strategic public policy n International Management Accounting n Corporate social responsibility and leisure. Studying at Essex helped decisions. Our aim is to equip you with n Issues in Financial Reporting n Ethical issues in the accounting me to understand what I really wanted skills and insights that are transportable profession to do as a career. I became fascinated n Management Accounting across the globe and give you that crucial n International fi nancial reporting by portfolio management and structured n Strategy and Accounting competitive advantage in an ever-changing standards products, and two months after graduating found a job in a wealth management world. We make that vital difference.” n Management accounting company in London.” n Public sector accounting n Role of accounting information in fi nancial markets
40 Accounting Accounting 41 For over 50 years East 15 Acting School has ACTING AND produced some of the best in the industry. It has created actors, directors, theatre practitioners and technicians for TV, fi lm and radio, as well as THEATRE the international stage. East 15 grew from the work of Joan Littlewood’s internationally acclaimed and ground-breaking Theatre Workshop. Its reputation now extends far beyond the UK – it is a home of excellence for performing arts internationally. Boasting a score of 98% for student satisfaction, the School embraces a community of over 650 students.
Reasons to study at Essex
East 15 is a fully accredited Drama UK school and scores highest in the 1 country for student satisfaction We give our actors and directors the chance to work together on 2 collaborative projects Use state-of-the-art fi lmmaking and Fact fi le editing resources, and our extensive 3 studio and performance spaces East 15 Acting School Loughton Campus Our industry links offer you access Academic staff: 30 to distinguished visiting actors and Taught postgraduates: 148 4 directors from UK theatres For all enquiries: Be a part of our vibrant postgraduate E [email protected] community with students from over www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/east15 5 25 different countries
42 Acting and theatre Acting and theatre 43 “Generations of brilliant young actors and actresses have Find your voice A ground-breaking new book which integrates vocal come out of this highly original conservatoire” training with the acting process has been written by Head of Voice at East 15 Acting School, Christina Mike Leigh OBE Gutekunst, and actor, director and teacher, John Career destinations Gillett. The book, Voice into Acting – Integrating Our acting graduates pursue Voice and the Stanislavski Approach, is targeted careers in theatre, fi lm, Our courses Entry requirements at actors seeking to develop their vocal skills and TV and radio throughout Taught characterisation, and voice teachers looking for the world. They gain an MA Acting You are required to have a successful audition or video alternative approaches that harmonise with the understanding of how to audition. You will also need a First or Upper Second actor’s process. Jan Haydn Rowles and Edda create their own work, MA Acting (International) including how to form class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent, Sharpe, authors of How to do Accents, say the MFA Acting (International) or suitable previous experience. companies and gain book “breathes new life, purpose and imagination You are required to have a successful written funding, as well as a variety MA Theatre Directing application. You will also need a First or Upper Second into the underlying principles of voice training”. of methodologies for class honours degree in a related subject, or equivalent, developing their own artistic MFA Theatre Directing Discover more about our news. or suitable previous experience. practice. Our former theatre u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/east15/news directing students now direct For all our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. professionally, function as u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/act artistic directors and teach directing across the world. Courtney Larkin MFA Theatre Directing “I was offered one of the greatest opportunities of my life at East 15. I studied Meyerhold and Biomechanics in Moscow at GITIS, the Russian University of Theatre Arts. It was culturally expansive as well Popular modules as artistically illuminating and inspiring. I n Acting for the Camera Nicholas Audsley have heard from many others that this Andrea Brooks module, along with the month abroad in n Acting Techniques MA Acting Head of MA Acting n Contemporary British Drama Bali, has had a lasting impression on them “Studying at East 15 has been as theatre practitioners. I would highly “Acting at East 15 is challenging and gives n Contemporary UK Texts transformative, but it starts with you. recommend this course for anyone who is you a personal methodology based upon n Improvisation and Devising Techniques The raw material is the individual, looking to develop their skills, knowledge our unique way of working. Our courses n Musical Theatre and Opera and great care is taken to enable and experience in theatre. It is a very are highly intensive as well as deeply n Radio Drama the real gold within each actor to intensive and unique course that has really rewarding. On the one hand they are a thoroughly practical vocational degree, and n Research Performance (including our Living History surface. It is a challenging, exciting infl uenced my outlook on theatre and my Project) and liberating process. At no point artistic career.” you are expected to have suffi cient energy, discipline and motivation to work at an n Shakespeare (including workshops and did I feel like actors were being advanced level. On the other hand, they performance at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre) instructed or shown what to do, but that what they had to give was being are a thought-provoking, life-changing n Theatre of the East (in Moscow at the GITIS facilitated with the highest integrity.” exploration of the art of the actor and Institute) theatre – exploring techniques from some n World Theatre (in Bali) of Europe’s most infl uential practitioners as well as innovative professional practice from the UK and internationally.”
44 Acting and theatre Acting and theatre 45 We are pioneers of art history. Our scholars have developed infl uential new theoretical approaches to ART the study of art history since our foundation almost 50 years ago. Our focus on theory is anchored in an interrogation of the object itself. Our mission is to HISTORY meaningfully expand the very concept of art history. We explore a broad range of visual media including digital art and curation. At Essex you are part of a strong, vibrant team of art historians, pushing the boundaries of the discipline.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our art history research is in the Top Ten in the UK – be part of our vibrant 1 research community Our students are extremely happy – we have an incredible 100% student 2 satisfaction score Fact fi le We are the home of the most School of Philosophy and important collection of contemporary Art History 3 Latin American art in Europe Colchester Campus Gain employability skills working with Academic staff: 12 Taught postgraduates: 13 art institutions such as fi rstsite, the Research postgraduates: 35 4 Minories and Slackspace For all enquiries: We have expertise across art history, E [email protected] from the Renaissance to modern and www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/arthistory 5 contemporary art Aubrey Williams. Chatto IIIAubrey Williams. (1984) Image © ESCALA © Aubrey Williams.
46 Art history Art history 47 Tattoos: the real picture “The person who cannot interpret a Essex art historian Dr Matt Lodder is currently writing photograph will be the illiterate of a book that will be the fi rst academic art history text the future” on the history of tattoo practice. He recently featured Walter Benjamin in an article in the BBC News Magazine entitled ‘People always say the same thing about tattoos’ which discusses media and public responses to Our courses Entry requirements tattoos throughout history. Dr Lodder explains that Taught the often-seen headlines claiming that tattooing is MA Art History and Theory on the increase in mainstream society have been Graduate MA Curating Contemporary Art destinations You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower occurring since the 19th century. He is quoted MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating n BBC, TV Presenter Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a MA Gallery Studies with Dissertation throughout the article, arguing that the concept of related subject. n Guy’s and St Thomas’ Graduate Diploma in Art History and tattoos as the preserve of sailors and bikers is a Charity, Director of Art Theory media construction. He has previously appeared and Heritage Research on the BBC Radio 4 documentary A Mortal Work n Hellenic Ministry of MA by Dissertation Art History and You will need a good honours degree and a Masters of Art, exploring the practice of tattooing and its Culture Theory degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. A well- n Los Angeles County MPhil, PhD Art History and Theory developed research proposal is also essential. relationship to art. Museum of Art For all our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we Discover more about our news and research. n require IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. For research Visit our Course Finder for more information. Museums Association degrees we require IELTS 7.0, or equivalent. u Taught www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/arthistory/research n Royal Albert Memorial u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/art Museum and Art Gallery n Southbank Centre Research n u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/art-research The British Film Institute n The Wellcome Trust Majella Munro n Victoria and Albert Museum PhD Art History and Theory, Popular modules 2011 n Art, Politics and Money: Propaganda and Pound Current research “I was fi rst attracted to Essex by the Notes, 1981-Present n 19th and 20th century European excellent research profi le of the School, Dr Caspar Pearson n City of God/City of Man: Art and Urbanism in Rome, sculpture especially in modernism and surrealism, which is my fi eld. I also loved the “Our art history courses combine 1530-1650 n 1960s counterculture opportunity to work with my chosen the approaches of several academic n Collecting Art from Latin America: Indigenous and n Activist art disciplines in order to investigate the past, Post-Indigenist Art supervisor, Professor Dawn Ades. Essex n Art and science was very supportive of my need to take present, and potential futures of the world n Current Issues in Curating in which we live. Our students enjoy a high n Contemporary architecture time out to undertake archival research in n Horror, Hell and the Sublime: From Longinus to the degree of fl exibility and independence, n History of photography Japan for my thesis, and helped me to fi nd Romantics as well as sustained personal support n History of tattooing an academic host in Tokyo. With regards n Researching Art History to career development, the opportunity to and academic supervision provided by n Internet and digital art our lively and committed team. Rigorous n The Museum: History, Theory and Critical Texts devise and lead a module of postgraduate n Medical humanities and challenging, each one of our courses n Topics in Art History seminars on surrealism helped to integrate n Renaissance art and architecture my own research within the School and is an intellectual adventure that offers a n Theories of the sublime provided an excellent teaching experience. fi rst-rate education in the true sense of n Urbanism and the built I think very highly of art history at Essex the word.” environment and would defi nitely recommend it to n Women/saints in Renaissance art prospective research students.” Mary Evans Picture Library
48 Art history Art history 49 Financial markets and banks are at the heart of today’s global economy. At Essex we explore BANKING how banks are run, how stocks are priced, why markets crash and how to make optimal investment decisions. You also have the chance to practise trading in our AND state-of-the-art dealing room featuring industrial- strength trading, order management, risk management and algorithmic trading software which are linked to real-time market data. Our courses are closely aligned FINANCE to professional accreditation bodies and provide you with the essential understanding for a rewarding career. We are one of the largest fi nance groups in the UK, specialising in all areas of fi nance.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are ranked 2nd in the UK for the international quality of our accounting 1 and fi nance research
You are taught by experts with both 2 academic and industry experience Fact fi le Our teaching is informed by current Essex Business School research and new developments in Colchester Campus 3 the fi nancial sector Academic staff: 22 Our trading room gives you hands-on Taught postgraduates: 79 Research postgraduates: 19 experience of dealing in stocks and Postgraduate community: 408 4 securities For all enquiries: Gain the employability skills and E [email protected] subject knowledge for a career with www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 a leading fi nancial fi rm
50 Banking and fi nance Banking and fi nance 51 “Money is better than poverty, if only for fi nancial reasons”
Woody Allen
Our courses Entry requirements Taught MSc Banking and Finance MSc Finance You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Christian Bakketeig Graduate MSc Finance and Data Analytics Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in destinations MSc Finance and Investment MSc Finance and Investment, fi nance, economics or business. We also welcome MSc Finance and Management 2012 n AVIVA applications from candidates with any science or MSc Financial Engineering and Risk “Essex Business School is very n Bank of England engineering degrees. Management international and culturally diverse which n Bank of Montreal MSc International Finance was great and makes for a stimulating n Deustsche Bank AG Research working environment. Academically I n HSBC You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, found it challenging, but if you work n JP Morgan in a related subject. A well-developed research hard you reap the rewards. I now work n Shanghai Futures MSD, MPhil, PhD, Integrated PhD Finance proposal is also essential. Our Integrated PhD for Skandiabanken in my home country Exchange allows you to do a Masters year before embarking of Norway. We’re the largest internet- on your research. based bank in the whole of Scandinavia. n UBS
For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your Norwegian employers highly respect the fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. valuable experience gained by studying Taught overseas, particularly in the UK, and u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bf learning fi nance and investment at Essex Research was a fantastic experience.” u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bf-research Popular modules Yury Vorontsov n Behavioural Finance MSc Finance and Investment, n Corporate Finance Current research 2013 Dr Nick Constantinou n Derivative Securities n Asset pricing “Studying at Essex was great. I met lots of “Studying banking and fi nance at Essex n Financial Modelling n Banking new people and other professionals. provides you with academic insights into n areas that are crucial to our understanding Fixed Income n Behavioural fi nance I improved my networking skills, was able n of this key sector of the economy, such as Industry Expert Lectures n Commodities to study a range of useful and interesting the functioning and structure of markets, n Modern Banking modules, and gained new knowledge and n Financial modelling and asset pricing, fi nancial econometrics, n Portfolio Analysis forecasting industry-driven skills. Studying with Essex Business School was very important for my corporate fi nance and risk management. n Risk Management n International fi nance future career within the fi nance industry. At Essex Business School our academic n Trading Global Financial Markets n Options and futures I am working in fi nancial services for rigour is often augmented by case studies n Risk management Berkeley Energy Services in London and and input by City practitioners providing am able to utilise the vital skills I gained an enriching learning experience and the at Essex.” tools to pursue research or a career in the fi nancial sector.”
52 Banking and fi nance Banking and fi nance 53 The scientifi c exploration of the vast and diverse world of living organisms has expanded BIOLOGICAL enormously within the last four decades, revealing a wealth of knowledge about ourselves and the millions of organisms on our planet. Undertake your own SCIENCES exploration in our unique multidisciplinary environment with modern research facilities including state-of-the-art equipment and technologies. The quality of our work is refl ected in our large number of publications in high-profi le journals.
Reasons to study at Essex
Work with internationally recognised researchers who are at the forefront 1 of their fi elds Develop extensive employability skills on all our courses to compete in the 2 international marketplace Gain exposure to the biotech and Fact fi le biopharma sector plus global School of Biological Sciences conservation organisations Colchester Campus 3 Practical classes ensure you develop Academic staff: 38 Taught postgraduates: 48 your core expertise in laboratory and Research postgraduates: 101 4 bioinformatics skills For all enquiries: Our training programmes provide E [email protected] support and supervision to equip you www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bs 5 for your studies and future career
54 Biological sciences Biological sciences 55 New blood “Man tends to increase at a greater rate Led by Professor Chris Cooper, the Haem02 project than his means of and research team are developing an artifi cial blood subsistence” substitute that is a safe, long-lasting, virus-free Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man (1871) alternative to current blood transfusions available to all countries and immediately accessible at the site of natural disasters. The team aim to create an artifi cial Our courses Entry requirements haemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC) that Taught acts as a substitute for blood lost in surgery or Graduate MSc Biotechnology You will need a First, Upper Second or trauma. Their engineered haemoglobin product destinations MSc Environment and Resource Management* high Lower Second class honours degree, has already been granted patents in the US and n Campaign to Protect Rural MSc Molecular Medicine or equivalent, in biological sciences or a Australia, and has a patent pending in the EU. England (CPRE) MSc Tropical Marine Biology related subject. n Centre for Environment, Research “This is an exciting time for artifi cial blood research Fisheries and Aquaculture MSD, MPhil, PhD Biochemistry in Britain,” says Professor Cooper. “Our team Science (CEFAS) MSD, MPhil, PhD Biological Sciences are taking the fi rst step on the road to bridging n Horizon Survey, Dubai MSD, MPhil, PhD Biological Sciences: Immunology the gap between top-class research and the n IBM Global Business MSD, MPhil, PhD Cell and Molecular Biology You will need a good honours degree or a Services MSD, MPhil, PhD Chemical Biology Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related commercialisation of a product.” n M J Mapp MSD, MPhil, PhD Environmental Governance subject. A well-developed research proposal Discover more about our news and research. MSD, MPhil, PhD Environmental Sciences is also essential. n Scottish Environment MSD, MPhil, PhD Marine Biology u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bs/research Protection Agency MSD, MPhil, PhD Microbiology n Sustrans MSD, MPhil, PhD Molecular Medicine n Thermo Fisher Scientifi c Medically qualifi ed staff at Essex, or at an MD Doctor of Medicine n Willemsen Line, Norway NHS Trust associated with us, may apply. n Zoological Society London For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. * An honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject is suitable. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bio Timothy Skyes Research MSc Biotechnology, 2013 u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bio-research Dr Terry McGenity “Essex gave me the perfect platform from which to launch my scientifi c career. “Our biological sciences courses will get I learnt a wide range of cutting-edge you thinking critically and deeply about Current research theoretical science and practical skills that the functioning of life from biomolecules Popular modules n Biomolecular interactions enabled me to pursue opportunities that through to ecosystems. You will be taught by staff whose cutting-edge n Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology n Cancer research interest me the most. Since graduating I research makes lectures and practical n Genomics n Crop productivity began a PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Aside from the quality of classes highly topical, and you will have n Managing for Ethics and Sustainability n Environmental microbiology the teaching staff and facilities, I loved the opportunity to carry out an original n Natural Resources and Ecology n Genetic and chronic diseases the multiculturalism at Essex. I now have research project in one of our laboratories. n Protein Technologies n Infection and immunity friends to visit all over the world.” From the outset, we encourage you to n Research Skills and Data Analysis n Marine biology think about your career, equip you with n Sustainability n Mathematical ecology a range of valuable skills and put you in touch with relevant employers.” n Tropical Marine Resources/Systems n Metals in biology n Photosynthesis n Protein structure and dynamics
56 Biological sciences Biological sciences 57 The demand for mental health support that CLINICAL makes a difference has never been greater. Clinical psychologists reduce psychological distress PSYCHOLOGY and enhance psychological wellbeing. Working with children, adults, and people with learning diffi culties, AND they help to alleviate mental and physical health problems. Psychological wellbeing practitioners offer a range of cognitive behavioural interventions, treating PSYCHOLOGICAL people in primary care settings with specifi c problems associated with mild to moderate levels of clinical THERAPIES anxiety and depression.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our clinical psychology training is accredited by the BPS and 1 approved by the HCPC All our Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner training is accredited 2 by the BPS Fact fi le Our courses are integrated with School of Health and Human Sciences local research and clinical networks Colchester Campus 3
Academic staff: 10 Our expert teaching draws on the Taught postgraduates: 28 direct experiences of service users Research postgraduates: 41 4 For all enquiries: E [email protected] Receive an excellent supportive experience and foundation for www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5 career-long development
58 Clinical psychology and psychological therapies Clinical psychology and psychological therapies 59 “Good mental health contributes to prosperity, Stress and trauma in the police and Psychologists are Essex graduate Dr Louise Watson, a Clinical solidarity social justice. Psychologist at North Essex Partnership, won fi rst key to delivering this vision” prize at the Health Education England Awards for the Student Project of the Year in 2013. Dr Watson Peter Kindermann, 2013 researched the effects of Trauma Risk Management (TRIM) programmes on stigma and attitudes to stress Our courses and trauma in the police service. The research showed Taught that forces using TRIM had better outcomes. Graduate Certifi cate in Psychological Wellbeing She was supervised by the School of Health and Graduate Postgraduate Certifi cate in Psychological Wellbeing Human Science’s Dr Leanne Andrews. Research destinations DClinPsych in Clinical Psychology* Discover more about our news and research. n Armed forces * Our clinical psychology course is delivered in u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/research n Business collaboration with Tavistock and Portman NHS Visit our website for more information and entry requirements: n NHS, working directly Foundation trust Psychological wellbeing with service users, their u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/iapt carers and care systems Clinical psychology Katie Flaxman n Police u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cp Psychological wellbeing n Prison and probation practitioner (PWP) services n Private practice Popular modules “Since I graduated from Essex I have been n Research and education working in the local IAPT services. I’ve For Clinical Psychology Continuing Professional helped many people with depression and n Social care n Clinical Application Development (CPD) anxiety during this time and, more recently, n Clinical Interventions and Skills As you progress through your I’ve achieved a senior PWP post. I have n Clinical Research career you can return to Essex for now returned to Essex and have joined the n Personal and Professional Development further courses and training. We teaching team so that I can share my skills n Supervised Clinical Practice offer a range of courses for you and competencies with new students.” once you have registered – these For Psychological Wellbeing include courses such as clinical n Engagement and Assessment of Patients with supervision and Post Qualifi cation Louise Watson Common Mental Health Problems Training (PQT), as well as many other workshops and modules that DClinPsych in Clinical Professor Jo Jackson n Evidence-based Low-intensity Treatment for Psychology, 2014 Common Mental Health Disorders we run, sometimes jointly with other “Clinical psychology and psychological specialist organisations. “I currently work in a forensic unit with n Values, Policy, Culture and Diversity therapies are ‘talking therapies’ that people who have been convicted of a require a unique mix of personal qualities n Working Within a Social, Work and Healthcare If you are already a registered crime and have either been sentenced to from practitioners who have a range of Context clinical psychologist or psychological a hospital order or have become unwell in life experiences. They require higher level wellbeing practitioner, please visit prison. Studying at Essex helped me gain a academic skills in order to listen and then our website for information on our strong understanding of refl ective practice. question in an analytical manner to get to CPD courses. Sometimes I work with people who have NHS Constitution and values the answers. At Essex we work to develop u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cpd done terrible things, but being able to As part of the selection process, you you as a practitioner of the future with a take a step back and think about how will be expected to demonstrate a good genuine interest in improving the lives everything around them has affected them, knowledge and a clear understanding of of others.” defi nitely puts me in a good position to be the signifi cance of the NHS Constitution effective in my role.” and its core values.
60 Clinical psychology and psychological therapies Clinical psychology and psychological therapies 61 Computational intelligence has a major COMPUTATIONAL role to play in modern economics. We deliver rigorous training in the principles of quantitative fi nance FINANCE and microeconomics along with computational skills. We place a strong emphasis on empirical work, making use of “big data” which incorporates the full real-time record of all trading activity in a particular market. We are an interdisciplinary and laboratory-based teaching and research centre. Staff have experience in both industry and in advising the UK Government. Our specialities include agent-based modelling of fi nancial markets, algorithmic trading, high-frequency fi nance and risk management.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our highly cross-disciplinary syllabus incorporates the latest research 1 across all our study areas Gain practical hands-on skills and undertake projects alongside 2 industry experts Fact fi le We place emphasis on the skills Centre for Computational required by industry to prepare you Finance and Economic Agents 3 for your future career Colchester Campus Our strong links with industry and Academic staff: 4 Taught postgraduates: 30 government enable you to develop Research postgraduates: 10 4 professional networks For all enquiries: You work alongside approachable E [email protected] and friendly lecturers who are leading www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ccfea 5 experts in their fi eld
62 Computational fi nance Computational fi nance 63 “The techniques I developed for studying turbulence, Intelligent computation like weather, also apply to the Our Centre Director, Professor Edward Tsang, stock market” recently gave a talk at the World Congress on Computational Intelligence, the world’s biggest Mandelbrot & Hudson, The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence (2006) event in computational intelligence. He discussed whether or not computation is taken for granted in economics. The assumption is that everyone can fi nd Our courses Entry requirements optimal solutions given the information available, and Taught everyone can fi nd solutions as good as others, in MSc Algorithmic Trading You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower more or less the same time. If these assumptions Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a Graduate were true, then much of computer science and destinations MSc Computational Finance related subject. computational intelligence would be irrelevant. n Central Bank of Mexico Research However, computational intelligence has a n Deutsche Bank You will need a good Masters degree, or signifi cant role to play in economics. PhD Computational Finance equivalent, in a related subject. A well-developed n FxPro Group research proposal is also essential. Discover more about our news and research. n Genpact For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ccfea/research n HSBC your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.0 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n ING Investment Taught Management u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/compfi n n Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Research n Prudential u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/compfi n-research n Quant Capital n uTrade Solutions
Popular modules Alexander Unterrainer n Big-Data for Computational Finance Current research MSc High Frequency Finance n Financial Engineering and Risk Management and Trading*, 2014 Dr Steve Phelps n Global Financial Markets n Agent-based computational “Essex is one of the few universities in the “By studying computational fi nance with economics n High Frequency Finance and Empirical Market UK which specialises in computational us you will receive rigorous training in n Computational fi nance Microstructure Trading fi nance. I chose high frequency fi nance the principles of quantitative fi nance and n Industry Expert Lectures In Finance n High frequency fi nance and trading because I am extremely microeconomics, along with computational n Introduction to Financial Market Analysis n New fi nancial econometric interested in algorithmic trading and knew skills to analyse market behaviour using modern big data-sets. This will encompass n Learning and Computational Intelligence in models that this course would best prepare me Economics and Finance n Real-time trading platforms for my future career path. I enjoyed the a broad range of areas, such as: design and testing of market micro structure; risk n Professional Practice and Research Methodology combination of theoretical classes with practical laboratory sessions where we management and fi nancial engineering n Quantitative Methods in Finance and Trading applied the theory learned in practice.” in non-Gaussian environments; artifi cially intelligent adaptive and reinforced learning * Course renamed MSc Algorithmic Trading techniques, heuristic optimisation and evolutionary computation; and the study of complex dynamics and self-organisation in evolving agent models and networks.”
64 Computational fi nance Computational fi nance 65 Computing is everything. Computing is everywhere. Information systems make businesses COMPUTER run properly. Computer games create imaginary worlds. Simulation enables you to understand ho w things, people and countries behave. At Essex we research and SCIENCE teach in all these areas and more, giving you a thorough and up-to-date grounding, and allowing you to develop in-depth specialisation. We are experts in our fi elds and produce cutting-edge research that is changing people’s lives.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are renowned for artifi cial intelligence, embedded systems 1 and robotics Undertake research in evolutionary computation, brain-computer 2 interfaces and intelligent environments Fact fi le Use our dedicated and specialist School of Computer Science labs, along with a wide range of test and Electronic Engineering and instrumentation equipment Colchester Campus 3 Our research-led teaching provides Academic staff: 55 Taught postgraduates: 57 the skills demanded by employers – Research postgraduates: 111 4 we have strong links with industry For all enquiries: Join our thriving academic community E ces-gradoffi [email protected] with staff and students from all over www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/csee 5 the world
66 Computer science Computer science 67 The next generation of games “Computer science is no more about computers Researchers at Essex are playing a signifi cant role in than astronomy is about a new project led by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral telescopes” Training – Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence Edsger W Dijkstra (IGGI). They will collectively train the next generation of designers, developers and entrepreneurs in digital gaming. IGGI also provides a unique opportunity for Our courses Entry requirements Essex students to undertake research in collaboration Taught with over 60 industrial partners and world-leading MSc Advanced Computer Science academics. This will give students the opportunity Graduate MSc Advanced Web Engineering to contribute to original research in a growing MSc Artifi cial Intelligence destinations You will need a First, Upper Second or high MSc Big Data and Text Analytics academic fi eld. Students also undertake two Lower Second class honours degree, or n Alcatel Submarine MSc Cloud Computing industrial placements during the programme, equivalent, in computer science, electronic n Bank of Mexico MSc Computer Engineering giving them fi rst-hand industrial experience that will engineering or a related subject. n BT Group MSc Computer Games infl uence their research projects. MSc Embedded Systems n Fujitsu MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics Discover more about our news and research. n IBM Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/csee/research n Oracle MSD, MPhil, PhD Applied Physics n Pfi zer Pharmaceuticals You will need a good honours degree MSD, MPhil, PhD, Integrated PhD* Computer or a Masters degree, or equivalent, in a n QinetiQ Science related subject. A well-developed research n Royal Air Force MSD, MPhil, PhD Computing and Electronic Systems proposal is also essential. n Royal Bank of Scotland MSD, MPhil, PhD Electronics Systems Engineering For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.0 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. * Our Integrated PhD allows you to do a Masters year before Taught embarking on your research. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/compsci Research Ashley Fox u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/compsci-research MSc Advanced Web Popular modules Engineering, 2012 Current research Dr Luca Citi n Advanced Embedded Systems Design “My time at Essex was rewarding and n “Computer science at Essex is not just n Cloud Computing and Systems Artifi cial intelligence unforgettable. The experience and about learning programming languages: n Brain-computer interfaces networking opportunities gave me the n High-level Logic Design it’s a great way to develop problem n Computational intelligence perfect platform to launch my career in the n High Performance Computing solving and analytic skills. Students join n computing industry. The support I received n Intelligent Systems and Robotics Evolutionary computation a vibrant research community and learn was key in advancing my career prospects n Embedded systems fi rst-hand from world experts in cutting- n Machine Learning and Data Mining and employability. In an industry which is n Human-computer interfaces edge computer science and artifi cial n Mobile and Social Application Programming forever changing, the subject material was n intelligence. They enjoy an amazing n Natural Language Engineering Intelligent inhabited environments cutting edge and afforded me a skill set n learning experience and excellent links n Programming Embedded Systems Information retrieval sought-after by countless organisations with industry which give them all fi rst-class n Natural and evolutionary in my fi eld. I often found myself learning n Text Analytics career prospects after graduation.” computation technologies which had not yet been n Natural language engineering adopted by the industry. I now work as n Robotics a software engineer and user interface specialist for the UK Data Archive.” n Software agents and multi-agent systems
68 Computer science Computer science 69 Be prepared – adopting a criminological CRIMINOLOGY imagination will inspire you to see the world in a completely different way. There are few things as exciting as studying crime, criminals and criminal justice. Although there are many different approaches to the subject, at Essex we take a sociological approach. You critique ideas and concepts of justice, punishment and social control. Our courses are contemporary and informed by global theory. You study with other committed, engaged and motivated students, and have the opportunity to attend guest-speaker seminars, events and conferences.
Reasons to study at Essex
We pioneered sociologically 1 informed approaches to criminology Our Criminology Centre draws together leading academics from 2 across the UK
Fact fi le Our experts have taught the sociology of deviance since the 1970s Department of Sociology 3 Colchester Campus Each member of our teaching Academic staff: 7 Taught postgraduates: 9 team is at the cutting edge of their Research postgraduates: 4 4 respective fi eld For all enquiries: Work with staff who write the E [email protected] books, thus gaining both theoretical www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sociology 5 and practical experience
70 Criminology Criminology 71 The dark side of the Olympics “For the are powerful, crimes A team of leading sociologists are conducting research on the 2012 London Olympic Games after those that others commit” being given unprecedented access to the Olympic Noam Chomsky, Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World site, the police in Newham and local communities. Professor Dick Hobbs from Essex has been looking at the policing of crime in the run up, during and after the Our courses Entry requirements Olympics, as well as the broader impact of the Games Taught on local communities. His team are investigating and explaining the emergence of Olympic-related crime MSc Criminology and Socio-legal Research You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Second class honours degree, or and the everyday demands and pressures caused equivalent, in criminology, sociology or a related Graduate MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security by activities such as theft, business fraud, drugs, subject. violence, and night-time economy crime such as destinations Research the sex trade. n Devon and Cornwall Criminal Justice Board PhD Criminology You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in criminology, sociology or a a Discover more about our news and research. n Ministry of Justice related subject. A well-developed research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/criminology/research n Pineland MH/MR/SA PhD Criminology and Socio-legal Research proposal is also essential. n Plymouth University For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not n SCC, IT Group your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall and a minimum of Visit our Course Finder for more information. n UK Power Network 6.0 in all components, or equivalent. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/crim Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/crim-research
Popular modules Deniz Unan n Citizenship, International Migration and Human Current research MA Criminology and Sociology, Rights n Conversation analysis 2010, PhD Sociology n Colonialism, Culture and Human Rights n Criminology and social justice “The Department provides a wonderful, Professor Nigel South n Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and n Culture and media friendly environment for postgraduate “At Essex, studying criminology means Counter-Terrorism study and research. I love the variety of n Economic sociology taking a broader sociological approach n Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal activities such as attending insightful n Ethnicity, migration and rights to crime and justice. We have a friendly Justice Policy conferences. I am particularly interested in n Intimacy and gender team of inspiring teachers, engaging in n Ethnography culture, crime and media studies, research innovative research, and we lead the way n Science in society on citizenship and identity, and qualitative n Formative Debates in Criminology in the area of sociological criminology. We n Social theory and methodology methods. I fi nd people’s perception of n Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Theory take seriously the exploration of ‘crime’ n Survey methodology crime and how it has evolved throughout and ‘criminality’ as sociological concepts, n Organised Crime: Global and Local history a very interesting area of study. I exploring variations across time, place n Sociological Research Design really enjoy becoming more knowledgeable and cultures. We will introduce you to the n Sociology of Human Rights within my fi eld and delivering unique and ‘criminological imagination’ and leave you original work.” thinking about crime and justice in ways you never have before.”
72 Criminology Criminology 73 Financial crisis. Unemployment. ECONOMICS Immigration. Global competition. Economics is concerned with the material wellbeing of human societies. It examines the decisions of individuals, the strategies of fi rms and the policies of governments. Economics at Essex is a home for determined and inquisitive students who like to ask diffi cult questions, break intellectual boundaries and create new solutions to issues of global concern.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are ranked 3rd in the UK for research – work alongside our 1 world-leading researchers We are well-connected with international organisations and 2 fi nancial centres Acquire excellent problem solving Fact fi le and research skills in our lively, Department of Economics 3 international environment Colchester Campus Gain a Dual Degree – one from Academic staff: 45 Taught postgraduates: 76 Essex and a second from the Research postgraduates: 42 4 University of Konstanz in Germany For all enquiries: Our vibrant Economics Society E [email protected] puts you in touch with like-minded www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/economics 5 people
74 Economics Economics 75 Anti-immigration myths “Economists should help the poor, New research by economist Professor Tim Hatton has shown that public opinion on immigration has not make the rich richer” changed little across Europe in the past decade – despite the global recession. His fi ndings dispel the Christopher Pissarides, Nobel Laureate 2010, Essex economics graduate widely-held belief that public opinion on immigration becomes more negative in times of severe recession, Our courses Entry requirements when jobs are scarce. “In fact” explained Professor Taught Hatton, “there seems to be a very mild positive MSc Economics trend in opinion towards immigrants, with a slight Graduate MSc Accounting and Financial Economics setback in the few years following recession.” MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis destinations With the resurgence of right-wing populism more MSc Behavioural Economics n Bank of Italy prominent in northern Europe than the recession- MSc Computational Economics, Financial Markets n Bank of Korea and Policy You will need a First, Upper Second or hit south, this implies that the recent rightward shift n Central Bank of Colombia MSc Economics and Econometrics high Lower Second class honours degree, in political attitudes in Europe may owe more to the n European Central Bank MSc Financial and Business Economics or equivalent, in economics, or a related politics of Euro-scepticism than to a groundswell of MSc Financial Econometrics subject. n International Monetary MSc Financial Economics anti-immigration opinion among the general public. Fund MSc Financial Economics and Econometrics Discover more about our news and research. n London School of MSc International Economics Economics u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/economics/research MSc Management Economics n The Organisation for MSc Money and Banking Economic Co-operation Research and Development MPhil, PhD Economics (3 years) You will need a good honours degree in (OECD) economics and a good Masters degree in n University of Chicago PhD Economics (4 years) economics, or equivalent. n University of Madrid
For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your n University of Melbourne fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/econ Domenico Tabasso Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/econ-research MSc Economics ’06 Popular modules PhD Economics ’11 Professor Marco Francesconi n Behavioural Economics “Essex is internationally renowned for its “Economics is all around us and everything Current research n Economics of Financial Markets economics research. The Department is we do has an economic explanation. n Economics of Organisational Management n Development, migration and well connected around the world and some Every single big issue that we face, from the fi nancial crises and unemployment n Macroeconomics international trade of the best economists come to Essex for n to immigration and global warming, are n Microeconometrics Econometrics seminars, conferences and workshops. key to the economist’s thinking. But why n Equilibrium search and matching After graduating, I became an academic n Microeconomics Essex? With us you will be part of an n researcher and am now a research fellow n Monetary Economics Experimental economics at the University of Melbourne in Australia. exciting, global community of academics n Family economics and behaviour n Theory of Industrial Organisation Having a PhD from Essex has been crucial and students who shape the present and n Industrial organisation n Time Series Econometrics for entering the academic job market.” improve the future. You are encouraged to n n Trade and Development Labour economics ask the tough questions and pioneer new n Macroeconomics courageous solutions.” n Network economics n Political economy
76 Economics Economics 77 Electronics is essential to the modern world ELECTRONICS AND of instant global communication. Today the internet, innovative telecommunications and powerful, TELECOMMUNICATIONS inexpensive computing have all been made possible because of advances in electronics. Our graduates are the people who make what we all use in our daily lives possible. At Essex you fi ne-tune your creativity, your team-working and leadership, and design with the skill and dedication of a professional.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are one of the UK’s leading schools for electronic engineering 1 and telecommunications Be part of our cutting-edge research in networks, pervasive computing, 2 multimedia and optoelectronics Fact fi le Use our exceptional resources and School of Computer Science facilities with well-equipped and and Electronic Engineering state-of-the-art laboratories Colchester Campus 3 Develop the skills demanded by Academic staff: 55 Taught postgraduates: 57 today’s employers – we have strong Research postgraduates: 111 4 links with industry For all enquiries: Join our thriving academic community E ces-gradoffi [email protected] with staff and students from all over www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/csee 5 the world
78 Electronics and telecommunications Electronics and telecommunications 79 Improving wireless networks “Science is a way of thinking much more Dr Gan Zheng from Essex won the 2013 SPS than it is a Signal Processing Letters Best Paper Award from body of knowledge” the IEEE Signal Processing Society for his paper Carl Sagan Collaborative-Relay Beamforming with Perfect CSI: Optimum and Distributed Implementation. The paper proposes novel optimisation techniques for realising Our courses Entry requirements collaborative relaying in a distributed way to extend Taught range and improve throughput of wireless networks. MSc Computer Engineering You will need a First, Upper Second The paper was awarded at the annual IEEE Signal MSc Computer Networks and Security Graduate or high Lower Second class honours Processing fl agship event, ICASSP (International MSc Electronic Engineering destinations degree, or equivalent, in computer science, Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal MSc Multimedia Networking n Alcatel Submarine electronic engineering or a related subject. Processing), held in Florence, Italy, in May 2014. MSc Telecommunication and Information Systems n Bank of Mexico Research Discover more about our news and research. n BT Group MSD, MPhil, PhD Applied Physics You will need a good honours degree n Fujitsu or a Masters degree, or equivalent, in a u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/csee/research MSD, MPhil, PhD Computing and Electronic Systems related subject. A well-developed research n IBM MSD, MPhil, PhD Electronic Systems Engineering proposal is also essential. n Oracle n Pfi zer Pharmaceuticals For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.0 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n QinetiQ Taught n Royal Air Force u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/electel n Royal Bank of Scotland Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/electel-research
Popular modules John Oyekan n Advanced Transport Networks Current research PhD Computing and Electronic n Computer Security n Analogue and digital systems Systems, 2012 Dr Arsenia Chorti n Digital System Processing architectures “Before I started the course, I visited the “Future smart wireless devices will be able n Data communications and n Electronic Systems Design and Integration Colchester Campus and fell in love with to deliver even richer multimedia content networking n IP Networking and Applications the peaceful and beautiful surroundings. at substantially increased speeds. In n Mobile Communications n Design and construction of The people were very friendly and Essex parallel, the increasing deployment of large ultrafast systems for Terahertz scale and decentralised networks such n Network Security was one of the few universities that studies as the Clouds, the Smart Grid, sensor and n Networking Principles offered robotics. During my studies I really n Human-computer interfaces enjoyed working with my fellow students ad hoc networks will transform the lives n Theory of Signals and Systems n Mixed reality on projects and collaborating with other of millions of people. At Essex, we give n Transmission Systems you the opportunity to choose from a wide n Optical and semiconductor researchers. I now work in the product range of modules on cutting-edge topics, devices research and development department at such as telecommunications, multimedia, n Radio, radar and electromagnetics Lysanda, a young start-up company that produces devices that help reduce CO2 smart systems and cloud computing.” n Semiconductors: theory and emissions from cars.” experiment n Signal processing n THz spectroscopy of molecules
80 Electronics and telecommunications Electronics and telecommunications 81 In our era of global communication, more people speak English than ever before. It is ENGLISH the language of the internet, of science and medicine, of international business and politics. When you study language you open the door to a whole new world. LANGUAGE Our English language courses will provide you with a deep understanding of the structure and uses of this century’s global language. Ambitious students who are curious about language and its relationship to the world fi nd their home at Essex.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our research is ranked 4th in the UK – work alongside internationally 1 recognised scholars
You gain hands-on practice in the 2 analysis and description of English
Fact fi le Specialise in a range of areas in the Department of Language and study of English language or teaching Linguistics 3 Colchester Campus Be part of our thriving research Academic staff: 23 Taught postgraduates: 38 culture by engaging in supervised Research postgraduates: 64 4 linguistic research For all enquiries: E [email protected] Present your own work in student-led conferences and working papers www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling 5
82 English language English language 83 “The more we know about English the more Textbooks play a central role chance we have of whether we are advertisers, English Language Teaching (ELT) textbooks play a success, central role in TEFL classes, and in many contexts politicians, priests, journalists, doctors or lawyers” constitute the syllabus the teacher is expected to follow. However, more needs to be known about David Crystal, Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (1995) how teachers use them, how effective they are, and how they come to be written. Dr Nigel Harwood has Our courses Entry requirements brought together an international group of teachers Taught and textbook writers to present a state-of-the-art MA English Language and Linguistics survey of ELT textbooks in English Language MA English Language and Literature* You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Graduate Teaching Textbooks: Content, Consumption, destinations MA Teaching English as a Foreign Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a Production (2013). Language/Teaching English to Speakers related subject. n Bell Language School of Other Languages (TEFL/TESOL) Discover more about our news and research. n Blackwater Housing Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling/research Association PhD English Language Teaching You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, n British Council in a related subject. A well-developed research n Essex County Council PhD Linguistics proposal is also essential. n Home Offi ce For all our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we n Oxford University Press require IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. For research Visit our Course Finder for more information. n Sainsbury’s degrees we require IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. Taught * For MA English Language and Literature, we require IELTS 7.0 n Surrey County Council u overall and 6.5 in writing, or equivalent. www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/english n University of East Anglia Research n UN Relief Agency u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/eng-research
Popular modules Amy Walker n English Phonology Current research MA TESOL, 2011 n English Syntax n Computer-assisted language Dr Bojana Petric “I was given a high level of support, n Foundations of Computer Assisted Language learning especially from my lecturers who were “Studying the English language at Learning n Conversation analysis both encouraging and inspiring. Working Essex means exploring it from a range n Foundations of English for Specifi c Purposes n English for academic purposes with students from a range of different of different yet equally fascinating n Language Learning n English for specifi c purposes teaching backgrounds was also very perspectives. You will analyse the system n Phonetics n English morphology insightful. Studying theory and then putting of English sounds, structures and meanings. You will investigate how English n Second Language Vocabulary: Learning, Teaching n English phonology it into practice helped me a lot in my varies geographically and socially. You will and Use n English syntax current teaching job at the International Academy. I now have the skills in place explore what people do with English: how n Teaching English to Young Learners: Principles and n Language learning in the to enable me to critically refl ect upon my we process and produce it, how children Practice classroom teaching, and I have become much more acquire it, and how speakers of other n Teaching Practice n Language teaching methodology effective at my job.” languages learn to communicate in it. n Varieties of English n Writing skills Our approach is to introduce you to these topics through discussions, presentations and mini research projects. At Essex you learn through discovery.”
84 English language English language 85 ENTREPRENEURSHIP Go beyond the basics of business to develop a unique entrepreneurial mindset. We live and work in a business world which is constantly changing and evolving. At Essex Business School, you gain the skills needed to respond creatively and effectively. Our courses explore enterprise, new venture creation and innovative growth in all sectors. We offer both an interdisciplinary and critical examination of business formation and development from a range of perspectives, such as international business, innovation management and marketing.
Reasons to study at Essex
Work with world-renowned lecturers to gain in-depth understanding of 1 theory and practice Develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills to start up and grow 2 new international ventures Fact fi le Create effective business plans with Essex Business School a view to starting your own business Southend Campus 3 or social enterprise Academic staff: 14 Taught postgraduates: 81 Study innovation management and Research postgraduates: 33 product development to stand out Postgraduate community: 408 4 among competitors For all enquiries: E [email protected] We work closely with businesses and industry leaders to create the www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 entrepreneurs of the future
86 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 87 “You don’t learn to walk by following rules – you The competitive edge Essex is at the forefront of the UK’s Big Data learn by doing and falling over” Network, and we have recently established a new Data Research Centre for Smart Analytics. The Centre Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder makes data that is routinely collected by business and local government organisations accessible to academics as a national resource, so that they can Our courses Entry requirements undertake outstanding research in the social sciences Taught in ways that safeguard individual identity. With MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation the right analytics, big data can give both large Graduate MSc Global Project Management You will need a First, Upper Second or and small organisations the competitive edge by MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship high Lower Second class honours degree, destinations helping them improve their business decisions. It MSc Organisation Studies and International or equivalent. n Electrolux can also offer insight into how they can expand. Human Resource Management n Financial Ombudsman You will need a Bachelors degree or at Postgraduate Certifi cate in New Venture Creation Service least two years’ work experience. Discover more about our news and research. n Royal Bank of Scotland Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs/research You will need a good Masters degree, n Western Union PhD Business Administration or equivalent, in a related subject. A Many of our students also well-developed research proposal is also MSD, MPhil, PhD Entrepreneurship develop their own start-up essential. businesses. For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, then we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/entre Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/entre-research Janja Trstenjak MSc International Business Dr Jun Li Popular modules and Entrepreneurship, 2011 “I found Essex to be a life-changing “Studying entrepreneurship at Essex n Business Analytics for Managers and Entrepreneurs Current research experience. I had the opportunity to live means joining a community of budding n Comprehensive Business Plan n Ageing population and third-age and work in a multinational environment, student entrepreneurs. We also have entrepreneurship n Creating and Managing the New and and develop my teamwork and leadership a long-standing enterprising culture. Entrepreneurial Organisation n Chinese entrepreneurship skills. My fellow students and I had the Working with us, you develop a global n Global Supply Chain and Operations Management n Entrepreneurship in developing opportunity to express our ideas through perspective of entrepreneurship and n Innovation Management countries challenging coursework, as well as acquire transferable skills of critical n International Business and Strategy n Ethical entrepreneurship guest lecturers, seminars, and visits to thinking, creative problem-solving and the ability to spot and exploit business n International Business Plan n Government policy and businesses. The overwhelming support entrepreneurship and advice from my lecturers helped opportunities applicable to start-up as n Managerial Economics well as the workplace. Our courses are n Industrial clusters and fi rm me immensely with my further career n Social Entrepreneurship founded on world-leading research and at performance decisions.” n Theories and Practice of Entrepreneurship Essex Business School you are positioned n Innovation and intellectual to take advantage of our extensive links property with business mentors through the n Supply chains and operations platforms of our lively Student Enterprise n Small fi rm innovation Society and industrial placements.” n Technology and entrepreneurship
88 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 89 Making and analysing fi lm is about seeing the world through your own unique lens. FILM At Essex we have a proven track record of putting theory into practice. Whether your focus is critical or creative, whether you’re starting out in the fi eld or STUDIES looking for a career refresher, our courses are your ideal next step, providing everything you need to make the most of your love of fi lm in the fast-growing UK creative industries sector.
Reasons to study at Essex
Work with internationally recognised academics and award-winning 1 professional practitioners Take advantage of our exceptional range of teaching and research 2 expertise Fact fi le Our close industry links enable Department of Literature, Film, you to attend master classes, paid and Theatre Studies 3 internships and work placements Colchester Campus Use our HD fi lm equipment and Academic staff: 7 Taught postgraduates: 5 state-of-the-art editing facilities, as Research postgraduates: 8 4 well as our broad fi lm collections For all enquiries: Come along to our cinema for E [email protected] screenings with guest directors www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts 5 discussing recent work
90 Film studies Film studies 91 “It is not suffi cient to compare the great directors The afterlife of cinema A new book edited by Essex academics looks at of the cinema with painters, architects or musicians. They must also be how the development of cinema has infl uenced the way we think about and perceive the world. Dr Karin
compared with thinkers” Littau and Dr Jeffrey Geiger’s Cinematicity in Media Gilles Deleuze History looks at the broader histories and implications of “fi lmic” ways of representing and experiencing the
Our courses Entry requirements Gilles Deleuze world. Dr Geiger said: “We’re interested in the way Taught that fi lm in the age of the so-called death of cinema MA Film Studies You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Second has an afterlife in the world of computer gaming, Career destinations MA Film and Literature class honours degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. digital cinema, television, other arts and other Research media. Film is no longer limited to the traditional n Academia or teaching You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a n Administration within the PhD Film Studies idea of celluloid projected on a screen in front of related subject. Applicants may be accepted on the basis creative industries an audience. We watch fi lms on mobile phones of an outstanding honours degree. A well-developed n Archivists PhD Film Studies (Creative Practice) research proposal is also essential. and computers, and we stream video on devices. n Cinema and fi lm festival For all our courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst This book is geared to how those forms of viewing administration Visit our Course Finder for more information. language, we require IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.5 in writing, or equivalent. are still, in a sense, cinematic.” n Events coordination Taught n Film production u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/fi lm Discover more about our news and research. n Freelance journalism or u Research www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts/research writing u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/fi lm-research n Research n Screenwriting for the creative market Current research n TV and radio production n Adaptation and translation Popular modules n African cinemas and Nollywood n Adaptation n Animated fi lm n Advanced Film Production and Industry Masterclass n Bollywood Tom Waters, PhD Film Studies n Documentary and the Avant-Garde in Film and n Cinemas of the Middle East “Essex is an amazing place to study. The Nic Blower, Lecturer and Video n Cinemas of the Pacifi c region multidisciplinary nature at Essex appealed to me as there are experts in fi lm theory, Filmmaker n Film and Video Production Workshop n Film and gender practical fi lmmaking, scriptwriting, narrative, “Film practice at Essex focuses on n Issues in Film Theory and History n Film ethics and images of atrocity drama and creative writing all in one place. exploring your creativity in an engaging n Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis n Film, history and social change If you are willing to put in the work, open and nurturing environment. We examine n Women FiImmakers n Histories of the book and fi lm to new ideas and enjoy talking to people fi lmmaking through academic frameworks, n Modernist and postmodernist from different backgrounds, then it can be generating intelligent and original work aesthetics a really mind-expanding experience. The that aims to challenge, question and n Race and ethnicity in US people in my Department are intelligent, move beyond the norm. You’ll have the literature, fi lm, and television committed, creative, politically-engaged freedom to devise, shoot and edit your n Silent cinema and generally fun to be around. There is a fi lms to a professional standard, working culture in the Department where anyone exclusively with high-defi nition cameras n Studio and independent can talk to anyone else on an equal level.” and AVID editing systems. At Essex, under low/no-budget US fi lmmaking the supervision of industry and academic n World and transnational cinemas specialists, you will realise your artistic visions and together we will open a space for your distinctive voice to be heard.”
92 Film studies Film studies 93 Stay at the forefront of practice with the HEALTH: latest developments as a qualifi ed health or social care professional. Maintain your practice PROFESSIONAL registration by engaging in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at Essex. We offer a broad range of learning opportunities that can be adapted to suit DEVELOPMENT your professional needs, including workshops, bespoke learning, credit-bearing modules and degree pathways.
Reasons to study at Essex
Receive up-to-the-minute training 1 by experts in the fi eld Our adaptable, bespoke CPD courses have been created to suit 2 your professional role Fact fi le We offer both on-site and off-site School of Health and training to enable you to fi t your Human Sciences study around your work and life Colchester and Southend 3 campuses Designed to equip you with the Academic staff: 98 knowledge and skills to enhance Modular CPD students: 342 4 the service in which you work For all enquiries: E [email protected] We offer an extensive range of learning opportunities www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5
94 Health: professional development Health: professional development 95 “Unless you try to do something beyond what you Understanding service users Former UK Government spin doctor, Alistair have already mastered, you will never grow” Campbell, recently explained to health professionals what it was really like to be a service user. He was a Ronald E. Osborn guest speaker at the fi rst of four high profi le events organised by our School of Health and Human Sciences and commissioned by Health Education Our courses What do you gain from this? East of England. Organisations taking part included Modular MIND, Healthwatch Essex, Breakthrough, MNDA, Advance your knowledge base and clinical skills. Diabetes UK, and Asthma UK. PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice Become actively involved in research and the Graduate advancement of practice in your fi eld. Discover more about our news and research. destinations Broaden your understanding of health sciences, u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/research n Armed forces PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice – legal and ethical frameworks, and health care n Business End of Life Care policy to enhance your own professional practice. n NHS, working directly Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice – with service users, their become a case manager for people with long- Long Term Conditions carers and care systems term and complex conditions. n Police Gain a broad and critical understanding of the key n Prison and probation concepts underlying mental health care, and apply PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice – services your understanding of clinical health sciences, Mental Health n Private practice legal and ethical frameworks, and health care n Research and education policies to your practice. PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice – Obtain the research skills to develop work-based n Social care Respiratory Care projects and ideas for your day-to-day practice. Enhance your management skills and build PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care your knowledge base through practice-based Management interprofessional learning and research. Acquire advanced skills in teaching and PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Health Care Practice – assessing students in a medical and clinical Nia Fortuna Medical and Clinical Education (MaCE) practice context. MSc Health Care Practice PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Advanced Learn how to assess and manage patients with a “I currently hold the position of Sister Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice range of musculoskeletal conditions beyond your in Critical Care at Colchester General Vikki-Jo Scott PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc Advanced normal scope of practice. Hospital. Studying at Essex helped me Head of School Musculoskeletal Assessment (Imaging) reconsider my practice as a nurse; I evaluate things differently and can now “There is an increasing demand for a Visit our Course Finder for more information. provide a better standard of patient care multi-skilled workforce who can deliver u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs-cpd as a result. I studied over four years which effective care with the minimum of Popular modules allowed me to fi t the course around a interventions across health and social care. n Evidence-based Practice for Clinical This means that professionals engage We offer a wide variety of modules that you full-time role. I loved studying at Essex and Decision Making in Continuing Professional Development can take throughout the year. Here is a small I’m sure the course will benefi t my future n Mentorship Preparation (CPD) to support their personal and sample of some you could take either as nursing career. I enjoyed working with n Musculoskeletal Assessment and professional development, including a stand-alone courses or as part of one of our the lecturers who were very helpful and Ultrasound higher level of skill acquisition, research modular degree pathways. supportive. I would defi nitely recommend n Pharmacological Management of studying at Essex.” and analytical ability. These are all vital for n Applying and Using Learning in Practice Diabetes current practice within health and social care professions.” n Dementia Care n Work-based Learning
96 Health: professional development Health: professional development 97 Our multi-disciplinary research addresses local, national, and international issues relating HEALTH: to health and social care policy and practice. A doctoral- level award from Essex enables you to develop applied research skills and advance practice in your fi eld. Our RESEARCH supportive team has international experience and they work collaboratively with service users and external organisations, giving you access to cutting-edge teaching and research.
Our courses Reasons to study at Essex Professional Doctorates Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology We are ranked 1st in the Health Care Education UK for our research quality Health Services Management 1 Nursing Occupational Therapy We work with partnership Physiotherapy organisations to share and Social Care Education develop skills and research Social Care Practice Management 2 Social Services Management Our research has a direct Research degrees MPhil, PhD Applied Psychology impact on national and DClinPsych Clinical Psychology local health care MA, MPhil, PHD Health and Organisational 3 Research Financial scholarships MSc Health Research are available and include MSD, MPhil, PhD Health Studies MSD, MPhil, PhD Nursing Studies 4 internship opportunities MSD, MPhil, PhD Occupational Therapy Fact fi le MSD, MPhil, PhD Physiotherapy Our professional doctorates MSD, MPhil, PhD Public Health School of Health and Human can be fl exibly studied over MSD, MPhil, PhD Social Policy Sciences four to seven years MSD, MPhil, PhD Speech and Language Colchester and Southend 5 Therapy campuses Research postgraduates: 79 Visit our website to fi nd out more about our Professional Doctorates, research For all enquiries: degrees and their entry requirements: E [email protected] Professional Doctorates u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/pd www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs Research degrees u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/research
98 Health: research Health: research 99 Who are we and how does our world work? History teaches us to think critically to fi nd HISTORY answers to these profound questions. It is a creative discipline which requires both an active imagination and a passion for the truth – for setting the record straight. History asks us to question existing accounts of what we remember and how things happened. At Essex our teaching and research is rooted in contemporary debate informed by theoretical questions, but our historical reach is far and wide. Our highly supportive team, exciting mix of students and fi rst-class learning resources ensure you have the best experience of studying history.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our research is ranked 2nd in the UK and we score consistently highly 1 for student satisfaction Plot your own intellectual journey through the past by choosing from a 2 wide range of regions and periods Work alongside our internationally- Fact fi le renowned historians whose Department of History 3 enthusiasm for history is infectious Colchester Campus Join a large postgraduate community Academic staff: 23 Taught postgraduates: 23 that actively contributes to our Research postgraduates: 30 4 research For all enquiries: Our fl agship postgraduate E [email protected] conference enables you to fi nd www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/history 5 your critical voice
100 History History 101 Girl power “Even the are not safe from dead Dr Amanda Wilkinson, Research Fellow in the Department of History, was recently interviewed on the enemy if he wins” BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ about her work on the 1901 Census. Amanda explained how her Walter Benjamin, Theses on the Philosophy of History research demonstrates that Victorian women were frequently the main breadwinner for their families, Our courses Entry requirements and discussed how this challenges commonly-held Taught stereotypes about Victorian women and their MA History You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower working and family lives. Cultural and Social History pathway Graduate Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in history Local and Regional History pathway Discover more about our news and research. destinations or a related subject. Public History pathway u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/history/research n Brown University, USA Postgraduate Certifi cate in History n Deloitte Cultural and Social History pathway You will need at least a Second Class honours degree, n Department for Work and Local and Regional History pathway or equivalent, in history or a related subject. Pensions Public History pathway Research n Essex County Council n HM Prison Service You will need at least an Upper Second class honours MA by Dissertation History degree or equivalent, in history or a related subject. n Kam Todner Solicitors n KPMG You will need a Masters degree in history or a related n Southend Museum MPhil, PhD History subject. A well-developed research proposal is also essential. n Thomson Reuters n UniQuest, University of For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 7.0 or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. Queensland Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hist Research Popular modules u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hist-research Helen Kemp n Approaches to Cultural and Social History PhD History n Gender in Early Modern Europe Dr David Rundle Current research “A PhD was the logical progression from n Illness and Culture in 18th and 19th Century Europe my studies. I wanted the opportunity “There are three cornerstones to studying n Chinese and South Asian history n Legacies of War, Holocaust, Occupation and to immerse myself in full-time study; history at Essex. Firstly there’s fl exibility n Class formation Collaboration in Post-1945 Europe something that I’d not been in a position – you can choose from a sizeable list of n Patterns of Victorian Life: Reconstructing n Consumption history to do before. I love the freedom to pursue modules and you will fi nd supervisors Nineteenth Century Communities n Gender relations my own interests, to be creative and to willing to work with you on a wide n Public History Workshop n Holocaust studies work within an intellectually stimulating range of dissertation topics. Secondly, it’s cutting edge – we have academics n Race and Class in Britain, South Africa and the n Oral history environment. I enjoy the balance between who are leading the way in subjects like United States n Popular movements the solitary peace and focus of archival and library investigation, and thought-provoking global history and public history. Thirdly, n Slavery in the Atlantic World, 1450s-1880s n Public history interaction with colleagues. I have applied and underpinning all of this, studying n The Cold War and the Remaking of British n Race and ethnicity history at Essex means you’ll be part of Citizenship, 1945-89 to become a Graduate Teaching Assistant n Social and cultural history at Essex, which provides experience and our genuinely friendly community. We’re n The Making of Consumer Culture: Britain, leads to a teaching qualifi cation.” looking forward to welcoming you to our 1780-1960 Department.”
102 History History 103 Human rights have no borders or boundaries. At Essex we are concerned with confronting and HUMAN overcoming oppression and discrimination around the world. We enjoy a worldwide reputation for research, teaching and practice, and our pioneering staff hold RIGHTS prestigious positions within the UN. Our courses are informed by our unique interdisciplinary perspective which gives you a deep and critical knowledge of human rights and their practical application.
Reasons to study at Essex
Our Human Rights Centre is the UK’s leading centre for the study of 1 international human rights Study an unrivalled range of modules enabling you to focus on the areas of 2 human rights that interest you most Join one of the largest and most Fact fi le effective human rights alumni Human Rights Centre 3 networks in the world Colchester Campus We are an international and Academic staff: 4 Taught postgraduates: 40 multicultural community with an Research postgraduates: 14 4 active human rights society For all enquiries: We have global impact – our E [email protected] pioneering staff hold prestigious www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hrc 5 UN positions
104 Human rights Human rights 105 “To deny people their human rights is to The right to education We have a long tradition of excellence and impact challenge their humanity” in upholding human rights. Our Human Rights Society marked International Human Rights Day in Nelson Mandela December 2013 by organising a series of events. Graduate The focus was on the right to education in areas destinations of confl ict and included panel discussions with key n Amnesty International Our courses experts, fi lm screenings and a fundraising dinner. Secretariat Current research We offer a selection of taught courses and research The week culminated in our students writing the n British Foreign and degrees for human rights. Visit our website which n Commonwealth Offi ce Business and human rights articles of the Universal Declaration of Human will give you up-to-date information on the range n Citizenship and democracy n Greenpeace of courses on offer for 2015 entry and their entry Rights on the Colchester Campus’ iconic concrete n Civil and political rights n Human Rights Watch requirements. squares in chalk. n Cultural diversity n International Rescue u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hrc n Detention and rights of prisoners Discover more about our news and research. Committee n Development and human rights u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hrc/research n Oxfam Popular modules n Economic, social and cultural n Save the Children n Business and Human Rights rights n UK Government n Contemporary Issues in Human Rights and Cultural n Ethnicity Department for Diversity n Gender and human rights International Development n n European Convention on Human Rights n Health and human rights United Nations Development Programme n Foundations of Economic, Social and Cultural n Indigenous peoples’ rights n United Nations Offi ce of Rights n International law of armed confl ict n the High Commissioner for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Theory n Minorities Teona Aslanishvili Human Rights n Human Rights and Development n New technologies and human MA Theory and Practice of n Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in rights Human Rights, 2010 Africa n Philosophical foundations of “The robust and unique multidisciplinary n Protection of Minorities in International Law human rights Lorna McGregor understanding of human rights I gained n Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights n Psychosocial perspectives on at Essex has been instrumental in Director of Centre n Right Skills for Human Rights Professionals human rights advancing my career. Upon returning to “We have taught human rights for thirty n Refugees and displaced persons Georgia, my home country, I held a number years. Every year, our students receive Auro Fraser n Regional human rights of consultancy positions with Deloitte an extremely rich and special experience. n Consulting/USAID, EveryChild UK, Human They learn with experts in the theory and LLM International Human Rights Law, Torture Dynamics, and the ILO, working on juvenile practice of human rights and join a large 2005 n Women’s rights justice, child and youth participation, cohort of students from across the world, “Not a month passes where I don’t remember, apply and youth unemployment. A year after many of whom have experience working in and build on the excellent technical legal knowledge graduation I was offered a job with human rights. You have many opportunities in human rights law I gained at Essex. It has allowed UNICEF as a child protection offi cer. More to engage in research and practical me to address the human rights challenges I have recently I have been working with UNICEF human rights projects and conferences, faced with confi dence, rigour and creativity. The staff Myanmar in Yangon as a child protection participate in our Human Rights Clinic and are highly dedicated and there is a very committed specialist, heading UNICEF’s justice for attend trips to Geneva and Kosovo. By student-orientated learning environment. I’ve held children work.” choosing to study human rights at Essex, several positions with UN OHCHR Colombia since you are choosing to become a life-long 2009, where I and my colleagues have innovated member of a close network of alumni who new methodologies for security sector reform from a are leaders in their fi eld.” human rights perspective, which have been refl ected in UN documents at the highest level.”
106 Human rights Human rights 107 We have a thriving student community from INTERNATIONAL all over the world offering a stimulating, diverse and supportive learning environment. Our pre-Masters Graduate Diplomas provide an enriching entry route to ACADEMY a Masters degree, helping you develop the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed on your course.
Reasons to study at Essex
International student welfare is at 1 the heart of everything we do Our English language modules support you and develop your skills 2 and knowledge Our courses provide an excellent preparation route into a wide range Fact fi le of Masters degrees International Academy 3 Colchester Campus Successful completion of our Academic staff: 52 courses guarantees you entry to your Taught postgraduates: 57 4 chosen Masters degree For all enquiries: Benefi t from being a member of both E [email protected] the International Academy and the www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ia 5 department of your subject area
108 International Academy International Academy 109 Key modules is central to Internationalism English for Academic Purposes provides the core English language and study skills you need for successful who we are and what we do” postgraduate study. We want to make sure you are as confi dent as possible in using your English skills at Essex. Professor Anthony Forster, Vice-Chancellor Critical Thinking helps develop your abilities to think Our courses critically about your subject. It is a necessary skill to We offer a wide range of courses which allow you Entry requirements succeed in an academic environment. to progress onto a related Masters degree. Our You require a good fi rst degree with Research Methods examines varieties of both pre-Masters Graduate Diplomas include: a minimum of Lower Second Class Honours or equivalent. Alternatively qualitative and quantitative research methods, along with n Accounting you require a three-year higher theoretical enquiry, to explore the methods required to n Applied Linguistics* education qualifi cation from a conduct your own independent research. n Art History recognised institution, minimum of n Biotechnology Lower Second Class Honours, or You will also study a number of modules from your chosen n Computer Science equivalent. department to give you a taste of what to expect when n Economics * For Applied Linguistics, History you move onto your Masters degree. n Electronic Engineering and Politics you need a minimum Visit our Course Finder for a full list of available modules. n Entrepreneurship of a Third Class Honours degree or u n European Union Law equivalent. www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/coursefi nder n Finance For applicants whose native n History* language is not English, a minimum n International Business Law score of IELTS 5.5 is required, n International Commercial Law with 5.5 in every component, or n International Trade Law equivalent. In order to progress n Management onto our MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation course, you are required n Philosophy to have a minimum score of IELTS n Politics* 6.0, with 5.5 in every component, or n Psychoanalytic Studies equivalent. n Psychosocial Studies Ozge Karakale Graduate Diploma in Our pre-Masters Graduate Diplomas consist of the Visit our Course Finder for more information. English for Academic Purposes and academic skills Psychological Studies Dr Nilüfer Demirkan-Jones u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ia-courses modules, as well as subject-specifi c modules in your with English for Academic “Studying in the International Academy area. We also offer a Graduate Certifi cate in English Purposes, 2012 equips you with a solid foundation of both for Academic Purposes, which requires you to have “I came to Essex because it was one of academic and English language skills, to a relevant Bachelors degree and a minimum IELTS the very few universities in the UK which support your learning in your chosen fi eld score of 5.5, if English is not your fi rst language. offered excellent preparation for Masters of study. We have a wide range of courses study. The International Academy provided that give you the unique experience of me with the best opportunity to develop studying within your chosen department, my academic and English language skills. alongside our excellent English language Essex defi nitely enabled me to decide teaching staff. We ensure that you what I wanted to do with my future career. experience a seamless transition into your Studying with the International Academy chosen area of postgraduate study.” helped me fi nd my way in life.”
110 International Academy International Academy 111 We work on issues of global importance LATI N such as indigenous rights, transitional justice and environmental sustainability. At Essex we have been committed to the study of Latin America AMERICAN since 1964 when our founding Vice-Chancellor, Sir Albert Sloman, declared the need ‘to dispel prevailing prejudice and ignorance of the region’. Much of this AND prejudice and ignorance still exists but our vibrant community of staff, students, alumni and artists CARIBBEAN challenge it on a daily basis. STUDIES Reasons to study at Essex
We have the only university collection of art from Latin America 1 in Europe We have one of the best collections of books and journals on Latin 2 America and the Caribbean in Europe Study abroad in Latin America Fact fi le and the US, where you have the opportunity to do an internship Centre for Latin American and 3 Caribbean Studies Colchester Campus We have more than 130 students from Latin America at Essex Academic members: 30 4 For all enquiries: E [email protected] Take advantage of our generous scholarships in partnership with www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/clacs 5 Santander Universities and ISLAA
112 Latin American and Caribbean studies Latin American and Caribbean studies 113 “The collection at Essex is undoubtedly a resource of Celebrating Chile Our Latin America Week is an event that brings national and international importance” together staff and students from across the University to focus on a particular country or Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate, and Essex honorary graduate theme in the region, with the aim of sharing and Graduate destinations developing interdisciplinary research. The Centre n Government (including was founded in 1968 to stimulate ‘high-quality Our courses Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile research and genuine collaboration between Latin and Mexico) While we do not currently offer Masters courses or Current research American scholars and their British counterparts’, n Higher education research degrees in Latin American and Caribbean n Capoeira and martial arts of the as well as developing institutional links. Members (as researchers and studies, some of our departments offer specialised Black Atlantic of our Centre for Latin American and Caribbean academics) postgraduate modules in this fi eld and you have the n Caribbean English-based Creole n Human Rights Centre, opportunity to undertake postgraduate dissertations languages (especially Jamaican) Studies continue to realise this founding vision, as and doctoral research in this area with supervision Diego Portales, Chile n Caribbean literatures demonstrated by the focus in the fi rst Latin America from our expert staff. n Inter-American Court of n Collecting and curating art from Week in November 2013 on the 40th anniversary Human Rights, San José, Visit our Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Latin America of the coup in Chile and the University’s long Costa Rica Studies website for more information on the research n Contemporary poetry engagement with the country. n Museum of Modern Art, our staff are doing. n Development of capitalism New York u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/clacs Discover more about our news and events. n Globalisation n OHCHR, Colombia u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/clacs/events n Haitian-Dominican relations in n Private sector jobs (Brazil, literature and the arts Chile, Mexico) Popular modules n Indigenous identities and n Reuters, Brasília n Collecting Art from Latin America mobilisation n UK Trade and Investment n Colonialism, Culture and Human Rights n Inter-American system of human n United Nations, New York n Human Rights, International Relations and rights Diplomacy n Interdisciplinary approaches to art Stefanie Kogler n Inter-American System of Human Rights from Latin America MA Curating Latin American n Theories of International Relations n International human rights and Art, 2012 n Transitional Justice transitional justice n Latin American human rights and PhD Art History and Theory Dr Joanne Harwood the politics of development “Essex is the only place to offer study “Our experts, from a range of disciplines, n Law – constitutional, public opportunities in depth, with established have particular strengths in the humanities, international, and legal theory scholars in the fi eld. I enjoyed the human rights and social sciences; n Peasant rebellions and popular fl exibility of my Masters course and the strengths that are refl ected in the largely Michelle Bachelet culture opportunities it provided me to become contemporary holdings of ESCALA. The President of Chile n Political economy of globalisation involved with the Essex Collection of Collection’s 750 artworks and our library’s Art from Latin America (ESCALA), thus 100,000 books and journals give you a “The University of Essex presented me n Postcolonial studies gaining invaluable fi rst-hand experience in unique combination of resources on Latin with a Doctor Honoris Causa degree in n Slavery in the Atlantic world working with artworks, art collections and America and the Caribbean, which is an 2008, uniting my own personal history n The African diaspora in the professionals. I was awarded a scholarship increasingly important part of the world.” with the University’s service to so many Americas by Essex to do a PhD, so I’m continuing Chileans who over the years have been n The indigenous in colonial, what I am most passionate about.” welcomed to the Colchester Campus to modern and contemporary Latin study, teach and research.” America art n Theories and practices of social movements
114 Latin American and Caribbean studies Latin American and Caribbean studies 115 What is the meaning of justice? How is society regulated and how can you change it? LAW At Essex we teach the law that matters. Our approach is global in outlook, based on justice and rooted in real- world experience. Our international community and interdisciplinary approach enriches your legal education by developing insights into justice around the world and learning from other disciplines and legal traditions. Our study of law has a solid basis in practical experience as well as academic theory. You learn to analyse the law and apply it in context – law never operates in a vacuum. And law needs good lawyers.
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Our staff work with the UN and governments enabling you to learn 1 from senior lawyers Mix legal theory with preparation for professional practice – gain the skills 2 needed for industry Focus on cutting-edge law Fact fi le and technology – develop your School of Law 3 knowledge in a wide range of areas Colchester Campus We have an international reputation, Academic staff: 40 Taught postgraduates: 140 fi rst-class resources and we focus on Research postgraduates: 68 4 rigorous academic standards For all enquiries: Take an active role in clinics and E [email protected] projects, preparing policy documents www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/law 5 and contributing to briefs
116 Law Law 117 Rising above the competition “Where the ends, law Essex students made it to the fi nal stages of the international humanitarian law competition recently tyranny begins” organised by the International Committee of the Henry Fielding Red Cross. The Jean-Pictet Competition offers a unique learning experience through armed confl ict simulation. Our team put theory into practice to Our courses become co-winners of the English-speaking round of Current research We offer a selection of taught courses and research the competition and made it to the international fi nal degrees for law. Visit our website which will give you n Economic, social and cultural held in Portugal. The competition sees students taking up-to-date information on the range of courses on rights on the parts of military offi cers, representatives of the offer for 2015 entry and our entry requirements. n European law u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/law n International business law Red Cross, armed rebels, human rights organisations n International commercial law and government lawyers. Popular modules n International human rights and Discover more about our news and research. humanitarian law n Data Protection u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/law/research n International human rights law n EU Company Law n International trade law n International Commercial Dispute Resolution n Internet law n International Criminal Law n International Human Rights: Law, Institutions and Practice n International Law of Armed Confl ict Graduate destinations n International Sales Contracts and Carriage of Goods n n Legal Aspects of Electronic Commercial Amnesty International Transactions Secretariat n n Marine Insurance British Foreign and Commonwealth Offi ce n Public International Trade Law n Human Rights Watch Levent Kurt n International Rescue Albert Avdiu Committee LLM European Union Law, 2008 Dr Marios Koutsias LLM European Union Law, 2008 n Kosovon Judicial Council “Studying at Essex means joining an “My main reasons for choosing to n The Public Law Project “I am incredibly proud of my LLM from intellectually dynamic, international and study at Essex were the wide choice Essex. I am now a judge in the Ministry n Turkish Directorate diverse community. The School generates of modules and the quality of lecturers. of Justice in the International Law and General for International endless opportunities to debate, enter Since graduating I have been working Foreign Relations Department in Turkey, Law and Foreign moots, undertake work with the Law Clinic on US-donated projects assisting acting as Deputy General Director. Having Relations and think about law in its wider historical newly-emerged rule of law institutions a well-respected degree from Essex n Turkish Ministry of Justice and societal context. Our lively and critical in Kosovo. In 2011 I was appointed was one of the main reasons for my n United Nations Economic approach enhances the skills required for Director of the Kosovo Judicial Council appointment. Some former colleagues and Financial Department legal practise. Our well-connected legal Secretariat, which is an entity in charge recommended Essex to me and when I n scholars, energetic international student of management and administration of the United Nations Offi ce of came to Colchester I enjoyed the lovely community and proximity to London make courts system. Despite the challenges, we the High Commissioner and peaceful surroundings. It was a studying at Essex a unique experience.” will continue our efforts to strengthen the for Human Rights fantastic place to study and gain the skills independence, accountability, transparency I needed to succeed in law.” and effi ciency of the justice system.”
118 Law Law 119 Everything starts with language. LINGUISTICS It is fundamental to our thought, our relationships and our civilisations. Through language we transmit knowledge and get things done, from inviting someone for a coffee to settling global political disputes. We are one of the largest and most prestigious language and linguistics departments in the world, a place where talented students become part of an academic community that undertakes the highest proportion of world-leading research in the UK. Whichever degree you choose, you will acquire knowledge, and learn analytical and practical skills that will serve you well throughout life.
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We are ranked 4th in the UK for our research quality – be part of our 1 thriving research culture Work with internationally-renowned scholars – their books dominate the 2 reading lists at other universities Fact fi le We provide you with thorough Department of Language and training in the methods for studying Linguistics language Colchester Campus 3 Engage in supervised linguistic Academic staff: 23 Taught postgraduates: 27 research, with the opportunity to Research postgraduates: 47 4 present your work to your peers For all enquiries: Take the opportunity to study with E [email protected] us and learn a new foreign language www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling 5 alongside your degree for free
120 Linguistics Linguistics 121 “To understand our humanity we must understand The age of language learning There has been much recent debate about the the nature of language that makes us human” best age for learning a foreign language. Professor Florence Myles has been comparing how well children Victoria Fromkin and Robert Rodman develop when they start learning French in the classroom at ages 5, 7 and 11, using similar teaching materials, the same teacher and teaching techniques. Our courses Entry requirements Results revealed that the younger children were Taught incredibly enthusiastic and motivated, and they loved MA, MRes Linguistics the fun activities they engaged in. They were also Graduate MA Applied Linguistics very curious and interested in fi nding out about MA English Language and Linguistics destinations You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower MA Linguistic Studies children in other countries. However, in terms of Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a n Anglian Water MA Psycholinguistics their language learning, all the children learnt a related subject. n British Telecom (BT) MA Sociolinguistics similar amount of vocabulary, but the older children n Cambridge University MRes Experimental Linguistics were better at grammar and progressed faster on Press MRes Analysing Language Use the whole, suggesting that an early start benefi ts Research n Cornhill Insurance PhD Analysing Language Use some areas of language learning but not others. n Imperial College London PhD Applied Linguistics n Kent Police You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a Discover more about our news and research. PhD Experimental Linguistics n National Health Service related subject. A well-developed research proposal is PhD Linguistics u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling/research also essential. n University of Manchester PhD Psycholinguistics n University of Reading PhD Sociolinguistics n Whitbread Inns For all our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, then we require IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. For research Visit our Course Finder for more information. degrees, we require IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ling Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ling-research Mohammed Fawaz Martini Popular modules MA Applied Linguistics, 2011 n Children’s English PhD Sociolinguistics Dr Nancy Kula n Early Phonological Development and Speech Sound Current research “I chose Essex because of the quality and “Studying at Essex is fascinating because Disorders n Arabic linguistics the wide range of modules offered. The you are immersed in different kinds of n Language and Memory n Arabic sociolinguistics fact that some very well-known lecturers linguistics, from how language is structured, n Morphology n Conversation analysis teach at Essex added to my enthusiasm. how we avoid blunders in conversation, why children say ‘papa’ before ‘mama’ n Role of Age in Bilingual Development n First and second language The support and guidance provided by and how we process complex sentences n Semantics acquisition the academic staff was excellent. They at an amazing speed, even in very noisy n Sociolinguistic Methods n Language analysis for the encourage research, free-thinking and creativity. The University provides graduate environments. You have the opportunity n Syntactic Theory determination of asylum-seeker teaching assistant positions for PhD to make new discoveries by looking at n Theoretical and Descriptive Phonology origin students and training programmes are languages as yet unwritten and thereby n Language disorders n Words in the Mind offered as well, which helped me to obtain also contributing to cultural preservation in n Language loss a research position after I obtained my diverse and intriguing societies.” n Language variation Masters degree.” n Morphology n Phonology n Syntax
122 Linguistics Linguistics 123 Friendly. Dynamic. Innovative. As a well-established home to practising poets, LITERATURE novelists and critics, literature and creative writing at Essex has a reputation for nurturing the most talented writers and thinkers. Be inspired by a breadth of AND literary traditions, of different cultures and different forms. Our concerns are local and global: as readers and writers, we adopt a comparative method as we CREATIVE traverse near and faraway places, discovering new WRITING modes of fi ction and reconsidering classics.
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We are a unique literary conservatoire where you combine 1 critical and creative work Our teaching is underpinned by excellent research – 95% is of 2 internationally-recognised quality Fact fi le Explore connections with other art Department of Literature, forms with world-renowned scholars, Film, and Theatre Studies 3 poets and novelists Colchester Campus We encourage innovation, Academic staff: 20 Taught postgraduates: 46 experimentation, originality, and Research postgraduates: 66 4 invention in writing and thinking For all enquiries: Our thriving postgraduate E [email protected] community consists of students www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts 5 from all around the world
124 Literature and creative writing Literature and creative writing 125 Working with Nobel Laureate “A classic is a book which has never Our Lakeside Theatre recently worked in association fi nished saying what it has to say” with the world-renowned Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre to stage the premier run of Omeros by Graduate Italo Calvino Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott before it transferred destinations to London. Professor Walcott, recognised as one n Athens University of the world’s greatest living writers, adapted his n Essex Book Festival Our courses Entry requirements Nobel Prize-winning epic poem especially for the n Granta Publishing Taught stage. Omeros was created and rehearsed on site n Ministry of Education MA Literature at the Lakeside Theatre at our Colchester Campus, n Patrician Press MA Creative Writing You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower and students gained fi rst-hand experience of n Random House Group MA English Language and Literature Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a n The Open University MA Film and Literature working with world-class theatre practitioners. related subject. n University College MA Wild Writing: Literature and the Discover more about our news and research. Environment London u Research www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts/research n University of Leeds n University of Texas MAD, MPhil, PhD Creative Writing You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. Some applicants may be accepted We have also taught a lot of on the basis of an outstanding Bachelors. A well- MAD, MPhil, PhD Literature published writers, including developed research proposal is also essential. one recent student who For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not had her novel published by your fi rst language, we require IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.5 in writing, or Visit our Course Finder for more information. Faber and it became Book equivalent. Taught of the Year 2013 for u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/literature The Financial Times and Research The Independent. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lit-research
Popular modules Rosalind Green n Current research Adaptation PhD Literature, 2013 n African-American Literature n Adaptation and rewriting Professor Maria-Cristina “I had a genuine feeling of sadness n Early Modern to 18th Century Literature n Fumagalli African American literature when I handed my PhD in. I can’t praise n Georgian and Romantic Literature and Drama: n Caribbean history and literature Essex enough. Not only is it a centre of “Studying literature and creative writing 1714-1832 n Contemporary writing excellence in terms of its teaching, it’s a at Essex means joining a community of n Literature and Performance in the Modern City: 20th n Creative writing in all genres supportive and caring environment that creative readers, creative writers and, and 21st Centuries above all, creative thinkers. Our canon is n French literature provides a perfect blend of teaching and n Literature and the Environmental Imagination: From alive, constantly revisited and recreated. n Literature and myth conviviality. The most important element East to West in 19th-21st Century Poetry and Prose for me was critically engaging with my Our comparative approach delivers us n Place, space and literary studies from all forms of parochialism – temporal, n Memory Maps supervisors. It was an enormous privilege n Psychoanalytic and critical theory spatial, linguistic – and affords a broader n Oulipian Practice to be challenged and supported by them. n Women’s writing Since completing my PhD I have been understanding of the ways in which n The New Nature Writing working as the development manager at literature shapes and transforms the world. n “There is a Continent Outside My Window”: US and the Cambridge Literary Festival. I have also Every student’s seminar is an adventure Caribbean Literatures in Dialogue been appointed as the new director of the which takes us all somewhere unexpected, Essex Book Festival.” and from which we all come out enriched and renovated.”
126 Literature and creative writing Literature and creative writing 127 In our increasingly demanding global MANAGEMENT economy, creativity and holistic thinking are prized more than ever. Studying management at Essex promotes critical refl ection on the effects business management has on countries, cultures and individuals. Underpinned by a commitment to social-scientifi c education and research, studying at Essex is about more than how organisations work and how best to manage them. It is about pushing the boundaries of knowledge and questioning the status quo to develop leaders who can help organisations to innovate and thrive.
Reasons to study at Essex
Be taught by an inspiring mix of internationally-recognised social 1 scientists and management experts Fact fi le Gain invaluable insights into Essex Business School management in an increasingly Colchester and Southend 2 globalised business world campuses We have a commitment to the Academic staff: 18 Taught postgraduates: 35 principles of business ethics, social Research postgraduates: 33 3 responsibility and sustainability Postgraduate community: 408
For all enquiries: Study in our brand-new, zero-carbon Colchester Campus £21m building E [email protected] 4 Southend Campus Discover the latest advances in E [email protected] management and organisation theory www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 and practice
128 Management Management 129 Sustainable business “In the business world, the rear-view mirror is We are proud of our participation in PRME (Principles always clearer than the windshield” of Responsible Management Education) which seeks to inspire and champion responsible management Warren Buffet education, research and thought leadership globally. Sustainable, long-term business strategies are at the heart of our teaching and research. Seminars Our courses Entry requirements organised by the Essex Sustainability Institute, Taught an interdisciplinary research centre, draws on the You will need a First, Upper Second or expertise of internationally-renowned researchers high Lower Second class honours degree, Graduate across the University. The new £21m building to destinations MSc Business Analytics s or equivalent, in business, engineering or house Essex Business School is the fi rst science, including an introductory knowledge n Bank of New York zero-carbon business school in the UK and refl ects of statistics, calculus and algebra. n Centrica PLC our commitment to responsible business practices. MSc Management c n Hewlett-Packard You will need a First, Upper Second or high MSc International Management c Lower Second class honours degree, or Discover more about our news and research. n HH Global MA Management and Organisational Dynamics* c equivalent. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs/research n Institute of Social and MRes Accounting, Finance and Management c Economic Research Research n Menzies LLP You will need a good Masters degree, or n Michael Page MPhil, PhD, Integrated PhD Management c s equivalent, in a related subject. A well- developed research proposal is also essential. n PricewaterhouseCoopers n Voyage Global Energy c Colchester Campus s Southend Campus Visit our Course Finder for more information. For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, Taught or equivalent. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/management * This course is delivered by our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies. Dr Charlotte Smith If English is not your fi rst language, then we require IELTS 6.5 Research overall, or equivalent. See page 170 for more information. PhD Management, 2013 u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/mgt-research Dr Ceri Watkins “The academic freedom I enjoyed at Essex was extraordinary. As a PhD student I “Studying management at Essex offers a distinctive opportunity that surpasses Current research loved being allowed to think outside the box yet still be fostered by the support and simply learning how organisations work n Contemporary organisations and guidance of excellent supervisors. Essex and how to manage them effectively; it is Popular modules new workplace practices Business School provides an outstanding about developing a deeper understanding n Business Strategy n Critical marketing, consumption environment that is very supportive of of the relationships between individuals, n Corporate Marketing Strategy and branding doctoral researchers. The ethos supports management, businesses, organisations n Creativity and Organisation n Emotional, aesthetic and contemporary research that is a little less and society. Working with internationally- n Human Resource Management sexualised labour traditional. I developed an extensive range recognised academics, you critically refl ect on the effects management has n International Business Negotiations n Environmental and business of research skills that have prepared me on countries, cultures and the lives of n International Environment of Business sustainability for a successful career in academia.” individuals in an increasingly demanding n Identity and materiality at work n Managing Across Cultures global economy. Let us launch you into n Internationalisation n Managing for Ethics and Sustainability a career that combines management n n Management Psychology Labour relations success and creativity, with maintaining n n Strategic Brand Communication Organisational architecture the highest principles of business ethics, n Political theory and the social responsibility and sustainable organisation of resistance strategies.” n Visual methods in organisation
130 Management Management 131 Marketing is about innovation, initiative and imagination. Marketers have to be committed and MARKETING creative, as well as focused on key business drivers. Our teaching takes a variety of creative and analytical approaches and explores the technical, cultural, and political dimensions of marketing and brand management. Our entrepreneurial approach to the subject of international marketing generates theoretical understandings and practical skills in exploring new market opportunities. It develops effective strategic marketing decisions in today’s fast-paced global business environment.
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Work with world-renowned lecturers with both academic 1 and private-sector experience Learn how to develop marketing Fact fi le plans in order to implement Essex Business School 2 successful marketing operations Colchester and Southend campuses Understand how to create profi table Academic staff: 8 new ventures and how to create Taught postgraduates: 35 3 growth in international businesses Postgraduate community: 408 Develop the knowledge and skills to For all enquiries: Colchester Campus make effective marketing decisions E [email protected] 4 through innovative methods Southend Campus We work closely with businesses E [email protected] and entrepreneurs to prepare the www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 marketing leaders of the future
132 Marketing Marketing 133 Bursting with fl avour “If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t An enterprising group of young entrepreneurs from Essex Business School have launched a sparkling creative” new drink across cafes in Central London, the famous department store Selfridges, and at Wivenhoe David Ogilvy House Hotel at our Colchester Campus. The Essex graduates spent the past year perfecting Green Our courses Entry requirements Lady Sparkling Tea. They say: “We have combined Taught the champagne of teas, Darjeeling, with elderfl ower You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower and rose to create our fi rst fl avour and will soon MSc Marketing and Brand Management* c Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in Graduate be launching more exciting fl avours. The last year destinations marketing, management or a related subject. has fl own by. We have learnt a lot and gained MSc International Marketing and You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower n Hiscox experience.” Entrepreneurship s Second class honours degree, or equivalent. n Informa Group c Colchester Campus s Southend Campus n John Lewis Partnership Visit our Course Finder for more information. Discover more about our news and research. For our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we require u n London Underground IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/marketing www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs/research n Millward Brown * For MSc Marketing and Brand Management, we also require 6.0 in writing, or equivalent. n Mulberry n Ralph Lauren n Sainsbury’s
Popular modules Abubakar Habib Gajam n Corporate Marketing Strategy Current research MSc International Marketing Dr Sena Ozdemir n Creativity and Organisation n Advertising, social media and and Entrepreneurship, 2012 n Critical Marketing marketing representation “I was fascinated to study in the UK, “Studying marketing at Essex offers a unique opportunity to work with world- n Global Project and Product Development n B2B marketing and Essex was my number one choice. I renowned academics through one-to-one n International Marketing and Strategy n Brand communities and brand enjoyed every experience: the environment, the learning facilities, the friendly staff, and group mentoring, and develop close n International Marketing Plan value the seminar presentations, and above all links with leading marketing practitioners n Managing for Ethics and Sustainability n Critical marketing, consumption via work-based projects, networking and branding the internationalism. My Essex degree n Marketing: Principles and Practices has helped me identify and explore events, business visits and internship n Fetishism and marketing n Management Psychology opportunities in a world that is constantly opportunities. You learn to develop n Green and ethical products and n Strategic Brand Communication changing. It has helped me play a key role sound and creative marketing solutions branding in setting up and creating a marketing for building and managing brands, n Marketing ethics strategy for a new company that is and discover and exploit new market n Marketing, macro-marketing and performing well.” opportunities for growing new ventures anti-consumption and existing operations in international contexts. By joining an institution driven n Marketing philosophy and process by leading edge scholarship, you acquire n Market orientation, marketing and strong research skills needed for a thriving innovative fi rms career in industry and academia.”
134 Marketing Marketing 135 Maths is everywhere. It is the language that MATHEMATICS underpins the rest of science. Maths at Essex has a broad reach. From exploring the economic impact of the social networking of cows to advancing our understanding of crowd behaviour by modelling a zombie apocalypse; from identifying key factors in the regeneration of recession-hit towns to being at the centre of the University’s pioneering work on Big Data – we are expert statisticians who undertake prestigious, ground-breaking research, and are at the heart of a revolution in maths teaching.
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We are committed to developing 1 the mathematicians of the future The real-world application of our research expertise is fundamental 2 to our mission Fact fi le We have active links with industry to Department of Mathematical broaden your employment potential Sciences and placement opportunities Colchester Campus 3
Academic staff: 22 There is no greater priority than Taught postgraduates: 21 supporting our research students Research postgraduates: 31 4 For all enquiries: We are the ‘ideas people’ of E [email protected] the maths world – award-wining www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/mathematics 5 teachers and researchers
136 Mathematics Mathematics 137 Working with industry “The of mathematics essence Our Head of Department, Dr Abdel Salhi, and PhD student, Ali Rais Shaghaghi, have joined forces with lies in its freedom” the Port of Felixstowe, the UK’s busiest port. Together they are looking to develop new ways of improving the Georg Cantor complex process of handling 3.7 million containers every year. By using mathematical optimisation Our courses Entry requirements technology they have created new methods to solve Taught problems including scheduling the labour force MSc Data Science deployed daily at the Port, which deals with over Graduate MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications* 40% of Britain’s containerised trade. MSc Financial Decision Making with Applications* You will need a First, Upper Second or high destinations MSc Mathematics and Finance* Lower Second class honours degree, or Discover more about our news and research. n Amdipharm Mercury MSc Statistics* equivalent, in a related subject. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/mathematics/research Company (AMCo) MSc Statistics and Econometrics* n Aviva MSc Statistics and Operational Research* n Department of Energy You will need a First, Upper Second or high and Climate Change Graduate Diploma in Mathematics Lower Second class honours degree and at n Euro Money least a B in A-level maths, or equivalent. Research n Fidelity World MSD, MPhil, PhD Applied Mathematics Investments MSD, MPhil, PhD Bioinformatics n Her Majesty’s Revenue MSD, MPhil, PhD Biostatistics You will need a good Masters degree, or and Customs (HMRC) MSD, MPhil, PhD Mathematical Biology equivalent, in a related subject. n Imperial College London MSD, MPhil, PhD Mathematics A well-developed research proposal is also n North Essex Teacher MSD, MPhil, PhD Operational Research essential. Training MSD, MPhil, PhD Pure Mathematics n Profusion MSD, MPhil, PhD Statistics n Shell Energy Europe For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. Henrik Nordmark * A Postgraduate Diploma is available in this area. Taught MSc Statistics and Computer u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/maths Science, 2013 Dr Hongsheng Dai Research “Quite simply, I wouldn’t be where I am “Our courses equip you with the core u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/maths-research knowledge in mathematical modelling Popular modules today if it wasn’t for my Masters at Essex. Before, I would send out CVs and get and data analysis, and the ability to solve n Bayesian Computational Statistics absolutely no response. After my degree I complex quantitative problems. The Current research n Combinatorial Optimisation had more opportunities than I knew how to critical-thinking skills you develop will n Cryptography and Codes n Applied mathematics deal with and I still get calls from recruiters make you a more attractive candidate in n Financial Derivatives n Big data analysis attempting to lure me away from my the job market. Our seminars and projects in different application areas give you n Graph Theory n Bioinformatics current job. All of the statistical knowledge a broader understanding of the ways in n Mathematics of Portfolios n Mathematical biology and programming skills I acquired during my time at Essex have become invaluable which mathematics and statistics are used n Nonlinear Programming n Operational research tools in my daily life as a data scientist.” in our daily life and help you to pursue n Partial Differential Equations n Pure mathematics career paths in different disciplines.” n Statistical Methods n Statistics and applied probability n Stochastic Processes The Port of Felixstowe Port The
138 Mathematics Mathematics 139 The Essex MBA is unique. It emphasises entrepreneurialism, creativity and sustainable business MBA practice. We give you the best possible foundation for a demanding management role. We offer a range of specialisms and prepare you to become an innovative manager at a time of signifi cant changes in organisational, economic, political and social landscapes across the world.
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Study in a dedicated MBA suite in our brand-new, zero-carbon 1 £21m building We have excellent links with practitioners from industry, fi nance 2 and the public sector Connect directly with a wide range of fast-growing fi rms which form the Fact fi le 3 backbone of the UK economy Essex Business School Colchester Campus Engage with the key issues affecting modern, international management Postgraduate community: 408 4 For all enquiries: We offer full-time, part-time and E [email protected] modular pathways giving you the www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs 5 fl exibility to study around work
140 MBA MBA 141 “In the business world, everyone is paid New idea generation The International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) is in two coins: cash and experience. Take the an important network of academics, policy makers and practitioners, who discuss issues related to experience fi rst; the cash will come later” entrepreneurship research, education and training. Harold S Geneen The IEF is located at the International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research at Essex. The 13th IEF Our courses Entry requirements conference, ‘Entrepreneurship and Development: The Taught Idea of Inclusive Opportunity Creation’, was held MBA Business Administration You will need a First, Upper Second or Lower Second in Bogota, Colombia. It provided a platform for the (full-time – 12 months) Graduate class honours degree, or equivalent. You also need to generation of new ideas, insights and practices destinations MBA Business Administration have three years relevant professional work experience related to the idea of an agenda for inclusive n 2K (part-time – 24 months) post-graduation. If you do not have a degree, you opportunity creation. n BT MBA Business Administration may also be eligible if you have a higher level of work (modular – 3-6 years) experience of at least fi ve years. Discover more about our news and research. n Citibank, India n Dinamo Solutions For our MBA, if English is not your fi rst language, we require u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ebs/research IELTS 6.5 overall and at least 6.0 in each component, or Visit our Course Finder for more information. n University of Essex equivalent. Taught n Virtusa UK Ltd u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/mba n Self-employment (start-up businesses)
Share our mindset Farha Aman Popular modules “Twenty years from now you will be more The Essex MBA, 2013 disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by “I chose to study The Essex MBA in order Professor Jay Mitra n Business Planning the ones that you did do. So throw off the bow line. to broaden my knowledge of different “Our entrepreneurial approach to business n Business Research Methods Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade business sectors, and I was very impressed asks questions about the fundamentals n Business Strategy and Decision winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” by the breadth of study options offered. of management and its competencies. Making Mark Twain I gained vital skills through intriguing Our interactive lectures encourage the n Entrepreneurship and Innovation Share our philosophy modules and also had opportunities questioning of received wisdom, and n Financial Management to gain valuable experience through challenge established structures of “Most companies…want to work on things that will n Information Technology and Data organised visits to HSBC, through which business practice and economic growth. pay dividends in two or three years, and if they don’t Management I was introduced to the banking industry. Our workshops and incubation platforms they will move on to something else. And they prefer n International Business Environment With the knowledge and skills I gained, it facilitate the creation of new products and to be close followers than inventors because it’s was wonderful to graduate with so many services, design new forms of organisation, n Managerial Accounting safer… That is why we are different.” different sectors available to me, in which and generate social, economic, cultural n Managerial Economics Jeff Bezos, Amazon I could develop and excel in my chosen and personal value. We look into the heart n The Venture Academy: Creating and career. I’m currently working as a Senior of business and its place in society, and Growing a New Venture Share our vision Business Consultant at Virtusa UK LTD, engage with large, medium, and small “If I asked my customers what they wanted they which I could not have done without The businesses, NGOs, government agencies, would have said ‘a faster horse’.” Essex MBA.” mentors and peer groups from around Henry Ford the globe.”
142 MBA MBA 143 Graduate with the skills and values necessary for the highest level of professional practice. NURSING At Essex our focus is on creating nurses with compassion and the best technical skills. Our courses are designed with NHS values in mind and offer you an exciting challenge, while obtaining registration as an adult or mental health nurse. We help you develop your critical thinking, refl ection, communication and clinical skills, in a supportive environment that engenders excellence and dedication.
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Benefi t from a range of placements, working alongside skilled 1 practitioners We work with service users, carers, and health care professionals to 2 ensure courses are relevant Fact fi le Learn through a range of innovative School of Health and Human teaching and assessment strategies, Sciences including practice assessments Colchester Campus 3 Build on your previous qualifi cations Academic staff: 33 Taught postgraduates: 80 and work experience to develop a Research postgraduates: 9 4 career for the future For all enquiries: Fees are paid by Health Education E [email protected] England for pre-registration courses www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5 if you have lived in the UK for 3 years
144 Nursing Nursing 145 “When you are a nurse you know that every day you Nurses of the future Following a highly competitive application, Jackline will touch a life or a life will touch yours” Macharia, a second-year MSc Nursing student from Anon Essex, has been awarded a scholarship from the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE). The scholarship will fund Jackline’s travel and accommodation to the Our courses Entry requirements international All Together Better Health Conference Taught (pre-registration) VII in Pittsburgh, USA. She will be delivering a You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Second presentation at the conference entitled “Improving MSc Nursing (Adult) Career destinations class honours degree, or equivalent, in a life or social science stepped care to address psychological support for such as biology, psychology, sociology or sports science. You MSc Nursing (Mental Health) stroke survivors”. Our students are leading the way. Our graduates have become also need 575 hours of relevant work experience. nursing leaders in a variety Research Discover more about our news and research. of areas, including bedside- MSD, MPhil, PhD Nursing Studies You will need a good honours degree and a Masters degree, u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/research nursing, clinical specialities, Professional Doctorate in Nursing or equivalent, in a related subject. research, management and You will also need to perform successfully at interview, and during a education. Many are now literacy and numeracy test, and supply a satisfactory Disclosure and Visit our Course Finder for more information. working in public and private Barring Service check and an occupational health check. Taught health care services in the For our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/nursing require IELTS 7.0 overall, with no element below 7.0, or equivalent. UK and abroad. For research degrees we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. Research Please note, because our pre-registration courses are supported u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/nursing-research by the Health Education East of England, funded places are only available to you if you are classifi ed as a ‘home’ or ‘EU’ student.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) As you progress through your career you can return to Essex for further Popular modules courses and training. Many of our graduates return to undertake the Paul Sykes n Assessing Bio-Psycho-Social Needs mentorship programme; some also MSc Nursing (Mental Health), n Foundations of Nursing Practice study for a Professional Doctorate 2011 Sarah Lee n Preparing for Management and Leadership Roles or PhD. “Essex is one of very few universities in Senior Lecturer n Researching Health Care If you are already a registered the UK that offers a Masters degree in “Nursing requires a unique mix of personal n Supporting Recovery and Management of Long nurse, please visit our website for mental health nursing. It was very practical qualities such as compassion, resilience Term Conditions information on our CPD courses. and career-focused. I greatly enjoyed the and curiosity about the human condition. It n Working in Communities and Public Health u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cpd experience of working as a nurse on a requires high-level academic skills in order n Working Inter-Professionally in Health Organisations variety of placements, which makes up to question and constantly analyse the n Working with Service Users and Carers NHS Constitution and 50% of the course. This real-life practical care we give. At Essex we work to develop element was invaluable in relating the you, as the nurses of the future, to be n Working with Those with Limited Capacity values theory to actual work carried out. After clinical leaders whether at the bedside, in n Understanding and Managing Complexity in Care As part of the selection process, I graduated, I successfully secured a the boardroom or in research. Our students Delivery you will be expected to demonstrate position as a mental health nurse with are at the centre of everything we do.” a good knowledge and a clear my local NHS Trust. The experience and understanding of the scope of work confi dence I gained enabled me to hit the that a nurse is required to undertake, ground running.” as well as the signifi cance of the NHS Constitution and its core values.
146 Nursing Nursing 147 Transform lives by learning how to provide OCCUPATIONAL the right treatment. At Essex, we offer a range of occupational therapy courses, including pre-registration and post-registration studies and research. You develop THERAPY the knowledge, skills and personal qualities to work with clients of all ages who have physical, mental health or learning diffi culties. Benefi t from our inter- professional learning, which encourages professionals to learn with and from each other.
Reasons to study at Essex
Develop your practical skills with exclusive use of our dedicated 1 occupational therapy labs Experience a wide range of practical areas and undertake work 2 placements Fact fi le Learn alongside our students from School of Health and other health professions, gaining an Human Sciences interdisciplinary perspective Colchester Campus 3 Academic staff: 8 Our expert teaching team provides Taught postgraduates: 49 you with a supportive learning Research postgraduates: 1 4 environment For all enquiries: E [email protected] Our close links with clinicians in practice will strengthen your career www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5 prospects
148 Occupational therapy Occupational therapy 149 Football, madness and me “Occupational therapists are the key to getting people Essex alumna Zoe Douglas features in a BBC Three out of hospital and back to the community” documentary called Football, Madness and Me, which is about the unique work of the Positive Mental David Cameron, speech on NHS reform, 16 May 2011 Attitude (PMA) football league in which every player has a mental health problem. Throughout the PMA football season, a team of occupational therapists and Our courses Entry requirements coaches help players to learn key life skills, and to Taught (pre-registration) build confi dence and self-esteem. Zoe fi rst became You will need a First, Upper Second or Lower involved as an occupational therapy student, and Career destinations MSc Occupational Therapy Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in then went to work for the PMA Sports Academy, a related subject. organising football matches and other activities to n Children and families in health and social care Research help players’ recovery and reduce the stigma still n Community mental health Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy You will need a good honours degree and a associated with mental health. Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related n Drug and alcohol services MSD, MPhil, PhD Occupational therapy subject. Discover more about our news and research. n General hospitals n You will also need to perform successfully at interview, and u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/research Independent practice during a literacy and numeracy test, and supply a satisfactory Visit our Course Finder for more information. n Learning disabilities Disclosure and Barring Service check and an occupational Taught health check. n Return to work u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ot For our taught course, if English is not your fi rst language, programmes we require IELTS 7.0 overall with no element below 6.5, or Research n Social care equivalent. For research degrees we require IELTS 6.5 overall, u or equivalent. www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/ot-research n Working with the Please note, because our pre-registration courses are supported homeless by the Health Education East of England, funded places are only available to you if you are classifi ed as a ‘home’ or ‘EU’ student. n Work overseas Applications are considered from full-fee-paying international students. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Susan Atkinson Popular modules As you progress through your n Contexts of Occupational Therapy Practice career you can return to Essex for MSc Occupational Therapy, further courses and training. We 2014 n Foundations of Occupational Therapy Practice Frances Sheppard offer a range of courses for you n Inter-Professional Collaboration and Development “I enjoyed the diverse learning styles once you have registered, which employed throughout the course; each Senior Lecturer n Learning in Practice include clinical supervision and module was taught through a variety of “Occupational therapy is a health and n Occupational Activity and Performance record keeping, as well as practice methods which helped me develop a social care profession, which takes a n Occupational Performance placement educator courses. wide range of skills. This enhanced my holistic approach to both mental and n Research Activity If you are already a registered engagement and had a positive impact physical health and wellbeing. You need n Research in Health Care occupational therapist, please visit upon the depth of knowledge I acquired. to be creative, a good problem-solver, n The Competent Occupational Therapist our website for information on our The modules were relevant to professional and have an interest in enabling people n Transformation Through Occupation CPD courses. practice as I learned evidence-based to achieve what they want to achieve. At u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cpd practice skills through seminars, case Essex we not only develop these skills, studies, and student-led presentations. but encourage high-level academic skills These skills enhanced my employability to produce occupational therapists who NHS Constitution and values and the education I received at Essex can contribute to the development of the As part of the selection process, you will be expected to demonstrate enabled me to secure a position with a profession.” a good knowledge and a clear understanding of the signifi cance of the prestigious London hospital.” NHS Constitution and its core values.
150 Occupational therapy Occupational therapy 151 We extend the realm of the possible PHILOSOPHY by going beyond what has so far been thinkable. At Essex we bring rival philosophical traditions into confrontation and dialogue. We study real-world problems, both political and existential, to gain a critical perspective on the social, political and economic challenges we face today. Our teaching and research environment is known for its collaborative and supportive ethos. Join our tight-knit school of internationally renowned philosophers.
Reasons to study at Essex
We are world-renowned for our combination of Continental and 1 Anglo-American philosophy Develop your skills and knowledge through working alongside staff who 2 are leading experts in their fi elds Fact fi le We have the largest concentration School of Philosophy and Art of philosophers working on critical History social theory in the UK Colchester Campus 3 Participate in our Essex Autonomy Academic staff: 11 Taught postgraduates: 12 Project and work with lawyers, Research postgraduates: 36 4 psychiatrists and other experts For all enquiries: We have outstanding results for E [email protected] our research, student satisfaction www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/philosophy 5 and postgraduate prospects
152 Philosophy Philosophy 153 “Philosophy is no longer a pastime. Whose life is it anyway? Personal autonomy is about the ability to take decisions for ourselves. It’s a prized value in modern It is inescapable” life and remains at the heart of many situations we Ernst Tugendhat fi nd ourselves in. The Essex Autonomy Project is at the centre of the debate around this vital issue. The Project is a research and knowledge exchange Our courses Entry requirements initiative, led by an interdisciplinary team of Graduate Taught philosophers and legal experts who recently destinations MA Philosophy n American University, You will need a First or Upper Second class provided advice to the Ministry of Justice as Continental Philosophy pathway Washington DC honours degree, or equivalent, in philosophy or a part of an ongoing review of whether the Mental Critical Social Theory pathway related subject. Capacity Act (MCA) is compliant with the United n Bigfoot Tutors, Philosophy Philosophy and Psychoanalysis pathway Tutor Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Research n Build Africa, Charity, CEO You will need a First or Upper Second Disabilities. At Essex we are at the heart of debate. n Chester Jones, Interior class honours degree, or equivalent. You Design and Decoration MA by Dissertation, MPhil Philosophy must demonstrate your capacity to conduct Discover more about our news and research. n Dalkia, Marketing independent research and a well-developed u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/philosophy/research and Communications research proposal is also essential. Manager You will need a good honours degree and a Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related n fi rstsite, Contemporary PhD Philosophy subject. A well-developed research proposal is Visual Arts also essential. n Lloyds Bank n For all our taught and research courses, if English is not your fi rst Michael Page language, we require IELTS 7.0 overall, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. International, Recruitment, Taught Managing Director u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/philo n South-East England Development Agency Research Christian Sell u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/philo-research n Visual DNA, Technology MA Philosophy (Philosophy and Psychoanalysis pathway), 2011 Popular modules Dr Timo Jütten “I really enjoyed the modules I took, each n Contemporary Critical Theory Current research one was different thematically and in style. “Philosophy at Essex is unique. It n Hegel n Autonomy and decision-making My lecturers had their own individual ways combines close attention to the canon n Heidegger n 19th and 20th century philosophy of engaging with the material, and were of the continental European tradition n Kant n Critical social theory all tremendously helpful and exciting. with the conceptual rigour of the analytic n Kierkegaard n Existentialism Since graduating from Essex, I secured a tradition. Our curriculum is innovative and includes small-group teaching as well as n Nietzsche n Human rights position as a researcher at the University modules on topics that matter right now, n Phenomenology and Existentialism n Kant and German idealism of Kassel in Germany, where I coordinated a research project investigating the such as the fi nancial crisis and genetic n Philosophy and Psychoanalysis n Phenomenology effectiveness of different psychodynamic engineering. Above all, we are a close n The Frankfurt School n Philosophy and psychoanalysis therapies. Studying at Essex has been community where students and staff n Writing Workshop n Philosophy of medicine and invaluable; I am now confi dent in genuinely work together.” psychiatry undertaking doctoral work and I feel n Philosophy of religion very prepared to engage with diffi cult n Radical politics philosophical texts on my own.”
154 Philosophy Philosophy 155 Transform lives by learning how to provide PHYSIOTHERAPY the right treatment. At Essex, we offer a unique approach to physiotherapy with innovative teaching and assessment. You develop physical approaches to promote, maintain, and restore physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Adopting a patient-centred scientifi c approach allows you to extend, apply, evaluate and review the evidence. At the core of physiotherapy practice is the making of clinical judgements and informed interpretation of clinical information.
Reasons to study at Essex
Improve your employability by developing excellent links with our 1 clinical partners in practice We work with service-users to develop our courses, modules 2 and teaching
Fact fi le Take your practical skills to the next
School of Health and Human level in our physiotherapy labs Sciences 3 Colchester Campus We offer a diverse range of practical Academic staff: 8 Taught postgraduates: 60 placements that refl ect current Research postgraduates: 2 4 practice For all enquiries: Our small class sizes enable close E [email protected] working relationships between www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5 students and staff
156 Physiotherapy Physiotherapy 157 “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion”
Muhammad Ali Graduate destinations Our courses Entry requirements n Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Suffolk Taught (pre-registration) n Anglian Community You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Enterprise (ACE) Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a life MSc Physiotherapy n Colchester Hospital science, such as psychology, sociology, biological University NHS science or sports science. Foundation Trust Research n Ipswich Hospital NHS Jack Tindale Professional Doctorate in Physiotherapy You will need a good honours degree and a Masters Trust MSc Physiotherapy, 2011 MSD, MPhil, PhD Physiotherapy degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. n Mid Essex Hospital “MSc Physiotherapy at Essex was an Foundation Trust You will also need to perform successfully at interview, and during a accelerated course which meant that I literacy and numeracy test, and supply a satisfactory Disclosure and Visit our Course Finder for more information. n NHS Hospital Trusts could start working a year earlier than if Barring Service check and an occupational health check. Taught n North East London I had done a three-year course. The staff For our taught course, if English is not your fi rst language, we require u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/physio Foundation Trust IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5. For research degrees we require were very supportive and wanted us to IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. n South Essex Partnership Research achieve our maximum potential. I now work Please note, because our pre-registration courses are supported University NHS u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/physio-research for North East London Foundation Trust by the Health Education East of England, funded places are only Foundation Trust (SEPT) available to you if you are classifi ed as a ‘home’ or ‘EU’ student. as a Band 6 physiotherapist, specialising Applications are considered from full-fee-paying international students. in MSK out-patients. I also work one day Continuing Professional a week in a private clinic, where I treat a Development (CPD) wide range of patients.” Popular modules As you progress through your n Advancing Physiotherapy Practice career you can return to Essex for Alan Gooding n Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy further courses and training. We MSc Physiotherapy, 2013 n Contexts for Contemporary Practice offer a range of courses for you Izzie Easton once you have registered, which “I chose Essex as the Colchester Campus n Interprofessional Collaboration and Development Course Leader include clinical supervision and looked fantastic, the people were friendly n Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy record keeping, as well as practice and they offered me the exact course I “Physiotherapy takes a physical approach n Neurological Physiotherapy placement educator courses. was looking for. It was quite simply the to solving physical problems. At Essex n Patient Pathways most enjoyable two years of my life. I we pride ourselves on our ability to n Research Activity If you are already a registered really the practical sessions because facilitate your academic, professional physiotherapist, please visit our n Research in Health Care we were able to liaise with students and and clinical development. We produce website for information on our CPD lecturers alike. Having guest lecturers give critically thinking physiotherapists armed courses. talks gave me an insight into alternative with the skills to challenge and improve u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cpd routes in the profession. I got my fi rst not only our profession but our patient’s NHS Constitution and values physiotherapy job as soon as I fi nished the experiences of healthcare. Out team of As part of the selection process, you course and have achieved senior status expert physiotherapists is supportive and will be expected to demonstrate a good very quickly.” experienced. We have excellent links with knowledge and a clear understanding of our practice partners which ensure we the signifi cance of the NHS Constitution are able to prepare you for the constantly and its core values. evolving and intellectually challenging world of physiotherapy.”
158 Physiotherapy Physiotherapy 159 Innovative. Inspiring. Rooted in PLAYWRITING performance. Playwriting at Essex is taught by award-winning playwrights and supported by the resources of the Lakeside Theatre and East 15 Acting School. Combining theory and academic breadth with extensive practical work we help you develop your unique voice as a dramatist, forge professional links with theatres and arts organisations, and encourage you to explore a variety of media and writing contexts. Our tutors’ work has been staged at a wide range of venues in the UK and around the world.
Reasons to study at Essex
We extend and challenge you, giving you key skills as a playwright 1 or theatre practitioner Work in partnership with our international award-winning 2 playwrights Create a varied portfolio of scripts, Fact fi le write a full-length play or take up a 3 work placement School of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Our unique link with East 15 means Colchester Campus you’ll have contact with actors, Academic staff: 4 4 directors and theatre-makers For all enquiries: Utilise our technical capabilities, E [email protected] such as recording radio scripts and www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts 5 collaborating with fi lm students the thrilling fi nale to our Dionysia Playwriting Competition, Lakeside Theatre, Colchester Campus Colchester nale to our Dionysia Playwriting Competition, Lakeside Theatre, Essex Dionysia, the thrilling fi The
160 Playwriting Playwriting 161 “We live in an extraordinarily debauched, A conservatoire of talent The Essex Dionysia, the thrilling fi nale to our Dionysia interesting, savage world, where things really Playwriting Competition, was held in June 2014 at the don’t come out even. The purpose of true drama is to remind us of that” Lakeside Theatre, with a panel of judges including: playwright and Essex alumnus, Nick Dear; Chris David Mamet, Three Uses of the Knife Campbell, Literary Manager at the Royal Court, and author and theatre academic, Clare Finburgh. The Our courses Entry requirements winning play of the evening was Essex graduate Career destinations Taught Liv Jones’ The People of Pripyat, a play about the n Academia You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower Second Chernobyl disaster which judges applauded for n Art galleries MA Playwriting class honours degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. “its ambition, global perspective and refusal to be n Auction houses n Curating If English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 7.0 overall and cowed by the short play form”. 6.5 in writing, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n Event management u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/playwriting Discover more about our news and research. n Heritage sites u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/lifts/research n Marketing n Museums n Performing arts venues n Publishing n Teaching
Current research n 18th century and restoration theatre n Creative writing n Dramaturgy Popular modules n Gender and performance n Dramatic Structure n Human rights and theatre n Playwriting in the Community n Irish theatre and playwriting n Verse on Stage n New British theatre writing Dr Elizabeth Kuti n Writing Radio Drama n New writing for all kinds of “There is no one way to teach playwriting, of conventional theatre audiences but theatre just as there is no one way to write investigate how playwriting skills and n Plays based on historical or plays. Our approach as a team of tutors a grasp of how to craft drama can be factual research is eclectic and diverse, and we teach used in many settings: for example, with from our own passions, and from our own community groups, in youth work, in radio, n Playwriting experience as professional writers. We even in museums. We want our student n Poetic and verse drama encourage you to engage in wide reading, playwrights to be literate not just in n Radio drama to go to the theatre, and to explore many theatre, but to have an interest in poetry n The history play art forms. and art. We want them to benefi t from new n Theatre history contexts and new vocabularies for thinking You write for different contexts and n Tragedy and genre as an about what drama is, what it is for, how it audiences; to think not just in terms approach to dramatic literature serves society, and how it can be made.” n Tragedy and memory in theatre Our Lakeside Theatre – a home to local, national and international art, dance drama Our Lakeside Theatre
162 Playwriting Playwriting 163 We are the top political science department in the UK, respected around the world for POLITICS our research. We insist on evidence over assumption and rhetoric, and our world-leading researchers help you explore and question the issues that matter in politics and international relations. You are equipped to critically analyse and explain signifi cant political outcomes such as war and peace, transitions to democracy, the way that governments shape the economy, and the results of elections.
Reasons to study at Essex
We have always been ranked fi rst in 1 the UK for political science research We are ranked 7th in the world for the number of publications in leading 2 political science journals We are the only political science Fact fi le department to receive the prestigious Department of Government Regius Professorship Colchester Campus 3 Gain a Dual Degree – one from Essex Academic staff: 34 Taught postgraduates: 93 and a second from Bamburg, Kobe, Research postgraduates: 58 4 Konstanz or Mannheim For all enquiries: Collaborate with the renowned E [email protected] Michael Nicholson Centre for www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/government 5 Cooperation and Confl ict
164 Politics Politics 165 Right place, right time are too a “Politics serious Political scientists from Essex are among the fi rst to to be left to politicians” receive funds from a new scheme in order to carry matter out urgent research into public reactions to the Charles de Gaulle military and humanitarian situation in Syria. Professors Thomas Scotto and Paul Whiteley have been questioning citizens in the UK, the US and France. Our courses Entry requirements Professor Scotto says “This is a unique opportunity Taught for us. To be awarded the funds that will enable us MA Politics You will need a First, Upper Second or high to react immediately to such a critical situation MA, MSc Confl ict Resolution Graduate Lower Second class honours degree, or whilst it’s still unfolding is unprecedented. We will MA, MSc Global and Comparative Politics destinations equivalent, in a relevant social science like MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis be asking the relevant questions at the relevant politics, international relations, economics, n Bruegel think tank, MA, MSc, MRes International Relations time, the answers to which will provide a bank of political economy or sociology. Degrees from Brussels MA, MSc Multilevel Governance in Europe knowledge that we can share at a worldwide level.” other subjects may be considered where there n Condé Nast Publishers MA, MSc, MRes Political Economy is evidence of some mathematical training, n European Central Bank MA, MSc, MRes Political Science Discover more about our news and research. statistical background and relevant work MA Political Theory u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/government/research n German Foreign Offi ce experience. MA, MSc Public Opinion and Political Behaviour n HM Revenue & Customs Research n NATO You will need a good honours degree and a n Norwegian Directorate of Masters degree in a relevant social science. Immigration PhD, PhP Government A well-developed research proposal is also n The World Bank essential. n University of Southern For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your California fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n YouGov America Please note our MRes politics degrees are two years in duration. Taught u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/politics Research Steffen Weiss u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/pol-research MA Public Opinion and Polling, Popular modules 2007, PhD Politics, 2011 Professor Kristian Gleditsch “When I looked for Masters courses, Essex n British Political Parties Current research “Studying politics at Essex goes beyond had the reputation as the best quantitative n Confl ict Resolution n Citizens’ support for military action learning facts, and you will be taught political science department in Europe. The n Contemporary Theories of Justice n Cultural and behavioural roots of how to analyse a wide range of political Department of Government was a great economic development decisions and outcomes through n Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutions experience as a postgraduate. Through identifying actors, their interests and the n European Integration and European Politics n Discourse in public policy the organised lecture series, students are role of institutions in structuring their n Human Rights and Political Theory n Election forecasting exposed to current research by scholars interactions. You will join a vibrant and n Explaining policy blunders from top institutions around the world, n Ideology and Political Discourse exceptionally international community, and of course from the Department itself. n International Negotiation n Gender-based peacekeeping where the conventional wisdom is never The support I received was great, and n The Analysis of Confl ict and Peace n Public moods and policy change simply taken for granted, and you learn to the staff were accessible, friendly, and n The Analysis of Public Opinion n Public reactions to identity see the world in new and more inquisitive supportive. There was a genuine interest management, practices and ways.” technologies in everybody’s research. I am currently Director of Analytics at YouGov.” n The UN and human security n Violent and non-violent interactions
166 Politics Politics 167 Explore the unconscious dimensions of PSYCHOANALYTIC human behaviour. How do these affect our emotional and psychological lives, our STUDIES relationship to others and to society? At Essex our teaching is grounded in knowledge deriving from clinical practice, and our courses on psychoanalytic studies, Jungian and post-Jungian studies, organisational dynamics, refugee care and psychodynamic counselling are taught by senior clinicians and world-class scholars. Submitting with the Department of Sociology, we achieved the highest ranking in the UK’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise.
Reasons to study at Essex
Working with health, education and social care services means our 1 courses are highly credible We take an interdisciplinary approach with links to sociology, philosophy, 2 literature and business Fact fi le We have excellent student Centre for Psychoanalytic satisfaction and attract students Studies 3 from around the globe Colchester Campus Our unique clinical and academic Academic staff: 12 Taught postgraduates: 66 expertise informs our research-led Research postgraduates: 82 4 teaching For all enquiries: E [email protected] We teach across a broad range of psychoanalytic orientations www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/cps 5
168 Psychoanalytic studies Psychoanalytic studies 169 “Most people don’t really want freedom. It involves Experiences of refugees Graduate The Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees destinations responsibility, and most people are frightened (CTAR) is based within the Centre for n Bangor University, Senior Psychoanalytic Studies at Essex. It provides a Lecturer of responsibility” n Central and North West framework and a focus for examining, from a Sigmund Freud London NHS Foundation variety of different perspectives, the main issues Trust, Consultant in Art associated with the reality and experience of being Psychotherapies Our courses Entry requirements an asylum seeker or refugee. The main emphasis n Danish Refugee Council, Taught is on the psychosocial dimensions of these Country Director, MA Psychoanalytic Studies* Afghanistan You will need a First, Upper Second or high experiences. It also provides a forum for individuals PG Diploma, MA Management and n Family Solutions Team, Lower Second class honours degree, or and organisations to exchange knowledge and Organisational Dynamics Essex County Council, equivalent. MA Refugee Care* experiences, and to further develop their ideas and Family Support Worker MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies* You will need a First or Upper Second class work in this fi eld. n Guild of Psychotherapists, Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Approaches honours degree, or equivalent. Discover more about our news and research. Psychoanalytic You will need a BA Therapeutic Psychotherapist u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/cps/research Communication and Therapeutic Organisations n Jungian analyst (SAP, AJA degree (minimum of Upper Second class and IGAP) MA Psychodynamic Counselling honours), Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic n Middlesex University, Senior Approaches (pass with Merit) or PG Dip Lecturer in Psychoanalysis Psychodynamic Counselling, or equivalent. n NHS, Child and Adolescent Research Mental Health Practitioner MAD, MPhil, PhD, Integrated PhD Psychoanalytic n Psychoanalytic Studies You will need a good Masters degree, or Training Institute of the MPhil, PhD Refugee Care equivalent, including good relevant training. Contemporary Freudian Professional Doctorate A well-developed research proposal is also Society Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy essential. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Analytical Psychology Nikolay Mintchev For all our taught courses, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5, or equivalent. For research degrees we require Visit our Course Finder for more information. MA Psychoanalytic Studies, IELTS 7.0, or equivalent. Taught 2010 Sue Kegerreis * You should also supply a sample of written work demonstrating your u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/cps-taught academic ability. “The Centre was the perfect place Director of Centre Research to develop the skills necessary for “As people search for individual meaning Popular modules u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/cps-research academic research. It provided me with and for an understanding of social and an opportunity to learn from world-leading political relatedness, our fi eld is relevant as n Contexts of the Refugee Experience experts. The teaching staff are heavily never before. Our Centre explores a wide n Jung in Contexts Current research engaged with the aspirations and needs range of clinical, social, political and cultural n Personality Development n Analytical psychology of the students. Essex offers a unique phenomena, from both psychoanalytic n Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations n Child/adolescent psychotherapy perspective on psychoanalysis with and Jungian perspectives, but all share a modules on the history and theory of the commitment to understanding more fully n Psychoanalytic Methodology n Eating disorders discipline, and the ways in which it ties and deeply the way in which individuals, n Psychoanalytic Theory n Gender and masculinity into other disciplines. There is a great groups and society function, whether n Psychodynamic Concepts n History of psychology atmosphere for interacting with consciously or unconsciously. Our courses n Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights n Myth and literature like-minded students and engaging in also encourage both learning and personal n Selected Applications of Analytical Psychology n Psychoanalysis and politics creative dialogue across disciplines.” growth, so students can look forward to n Thinking Psychoanalytically n Psychology of religion being stimulated and challenged.” n Refugee care
170 Psychoanalytic studies Psychoanalytic studies 171 We provide the most immersive and exciting PSYCHOLOGY experience of studying the human mind in the UK. We give you the freedom and the facilities to study, experiment, explore and research why we think, feel and act the way we do. Psychology is linked to many other fi elds including biology, linguistics, medicine, sociology and economics. All branches of psychology seek to explain people’s behaviour. At Essex we push you to be the best you can be.
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We are a dynamic department with an international reputation for 1 world-leading research Use state-of-the-art research equipment such as EEG, TMS, and 2 eye tracking Work alongside our supportive and Fact fi le enthusiastic lecturers, conducting Department of Psychology challenging research Colchester Campus 3
Academic staff: 40 Participate in workshops, seminars, Taught postgraduates: 50 Research postgraduates: 28 4 events and extra-curricular activities For all enquiries: E [email protected] Improve your employability and gain BPS accreditation with our www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/psychology 5 MSc Psychology course
172 Psychology Psychology 173 “The chief diffi culty for those who begin the study Reviving the senses of scientifi c psychology is that all men indulge in Researchers from our Department of Psychology have developed a free mobile app that turns an iPhone or popular psychology” iPod into a hearing aid that could revolutionise the future for people with hearing loss. Unlike standard Karl Friedrich Münzinger, Psychology: The Science of Behavior hearing aids that simply amplify all sounds, the BioAid is inspired by biology and replicates the Our courses Entry requirements complexity of the human ear. It puts the user in Graduate Taught control, and is available to anyone, anywhere, destinations You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower without the need for a hearing test. It potentially n Amity University Institute MSc Psychology (conversion course) Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a holds the key to a future where tiny, phone-based of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience non-psychology subject. hearing aids can be dispensed and adjusted MSc Advanced Psychology n Central and North West MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower remotely. London NHS Trust MSc Cognitive Neuroscience Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in Discover more about our news and research. n Children First MSc Language and the Brain psychology or a related subject. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/psychology/research n Dyslexia Association of MSc Research Methods in Psychology Ireland Research n GlaxoSmithKline You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower n KPMG MSc by Dissertation Psychology Second class honours degree, or equivalent, in psychology or a related subject. n New York College You will need a good honours degree, or equivalent, n Royal Borough of MPhil , PhD Psychology in a related subject. A well-developed research Kingston-Upon-Thames proposal is also essential. n St George’s Hospital Medical School For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 7.0, or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n UNICEF Taught n West Yorkshire Police u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/psych Force Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/psych-research Andrew Harris MSc Psychology, 2012 Dr Paul Hibbard “The Department is fi rst class. It has Popular modules excellent, engaging lecturers and fantastic “We offer opportunities for postgraduate study that are suitable whatever your n Advanced Cognitive Development Current research facilities. There was a variety of modules and I particularly enjoyed those which background. If you have no previous n Advanced Sound of Speech and Music n Attention and perception covered neuropsychology, brain and experience of psychology, our conversion n Fundamentals of Neuroscience and n Cognitive neuroscience behaviour, and cognitive psychology, as I degree covers all areas of the discipline, Neuropsychology n Developmental psychology am interested in clinical psychology. Since and provides you with a British n Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis n Neuropsychology graduating from Essex, I have worked for Psychological Society accredited degree n Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience n Social psychology the mental health charity Mind and for within twelve months. Our other degrees n Neurocognition of Language the NHS as a researcher within a clinical provide opportunities for in-depth study in our fi elds of research excellence. You will n Neuropsychology of Perception and Attention psychology department. Through my receive individual, personalised training n Research Management degree I also gained graduate membership with the BPS.” and supervision of your research, and n Research Methods and Statistics in Cognitive access to our purpose-built, fully-equipped Neuropsychology laboratories.” n Special Topics in Social Psychology
174 Psychology Psychology 175 We are a powerhouse for social and economic research in the UK and the world. Celebrating SOCIAL our 25th anniversary in 2014, the research we undertake makes a major contribution to social and economic policy developments. We work with leading academics AND from around the world as well as Government departments, private companies and third-sector organisations. Our strong international reputation is refl ected by our publications in top-ranked journals ECONOMIC and in our consistently high level of support from the RESEARCH Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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We are a world-class interdisciplinary research institute – we produce 1 cutting-edge research We are experts in longitudinal research into social and economic 2 policy issues and survey methods We are an accredited Doctoral Fact fi le Training Centre of the ESRC with a Institute of Social and 3 number of studentships Economic Research Colchester Campus Our graduates work in academia, Academic staff: 45 government and statistical institutions Research postgraduates: 37 4 and organisations For all enquiries: Use our excellent facilities and work E [email protected] with us in our rich and stimulating www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/iser 5 research environment
176 Social and economic research Social and economic research 177 “ISER has carried out some of the most important Ambitious fi rstborns A recent study by ISER’s Feifei Bu discovered and comprehensive research on poverty that fi rstborns are more likely to achieve better educational outcomes. Firstborn children were Graduate in the UK” destinations 7% more likely to aspire to stay on in education Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, JRF n Bocconi University, Centre than their later-born siblings. Girls were 13% more for Research on Social ambitious than boys. The probability of attending Dynamics Our courses Entry requirements further education for fi rstborns is 16% higher than n Dalhousie University, Taught their later-born siblings. She said: “Educational School of Health MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis Administration You will need a First, Upper Second or high disparities exist not only between families but also MA Longitudinal Social Research Lower Second class honours degree, or within families. It is interesting that we observe n Inter-American MSc Research Methods in Health equivalent, in a related social science subject. a distinct fi rstborn advantage in education even Development Bank, MSc Survey Methods for Social Research Washington though parents in modern society are more likely to Research n University of Chicago, MPhil, PhD Applied Social and Economic Research be egalitarian in treating their children.” Department of Economics MPhil, PhD Economics You will need a good Masters degree, or n University of Linz, MPhil, PhD Health Research equivalent, in a related subject. Discover more about our news and research. Department of Economics MPhil, PhD Survey Methodology u www.iser.essex.ac.uk/news n University of Minho, For all our taught courses and research degrees, you are also required to submit a well-developed research proposal of around Visit our Course Finder for more information. Applied Microeconomics 1,000 to 2,500 words relevant to research conducted in ISER. Taught Research Unit If English is not your fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/iser-taught n University of New South or equivalent. Wales, Social Policy Research Research Centre u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/iser-research n University of Oxford, Department of Sociology Popular modules n University of Turin, Department of Economics n Applications of Data Analysis and Public Finance n Introduction to Survey Methods n World Bank n Panel Data Methods Yvonni Markaki n Panel Data Methods for Sociologists MA Public Opinion and Polling, n Survey Practicum 2009, PhD Applied Social and n Survey Sampling, Non-Response and Inference Economic Research Professor Paul Clarke “I was eager to study at a university that “ISER has a world-class reputation and specialises in high-quality research in the our courses are delivered by experts in Current research social sciences. I enjoyed working in an social and economic policy issues as well n Application and development of statistical n Longitudinal and panel data methods environment that promotes collaboration as survey methods. We’re home to the world’s leading panel studies, Understanding methods of handling missing data n Microsimulation of taxes and benefi ts with other researchers and students; it Society, and its predecessor BHPS, which n Generational social mobility n Migration and immigrant integration quickly made me feel part of the academic community. Essex provides training and give you the unique opportunity to work n Health and the use of health services n Neighbourhood and community support on anything from advanced with both the huge data sets and the n Household formation and dissolution n Residential mobility research methods, to getting published scientifi c team running the survey. You are n Income, poverty, and wealth n Social classifi cation systems in peer-reviewed journals, or using the encouraged to be infl uential from the outset, n Intergenerational transmission of human n Social inequalities in health media to communicate your research and publishing research and even gaining media capital and poverty n Survey methodology maximise impact.” coverage and policymakers’ attention during n the course of your studies.” Labour market behaviour n Survey methods and data n Life-course epidemiology n Value, beliefs and attitudes
178 Social and economic research Social and economic research 179 Develop new imaginative approaches to SOCIOLOGY sociology alongside world-leaders in their fi eld. We lead the pursuit for a new understanding of the social world, exploring questions of social justice and equality. Our spirit of critical enquiry drives us in the pursuit of academic excellence. We build on the traditions of sociological analysis, with a range of both qualitative and quantitative methods. We explore the contributions of cultural history, criminology, social anthropology, social psychology, social philosophy, feminism, and global sociology.
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We are the top sociology department in the UK and top 25 1 in the world for research The intellectual breadth and diversity of our teaching is internationally 2 recognised Our innovative curriculum is Fact fi le responsive and contemporary, and Department of Sociology underpinned by theory Colchester Campus 3 Academic staff: 30 Gain hands-on access to the Taught postgraduates: 39 Institute for Social and Economic Research postgraduates: 81 4 Research and the UK Data Archive For all enquiries: E [email protected] Take advantage of our excellent professional and academic networks www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sociology 5 through talks and conferences
180 Sociology Sociology 181 The history of shopgirls “One can’t love humanity. Dr Pamela Cox has recently presented a new BBC One can only love people” television series, Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter. The three-part series follows the Graham Greene, The Ministry of Fear success of Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs, which Dr Cox also presented. The historical series features testimonies revealing what life was like Our courses Entry requirements working, and in some cases living, inside the shops Taught and department stores of the time. It is an engaging MA Sociology and signifi cant story about class, gender, sex and Graduate MA Sociological Research You will need a First, Upper Second or high shopping – told from behind the counter of some MA Advertising, Marketing and the Media Lower Second class honours degree, or destinations of the nation’s favourite shops. MSc Survey Methods for Social Research equivalent, in sociology or a related subject. n Caritas, Hong Kong Graduate Certifi cate in Sociology Discover more about our news and research. n Citizens Advice Bureau Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sociology/research n Defra PhD, Integrated PhD Sociology You will need a good Masters degree, or n Dow Jones Newswires PhD Sociological Research equivalent, in a related subject. A well-developed n Family Welfare PhD Survey Methodology research proposal is also essential. Association For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your n Foreign and fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below Visit our Course Finder for more information. Commonwealth Offi ce 6.0 or equivalent. Taught n FSG Social Impact u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/socio Consultants Research n Random House Group u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/socio-research n Respect n Royal Philanthropic Society
Popular modules Eduardo Vicente Gonçalves n Advertising: Commerce and Creativity Current research MA Sociological Research, n Citizenship, International Migrations and Human n Citizenship 2013, PhD Sociology Professor Andrew Canessa Rights n Cultural and historical sociology “Since graduating I founded a start-up “We have long prided ourselves on our n Colonialism, Culture and Human Rights n Digital media business, ran a short-term crowd-funded cutting-edge research and the quality n Digital Economy n Economic sociology project, began my PhD at Essex, and of our teaching. Our Department has n Dynamics of Home and Work n Health and health care policy will shortly create another start-up consistently been ranked 1st for research in the UK. As a student you will benefi t n Ethnography n Survey methodology business. Studying at Essex expanded from this research and teaching synergy: n Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Theory n Transformations of work and my network, gave me the chance to study you will be taught by fantastic researchers n Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis employment abroad, provided me with a solid base in methodology, and sharpened my social who encourage you to be critical thinkers n Media Theory n Visual sociology science analytical skills. The professors of the social world and develop your own n Sociology of Human Rights n War and memory and lecturers are amazing and I particularly research skills in our supportive, vibrant n Work-life mobility enjoyed informal discussions after lessons.” community.”
182 Sociology Sociology 183 Want to make a real difference to the lives of people of all ages? Have a passion and interest SPEECH in communication? Speech and language therapy is for you. Our Essex graduates are developing exciting careers across a broad range of settings, undertaking AND valuable research and pushing the boundaries of their profession. We offer a range of postgraduate speech and language courses, including pre-registration and LANGUAGE post-registration studies and research. THERAPY
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We ensure that theoretical learning is always fi rmly grounded in clinical 1 practice Receive excellent support with dedicated personal tutors and a 2 student mentorship scheme
Fact fi le Respect, dignity and client-centred School of Health and care are embedded in all that we do Human Sciences 3 Colchester Campus Gain experience by undertaking a Academic staff: 8 range of clinical placements with our Taught postgraduates: 60 4 partner organisations For all enquiries: E [email protected] Experience a varied learning programme including lectures, www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs 5 tutorials and small group study
184 Speech and language therapy Speech and language therapy 185 “If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, Food for thought I would keep the power of communication, The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Society at Essex promoted awareness of dysphagia and raised for by it I would repair all the rest” over £2,700 for the Stroke Association by eating only Daniel Webster pureed foods for fi ve days. Gemma Robson said: “We decided it would be a great way to raise awareness of SLT and gain an insight into our client’s lives. We Our courses Entry requirements were touched by a donation from someone who read Taught (pre-registration) about our fundraising in the local newspaper. They You will need a First, Upper Second or high Lower thanked us for raising awareness of a cause that Second class honours degree in psychology, language, Career destinations MSc Speech and Language Therapy often gets overlooked and it really brought home linguistics, social science, biological science, medical n Acute hospitals science or equivalent. to us all what an important cause this is and the huge impact dysphagia has on people’s lives. We’ll n Alternative and Research augmentative MSD, MPhil, PhD Speech and Language You will need a good honours degree and a Masters also take several insights from this forward into our communication centres Therapy degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. future practice; we have developed more empathy n Community clinic You will also need to perform successfully at interview, and during a with our clients and can have more informed n literacy and numeracy test, and supply a satisfactory Disclosure and Visit our Course Finder for more information. Cleft lip and palate teams Barring Service check and an occupational health check. Taught discussions with them about texture modifi cation”. n Head injury clinics For our taught course if English is not your fi rst language, we require u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/slt n Hearing impairment IELTS 8.0 overall, with no element below 7.5, or equivalent. For research Discover more about our news and research. degrees we require IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent. services Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sociology/research Our pre-registration course is funded by Health Education East of u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/slt-research n Mainstream and special England but we accept some self-funding students from both UK/EU schools and International. n Private practice Continuing Professional n Research Development (CPD) n Young offenders institutions Popular modules As you progress through your Sinead Keane career you can return to Essex n Dysphagia MSc Speech and Language for further courses and training. n Interprofessional Collaboration and Development Therapy, 2013 We offer a range of courses for n Linguistics and Phonetics you once you have registered – “Essex gave me useful life skills and I n Research Activity Dr Wayne Wilson these include courses like: clinical gained a lot of confi dence. My lecturers n Research in Health Care supervision, phonetics, Derbyshire were fantastic: I received useful feedback “At Essex you work with a variety n Speech and Language Therapy: Adults Language Scheme, Makaton and and engaged in a critical way of thinking, of professionals gaining the skills n Speech and Language Therapy: Foundation Studies record keeping, as well as practice which helped me develop, and my and techniques required to deliver effective therapy for a broad range of n Speech and Language Therapy: Paediatrics placement educator courses. analytical skills really improved. After I graduated from Essex I created liTFit, a communication and dysphagia diffi culties If you are already a registered literacy programme for primary schools experienced by both children and adults. speech and language therapist, in Ireland. In my opinion, communication By studying speech and language NHS Constitution and values please visit our website for is everything. If you haven’t got the ability therapy with us, you become an expert As part of the selection process, you information on our CPD courses. to communicate it is very hard to function professional communicator whilst will be expected to demonstrate a good u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/hhs/cpd as a human being. What is unique about developing essential academic and clinical knowledge and a clear understanding of our liTFit programme is that we offer a skills. You will be ready for a challenging the signifi cance of the NHS Constitution meta-linguistic approach; we are looking career in an exciting and developing and its core values. at grammar, phonology, syntax, abstract profession.” language, semantics, and things that haven’t been done before.”
186 Speech and language therapy Speech and language therapy 187 Sport and exercise science at Essex is unique. Our multidisciplinary approach means you can work SPORT with patients in our cardiac rehabilitation unit or support elite athletes in our Human Performance Unit (HPU). As a postgraduate student, you will be AND taught by staff who are internationally recognised for their research and you can collaborate with them by EXERCISE undertaking research in our fi rst-class laboratories. SCIENCE
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Gain hands-on work experience and practical skills training with our 1 on-campus rehabilitation centre Undertake groundbreaking and multidisciplinary research into green 2 exercise Join our Health, Exercise and Active Fact fi le Lifestyle (HEAL) group to conduct School of Biological Sciences innovative and world-leading research Colchester Campus 3
Academic staff: 13 Work with the UK’s most specialised Taught postgraduates: 8 Research postgraduates: 27 4 biomechanics research groups For all enquiries: E [email protected] Conduct research into pacing and athletic performance with supervision www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/bs 5 and support from our staff
188 Sport and exercise science Sport and exercise science 189 “There are many ways to the top. The obsession with obesity The important thing is the attitude of the athlete – The issue of underweight school children is being missed because of an “obsession” with tackling the desire to get to the top” obesity. Findings by Essex experts were presented at the European Congress on Obesity. Dr Gavin Herb Elliott Sandercock said weighing too little was more damaging to health than weighing too much. He Our courses Entry requirements warned that society was focused almost exclusively Taught on obesity. The research team looked at nearly You will need a First, Upper Second or high 10,000 children aged 9 to 16 in the east of Graduate Lower Second class honours degree, or England. The research discovered that 1 in 17 destinations equivalent, in a related subject, preferably MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation pupils were too thin. Dr Sandercock said: “The n Canterbury Tennis supported by relevant work experience. fact is the UK is obsessed with overweight and Professional qualifi cations may also be Academy acceptable. obesity, yet it is now accepted being underweight n Essex County Council Research may pose a much greater risk to health”. At Essex n General Medical Council MSD, MPhil, PhD Sport and Exercise Science You will need a good honours or Masters we like to challenge the prevailing view. n Greenwich Education degree, or equivalent, in a related subject. Authority MSD, MPhil, PhD Sport and Exercise Medicine Discover more about our news and research. A well-developed research proposal is also n Infosys Technologies u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sport/research MSD, MPhil, PhD Sport and Exercise Psychology essential. n Inspiring Fitness For all our taught courses and research degrees, if English is not your n James Paget NHS Trust fi rst language, we require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. Visit our Course Finder for more information. n Medical Research Council Taught n Norwich City Football u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sport Club Research n The Laban Centre, u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/sport-research Popular modules London n Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology and Erin Shellington Pharmacology Current research MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation, n Exercise in Prevention and Rehabilitation of n Athletic pacing strategies Cardiovascular Disease 2013 Dr Gavin Sandercock n Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise n Literature Review “After completing my undergraduate “Our courses give you a deep, critical prescription degree in Canada I decided to study n Physiological and Clinical Assessment in insight into topics which range from n Children’s fi tness Cardiovascular Disease abroad and, once I found the MSc how elite athletes improve performance n Exergaming Cardiac Rehabilitation course at Essex, to break world records through to how n Psychology of Health and Disease n Green exercise my decision was made. Our class size exercise can improve the health and n Research Methods and Statistics was small which meant that I got to know n Hand-cycling and adapted sports wellbeing of the elderly. You are taught n Research Project my classmates and lecturers really well. I by staff who publish internationally n Monitoring of fatigue and exertion n Work-based Learning i n Cardiac Rehabilitation loved the way the course was designed recognised research in physiology, n Near Infrared Spectroscopy and I particularly enjoyed the work-based psychology and biomechanics. We make n Nutritional aids learning module which provided me with sure you acquire the comprehensive range n Paralympic athletic performance practical, hands-on experience. I would of academic, scientifi c and practical skills n Physical activity for healthy ageing not have been able to then start my PhD needed by contemporary sports scientists. n Talent identifi cation and without the skills and life experience I You will also have the opportunity to development in young athletes gained from studying at Essex.” complete your own, original scientifi c n The effects of ageing on gait and research under the supervision of some of functional movement the best sports science tutors in the UK.”
190 Sport and exercise science Sport and exercise science 191 Fast and effi cient communication is a TRANSLATION necessity in today’s globalised world. There is huge demand for people who can work quickly in two or more languages. At Essex we focus on developing your practical ability to work between English and another language, such as Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. We are one of the largest and most prestigious language and linguistics departments in the world, a place where talented students become part of an academic community that undertakes the highest proportion of world-leading research in the UK.
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Gain hands-on training in translation, interpreting and subtitling, and the 1 use of related technology Take part in regular workshops led by professional translators and 2 interpreters Take part in guided visits to Fact fi le the translation and interpreting Department of Language and 3 directorates of the EU and UN Linguistics Colchester Campus Attend our mock interpreting Academic staff: 8 conferences and join our interpreting Taught postgraduates: 45 4 visits to London institutions For all enquiries: Receive regular practice in E [email protected] consecutive and simultaneous www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling 5 interpreting in our labs
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“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, Translation challenge that goes to his If you talk to him in his own Together with a local translation company, head. TTC wetranslate, our Department of Language and language, that goes to his heart” Linguistics runs an annual translation challenge Nelson Mandela where teams of postgraduate and undergraduate students translate publicity material for one of TTC wetranslate’s clients into several languages. In the most recent challenge, students translated a Our courses Entry requirements English language requirements if English is not your fi rst language brochure for the English Cream Tea Company.
Taught Discover more about our news and research. Graduate For native speakers of Chinese, you u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/langling/research destinations MA Chinese-English will need a First, Upper Second or IELTS 7.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, n Deluxe Digital Studios Translation and high Lower Second class honours or equivalent. † Interpreting degree. n Embassy of South Korea For non-native speakers, you will n English German PG Diploma Chinese need an equivalent level qualifi cation Translation Services IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, English Translation in Mandarin Chinese. n Essex County Council or equivalent. and Interpreting † For direct entry to the MA you will also need a n Eurocentres, Cambridge qualifi cation in translation and interpreting. n Home Offi ce For native speakers of English, you n Norwich Union MA Translation, will need a First, Upper Second or IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing, n Suntransfers.com Interpreting and high Lower Second class honours or equivalent. n VSI Berlin Subtitling* degree in French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. For native speakers of French, Lizhi Zhao German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, you will need a First, Upper MA Chinese-English Translation MA Translation and IELTS 7.0 overall and 6.5 in writing, and Interpreting, 2013 Ignazia Posadinu Literature* Second or high Lower Second class or equivalent. honours degree, which includes “Essex is renowned for its diversity Course Director English as a major component. where you can enjoy communicating “To develop the skills you need as a with students from different countries language professional, our courses You must pass an aptitude test as part of the application process for and cultures. This was especially true offer you a thorough practical training these courses. Visit our Course Finder for more information. when I was able to take advantage of in translation, interpreting and subtitling, * These courses involve English and one of: French, German, Italian, u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/translation Portuguese or Spanish. my translating and interpreting skills both into and out of your mother tongue. learned in class. Discussing various topics You have the opportunity to work in small with peers from different countries is groups, in labs equipped with state-of-the- a big pleasure for me. I took up a paid art software, and to practise consecutive internship as project manager assistant and simultaneous conference interpreting Popular modules at TTC wetranslate in Chelmsford. Now in a lecture theatre with interpreting I am working as a market associate and booths. You also participate in a range of n Bilateral Interpreting n Simultaneous Interpreting translator at the New York based iBridge extracurricular activities aimed at preparing n Consecutive Interpreting n Subtitling: Principles and Practice Language LLC. I also joined a programme you for professional work, including a visit n Interpreting Practice n Technical Translation of Chinese-English translation and revision to the European Parliament.” n Principles and Practice of Writing in the n Technologies of Translation of academic papers for the China National Second Language n Translation Portfolio Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI).” n Principles of Translation and Interpreting
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We offer a variety of postgraduate programmes which are all delivered 100% PARTNERS online. Studying for a postgraduate degree online will allow you to gain advanced skills and help you stand out in today’s competitive workplace environment. Online distance learning is one of the most cost-effective, convenient and flexible ways to achieve challenging. Postgraduate Certificates, your Masters degree. We have regular Diplomas and Masters degrees are offered. intakes throughout the year and our entry What makes Colchester Institute a University of Essex Online requirements recognise work experience as successful learning environment is the University of Essex Online courses give you well as previous academic achievements. calibre of the tutors. All have specific the opportunity to study for your Masters Upon completion of your Masters degree, you experience of working in the industries in degree part-time, allowing you to gain a will be invited to a graduation ceremony at which they now lecture. Their mix of practical qualification from a respected university the University of Essex. application and academic excellence is whilst fitting your studies around work and u online.essex.ac.uk a key reason for the high proportion of personal commitments. First and Upper Second class honours degrees awarded to students and their Colchester Institute high employability levels: 94.7% of our post Colchester Institute provides an aspirational, graduates go on to work or further study. high-quality learning experience combining u www.colchester.ac.uk the demands of postgraduate study with You can study for a taught or research the support and friendliness of a community degree at postgraduate level which are college. Programmes are up-to-date and awarded by the University of Essex. Taught courses include: equine therapy and rehabilitation; veterinary physiotherapy; modern facilities and flexible teaching, livestock production science; animal welfare learning and social spaces. and conservation; arable crop management; conservation management under global UCS is academically strong, offering a change; sustainable land management range of postgraduate options including under global change; landscape architecture; Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas and garden design; horticulture; horticulture (crop Postgraduate Certificates, as well as production); and postharvest technology. Continuing Professional Development Research degrees are offered in: agriculture; (CPD). UCS also offers Postgraduate Writte College research degrees in collaboration with the animal science; applied biology; art and University Campus Suffolk University of Essex in a range Established 120 years ago, Writtle College is design; conservation management; one of the oldest specialist institutes in the As a postgraduate, UCS puts you at the of areas. horticulture; and UK, offering ‘inspirationally environmental’ landscape architecture. heart of a unique network, with the main u www.ucs.ac.uk campus on Ipswich Waterfront and Centres courses on a picturesque 220-hectare estate u www.writtle.ac.uk across Suffolk and Great Yarmouth, offering near the city of Chelmsford, Essex.
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About this prospectus East 15 Acting School at our Policy statement on equality This prospectus tries to answer your questions Loughton Campus and diversity Contact details about life and academic provision on offer This prospectus refers mainly to the services, The University of Essex recognises the value University of Essex at the University of Essex. It was prepared in facilities and courses on offer at our of diversity and is committed to equality of Colchester Campus summer 2014 and refers to courses which will Colchester Campus and at our Southend opportunity within the University. We expect Wivenhoe Park be available in October 2015. Campus. Our Loughton Campus is the base students and staff to be treated with dignity Colchester CO4 3SQ for students on many of East 15 Acting and respect and solely on the basis of their Although great care is taken in compiling United Kingdom School’s courses and includes state-of-the-art merits, abilities and potential, regardless of T this prospectus, it is for the general guidance +44 (0)1206 873333 studios, technical equipment and innovative age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage of prospective students only. The University theatre space. Our Loughton Campus is and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, cannot guarantee the provision of all University of Essex just five minutes from the nearest London race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, the courses and services in the event of Southend Campus Underground station, Debden, on the east end socio-economic background, political beliefs circumstances beyond its control and therefore Elmer Approach of the Central line. and affiliations, family circumstances or other reserves the right to make changes or cancel Southend-on-Sea SS1 1LW u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/east15 irrelevant distinction. any course or module without notice, should United Kingdom T this become necessary. For the most +44 (0)1702 328200 Quality assurance No smoking policy up-to-date information, please contact our Graduate Admissions Office. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher The University of Essex is committed to a no Education (QAA) undertook an Institutional smoking policy, which means that smoking is The University cannot be held responsible for Audit of the University in March 2008. not allowed in all University buildings. failure/delay in performing obligations caused This audit declared ‘Confidence’ (the best by things beyond its reasonable control, such judgement available) in relation to the Data for marketing purposes as fire, flood or industrial action. soundness of our present and likely future Data have been selected for marketing In accepting an offer of a place at the management of the academic standards purposes but all claims are based on the University, you consent to incorporation of this of our awards and in the soundness of our most current data that were available at the notice as a term of contract between you and management of the quality of the learning time of print: Research Assessment Exercise the University. opportunities available to our students. (RAE) results are based on 2008 data; QS A copy of the full report is available on the World Rankings results are based on 2014 The full Procedures, Rules and Regulations QAA website. data; Times Higher Education World Rankings of the University are set out in the Charter, u www.qaa.ac.uk results are based on 2014 data; Postgraduate Statutes and Ordinances and in the University Taught Experience Survey (PTES) results are Regulations, Policy and Procedures. Complaints procedure based on 2013 data; Postgraduate Research u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/regs If you have any comments or concerns about Experience Survey (PRES) results are based the recruitment or admissions process we on 2013 data; National Student Housing Alternative formats operate, or about an application decision, Survey results are based on 2009-2012 data This prospectus is available in large print, which you do not wish to discuss with the and are cited accordingly. audio and Braille formats. Please contact our Head of Graduate Admissions, you can write to Undergraduate Admissions Office for further the Director of Communications and External information. Relations. Alternatively, you can follow our complaints procedure. u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/voice
200 Additional information Additional information 201 Come and visit Our Open Days are the perfect way to discover more about studying at Essex. You’ll be able INDEX to meet with lecturers, chat to students, attend talks, and take tours of our campus and For subject areas, please see the list Entry requirements 31 Part-time work 35 accommodation. of contents on page 3 Equal opportunities 201 Professional development u www.essex.ac.uk/pg15/opendays ESCALA 112 28, 94, 170 Academic study 26 Essex Business School Professional Doctorates 28 Can’t come to an Open Day? Don’t worry. Accommodation, residential 22 42, 50, 80, 128, 132, 140 Religious facilities 13,17 Contact us and we can arrange a campus Applying to Essex 30 Exhibitions, Art Exchange 13 Research 6 tour for a date which suits you. You can see Arts events in Colchester 13 Fees 20, 24 Research degrees, 28 our accommodation, outstanding facilities and Arts events in Southend 17 Financial support 20 Support for 29 attractive campuses, while getting answers to Business 38, 50, 86, 128, Gallery (Art Exchange) 13 Writing your research proposal 33 questions you have about life at Essex. 132, 140 Health care 13, 17 Residential accommodation 22 Campus in Colchester, Institute for Social and Economics Societies, Students’ Union 11, 35 Join the conversation Aerial picture of 14 Research (ISER) 176 Southend and surrounding area 18 There’s a whole community online waiting to talk Description of 12 Integrated Doctorates 28 Southend Town about student life at Essex. Join the conversation Plan of 14 International Academy 108 Description of 18 on Facebook, read the latest news on Twitter, Campus in Southend, International students 5, 11, 21, Sport 11, 13, 17 see what we’ve been up to on YouTube and Description of 16 2 7, 31, 32, 108 Statistics 136 Vimeo, or ask us questions on any of our offi cial Plan of 18 Applications 31, 32 Student satisfaction 5 social networking sites. We are one of the most Cardiac rehabilitation 188 English language requirements 31 Student support 13, 17 active universities in the UK on Facebook, so Careers 34 Support 11 Students’ Union 11, 13, 17 expect to receive a message back shortly after Child care facilities 13 Tuition fees 20 Suffolk – see University you contact us. Clifftown Theatre and Internships 35 Campus Suffolk And fi nally… Studios 17,19 Language courses/study 31, 35 Taught courses 27 We would like to thank all students facebook.com/uniofessex Clubs and societies 11, 35 Latin American art 112 Telecommunications 78 and staff who helped to make this Colchester and surrounding twitter.com/Uni_of_Essex Library 13, 17, 19 Theatre, University area 15 prospectus possible. Living expenses 21 13, 17, 19, 200 Colchester Institute 198 youtube.com/uniessex Maps Tuition fees 20 Produced by the University of Essex Colchester Town 15 Colchester Campus plan 14 University, accommodation 22 Marketing and Student Recruitment vimeo.com/uniofessex Computing services 13, 17 Southend Campus plan 18 University Campus Suffolk 198 Offi ce. Contact information 201 Masters courses 27 University of Essex Online 199 Designed by Print Essex and printed by Creative writing 124 Master of Arts by Dissertation 28 Visiting our University opposite Pureprint Group using their ab Data Archive (UK) 69, 185 Master of Philosophy 28 Worship, facilities for 13, 17 environmental print technology, a Day Nursery 13 Master of Science by Writtle College 199 guaranteed, low carbon, low waste, Diploma courses 27 Dissertation 28 independently audited process that 33 Disabled students Mature students 5 reduces the environmental impact of Discounts 21 Music 17 the printing process. Pureprint Group Doctor of Philosophy 28 No smoking policy 201 is a CarbonNeutral® company and is Doctoral programmes 28 Open days opposite certifi ed to Environmental Management East 15 Acting School 42, 200 Overseas students – see System, ISO 14001 and registered to Employability and Careers International students EMAS, the Eco Management and Audit Centre 34 Qualifications accepted Scheme. English as a foreign language 84 for entry 31 English language requirements 31 Quality assurance 200 ISBN 978-1-909562-07-3 © University of Essex 2014
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