Home to the curious, brave and bold

We’re a university where curiosity prevails, and where exploring new ways of thinking and pushing boundaries, isn’t just encouraged, it’s expected.

We’re proud to be Gold rated in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2017. We’re also in the top 20 for research excellence in the Research Excellence Framework 2014 and in the top 10 for student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2016).

We are committed to two things: excellence in teaching and excellence in research. Our students are members of a unique, transformational living and learning community which empowers them with the skills to make a difference to the world around them.

No matter which campus you’re based at, you’ll feel like a member of the Essex community

We have three campuses at Colchester, Loughton and Southend. Each campus is different but offers the same world-class education.

All our campuses have quick road, bus and rail links to London and London airports. They are also within easy driving distance of the M25.

Travel routes to our campuses)

Why Study here?

Top ten for student satisfaction (NSS2016)
We’re among the 20 most international universities in the world
95% of our international graduates are in work or further study within six months of graduation

Study with us

When our university was built, our first Vice-Chancellor wanted to create an entirely new university, not restricted by established systems and conventions.

Our unapologetically brutalist architecture challenges the physical and education structure of the traditional redbrick university. Our campuses provide the perfect backdrop for you to make your mark – we are a colourful and vibrant global community who work together to make the world that little bit better.

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Undergraduate fees for international students

You’re an international fee-payer if you’re from a non-EU country. We’ll assess your fee status when you apply to Essex and you can contact us to enquire about your fee status.

Tuition fees for courses starting in 2017-18

Our 2017-18 fees for new students are listed below. Alternatively, you can find the fee for your course in our Course Finder.

New international students starting in 2017-18
Course Fee
Full-time undergraduate degree courses, other than those listed below £13,350
Laboratory-based courses in Biological Sciences, Psychology and Health and Human Sciences £15,450*
Foundation Degree in Oral Health Science (including placement fees) £29,353
International Year One in Business £13,350
International Foundation Programme £11,750
Year 0 courses (subsequent years will be charged at the standard undergraduate degree fee for international students) £11,750

* Our Health and Human Sciences lab-based courses may have additional bench or placement fees. Check the course details in our Course Finder for more information.

Masters fees

If you’re an Essex graduate or studied abroad here, you could be eligible for our alumni loyalty discount. We also offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to make funding your studies easier.

You’re an international fee-payer if you’re from a non-EU country. We’ll assess your fee status when you apply to Essex and you can contact us to enquire about your fee status.

Full-time fees 2017-18

Full time fees per annum for LLM, MA, MSc, MFA, MPH, MRes, Diploma and Certificate awards
Course Home/EU Fee Overseas Fee
Master of Business Administration (Mba) £18,500 £18,500
Master of Business Management (Mbm) £10,200 £15,950
MRes Accounting £10,200 £15,950
MSc Accounting £10,200 £15,950
MSc Accounting And Finance £10,200 £15,950
MSc Accounting And Financial Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Accounting And Financial Management £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Accounting With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MA Acting £13,100 £14,450
MFA Acting £13,100 £14,450
MA Acting (International) £13,100 £14,450
MFA Acting (International) £13,100 £14,450
MSc Actuarial Science £6,125 £14,950
Postgraduate Diploma Actuarial Science £4,900 £11,960
MSc Advanced Communications Systems £7,200 £14,950
MSc Advanced Computer Science £7,200 £14,950
MSc Advanced Psychology £6,125 £15,450
MSc Advanced Web Engineering £7,200 £14,950
MA Advertising, Marketing And The Media £7,200 £15,950
MSc Algorithmic Trading £11,500 £14,950
MA American Literatures £6,125 £15,450
MRes Analysing Language Use £6,125 £15,450
MSc Applied Economics And Data Analysis £10,200 £15,950
MA Applied Linguistics £6,125 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Applied Linguistics With English For Academic £4,900 £10,045
Graduate Diploma Art History And Theory £4,900 £10,045
MA Art History And Theory £6,125 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Art History With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Artificial Intelligence £6,125 £14,950
MA Avant-Gardes £6,125 £15,450
MSc Banking And Finance £10,200 £15,950
MSc Behavioural Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Big Data And Text Analytics £7,200 £14,950
MSc Biotechnology £6,125 £15,950
MSc Business Analytics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Business Strategies In A Global Environment £10,200 £15,950
MA Business Translation And Interpreting £6,125 £15,450
MSc Cancer Biology £6,125 £15,950
Postgraduate Diploma Chinese-English Translation And Interpreting £4,900 £12,360
MSc Cloud Computing £7,200 £14,950
MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology £6,125 £15,950
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience £6,125 £15,950
MSc Computational Economics, Financial Markets And £10,200 £15,950
MSc Computational Finance £11,500 £14,950
MSc Computer Engineering £7,200 £14,950
MSc Computer Games £7,200 £14,950
MSc Computer Networks And Security £7,200 £14,950
Graduate Diploma Computer Science With English For Academic £4,900 £10,045
MA Conference Interpreting And Translation £6,125 £15,450
MA Conflict Resolution £7,200 £15,450
MSc Conflict Resolution £7,200 £15,450
MA Conflict Resolution £7,200 £15,450
MSc Conflict Resolution £7,200 £15,450
Occasional P/G Study Cpd – Intensive English: International Academy TBC TBC
Occasional P/G Study Cpd – Teacher Training: International Academy TBC TBC
MA Creative Writing £6,125 £15,450
MA Criminology £6,125 £15,950
MSc Criminology And Socio-Legal Research £6,125 £15,950
MA Curating £6,125 £15,450
MSc Data Science £6,125 £14,950
Postgraduate Diploma Discrete Mathematics And Its Applications £4,900 £11,960
LLM Economic, Social And Cultural Rights £9,220 £15,450
MA Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Economics £10,200 £15,950
MRes Economics £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Economics £4,900 £10,045
MSc Economics £10,200 £15,950
MRes Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Economics And Econometrics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Economics And Econometrics £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Economics With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Electronic Engineering £7,200 £14,950
Graduate Diploma Electronic Engineering With English For £4,900 £10,045
MA English Language And Linguistics £6,125 £15,450
MSc Entrepreneurship And Innovation £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Entrepreneurship And Innovation With English For £4,900 £10,045
LLM European Union Commercial Law £7,200 £15,450
MRes Experimental Linguistics £6,125 £15,450
MA Film And Literature £6,125 £15,450
MA Film Studies £6,125 £15,450
MSc Finance £10,200 £15,950
MSc Finance And Data Analytics £10,200 £15,450
MSc Finance And Global Trading £10,200 £15,950
MSc Finance And Investment £10,200 £15,950
MSc Finance And Management £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Finance With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Financial And Business Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Financial Econometrics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Financial Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Financial Economics And Econometrics £10,200 £15,950
MSc Financial Engineering And Risk Management £10,200 £15,950
MA Global And Comparative Politics £7,200 £15,450
MSc Global And Comparative Politics £7,200 £15,450
MA Global And Comparative Politics £7,200 £15,450
MSc Global And Comparative Politics £7,200 £15,450
MSc Global Project Management £10,200 £15,950
MA Health And Organisational Research £7,200 £15,450
MSc Health Research £6,125 £15,450
Postgraduate Certificate History £2,450 £6,180
MA History £6,125 £15,450
Graduate Diploma History With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Human Resource Management £10,200 £15,950
MA Human Rights And Cultural Diversity £7,200 £15,450
MA Ideology And Discourse Analysis £7,200 £15,450
MSc Intelligent Systems And Robotics £7,200 £14,950
MSc International Accounting And Banking £10,200 £15,950
MSc International Business And Entrepreneurship £10,200 £15,950
LLM International Commercial And Business Law £7,200 £15,450
Graduate Diploma International Commercial And Business Law With £4,900 £10,045
MSc International Economics £10,200 £15,950
MSc International Finance £10,200 £15,950
LLM International Human Rights And Humanitarian Law £9,220 £15,450
LLM International Human Rights Law £9,220 £15,450
LLM International Human Rights Law (Economic £9,220 £15,450
MSc International Logistics And Supply Chain £10,200 £15,950
MSc International Management £10,200 £15,950
MSc International Marketing And Entrepreneurship £10,200 £15,950
MA International Relations £7,200 £15,450
MSc International Relations £7,200 £15,450
MA International Relations £7,200 £15,450
MRes International Relations £7,200 £15,450
MSc International Relations £7,200 £15,450
LLM International Trade And Maritime Law £7,200 £15,450
LLM International Trade Law £7,200 £15,450
Graduate Diploma International Trade Law With English For Academic £4,900 £10,045
MSc Internet Of Things £7,200 £14,950
MA Jungian And Post-Jungian Studies £7,200 £15,450
MSc Language And The Brain £6,125 £15,950
MA Language In Society £6,125 £15,450
MA Linguistic Studies £6,125 £15,450
MA Linguistics £6,125 £15,450
MRes Linguistics £6,125 £15,450
MA Literature £6,125 £15,450
MSc Management £10,200 £15,950
MRes Management And Organisation £10,200 £15,950
Postgraduate Diploma Management And Organisational Dynamics £5,760 £12,360
MA Management And Organisational Dynamics £7,200 £15,450
MSc Management Economics £10,200 £15,950
Graduate Diploma Management With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Marketing And Brand Management £10,200 £15,950
MSc Marketing Management £10,200 £15,950
MSc Mathematics £6,125 £14,950
Graduate Diploma Mathematics £4,900 £10,045
Postgraduate Diploma Mathematics And Finance TBC £11,960
MSc Mathematics And Finance £8,200 £14,950
MSc Molecular Medicine £6,125 £15,950
MSc Money And Banking £10,200 £15,950
Postgraduate Certificate New Venture Creation TBC TBC
MSc Nursing (Adult) (Pre-Registration) £14,050 £18,500
MSc Nursing (Mental Health) (Pre-Registration) £14,050 £18,500
MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) £13,500 £17,950
MSc Organised Crime, Terrorism And Security £6,125 £15,950
MA Philosophy £6,125 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Philosophy With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) £13,500 £17,950
MA Playwriting £6,125 £15,450
MA Political Economy £7,200 £15,450
MSc Political Economy £7,200 £15,450
MA Political Economy £7,200 £15,450
MRes Political Economy £7,200 £15,450
MSc Political Economy £7,200 £15,450
MA Political Science £7,200 £15,450
MRes Political Science £7,200 £15,450
MSc Political Science £7,200 £15,450
MA Political Theory £7,200 £15,450
MA Politics £7,200 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Politics £4,900 £10,045
MA Politics £7,200 £15,450
MA Politics (With English For Academic Purposes) £4,900 £10,045
Graduate Diploma Politics With English For Academic Purposes £4,900 £10,045
Graduate Diploma Politics With Extended English For Academic £4,900 £10,045
MA Professional Practice £6,125 £14,950
MA Psychoanalytic Studies TBC TBC
Postgraduate Diploma Psychoanalytic Studies TBC TBC
Postgraduate Certificate Psychoanalytic Studies TBC TBC
MA Psychoanalytic Studies £7,200 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Psychoanalytic Studies With English For Academic £5,760 £10,045
Graduate Diploma Psychodynamic Counselling £5,760 £10,045
MA Psycholinguistics £6,125 £15,450
Graduate Diploma Psychological Studies With English For Academic £4,900 £10,045
Postgraduate Certificate Psychological Well-Being Practitioner (Low £2,450 £5,980
Graduate Certificate Psychological Well-Being Practitioner (Low £2,450 £5,980
Postgraduate Certificate Psychological Well-Being Practitioner (Low £2,450 £5,980
Graduate Certificate Psychological Well-Being Practitioner (Low £2,450 £5,980
MSc Psychology £6,125 £15,950
MA Public Opinion And Political Behaviour £7,200 £15,450
MSc Public Opinion And Political Behaviour £7,200 £15,450
MA Public Opinion And Political Behaviour £7,200 £15,450
MSc Public Opinion And Political Behaviour £7,200 £15,450
MA Refugee Care £8,200 £15,450
MSc Research Methods In Psychology £6,125 £15,950
MA Sociological Research Methods £6,125 £15,950
Graduate Certificate Sociology £2,450 £5,020
MA Sociology £6,125 £15,950
MA Sociology And Management £6,125 £15,950
MSc Speech And Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) £13,500 £17,950
MSc Sport And Exercise Science £6,125 £15,450
Postgraduate Diploma Statistics £4,900 £11,960
MSc Statistics £6,125 £14,950
Postgraduate Diploma Statistics And Finance £4,900 £11,960
MSc Statistics And Finance £6,125 £14,950
Postgraduate Diploma Statistics And Operational Research £4,900 £11,960
MSc Statistics And Operational Research £6,125 £14,950
MSc Survey Methods For Social Research £6,125 £15,950
MA Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages £6,125 £15,450
MA Theatre Directing £12,050 £13,150
MFA Theatre Directing £12,050 £13,150
MA Theory And Practice Of Human Rights £7,200 £15,450
MA Translation And Literature £6,125 £15,450
MA Translation And Professional Practice £6,125 £15,450
MA Translation, Interpreting And Subtitling £6,125 £15,450
MSc Tropical Marine Biology £6,125 £15,950
MA United States Politics £7,200 £15,450
MA Wild Writing: Literature, Landscape And The £6,125 £15,450
Postgraduate Certificate Working With Children, Young People And Families: TBC TBC