Undergraduate foundation courses at Essex Your pathway to success International Office Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex, CO4 3SQ Tel: +44 (0)1206 872371 Fax: +44 (0)1206 874828 Email: overseas@essex.ac.uk

Why choose Essex? University of Essex Strong international reputation - 9th in the UK for research (RAE 2008) - 8th in the UK for teaching excellence (The Sunday Times 2008) Ideal location close to London but with a lower cost of living Range and quality of courses Guaranteed accommodation Excellent facilities Friendly international environment

International Academy Runs pre-degree foundation and English courses at Essex One of the University’s original departments Based at the Colchester campus High quality foundation courses Essex Bridging Year (established in 1988) leading to Year 1 of a degree. Certificate of Higher Education leading to Year 2 of a degree

Essex Bridging Year Available for all subject areas Taught at the Colchester campus Successful completion guarantees entry to Year 1 of a relevant Bachelor’s degree Total time to complete a degree = 4 years Starts October – ends June Contains 5 modules - 4 academic (40% pass mark required) - English and study skills (60% required) Admission requirements Good grades at senior high school, or A level, 180 UCAS points (equal to DDD) IELTS 5.0 overall  

Certificate of HE Pathway to all undergraduate degrees in the Essex Business School Taught at the Colchester campus Successful completion guarantees entry to Year 2 of a relevant Bachelor’s degree Starts October – ends July Total time to complete a degree = 3 years Admission requirements (higher than for the Bridging Year Good grades at senior high school or A level, 200 UCAS points (equal to CDD) IELTS 5.5 overall with 5.0 in writing

Certificate of HE 2 Certificate pathways Business (Accounting, Finance and Business Management - leads to undergraduate degrees in Essex Business School in Colchester Business (International Entrepreneurship and Innovation) - leads to undergraduate degrees in Essex Business School in Southend  

. Our locations Colchester is….. Southend is..… Only 55 miles from Central London Only 1 hour away by train The UK’s 3rd safest city, according to official surveys The UK’s oldest recorded town The town with the lowest rainfall and highest number of sunshine hours in the UK Southend is..… Only 40 miles from London & Only 30 minutes away by train The UK’s safest city according to official surveys, and a famous seaside town   . Colchester Southend

Colchester campus University of Essex Situated in over 200 acres of parkland Friendly, secure environment Lecture halls, seminar rooms, computer labs and library all close by Sporting, shopping and extensive social facilities on your doorstep Accommodation University accommodation guaranteed for every year of study All single bedrooms, all on campus, all with free broadband internet En-suite available Options from £65 - £95 per week

Southend campus Small friendly campus located in the city centre Friendly, secure environment All in one location Sporting, shopping and social facilities all close by in the city Accommodation Accommodation in student house-shares managed by the University Usually 3-6 students sharing a house together All single bedrooms, some en-suite Options usually from £80 -90 per week

Essex Business School www.essex.ac.uk/ebs Courses in Colchester Accounting and Finance Business Management Management and Marketing Courses in Southend Entrepreneurship Business and Service Industry Management Marketing with Finance / HR Management / Innovation  

Our courses Essex has 18 different departments covering many areas including: Accounting, Finance, Economics Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Telecommunications, Internet technology Law, Sociology, Human Rights, Politics and International Relations Biological Science – inc. Biomedical and Biotechnology Public Health, Sports Science, Psychology English Language Teaching, Linguistics History, Literature, Theatre, Film, Media

£ Fees and expenses Bridging Year (all courses) £7,500 Certificate of HE £11,100 English Language courses: £220 per week Classroom based undergraduate degrees £9,750 All laboratory based degrees £11,990 (Biology and Psychology only) Accommodation from £63-95 per week Living expenses around £5,000 per year Accommodation and cost of living are both considerably cheaper than London  

How to apply Documents You can apply directly to Essex use the same   You can apply directly to Essex use the same application form for the Bridging Year and the Cert HE. Simply complete the form and return it to: By post International Office, University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK By Fax +44 (0) 1206 872371 By email ioadmit@essex.ac.uk Documents Transcripts from high school and/or university English language certificate References Research proposal for Ph.D students Other documents (e.g. CV / resume)