1. Undergraduate foundation courses at Essex Your pathway to success
International Office
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
Essex, CO4 3SQ
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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. . 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

8. 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

9. 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 £ per week

10. 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

11. 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

12. £ 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

13. 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) By
Documents
Transcripts from high school and/or university
English language certificate
References
Research proposal for Ph.D students
Other documents (e.g. CV / resume)