Academic Regulations

2.1.
The University offers programmes of study leading to the following awards:

Sub Honours

Certification in Education (CertEd)
Certificate of Continuing Education (CertCE)
Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)
International Diploma (IntlDip)
Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
Foundation Degree in Arts (FdA)
Foundation Degree in Science (FdSc)
Bachelor of Arts (BA Ord)
Bachelor of Science (BSc (Ord)

Honours Degree

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Integrated Masters

Master of Ecology, Engineering, Marine Biology or in Science (Integrated) (MEcol MEng, MMarBiol, MSci)

Taught Postgraduate

Graduate Diploma (Dip)
Graduate Certificate (Cert)
Certificate in Management Studies (CMS)
Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)(M)
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Master of Arts or Environmental Studies or Laws or Science or Fine Arts (by coursework) (MA, MEnv, LLM, MSc MFA)
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Fine Art (MFA)
Master of Public Enterprise and Management (MPEM)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Research (MRes)

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Research Degree

Master of Arts or Laws or Science by dissertation (MA, LLM or MSc by dissertation)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil Programme) (MPhil Prog)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) (PhD Int)
Doctor of Philosophy (Doctoral Programme) (Doc Prog)
Professional Doctorate*
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
 

*Short codes for Professional Doctorates are subject-specific; see individual degrees in Regulation 2.2 initialled with 'D' and the qualification title.

2.2.
Students may be admitted to the following programmes of study, listed by Departments, Centres and other units, which lead to awards conferred or granted by the University. Programmes of study may be available in more than one mode of study, for example, full-time, part-time and/or modular. In individual cases a student's programme of study may lead to an award being conferred or granted which is not listed below. The University reserves the right not to admit students to a programme of study in a particular academic year:

Biological Sciences
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
East 15 Acting School
Economics
Essex Business School
Government
Health and Human Sciences, School of
History
Human Rights Centre
Interdisciplinary Study of the Humanities
Institute for Social and Economic Research
International Academy
Language and Linguistics
Law, School of
Learning and Development, Continuing Professional Development
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Mathematical Sciences
Philosophy and Art History:  Art History at Essex, Philosophy at Essex
Psychology
Psychoanalytic Studies
Professional Development Studies
Sociology

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Biological Sciences

Honours Degree

Biochemistry BSc
Biochemistry (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Biological Sciences BSc
Biological Sciences (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Biological Sciences with a Year in Industry BSc
Biomedical Science BSc
Biomedical Science (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Biomedical Science (Integrated) BSc¹
Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) BSc
Ecology BSc
Ecology (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Genetics BSc
Genetics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Genetics with a Year in Industry BSc
Marine Biology BSc
Marine Biology (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Sports and Exercise Science BSc
Sports and Exercise Science (Including Year Abroad) BSc

Integrated Masters

Applied Ecology MEcol⁵
Marine Biology MMarBiol

Taught Postgraduate

Biomedical Science PGCert
Biotechnology MSc
Cardiac Rehabilitation MSc PGCert
Cellular Pathology MSc PGDip PGCert
Clinical Biochemistry MSc PGDip PGCert
Environmental Governance: the Natural World, Science and Society MA MSc
Environmental Resource Management MSc
Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice MSc PGDip PGCert
Marine Biology MSc
Medical Microbiology MSc PGDip PGCert
Molecular Medicine MSc
Natural Environment and Society MSc
Plant Biology MSc
Plant Biotechnology MSc

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Research Degree

Biochemistry PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Biological Sciences PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Biological Sciences: Immunology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Cell and Molecular Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Chemical Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Environmental Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Environmental Governance PhD MPhil
Environmental Sciences PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Marine Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Medicine (MD)
Microbiology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Molecular Medicine PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Sport and Exercise Medicine PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Sport and Exercise Psychology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Sport and Exercise Science PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation

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Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Honours Degree

Alternative Energy Systems BEng
Computer Games BSc
Computer Games (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Computer Networks BEng
Computer Networks (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Computer Science BSc
Computer Science (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Computers with Electronics BEng
Computers with Electronics (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Computer Systems Engineering BEng
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Electronic Engineering BEng
Electronic Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Information and Communication Technology BSc
Information and Communication Technology (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Telecommunication Engineering BEng
Telecommunication Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng

Integrated Masters

Computer Science MSci
Electronic Engineering MEng

Taught Postgraduate

Advanced Web Engineering MSc
Computational Finance MSc
Computational Intelligence MSc
Computer and Information Networks MSc⁹
Computer Engineering MSc
Computer Networks and Security MSc¹⁰
Computer Science MSc
Computer Security MSc (part-time)⁴ (full-time)⁸
Computing MSc
Electronic Engineering MSc
Embedded Systems MSc
Financial Software Engineering MSc
High Frequency Finance and Trading MSc
Intelligent Systems and Robotics MSc
Telecommunication and Information Systems MSc

Research Degree

Computational Finance MSc by Dissertation MPhil
Computing and Electronic Systems PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Computer Science PhD PhD (Int) Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation
Electronic Systems Engineering PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation

East 15 Acting School

Sub Honours

Stage Management and Technical Theatre FdA
Theatre Arts CertHE

Honours Degree

Acting BA
Acting and Community Theatre BA
Acting and Contemporary Theatre BA
Acting and Stage Combat BA
Physical Theatre BA
Stage Management and Technical Theatre BA
World Performance BA

Taught Postgraduate

Acting MA MFA
Acting for TV, Film and Radio MA⁴
Acting (International) MA MFA
Filmmaking MA

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Economics

Honours Degree

Economics BA BSc
Economics and Politics BA
Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Economics with Mathematics BSc
Economics with Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Economics with French BA
Economics with French (Including Year Abroad) BA
Economics with German BA
Economics with German (Including Year Abroad) BA
Economics with Italian BA
Economics with Italian (Including Year Abroad) BA
Economics with Portuguese BA
Economics with Portuguese (Including Year Abroad) BA
Economics with Spanish BA
Economics with Spanish (Including Year Abroad)) BA
Financial Economics BA BSc
Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA BSc
History and Economics BA
History and Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA
International Economics BA BSc
International Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA BSc
Management and Economics with a year in the USA BSc
Management Economics BA BSc
Management Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Accounting and Financial Economics MSc
Applied Economics and Data Analysis MSc
Economics MSc Dip
Economics and Econometrics MSc
Financial and Business Economics MSc
Financial Econometrics MSc¹⁰
Financial Economics MSc
Financial Economics and Econometrics MSc
International Economics MSc
Management Economics MSc

Research Degree

Economics PhD PhD (Int) Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation

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Essex Business School

Honours Degree

Accounting BA
Accounting (Including Year Abroad) BA
Accounting and Finance BA
Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad) BA
Accounting and Management BA
Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad) BA
Accounting with Economics BA
Accounting with Economics(Including Year Abroad) BA
Banking and Finance BSc
Banking and Finance (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Banking and Finance with a Modern Language BSc
Banking, Finance and Modern Languages BSc
Business Administration BBA
Business and Service Industry Management BSc
Business Management BSc
Business Management (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Business Management and Modern Languages BA
Business Management with a Modern Language BA
Business Management with English BSc
Finance BSc
Finance and Modern Languages BSc
Finance (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Finance with a Modern Language BSc
Financial Management BSc
Financial Management (Including Year Abroad) BSc
International Business and Entrepreneurship BSc
International Enterprise and Business Development BSc
International Enterprise and Business Development (Including Year Abroad) (4 year) BSc
Management and Marketing BSc
Management and Marketing (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Management and Marketing (Work-Based placement) BSc
Marketing BSc
Marketing and Finance BSc
Marketing and Finance (Including Year Abroad) (4 year) BSc
Marketing and Human Resource Management BSc
Marketing and Human Resource Management (Including Year Abroad) (4 year) BSc
Marketing and Innovation BSc
Marketing and Innovation (Including Year Abroad) (4 year) BSc
New Technology and Digital Enterprise Management BSc
Project and Strategic Management BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Accounting MSc
Accounting and Finance MSc
Accounting and Financial Management MSc
Accounting and Management MSc
Accounting, Finance and Management MRes
Banking and Finance MSc
Business Administration MBA
Business Strategies in a Global Environment MSc
Corporate Governance MSc⁴
Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc PGDip PGCert
Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the Creative Industries MSc
Finance MSc
Finance and Investment MSc
Finance and Management MSc
Financial Engineering and Risk Management MSc
Global Project Management MSc
International Accounting MSc
International Business and Entrepreneurship MSc
International Finance MSc
International Management MSc
International Marketing and Entrepreneurship MSc
Management, Marketing and Society MSc⁴
Management Psychology MSc⁴
Management Studies MA⁴
Management, Innovation and Technology MSc
Marketing and Brand Management MSc
Organisation Studies and International Human Resource Management MSc
Public Enterprise and Management MPEM MA PGCert Dip
Social and Community Enterprise Management MSc
Strategic Change MA

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Research Degree

Accounting PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MSc by dissertation
Accounting and Finance PhD Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation
Business Administration PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Entrepreneurship PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Finance PhD PhD (Int) Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation
Management PhD (Int)
Management Studies PhD Doc Prog MPhil MA by dissertation

Government

Honours Degree

Economics and Politics BA
Economics and Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA
International Development BA
International Development (Including Year Abroad) BA
International Relations BA
International Relations (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Politics BA
Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Politics and Law BA
Politics and Law (Including Year Abroad) BA
Politics with Human Rights BA
Politics with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad) BA

Taught Postgraduate

Conflict Resolution MA MSc
Global and Comparative Politics MA MSc
Ideology and Discourse Analysis MA
International Relations MA MSc MRes
International Relations and the Media MA
Multilevel Governance in Europe MA MSc
Political Behaviour MA MSc
Political Economy MA MSc MRes
Political Science MA MSc
Political Theory MA
Politics MA MRes Dip
Public Opinion and Polling MA MSc

Research Degree

European Politics Doc Prog
Government PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Ideology and Discourse Analysis Doc Prog
International Relations Doc Prog
Political Behaviour Doc Prog
Political Economy Doc Prog
Political Theory Doc Prog
Politics Doc Prog

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Health and Human Sciences, School of

Sub Honours

Health Science (Care of Adult) FdSc
Health Science (Mental Health) FdSc
Oral Health Science FdSc

Honours Degree

Health Care BSc
Health Care Practice BSc
Health Studies BSc⁸
Health Studies (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Nursing (Adult) BSc
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc
Occupational Therapy BSc
Physiotherapy BSc
Pre-Hospital Critical Care BSc
Social Psychology and Sociology BSc
Social Psychology and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment (Imaging) MSc PGDip PGCert
Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice MSc PGDip PGCert
Clinical Research MRes
Health and Organisational Research MA
Health Care Management MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Care Practice MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Care Practice (End of Life Care) MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Care Practice (Long Term Conditions) MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Care Practice (Mental Health) MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Care Practice (Respiratory Care) MSc PGDip PGCert
Health Studies MRes⁴
High Intensity Therapy (Cognitive Behavour Therapy) PGDip
Infection Control MSc PGCert PGDip
Medical and Clinical Education MSc PGDip PGCert
Nursing (Adult) (pre-registration) MSc
Nursing (Mental Health) (pre-registration) MSc
Occupational Therapy MSc
Physiotherapy (pre-registration) MSc
Psychological Well-being Practitioner (Low Intensity) PGCert Cert
Public Health  PGDip
Public Health Management MSc PGDip PGCert
Research Methods in Health MSc
Speech and Language Therapy (pre-registration) MSc

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Research Degree

Clinical Psychology MPhil PhD DClinPsych
Health and Organisational Research PhD MPhil
Health Care Education DHealthCareEducation
Health Services Management DManagement(HealthServices)
Health Studies PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Health Visiting (Public Health) DPublicHealth (Health Visiting)⁴
Nursing DNursing
Nursing Studies PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Occupational Therapy DOccupationalTherapy PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Physiotherapy PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation DPhysiotherapy
Public Health DPublicHealthMPH PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Public Health (Health Visiting) DPublicHealth(HealthVisiting)
Social Care Education DSocialCareEducation
Social Care Practice Management DManagement(Social Care Practice)
Social Policy PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Social Services Management DManagement(Social Services)
Speech and Language Therapy PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation

History

Sub Honours Degree

Local Historical Studies CertCE
Local Historical Studies (Family and Community History) CertCE

Honours Degree

American History BA
American History (Including Year Abroad) BA
British and European History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Contemporary History (Including Year Abroad) BA
History BA⁴
History (Including Year Abroad) BA
History and Criminology BA
History and Criminology (Including Year Abroad) BA
History and Film BA
History and Film (Including Year Abroad) BA
History and Literature BA
History and Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
History and Modern Languages BA
History and Sociology BA
History and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA
History with Film Studies BA
History with Film Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
History with Modern Languages BA
Modern History BA
Modern History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Modern History and International Relations BA
Modern History and International Relations (Including Year Abroad) BA
Modern History and Politics BA
Modern History and Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Social and Cultural History BA
Social and Cultural History (Including Year Abroad) BA

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Taught Postgraduate

Cultural and Social History MA PGCert
Digital History MA
Historical Studies MA PGCert
History MA PGCert
Local, Community, and Family History MA
Researching History in Britain MA

Research Degree

History PhD MPhil MA by dissertation

Human Rights Centre

Honours Degree

Human Rights BA

Taught Postgraduate

Human Rights and Cultural Diversity MA
Human Rights and Research Methods MSc
Theory and Practice of Human Rights MA PGDip

Institute for Social and Economic Research

Research Degree

Applied Economics and Data Analysis PhD MPhil
Applied Social and Economic Research PhD² MPhil² MA by dissertation²
Economics PhD MPhil
Health Research PhD
Longitudinal Social Research PhD MPhil
Longitudinal Social Research PhD MPhil
Sociology PhD²
Survey Methodology PhD

Interdisciplinary Study of the Humanities, Centre for

Honours Degree

American (United States) Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
American (United States) Studies with Film (Including Year Abroad) BA
Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
European Studies BA
European Studies and Modern Languages BA
European Studies with French BA
European Studies with German BA
European Studies with Italian BA
European Studies with Politics BA
European Studies with Spanish BA
Humanities (Including Year Abroad) BA
Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
Latin American Studies with Business Management BA
Latin American Studies with Human Rights BA

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International Academy

Sub Honours

Business (Accounting, Finance and Management) IntlDip
Business (International Entrepreneurship and Innovation) IntlDip
Computer Science CertHE

Honours Degree

American History BA
Biochemistry (4 years including foundation year) BSc¹¹
Biological Sciences (4 years including foundation year) BSc¹¹
Computers with Electronics (4 years including foundation year) BEng
Computer Science BSc
Contemporary History BA
Criminology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Ecology (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁸
Economics BA BSc
English Language (4 years including foundation year) BA¹¹
English Literature BA
Financial Economics BA BSc
Genetics (4 years including foundation year) BSc¹¹
Health Studies (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁴
History (4 years including foundation year) BA
History and Literature BA
History of Art BA
Humanities BA
Human rights (4 years including foundation year) BA
International Economics BA BSc
International Relations (4 years including foundation year) BA
Law (4 years including foundation year) LLB
Law and Human rights (4 years including foundation year) BA
Linguistics (4 years including foundation year) BA¹¹
Literature and Myth BA
Literature and History of Art  BA
Management Economics BA BSc
Management, Mathematics and Economics BSc
Marine Biology (4 years including foundation year) BSc¹¹
Media, Culture and Society (4 years including foundation year) BA
Modern History BA
Philosophy BA
Philosophy and History  BA
Philosophy and Literature BA
Politics (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Psychology (4 years including foundation year) BA¹¹ BSc¹¹
Sociology  and Humanities (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sociology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sociology and Criminology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sports and Exercise Science (4 years including foundation year) BSc¹¹
Telecommunications Engineering BEng

Taught Postgraduate

Accounting with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Applied Linguistics with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Art History and Theory with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Biotechnology with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Computer Science with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Economics with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Electronic Engineering with English for Academic Purposes Dip
English for Academic Purposes Dip Cert
Entrepreneurship and Innovation with English for Academic Purposes Dip
European Union Law with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Finance with English for Academic Purposes Dip
History with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Management with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Philosophy with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Politics (with English for Academic Purposes) MA Dip
Politics with Extended English for Academic Purposes Dip
Professional Practice (Leadership) MA
Professional Practice (Safeguarding) MA
Professional Practice (Social Work) MA
Professional Practice (Teaching and Learning) MA
Professional Practice (Therapeutic Approaches) MA
Psychoanalytic Studies with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages MA PGDip PGCert

Language and Linguistics

Sub-Honours

English Language Teaching Practice CertHE
Modern Languages CertCE CertHE DipHE

Honours Degree

Drama and Modern Languages BA
English Language BA
English Language (Including Year Abroad) BA
English Language and English Language Teaching BA
English Language and English Language Teaching (Including Year Abroad) BA
English Language and History BA
English Language and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
English Language and Linguistics BA
English Language and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad) BA
English Language and Literature BA
English Language and Literature (International Exchange) BA
English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders BA
English Language, Language Acquisition and Language Disorders (Including Year Abroad) BA
French Studies and Modern Languages BA
German Studies and Modern Languages BA
International Relations and Modern Languages BA
Italian Studies and Modern Languages BA
Language Studies BA
Linguistics BA
Linguistics and Sociology BA
Linguistics and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Linguistics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Modern Languages BA
Modern Languages and English Language BA
Modern Languages and Linguistics BA
Modern Languages with Latin American Studies BA
Modern Languages with Professional Skills BA
Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language BA
Philosophy and/with Modern Languages BA
Politics and Modern Languages BA
Portuguese Studies and Modern Languages BA
Sociology of Language (Including Year Abroad) BA
Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies BA
Spanish Studies and Modern Languages BA
Spanish Studies with Latin American Studies BA
Teaching English as a Foreign Language BA
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Year Abroad) BA

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Taught Postgraduate

Analysing Language Use MRes
Applied Linguistics MA
Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Communication MA
Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting MA PGDip
Computational Linguistics MA
Computer Assisted Language Learning MA
English for Specific Purposes MA⁷
English Language MA
English Language and Linguistics MA
English Language and Literature MA
English Language Teaching MA
English Language Teaching (Young Learners) MA
Experimental Linguistics MRes
Language Acquisition
Language Disorders MA⁷
Language Testing and Programme Evaluation MA
Linguistic Studies MA
Linguistics MA MRes
Management and Professional Communication MA
Phonology MA
Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics MA
Sociolinguistics MA
Sociolinguistics of the Arab World MA
Syntax MA
Teaching English as a Foreign Language MA
Translation and Literature MA
Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling MA
Varieties of English MA

Research Degree

Analysing Language Use PhD MPhil
Applied Linguistics PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MPhil Prog MA by dissertation
Descriptive and Applied Linguistics MPhil Prog
English Language and Linguistics MPhil Prog
English Language Teaching PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MPhil Prog MA by dissertation
Experimental Linguistics PhD MPhil
Language Acquisition MPhil Prog
Language Testing and Programme Evaluation MPhil Prog
Linguistics PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MPhil Prog MA by dissertation
Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics MPhil MPhil Prog MA by dissertation
Sociolinguistics PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MPhil Prog MA by dissertation
Syntax MPhil Prog

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Law, School of

Honours Degree

Civil and Common Laws LLB
English and French Law (Maitrise) LLB
Law LLB
Law and Human Rights LLB
Law and Philosophy LLB
Law and Politics LLB
Laws (Including Year Abroad) LLB

Taught Postgraduate

EU Law and Comparative Legal Studies LLM
European Business Law (PALLAS) LLM
European Union Law LLM PGDip
Health Care Law and Human Rights LLM
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law LLM
International Human Rights Law LLM
International Human Rights Law (Economic Relations) LLM
International Trade Law LLM PGDip
Internet Law LLM
UK Human Rights and Public Law LLM PGDip

Research Degree

Human Rights and Research Methods PhD MPhil
Law PhD MPhil LLM by dissertation
Laws of Russia PhD

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Learning and Development, Continuing Professional Development

Taught Postgraduate

Higher Education Practice PGCert

Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies

Honours Degree

Creative Writing BA
Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad) BA
Drama BA
Drama (Including Year Abroad) BA
Drama and Literature BA
Drama and Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
English and United States Literature BA
English and United States Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
English Literature BA
English Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
Film Studies BA
Film Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
Film and Creative Writing BA
Film and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad) BA
Film Studies and Literature BA
Film Studies and Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
Literature and/with Modern Languages BA
Literature and Myth BA
Literature and Myth (Including Year Abroad) BA
Literature and Sociology BA
Literature and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA

Taught Postgraduate

Creative Writing MA
Film and Literature MA
Film Studies MA
Literature MA
Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious MA
Theatre MA
Wild Writing: Literature and the Environment MA

Research Degree

Creative Writing PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Film Studies PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Film Studies (Creative Practice) PhD MPhil
Literature PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Theatre Studies PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Theatre Studies (Playwriting) PhD MPhil

Mathematical Sciences

Honours Degree

Accounting and Mathematics BSc
Accounting and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Actuarial Science BSc¹⁰
Computing and Mathematics BSc
Computing and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Economics and Mathematics BSc
Economics and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Finance and Mathematics BSc
Finance and Mathematics with a year in the USA BSc
Management and Mathematics BSc
Management and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Management with Mathematics BSc
Management with Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Management, Mathematics and Economics BSc
Management, Mathematics and Economics  (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics BSc
Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics and Biology BSc⁴
Mathematics and Biology (Including Year Abroad) BSc⁴
Mathematics and Humanities BSc
Mathematics and Humanities (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics for Secondary Teaching BSc
Mathematics for Secondary Teaching (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics with a Modern Language BSc
Mathematics with a Modern Language (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics with Computing BSc
Mathematics with Computing (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics with Economics BSc
Mathematics with Economics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Mathematics, Cryptology and Network Security BSc
Mathematics, Cryptology and Network Security (Including Year Abroad) BSc

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Taught Postgraduate

Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications MSc PGDip
Financial Decision Making with Applications MSc PGDip
Mathematical Sciences PGCert
Mathematics Dip
Mathematics and Finance MSc PGDip
Operational Research and Computer Science MSc PGDip
Statistics and Computer Science MSc PGDip
Statistics and Data Analysis MSc PGDip
Statistics and Econometrics MSc PGDip
Statistics and Operational Research MSc PGDip

Research Degree

Applied Mathematics PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Bioinformatics PhD
Bio-Statistics PhD MPhil MSc by Dissertation
Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications Doc Prog
Mathematical Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Mathematics PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Molecular Medicine MSc
Operational Research PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Operational Research with Computer Science Doc Prog
Pure Mathematics PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Statistics PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Statistics and Operational Research Doc Prog
Statistics and Computer Science Doc Prog
Statistics and Data Analysis Doc Prog

Philosophy and Art History, School of

Art History at Essex

Honours Degree

Film Studies and History of Art BA
Film Studies and History of Art (Including Year Abroad) BA
History of Art BA
History of Art (Including Year Abroad) BA
History of Art and History BA
History of Art and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
History of Art and Modern Languages BA
History of Art with Modern Languages BA
Literature and History of Art BA
Literature and History of Art (Including Year Abroad) BA

Taught Postgraduate

Architectural History and Theory MA
Art and Film Studies MA
Art History and Theory MA Dip
Contemporary Art, Theory and Criticism MA
Critical Management and Curating MA⁴
Curating Contemporary Art MA
Curating Latin American Art MA
European Art from Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century MA
Gallery Studies with dissertation MA
Gallery Studies and Critical Curating MA
Latin American Art and Architecture MA
Pre-Columbian and Native American Art MA

Research Degree

Art History and Theory PhD MPhil MA by Dissertation
Gallery Studies MA with dissertation

Philosophy at Essex

Honours Degree

Philosophy BA
Philosophy (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and History BA
Philosophy and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and Film BA⁴
Philosophy and Film (Including Year Abroad) BA⁴
Philosophy and Law BA
Philosophy and Law (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and Literature BA
Philosophy and Literature (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and Politics BA
Philosophy and Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and Sociology BA
Philosophy and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics BA
Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy with Human Rights BA
Philosophy with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad) BA

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Taught Postgraduate

Continental Philosophy MA PGCert
Ethics, Politics and Public Policy MA PGCert
Philosophy and Health Care Ethics MA⁴
Philosophy and Health Care Law MA⁴
Philosophy and Psychoanalysis MA PGCert
Philosophy, Law, and Human Rights MA⁴
Philosophy, Politics, and Environmental Issues MA⁴

Research Degree

Philosophy PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MA by dissertation

Professional Development Studies

Sub Honours

Therapeutic Foster Care CertCE

Taught Postgraduate

Approaches to Working Therapeutically with Children, Young People and Families PGCert
Foundations of Working with Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities PGCert
Leading and Managing for Change PGCert
Leading and Managing in Social Work PGDip
Learning Communities and the Learning Journey PGCert
Managing Continuing Care PGCert
Mentoring and Coaching in Learning Organisations PGCert
Practice Education PGCert
Practice Education in Social Work PGDip
Professional Practice (Leadership) PGDip
Professional Practice (Safeguarding) PGDip
Professional Practice (Social Work) PGDip
Professional Practice (Teaching and Learning) PGDip
Professional Practice (Therapeutic Approaches) PGDip

Psychoanalytic Studies, Centre for

Sub-Honours

Creating the Therapeutic Environment CertHE
Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations - Adult FdA
Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations - Child and Adolescent FdA
Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organizations - Emotional Aspects of Working with Vulnerable and Challenging Adults FdA

Honours Degree

Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations BA⁹
Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations (Adult) BA
Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations  - Child and Adolescent BA¹⁰

Taught Postgraduate

Applications of Psychoanalysis in Health Care MA
Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies MA
Management and Organisational Dynamics MA PGDip
Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Studies MA
Psychoanalysis of Social Observation MA PGCert
Psychoanalytic Studies MA
Psychoanalytic Studies in Psychotherapeutic Practice MA PGDip PGCert
Psychodynamic Approaches Dip
Psychodynamic Counselling MA¹⁰
Psychosocial Studies MA
Refugee Care MA
Working with Attachment PGCert

Research Degree

Analytical Psychology DAnPsych
Applications of Psychoanalysis in Health Care Doc Prog
Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Studies Doc Prog
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy DPsychPsych
Psychoanalytic Studies PhD PhD (Int) Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy DPsychodynPsych
Refugee Care PhD Doc Prog MPhil MA by dissertation

Psychology

Honours Degree

Psychology BA BSc
Psychology (Including Year Abroad) BA BSc

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Taught Postgraduate

Cognitive Neuropsychology MSc
Cognitive Neuroscience MSc
Psychology MSc
Research Methods in Psychology MSc

Research Degree

Neuropsychology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Psychology PhD Doc Prog MPhil MSc by dissertation

Sociology

Honours Degree

Criminology BA
Criminology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Criminology and the Media BA
Criminology and the Media (Including Year Abroad) BA
Criminology with Social Psychology BA
Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Media, Culture and Society BA
Media, Culture and Society (Including Year Abroad) BA
Politics and Sociology BA⁹
Politics and Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA⁹
Sociology BA
Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Criminology BA
Sociology and Criminology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Humanities BA
Sociology and Humanities (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Management BA
Sociology and Management (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Politics BA¹⁰
Sociology and Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA¹⁰
Sociology and Social Anthropology BA
Sociology with Human Rights BA
Sociology with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology with Psychosocial Studies BA
Sociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology with Social Anthropology BA
Sociology with Social Anthropology (Including Year Abroad) BA

Taught Postgraduate

Advertising, Marketing and the Media MA
Criminology and Socio-Legal Research MSc
Longitudinal Social Research MA
Migration and Citizenship MA
Organised Crime, Terrorism and Security MSc
Sociological Research MA
Sociology MA Cert
Sociology and Management MA
Sociology (Citizenship and Rights) MA
Sociology (Contemporary Social Theory) MA
Sociology (Criminology) MA
Sociology (Global Challenges) MA
Sociology (Intimacy and Gender) MA
Sociology (Culture, Media and Identities) MA
Survey Methods for Social Research MSc

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Research Degree

Criminology PhD PhD (Int) MPhil
Criminology and Socio-Legal Research PhD MPhil
Sociological Research PhD MPhil
Sociology PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MA by dissertation

¹This course will be discontinued for four years with effect from entry in October 2011.
²There will be no new student intake into this course after April 2012. This course has been discontinued
³There will be no new student intake into this course after September 2012. This course has been discontinued.
⁴There will be no new student intake into this course after October 2012. This course has been discontinued.
⁵This course has been temporarily discontinued for two years from 2012-13.
⁶ This course has been temporarily discontinued with effect from entry in October 2012.
⁷There will be no new student intake into this course after September 2013. This course has been discontinued.
⁸There will be no new student intake into this course after October 2013. This course has been discontinued.
⁹This programme has a change of name from October 2013.
¹⁰This programme will commence from October 2013.
¹¹This programme has been temporarily discontinued with effect from October 2013.

2.3.

Validated Programmes of Study

Awards with the following titles, validated by the University for delivery at a Partner Institution, may be conferred or granted by the University.

Colchester Institute
Escuela Superior de Communicacion, Imagen y Sonido (CEV), Madrid
Escuela Universitaria De Diseno (ESNE), Madrid
Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia
Kaplan Open Learning
Music Production and Dance Academy
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
South Essex College
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole
Writtle College

Schemes jointly validated by the University of Essex and the University of East Anglia

UCS Bury St Edmunds
UCS Ipswich
UCS Great Yarmouth
UCS Lowestoft
UCS Otley
UCS at Suffolk New College

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Colchester Institute

Sub Honours

2.4.
The duration, syllabus and rules pertaining to progression and assessment for programmes of study leading to undergraduate and taught graduate/postgraduate awards shall be defined and published annually in the relevant programme specification.

2.5.
First-year students registered on full-time courses of study may be permitted to change their degree within the first two teaching weeks of the academic year or, on successful completion of the relevant module, at the end of the first year of study, subject to the approval of the Dean/Associate Dean and to the availability of places on the degree they wish to enter.

2.6.
The Dean/Associate Dean may permit a student to follow as part of his or her study for the degree of Bachelor an approved programme of study at an overseas university or comparable institution approved for the purpose in each case.

2.7.
Students may be admitted to programmes of study which are not assessed and to programmes of study leading to the grant of credits which may be accumulated towards an award of the University.

2.8.
For each undergraduate programme of study there is a maximum period within which a student must complete his or her studies. The maximum period is set from the date when the student is first admitted to sub-degree or an undergraduate programme at the University of Essex. Transfers of programme are still included in the original maximum period. Academic stages in which the student has undertaken a period of intermission are still included in the original maximum period. The Dean/Associate Dean may consider requests for an extension to the maximum period of study in cases of ill-health or other exceptional circumstances. Details of the maximum period of study for each award are published in the Undergraduate Rules of Assessment.

2.9.
For the purpose of applying University policies and procedures, students studying on Integrated Masters Awards will be regarded as Undergraduate students in Stages One, Two and Three, and Taught Postgraduates in Stage Four.

2.10
Students may be admitted to a programme of study leading to a dual award of the University of Essex and one or more awarding institution(s). The dual award arrangements shall be entered into formally between the University and the partner institution(s) before any candidates are admitted to the programme. The details of the programme shall be published in the relevant programme specification.

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