Academic Regulations

Regulations relating to Programmes of Study

2.1. Regulations relating to Programmes of Study

2.2. Awards, listed by Departments, Centres and other units

2.3. Validated Programmes of Study

2.4-2.10

Regulations for Programmes of Study

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 BSc⁵
Ecology (Including Year Abroad) BSc⁸
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 MEcol²
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 MSc⁸
Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice MSc PGDip PGCert
Medical Microbiology MSc PGDip PGCert
Molecular Medicine MSc
Natural Environment and Society MSc⁵
Plant Biology MSc
Plant Biotechnology MSc
Tropical Marine Biology 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 Placement Year) BSc
Computer Games (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Computer Networks BEng
Computer Networks (Including Placement Year) BEng
Computer Networks (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Computer Science BSc
Computer Science (Including Placement Year) BSc
Computer Science (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Computers with Electronics BEng
Computers with Electronics (Including Placement Year) BEng
Computers with Electronics (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Computer Systems Engineering BEng
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year) BEng
Computer Systems Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Electronic Engineering BEng
Electronic Engineering (Including Placement Year) BEng
Electronic Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng
Information and Communication Technology BSc
Information and Communication Technology (Including Placement Year) BSc
Information and Communication Technology (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Telecommunication Engineering BEng
Telecommunication Engineering (Including Placement Year) BEng
Telecommunication Engineering (Including Year Abroad) BEng

Integrated Masters

Computer Science MSci
Electronic Engineering MEng

Taught Postgraduate

Advanced Computer Science MSc
Advanced Web Engineering MSc
Artificial Intelligence MSc
Big Data and Text Analytics MSc
Cloud Computing MSc
Computational Finance MSc
Computer Engineering MSc
Computer Networks and Security MSc
Computer Security MSc⁵
Computing MSc
Electronic Engineering MSc
Embedded Systems MSc
Financial Computing MSc
High Frequency Finance and Trading MSc
Intelligent Systems and Robotics MSc
Multimedia Networks 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 (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 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 Mathematics BSc
Economics with Mathematics (Including Year Abroad) BSc
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 Economics BA BSc
Management Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Accounting and Financial Economics MSc
Applied Economics and Data Analysis MSc
Computational Economics, Financial Markets and Policy MSc
Economics MSc Dip
Economics and Econometrics MSc
Financial and Business Economics MSc
Financial Econometrics MSc
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 BSc
Accounting (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Accounting and Finance BSc
Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Accounting and Management BSc
Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Accounting with Economics BSc
Accounting with Economics(Including Year Abroad) BSc
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
Finance with Mandarin 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
Management with Mandarin 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
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, 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
Work, Organisation and Society MSc

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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 BA⁸
International Development (Including Year Abroad) BA⁸
International Relations BA
International Relations (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Political Economics BA
Political 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 MA⁵
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 BSc⁵
Health Care Practice BSc
Health Studies BSc⁵
Health Studies (Including Year Abroad) BSc
Nursing (Adult) BSc
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc
Occupational Therapy BSc¹¹
Oral Health BSc
Physiotherapy BSc
Pre-Hospital Critical Care BSc
Social Psychology and Sociology BSc
Social and Community Development BA¹⁰
Social and Community Development (Including Year Abroad) BA¹⁰
Social and Community Development (Including Placement Year) BA¹⁰
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
High Intensity Therapy (Cognitive Behaviour 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
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
History BA
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 Human Rights 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 MA⁷ PGCert⁷
Digital History MA⁷
Historical Studies MA⁷ PGCert⁷
History MA PGCert
History (Cultural and Social Pathway) MA PGCert
History (Local and Regional Pathway) MA PGCert
History (Public History Pathway) MA PGCert
Local, Community, and Family History MA⁷
Researching History in Britain MA⁷

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
Economics PhD MPhil
Health Research PhD
Longitudinal Social Research PhD MPhil
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
Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad) BA
Latin American Studies with Business Management BA
Latin American Studies with Human Rights BA
Liberal Arts BA
Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad) 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

Accounting (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Accounting and Finance (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Accounting and Management (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Accounting with Economics (4 years including foundation year) BSc
American History (4 years including foundation year) BA
Art History (4 years including foundation year) BA
Biochemistry (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁷
Biological Sciences (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁷
Business Management (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Computers with Electronics (4 years including foundation year) BEng
Computer Science (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Contemporary History (4 years including foundation year) BA
Criminology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Ecology (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁵
Economics (4 years including foundation year) BA BSc
English Language (4 years including foundation year) BA⁷
English Literature (4 years including foundation year) BA
Finance (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Financial Economics (4 years including foundation year) BA BSc
Financial Management (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Genetics (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁷
History (4 years including foundation year) BA
History and Literature (4 years including foundation year)BA
Human Rights (4 years including foundation year) BA
International Economics (4 years including foundation year) 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
Liberal Arts (4 years including foundation year) BA
Linguistics (4 years including foundation year) BA⁷
Literature and Myth (4 years including foundation year) BA
Literature and Art History (4 years including foundation year) BA
Management Economics (4 years including foundation year) BA BSc
Management, Mathematics and Economics BSc
Marine Biology (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁷
Media, Culture and Society (4 years including foundation year) BA
Modern History (4 years including foundation year)BA
Philosophy (4 years including foundation year) BA
Philosophy and History (4 years including foundation year) BA
Philosophy and Literature (4 years including foundation year) BA
Politics (4 years including foundation year) BSc
Psychology (4 years including foundation year) BA⁷ BSc⁷
Sociology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sociology and Criminology (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sociology and Liberal Arts (4 years including foundation year) BA
Sports and Exercise Science (4 years including foundation year) BSc⁷
Telecommunications Engineering (4 years including foundation year)BEng

Taught Postgraduate

Accounting with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Applied Linguistics with English for Academic Purposes Dip
Art History 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
International Business Law with English for Academic Purposes Dip
International Commercial Law with English for Academic Purposes Dip
International Trade Law 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
UK Human Rights and Public Law with English for Academic Purposes Dip

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
Language Studies (Including Year Abroad) 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
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 MA⁵
Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting MA PGDip
Computational Linguistics MA
Computer Assisted Language Learning MA⁵
English for Specific Purposes MA⁵
English Language MA⁵
English Language and Linguistics MA
English Language and Literature MA
English Language Teaching MA⁵
English Language Teaching (Young Learners) MA⁵
Experimental Linguistics MRes
Language Acquisition
Language Disorders MA³
Language Testing and Programme Evaluation MA⁵
Linguistic Studies MA
Linguistics MA MRes
Management and Professional Communication MA⁵
Phonology MA⁵
Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics MA
Sociolinguistics MA
Sociolinguistics of the Arab World MA
Syntax MA⁵
Teaching English as a Foreign Language MA
Translation and Literature MA
Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling MA
Varieties of English MA⁵

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

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights LLM
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 Business Law LLM
International Commercial Law 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
Playwriting 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 BSc
Actuarial Science (Including Year Abroad) BSc
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 (Including Year Abroad) 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 Liberal Arts BA
Mathematics and Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad) BA
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
Mathematical Sciences PhD
Mathematics PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Molecular Medicine MSc
Operational Research PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Operational Research and 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

Art History BA
Art History (Including Year Abroad)
Art History and History BA
Art History and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Art History and Modern Languages BA
Art History with Modern Languages BA
Film Studies and History BA
Film Studies and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Literature and Art History BA
Literature and Art History (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
Curating Contemporary Art MA
Curating Latin American Art MA
European Art from Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century MA
Gallery Studies and Critical Curating MA
Gallery Studies with dissertation 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 Art History BA
Philosophy and Art History (Including Year Abroad) BA
Philosophy and History BA
Philosophy and History (Including Year Abroad) BA
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 Psychoanalysis MA PGCert

Research Degree

Philosophy PhD PhD (Int) MPhil MA by dissertation

Centre for Education and Social Care in the Faculty of Humanities

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

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 and Jungian Studies MA
Psychoanalytic Studies MA
Psychoanalytic Studies in Psychotherapeutic Practice MA PGDip PGCert
Psychodynamic Approaches Dip
Psychodynamic Counselling MAPsychosocial 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
Language and the Brain 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
Sociology BA
Sociology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Criminology BA
Sociology and Criminology (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Liberal Arts BA
Sociology and Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Management BA
Sociology and Management (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Politics BA
Sociology and Politics (Including Year Abroad) BA
Sociology and Social Anthropology BA
Sociology and Social Anthropology (Including Year Abroad) 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 2011.²This course has been temporarily discontinued for two years from 2012-13.
³This course has been temporarily discontinued with effect from entry in October 2012
⁴There will be no new student intake into this course after September 2013. This course has been discontinued.
⁵There will be no new student intake into this course after October 2013. This course has been discontinued.
⁶ This course has been temporarily suspended from 2013-14 (subject to final approval)
⁷This course has been temporarily discontinued with effect from October 2013.⁸There will be no new student intake into this course after October 2014. This course has been discontinued
⁹This course has been suspended for 2013-14.
¹⁰This course will commence from October 2014.
¹¹There will be no new student intake into this course after June 2013. This course has been discontinued.
¹²There will be no new student intake into this course after June 2013. This course has been discontinued.

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
Higher School of Economics, Perm, Russia
Kaplan Open Learning
Montreux School of Business
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

Programmes 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

Art and Design CertHE
Business Administration FdA CertHE
Computing CertHE
Computing Solutions CertHE
Computing Solutions (Internet) FdSc
Computing Solutions (Networks) FdSc
Construction CertHE
Construction Management FdSc CertHE
Creative Performance (Acting) FdA
Early Years FdA CertHE
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd
Education (Post-Compulsory Education) CertEd
Education (Teaching Literacy and ESOL) CertCE
Education (Teaching Numeracy) CertCE
Film Music and Sound Production CertCE DipHE
Health and Social Care FdA
Management FdA
Management of Hospitality FdA
Management of Sport FdA
Musical Theatre FdA
Person Centred Counselling DipHE
Person Centred Skills CertHE
Photography FdA
Popular Music FdA
Teaching Numeracy CertCE
Technical Theatre FdA

Honours Degree

Art and Design (Fashion and Textiles) BA
Art and Design (Fine Art) BA
Art and Design( Graphic Design) BA
Art and Design (Three Dimensional Design and Craft) BA
Computing Solutions (Internet) BSc
Computing Solutions (Networks) BSc
Construction Management (Site Management) BSc
Construction Management (Commercial Management) BSc
Counselling Studies BA
Conference and Event Management BA
Creative Performance (Acting) BA
Early Years BA
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE
Film Music and Sound Production BA
Health and Social Care BA
Management BA
Management of Hospitality BA
Management of Sport BA
Music BA
Musical Theatre BA
Photography BA
Popular Music BA
Technical Theatre BA

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Taught Postgraduate

Art, Design and the Book MA
Arts in Social Context MA
Business Administration MBA
Contemporary Art and Professional Practice MA
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCert PGCE
Management MBA PGDip PGCert
Music MA
Sculptural Practice MA

Escuela Superior de Comunicion, Imagen y Sonido (CEV), Madrid

Honours

Creative Media Production BA

Higher School of Economics, Perm Russia

Postgraduate Taught

Business Strategies in a Global Environment MSc

Kaplan Open Learning, University of Essex Online

Sub Honours

Business and Management FdA
Business and Marketing DipHE
Business Studies DipHE CertHE CertCE
Financial Services FdA CertHE
Leadership and Management FdA
Marketing and Sales Management FdA

Honours

Business and Management BA
Business and Marketing BA
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA
Financial Services BA

Taught Postgraduate

Business and Management PGDip PGCert
Business Management MSc

Kaplan Open Learning, in partnership with the Edge Hotel School Online

Sub Honours

Culinary Management FdA
Hotel Management FdA

Honours

Culinary Management BA
Hospitality Management BA
Hotel Management BA
Hotel Conference and Event Management BA

Montreux School of Business

Honours

Financial Management BSc
Human Resource Management BSc
International Business Administration BSc
Marketing BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Business Administration MBA
Finance MSc
Human Resources MSc
International Management MSc
Marketing MSc
Tourism and Hotel Management MSc

Music Production and Dance Academy, Bologna, Italy

Honours

Music Performance BA
Music Production BA
Performing Arts (Dance) BA

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore

Honours

Creative Industry Management BA
Theatre Arts BA

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South Essex College of Further and Higher Education

Sub Honours

Business Studies DipHE CertHE CertCE
Construction Management FdSc
Counselling FdA
Creative Writing for Media DipHE CertHE
Early Years and Childhood FdA
Education (Learning and Skills Sector) CertEd
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd
Engineering CertHE FdSc
Fashion Communication and Marketing FdA
Fashion Design CertHE DipHE
Graphic Design CertHE DipHE
Hospitality Management CertHE FdSc
Interior Design CertHE DipHE
Internet Technology FdSc
Journalism CertHE DipHE
Leadership and Management FdA
Media Production FdA
Music Performance and Composition CertHE DipHE
Music Production CertHE DipHE
Network Technology FdSc
Personal Fitness Training and Management FdA
Photography CertHE DipHE
Production for Live Performance and Events FdA CertHE
Professional Studies in Childcare and Education CertHE
Social Studies CertHE DipHE
Sports Studies CertHE DipHE
Technology FdA
Television Production and Screen Media CertHE DipHE

Honours Degree

Business Studies BA
Business Studies (Project Management) BA
Computer Games Design BSc
Computing BSc
Counselling BA
Creative Writing for Media BA
Criminology and Forensic Investigation BSc
Digital Animation BA
Early Years Education BA
Fashion Communication and Marketing BA
Fashion Design BA
Fine Art BA
Graphic Design BA
Interior Design BA
Journalism BA
Media Production BA
Music Performance and Practice BA
Music Production BA
Music Production and Performance BA
Network Technology BA BSc
Photography BA
Social Studies BSc
Social Work BA
Sound Production and Performance Technology BA
Special Education Studies BA
Sports Studies BSc
Television Production and Screen Media BA

Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE

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The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Taught Postgraduate

Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy Cert
The Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy MA PGDip
Refugee Care MA

Research Degree

Child, Community and Educational Psychology DChEdPsych
Child and Educational Psychology DEdChPsych

Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole

Honours Degree

Civil and Common Laws LLB

Writtle College

Sub Honours

Agriculture CertHE DipHE
Agriculture (Crop Production) FdSc
Agriculture (Farm Livestock Production) FdSc
Agricultural Business Management (Crop Production) DipHE
Agricultural Business Management (Livestock Production) DipHE
Animal Management FdSc DipHE BSc (Ord)
Animal Science FdSc BSc (Ord)
Animal Studies CertHE
Applied Equine Management DipHE
Conservation and Environment CertHE
Conservation Management FdSc CertHE
Digital Art and Design FdA
Equestrian Coaching and Sports Performance DipHE
Equine Breeding and Stud Management CertCE DipHE
Equine Science CertCE DipHE BSc (Ord)
Equine Science (Behaviour and Nutrition) DipHE
Equine Sports Therapy Studies DipHE
Equine Studies CertHE CertCE CertEd BSc (Ord)
Equine Studies and Business Management CertCE DipHE
Equine Studies (Behaviour and Nutrition) DipHE
Equine Studies (Behaviour and Welfare) DipHE
Garden Design CertHE
Horticulture FdSc CertHE CertCE
Horticulture (Production Horticulture) FdSc
Interior Architecture and Design FdA CertHE
Professional Floristry FdSc FdA CertHE CertCE
Professional Gardening CertCE

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Honours

Agriculture BSc
Agricultural Business Management (Crop Production) BSc
Agricultural Business Management (Farm Livestock Production) BSc
Agricultural Crop Production with Conservation Management BSc
Agricultural Crop Production with Wildlife Conservation BSc
Animal Management BSc
Animal Management (Companion and Zoo Animals) BSc
Animal Management (Equine Studies) BSc
Animal Management with Farm Livestock Production BSc
Animal Management with Wildlife Conservation BSc
Animal Management with Business Management BSc
Animal Science BSc
Animal Science (Companion and Zoo Animals) BSc
Animal Science (Equine Studies) BSc
Animal Science with Farm Livestock Production BSc
Animal Science with Wildlife Conservation BSc
Applied Equine Management BSc
Art and Design Practice BA
Business Management (Marketing and Supply Chain Management) BSc
Conservation and Environment BSc
Contemporary Art and Design BA

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Equestrian Coaching and Sports Performance BSc
Equine Breeding and Stud Management BSc
Equine Science BSc
Equine Science (Behaviour and Welfare) BSc
Equine Science (Equitation and Coaching) BSc⁶
Equine Science (Health and Exercise) BSc⁶
Equine Sports Therapy BSc
Equine Studies (Behaviour and Nutrition) BSc
Equine Studies (Breeding and Reproduction) BSc⁶
Equine Studies (Sports Horse Performance) BSc
Equine Studies and Business Management BSc
Farm Livestock Production with Conservation Management BSc
Farm Livestock Production with Wildlife Conservation BSc
Garden Design, Restoration and Management BSc
Horticulture BSc
Interior Architecture and Design BA
Landscape and Garden Design BSc
Landscape Architecture BSc
Professional Floristry BA
Sports and Exercise Performance BSc
Sports and Exercise Performance with Event Management BSc⁶
Sports and Exercise Performance with Business Management BSc
Sustainable Food Management BSc¹²

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Taught Postgraduate

Animal Health Science MSc⁶ PGDip⁶ PGCert⁶
Animal Welfare and Conservation MSc PGDip PGCert
Applied Equine Science MSc PGDip PGCert
Applied Equine Science (Behaviour and Welfare) MSc
Applied Equine Science (Breeding and Reproduction) MSc
Applied Equine Science (Nutrition) MSc
Applied Equine Science (Sports Performance) MSc
Arable Crop Management MSc PGDip PGCert
Conservation Management under Global Change MSc PGDip PGCert
Environmental Resource Management MSc
Garden Design MA
Historic Designed Landscapes MA⁶ PGDip⁶ PGCert⁶
Horticulture PGCert
Horticulture (Crop Production) MSc PGDip
International Horticulture MSc¹² MA¹² PGDip¹²
Landscape and Garden Design PGCert
Landscape Architecture MA
Landscape Design PGDip
Landscape Management MSc⁶ PGDip⁶ PGCert⁶
Livestock Production Science MSc PGDip PGCert
Natural Environment and Society MSc
Post Harvest Technology MSc PGDip PGCert

Research Degree

Agriculture PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Animal Science PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Applied Biology PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation
Art and Design MA by dissertation
Business and Leisure Management PhD MPhil MA by dissertation
Conservation Management MSc by dissertation
Horticulture PhD MPhil MSc by dissertation

University Campus Suffolk (UCS) (awards are conferred jointly with the University of East Anglia)

UCS Bury St Edmunds

Sub Honours

Business Management FdA
Business Management and Psychology DipHE BA (Ord)
Children's Care, Learning and Development FdA BA (Ord)
Civil Engineering FdSc⁵
Computing and Management FdA CertHE
Computing and Networking FdSc
Construction FdSc
Counselling FdA
Early Years FdA
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd⁵
Electrical Engineering FdSc CertHE
Electronic Engineering English and Psychology DipHE BA (Ord)
English and Sociology DipHE BA (Ord)
Graphic Design FdA CertHE
History and Psychology DipHE BA (Ord)
History and Sociology DipHE BA (Ord)
Hospitality and Event Management FdA
Management (Uniformed Public Services) FdA⁵
Mechanical Engineering FdSc CertHE
Music Production FdA
Psychology and Sociology DipHE
Salon Management FdA⁶
Sports Coaching and Development FdSc CertHE
Sport, Health and Exercise FdSc
Teaching Literacy CertCE CertEd
Teaching Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages CertCE CertEd
Teaching Numeracy CertCE CertEd
Teaching, Training and Development in the Further Education and Skills Sector FdA

Honours Degree

Applied Computing BSc
Business Management BA
Business Management and Psychology BA
Children's Care, Learning and Development BA
Computing and Management BA
Construction Management BSc
Counselling BA
English and History BA
English and Psychology BA
English and Sociology BA
History and Psychology BA
History and Sociology BA
Music Production BA
Professional Studies BA BSc
Psychology and Sociology BA

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Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE
Management Studies PGDip PGCert
Teaching Literacy PGCE
Teaching Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) PGCE
Teaching Numeracy PGCE

UCS Great Yarmouth

Sub Honours

Applied Computing FdSc
Applied Computing (End User Support) CertHE
Children's Care, Learning and Development FdA⁶
Commercial Art and Design Practice FdA⁹ CertHE⁹
Computing (Business Information Technology) FdSc CertHE
Computing (End User Support) FdSc CertHE
Computing (Software Engineering) FdSc CertHE
Counselling DipHE
Counselling and Therapeutic Care DipHE CertHE
Creative Music FdA
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd⁵
Electronic Engineering FdSc
Event Management (Leisure) FdA CertHE
Event Management (Tourism) FdA CertHE
Fashion and Textiles FdA CertHE
Hospitality and Event Management FdA⁵
Management for the Heritage Sector FdA CertHE
Mechanical Engineering FdSc CertHE
Photography and Digital Media DipHE CertHE
Social Care Practice FdA⁶
Sport, Health and Exercise FdSc
Visual Media Production FdA CertHE

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Honours Degree

Applied Computing BSc
Arts Practice BA
Counselling BA
Photography and Digital Media BA
Professional Studies BA BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE⁵

UCS Ipswich

Sub Honours

Adult Nursing DipHE
Adult Nursing for Enrolled Nurses DipHE
Adult Nursing with Advanced Studies DipHE
Bioscience CertHE DipHE
Business Management FdA DipHE CertHE
Children, Young People and Policy DipHE CertHE BA (Ord)
Child Health Nursing DipHE
Children's Care, Learning and Development FdA
Children’s Nursing with Advanced Studies DipHE
Computer Games Design DipHE
Computer Games Programming DipHE
Continuing Care FdA
Counselling FdA
Creative Industries Management DipHE CertHE
Criminology DipHE
Criminology and Sociology DipHE BSc (Ord)
Criminology and Youth Studies DipHE BSc (Ord)
Digital Media DipHE
Early Childhood Studies DipHE
Early Childhood Studies and Youth Studies DipHE BSc (Ord)
Early Years BA (Ord) FdA
Early Learning BA (Ord)
Employment Based Independent Study FdA CertHE
English DipHE
Event Management DipHE CertHE
Event Management and Tourism Management DipHE
Event Management with Business Management DipHE
Film DipHE
Film and Media Studies DipHE
Fine Art DipHE
Graphic Design DipHE BA (Ord)
Graphic Design and Graphic Illustration DipHE BA (Ord)
Graphic Design and Motion Graphics DipHE⁴ BA (Ord)⁴
Health Administration FdA⁵ CertHE⁵
Health and Social Care Practice DipHE
Healthcare DipHE
Health Care Practice FdA CertHE
Health Care Practice (End of Life Care) FdA
Healthcare Practice (Maternity Assistant) FdA CertHE
Healthcare Practice (Mental Health) FdA CertHE
Healthcare Practice (Rehabilitation) FdA CertHE
Health Sciences (Diagnostic Imaging) FdSc⁵ CertHE⁵
Health Sciences (Mammography) CertHE⁵
Health Sciences (Radiotherapy and Oncology) FdSc⁵ CertHE⁵
History DipHE CertHE BA (Ord)
Hospitality Management DipHE
Hospitality Management with Business Management DipHE
Human Biology DipHE
Human Resource Management DipHE
Individual Studies DipHE CertHE
Interior Design DipHE
Leadership and Management FdA CertHE
Learning Disability Nursing DipHE
Learning Disability Nursing with Advanced Studies DipHE
Leisure Management DipHE
Leisure Management with Business Management DipHE
Management for the Heritage Sector BA
Marketing Management DipHE
Mental Health Nursing DipHE
Mental Health Nursing with Advanced Studies DipHE
Midwifery DipHE
Midwifery with Advanced Studies DipHE
Network and Communication Technologies FdSc CertHE
Nutrition and Health DipHE
Operating Department Practice DipHE
Performing Arts DipHE
Photography DipHE BA (Ord)
Psychology and Criminology DipHE BSc (Ord)
Psychology and Early Childhood Studies DipHE BSc (Ord)
Psychology and Sociology DipHE
Psychology and Youth Studies DipHE
Public Health Practice FdA⁵ CertHE⁵
Social Care Practice FdA
Sociology and Criminology DipHE CertHE
Sociology and Youth Studies DipHE
Sports Science DipHE
Tourism Management DipHE
Tourism Management and Hospitality Management DipHE
Tourism Management and Leisure Management DipHE
Tourism Management with Business Management DipHE

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Honours Degree

Accounting and Financial Management BA
Acute and Critical Care Practice BSc
Acute Healthcare Practice (Accident and Emergency) BSc
Adult Nursing BSc
Applied Radiation Sciences in Healthcare BSc
Bioscience BSc
Business Management BA
Business Management with Finance BA
Business Management with Marketing BA
Business Management with Human Resource Management BA
Child Health Nursing BSc
Children, Young People and Policy BA⁹
Clinical Professional Practice BSc
Computer Games Design BA
Creative Industries Management BA
Criminology and Youth Studies BA
Criminology BSc
Criminology and Sociology BSc
Criminology and Youth Studies BSc
Dance BA
Diagnostic Radiography BSc
Early Childhood Studies BA
Early Childhood Studies and Youth Studies BA
Early Learning BA
English BA
Event Management BA
Film BA
Fine Art BA
Graphic Design BA
Graphic Design and Graphic Illustration BA
Graphic Design and Motion Graphics BA⁴
Health and Social Care Practice BA
Health and Wellbeing BSc⁶
History BA
Hospitality Management BA
Human Biology BSc
Human Resource Management BA
Interior Architecture and Design BA
Leisure Management BA
Marketing Management BA
Mental Health Nursing BSc
Midwifery BSc
Midwifery Practice BSc
Nurse Practitioner BSc
Nursing Practice BSc
Nursing Practice: Adult BSc
Nursing Practice: Child BSc
Nursing Practice: Community BSc
Nursing Practice: Learning Disabilities BSc
Nursing Practice: Mental Health BSc
Nursing Studies BSc
Nutrition and Health BSc
Operating Department Practice BSc
Performing Arts BA
Photography BA
Psychology and Business Management BSc⁴
Psychology and Criminology BA
Psychology and Early Childhood Studies BSc
Psychology and Sociology BSc
Psychology and Youth Studies BSc
Service Innovation and Development BSc
Social Work BA
Sociology and Criminology BA
Sociology and Youth Studies BA
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) BSc
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) BSc
Sports Science BSc
Tourism Management BA
Urgent Care BSc

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Taught Postgraduate

Administration (Enterprise) MBA
Administration (Leadership) MBA
Administration MBA
Advanced Healthcare Practice PGDip
Advanced Healthcare Practice (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) MSc
Advanced Healthcare Practice (Allied Health Professionals) MSc
Childhood and Youth Studies MA PGDip PGCert
Clinical Effectiveness MA PGDip PGCert
Clinical Practice: District/Home Nursing PGDip⁶
Employment Law PGCert
Education for Health and Social Care Professionals MA PGDip PGCert
Health and Social Care Practice MA PGDip PGCert
Higher Education Practice PGCert
Human Resource Management PGDip
Human Resource Strategy MA
Interprofessional Health Care Education MA PGCert PGDip
Leadership and Service Innovation MA PGDip PGCert
Learning and Teaching MA PGDip PGCert
Management PGDip PGCert
Marketing MA PGDip PGCert
Mental Health MA⁶ PGDip⁶ PGCert⁶
Norfolk and Suffolk Primary School Centred Initial Teacher Training PGCE
North East Essex Coastal Secondary School Centred Initial Teacher Training PGCE
PGCE (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE
PGCE (Secondary) North East Essex Coastal Consortium SCITTT PGCE
Regenerative Medicine MSc PGDip PGcert
Science of Healthy Ageing MSc PGDip PGCert
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PGDip
Suffolk and Norfolk Secondary School Centred Initial Teacher Training PGCE
Tourism MBA

Research Degree

Biomedical Science PhD MPhil
Business PhD MPhil
Health Services Research MPhil PhD
Leadership and Enterprise PhD MPhil
Management PhD MPhil
Regenerative Medicine PhD MPhil
Social Science PhD MPhil

UCS Lowestoft

Sub Honours

Business Management FdA CertHE
Children's Care, Learning and Development FdA
Design CertHE DipHE BA (Ord)
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd⁵
Early Years FdA
Inclusive Practice and Integrated Working BA (Ord)
Leadership and Management BA(Ord) FdA⁶ CertHE
Operations Engineering FdSc CertHE BEng (Ord)
Social Pedagogy CertHE
Sports Development and Coaching (with Football Specialism) FdA⁵
Supporting Inclusive Learning and Practice FdA CertHE

Honours Degree

Children's Care, Learning and Development BA
Design BA
Inclusive Practice and Integrated Working BA
Leadership and Management BA
Operations Engineering BEng

Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE⁵

UCS Otley

Sub Honours

Animal Science and Welfare FdSc
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd
Fishery Management CertHE
Fishery Management and Sustainable Aquaculture FdSc
Landscape and Garden Design FdA
Teaching, Training and Development in the Further Education and Skills Sector FdA
Wildlife Management and Conservation FdSc

Honours Degree

Professional Studies BA BSc

Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE

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UCS Suffolk New College

Sub Honours

Architectural Technology FdSc⁹
Civil Engineering FdSc
Construction FdSc⁹
Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) CertEd

Honours Degree

Civil Engineering BSc
Construction Management BSc⁹

Taught Postgraduate

Education (Lifelong Learning Sector) PGCE

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 Executive Dean or his/her deputy and to the availability of places on the degree they wish to enter.

2.6.
The Executive Dean or his/her deputy 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 Executive Dean or his/her deputy 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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