Welcome to the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering     

Our School

We have an outstanding reputation for high-quality teaching and research in both computer science and electronic engineering. [More on our School].   We teach Computing and Electronics at BSc, MSc, MPhil and PhD levels [see Degrees].  65% of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering's research was ranked  World leading or Internationally Excellent in the UK RAE 2008 (the University of Essex was the 9th best university for research). [More on research]

Undergraduate Degrees

The degrees we offer are grouped into three themes and are designed to help you embark on successful careers in Computing and Engineering, all our degrees include a Placement Year or a Year Abroad. Students whose first language is not English may also want to consider the Year Zero option offered in collaboration with the International Academy available for some of our Degree Courses.

New MSc Course

The School is offering three new MSc Courses, in Big Data and Text Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Multimedia Networks. These new courses will provide students with the technical skills for operating in the new digital landscape requiring the processing of vast amounts of heterogeneous data over the Web.  [More on our MSc Courses]