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Information for prospective students

Roll of moneyThe Department of Economics welcomes Study Abroad and other occasional students. Such students visit for a year, or part of a year, and do not register for University of Essex degrees.

If you are an international student who wishes, instead, to obtain a degree from the University, please visit the web page for prospective undergraduates, prospective postgraduates, or research students.

Pattern of Studies

Study Abroad students normally come to the University for one of:

  • Academic year: early October to late June
  • Autumn term: early October to mid December
  • Spring & Summer terms: mid January to late June

All undergraduate economics modules are open to Study Abroad students if the pre-requisites equivalent to those at Essex are judged to have been met.

Postgraduate modules are not open to Study Abroad students. (Visiting postgraduates should contact the Director of Graduate Studies at: pgecon (non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address).

Teaching and assessment are exactly the same as for students registered for University of Essex degrees. Where necessary (because the student is not present for the whole of the academic year), special assessment arrangements are made. (Special assessment arrangements are approved by the University's Study Abroad Office in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Economics.)

Modules for Study Abroad Students

Study Abroad students are welcome to enrol for any of the economics modules listed in the module directory.

Contacts

All Study Abroad students must apply via the University Study Abroad Office, not directly to the Department of Economics.

The Study Abroad Office handles all the administrative matters, e.g. application forms, tuition fees, accommodation.

You are welcome to contact the Department of Economics about academic matters, e.g. which courses are appropriate, the courses that are on offer, the arrangements for assessment.

For academic enquiries please e-mail: ueco (non Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address), or contact us by post or fax.

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