China

Undergraduate

Most of our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses will consider 75% overall average from Gaokao.

Some courses have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team admit@essex.ac.uk.

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Postgraduate Taught

Typically our Postgraduate Taught Masters courses will consider applicants with 65-70% for Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) band 1 universities/ 70-75% for ARWU band 2 universities from a four year undergraduate degree or postgraduate qualification.

Some courses may have other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team pgadmit@essex.ac.uk. 

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Postgraduate Research 

For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the degree that you are interested in. 

An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the grade information above), and a master's degree with a good grade is required for most PhD programmes, in addition to a well-developed research proposal in a field in which we can offer supervision. Please have a read through our information for research degree applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.

Our International Undergraduate Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount in the first year of studies to students from eligible countries.

Our International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship offers £2,000 scholarships to students who achieve academic excellence in their International Baccalaureate.

Our Global Talent Masters Scholarship offers a £5,000 tuition fee discount to students from eligible countries and meeting the grade and eligibility requirements.

Visit our Scholarships pages for information about other funding opportunities.