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埃塞克斯大学成立于1964年，目前已经是一所全球领先的英国研究型大学。凭借出色的教学和世界级的科研，我们吸引了来自全球各国和区域的学生，我们也成为了一所国际化程度极高的英国高校。

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Entry requirements

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.

Scholarships and funding

Our Vice-Chancellor's Global Talent Scholarship is a competitive scholarship offering successful candidates a 50% tuition fee discount on their tuition fees for the first year of study. The scholarship is open to undergraduate and master's applicants. Please visit the scholarship link for further information and to access the application form. 

The GREAT Scholarship programme, a joint initiative by the British Council and UK Government, offers postgraduate scholarships worth £10,000. The scholarships are open to applications from Chinese students joining us for a one-year taught Masters programme in October 2024. The application deadline is 31 May 2024. Full details of the application process and requirements are available through the link above.


Our Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship scheme offers a £2,500 tuition fee discount to postgraduate students from China achieving 75% from Tier 1 or 80% from Tier 2 universities at Bachelor's level.

Our undergraduate Essex Global Partner Scholarship scheme offers tuition fee discounts for students joining us from several of our partner universities.

The postgraduate Essex Global Partner Scholarship offers a 10% tuition fee discount for students joining us from Soochow University, and a 20% tuition fee discount for students joining us from Beijing Forestry University and Wenzhou University.

Please visit our Scholarships pages for information about additional funding opportunities.

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We have regional offices based in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your country contact (external link to China website) named if you have any questions.

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