Japan

Undergraduate

Previous university/college study is required in addition to local high school qualifications for our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses. Most of our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses will consider B4/GPA of 3.0 from the Jun-Gakushi/Senmon-shi. We accept a number of international qualifications, including the International Baccalaureate with the majority of our courses requiring a grade between 29 - 32 or above; the AP with a minimum of 3 APTs with two at 3 or above and one at 4 or above; or the SAT with the majority of our courses requiring a minimum of 1100 out of 1600 with 550 in each test.

We also offer a range of Foundation Programmes which can lead to entry to our undergraduate degrees, please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

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.

Postgraduate Taught

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with a B or above from Bachelor degree (Gakushi). Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team at pgadmit@essex.ac.uk.

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

Postgraduate Research

We’ve got over 100 clubs and societies at Essex, including our friendly Japanese International society, where you’ll have the chance to:

• Share Japanese culture with other students
• Teach the Japanese language to interested students
• Make and enjoy Japanese food
• Partake in society socials

Join in the conversation and get to know other students with the society's Facebook page.