Masters taught courses rules of assessment

The rules of assessment for taught Masters courses including part-time courses, courses with a professional placement and the final year of Integrated Masters courses.

Full-time Taught Masters and Exit Awards

Part-time Taught Masters and Exit Awards (Year One)

Part-time Taught Masters and Exit Awards (Year Two)

Full-time Masters with Professional Placements and Exit Awards October Starts

Full-time Masters with Professional Placements and Exit Awards January Starts

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Full-time Masters starting in January 2026

Full-time Masters students starting on the following courses in January 2026 (documents will be available shortly).

  • MSc Applied Data Science
  • MSc Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • MSc Data Science
  • MSc Data Science and its Applications
  • MSc Global Public Health
  • MSc Management
  • MA Politics
  • Essex MPP (Master of Public Policy)

For students on the above courses starting in January 2026 (Model 1) (documents will be available shortly)

  • MSc Applied Linguistics
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MBM
  • MSc Biotechnology
  • MSc Cancer Biology
  • MSc Economics of Business and Management
  • MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • MSc Global Project Management
  • MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship
  • MSc International Events Management
  • MSc International Hospitality Management
  • LLM International Law
  • MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • MSc International Tourism Management
  • MSc International Marketing and Business Intelligence
  • MSc Molecular Medicine
  • MSc Psychology
  • MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • MA Western Marxism

For students on the above courses starting in January 2026 (Model 2) (documents will be available shortly)

  • Masters with Professional Placement 

For students on the above course starting in January 2026 (documents will be available shortly)

Full-time Masters starting in January 2026

Full-time Masters students starting on the following courses in January 2026

  • MSc Applied Data Science
  • MSc Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • MSc Data Science
  • MSc Data Science and its Applications
  • MSc Global Public Health
  • MA Politics
  • Essex MPP (Master of Public Policy)

For students on the above courses starting in January 2026 (Model 1) (.pdf )

  • MSc Applied Linguistics
  • MSc Biotechnology
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MBM
  • MSc Cancer Biology
  • MSc Economics of Business and Management
  • MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • MSc Global Project Management
  • MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship
  • MSc International Events Management
  • MSc International Hospitality Management
  • LLM International Law
  • MSc International Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • MSc International Marketing and Business Intelligence
  • MSc International Tourism Management
  • MSc Molecular Medicine
  • MSc Psychology
  • MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • MA Western Marxism

For students on the above courses starting in January 2026 (Model 2) (.pdf )

  • MSc Data Science with Professional Placement (.pdf ) - The Rules of Assessment will be published after the January 2026 Senate meeting

For students on the above course starting in January 2026

Full-time Masters starting in January 2025

Full-time Masters students starting on the following courses in January 2025

  • MSc Applied Data Science
  • MSc Artificial Intelligence and its Applications
  • MSc Data Science
  • MSc Data Science and its Applications
  • MSc Global Public Health
  • MA Politics
  • Essex MPP (Master of Public Policy)

For students on the above courses starting in January 2025 (Model 1) (.pdf )

  • MSc Applied Linguistics
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MBM
  • MSc Cancer Biology
  • MSc Economics of Business and Management
  • MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • MSc Global Project Management
  • MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship
  • MSc International Hospitality Management
  • LLM International Law
  • MSc International Marketing and Business Intelligence
  • MSc Psychology
  • MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • MA Western Marxism

For students on the above courses starting in January 2025 (Model 2) (.pdf )

For students on the above course starting in January 2025

Part-time Masters students starting in January 2026

Part-time Masters students starting on the following courses in January 2026.

  • MSc International Events Management
  • MSc International Hospitality Management
  • MSc International Tourism Management
  • MSc Psychology

For students on the above course starting in January 2026 (Model 2) (.pdf)

Part-time Masters students starting in January 2025

Part-time Masters students starting on the following courses in January 2025

  • MSc Psychology

For students on the above course starting in January 2025 (Model 2) (.pdf)

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