Talks and tasters

At Essex, we believe that art history has real world implications, and we prepare you for them by offering you the chance to handle real artworks, use digital media to understand museum displays and curate an exhibition.

• Watch our taster video - Studying Art History at Essex
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Studying Art History at Essex

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, our research is changing people’s lives and underpins tomorrow’s must-have technologies. Research and development has to stay one step ahead of the industry, so our Computer Science and Electronic Engineering curriculums are constantly evolving.

• Watch our taster video - Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

Our East 15 Acting School places equal importance on developing your craft and creativity. True to our founding principles, our aim is to provide you with the skills and confidence to continually develop and sustain yourself throughout your career.

Whether or not you've studied economics before, we've got a course for you, explore the decisions of individuals, the strategies of firms and the policies of governments, to understand how the world works. At Essex, we connect our research with our teaching so what you learn about is relevant today.

• Watch our taster video - Studying Economics at Essex
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Studying Economics

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

Edge Hotel School is the first hotel school of its kind in the UK - offering you valuable, practical experience in a fully-commercial hotel and connecting you with our industry right from the start.

• Watch our taster video - Studying at Edge Hotel School

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Our courses at Essex Business School, aim to teach business with integrity. They challenge you to become independent thinkers, problem solvers and ethical leaders. Through our world-class research and teaching, we train you to think critically about business and encourage you to make a positive impact on society.

• Watch our taster video - Accounting and Finance at Essex Business School
• Watch our taster video - Management and Marketing at Essex Business School

General talks and webinars

Course specific webinars

Our Department of Government trains you to be fearless and independent, to question everything and draw on the broadest possible range of facts and ideas to get both sides of the story. Our academics are some of the biggest names in the field, giving you unparalleled access to some of the best minds in politics.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Government

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

When you choose a history degree at Essex, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a diverse array of subjects whilst studying in the heart of Britain's oldest recorded town.

• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Studying History

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

Our courses are interdisciplinary and have a global focus. You study across our University's subject areas, including politics, sociology, history, philosophy, literature, art history, and languages, according to your interests. You can also enhance your educational experience with a period of study abroad.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Interdisciplinary Studies Centre
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Interdisciplinary Studies Centre

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, we place emphasis on good writing, independence, accuracy and ethical practice to prepare you for your career in journalism.

Webinar recordings

Language is fundamental to our thoughts, relationships and cultures. It's at the heart of every interaction we have with each other. From falling in love to settling global political disputes, and even posting on social media. At Essex, we explore this uniquely human phenomenon from every angle.

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, we teach the law that matters. Our courses combine rigorous legal training with opportunities to develop practical expertise, preparing you to become an outstanding legal professional and giving you the skills and knowledge to be an agent for change, whatever your ambitions.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Law
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Law and Human Rights

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, you can study a wide and exciting range of subjects including biomedical science, marine biology, biochemistry, biological sciences, genetics or genomics. Our curriculum is constantly evolving, so you have the freedom to explore what interests you most from our diverse selection of modules.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - BSc Biochemistry and BSc Genetics
• Watch our undergraduate taster video - BSc Biological Sciences and BSc Human Biology
• Watch our undergraduate taster video - BSc Biomedical Sciences and BSc Applied Biomedical Sciences
• Watch our undergraduate taster video - BSc Marine Biology
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - MSc Cancer Biology, MSc Molecular Medicine and MSc Biotechnology
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - MSc Data Analytics in Health Genomics
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - MSc Tropical Marine Biology

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

We are an interdisciplinary department with expertise in English literature, drama, creative writing, journalism, film and screen media. Our courses are taught by leading academics, writers, film makers and journalists, and allow you to follow specialised pathways or to combine your interests across our subject areas.

Undergraduate webinars

Maths is far more than an academic discipline: maths is everywhere. With specialisms including pure and applied mathematics, data science, statistics, and actuarial science, maths at Essex has a broad reach.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Maths

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

As an Essex student, whether you choose mental health nursing or adult nursing, you’ll join a group of people who share the same drive to progress the field of nursing and you’ll be respected and supported as a professional from day one.

Adult Nursing undergraduate webinar recordings

Mental Health Nursing undergraduate webinar recordings

Here at Essex, you’ll learn about the relationship between occupational engagement and health and well-being. This will inform how occupation can be used therapeutically to enable people to lead full and satisfying lives.

Undergraduate and postgraduate webinar recordings

Philosophy at Essex takes philosophy back to its roots in everyday existential, social and political issues. As an Essex philosophy student you'll benefit from our close-knit community and have your future fully invested in by our passionate academics from the moment you arrive.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Philosophy
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - Philosophy

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

Studying psychology at Essex allows you to embark on a journey into the thoughts, feelings, and actions of those individuals.

• Watch our undergraduate taster video - Psychology
• Watch out postgraduate taster video - Psychology

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex we will help you understand human behaviour at its most basic level, exploring why so many people have emotional problems, and how this impacts on wider society.

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

When you choose to study with us, you'll gain more than just a qualification. You’ll be an integral part of our Social Work and Social Justice division which is underpinned by activism, internationalism and research. We’re proud to be champions of social justice and progression.

Undergraduate and postgraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, we teach you techniques such as interviews, surveys and observations, to research and answer these questions. We'll stretch and push you outside your comfort zone as our courses are intellectually demanding but we help you develop a sociological imagination to take out into the world and change it for the better.

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

Here at Essex, we focus on a holistic approach that enables patients to maximise their independence in their social, academic and working lives. We use a range of learning techniques to help you build your knowledge of a wide range of conditions and challenges.

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings

At Essex, you can study a range of courses relating to sport, health and rehabilitation. We’re here to ensure that you will have the skills and knowledge to get the best out of athletes, sports people, and those rehabilitating after injury or illness.

• Watch our taster video - Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science (SRES)
• Watch our postgraduate taster video - MSc Sports and Exercise Psychology
• Watch our undergraduate taster video - BSc Sports Therapy

Undergraduate webinar recordings

Postgraduate webinar recordings