University of Essex Undergraduate foundation courses at Essex Your pathway to success International Office Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex,

University of Essex www.essex.ac.uk

Undergraduate foundation

courses at Essex

Your pathway to success

International Office

Wivenhoe Park

Colchester

Essex, CO4 3SQ

Tel: +44 (0)1206 872371

Fax: +44 (0)1206 874828

Email: [email protected]

University of Essex www.essex.ac.ukUniversity of Essex

Strong international reputation

- 9th in the UK for research (RAE 2008)

- 8th in the UK for teaching excellence (The Sunday Times 2008)

Ideal location close to London but with a

lower cost of living

Range and quality of courses

Guaranteed accommodation

Excellent facilities

Friendly international environment

Why choose Essex?


International Academy

Runs pre-degree foundation and English

courses at Essex

One of the University’s original departments

Based at the Colchester campus

High quality foundation courses

Essex Bridging Year (established in 1988)

leading to Year 1 of a degree.

Certificate of Higher Education leading to

Year 2 of a degree


Essex Bridging Year

Available for all subject areas

Taught at the Colchester campus

Successful completion guarantees entry

to Year 1 of a relevant Bachelor’s degree

Total time to complete a degree = 4 years

Starts October – ends June

Contains 5 modules

- 4 academic (40% pass mark required)

- English and study skills (60% required)

Admission requirements

Good grades at senior high school, or

A level, 180 UCAS points (equal to DDD)

IELTS 5.0 overall


Certificate of HE

Pathway to all undergraduate degrees in

the Essex Business School

Taught at the Colchester campus

Successful completion guarantees entry

to Year 2 of a relevant Bachelor’s degree

Starts October – ends July

Total time to complete a degree = 3 years

Admission requirements (higher than forthe Bridging Year

Good grades at senior high school or

A level, 200 UCAS points (equal to CDD)

IELTS 5.5 overall with 5.0 in writing


Certificate of HE

2 Certificate pathways Business (Accounting, Finance and

Business Management

- leads to undergraduate degrees in Essex Business School in Colchester

Business (International Entrepreneurship and Innovation)

- leads to undergraduate degrees in Essex Business School in Southend


Our locations

Colchester is…..

Only 55 miles from Central London

Only 1 hour away by train

The UK’s 3rd safest city, according to official surveys

The UK’s oldest recorded town

The town with the lowest rainfall and highest number

of sunshine hours in the UK

Southend is..…

Only 40 miles from London &

Only 30 minutes away by train

The UK’s safest city according to official surveys, and

a famous seaside town

Colchester.Southend

University of Essex www.essex.ac.ukUniversity of Essex

Colchester campus

Situated in over 200 acres of parkland

Friendly, secure environment

Lecture halls, seminar rooms,

computer labs and library all close by

Sporting, shopping and extensive

social facilities on your doorstep

Accommodation

University accommodation guaranteed

for every year of study

All single bedrooms, all on campus, all

with free broadband internet

En-suite available

Options from £65 - £95 per week


Southend campus

Small friendly campus located in the city

centre

Friendly, secure environment

All in one location

Sporting, shopping and social facilities all

close by in the city

Accommodation

Accommodation in student house-shares

managed by the University

Usually 3-6 students sharing a house

together

All single bedrooms, some en-suite

Options usually from £80 -90 per week


Essex Business Schoolwww.essex.ac.uk/ebs

Courses in Colchester

Accounting and Finance

Business Management

Management and Marketing

Courses in Southend

Entrepreneurship

Business and Service Industry

Management

Marketing with Finance / HR

Management / Innovation


Our courses

Essex has 18 different departments covering many areas including:

Accounting, Finance, Economics

Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Telecommunications, Internet technology

Law, Sociology, Human Rights, Politics and International Relations

Biological Science – inc. Biomedical and Biotechnology

Public Health, Sports Science, Psychology

English Language Teaching, Linguistics

History, Literature, Theatre, Film, Media


Fees and expenses

Bridging Year (all courses) £7,500

Certificate of HE

£11,100

English Language courses: £220 per week Classroom based undergraduate

degrees £9,750

All laboratory based degrees

£11,990

(Biology and Psychology only)

Accommodation from £63-95 per week Living expenses around £5,000 per year Accommodation and cost of living are both

considerably cheaper than London

£


How to apply

You can apply directly to Essex use the sameapplication form for the Bridging Year and the CertHE. Simply complete the form and return it to:

By post

International Office, University of Essex

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK

By Fax +44 (0) 1206 872371

By email [email protected]

Documents Transcripts from high school and/or university English language certificate References Research proposal for Ph.D students Other documents (e.g. CV / resume)