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Undergraduate foundation courses at Essex Your pathway to success

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: overseas@essex.ac.uk. University of Essex. Why choose Essex?. Strong international reputation

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Undergraduate foundation courses at Essex Your pathway to success

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  1. 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: overseas@essex.ac.uk

  2. University of Essex Why choose 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

  3. 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

  4. Essex Bridging Year • Available for allsubject 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

  5. 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 for • the 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. University 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

  9. 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

  10. Essex Business School • www.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

  11. 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

  12. £ 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

  13. How to apply • You can apply directly to Essex use the same • application form for the Bridging Year and the Cert • HE. 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 ioadmit@essex.ac.uk • Documents • Transcripts from high school and/or university • English language certificate • References • Research proposal for Ph.D students • Other documents (e.g. CV / resume)

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