University of Essex ก่อตั้งเมื่อปี ค.ศ. 1964 เริ่มด้วยนักเรียนทั้งหมด 122 คนพร้อมทั้งคณะครูจำนวน 28 คน โดยคณะที่เปิดสอนในครั้งแรกคือ Comparative Studies, Physical Sciences, Social Studies, departments of Chemistry, Physics, Government, Sociology, Literature, Mathematics, Economics พร้อมกับศูนษ์ภาษา (จากนั้นถูกเปลี่ยนเป็นคณะ Language and Linguistics) และศูนย์คอมพิวเตอร์ (ถูกเปลี่ยนเป็นคณะ Computer Science and Electronic Engineering ในภายหลัง). ในช่วงระหว่างปี 1970-1980 มีการก่อตั้ง ศูนย์สุขภาพ, Day nursery, Printing centre, ร้านขายหนังสือ, แกลเลอรี่สำหรับจัดแสดงนิทรรศการ และมีการก่อสร้างหอพักให้กับนักเรียนอีกด้วย จากนั้นทางมหาวิทยาลัยได้ให้ความสำคัญในเรื่องการพัฒนาสิ่งอำนวนความสะดวกให้กับนักศึกษามาอย่างต่อเนื่องจนถึงปัจจุบัน

University of Essex มีความเป็นเลิศทางด้านการเรียนการสอนและผลงานวิจัย 4 สาขาวิชา ได้แก่ Economics, Government, Sports Science และ Philosophy ได้คะแนนเต็มจาก The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education ในด้านการจัดการระบบการเรียนการสอนที่สนับสนุนการเรียนรู้ของนักเรียนอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

มหาวิทยาลัยตั้งอยู่ที่เมือง Essex ซึ่งอยู่ทางทิศตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือของกรุงลอนดอน และห่างจากกรุงลอนดอนเพียง 1 ชั่วโมงโดยรถไฟ มหาวิทยาลัยมีวิทยาเขตทั้งหมด 3 แห่งคือ Colchester เป็นวิทยาเขตที่เก่าแก่และใหญ่ที่สุด โดยในวิทยาเขตนี้มีเปิดการเรียนการสอนกว่า 18 ภาควิชา วิทยาเขตที่สองชื่อ Loughton เดิมชื่อ East 15 Acting School เป็นส่วนหนึ่งของมหาวิทยาลัย ในปี 2000 ตั้งอยู่ห่างจากลอนดอนเพียง 30 นาที วิทยาเขตสุดท้ายคือ Southend เป็นวิทยาเขตแห่งใหม่ล่าสุดของมหาวิทยาลัยก่อตั้งในปี ค.ศ. 2007 ที่ Southend-on-Sea ซึ่งเป็นย่านศูนย์กลางทางธุรกิจที่สำคัญของเมือง และมีบรรยากาศดี ทัศนียภาพสวยงามเนื่องจากอยู่ติดกับชายทะเล

• #26th 2019 – The Complete University Guide

International Foundation Year

1. Humanities
• American Studies (US)
• American Studies (US) (Including Year Abroad)
• American Studies (US) with Film
• American Studies (US) with Film (Including Year Abroad)
• Art History
• Art History (Including Year Abroad)
• Art History and History
• Art History and History (Including Year Abroad)
• Art History and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Art History with Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Creative Writing
• Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
• Criminology and American Studies
• Criminology and American Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Curatorial Studies
• Curatorial Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Drama Performing
• Drama (Including Year Abroad)
• Drama and Literature
• Drama and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• English and Comparative Literature
• English and Comparative Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• English and United States Literature
• English and United States Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• English Literature
• English Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies with French (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies with German (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies with Italian (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies with Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• European Studies with Spanish (Including Year Abroad)
• Film and Creative Writing
• Film and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
• Film Studies
• Film Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Film Studies and Art History
• Film Studies and Art History (Including Year Abroad)
• Film Studies and Literature
• Film Studies and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• Global Studies
• Global Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Global Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• History
• History (Including Year Abroad)
• History and Criminology
• History and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
• History and Literature
• History and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• History and Sociology
• History and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• History with Film Studies
• History with Film Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• History with Human Rights
• History with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Criminology
• Journalism and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Economics
• Journalism and Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and English Language
• Journalism and English Language (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Liberal Arts
• Journalism and Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Literature
• Journalism and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Philosophy
• Journalism and Philosophy (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Politics
• Journalism and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism and Sociology
• Journalism and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism with Business Management
• Journalism with Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Journalism with Human Rights
• Journalism with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Latin American Studies with Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Latin American Studies with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Liberal Arts
• Liberal Arts (Including Year Abroad)
• Literature and Art History
• Literature and Art History (Including Year Abroad)
• Literature and Creative Writing
• Literature and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
• Literature and Sociology
• Literature and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern History
• Modern History (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern History and International Relations
• Modern History and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern History and Politics
• Modern History and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy
• Philosophy (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and Art History
• Philosophy and Art History (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and History
• Philosophy and History (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and Law
• Philosophy and Law (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and Literature
• Philosophy and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and Politics
• Philosophy and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy and Sociology
• Philosophy and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy with Human Rights
• Philosophy with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
• Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (Including Year Abroad)
• Law
• Law (Including Placement Year)
• Law (Including Year Abroad)
• Law with Business Business
• Law with Business (Including Placement Year)
• Law with Business (Including Year Abroad)
• Law with Finance
• Law with Finance (including Placement Year)
• Law with Finance (including Year Abroad)
• Law with Human Rights
• Law with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
• Law with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Law with Philosophy
• Law with Philosophy (Including Placement Year)
• Law with Philosophy (Including Year Abroad)
• Law with Politics
• Law with Politics (Including Placement Year)
• Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad)

2. Science and Health
• Psychology
• Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
• Communications Engineering
• Communications Engineering (Including Placement Year)
• Communications Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
• Computer Networks
• Computer Networks (Including Placement Year)
• Computer Networks (Including Year Abroad)
• Computer Systems Engineering
• Computer Systems Engineering (Including Placement Year)
• Computer Systems Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
• Computers with Electronics
• Computers with Electronics (Including Placement Year)
• Computers with Electronics (Including Year Abroad)
• Electronic Engineering
• Electronic Engineering (Including Placement Year)
• Electronic Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
• Robotic Engineering
• Robotic Engineering (Including Placement Year)
• Robotic Engineering (Including Year Abroad)
• Actuarial Science
• Actuarial Science (Including Placement Year)
• Actuarial Science (Including Year Abroad)
• Computer Games
• Computer Games (Including Placement Year)
• Computer Games (Including Year Abroad)
• Computer Science
• Computer Science (Including Placement Year)
• Computer Science (Including Year Abroad)
• Data Science and Analytics
• Data Science and Analytics (Including Placement Year)
• Data Science and Analytics (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics and Mathematics
• Economics and Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
• Finance and Mathematics
• Finance and Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
• Finance and Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
• Information and Communication Technology
• Information and Communication Technology (Including Placement Year)
• Information and Communication Technology (Including Year Abroad)
• Mathematics
• Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
• Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics and Statistics (Including Placement Year)
• Mathematics and Statistics (Including Year Abroad)
• Mathematics with Computing
• Mathematics with Computing (Including Placement Year)
• Mathematics with Computing (Including Year Abroad)
• Mathematics with Physics
• Mathematics with Physics (Including Placement Year)
• Mathematics with Physics (Including Year Abroad)
• Psychology
• Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
• Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience
• Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Year Abroad)

3. Social Science
• Business Economics
• Business Economics (including Placement Year)
• Business Economics (including Year Abroad)
• Business Management and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Business Management with a Modern Language (Including Year Abroad)
• Childhood Studies
• Childhood Studies (Including Placement Year)
• Childhood Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Communications and Digital Culture
• Communications and Digital Culture (Including Placement Year)
• Communications and Digital Culture (Including Year Abroad)
• Criminology
• Criminology (Including Placement Year)
• Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
• Criminology with Counselling Skills
• Criminology with Counselling Skills (including Placement Year)
• Criminology with Counselling Skills (including Year Abroad)
• Criminology with Criminal Law
• Criminology with Criminal Law (including Placement Year)
• Criminology with Criminal Law (including Year Abroad)
• Criminology with Social Psychology
• Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Placement Year)
• Criminology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics
• Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics and Politics
• Economics and Politics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics with a Modern Language (Including Year Abroad)
• English Language and Language Development
• English Language and Language Development (Including Placement Year)
• English Language and Language Development (Including Year Abroad)
• English Language and Linguistics
• English Language and Linguistics (Including Placement Year)
• English Language and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature (Including Placement Year)
• English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad)
• English Language and Sociology
• English Language and Sociology (Including Placement Year)
• English Language and Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• English Language with Media Communication
• English Language with Media Communication (including Placement Year)
• English Language with Media Communication (including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics
• Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics and Accounting
• Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
• French Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• German Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• History and Economics
• History and Economics (Including Placement Year)
• History and Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• International Development
• International Development (including Placement Year)
• International Development (including Year Abroad)
• International Economics
• International Economics (Including Placement Year)
• International Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• International Relations
• International Relations (Including Placement Year)
• International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
• International Relations and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Italian Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Language Studies
• Linguistics
• Linguistics (Including Placement Year)
• Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
• Management Economics
• Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern Languages and English Language (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern Languages and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Year Abroad)
• Modern Languages with Latin American Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Political Economics
• Political Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Political Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Political Theory and Public Policy
• Political Theory and Public Policy (Including Placement Year)
• Political Theory and Public Policy (Including Year Abroad)
• Politics (Including Placement Year)
• Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Politics and International Relations
• Politics and International Relations (Including Placement Year)
• Politics and International Relations (Including Year Abroad)
• Politics with Human Rights
• Politics with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
• Politics with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Psychoanalytic Studies
• Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year)
• Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Social Anthropology
• Social Anthropology (Including Placement Year)
• Social Anthropology (Including Year Abroad)
• Social Anthropology with Human Rights
• Social Anthropology with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
• Social Anthropology with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology
• Sociology (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology and Criminology
• Sociology and Criminology (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology and Criminology (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology and Politics
• Sociology and Politics (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology and Politics (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology with Applied Quantitative Research Methods
• Sociology with Applied Quantitative Research Methods (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology with Applied Quantitative Research Methods (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology with Counselling Skills
• Sociology with Counselling Skills (including Placement Year)
• Sociology with Counselling Skills (including Year Abroad)
• Sociology with Human Rights
• Sociology with Human Rights (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology with Psychosocial Studies
• Sociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology with Psychosocial Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Sociology with Social Psychology
• Sociology with Social Psychology (Including Placement Year)
• Sociology with Social Psychology (Including Year Abroad)
• Spanish Studies and Modern Languages (Including Year Abroad)
• Spanish, Portuguese and Brazilian Studies (Including Year Abroad)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Placement Year)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Including Year Abroad)
• Therapeutic Care
• Therapeutic Care (Including Year Abroad)
• Tourism Management
• Tourism Management (Including Placement Year)
• Tourism Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Business Administration
• Business Administration (Including Placement Year)
• Business Administration (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting
• Accounting (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting and Management
• Accounting and Management (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting with Economics
• Accounting with Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting with Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Banking and Finance
• Banking and Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Banking and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• Business Management Business
• Business Management (Including Placement Year)
• Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics
• Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics with Computing
• Economics with Computing (including Placement Year)
• Economics with Computing (including Year Abroad)
• Economics with Mathematics Finance and Economics
• Economics with Mathematics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics with Mathematics (Including Year Abroad)
• Finance
• Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• Finance and Management
• Finance and Management (including Placement Year)
• Finance and Management (including Year Abroad)
• Finance with Mandarin (Including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics
• Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• International Business and Entrepreneurship
• International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year)
• International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad)
• International Economics
• International Economics (Including Placement Year)
• International Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Management and Marketing
• Management and Marketing (Including Placement Year)
• Management and Marketing (Including Year Abroad)
• Management Economics
• Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Management with Mandarin (Including Year Abroad)
• Marketing
• Marketing (Including Placement Year)
• Marketing (Including Year Abroad)

International Year One

1. Business
• Tourism Management
• Tourism Management (Including Placement Year)
• Tourism Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Business Administration
• Business Administration (Including Placement Year)
• Business Administration (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting
• Accounting (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting and Finance
• Accounting and Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• Accounting and Management
• Accounting and Management (Including Placement Year)
• Accounting and Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Banking and Finance
• Banking and Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Banking and Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• Business Management
• Business Management (Including Placement Year)
• Business Management (Including Year Abroad)
• Finance
• Finance (Including Placement Year)
• Finance (Including Year Abroad)
• International Business and Entrepreneurship
• International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Placement Year)
• International Business and Entrepreneurship (Including Year Abroad)
• Management and Marketing
• Management and Marketing (Including Placement Year)
• Management and Marketing (Including Year Abroad)
• Marketing
• Marketing (Including Placement Year)
• Marketing (Including Year Abroad)

2. Economics
• Economics
• Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics
• Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics and Accounting
• Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad)
• International Economics
• International Economics (Including Placement Year)
• International Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Management Economics
• Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Economics
• Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Financial Economics
• Financial Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• International Economics
• International Economics (Including Placement Year)
• International Economics (Including Year Abroad)
• Management Economics
• Management Economics (Including Placement Year)
• Management Economics (Including Year Abroad)