219 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Financial Economics and Accounting programme offered at University of Essex is built on the core principles of economics and accounting, which are applied to your study of financial institutions (such as banks), financial markets (such as the stock exchange), and financial instruments.

Are you interested in becoming an exhibition curator or working in other areas of gallery management? University of Essex's Curating programme can provide you with the intellectual and practical skills you need to realise your career ambitions, combining classroom-based learning with hands-on experience in museums and galleries.

The Social Sciences (Including Foundation Year) programme from University of Essex provides a thorough training in the major areas of political science, economics and sociology, investigating the different kinds of social tensions, interactions and networks that make up everyday life. 

 In the Global Studies with Politics course at the University of Essex, you will investigate how democracies operate and how our world is shaped by dominant ideas of capitalism and colonialism, and how historical events affect current affairs.

The Economics degree delivered by University of Essex is a three-year degree, or four years with an optional placement or study abroad year.

The Electronic Engineering (Including Foundation Year) course offered by the University of Essex  is a four-year degree, extendable to five with an optional year in placement or abroad.

The Nursing (Mental Health) course is offered by the University of Essex. Nurses who specialise in mental health, a complex and demanding area, work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others, to help care for patients with mental illnesses.

Genetics is at the forefront of modern biology, driving progress in medicine and synthetic biology. Thanks to recent developments in genetic analysis and manipulation, we are now able to explore Genetics at the University of Essex the interaction between genes and the environment at an unprecedented level: from developmental processes to the epigenetic effects of the environment in our genome.

The Philosophy and Sociology degree delivered by University of Essex examines the different kinds of social tensions, interactions and networks that make up everyday life. It asks why individuals, groups, cultures and peoples are the way they are and how they might be different.

The Physiotherapy course at the University of Essex is a three-year degree. You’ll gain the applied knowledge and professional skills to practise as a physiotherapist in a range of settings.

The Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience programme offered at the University of Essex is a three-year degree, extendable to four with an optional year in placement or abroad.

The Finance programme offered by the University of Essex prepares you for a fast-paced career in any area of finance.

The History (Including Foundation Year) programme from University of Essex teach you to find your own critical voice and view history through the eyes of different people, telling hidden histories that might otherwise be forgotten.

There can be no crime without society. Combining the specialist study of criminology with a broad approach to sociological questions, the Sociology and Criminology programme from the University of Essex emboldens you to study crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social contexts.

The Modern Languages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language course offered by the University of Essex is ideal if you want to teach English to non-native speakers, but the knowledge and skills you develop will also prepare you for a range of other possible careers in the media, in administration, in business and in education

If you want to understand our place in the world, then the Psychology programme at University of Essex is for you. 

Are you an aspiring curator? Do you want to know how to display objects in ways that reveal their wider historical impact? Then the Curating with History degree offered by University of Essex is the right choice for you.

Studying the Literature degree from University of Essex will challenge and revolutionise the way you think about literature. We'll invite you to reflect on how literature shapes, and is shaped by, the world.

The Sociology with Social Psychology course offered by the University of Essex provides a thorough grounding in social psychology and sociology, exploring why individuals, groups, and cultures are the way they are and examining why they might be different, as well as developing your qualitative and quantitative research skills.

Studying in the Economics programme at the University of Essex provides you with a greater understanding of the world around you. It teaches you how the economy functions, how people make decisions, why an economic crisis occurs and what the different solutions are.