University of Essex
Location: Colchester, England, UK
Website: (see )
Virtual tour:
Language of instruction: English
Terms: Fall semester (late September - December) // Spring semester (January - late June)
Highlights
- The main campus of the University of Essex is situated on more than 200 acres of beautiful parkland, is two miles from the centre of Colchester and 45 minutes from London by train, and is 30 minutes from the seaside.
- The University of Essex, with more than 8000 students studying at its three campuses, is the most internationally diverse university in the UK.
- Colchester offers many historic sites and buildings and the surrounding countryside of the region has been the inspiration for many artists throughout history.
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Area of study
- Art History
- Biological Sciences
- Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
- Economics
- Government
- Health and Human Sciences
- History
- Language and Linguistics
- Literature
- Film and Theatre Studies
- Mathematical Sciences
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Course catalogue
Courses available to incoming exchange students:
Exchange credit history
See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from the University of Essex. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.
Transcript Information
Host university transcript release varies by school and region. As a result, students should plan their exchange and return to UVic accordingly.
At the University of Essex, grade results are released for the Autumn Term (Fall Term at UVic) on Wednesday February 12th, 2025, and for the Spring Term (Spring Term at UVic) on Tuesday July 15th, 2025. Transcripts will be released in mid-July for students studying at the University of Essex for the full year. For more information about assessment results please visit the official information page on the .
Exchange students are responsible for requesting their host university send their final official exchange transcript directly to the ICS exchange team at goglobal@uvic.ca, as soon as it is available.
Housing
- On-campus housing: Guaranteed
- Guarantee only available for full-year exchange students, whereas single-term students will be subject to availability.
- Essex offers a range of different types of accommodation, from shared facilities to ensuite rooms. The costs of each type of accommodation varies. Further details are available on the website.
- Off-campus housing: Available
- The may be able to offer assistance to find private local accommodation.
Medical Insurance, Immigration & Orientation
Full-year exchange students:
- Need to apply for
- Visa fee from outside the UK can be found
- Students may be able to work
- Student will be required to pay
- Essex will provide student with in order to apply for Student Visa.
One-term exchange students:
- Students MUST check if they need to apply for a . Not all Non-EU/EEA students will require a visa.
- Students of certain nationalities need to apply for an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) to travel to the UK. .
- Student will be provided with a standard visitor letter by Essex Abroad to show at the UK border.
- Students are NOT allowed to work.
- Students are permitted to undertake volunteering (for a registered Charity organisation / no more than 30 days in total).
- Health surcharge not required but the student will need to pay for any NHS care they get at the point they use it - unless it’s a .
- Students must ensure they have adequate health cover before leaving their home country.
How to apply
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