269 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Biotechnology course at the University of Essex enables us to improve practices in diverse fields including genetics, agriculture, bioremediation, immunology, diagnostics, energy production and age-assisted living.

The Plant Biology degree from University of Essex covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and interdisciplinary projects.

Research in the School of Life Sciences covers a wide spectrum of biology from genes to ecosystems, and this broad-based structure provides opportunities for developing novel ideas and interdisciplinary projects. Learn more with the Cancer Biology programme from University of Essex. 

The Mathematics and Finance degree from University of Essex produces graduates with a sound mathematics and finance background, and with the necessary skills like computing, use of algorithms and analysing data, to be applied to problems arising in finance.

This Social Work programme from University of Essex, unique to the UK, provides an opportunity for you to qualify as a social worker while at the same time engaging with debates around the importance of human rights and social justice in the context of social work practice.

The Linguistics degree from University of Essex will interest you if you want a formal and empirical grounding in all core areas of linguistics, and are keen to evaluate the major theoretical approaches in these disciplines.

The cross-disciplinary projects in the Computer Science degree from University of Essex draw on the expertise of our electronic engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists and psychologists.

In the Sociology programme from University of Essex you will explore some of the most important and significant debates in contemporary social theory, learning to think analytically about theoretical questions. 

In a world threatened by the rise of far-right groups, invigorated by mass protests such as Black Lives Matter or #MeToo, and rocked by political, economic, and cultural crisis, this History, Power and Identity programme from University of Essex traces the historical roots of some of today’s most urgent fights for power.

The Wild Writing - Literature, Landscape and the Environment degree from University of Essex allows you to explore this landscape and the wilder landscapes of Britain, as well as those across the world, through a combination of modules. 

The Economics programme from University of Essex teaches you the essentials of micro- and macroeconomics and econometric methods. You also have the option to explore a set of selected topics in economics to hone your skills, such as Management Economics and Market Analysis, International Trade and Financial Economics.

The Sport and Exercise Science degree from University of Essex has been offered research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas.

The History degree offered by University of Essex has been offered supervision  a range of topics from the period c.1500 to the present day, with particular focus on themes linked to our three research clusters and our Centre for Public History. 

If you feel comfortable in pressurised environments and can rise to the challenge of making ethical and robust financial decisions, this Financial Engineering and Risk Management degree delivered by the University of Essex could be the finance specialism for you.

The International Marketing and Business Intelligence programme from University of Essex explores the theoretical and practical approaches to marketing planning, strategy, communications and customer-centred business. 

The interdisciplinary Theatre Practice degree offered by University of Essex provides an opportunity for you to develop advanced knowledge of different processes of theatre-making, international performance traditions, approaches to practice-as-research (PaR), and methods of writing, directing and devising in professional contexts.

The International Tourism Management programme from University of Essex will prepare our students to take up middle-management roles across the industry in places such as cruise ships, airlines, events and visitor attractions, or travel and holiday organisations.

The International Events Management programme from University of Essex will prepare our students to take up middle-management roles across the events industry in places such as cruise ships, airlines, events and visitor attractions, or travel and holiday organisations.

The Public Policy programme offered at University of Essex is a one-year full-time degree with January and October entry points.

The International Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging degree from University of Essex supports permitted clinicians from a range of professional backgrounds to access musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging within their own jurisdiction.