269 Master's degrees offered by the university

If you want to pursue a research career in academia or industry, the Cancer Biology degree delivered by the University of Essex will provide you with the essential advanced skills and knowledge for a role in biopharma, healthcare or cancer research.

The Management and Organisational Dynamics programme from University of Essex aims to equip you with powerful tools to support your development as a future leader, manager, organisational consultant, researcher or executive coach. 

The Art History and Theory degree from University of Essex is ideal if you are interested in working in academia, the art world or any other field in which visual, written and analytical skills are essential.

The Finance degree delivered by the University of Essex is a postgraduate taught programme that enables students to gain research skills so that they can then progress to PhD study, or use these skills in employment. MRes stands for ‘Masters by Research’ but is not a research-level course.

The Bio-Statistics degree from University of Essex is a research degree within the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science. 

Increasingly, computer networks cannot be considered without the important issue of security; without secure networks, businesses, commerce and communications would all fail. The Computer Networks and Security programme from University of Essex addresses the need for modern computer network professionals.

 Psychology programme at the University of Essex allows you to work one-on-one with one of our expert staff members and focus your attention on designing, conducting, and writing up innovative psychological studies.

The Occupational Therapy degree from University of Essex offers you a unique opportunity to undertake research in a variety of health and organisational contexts.

The Sociological Research Methods programme from  University of Essex provides a strong foundation in doing empirical research, encompassing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programme from University of Essex is a Masters course that can take you into employment anywhere in the world.

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

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

The Acting (International) degree from University of Essex is a conservatoire-style, industry-focused professional training programme, designed specifically for international students looking to train in the UK.

The Curating programme from University of Essex teaches you the practice, theory and history of curating in equal measure.

The Business Analytics programme from University of Essex develops your analytical skills so you can solve complex business problems and help to answer questions raised by local and global pressures. You are trained to organise, integrate and interpret data so you can make insightful forecasts into all aspects of business operations and implement appropriate actions.

The Politics programme from University of Essex gives you the insight and flexibility to examine political ideas in action, helping you understand how governments, global institutions and public policy shape societies. With options to choose your start date, study mode and modules, you can tailor the degree around your interests, ambitions and professional goals.

If you are a registered UK dental hygienist or dental hygienist/therapist, the Advanced Periodontal Practice course offered by the University of Essex provides an educational route for you to acquire advanced skills and knowledge in periodontology.

The Financial Technology (Finance) programme at the University of Essex is perfect for those with a basic understanding of coding, economics or finance. If you are particularly looking to work in the financial services sector, especially in parts of the sector that are concerned with developing and growing new technologies for use in finance, then this could be the course for you.

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 University of Essex emboldens you to study crime, criminals, and criminal justice within wider social contexts. Understanding society is key to understand every other phenomenon within it, including crime.

The Political Science degree from University of Essex gives a general overview of such topics, and as our most flexible postgraduate course offers you a very wide choice of optional modules. You explore the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics and look at what the basic theoretical framework required to conduct research in political science is.