Take your career to the next level with online study at Essex – funding options available. Apply now

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Whatever your reason for studying or plans for the future, we’re ready to help you get there.

Education that’s accessible to everyone. Studying online can help you progress in your current career or even push yourself to reach a new goal, all while studying online, part-time. Our bite-size study materials are ideal for a busy professional who’s always on the move.

With over 80 courses to choose from – including in subjects such as business, psychology, computing, education and law – take a look at what University of Essex Online  can offer you.

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Discounts and scholarships

A university education is one of the biggest and best investments you will make – we’re pleased to be able to offer tuition fee discounts and scholarships for some of our online courses.

2024 marks 60 years of the University of Essex – and to celebrate this milestone, we’re offering a 10% anniversary scholarship on all our Masters programmes. Please note, the deadline for this scholarship is 31 July.

Impact scholarship

A 20% scholarship is available for our April 2024 intake for the below selected full Masters courses:

• Master of Education (M.Ed)
• MSc Business with Finance
• MSc Global Digital Marketing
• MSc Supply Chain & Global Logistics
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Cyber Security
• MSc Data Science
• MSc Computer Science
• MSc Business and Management (Business Analytics)
• MSc Enterprise IT Management

Enhanced Regional Scholarship: International students residing in specific regions outside of the UK may be eligible for a partial scholarship for our undergraduate and postgraduate online courses. Students residing in Africa can also enjoy a 20% scholarship on an eligible undergraduate and postgraduate courses until the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. 

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