History
We are one of the longest-running providers of wholly online degrees in the UK and we’ve put over a decade of expertise to good use in designing our programmes. The University of Essex Online achieves excellence for teaching, learning and academic support in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS).
Education
Our programmes are specifically designed for online delivery, combining gold standard teaching with the latest technology and enabling you to gain a top-class education from anywhere in the world.
All our qualifications are awarded and validated by the University of Essex, an award-winning university with a 60-year heritage of teaching and research excellence. On completion of your studies, you’ll be invited to graduate at the University of Essex’s Colchester campus. You will receive the same certificate as campus-based students – your mode of study is only mentioned on your academic transcript.
Research
Our online tutors are leading authorities and specialists in their respective fields. They are passionate about what they teach and combine their knowledge of industry practice with high-quality academic delivery, offering you an unparalleled learning experience.
Career
Whether you're an experienced professional looking to progress your career or a recent graduate who wants to boost their CV, online study is a cost-effective, convenient and flexible way to get ahead.
Distance Learning Courses
- Postgraduate Certificate Business Management
- Postgraduate Diploma Business Management
- PG Cert Business Management
- PG Dip Business Management
- CertHE Business Psychology
- CertHE Business and Management
- CertHE Business and Management
- Postgraduate Diploma Business and Management (Business Analytics)
- Postgraduate Certificate Business and Management (Business Analytics)
- M.Sc. Business with Finance
- Postgraduate Diploma Business with Finance
- PG Dip Business with Finance
- M.Sc. Enterprise IT Management
- PG Cert Global Digital Marketing
- M.Sc. Global Digital Marketing
- Postgraduate Diploma Global Digital Marketing
- Postgraduate Certificate Global Digital Marketing
- PG Dip Global Digital Marketing
- CertHE Healthcare Management
- Postgraduate Certificate International Human Resource Management
- Postgraduate Diploma International Human Resource Management
- CertHE Law with Business
- PG Cert Organisational Psychology
- PG Dip Organisational Psychology
- Postgraduate Certificate Project Management
- PG Cert Project Management
- Postgraduate Diploma Project Management
- M.Sc. Project Management
- PG Dip Project Management
- Postgraduate Diploma Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics
- Postgraduate Certificate Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics
- B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology
- CertHE Business Psychology
- CertHE Business Psychology
- CertHE Criminal Psychology
- CertHE Criminal Psychology
- Postgraduate Certificate Criminology and Criminal Psychology
- Postgraduate Diploma Criminology and Criminal Psychology
- Postgraduate Diploma Global Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Postgraduate Certificate Global Mental Health and Wellbeing
- CertHE Law with Criminology
- CertHE Law with Criminology
- CertHE Law with Psychology
- CertHE Law with Psychology
- PG Cert Organisational Psychology
- PG Dip Organisational Psychology
- Postgraduate Certificate Organisational Psychology
- Postgraduate Diploma Organisational Psychology
- Postgraduate Diploma Psychology
- CertHE Psychology
- PG Cert Psychology
- M.Sc. Psychology
- PG Dip Psychology
- CertHE Psychology
- Postgraduate Certificate Psychology
- Postgraduate Certificate Global Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Postgraduate Diploma Global Mental Health and Wellbeing
- CertHE Healthcare Management
- CertHE Healthcare Management
- M.Sc. Infection Control
- Postgraduate Diploma Infection Control
- Postgraduate Certificate Infection Control
- PG Dip Infection Control
- PG Cert Infection Control
- Postgraduate Certificate International Healthcare Management
- Postgraduate Diploma International Healthcare Management
- PG Dip Nursing
- Postgraduate Certificate Nursing
- PG Cert Nursing
- Postgraduate Diploma Nursing
- M.Sc. Nursing
- PG Cert Public Health
- Postgraduate Diploma Public Health
- PG Dip Public Health
- Postgraduate Certificate Public Health
- MPH Public Health
- PG Dip International Business Law
- Postgraduate Diploma International Business Law
- Postgraduate Certificate International Business Law
- PG Cert International Business Law
- L.L.B. LLB (Hons) Law
- L.L.B. LLB (Hons) Law with Business
- CertHE Law
- CertHE Law
- CertHE Law with Business
- CertHE Law with Business
- CertHE Law with Criminology
- CertHE Law with Criminology
- CertHE Law with Psychology
- CertHE Law with Psychology
- Postgraduate Diploma Artificial Intelligence
- M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence
- Postgraduate Certificate Artificial Intelligence
- Postgraduate Certificate Computer Science
- M.Sc. Computer Science
- Postgraduate Diploma Computer Science
- PG Cert Computer Science
- PG Dip Computer Science
- M.Sc. Cyber Security
- Postgraduate Diploma Cyber Security
- Postgraduate Certificate Cyber Security
- PG Cert Cyber Security
- PG Dip Cyber Security
- M.Sc. Data Science
- Postgraduate Diploma Data Science
- Postgraduate Certificate Data Science
- M.Ed. Education
- Postgraduate Diploma Education
- PG Dip Education
- Postgraduate Certificate Education (Educational Practice)
- PG Cert Education (Educational Practice)
Student services
Our team of dedicated student advisers and study skills specialists provide world-class mentoring and academic support to you from your first day to graduation. The team will be on hand to help and guide you as you progress through your studies. Whatever the question or issue, they will work with you to find a solution.
Library services
Your course will be delivered through a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment, which provides you with 24/7 access to high-quality resources, including lecturecasts, discussion forums, live seminars and Q&A sessions, as well as an eLibrary. Even your assessments will be completed entirely online – there’s no need for you to travel to an assessment centre!