Schools and Departments

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Our Faculty of Arts and Humanities offers a unique, research-led student experience across a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

Our Faculty's outstanding reputation for research was confirmed by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, with Essex ranked in the top 20 for research excellence in Philosophy and Art History (REF 2021). 

Our faculty also includes:

• Human Rights Centre

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Faculty of Science and Health

Students at our Faculty of Science and Health develop the skills to address global issues and benefit people, the environment and society. They are learning from scientists who are working on vital issues including the nature of ageing, the meaning of genes, the future of the internet and the survival of coral reefs and climate change.

Our faculty also includes:

• Institute for Analytics and Data Science
• Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing

Faculty of Social Sciences

Essex is a centre of world-leading excellence for the social sciences with four social science subjects in the UK top 10 for research quality (REF 2021). Our Faculty of Social Sciences is home to some of the most highly-rated social science departments and research centres in the country.

Our faculty also includes:

• Institute for Social, and Economic Research
• UK Data Archive