Philippines

Undergraduate

Previous university/college study is required in addition to local high school qualifications for our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses. If you've taken A-levels or the International Baccalaureate you can find the requirements for these qualifications on our course finder. We also accept the AP exams if you've achieved three APs with two at level 3 and one at level 4.

Some courses have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team admit@essex.ac.uk. 

We accept a number of international qualifications and foundation programmes. We also offer a range of Foundation Programmes which can lead to entry to our undergraduate degrees, please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Postgraduate Taught

If your degree is from University of Philippines or University of Santo Tomas we'll consider applicants with 2.25/5.0 or above. If your degree is from Ateneo de Manila or De La Salle we'll consider applicants with 2.5/4.0.

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 2.5 or above from undergraduate degrees from other universities awarded after 2022.  If you achieved your qualification before this date please get in touch with your country contact for further information. Some courses and departments have higher entry requirements as well as other admissions criteria. Please see individual courses for more information or email our admissions team pgadmit@essex.ac.uk. 

We also have a range of Foundation Programmes available if you do not meet these grades. Please visit University of Essex International College for further information.

Postgraduate Research 

For entry to Research degrees, please refer to the entry requirements for the degree that you are interested in. 

An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the grade information above), and a master's degree with a good grade is required for most PhD programmes, in addition to a well-developed research proposal in a field in which we can offer supervision. Please have a read through our information for research degree applicants and check the course details for your chosen programme for further information about entry criteria.

Our Essex Global Talent Scholarship, worth 50% of the first year tuition fee, is available for international undergraduate or master’s students.

International Baccalaureate Excellence Scholarship offers £2,000 scholarships to students who start at Essex in 2025-2026 and achieve academic excellence in their International Baccalaureate.  

Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship offers £4,000 scholarships to international students who took undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding their postgraduate studies. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility. 

Our South East Asia Scholarship offers up to £3,000 scholarships to undergraduate students from Philippines. Please visit the link for further details about deadlines and eligibility.

Please visit our Scholarships pages for information about additional funding opportunities.

We’ve got over 100 clubs and societies at Essex, including our friendly Filipino society, where you’ll have the chance to:

• Share Filipino culture with other students
• Join games events and movie nights
• Make and enjoy Filipino food
• Take part in society socials and parties