Thailand

Undergraduate

Certificate of Basic Education/Senior High School/Mathayom 6 (Maw 6) taken at Thammasat Secondary School and The Newton Sixth Form College

We accept the Certificate of Basic Education/Senior High School/Mathayom 6 (Maw 6) taken at Thammasat Secondary School and The Newton Sixth Form College (including Newton Business School) with GPA 3.0/70% for most of our courses.

Please note that level 3 subject-specific requirements cannot be met by Maw 6, but A-levels or other level 3 equivalent qualifications taken alongside Maw 6 may be considered.

For courses that require the equivalent of GCSE B/5, we accept 3 / 70% / B where 6 or more credits have been achieved over the three years of senior secondary school, in the relevant subject.

For courses that require the equivalent of GCSE C/4, we accept  2 / 60% / C where 6 or more credits have been achieved over the three years of senior secondary school, in the relevant subject.

Certificate of Basic Education/Senior High School/Mathayom 6 (Maw 6) taken at any other school

We do not accept the Certificate of Basic Education/Senior High School/Mathayom 6 (Maw 6) for entry if not taken at one of the top schools listed above. Previous university/college study is required in addition to local high school qualifications for our Undergraduate Bachelor degree courses.

Global qualifications

We accept a number of international qualifications, including the International Baccalaureate with the majority of our courses requiring a grade between 29 - 32 or the SAT with the majority of our courses requiring a minimum of 1100 out of 1600 with 550 in each test.

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 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.

If you’ve taken a pre-sessional English course with another university, we may be able to accept this for entry into our programmes, please contact us for further information.

Postgraduate Taught

Many of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 2.50 (65% from Thammasat University, Law School) or above from Bachelor Degree. 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.

If you’ve taken a pre-sessional English course with another university, we may be able to accept this for entry into our programmes, please contact us for further information.

Postgraduate Research

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

An undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK 2:2 (see the 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 PhD 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 up to £5,000 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 Thailand. 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 brilliant Thai International society, where you’ll have the chance to:

• Share Thai culture with other students
• Network with other students to help build a career path in Thailand
• Make and enjoy Thai food
• Partake in society socials

Join in the conversation and get to know other students with the society's Facebook page.

We have partnerships with Assumption University, Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University and Walailak University.