Essex

Graduate Prospectus 2011

Why choose Essex?

Academic excellence The University of Essex was rated ninth nationally in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (December 2008), with many departments, schools and centres enjoying world-renowned reputations. As a result, the teaching that we provide is informed by leading world-class researchers. This allows us to offer challenging academic study across 400 programmes.

Exceptional resources and facilities Essex offers campuses set in beautiful parkland, bustling town centres and picturesque seaside locations, so there is something to suit all tastes and needs.

There are excellent transport links to London and continental Europe via local airports. Our first-class facilities include award-winning accommodation, a library with more than one million books, a business hub, a variety of restaurants and bars, an art gallery and theatres. We also have an environmental commitment to a healthy and sustainable future.

Uniquely international Essex is the UK’s most internationally diverse campus university. We are committed to ensuring the wellbeing and success of all our students and offer an extensive range of English language programmes, careers advice and other support services. Our excellent courses and facilities mean we attract some of the best students from the UK and all around the world.

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Research Institution

Rank order

4*

3*

2*

1*

0

Average

Cambridge London School of Economics Oxford Imperial College London University College London Manchester Warwick York Essex Edinburgh Queen Mary, London Bristol

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

32 35 32 26 27 23 21 23 22 22 19 18

39 34 39 47 39 42 44 39 41 40 44 43

24 25 24 23 27 29 29 31 30 28 29 31

4 6 5 4 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 7

1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

2.98 2.96 2.96 2.94 2.84 2.82 2.80 2.78 2.77 2.75 2.73 2.72

Source: The Times, December 2008 (Essex also ranked ninth in the UK by The Guardian and The Independent).

Teaching Institution

Rank order

% excellent subjects since 1995

Harper Adams UC Cambridge Loughborough York London School of Economics Open University Oxford Essex Imperial College London Nottingham

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

100.00 96.3 94.7 94.1 87.5 86.7 85.7 84.6 81.8 78.1

Source: The Sunday Times, September 2008, ‘Best marks for teaching’ league table.

Supportive postgraduate experience

Top ten for research excellence

Top ten for teaching quality

Postgraduates at the University form a lively and supportive 2,600-strong community.

Our staff are happy to provide one-to-one guidance throughout your studies. Our postgraduate programmes are also designed to equip you with the skills demanded by today’s employers in the highly competitive world of work.

The University of Essex enjoys an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), we were rated ninth out of 159 institutions.

Over half of our subject areas were rated in the top ten nationally, with four rated in the top five, confirming Essex as the UK’s leading social science university.

Essex is ranked eighth in the UK for the quality of its teaching. See page five for further details and a full explanation of the RAE process.

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Find out more | www.essex.ac.uk/opendays

Postgraduate open days Our postgraduate open days, held at our Colchester Campus, are an excellent opportunity for you to see our facilities, meet our staff and talk to current postgraduates about their work and life at Essex.

Wednesday 10 November 2010 University-wide postgraduate open day 4.30pm to 7.30pm At our University-wide postgraduate open day you will have the opportunity to:

meet academic representatives from all departments for subject-specific questions; speak to staff from Graduate Admissions, Student Support, the Careers Centre, Accommodation and the Students’ Union; attend talks on applying, funding and postgraduate life; take a guided tour of the Colchester Campus* with the opportunity to visit postgraduate accommodation.

Faculty-specific postgraduate open days Wednesday 23 February 2011 – Faculty of Science and Engineering Wednesday 2 March 2011 – Faculty of Social Sciences Wednesday 9 March 2011 – Faculty of Humanities and Comparative Studies Wednesday 16 March 2011 – Faculty of Law and Management 5pm to 6.30pm At our faculty-specific postgraduate open days you will have the opportunity to:

meet academic representatives from departments within your faculty for subject-specific questions; speak to staff from Graduate Admissions about applying for study within your faculty; find out more about funding opportunities within your faculty; take a guided tour of the Colchester Campus* with the opportunity to visit postgraduate accommodation.

Find out more

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Alternative visits We welcome visits from prospective postgraduates throughout the year, so if you are unable to join us for our open days please contact us: T +44 (0)1206 872719 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk * To arrange a tour of the Southend Campus and accommodation, please e-mail: southendcourses@essex.ac.uk

Further information Further information about the taught courses and research programmes in this prospectus can be found on our website at: www.essex.ac.uk/pgadmit or by contacting the departments, schools or centres responsible (see individual entries for contact details).

For general admissions enquiries, please contact: Graduate Admissions Office University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom T +44 (0)1206 872971 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk

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About the University The Colchester Campus Colchester and surrounding area The Southend Campus Southend and surrounding area

16 Graduate study 18 Taught courses 18 Research degrees 22 Applying to the Graduate School 25 Funding your studies 29 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 33 34

Graduate life Library IT and online services English language courses Modern language courses Resource and research centres Student support Facilities for worship Child care Health care

34 Disability service 35 40 44 46 48

Employability Accommodation Students’ Union Sport The Arts

50 Areas of study 51 Acting 55 Applied Social and Economic Research 59 Biological Sciences 68 Computational Finance and Economic Agents 72 Computer Science 78 Economics 85 Electronics and Telecommunications 91 Essex Business School 105 Health and Human Sciences 114 History 120 History of Art 126 Human Rights 132 International Academy

137 140 147 156 163 169 175 181 187 194 201

Latin American Studies Law Linguistics Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Mathematical Sciences Philosophy Politics Psychoanalytic Studies Psychology Sociology Sports Science

205 206 207 208

Partner institutions Colchester Institute University Campus Suffolk Writtle College

209 Travel 210 Travel to the Colchester Campus 212 Travel to the Southend Campus 213 Overseas students’ fees liability 214 Index

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About the University | www.essex.ac.uk

About the University The University of Essex received its Royal Charter in 1965 and is now one of the UK’s leading academic institutions, rated ninth nationally for research excellence.

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Academically outstanding

The results of the RAE showed that of the research activity undertaken at Essex:

In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Essex was ranked ninth out of 159 universities in the UK for the quality of its research, with most departments and schools rated as ‘internationally excellent’. The RAE results were announced in December 2008.

22 per cent is rated as ‘world-leading’; 63 per cent is rated as at least ‘internationally excellent’; 93 per cent is rated as at least ‘internationally recognised’.

The RAE is a peer review exercise to evaluate the quality of research in UK higher education institutions undertaken by the four UK higher education funding bodies. The ratings are a strong indicator of the number and quality of research-active staff at Essex and the extent to which the University creates a supportive infrastructure for research.

The RAE provided quality profiles for research in each submission of research activity made by institutions. Profiles indicate the proportion of research activity within a submission in each of the five quality levels: 4* = ‘world-leading’, 3* = ‘internationally excellent’, 2* = ‘internationally recognised’, 1* = ‘nationally recognised’ and unclassified = ‘below nationally recognised work’.

Staff from schools, departments and centres at Essex were submitted either within a departmental submission or within a cross-departmental submission.

Academic diversity The University has the following academic departments and schools, which belong to one of the following faculties: Humanities and Comparative Studies Law and Management

Science and Engineering More detailed information about our RAE results can be found at: www.essex.ac.uk/ Social Sciences about/rae and further information about the RAE process is available at: www.rae.ac.uk. Art History and Theory

Teaching quality Essex is also a top ten UK university for the quality of its teaching, being ranked eighth in the 2008 Sunday Times ‘Best Marks for Teaching’ league table (see page one for details).

In 2010 we took part in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey. Of all our taught postgraduates who responded to the survey, 86 per cent said their teaching and learning at Essex has exceeded their expectations, while 89 per cent said that their overall experience as a postgraduate at Essex had exceeded their expectations. We also took part in the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey which revealed that over 75 per cent of the Essex research students who took part were satisfied with the level of supervision they received. For more information on both surveys, please visit the Higher Education Academy’s website at: www.heacademy.ac.uk.

Of all our taught postgraduates who responded to the survey, 89 per cent said that their overall experience at Essex had exceeded their expectations.

Biological Sciences

Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

East 15 Acting School

Economics

Essex Business School

Government

Health and Human Sciences

History

International Academy

Language and Linguistics

Law

Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies

Mathematical Sciences

Philosophy

Psychology

Sociology

In addition, we have a number of centres and institutes to bring together those with a common interest in a particular subject area and to provide a focus for cross-cutting research. As a postgraduate student you may be associated with one of the following:

Centre for Audio Research and Engineering

Centre for Brain Science

Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents

Centre for Computational Intelligence

You may be admitted directly to these centres/institutes

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Centre for Cultural and Social History

Centre for Curatorial Studies

Active research links at the University Our research is mainly funded by UK research councils (eg Economic and Social Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council), Medical Research Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council, government agencies (eg Department of Health, Department of Work and Pensions, Technology Strategy Board, Joint Information Systems Committee), Ofcom and the European Commission.

Centre for Democratic Governance

Centre for Entrepreneurship Research

Centre for Film Studies

Centre for Global Accountancy

Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

Centre for Local and Regional History

Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies

Centre for Radicals and Oxidative Stress

Centre for Remote Sensing and Environmetrics

Centre for Sports and Exercise Science

Centre for Systems Biology

Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees

Centre for Theatre Studies

Centre for Theoretical Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences

Children’s Legal Centre

Digital Lifestyles Centre

We also receive research funding from a range of UK charitable bodies including Cancer Research, Deafness Research, Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome Trust, Nuffield Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Royal Society and British Academy.

Research and knowledge transfer projects have involved partnerships with many organisations including BT Group, Vodafone, UNESCO, Nokia, Fujitsu, Alcatel, GlaxoSmithKline, London Aquarium, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Trust.

Essex Biomedical Sciences Institute

Leading lights

Essex Finance Centre

Essex Management Centre

Human Rights Centre

Institute for Electoral Research

Institute for Social and Economic Research

Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Society

Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence

Latin American Centre

Physics Centre

UK Data Archive

You may be admitted directly to these centres/institutes

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Rising stars Younger members of academic staff who have been hitting the headlines include Dr Aaron Balick from the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, who offers advice to thousands of young listeners on BBC Radio 1’s Sunday Surgery; Essex Business School’s Dr Steffen Böhm and Siddhartha Dabhi who have written a book that questions green initiatives on cutting our carbon footprint; Professor Andrea Galeotti from the Department of Economics, who received a £100,000 grant from the ESRC to undertake research on networks; Dr Neil Kad of the Department of Biological Sciences, whose research has given an insight into how the human body uses DNA code to repair itself and Dr Clara Sandoval from the School of Law and Human Rights Centre, who intervened in a legal case calling for an investigation into whether banks financed human rights violations during dictatorship in Argentina.

Friendly campus environments

Our Colchester Campus is just two miles from the town centre and set in over 200 acres of beautiful parkland. Sixteen of our academic departments and schools are based at the Colchester Campus. They are housed in a series of inter-linked squares, designed by architect Kenneth Capon.

Renowned academic staff with international The close proximity of the academic reputations include: Professor Dawn Ades buildings was designed to reflect, and OBE FBA (leading expert in surrealist art nurture, the interdisciplinary nature of our and a trustee of the Tate Gallery); Professor teaching and research.

Huosheng Hu (leads the research team There are over 9,000 students (of which developing ground-breaking robotic fish more than 2,600 are postgraduate) based that will analyse and monitor pollution in a at our Colchester Campus, with roughly port); Professor Stephen Jenkins (sits on equal numbers of men and women, and the National Equality Panel); Professor over 130 different nationalities represented.

Anthony King (one of the UK’s foremost commentators on British politics); Professor Sir Nigel Rodley (re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee for a third four-year term); Professor Jules Pretty OBE (regularly advises the Government on social and environmental decisions); and Professor Marina Warner CBE (prize winning writer who has been appointed to the British Academy).

As the University was conceived as a university town, rather than a single building, we incorporate teaching facilities, student accommodation, shops, banks, a gallery and a theatre, bars and cafés, and sports facilities on one site. This mixture of activity creates a friendly and diverse campus environment. Visitors almost invariably remark on the informal atmosphere which is certainly one of the

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We also receive research funding from a range of UK charitable bodies including Cancer Research, Deafness Research, Leverhulme Trust, Wellcome Trust, Nuffield Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Royal Society and British Academy. advantages of a compact campus where people quickly get to know each other.

Our Southend Campus, based in the heart of Southend-on-Sea, sits just off the seaside town’s High Street. The Gateway Building is a purpose-built development which combines state-of-the-art teaching facilities, including IT labs, open study area,

the School of Health and Human Sciences, East 15 Acting School, the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies and Professional Development Services. In addition, businesses in Southend benefit from University support with the Business Hub on the fourth floor of The Gateway Building.

Facilities available include conference and meeting rooms, as well as 20 business incubation units for start-up and developing companies. There is also the renowned iLab, a stimulating space designed to transport users out of their ordinary lives to inspire creative and innovative thought.

rehearsal studios, medical and dental skills labs and the Students’ Union, with a business hub, health centre and retail units. Clifftown Studios, housed in a former church, provide a variety of unique and inspirational rehearsal and performance spaces.

Our Loughton Campus is the base for students on many of East 15 Acting School’s courses. This compact and friendly campus offers state-of-the-art studios, technical equipment and innovative theatre space. The Loughton Campus is just five minutes from the nearest London The Southend Campus is home to students Underground station, Debden, on the east studying within the Essex Business School, end of the Central Line.

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The Colchester Campus | www.essex.ac.uk/colchester

The Colchester Campus A dynamic academic environment, the Colchester Campus offers extensive specialist resources and support networks to ensure you achieve the most from your studies.

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Our Colchester Campus is an ideal location for your graduate studies.

It is set in 200 acres of beautiful parkland yet only two miles from historic Colchester, which is less than one hour from London.

We have a strong postgraduate community of around 2,600 students representing over 130 countries, making us the UK’s most international campus university.

Our Colchester Campus is home to several of the country’s leading schools, departments, centres and research institutes, offering access to the most up-to-date resources for ground-breaking research and innovative teaching.

We incorporate state-of-the-art teaching facilities, accommodation, shops, banks, bars and cafés, a gallery and theatre, and sports facilities – all on one compact site.

Our award-winning accommodation at the Colchester Campus offers dedicated residences for postgraduates, providing the perfect atmosphere for your academic study and social relaxation.

www.essex.ac.uk/colchester | The Colchester Campus

Louise Sadler, Tewksbury, Professor Jules Pretty, Gloucestershire – MA Theory Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Practice of Human Rights (Resources)

Professor Simon Lucas, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

“The close proximity to London was a real incentive in choosing to study here. The large number of London based NGOs which have various links with the Human Rights Centre made the University of Essex the perfect place for me to pursue postgraduate study. The compact campus is set in beautiful parkland, has lots of open space and there is an excellent close-knit, international student community.”

“Colchester offers the very latest academic, research, residential and social facilities which makes it the perfect location for graduate study. We use a range of teaching methods across our different academic disciplines and ensure that students have access to all the resources they need to make the transition from undergraduate to the more rigorous demands of graduate study. Many staff are international leaders in their research, and this expertise informs the teaching and ensures excellent supervision for projects and dissertations.”

“Both teaching and research at the University of Essex are of the highest international quality.

We embed in all our teaching as much contemporary research as possible. This makes learning appealing, interesting and relevant for all our students. As well as providing them with the specialist subject knowledge needed for future careers, we equip students with all the transferable skills needed by today’s employers.”

Tim Gutsell, Director of the International Office “There is so much support available for postgraduate students that it is easy to feel at home, express your own individual identity and really become a part of the University community. Essex has always been a really popular choice for international students and there are lots of good reasons for this: we offer guaranteed accommodation and have a range of English programmes for students who need to top up their language skills.”

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Colchester and surrounding area | www.essex.ac.uk/colchester

Colchester and surrounding area A unique mix of history and culture, complemented by beautiful countryside, means Colchester and the surrounding area has plenty to interest every student.

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www.essex.ac.uk/colchester | Colchester and surrounding area

Our Colchester Campus is just two miles from the town centre, famous for being Britain’s oldest recorded town and former Roman capital. This Roman history is still evident and the University recently joined a campaign to save the town’s Roman circus, when a Roman chariot racing track was uncovered in the gardens of the Sergeants Mess building in Colchester.

However Colchester has come a long way since Roman times, developing into an exciting and modern town with a thriving culture and numerous entertainment activities.

We have a variety of restaurants, coffee houses, bars, pubs and nightclubs, many of which are independent venues and unique to Colchester, meaning the town offers something for everyone. If you like to shop, then there are a great selection of large department stores and individual boutiques, plus Lakeside shopping centre is only an hour away.

Colchester’s flourishing arts scene has been further enhanced by the developments at firstsite:newsite, a £16.5 million contemporary visual arts facility designed by Rafael Vinoly, which will have a permanent exhibition space for the University’s Collection of Latin American Art. There is also the Mercury Theatre, one of the region’s most respected theatres, and Colchester Arts Centre, which has a reputation for providing high-quality live music and comedy. If you like live music, then the popular summer V Festival is less than 30 minutes away at Chelmsford’s Hylands Park.

The surrounding countryside on the Essex and Suffolk borders has understandably been an inspiration to many famous artists, from Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to Francis Bacon in the twentieth century. The East Anglian coastline is also easily accessible to you, with beaches at Frinton, Walton, Clacton and Brightlingsea nearby.

A popular destination for many of our students is the former fishing village of Wivenhoe, less than a mile from our

Stansted Airport, our gateway to continental Europe, is just an hours’ coach trip direct from our Colchester Campus.

Colchester Campus. It has a lively quayside with a variety of pubs and restaurants to suit many tastes and pockets. There is an active music and arts scene in Wivenhoe, with a range of live events taking place in the village throughout the year. Wivenhoe’s side streets are dotted with interesting shops and galleries where you can enjoy unique locally made arts and crafts.

Colchester is served by excellent transport links, with the A12 running into London and

trains to central London taking only 50 minutes, meaning you can make the most of London’s many attractions easily.

Stansted Airport, our gateway to continental Europe, is just an hours’ coach trip direct from our Colchester Campus and the ferry port of Harwich less than 30 minutes away by road. Colchester is also linked from the north via Ipswich and the A14 to Birmingham, the M1/M6 to the Midlands and the north of England.

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The Southend Campus | www.essex.ac.uk/southend

The Southend Campus Located in the heart of Southend-on-Sea, just off the High Street and close to the railway station, the Southend Campus means you are well placed to enjoy the many attractions Southend has to offer.

Southend-on-Sea is situated on the south Essex coast. Just 50 minutes from London, Southend is served by excellent road and rail transport links.

Southend’s seven miles of award-winning coastline provides opportunities for a wide range of water sports and leisure activities.

The Gateway Building provides state-of-the-art teaching and learning environments including modern lecture rooms, IT labs, social spaces and studios with panoramic sea views. It also houses the Business Hub, which supports local and start-up companies.

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Our Southend Campus has always welcomed international students which makes for a rich and varied cultural experience. Since many of our staff are also of different nationalities, you will feel part of a thriving cosmopolitan community.

The Students’ Union offers the perfect location to spend free time and access advice and guidance. We also offer a network of services to assist and support you throughout your studies.

Our Clifftown Studios, in Southend’s conservation area, is a converted church which now provides a variety of unique rehearsal and performance spaces, including a 200-seat theatre in the atmospheric nave.

www.essex.ac.uk/southend | The Southend Campus

Divisha Morali, Mumbai, Samantha Haylock, Student India – MSc Entrepreneurship Support Assistant and Innovation “As a modern and expanding “The cultural diversity of the campus, there is a real University of Essex has enabled commitment to support for me to meet like-minded people students in Southend. We are from all over the world and proud of the campus and take develop global business great satisfaction in welcoming networks. My course is dynamic new students to Southend and challenging and the classes and helping them settle in. Our encourage creative thinking. students can take advantage I would recommend Essex to of the network of support anyone seeking a well-rounded available to them and we aim to university education.” offer the guidance they need to make the most of their time in Southend.”

Patrick Gallagher, Administrator, Essex Business School “It has been really rewarding to see increasing numbers of students progress with their studies, graduate and gain employment. Our students are from all over the world and reflect the international nature of our courses. We pride ourselves on providing students with academic support in their continuing personal and professional development.”

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Southend and surrounding area | www.essex.ac.uk/southend

Southend and surrounding area Southend-on-Sea combines the charms of a traditional seaside resort with the attractions of a vibrant, modern town and a growing student community.

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www.essex.ac.uk/southend | Southend and surrounding area

Our Southend Campus is located in the heart of Southend-on-Sea, just off the town’s High Street, providing a vibrant study location.

The town has been designated as the educational and cultural hub for south Essex.

Southend-on-Sea has benefited from a major regeneration programme in recent years so has a lively and welcoming atmosphere. The town has been designated as the educational and cultural hub for south Essex and theatres, cinemas, beautiful parks, galleries, a theme park and a marine activities centre are just some of the facilities available. The town also plays host to a variety of special events throughout the year including a folk festival, carnival, firework displays and the largest free air show in Europe.

Southend’s seven miles of award-winning coastline provides opportunities for a range of water sports and leisure activities from sailing and kitesurfing, to fishing and cycling along the seafront.

The High Street offers a range of shops to suit most pockets, while Lakeside and Bluewater shopping centres are just a 40 minute car or train journey away. Southend’s mix of fashionable bars, modern restaurants and alternative music venues ensure that the town really comes to life at night.

Cuisines from around the world are served in a huge selection of restaurants, bistros and cafés while late night bars and nightclubs on the High Street and seafront offer somewhere to dance the night away.

The small fishing town of Leigh-on-Sea, just three miles from the centre of Southend, has traditional pubs, cockle sheds and art galleries on the quayside, along with contemporary bars, restaurants and independent boutiques on Leigh Broadway. Further afield, villages throughout the Essex countryside provide opportunities to explore the scenic and cultural heritage of the region.

Southend is served by excellent transport links, with two major roads (the A13 and A127) and two train lines running into London. The Gateway Building is adjacent to Southend Central train station, from where London can be reached in 50 minutes, while Stansted and Gatwick airports can be reached in just over an hour. Southend’s own airport is soon to expand its passenger flights to destinations across Europe.

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Graduate study The University has a substantial and thriving postgraduate community.

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The Graduate School As a research-intensive institution with a commitment to providing high-quality education, the University of Essex provides an academically rigorous and stimulating education for its postgraduate students.

A message from the Dean of the Graduate School

Our postgraduate taught courses and research degrees are offered as part of a University-wide Graduate School, which provides a focus for the needs of postgraduate students. You will find that your postgraduate studies provide you with the opportunity to develop your own ideas and interests, and to engage with thinking at the leading edge of your subject, as part of the research community in your department, school or centre and the wider academic and professional community.

Entrance requirements

Welcome to the University of Essex Graduate Prospectus. As one of the UK’s leading universities, we are pleased to offer over 400 taught Masters courses and research degrees, across 24 subject areas.

Our Graduate School takes its inspiration from the University’s commitment “to equip students, employers and the wider community with the knowledge, skills and ideas for living and working successfully in an international world of rapid social and technological change”. In addition to receiving tuition and supervision from internationally recognised staff, you will benefit from a supportive and enriching postgraduate experience in a uniquely international university.

new MBA programme. Our taught Masters courses offer an impressive range of modules and many provide unrivalled flexibility of choice for students who are still exploring their subject.

Research students in all disciplines offered at Essex benefit from excellent supervision and a range of skills training and personal development opportunities, designed to maximise your academic potential.

Our students’ success speaks for itself.

Many former postgraduates are now following rewarding careers in industry, commerce, financial services, local and national government, health, research and education. I hope you will enjoy reading the varied student profiles Each year we introduce new programmes within these pages. in response to both student interests and With very best wishes for your the needs of prospective employers. For postgraduate studies. example, new courses being offered in October 2010 include MSc High Dr Pam Cox Frequency Finance and Trading, MSc Dean of the Graduate School Occupational Therapy and an innovative

The following information is a general guide to the entry requirements for postgraduate study. Please check the individual subject entries for specific requirements.

For taught courses: a good first degree, normally with upper second class honours, or equivalent.

For research degrees:

a good first degree, normally with upper second class honours, or equivalent; a well-developed research degree proposal in an area where the University is able to offer supervision; evidence of research capability; for a PhD, in most disciplines, a good performance in a Masters degree.

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Part-time study

Masters courses

Most of our taught courses and research degrees are available as part-time study to Home and EU students and those international students whose visa conditions permit it. A small black circle next to a programme in the individual subject entries of this prospectus indicates that part-time study is available. Part-time study is normally undertaken on a half-time basis, with the programme being completed in twice the duration of the full-time equivalent, eg 24 months for a Masters course. There is no fixed pattern for the teaching of part-time study and attendance requirements may vary in volume and timing, from year to year and from programme to programme.

A Masters course is an academically rigorous programme during which you explore your chosen subject area in depth, reaching a high level of specialist knowledge in a short time. You draw on your knowledge and skills from undergraduate study or professional life to produce work of a high academic standard, informed by current thinking and debate in the subject area. The Masters courses at Essex provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your academic potential in a research-intensive environment, with support from research-active staff and excellent facilities.

Several taught courses can be studied on a modular basis, whereby the total volume of credit for the award is accumulated over an extended period (up to six years for a Masters course). Details are given in the individual subject entries.

Taught courses The majority of postgraduates at the University of Essex are studying a taught course. We offer different taught courses across a wide range of humanities, social science, science and engineering, business and law disciplines, together with a range of interdisciplinary courses. We offer the following awards: Graduate Certificate Graduate Diploma Postgraduate Certificate

A Masters course lasts for twelve months of full-time study and consists of taught modules and a normally research-based dissertation totalling 180 credits. The balance of taught modules and research work within an individual course will vary according to the subject area. Typically, the research element of a Masters course will count for 60 credits and there will be 120 credits of taught modules, varying from 10 to 40 credits each. There are usually several compulsory modules and a range of optional modules.

Courses typically start at the beginning of the academic year in October and you take taught modules during the autumn and spring terms. If any of the taught modules includes an examination as part of the assessment, these will be held in May and June. The dissertation or other project-based work is submitted during September.

Postgraduate Diploma Master of Arts (MA) Master of Science (MSc) Master of Law (LLM) Master of Fine Art (MFA) Master of Public Health (MPH) Master of Public Enterprise and Management (MPEM)

Students who achieve a Masters degree may wish to extend their knowledge with a research degree. Many who graduate with a University of Essex Masters choose to continue here for their research degree.

Some of the University’s Masters may be taken as the first part of a Doctoral Programme, leading to a PhD after a further three years of full-time study.

Information on research degrees is contained in the following pages.

Masters by Research (MRes) Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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EU students may wish to note that the University’s Masters courses are regarded

as ‘second-cycle’ qualifications under the Bologna Declaration and consist of 90 ECTS credits.

Certificates and Diplomas In some subject areas, Postgraduate or Graduate Certificates and Diplomas are also available, which last for six to nine months of full-time study and consist of 60 or 120 credits of taught modules, respectively. The Graduate Diplomas equip students who already hold a Bachelors degree with specific knowledge to enable them to proceed to a Masters in a different subject area. The Postgraduate Certificates and Diplomas consist of the modules and assessed work of a Masters, without the dissertation element.

Research degrees A research degree gives you the chance to investigate your chosen topic in real depth and reach a profound understanding of it.

In communicating that understanding to others, through a thesis or other means, you have a rare opportunity to generate

Students completing a research degree at Essex work at the heart of an internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community.

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knowledge. A research degree also allows you to develop new high-level skills, enhance your professional development and build new networks. It can open doors to many kinds of careers.

quality and relevance of the experience and The University has an international training that our doctoral students receive. reputation for the quality of its research.

In the last Research Assessment Exercise Our students have many opportunities (December 2008), our standing as one of to engage with our wider research the UK’s elite research institutions was environment and communicate their work. reaffirmed with 22 per cent of our research Students completing a research Many of our departments, schools and rated ‘world-leading’ and over 90 per cent degree at Essex work at the heart of centres run their own postgraduate journals recognised internationally for its quality. an internationally-acknowledged and (print and online) and working papers.

We re-confirmed our place as the UK’s well-connected research community.

All offer doctoral research seminars and leading university for the social sciences, We offer world class supervision and conferences and encourage you to present with Government top, Sociology joint top, training opportunities and encourage your work at such events, as well as taking Economics third and Linguistics fourth you to engage with other researchers, a lead in managing, facilitating, promoting nationally. The highest proportion of professionals, practitioners and research and chairing them. Advanced students world-leading research at Essex was in users where possible. We believe that can apply for University funds to assist Government and in Economics with 45 per academic research should make a them to present papers at national and cent and 40 per cent respectively classed difference and encourage you to find international conferences. as 4-star, while 35 per cent of research in ways to make an impact, whether social, Apart from academic outputs, you are Sociology was classed as 4-star. cultural, economic or intellectual, in encouraged to pursue other forms of everyday life.

However, we also scored strongly in other knowledge transfer and can access training fields, featuring in the UK’s top ten Our research is supported by a wide on this from our Research and Enterprise in half of the 14 subject areas submitted. spectrum of UK research councils, EU Office. We offer shared office and social This included being rated second in the framework programmes, public-sector space to all our doctoral students and UK for History and for Essex Business organisations and departments, charities, excellent computing facilities. Our new School (Accounting and Finance subject and private-sector industry and businesses. Student Centre (due to open in 2012) will area), ninth for Art History and tenth Engagement with all these external funders provide additional dedicated study, wi-fi and for Philosophy. and stakeholders enriches and extends the networking space for postgraduates.

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The University is particularly well known for the quality of our research training over a wide range of disciplines and is the home of an increasing number of important publicly-funded projects, such as Understanding Society which is being carried out by the Institute for Social and Economic Research.

Integrated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) There are several routes to a PhD within the University of Essex. Each requires you to conduct and present the results of original investigations and research.

Whichever route is taken, it is our policy to register all PhD students initially as MPhil/PhD students. Assuming progress is satisfactory, confirmation of PhD status normally occurs in the first half of the second year of study (second half of the third year, if part-time).

Doctoral Programme (PhD)

PhD If you hold the necessary qualifications to embark upon the PhD, the normal minimum period of registration is three years of full-time study. A significant amount of training in professional and research skills is available to all students registered for a PhD; more information is available on page 21 and page 37.

Integrated PhD (New Route PhD) In addition to the standard PhD, we offer a four-year route to PhD combining an

We offer the following types of research degree: Master of Arts by Dissertation (MA) Master of Science by Dissertation (MSc) Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Professional Doctorates Doctor of Medicine (MD) (see page 64) Master of Arts (MA) by Dissertation Master of Science (MSc) by Dissertation Master of Philosophy (MPhil) With these awards, you present a dissertation at the end of the period of study, which sets out the results of investigative work carried out during the

intensive year of taught study with preparation and submission of a thesis.

The first year includes research methods training, taught subject-specific modules and a dissertation. At the end of the first year you are formally assessed and an intermediate award, usually a Masters, may be made. On successful completion of the first year, you follow three years of supervised research, during which you continue to receive training in professional and research skills.

Please see individual subject entries for details of which subjects offer the Integrated PhD.

period. The MPhil programmes in the Department of Language and Linguistics combine two terms of specialist academic training followed by the submission of a thesis.

Doctoral Programme This three-year programme combines specialist training with preparation and submission of a thesis, where the first year requires you to take a number of taught subject-specific modules, which may correspond to the taught elements of a Masters degree. After the first year, you continue with your supervised research and continue to receive training in professional and research skills and attend graduate research workshops. Doctoral programmes are available in accounting, economics, political science, refugee care, sociology and statistics.

Duration of study Full-time

Part-time

Programme of study

Minimum period of registration

Maximum permitted time for submission of thesis

Minimum period of registration

Maximum permitted time for submission of thesis

MA by Dissertation MSc by Dissertation MPhil PhD Integrated PhD Professional Doctorate

One year One year Two years Three years Four years See individual programmes

Two years Two years Three years Four years Five years See individual programmes

Two years Two years Four years Six years Eight years See individual programmes

Three years Three years Five years Seven years Nine years See individual programmes

The minimum and maximum periods of registration for the different research degrees are shown above.

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You may commence a PhD in October, January or April. The Integrated PhD and the Doctoral Programme commence in October.

Professional Doctorates Professional Doctorates are available in a number of subjects, offered by the School of Health and Human Sciences and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies. The doctorate combines professional training, teaching and research in a way that is relevant to current practice. They are available for initial training (full-time study) or for experienced professionals (part-time study).

Code of practice for research degrees The University has a formal code of practice for research degree students, outlining the responsibilities of both you and the University. This code covers all aspects of research degrees, from admission and selection procedures, through supervision and progress monitoring, to final examination.

Skills training Research skills training is provided by your department, school or centre and will be developed through a combination of one-to-one guidance provided by your supervisor and more formal workshops, seminars and specific research methods modules. Most departments, schools and centres have an annual research student conference which provide you with an opportunity to present your work.

supervisor will help you to develop your research topic and plan. Twice a year, you will have a supervisory board meeting, which provides a more formal opportunity to discuss your progress and agree plans for the next six months.

Distance learning

If you are resident overseas, and hold very high qualifications and/or have considerable relevant expertise, you may register for a part-time research degree without There is also a University skills programme residence at the University. You must for research students, which provides an demonstrate that you have the necessary opportunity to acquire a set of generic skills basic research skills (or that arrangements to help you through your life as a research have been made for the acquisition of student and to prepare you for the next such skills) and evidence of a high level steps when you graduate. For further of ability in the English language, if your information, please see page 37. first language is not English. Details of supervisory arrangements will be specified individually and will include, for example, the You will be allocated a supervisor whose frequency and mode of contact with your role is to guide you through the different supervisor and the periods of time to be stages of your research degree. In some spent at the University. cases, you may have joint supervision by two members of staff. The support provided by your supervisor is a key feature of the research student experience. You will have regular one-to-one meetings to discuss progress with your research. Initially, your

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How do I apply?

What are the English language requirements?

If English is not your first language, we ask you to provide evidence of your ability to understand and express yourself in English for academic purposes. This is important to ensure that you derive full benefit from your studies. If you have a score which is less than two years’ old in an internationally recognised test, such as IELTS or TOEFL, please supply a copy with your application.

We welcome online applications which are available from our web pages at: www.essex.ac.uk/pgapply. The online application form will take you about 20 minutes to complete. If you prefer to complete a paper application, the form can be downloaded from the website at: www.essex.ac.uk/pgapply or you can request an application form to be sent to you by contacting the Graduate Admissions Office by e-mail: pgadmit@essex.ac.uk If you do not have a current score, an offer or by telephone: +44 (0)1206 872719. will be conditional upon achieving one. The score required will vary by subject and What information do I have to provide? details are contained in the individual The online or paper application form will subject entries. Students who have ask you to provide: successfully completed university-level studies in the medium of English will not your personal details; normally be asked for a test score. details of the academic qualifications that you already hold, or are waiting We implement the following IELTS/TOEFL to complete; score equivalents: any English language qualifications (eg IELTS, TOEFL); IELTS TOEFL TOEFL the names and contact details for two (Paper) (Internet) academic or professional referees.

5.0 500 61 You must also send us your ‘supporting 5.5 520 68 documents’. We can not process your 6.0 540 76 application until these have been received.

6.5 570 88 If you submit an online application, these 7.0 600 100 should be posted or e-mailed separately.

7.5 650 120 If you complete a paper application, you can include these items with the You can arrange for your TOEFL test score application form. The supporting to be sent to the University by entering our documents will include: institution code, which is 9836, on your transcripts of your university-level examination papers or the score report studies to date; request forms. copies of certificate(s) for any degrees We also accept the Cambridge Certificate of or other awards that you have Proficiency in English (CPE), at grade B or completed; C, depending on the programme of study. a research proposal (required for most research degrees); If you have a level of English which is close two references, in sealed envelopes. to that required for your course, you may be Scanned copies and photocopies are acceptable at this stage. We may ask you for originals if you are offered a place.

Some departments, schools or centres will require additional items in support of your application. Full details of the requirements and where to send the information is available alongside the online application form for you to read.

able to meet our requirement by following a pre-sessional course before the academic year. Details can be found by visiting: www.essex.ac.uk/internationalacademy/ courses/english/ps/default.aspx.

references at short notice. We therefore advise that you apply by 1 July. You should also take into account any deadlines for applications for funding, such as scholarships.

Keeping track of your application We aim to respond to applications for taught courses within three weeks, and to applications for research degrees within six weeks, once we have received all the relevant documents from you and your referees. When we acknowledge your application you will be issued with a PG Number, which is your unique reference number with the University. You can use the PG Number to create an account on our applicant web pages myEssex at: www.essex.ac.uk/apply.

If we offer you a place, we will send you our decision by post and electronically. You will be able to view and download an electronic copy of the offer letter from myEssex within 24 hours of a decision being made. We will send you an e-mail with instructions on how to do this. You should use myEssex to accept your place and to keep us informed of any changes to your contact details by updating them online.

You must also send us your ‘supporting documents’. We can not process your application until these have been received.

Is there a deadline?

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Can I study part-time?

We welcome applications to study part-time at postgraduate level. Most of our taught courses and research degrees are available part-time. The tuition fees are proportionate to the full-time rate. More details are available on page 26.

If you wish to study part-time, please state this clearly on your application. It is possible for overseas students to undertake part-time study provided that they have the necessary visa and immigration status to do so.

Disabled students Applications from disabled students are considered against the same academic criteria as those from other candidates.

If you are disabled you should state this on your application form so that early consideration can be given to meeting your accommodation and, where necessary, daily care requirements. Please write to the Head of Graduate Admissions if you would like additional information before submitting an application (see also page 34).

Occasional students Applications for those who do not wish to gain a degree or other qualification are made in exactly the same way as those for graduate programmes. When making an application, you should indicate the reason for wishing to study as an occasional student, and the length of time you wish to spend at the University. Enquiries should be addressed to the relevant department, school or centre. Overseas students should be aware that visa restrictions may apply to occasional study.

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Tuition fees Tuition fees for 2011-12 will vary by subject but for guidance are: Home and International EU fee fee per per annum* annum* Masters courses

£3,750 to £15,000

£10,750 to £15,000

MBA

£15,000

£15,000

Research degrees

£3,465**

£10,750 to £12,750

Certificates £1,780 to and Diplomas £6,360

£4,300 to £10,200

*Guidance for applicants in determining whether they will be regarded as home, EU or international students for fees purposes is given on page 213. **2011-12 fee not yet decided so 2010-11 fee given for guidance.

The most up-to-date fees for all taught courses and research degrees can be found at: www.essex.ac.uk/fees.

Tuition fees include all academic tuition or supervision, use of the Library and IT facilities, registration, initial examination and graduation, and subscription towards the cost of student societies, sports and other social amenities. The fees do not include residence or living costs, or special re-examination fees. Research students in Biological Sciences may be required to pay ‘bench fees’ for laboratory materials, depending on their area of research.

Bench fees will be included with any offer of study. The University reserves the right to review the fees chargeable for each academic year.

Fees for part-time study are proportionate to the full-time fee. For half-time study the annual fee is half the full-time fee.

Payment of tuition fees Tuition fees can be paid in full at the start of the academic year, or in three equal instalments in October, January and April.

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At least one instalment must be paid in order to register. We also have a discount scheme for those paying three terms in full, in advance. You will be sent full details when your place is confirmed. Payments must all be in Sterling and can be made with credit or debit cards, cheques, cash or bank transfer.

Our estimated typical living costs for nine or twelve months are:

Single student living in University accommodation:

Nine months

Twelve months

£6,200

£7,500

Student with spouse Equivalent Level Qualification (ELQ) living in University Home and EU students who already have a accommodation: £10,000 £13,000 qualification at the same level as the course Student with spouse they wish to take at the University of Essex and one child will be classified as ELQ students for fees in private purposes. ELQ fees are higher than accommodation: £15,500 £20,000 standard fees for home and EU students.

Student with spouse This is because the University does not and two children receive funding from the Higher Education in private Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for accommodation: £18,000 £23,000 students assessed as having ELQ fee status. Exemptions to the ELQ policy may Financial liability apply; this will be determined in individual Before finally confirming your place, we cases by Graduate Admissions during the will ask you for an assurance that you have admissions process. sufficient funds to meet all tuition fees and living expenses. Details of likely costs are Living expenses set out above and up-to-date financial The amount of money you will require information is sent to all applicants who for living expenses (accommodation, are holding an offer of a place. food, books, clothing, local travel and entertainment) will vary according to your interests and means.

Sources of financial support

As a guide, for 2010-11, we recommend you should have at least £600 per month available for living expenses, in line with the student visa requirements of the UK Border Agency (UKBA). This estimate applies to single students living in University accommodation, and allows for an adequate standard of living, but does not take account of any personal interests, such as sports or hobbies involving special expenses, nor does it include the cost of international travel. If you are accompanied by dependants, the costs of accommodation will be considerably higher. Information on costs will be included in your offer letter and up-to-date information on the cost of living is available at: www.essex.ac.uk/ studentfinance.

Funding for postgraduate study is highly competitive so it is important that you fully research the options available to you. The tuition fee loans, maintenance grants and student loans for UK undergraduates do not apply to postgraduates so students usually have to explore a wide range of options to fund their studies. It is important that you do not begin a programme of study without making sure you have enough money to cover all of your academic fees and living expenses.

For research degrees, a limited amount of funding is available from the UK and overseas governments who are keen to promote knowledge and research excellence amongst their citizens. The choice of subject may be restricted.

Further guidance is available on the following pages.

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University of Essex scholarships are awarded annually by departments, schools and centres who identify eligible students.

For taught courses, most students meet the costs of studying through a combination of personal savings, family savings, loans and part-time employment. Most postgraduates will find employment alongside their studies and the Careers Centre at the Colchester Campus and the JobShop at the Southend Campus (see page 35) are good places to start looking for part-time work.

If you are an overseas student, you should check whether your government provides loans for overseas study at taught or research level.

University of Essex Scholarships The University of Essex Scholarships support talented postgraduate students from the UK, the EU and overseas, particularly PhD students, to study at the University. The scholarships are awarded annually by departments, schools and centres who identify eligible students. The awards are for up to three years and are designed for students who would be unable to take up a place without them.

For further details of the scholarships and how to apply, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/ studentfinance/pg/university_support/ scholarships.aspx.

Sources of financial support for UK and EU students Research council funding UK and EU students may wish to consider applying for a studentship from one of the seven research councils, each of which fund a different area of postgraduate study.

The application process for awards is extremely competitive and applications always outnumber the awards available.

The individual research councils are listed below. Please consult their websites for more details of the awards on offer and the application procedures.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) www.bbsrc.ac.uk Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) www.epsrc.ac.uk Medical Research Council (MRC) www.mrc.ac.uk Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) www.nerc.ac.uk

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) www.esrc.ac.uk Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) www.ahrc.ac.uk Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) www.scitech.ac.uk The Essex Silberrad Scholarships These scholarships are awarded to research students classified as Home/EU fee status at the point of admission, who already hold a University of Essex degree (either undergraduate or postgraduate).

Three scholarships are awarded per annum and the amount of the scholarship will cover all tuition fees and contribute approximately 50 per cent of average living costs per year of study. Details of the application procedures and deadlines are available at: www.essex.ac.uk/ studentfinance/pg/university_support.

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scholarship of £1,000 if they register for a taught postgraduate course at the University in October 2011. For more information please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/ studentfinance/pg/university_support.

Professional and Career Development Loans (PCDLs) For information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit: www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact them by telephoning: +44 (0)800 100900.

NHS funding Support for tuition fees and bursaries for living costs are available to students on the postgraduate pre-registration health professional training courses offered by the School of Health and Human Sciences (page 105). The courses which are eligible for support are MSc Nursing (Adult), MSc Nursing (Mental Health), MSc Occupational Therapy, MSc Physiotherapy and MSc Speech and Language Therapy. These courses are only open to UK and EU residents.

UK and EU postgraduate pre-registration students are eligible for tuition fee support.

UK residents may also apply for assistance with living costs. If you receive an offer of a place on these courses, you will receive information on the funding arrangements and how to apply for support.

studying in the UK. You can find more information on their website at: www.family-action.org.uk/ section.aspx?id=1037.

Abbey Santander Scholarships Please see information under Sources of financial support for international students (below).

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarships These scholarships are advertised through the British Embassy or High Commission in your country. Graduates of Commonwealth universities who wish to Private sponsorship undertake postgraduate study or research Some companies sponsor their employees at a Commonwealth university outside their in certain study areas. Companies tend to own country may find Awards for favour degrees which are of value to their Postgraduate Study at Commonwealth business objectives and will benefit the Universities, published by the Association employee’s career development within the organisation. Usually any financial assistance of Commonwealth Universities, useful. offered by a company will be accompanied by a commitment to continued employment. Government sponsorships Many national governments provide scholarships for students wishing to study overseas. You should enquire at your own Ministry of Education in good time, as most sponsors will have formal application Abbey Santander Scholarships procedures. The amount of funding Five scholarships of £5,000 each, funded available will vary according to your country.

by Santander Group, are available for taught postgraduate students. In order to be eligible for this scholarship you need to be a national from, and be residing in, a Santander network country (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela) and to have studied previously at one of the ‘Santander Universities’. Full details of the criteria and application procedures are available at: www.essex.ac.uk/studentfinance/pg/ university_support.

Sources of financial support for international students

Private loans Many postgraduates use private loans to fund all or part of the cost of study. Most commercial banks will offer an educational loan and you should compare information British Council on the different products available to identify British Council scholarships cover office the one which best meets your needs. fees and living expenses. Your local British Council will have information on any Charitable trusts and grants scholarship schemes for which you are Information about charities and trusts that eligible to apply. If there is not a local British offer awards and sponsorship to students Council office, you could consult the and their application procedures can be website at: www.educationuk.org. found in the Educational Grants Directory and The Grants Register. Copies of these Federal student aid for US students are available in the University Library and The University is registered with the in most public libraries. The Educational Department of Education as a foreign Grants Advisory Service (EGAS) holds a school and our postgraduate programmes database of organisations offering are eligible for federal aid if studied educational grants and loans to individuals full-time. We will happily certify your 28 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

eligibility to lenders, in accordance with federal regulations. For more details, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/pgadmit/ fees/os.htm.

Your local British Council will have information on any scholarship schemes for which you are eligible to apply.

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The holdings are chosen to support teaching and research but also include Our Albert Sloman Library (ASL), which some books of general or leisure interest. overlooks the University’s lakes and Extra copies of books in heavy demand parkland, is just a few minutes’ walk from (such as set texts) are available in a short teaching buildings and student residences loan collection and you can check the at the Colchester Campus. location of books by accessing the With holdings amounting to over one million catalogue online, either in Colchester books, periodical issues and microfilms, or Southend. including 8,000 current periodicals, our The ASL provides ideal conditions for quiet ASL is a major resource for all Essex study with 1,070 reader places. In addition, students undertaking postgraduate study 110 networked PCs and terminals provide and research. Students studying at our access to over 35,000 online journals, Southend Campus can visit the ASL to databases, e-books and library catalogues borrow books directly and make use of at: libwww.essex.ac.uk. Viewing facilities for resources, or can borrow books via a daily DVDs and videos are also available. dispatch service which runs between the two campuses. In addition, students at our Special collections of archives concentrate Southend Campus have access to the on contemporary material, for example the library at South Essex College, the papers of the Social Democrat Party (SDP), University’s partner institution at the QUALIDATA and the Boundary Commission Southend Campus. for England and Wales. Recent additions

Library

The ASL has long opening hours, a total of 84 hours over seven days a week during term and 42.5 to 84 hours in vacations. A large reading room provides overnight study and IT facilities throughout much of the year. New students are encouraged to join an introductory tour at the beginning of the academic year and staff on our enquiry desk are happy to assist with queries. They also produce a range of printed and online guides which provide detailed information about the ASL and its services.

IT and online services

At Essex, we believe that the IT facilities and online services are an important part of your experience as a student. All students need to use IT and online resources as part of their work, whether to write essays, run specialist software, access information on the web or exchange e-mails with staff and fellow students. We are committed to include extensive papers and publications providing first class IT facilities and an Holdings at the ASL are strong in all relating to the works of Sigmund Freud, the online learning environment to complement subjects in which we have academic historical collection of the Royal Statistical the work of lectures, seminars, workshops, programmes, and in some areas (for Society Library and the Library of the Essex and tutorials. example Latin America, Russia and Eastern Society for Archaeology and History.

Europe) these are of national significance.

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Every student is provided with an individual account, giving access to our computing facilities including e-mail, the web, learning materials and personal online file storage.

You can access most online services and information anytime and anywhere through the student web portal: myEssex.

Arrangements about your course, together with a range of learning materials and supporting information, will typically be available. The portal also provides secure access to your individual University record, together with a personalised gateway to student services, and news and event information.

at our Colchester Campus provide more than 500 modern Windows PCs and at our Southend Campus provide more than 100.

These run over 100 software packages of various types and all have connections to the University’s high-speed network and the Internet, as well as laser printing facilities. Assistive technology and specialist support software is available in all the open access labs. At our Colchester Campus, laboratories are available seven days a week and over 100 are accessible for 24 hours a day. At our Southend Campus, laboratories are available throughout The Gateway Building’s long opening hours.

A key area of myEssex is the e-portfolio, myLife, which is your own personal online space. You are encouraged to use this to record and reflect on your many experiences and achievements, not only academic but also those relating to your personal development and career planning during your time at Essex.

You can connect your own laptop or PC to the University network via the connection point in every student room at both campuses, and by using the extensive wireless (wi-fi) service available at all campuses. At our Colchester Campus, wireless coverage includes the Library, cafés, Students’ Union facilities and even some areas of Wivenhoe Park. At our Southend Campus, this includes the majority of teaching rooms, the open study area, social spaces and Students’ Union facilities within The Gateway Building and Clifftown Studios.

In addition to any specialist IT facilities provided for your chosen subject, our central open access computer laboratories

At our Colchester Campus, wireless coverage includes the Library, cafés, Students’ Union facilities and even some areas of Wivenhoe Park.

Web pages provide you with comprehensive information about using the IT facilities but, if you need more help, our IT Help Desk staff will provide you with documentation and personal assistance with your computing needs. Our Help Desk also sells popular IT consumables and small items of equipment. Outside working hours, student IT assistants at the Colchester Campus are in the open access computer labs to offer you help or advice.

We provide training to teach the basics of Windows, Office software and some applications software such as SPSS and End note up to the level required for the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) computer qualification. The University is a registered ECDL test centre and you may decide to take the tests for this internationally recognised qualification.

English language courses The University offers a wide range of intensive programmes of study for students who wish to improve their general and academic English. The length and type of the programme you need will depend on your current level of English and the language proficiency requirements of your course.

Pre-sessional programmes of study last for five, ten, fifteen or twenty weeks, from April to September. The programmes provide:

thorough preparation in the language and study skills you will need for your future academic studies; an induction into the modes of teaching and learning in UK universities; an introduction to University of Essex departments, schools, centres and teaching staff; orientation to living and studying in the UK. In-sessional programmes of study consist of free English support classes if you are taking full-time academic courses at the University. Placement is based on the University English test taken at the beginning of the academic year.

Further information is available from: International Academy E intacad@essex.ac.uk W www.essex.ac.uk/internationalacademy

Modern language courses In many programmes at the Colchester Campus it is possible to take a language course as an integral part of the programme. These are available in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, and cater for a variety of levels. This wide selection allows you to tailor your choice to fit your exact requirements and existing language skills. You can use the many facilities offered by our language, computing and multimedia laboratories: online computer packages and dictionaries, live satellite TV, and authentic video and audio material. Much of this can be accessed 24 hours a day from any terminal connected to the University network.

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The ÂŁ7 million Social Science Research Centre at the Colchester Campus, home to the Institute for Social and Economic Research and the UK Data Archive

All language courses can also be taken by members of the general public, as well as by students as an addition to their programme. Our Open Language Programme also includes Arabic and Mandarin Chinese. In particular, spouses or partners of postgraduate students have valued this opportunity which has greatly enhanced their time at Essex and such courses can contribute to the award of a Diploma or Certificate in Modern Languages.

each year and we now hold over 5,000 social science and historical datasets. We provide resource discovery and support for secondary use of quantitative and qualitative data in research, learning and teaching. Forty years of experience has made the Archive a world-class, pioneering centre of expertise in handling complex research data.

The UK Data Archive’s speciality is research data created in the domains of the social sciences and humanities, though more recently we have worked with Further information is available from: environmental and medical data sources.

Department of Language and Linguistics Among our family of services, we are, and E amc@essex.ac.uk have been, a long standing lead partner of W www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) funded by the ESRC and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). We work closely with the Office for National UK Data Archive Statistics and other key government data The UK Data Archive, established in 1967 providers to enable secure, user-friendly by the Economic and Social Research access to survey and aggregate data. We Council (ESRC) and the University of also house the Secure Data Service, the Essex, is a national centre to collect data History Data Service, the UK Census portal relating to social and economic affairs from and manage the UK contribution to the academic, commercial and governmental European network of data archives, sources in order to make the data available CESSDA, which facilitates international for further analysis. Our holdings expand data exchange.

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The Archive is continuously involved in research and development projects that make a significant contribution to new developments in data preservation and dissemination, metadata standards, software for web browsing, data discovery and data delivery. For further information, please visit: www.data-archive.ac.uk.

Institute for Social and Economic Research The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) has a national and international reputation for longitudinal data analysis and research on economic and social policy issues using panel data methods. We collect and analyse longitudinal data, and are recognised for the supervision of doctoral students by the ESRC. We were established in 1989 to study change in British households. In 1991 we surveyed 5,600 households (some 10,200 individuals) selected at random, as part of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), to represent the entire population of Great Britain. This constant set of people (or panel) is interviewed each year on a

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number of topics, including income and expenditure, employment, housing conditions, household composition, economic decision-making in the household, residential and occupational mobility, health and use of health services, and socio-economic values. We now work on Understanding Society, the largest study of its type in the world, which replaces and incorporates the BHPS. Our research programme allows detailed analysis of a range of important economic and social issues, such as how people make decisions about their employment and where they live; how they allocate household tasks and why they spend their money in the way they do. The data collected by the survey allows comparisons with other similar studies carried out in the United States and a number of European countries.

We currently have over 40 members of staff, including researchers and support staff. We represent a major research resource to which the social science departments, schools and centres of the University contribute and on which they draw. We provide excellent opportunities both for training in research methods and for substantive research; prospective students who would like to make use of our facilities are invited to contact our Director of Graduate Studies.

For details on the programmes available in this area, see page 55.

History Data Service The History Data Service collects, preserves, and promotes the use of digital resources, which result from or support historical research, learning and teaching.

We are a successor service to AHDS History which, from 1996 to March 2008, was one of the five centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service. We are housed within the UKDA and provide access and support for a range of historical datasets, promoting and facilitating increased and more effective use of data in research, learning and teaching. For further information, please visit: http://hds.essex.ac.uk.

Student support The University has a range of support services designed to help you achieve your full potential and to get the most out of your studies. These form a co-ordinated network of support, and are an important part of your overall student experience.

Support services aim to be accessible to students and responsive to your needs.

Further information on the wide range of student support provision on offer, including specific arrangements at each campus and contact details can be found by visiting: www2.essex.ac.uk/stdsup. An overview of the provision on offer is detailed below.

Student Support offers advice on many welfare issues, including finance and funding, entitlement to benefits and immigration issues. We also administer the Access to Learning Fund and other hardship funds, and provide support to disabled students (see following page).

Student Support staff based in Colchester oversee induction arrangements for new students and work with other agencies on and off campus on issues relating to the student experience. For students at our Southend Campus, the above services are provided in partnership with Learner Support Services based at South Essex College.

Residents’ Support Network (RSN) is for students living in University-owned accommodation. Student Support co-ordinates a team of students and staff whose role it is to help you to integrate into life in the University community and respond to requests for advice, information or support. The RSN can be accessed out of office hours when other services are closed.

Essex Nightline is another out-of-hours service offering listening, information and drop-in services overnight during term.

Essex Nightline is a student-led service based at the Colchester Campus, but accessible via telephone or e-mail to all students of the University.

Counselling Service offers assistance with educational, social, personal or emotional concerns, through confidential counselling sessions. At Colchester this is

a campus-based service, and at Loughton and Southend local counselling is available.

Students’ Union Advice Centre provides independent advice and information on a wide range of issues, including visa renewals for international students. We are staffed by trained student volunteers with support from permanent staff.

Academic and study support: Each department, school and centre within the University has a system for providing academic support for its students. In addition there is a range of general study-related support including workshops, groups and web-based materials. For further details please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/myskills.

Facilities for worship: The Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Centre at our Colchester Campus has worship areas for use by all members of the University. There are recognised chaplains and religious representatives from many world religions and regular events, services and prayers, both on campus and in the local area.

For further details please visit: www2.essex.ac.uk/chaplaincy. Our Southend Campus has a small worship and contemplation area for use by all members of the University.

Child care: A large, purpose-built day nursery at our Colchester Campus caters for children from three months to five years.

It is run by fully-qualified staff and is open weekdays all the year round. Children can attend for mornings, afternoons or the whole day but, as it is very popular, sessions are limited and places must be booked in advance. A play scheme for children of primary school age also runs during half-terms. For further details, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/dn.

Students at our Southend Campus can use the Jungle Cats Nursery at South Essex College, which cares for children aged three months to five years. All child care must be booked in advance and places are limited. For more information please e-mail: nursery@southessex.ac.uk.

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The University has a range of support services designed to help you achieve your full potential and to get the most out of your studies.

Health care: All our students are expected to register with a local doctor. There is a Health Centre on the Colchester Campus which offers National Health Service (NHS) care, including appointments with male and female doctors, a nurse triage system for emergencies, and specialist nurse clinics including asthma, diabetes, sexual health and contraception. For further details please visit: www.rowhedgesurgery.co.uk.

Dental and optical care is available locally in Colchester, Loughton and Southend, and charges apply for these services.

Dental Education Unit offers a free-of-charge service for routine dental care.

The Southend Campus has a medical centre on site offering NHS services including appointments with doctors and nurse clinics. In addition, a state-of-the-art

Disability service

Some non-NHS services, for example, pre-employment medicals, may involve a charge. International students on a programme of at least six months are generally eligible for National Health Service treatment. International students should check before they leave their own country whether they have to pay for health care in the UK.

The University has a strong tradition of encouraging and supporting disabled students, including those with mental health or specific learning difficulties. We aim to create an accessible and enabling environment. The extensive provision includes: needs assessment; advice on Disabled Students’ Allowance; study strategies tuition and mentoring; learning support (eg note-takers); individual exam arrangements; allocation of award-winning adapted accommodation (Colchester Campus only); and accessible parking (Colchester Campus only).

Arrangements at Colchester and Loughton are co-ordinated by the Disability Team based within Student Support in Colchester, and at Southend by the Learner Support Services based at South Essex College. We encourage students to contact the relevant disability team or service to discuss access to the University and to their programme of study. These discussions are confidential and information will not be passed on without prior consent.

Further details of the facilities can be found by visiting: www2.essex.ac.uk/stdsup/ disab/home.shtm.

Contact details for disability enquiries: Colchester and Loughton (Student Support, Disability Team) T +44 (0)1206 872365 E disab@essex.ac.uk Southend (South Essex College, Learner Support Services) T +44 (0)1702 220400 E guidance@southessex.ac.uk

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Employability We aim to equip you to make informed career choices and succeed in entering your chosen field.

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How can the University help me to develop workplace skills?

Get involved: whether you decide to join student societies, work with local voluntary groups, or represent the University as a student ambassador, there are many opportunities to enhance your skills and develop new ones that will increase your employability.

Get working: part-time work is now a key part of student life for many and is much more than a way to make ends meet.

You can:

What difference does a postgraduate course make to my career choices?

are looking for people with the necessary transferable skills to contribute effectively to their organisation.

While for some jobs a postgraduate qualification may be essential, for others it can simply offer the competitive edge.

Recent surveys show that higher degree graduates are more likely to obtain jobs at professional or managerial level and less likely to be unemployed. However, a postgraduate degree does not provide a guarantee of securing employment.

Graduate students still need to have a proactive and informed approach to career planning and applying for jobs.

What skills are employers looking for?

Employers expect graduates to offer a range of skills and experience as well as academic qualifications. Increasingly, they

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Employers do value those skills which studying for a postgraduate degree will help you develop:

analytical ability; enquiry and research skills; critical ability; independent judgment.

In addition, employers also want such workplace skills as:

teamwork; oral and written communication; planning and organising; time management; commercial awareness.

register with JobsOnline, our online vacancy service to find part-time and vacation employment to enhance and develop your skills and competencies required for graduate-level employment;

visit our Careers Centre at the Colchester Campus and our JobShop at the Southend Campus;

apply to our innovative ‘Frontrunners’ student placement scheme. These campus-based, paid opportunities enable students with skills gaps to obtain the skills that they need for their future careers. Each post is supported by a skills development programme.

Get learning: there is a wide range of events and other resources to help you develop essential work-related skills and those needed for successful applications.

All students can access our range of new online management courses designed to support our postgraduates taking on their first supervisory or management position.

These interactive exercises allow for self-reflective learning and are linked to the Management Charter Initiative (MCI) competencies.

How else can the University help with my career development?

There is provision that can provide you with the support and resources necessary to plan ahead, to make career decisions and to search for jobs. We offer:

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two dedicated international careers advisers to support you in your career planning through a targeted programme A variety of courses and workshops are run, of workshops, global resources and individual professional careers guidance; designed to:

one-to-one sessions with a careers adviser to help you develop specific career plans and strategies;

What are the objectives of the training programme?

help with job seeking skills, such as CV design and interview technique, both online and at workshops;

support for the career management aspects of your personal development planning;

enhance your skills; support you in your current role as a postgraduate research student; further your career development; enable you to make contact with your peers in other departments, schools and centres.

guidance on work-related issues such as PAYE, National Insurance and work permits;

The main component of the training programme is a series of courses and workshops. These are run throughout the year and include:

How can the training programme help you?

The programme helps you to develop skills in areas that are important to you, both now and for the future, allowing you to acquire skills that may not form part of numerous opportunities to meet your day-to-day experience as a employers at events such as the researcher. Taking part in the programme Options Careers Fair and the Law Fair; also helps you to stay in touch with other access to careers information resources research students, as well as to maintain including books, information databases your motivation. and free take-away materials, supported by a team of helpful careers information staff at the Careers Centre at our Colchester Campus.

The programme starts off with a one-day induction course that runs during October and January. It covers areas including understanding the process of studying for a PhD, planning and project management skills, and making the most of your supervisor.

Applying for a Postdoctoral Post Creative Problem Solving Effective Use of Voice Networking and Influencing Presentation Skills Presenting a Conference Paper Stress Management Surviving the Viva Time Management Writing for Publication

The Careers Centre on our Colchester Campus and our Southend Campus JobShop can help you find part-time work during your studies, and provide a focal point within the University for employers seeking staff. Vacancies are displayed online, on notice boards and via an e-mail service which keeps you informed of relevant opportunities as soon as they arise.

Opportunities for PhD students To complement the research training you receive in your department, school or centre, the University offers a comprehensive range of development opportunities that will both support your research and enable you to develop the transferable skills that are valued highly by employers.

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Employers do value those skills which studying for a postgraduate degree will help you develop.

Courses and workshops are usually three hours in duration and are delivered by a combination of University of Essex staff and external trainers.

Many of these courses also include contributions from PhD students who are further ahead with their research or have recently completed their programmes. As a result, by taking these courses, you are able to learn from experts and from the experience of your peers. All courses are participative and include activities and exercises which allow you to practice and develop your skills.

The programme includes an annual GRADschool, a three-day course aimed at PhD students in their second or third years.

The GRADschool enables you to take time out from your research and to consider what you would like to do when you complete your PhD. It helps you to plan how you can develop the skills and experience you will need to make your next step as easy as possible. The GRADschool also helps you to consider what you can do in order to complete your PhD successfully.

Graduate Teaching Assistants Most departments, schools and centres provide employment opportunities for research students as Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), who support the permanent academic staff in their teaching.

A position as a GTA offers you the chance to experience teaching in higher education in a supportive and structured environment.

GTAs can gain credits for their work by taking module one of the Postgraduate Certificate in their Higher Education Practice (PG CHEP).

All new GTAs attend an induction and training course, and are supervised by permanent academic staff.

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Having a part-time job to supplement my finances and to give me practical experience during studying is important to me, so I took up the role of student enquiry team member in the University’s Communications and External Relations Section.

Jermaine Bossman, Watford, Hertfordshire – MA International Relations

I would definitely recommend the Careers Centre to other students, as not only does it provide vital information about job vacancies in the local area and beyond, but it also serves to inform postgraduate students about all of the options available to them once they have completed their course.

This was a vacancy that I found through the Careers Centre website. It gave me the opportunity to generate some extra income and, more importantly, learn about what it is like to work in a busy office environment. It also gave me the chance to demonstrate my competence and further my skills in using computer packages such as Microsoft Office.

Student profile The skills training programme run by the Learning and Teaching Unit is designed not only to equip students with a wide range of transferable skills but also provide them with an opportunity to identify their own potential, and shape their personality. From attending the skills training programme sessions I have gained a cocktail of skills on research management, personal effectiveness, communication, networking, team working and career management.

Zaheer Ahmad Nasar, Chakwal, Pakistan – PhD Environmental Sciences

What do PhD students say about the skills training programme?

I enjoyed all of the sessions, and definitely found them worth attending.

In particular I found speed-reading, managing the stress and time management the most useful, giving me lots of valuable information.

also played a significant role in providing a base where research students can share their ideas and techniques to overcome various issues during research work.

The trainers were friendly and very professional, always giving everyone the chance to participate and get involved. Sessions were always interactive which I found very useful.

I would strongly recommend the skills training programme to other PhD students. In today’s world, excellence in subjective knowledge and having transferable skills go hand in hand.

The sessions I attended have played a catalytic role in the development of my personal profile. I have gained the knowledge and the skills necessary not only to run a research project but also to communicate it. The sessions

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Accommodation The University provides a range of accommodation ensuring that you will quickly feel at home and have the necessary facilities and support to make the most of your studies.

University Quays, Colchester Campus

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Single en suite room at the Colchester Campus

The following information is based on the accommodation policy for 2010-11.

What is the accommodation like?

If you accept an offer for full-time graduate study starting in October 2011, you will be sent further information in May or June 2011 about accommodation.

All University accommodation is modern and purpose-built and the majority of it is situated on, or close to the campuses.

All accommodation consists of single study-bedrooms, grouped in self-contained flats of varying sizes with communal kitchen-dining facilities. Most flats are mixed-gender, although single-gender flats are available.

Will I be granted accommodation?

If you are a new graduate student from overseas and applying for study in October 2011 at either our Colchester or Southend Campus, you will normally be offered a single room in University-owned accommodation providing your application and deposit is returned by the publicised closing date. Research students may be able to apply for an allocation if rooms are available in subsequent years.

If you are a new graduate student from the UK or EU, applying for a course at Colchester or Southend, you will be eligible to apply for a single room. These are let on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you begin your studies later in the academic year, you will be given every assistance in finding accommodation, but rooms in University accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

All accommodation is networked so you can use your computer to access the internet and University network from your room free of charge. Each room at the Colchester Campus also has a telephone which provides free use of the internal telephone system.

If you are studying at the Southend Campus, you will be amongst the first students to live in the new purpose-built University student residences in the town.

Our colourful new student accommodation has become a vibrant addition to the Southend skyline. Due to open for the 2010 academic year, the development of the 561-room University Square includes cluster kitchens, study rooms and many green and sustainable features.

academic year. If you are expecting family to join you during this time, you should not apply for University accommodation but make a temporary arrangement in the private sector while you look for a house for you and your family.

At the Colchester Campus Accommodation Rooms in University Quays and the Houses have en suite facilities and shared kitchens for six to nine students.

Most flats are mixed by gender, although single-gender flats are available if you prefer. All rooms are networked for access by your own computers to the University systems. Some ground-floor flats have been specially designed or adapted for disabled students, including wheelchair users.

All University accommodation is modern and purpose-built.

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University Square, Southend Campus

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In 2010-11, rooms in two of the Houses, one of the Towers and several of the houses at University Quays were reserved for postgraduate students.

The University Quays are our newest residential development located on the northern edge of campus. There is a large laundrette and the popular Quayside Café overlooking the river. Students resident in the Towers and the Houses have good access to our main launderette, close to Square 4, as well as to the shops and catering outlets.

For full details of all our residences please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/accommodation.

Private sector accommodation Our Accommodation Office looks after students at the Colchester and Loughton Campuses. It maintains a register of accommodation for those students who prefer to live independently in the private sector. Copies of the current accommodation listing can be obtained by contacting the Private Sector Accommodation Office, either via e-mail at: privsec@essex.ac.uk or by post (please see the University address).

At the Southend Campus

Accommodation The study bedrooms at University Square are arranged in seven houses situated Where will I eat? around a central enclosed courtyard. All Our Colchester Campus has a range of rooms are en suite and there are generally catering facilities providing meals and eight to ten student bedrooms per flat, snacks. If you wish to cook at home, all flats sharing a communal kitchen. have fully-equipped kitchen-diners, and the There is also a selection of self contained two campus shops sell a wide range of studio flats suitable for either single or food. There is also a Tesco supermarket couple occupancy that have their own within easy walking distance. kitchenette, as well as en suite bathroom facilities.

Can I bring my family?

Our Colchester Campus has only a small amount of accommodation for couples and families and there is usually a waiting list.

If you intend to bring your family with you, you will almost certainly have to find private-rented accommodation in Colchester or the local area. As suitable accommodation may be difficult to find, early contact with the Accommodation Office is advisable.

How much will it cost?

Charges for University-owned accommodation at the Colchester Campus in 2010-11 vary from £3,405 to £5,246 per annum (based on a 50-week let period), including heating, hot water and cleaning. There will be an increase for the next academic year.

Where will I eat?

All accommodation is self-catered offering total independence and the chance to cook with your new flatmates. However, if you fancy a rest from domestic life, there are plenty of cafés, sandwich shops and restaurants in Southend to suit all tastes and budgets from traditional fish and chips to the familiar franchises. Westcliff-on-Sea, particularly the Hamlet Court Road area, offers a wealth of independently-owned eating outlets from countries around the world including China, Italy, Greece and India.

Where can I buy every day items?

As our Southend Campus is in the town centre, all the services and facilities that you need are close by, from banks and Postgraduate accommodation is normally book shops to a post office and let for a 50-week period from the beginning pharmacist. A large supermarket is of October to mid-September. A small conveniently located opposite the site number of rooms are let for a 39-week of the new accommodation. period from the beginning of October to the end of June, if your study lasts for 39 weeks only.

Jenny Jain, West Bengal, India – MRes Immunology Jenny lives in the University Quays, which is located on the edge of the Colchester Campus.

I would definitely recommend living at the University Quays.

I have a large en suite room to myself which is very comfortable and has all the amenities I need.

I live with five other international students and we’ve had an amazing time together, including celebrating Eid, Diwali, Easter and Chinese New Year.

The location is perfect as it’s slightly away from the campus but you’re still only a ten minute walk from the centre.”

Student profile

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Students’ Union We are here to make your experience at the University the best it could possibly be; the Union is run for students, by students, and as a member you’ll be given a full say in everything it does.

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The Students’ Union mission The Students’ Union (SU) aims to support and enhance the educational, social, cultural and recreational activities and opportunities of the student body. It is officially recognised as one of the UK’s leading Students’ Unions and offers an incredible number of services, from academic support and representation to entertainments, from a security minibus service to student media.

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Membership

Entertainment

All registered students are automatically members of the SU. With students from over 130 countries, Essex has one of the most diverse student populations in the UK. The International Students’ Association (ISA) is run exclusively by international students, and all international students are automatically members.

The SU is dedicated to making your time at Essex as enjoyable as possible. Our entertainments team organise a packed programme of events, most of which take place in Sub Zero, recently named ‘Best Student Venue in the UK’. Recent acts include The Wombats, Pendulum, Calvin Harris, Florence and the Machine, Zane Lowe, Chase and Status, Paul Oakenfold, Chris Moyles, Faithless and Trevor Nelson.

wherever possible, because students are the best people to serve students and it gives you a chance to find out what employers look for in the future.

We have a team of staff who co-ordinate voluntary projects in the community. Known as the V-Team, they get you involved in local projects so if you would like to design a website for a charity, be a sports coach or get stuck into conservation work, there are lots of ways to get involved. Some projects have received national recognition and the The highlight of the year is the SU Summer V-Team is a way to meet new people, Representation is our ultimate aim. We run Ball at our Colchester Campus. This is an all improve your CV, and make a positive as a fully democratic organisation, with over night black tie extravaganza attended by difference! You can also get involved in RAG 3,000 students and features live acts, 100 student representatives on various week, which stands for ‘Raise And Give’ and committees, headed by an elected Student fairground rides, bars and fireworks. is a national, student-run scheme to raise Executive of twelve. These committees money for charity in unusual ways. are made up of student members, and it is here that Union policies are discussed and made. It is their job to ensure that the Our Campus Shop is open seven days a The Rabbit is our student newspaper, diverse range of cultures and interests at week, 24 hours a day, and offers a range published fortnightly during term-time.

Essex are catered for. of produce from fresh groceries to ready It is a great way for you to get experience The SU is keen for you to contribute and meals and snacks. It also has an and get your work into print. RED is our help make the decisions that shape life at off-licence and stocks newspapers and own radio station, while SX:TV is our Essex. It holds cross-campus elections and magazines. The Bakery sells food to take award-winning TV channel. Both are always there are hundreds of positions you can away while Go Go Global specialises in looking for new students to get involved, stand for, including Postgraduate Officer. international food and drink. and you do not need any experience as training is provided.

There is plenty to do on our Colchester

Representation and participation

Facilities at our Colchester Campus

Societies

The SU supports more than 165 clubs and societies covering cultural, religious, political and academic interests. For a full list please visit: www.essexstudent.com.

Campus as there are venues to suit every taste. These include the SU Bar, with its comfy sofas and big screens, Mondo, offering Italian dishes, and Top Bar, with its pool tables and live music. For those who like to dance, Sub Zero, our £1.2 million nightclub, is the place to go.

As postgraduates make up a significant proportion of our student population at Essex, the Postgraduate Students’ Assembly (PGSA) is here to support you. Regular forums are undertaken and the PGSA has established an excellent working relationship We have our own venue in Southend – The with departments, schools and centres.

Union, providing a dedicated social space.

It’s a great place to grab a coffee, watch films or Sky TV on the big screens, or have With around 2,000 members and over a game of pool. Our staff provide support 40 different clubs, our Sports Federation and access to all services and activities aims to provide something for everyone. including advice, representation, So, if you’d like to represent the University entertainment, and clubs and societies. nationally or just want to try something new, then joining a sports club is a great way to make friends and get fit.

We employ around 50 full-time members

Facilities at our Southend Campus

Sports Federation

Student activities

Essex media

Welfare services Student life is full of ups and downs and people can experience difficulties from time to time, so we run a free, impartial Advice Centre to help with any problems.

This is run by professional staff, supported by trained student volunteers. They offer assistance on matters like accommodation, immigration, loans and benefits. We also run a security minibus service to transport people to and from our Colchester Campus in the evenings.

In addition, we constantly campaign to get a better deal for students locally and nationally.

Find out more Simply visit: www.essexstudent.com.

of staff and over 380 part-time student staff. Our policy is to employ students

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Sport Sporting life at Essex caters for all students and all ability levels. You are encouraged to try new sports ranging from athletics to yoga.

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Sports bursaries The University has a bursary scheme to help athletes who are competing at national or international level to meet the extra costs of elite participation.

The scheme provides a personal and academic mentor, free access to the University and Borough sports facilities, extensive sports science support from our Human Performance Unit, guaranteed on-campus accommodation at our Colchester Campus for the duration of study and substantial financial support. For more information visit the Sports Centre website at: www.essex.ac.uk/sport.

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When you come to Essex you will have the ideal opportunity to get involved in sport, from recreational to elite level. Our Sports Federation runs over 40 different clubs who all welcome new members. Most clubs provide basic coaching, giving you a perfect excuse to try something new, like climbing or gliding, or to perfect your existing skills.

Levels are varied and cost is minimal.

At our Colchester Campus Approximately 40 acres of our Colchester Campus are devoted to sport. In addition to cricket, football, hockey and rugby pitches, there are tennis courts, a frisbee golf course and an artificial cricket wicket and nets. We have a floodlit grass training area and a floodlit synthetic turf pitch which is used for training and hockey matches, as well as jogging and orienteering routes around the campus. Our water sports clubs have a clubhouse at Brightlingsea and our sub-aqua, swimming and water polo clubs use the pool at Colchester Leisure World.

Our indoor facilities are also extensive.

These include a multi-purpose sports hall, four glass-backed squash courts, an indoor climbing wall, three activity studios (ideal for aerobics, dance, martial arts and yoga) and one purpose-built five metre high dance studio.

the Men’s Basketball, Women Tennis and sporting activities for students in Southend, Women’s Badminton all finished as runners including basketball and football clubs. up in their respective Conference Cup Subject to demand, a minibus service runs competitions. from The Union at the Southend Campus Our Sports Centre is home to the North to Garon Park each Wednesday afternoon Essex Squash Academy. The Academy in term-time. At other times, there is a provides a platform and pathway for the regular bus service from the bus station to development of aspiring young squash Garon Park, taking just under 15 minutes players, from school children right through for the journey. to elite and international level. University Southend caters for an enormous range of squash players and teams have the sporting activities throughout the Borough opportunity, through the Academy, to train and facilities are available for golf, tennis, with full-time squash professionals and cricket, fishing, swimming, cycling, football, receive expert coaching. rugby and many others.

The University’s Human Performance Unit Seven miles of glorious coastline offer a (HPU) provides sports science support for wealth of water sports from sailing to sports bursary students and elite athletes. kitesurfing, and the Southend Marine There is also a Human Performance Unit Activities Centre allows those on a budget race team which sponsors talented to try their hand at a variety of water sports. triathletes from across the country and provides coaching and support services.

If you are living within the Southend Borough you can apply, via the University, Our Sports Centre runs a number of for an Advantage card (costing £1 per coaching courses through its SPACE annum) which gives half price admission (Sports Performance and Coaching on most individual bookings at council-run Education) programme. This allows sports centres, including gyms and a new you to gain a number of coaching and state-of-the-art international diving and officiating qualifications while at the swimming facility due to open in University, as well as feeding into a summer 2010. number of local organisations to get hands-on coaching work.

In order to continue to improve sporting performance, our Sports Centre employs We have a brand new 110-station fitness a full-time Sports Development Officer to and weights room and all CV machines target specific clubs and individuals with have TV and iPod capabilities. The layout of the potential to excel at a higher level. our gym caters for the novice user to the We provide structured support to Olympic athlete and will accommodate all talented athletes through the Sports fitness levels.

Bursary Scheme, offering a wide range of support services.

In 2009-10, we had our best ever year in terms of performances across the various Students’ Union sports teams. Notable performances included having the following We have an arrangement with Southend teams promoted from their respective Leisure and Tennis Centre, located at leagues: Badminton Women 1st; Garon Park, which provides a range of Badminton Men 2nd; Basketball Men 2nd; sporting facilities, including badminton, Football Men 1st; Table Tennis Men 2nd; five-a-side football, basketball, netball, a Squash Men 2nd. There were also large and well equipped gym, tennis and individual champions and medallists in table tennis. Team sport facilities are athletics, canoeing, rowing, ten pin bowling, available to all our students on Wednesday archery, pool, cheerleading and dance. In afternoons without charge. In addition, the addition to this the Men’s Football 1st won Students’ Union co-ordinate a range of the South East Conference Cup Final and

At the Southend Campus

Sports clubs Aikido American Football Athletics Badminton Basketball* Boxing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Cheerleading Cricket Dance Disc Sports Fencing Football* Gaelic Football Gliding Golf Hockey* Horse Riding Jiu-Jitsu Kickboxing Motorsports Mountaineering Netball

Pool Rowing Rugby League Rugby Union* Skydiving Snowsports Squash Sub Aqua Swimming and Waterpolo Table Tennis Tennis* Ten-pin Bowling Trampolining Triathlon Volleyball* Watersports Yoga *Men’s and women’s clubs

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The Arts Through an extensive programme that involves music, theatre, exhibitions and a world-renowned Latin American art collection, the University plays a major role in the cultural life of the region.

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At the Colchester Campus Square 5 is the arts square on our Colchester Campus, where the Lakeside Theatre and University Gallery are located, along with the University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (UECLAA) on display in the Albert Sloman Library. The diverse programme of exhibitions, concerts, performances and film all make an exciting contribution to campus life.

Lakeside Theatre Promoting some of the country’s leading professional touring companies, the Lakeside Theatre has established a reputation for bringing great productions to the University. Presenting fresh new work that frequently hovers on the very edges of classification, our internationally diverse programme promotes theatre, dance, live art, film and music to a wide audience. It is our ambition to explore and find work that will stir the emotions, be passionate, surprising and entertaining.

A well equipped space, the Lakeside Theatre also provides you with a superb opportunity to pursue and develop your interest in drama. Whether its as a member of the Theatre Arts Society (TAS) or through working with your academic department, you have numerous opportunities to act, direct, produce and get involved backstage in student plays and productions.

University Gallery The University Gallery is one of the region’s leading galleries of contemporary visual art.

We show the work of internationally renowned artists such as William Kentridge, Fiona Banner and Jake & Dinos Chapman, while also supporting emerging new talent.

Proud of our academic reputation, we play an important role in the cultural life of both the Colchester Campus and the town, drawing a wide audience to our exhibitions and events.

We also work with lecturers and students to realise exhibitions borne out of their teaching and research, particularly those on MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating, whose work is showcased in the Gallery every summer.

Students performing Blood Wedding in the Lakeside Theatre

University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art The University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (UECLAA) is an internationally significant public art collection based at our Colchester Campus that actively acquires modern and contemporary art from Latin America. Inaugurated in 1993, UECLAA now holds approximately 650 works by 350 artists. It is fully digitized and available at www.ueclaa.org, with an associated archive of around 4,500 items.

At the Southend Campus

UECLAA collaborates with the University Gallery, the Lakeside Theatre and academics and students across and beyond the University. It is an important element of our partnership with contemporary arts venue firstsite:newsite (due to open in Colchester) and we are currently developing a project to convert the Hexagon building at our Colchester Campus into a fully-equipped museum space.

The diverse programme of exhibitions, concerts, performances and film all make an exciting contribution to campus life.

Clifftown Studios A former church in Southend’s conservation area has been transformed into rehersal and performance facilities for East 15 Acting School students. The nave provides an atmospheric and flexible performance space used for professional and community performances.

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Areas of study

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www.east15.ac.uk | Acting

Acting “The wonderful thing about East 15 is that you are working so closely with actors.

Directors working with the actors is quite marvellous.”

Sir Ben Kingsley CBE, actor

Taught courses MA Acting MA Acting for TV, Film and Radio MA/MFA Acting (International) Successful audition or video audition, plus a first degree of upper second class standard or equivalent (GPA 3.0) or suitable previous life and/or professional experience.

MA Filmmaking MA/MFA Theatre Directing Successful written application, plus a first degree or upper second class standard or equivalent (GPA 3.0) or suitable previous life and/or professional experience.

Candidates may be invited for interview.

Fact file Due to the challenging nature of East 15’s courses, students are expected to have a high standard of English. This is assessed informally at audition and interview stage.

Academic staff: 50 Taught postgraduates: 114 For taught courses: T +44 (0)20 8508 5983 E east15@essex.ac.uk Location: l Loughton Campus

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East 15 For almost 50 years, East 15 has produced actors, directors, theatre practitioners and technicians for the international stage, TV, film and radio.

Why study at East 15?

Opportunities for synergistic projects between actors, directors and filmmakers

State-of-the-art technical resources and facilities including studios and innovative theatre spaces

Wide access to a substantial network of respected industry practitioners

Easy access to Central London and West End theatres via the Central line of the London Underground

Vibrant international community with staff and students from all over the world

Based in Loughton, we grew from the work of Joan Littlewood’s famed Theatre Workshop which broke new ground, re-interpreting the classics for a modern age, commissioning new plays, and creating an ensemble capable of inventing new work. The company combined inspired, improvisational brilliance with method, technique, research, text analysis and the expression of intense and real emotion.

Much of the original approach was based upon the theories of Stanislavsky and, over the years, our new training methods have now embraced approaches from diverse practitioners, such as Michael Chekhov, Rudolf Laban, Jerzy Grotowski, Jacques Lecoq and other important contemporary trainers.

In September 2000, East 15 merged with the University of Essex. Millions of pounds have been spent on facilities here since then, including Clifftown Studios (once a Victorian church) which was converted into studios, workshops and a state-of-the-art theatre and performance space. New courses have also been developed to take us into a new era of international and culturally diverse theatre and physical theatre performance territories.

We are also a member of the leading group of UK conservatoires, the Conference of Drama Schools, with many courses accredited by National Council for Drama Training (NCDT).

Taught courses MA Acting This course is accredited by the NCDT, allowing graduates entry into Equity, the actors’ union.

MA Acting is aimed at those wishing to become professional actors. You may already have a degree or you may have established yourself in other professions and now seek to change your direction towards that of a professional actor. This course is also open to professional actors 52 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

The Loughton Campus

who feel the need to understand more about their technique, extend their range and gain academic recognition. It concludes with a showcase held in a major West End venue, to which we invite agents, casting directors, film, television and theatre directors and other industry professionals.

On completion, you are qualified as an actor and have a basic understanding of how to create your own work, including how to form companies and gain funding.

MA Acting for TV, Film and Radio This course is aimed at training highly skilled actors with an emphasis on media-based projects. It is the first of its kind to be accredited by the NCDT, which allows entry into Equity, the actors’ union.

This course would particularly suit professional actors looking to gain more experience in front of the camera and microphone, or graduates (possibly from a related background) who wish to become a professional actor. You follow a solid programme of acting, audition technique, voice, singing, movement and theory. In addition to this, specialist media classes prepare you for each of the end of term projects. The course culminates in a showcase in a major West End theatre for agents, casting directors and film, television and theatre directors. Although the course has a focus on media-based projects, our recent graduates have gone on to work in theatre, in addition to TV, film and radio.

www.east15.ac.uk | Acting

MA/MFA Acting (International) This unique course has been designed for international students. It offers the traditional acting skills, including voice, movement and singing, and approaches to rehearsal and public performances. It draws on existing practice but supplements this with specific teaching suitable for international students.

The course focuses on advanced practical acting skills and the study of Shakespeare and other classical traditions.

The MA runs for 12 months and the MFA for 20 months. First-language students

(USA, Canada, Australia etc) concentrate on accent/dialect and RP, while second-language students focus on accent, rhythm, stress and diction. MFA students take a second year in which you work within a repertory company on fully-staged productions written and performed in English. There is also a field study option for MFA students at GITIS in Moscow. Our graduates will have comprehensive training that enables them to pursue careers in theatre and related professions in an increasingly global industry.

MA Filmmaking This course is designed for the new generation of filmmakers who write, shoot, edit and distribute their films themselves. It offers a comprehensive introduction to film and the international context of filmmaking, with hands-on skills development in all areas of practice essential to the role of the independent filmmaker. You also acquire skills in production management, the business of the producer, and operating within the collaborative context which characterises this industry.

Taught course modules MA Acting

MA Acting (International)

MA Theatre Directing

Advanced Acting Methodology, Textual Studies, Acting for Media Researched Performance Project Studio Theatre Production Voice Movement Music/Singing Contextual Studies Either Dissertation* or Performance Project*

Acting Technique Character and Scene Work Shakespeare Contemporary UK Texts Either MA Dissertation or MA Practical Project

Four taught modules selected from list below Either MA Theatre Directing Dissertation or MA Dissertation by Director’s Production Workbook

MFA Acting (International)

MFA Theatre Directing

Year one Acting Technique Character and Scene Work Shakespeare Contemporary UK Texts

Year one Four taught modules selected from list below

MA Acting for TV, Film and Radio Advanced Acting Methodology, Textual Studies, Improvised Living History Project Applied Projects (including voice over) for Acting in Recorded Media Voice Movement Music/Singing Contextual Studies Either Dissertation** or Performance Project**

Year two Theatre Performance 1 Either Independent Study or Moscow Field Study Theatre Performance 2 Theatre Performance 3 Either MFA Dissertation or MFA Practical Project MA Filmmaking Digital and Video Filmmaking Practical Filmmaking (Camera, Sound, Lights) Scriptwriting and Treatment Editing Practice Either MA Written Dissertation or MA Dissertation by Practical Project

Year two Four taught modules selected from list below Either MFA Written Dissertation or MFA Dissertation by Director’s Production Workbook or MFA Dissertation by Practical Project MA/MFA Theatre Directing modules Contemporary British Drama Physical Theatre Brecht The Techniques of Adaptation Contemporary Irish Theatre Improvisation and Devising Techniques

Commedia dell’Arte and Working with Masks Collaboration with Designers Attachment (Assistant Director) Directing in Drama Schools/Universities The Artistic Director Comedy and Farce Directing Contemporary US Play Texts Rehearsal Processes and Workshops Independent Directing Project Introduction to Directing Film Theatre of the East (field study option) World Theatre (field study option) Shakespeare Music Theatre Stanislavskian Acting Methodology (GITIS: Russian Academy of Theatre Arts field study option) Meyerhold and Biomechanics (GITIS: Russian Academy of Theatre Arts field study option) * MA Acting only ** MA Acting for TV, Film and Radio only This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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I chose East 15 because of the School’s unique approach – the focus on the importance of acknowledging different cultures and influences in the theatre directing course. Coming from a theatre design background, I had already discovered the value of utilising the diverse cultural flavours of the world in my theatre work. The courses at East 15 catered to this.

Sky Bembury, New York, USA – MA/MFA Theatre Directing

Student profile

So far I have worked with and learned from individuals from just about every continent and been able to study in Indonesia and Russia. This meant that, on top of all the big name British directors we connect with on a weekly basis, we are able to make professional contacts with working directors and performers from all over the globe.

or suitable previous life, professional, or academic experience are normally required.

Whilst there is no minimum age limit, it would be unlikely that someone under the age of 21 will have gained the requisite academic qualifications required for entry.

I have also grown to love the student community, we often work with students on other acting courses and have all become part of a huge family of like-minded personalities. Walking around the beautiful Loughton Campus, it’s rare to come across a face that you don’t recognise.

At the risk of sounding clichéd, I have to say that my time here has been the best of my life and, from what I have been equipped with through this course, I feel ready to take on the world.

since appeared at the National Theatre and Theatre Clwyd; Jenny Platt who joined Coronation Street (Granada) as Violet; Arsher Ali, now with the RSC; Shane Dempsey, director of Stage Craft Youth Theatre, Ireland; Abbey Wright, Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar MA/MFA Theatre Directing Entry to each acting course is by audition.

Warehouse; Ashley Rolfe who appeared in This is a unique course designed if you You must prepare one classical speech, one King Lear, Globe Theatre; Andy McSorley already are or wish to become a speech from a twentieth-century play, one who starred as Harry Haddon-Bell in Miss professional theatre director. You can also contemporary speech and a song. The Potter (Hopping Mad Productions); and study individual modules, usually lasting audition includes a workshop and lasts up Alice O’Connell, Lois in The Rotters’ Club approximately four to five weeks each. We to six hours. Some overseas students may (Company Pictures). run some modules overseas, recently in audition via video tape.

Moscow, Thailand and Bali. This course has Notable graduates include Alison a strong international focus and teaching is No audition is required for MA Filmmaking Steadman who has appeared on stage, or MA/MFA Theatre Directing. You must by a wide range of directors and TV and film, including Gavin and Stacey provide a CV and/or additional media, along professional practitioners.

(Baby Cow Productions), Pride and with a supporting statement.

Prejudice (A&E Television Networks) and The MA runs for one year on a full-time Shirley Valentine (Paramount Pictures); basis and the MFA for 20 months. MFA Billy Murray who played Johnny Allen in students take a second year in which you Our graduates include Oscar nominated EastEnders (BBC) and Don Beech in The undertake further modules and produce a Bill (Thames Television); Annette Badland written dissertation or practical project. Our director Stephen Daldry, whose debut graduates will direct professionally, function movie, Billy Elliott, was nominated for three whose numerous roles include Doctor Academy Awards and twelve BAFTAs. His Who (BBC) and the film Little Voice as artistic directors or teach in universities follow up films, The Hours and The Reader (Scala Productions); and playwright and conservatoires across the world. were also nominated for numerous awards. April de Angelis.

He has been artistic director of The Gate and The Royal Court.

MA Filmmaking is addressed primarily at students with limited film making experience but a background (through education, personal/work experience or both) in work relevant to the area.

Career prospects

Entry requirements and auditions

Application and selection is based on experience and personal outlook. A BA 54 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

Recent graduates include Oliver Wilson who joined the RSC on graduation and has

www.iser.essex.ac.uk/study | Applied Social and Economic Research

Applied Social and Economic Research ISER are responsible for the design and management of the largest longitudinal study in the world, regularly provide key evidence and briefings to a range of select committees and policy makers and carry out valuable research.

Taught courses MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis• (delivered jointly with the Department of Economics) MA Longitudinal Social Research• (delivered jointly with the Department of Sociology) MSc Survey Methods and Social Research• (delivered jointly with the Department of Sociology) Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

Research degrees Applied Social and Economic Research• MPhil, PhD Economics• MPhil, PhD Masters degree in a relevant area.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Economics and Econometrics and Sociology subject areas, see Economics and Sociology for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 30 Research postgraduates: 31 For MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis: T +44 (0)1206 872647 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For MA Longitudinal Social Research or MSc Survey Methods and Social Research: T +44 (0)1206 873051 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873051 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For joint and related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Economics (page 78) Sociology (page 194) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 55

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Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Why study applied social and economic research at Essex?

National and international reputation for longitudinal data analysis and research on social and economic issues using panel data

Access to a number of longitudinal and panel data sets

Outstanding research environment with full-time research staff contributing to the Department of Economics and the Department of Sociology Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) ratings

Access to specialist library holdings of published and unpublished material on longitudinal and panel methodology and its application to social and economic issues

ESRC recognition for two Masters courses

We house two leading ESRC research centres: the ESRC Centre for Micro-Social ISER has an international reputation as a Change (MiSoC) and the UK Longitudinal multidisciplinary centre of quantitative social Studies Centre (ULSC). The activities of science research and as a producer of these centres are interdependent and household panel data of the highest quality. carried out by an overlapping group of Our research excellence is demonstrated experts to create a truly multi disciplinary by an outstanding publication record and academic environment. We are also home substantial research funding. to the EUROMOD micro-simulation project, What we do makes an impact not just in which provides a major resource for the academic world but in the wider world. European comparative tax-benefit We are responsible for the design and policy research. management of the largest longitudinal We have a 70-strong team of first-rate study in the world, regularly provide key researchers, survey specialists and support evidence and briefings to a range of select staff. Researchers cover several disciplines committees and policy makers on issues (mainly economics, sociology and survey as diverse as the effect of divorce on methods). There are 30 full and part-time children and social care, and carry out PhD students, plus a large number of valuable research into the links between regular visitors from around the world. our ability to manage money and our Forty external research associates are psychological wellbeing. actively engaged in collaborative research Our firmly-established reputation means with staff. that government departments, leading Academically challenging, stimulating charitable organisations and foundations, and friendly is how our postgraduate private sector organisations and other researchers describe the environment leading academic institutions choose to but equally they choose ISER because work with us when they are looking to gain of the major contribution it makes to the a real insight into the most pressing social University’s returns for the Research issues of our time.

Assessment Exercise (RAE) units of Our research currently addresses assessment in both Sociology and wide-ranging topics including: income Economics, a contribution that in last distribution and poverty; the family and RAE (December 2008) helped secure intergenerational transmission processes; first and third place in the UK respectively. health and ageing across the life course; Our three Masters courses are run jointly social policy; cross-national comparative with the Departments of Economics and research; the value of education; friendship Sociology and two have ESRC ‘1+3’ and social networks; employment and recognition status. self-employment dynamics; risky We occupy a modern purpose-built building behaviour; ethnicity and migration; social on our Colchester Campus. This provides stratification; neighbourhood influences spacious office accommodation and on individual outcomes; analysis methods; and survey methods.

With 20 years’ experience of running one of the most widely used data-sets in the world, the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), our reputation in the field of survey methodology is second to none. With the launch of the flagship Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded 40,000 household panel survey for the UK, Understanding Society, we continue to lead

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the way in the development, design and management of longitudinal surveys.

www.iser.essex.ac.uk/study | Applied Social and Economic Research

Staff and their research interests Cara Booker, BBS BA MPH PhD Southern California (Senior Research Officer) Life course epidemiology including stressful events, coping, labour force status transitions, psychological well-being and health

Annette Jäckle, Diplom Betriebswirtin (FH) Regensburg, MSc PhD Essex (Research Fellow) Methodological aspects of longitudinal surveys, especially data collection methods, measurement error and non-response

Mark Bryan, MSc Warwick, PhD Essex (Chief Research Officer) Determination of hours of work; hours constraints and related job mobility; trade unions; determinants and effects of training; effects of minimum wages on training; applied econometrics

Olena Kaminska, BA Kyiv-Mohyia, MA Conneticut, PhD Nebraska-Lincoln (Survey Statistician) Survey methods, particularly on sampling, non-response and measurement errors and the interaction in cross-sectional, longitudinal and comparative surveys

Malcolm Brynin, BSc London, MA Reading, PhD City (Principal Research Officer) Education and training, particularly the impact of family background; impact of information and communication technologies on domestic lifestyles; health, lifestyle and aspirations of young people; cultural and family influences on voting and political values

Gundi Knies, BA Free University Berlin, MA LSE, PhD Bristol (Senior Research Officer) Linking large-scale longitudinal survey data with external data sources; analysis of neighbourhood effects

Nick Buck, BA PhD Kent (Professor and Deputy Director of ISER) Impact of economic change and public policy on social inequality and patterns of household formation; labour market marginality and multiple deprivation; impact of territorial inequality on social processes; social polarisation in global cities Jon Burton, BA MA PhD Essex (Research Fellow) Survey methodology and survey participation; the measurement of party identification and voting/non-voting Emilia Del Bono, BA Siena, MPhil PhD Oxford (Senior Research Officer) Labour economics; applied economics; household economics John Ermisch, BA Wisconsin, MA PhD Kansas, FBA (Professor) Economics of the family, economic analysis of household formation and housing economics; interactions between demographic and economic behaviour Maria Iacovou, BSc MSc PhD London (Chief Research Officer) Links between family structure and policy, within Britain and in Europe; lives and income of young people; transition to adulthood; household dynamics; female labour supply, fertility and family formation; effects of family structure on educational and labour market outcomes

Heather Laurie, BA PhD Essex (Senior Researcher and Director of ISER) Women’s labour market participation; internal household dynamics; distribution of household resources; social stratification and the social construction of gender; use of multiple methods in social research; qualitative and quantitative data; computer-assisted analysis of qualitative data; survey methodology Simonette Longhi, PhD Vrije, Amsterdam (Senior Research Officer) Labour market analysis and regional economics; wage inequality; regional wage and unemployment disparities; impact of factor mobility on host regions and on regional disparities; migration; applied econometrics Peter Lynn, BSc London, MSc Sheffield Hallam (Professor) Survey data collection methodology including population definitions, sample design, sampling frames, questionnaire design, prevention and analysis of non-response, data collection mode effects, measurement error and other survey errors, weighting, complex standard errors, survey quality framework; use and abuse of survey data Stephanie McFall, BA Bloomington, MA PhD North Carolina (Senior Research Fellow) Social gerontology; prevention and management of chronic conditions; preventive health behaviour; survey research methods

Alita Nandi, BSc Calcutta, MA New Delhi, MA PhD Ohio (Senior Research Officer) Empirical research in labour economics; family economics; economics of education Cheti Nicoletti, MA Louvain la Neuve, PhD Florence (Chief Research Officer) Panel data; duration models; non-sampling problems; censored, grouped and incomplete data; causal interference; empirical labour economics Lucinda Platt, BA Cambridge, MSc DPhil Oxford (Senior Lecturer) Poverty; poverty dynamics; ethnicity; welfare state history and comparative public policy Steve Pudney, BSc Leicester, MSc LSE (Professor) Microeconomics; tax-benefit policy; poverty; labour economics; economics of crime and drugs Birgitta Rabe, BA MA PhD Free University Berlin (Senior Research Officer) Data linkage; institutions and labour markets; occupational pensions and job mobility; determinants and outcomes of internal migration Amanda Sacker, BSc PhD Hertfordshire (Professor) Life course epidemiology; inequalities in physical and mental health Alexandra Skew, BSc MSc PhD Southampton (Senior Research Officer) Cross-national comparative research; longitudinal data analysis; research on partnership formation, particularly among lone parent families Holly Sutherland, BA Cambridge (Professor) Building and using microsimulation models; developing microsimulation for international comparative research; distributional effects of social policy; gender effects of re-distribution policies; child poverty measurement and analysis Mark P Taylor, BA MA PhD Essex (Principal Research Officer) Employment issues and labour market dynamics, particularly concerning self-employment SC Noah Uhrig, BA Wisconsin, MA PhD Stanford (Chief Research Officer) Survey methodology; panel attrition; interviewer effects; law and social norms Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 57

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Having completed my undergraduate course here, I was keen to return to Essex for my postgraduate studies because of its strong academic position as a research institution.

Serkos Manoukian, Athens, Greece – BSc Computing and Management ’02, MSc Economics ’08, PhD Economics

Student profile excellent IT facilities for all our staff and PhD students, meeting and seminar rooms, a common room, and a specialist research library.

Taught courses MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis• This course is run jointly with the Department of Economics. It provides advanced training in contemporary theory, in current issues in applied economics, and in the techniques of data analysis, including analysis of longitudinal or panel data. The course provides skills to analyse economic issues using appropriate data, and equips you for a successful career as a professional economist in universities, government, commerce and industry.

For more information, including course modules, see Economics, page 78.

MA Longitudinal Social Research• This course is run jointly with the Department of Sociology. It provides advanced training in contemporary sociological theory, in current issues in 58 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

graduate teaching assistant. This provides an extra income and the opportunity to teach first-year undergraduates. Teaching is a marvellous experience and I urge all research students to try it. I now have the experience of talking in front of a group As a leading centre in the field of applied and sharing my knowledge. This was econometrics, I am proud to be a member challenging and scary at first but I am of ISER. I enjoy working with experienced happy with my performance and the people in my field of study; in particular my relationship that I built up with my supervisor, who meets with me regularly students. and guides me through the process of writing my PhD thesis. These meetings I always had a clear idea of what I present an excellent opportunity to learn wanted to do in the future before from someone who is more experienced returning to Essex, and my experience than me and who has published several here, and the advice I have received, articles in refereed journals. has reinforced my belief that I am following the correct The PhD has enabled me to develop all the career path. necessary skills to become a successful researcher in economics. My part-time job at Essex has also been very relevant to my future career path: I am employed as a

applied sociology, and in the techniques of analysis of longitudinal and panel data. The course provides skills to analyse sociological issues using appropriate data, and equips you for a successful career as a professional sociologist in universities, government, commerce and industry.

MSc Survey Methods for Social Research• This course is run jointly with the Department of Sociology and seeks to train you in the theory and practice of conducting and analysing social surveys. It has a strong practical element, including a work placement, and exposes you to a wide range of surveys, survey tools and strategies, including both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.

Labour market behaviour Income, poverty and wealth Microsimulation of taxes and benefits Residential mobility Health and the use of health services Household formation and dissolution Social classification systems Time use Longitudinal and panel data methods and analysis Survey methods and data Survey methodology

Career prospects

A PhD from ISER prepares you for careers both inside and outside academia, and is highly regarded both nationally and internationally. Recent graduates are currently working in academia in the For more information, including course UK (eg University of Warwick), Europe modules, see Sociology, page 194. (eg University of Turin, Johannes Kepler University, Linz) and further afield (eg McMaster University, Canada and Supervision for MPhil• and PhD• is available University of New South Wales, Australia), in the following areas: in the UK Government Economic Service, Social mobility within and between and in industry (eg International generations Sugar Organisation).

Research degrees

www.essex.ac.uk/bs | Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences Our broad spectrum of expertise provides a strong multidisciplinary environment, and many research projects exploit the opportunity for collaboration between different areas of the biological sciences.

Taught courses MSc Biotechnology MSc/MA Environmental Governance: the Natural World, Science and Society• MSc Environmental Resource Management MSc Marine Biology MSc Molecular Medicine MSc Natural Environment and Society MSc Plant Biotechnology Lower second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

MSc Cellular Pathology• MSc Clinical Biochemistry• MSc Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice• MSc Medical Microbiology•

Research degrees Biochemistry• MSD, MPhil, PhD Biological Sciences• MSD, MPhil, PhD Biological Sciences: Immunology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Cell and Molecular Biology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Chemical Biology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Environmental Sciences• MSD, MPhil, PhD Marine Biology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Microbiology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Molecular Medicine• MSD, MPhil, PhD Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area.

Doctor of Medicine MD For further details, see page 65.

Lower second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject and registration with the Health Professions Council.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Biological Sciences Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 5 35 45 10 5 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 48 Taught postgraduates: 99 Research postgraduates: 120 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For related and joint programmes which may be of interest, please see: Health and Human Sciences (page 105) Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies (page 156) Sports Science (page 201) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 59

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Department of Biological Sciences

Why study biological sciences at Essex?

The Department of Biological Sciences is one of the University’s largest science departments, with just under 50 academic staff who are experts in a wide range of fields, including biophysics, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, computational chemistry, environmental microbiology, molecular medicine, photosynthesis, plant productivity, ecology and environmental chemistry. Our broad spectrum of expertise provides a strong multidisciplinary environment, and many projects exploit the opportunity for collaboration between different areas of the biological sciences.

Leading centre for fundamental and applied research in marine ecology, plant biology and photosynthesis

Our research funding is from UK research councils, the EU, UK government departments, medical charities and private companies. Our active research groups are supported by a large number of grants and contracts, creating an excellent environment for postgraduate training, while external and University funding has allowed us to furnish our laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment.

International reputation in protein biophysics, with a focus on heme proteins, protein dynamics, bioinformatics and computation

Our staff have a strong presence on the editing boards of approximately 22 scientific journals, covering all our major research areas.

A major centre for studies in biotechnology and molecular medicine, with interests in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, immunology and virology

Taught courses

Internationally recognised interdisciplinary research strengthened by a large postgraduate training programme and an interactive graduate community

Access to many state-of-the-art facilities such as fluorescence imaging, genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic technologies and high-performance computing

A first degree in a relevant science subject is required for our biotechnology, marine biology and molecular medicine courses. Our biomedical science courses (MSc Cellular Pathology, MSc Clinical Biochemistry, MSc Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice and MSc Medical Microbiology) are designed for biomedical scientists working at local hospitals and carry the additional entry requirement of registration with the Health Professions Council. We welcome graduates in any discipline and students with equivalent professional qualifications and/or experience for all other courses.

MSc Biotechnology This course offers advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in modern biotechnology, as well as practical insights

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into current commercial applications.

Biotechnology graduates have access to a broad range of career opportunities in this rapidly growing key technology of the twenty-first century.

MSc Cellular Pathology• MSc Clinical Biochemistry• MSc Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice• MSc Medical Microbiology• This suite of courses, developed in collaboration with practising biomedical scientists and accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science, is aimed at biomedical and clinical scientists working in NHS laboratories in the eastern region.

It offers this group of health professionals the chance to develop their skills and enhance their careers.

Each course involves a number of generic modules, including two modules in modern techniques, giving you the opportunity to gain practical experience of the latest techniques in biomedical science and learn how these might be used in a clinical setting.

There are also two discipline specific modules on each course, delivered by a number of specialist lecturers (eg clinicians, senior biomedical scientists) brought in from the NHS on a part-time basis. One third of the course is entirely devoted to a workplace research project.

These modules may also be taken on an individual basis for continuing professional development (CPD) purposes.

MSc/MA Environmental Governance: the Natural World, Science and Society• This cross-disciplinary course (taught by a number of departments and the cross-departmental Centre for Environment and Society) is designed for students interested in the environment and the processes, institutions and policies that determine how it is managed. It explores the interaction of ecological, social, economic, political and legal factors in determining the outcome of environmental issues at local, national and international level.

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Taught course modules MSc Biotechnology Gene and Protein Technology Postgenomic Technologies and Bioinformatics 12-week Research Project Plus four optional modules from: Industrial Biotechnology Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Molecular Virology Enzymology Molecular and Developmental Immunology Cancer Biology MSc Cellular Pathology Research Methods, Validation and Development Cellular Pathology 1 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 1 Immunity in Health and Disease Laboratory Management Cellular Pathology 2 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 2 Issues in Cellular Pathology and Statistics Research Project (in Cellular Pathology) MSc Clinical Biochemistry Research Methods, Validation and Development Clinical Biochemistry 1 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 1 Immunity in Health and Disease Laboratory Management Clinical Biochemistry 2 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 2 Issues in Clinical Biochemistry and Statistics Research Project (in Clinical Biochemistry) This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

MSc/MA Environmental Governance: the Natural World, Science and Society Seminars in the Environment Natural Resources and Ecology Economics and Law Politics and Society Research Skills and Data Analysis Research Project Plus two optional modules from: Sustainability and Climate Change Water Pollution Biology Coastal Ecology Society and the Environment Social Movements and Environmental Issues Advanced Conservation Management and Practice Conservation Management in Tropical Environments Environmental Politics International Environmental Politics Political Principles, Bioethics and Public Policy Environmental Economics European Environmental Law MSc Environmental Resource Management Seminars in the Environment Natural Resources and Ecology Research Skills and Data Analysis Biological Surveying Protected Area Management Managing for Sustainable Ecosystems Species Conservation Research Project Plus one optional module from: Mariculture and Fisheries Sustainability Conservation Management in Tropical Environments Landscape Ecology

MSc Haematology with Hospital Transfusion Practice Research Methods, Validation and Development Haematology with Blood Transfusion 1 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 1 Immunity in Health and Disease Laboratory Management Haematology with Blood Transfusion Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 2 Issues in Haematology and Statistics Research Project (in Haematology and Blood Transfusion)

MSc Molecular Medicine Gene and Protein Technology Postgenomic Technologies and Bioinformatics Seminars in Molecular Medicine Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology Research Project Plus two optional modules from: Molecular Virology Human Genetics Molecular and Developmental Immunology Cancer Biology Molecular Mechanisms of Disease and Molecular Medicine Spectroscopic Investigations of Disease

MSc Marine Biology Marine Zoology Marine Primary Productivity Marine Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology Mariculture and Fisheries Marine Practical Skills Research Skills and Data Analysis Environmental Seminars Research Project Plus one optional module from: Coral Reef Conservation Management field module Economics and Law Politics and Society MSc Medical Microbiology Research Methods, Validation and Development Medical Microbiology 1 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 1 Immunity in Health and Disease Laboratory Management Medical Microbiology 2 Modern Techniques in Biomedical Science 2 Issues in Medical Microbiology and Statistics Research Project (in Medical Microbiology)

MSc Natural Environment and Society Seminars in the Environment Natural Resources and Ecology Economics and Law Politics and Society Research Skills and Data Analysis Managing for Sustainable Ecosystems Species Conservation Research Project Plus one optional module from: Mariculture and Fisheries Sustainability Conservation Management in Tropical Environments MSc Plant Biotechnology Gene and Protein Technology Postgenomic Technologies and Bioinformatics Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Industrial Biotechnology Plants for the Twenty-first Century Research Techniques in Plant Biology Research Project

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MSc Environmental Resource Management This course focuses on developing expertise in the management of environmental resources, linking applied skills to theoretical knowledge.

Teaching covers the full range of applied ecological skills including surveying, protected species monitoring, habitat creation and restoration, environmental impact assessment and project management.

MSc Marine Biology This course utilises our international expertise in the field of marine biology through a range of thematic modules, including marine zoology, marine primary productivity, marine molecular and microbial ecology, coral reef conservation

management, economics and law, and politics and society. There is also a comprehensive Environmental Seminar Programme.

MSc Molecular Medicine This course examines how the practice of medicine has been revolutionised by the recent advances in molecular and cellular biology, in areas such as cancer, virology and diseases of the immune system. It provides a broad, theoretical and practical training, using up-to-date techniques, in molecular biology, as applied to human disease, including novel approaches such as gene and stem cell therapies.

MSc Natural Environment and Society This course has a broad curriculum encompassing aspects of economics, law,

politics and society as they pertain to environmental matters but focuses strongly on situating its core concerns in their wider context.

This course is designed for students who are interested in gaining advanced knowledge of contemporary theoretical and conceptual debates concerning relationships between environment, nature and society.

MSc Plant Biotechnology This exciting and topical new course builds on our successful MSc Biotechnology and offers opportunities to study biotechnology as applied to the production of the essential new crops for food and fuel needed for our growing population.

Staff and their research interests Selwa Alsam, BSc Baghdad, MSc Bristol, PhD London (Lecturer) Medical microbiology: interactions of micro-organisms with the blood brain barrier using human brain microvascular endothelial cells and macrophages; hospital-related infections and infection control

Ian Colbeck, MSc London, PhD Lancaster (Professor) Indoor air pollution: aerosol science; environmental impact of nanoparticles; environmental chemistry; environment and health; airborne transmission of diseases; bioaerosols: waste and recycling; environment-society interactions

Neil Baker, BSc PhD Liverpool (Professor) Plant biology: mechanisms of photosynthesis in higher plants; environmental stress on photosynthesis; chloroplast development

Chris Cooper, BSc Bristol, PhD Guelph (Professor) Bioenergetics, biophysics and biomedical spectroscopy: haem proteins; blood substitutes; nitric oxide biochemistry; free radicals and oxidative stress; noveloptical measurement of oxygen delivery and consumption in muscle and brain

Edward Codling, BSc PhD Leeds (Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Mathematical Sciences) Mathematical biology and ecology, behavioural ecology and population ecology: individual-based modelling; animal movement and dispersal; navigation; foraging; animal behaviour; animal groups; human crowd behaviour; fisheries dynamics and management strategies; fisheries indicators; marine protected areas; plankton dynamics and trophic interactions

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Paul Dobbin, BSc Leicester, PhD London (Lecturer) Microbial biochemistry and genetics: study of the structures and functions of bacterial cytochromes using protein engineering and various spectroscopies; identification of redox proteins involved in anaerobic respiration by 2D gel electrophoresis, microarray hybridization, and chromosomal mutations; isolation and characterisation of micro-organisms with potential uses in bioremediation

Nelson Fernandez, BSc PhD London, MSc Brunel (Professor) Immunology: understanding the properties of membrane receptors involved in infection and immunity, including the study of major histocompatibility complex-encoded molecules, macrophage-specific receptors CD14 and innate recognition Toll-like receptors; reproductive immunology and associated early-stage expression of histocompatibility genes important in conception, development and feto-maternal tolerance Richard Geider, BA New York, PhD Dalhousie (Professor) Biological oceanography: limits to phytoplankton photosynthesis and growth; role of phytoplankton in marine biogeochemistry; feedback between environmental changes and marine productivity

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The course has a large laboratory component allowing you to gain a broad range of research skills. Wider issues of sustainability and socio-economic aspects as they relate to this topic will also be discussed in specialist modules.

Research degrees We offer MSc by dissertation•, MPhil• and PhD• in:

Biochemistry Biological Sciences Biological Sciences: Immunology Cell and Molecular Biology Chemical Biology Environmental Sciences Marine Biology Microbiology Molecular Medicine

Andrew Harrison, BSc Manchester, PhD Edinburgh (Senior Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Mathematical Sciences) Bioinformatics and systems biology: post-genomic technology; alternative splicing; biomolecular networks; mathematical biology Leanne Hepburn, BSc MSc Aberdeen, PhD Manchester (Lecturer) Coral reef ecology and taphonomy: the forces and processes during the dynamics and diversity of reef systems; ecology of sponges; biodiversity conservation Neil Kad, BSc Sheffield, PhD Bristol (Lecturer) Molecular motor biophysics: single molecular imaging and manipulation of motors in vitro to understand complex systems from the bottom up; development of new imaging and analytical methodologies

Our principal areas of research are: Biochemistry and biophysics – structure and function of cell membranes, bioenergetics, metalloproteins, biological EPR; oxidative cell damage, apoptosis, anticancer drugs, drug design; molecular structure and modelling of G-protein receptors; molecular motors; studies on enzyme and receptor activation; modelling electrostatic interactions in biological molecules; neural networks applied to chemistry.

effects, predicting protein-protein interfaces from sequences, studies on anti-cancer drugs and modelling the activation of G-protein coupled receptors; analysis and integration of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics data sets.

Cell and molecular biology – studies of cell surfaces and cell-cell interactions with emphasis on the molecules of the MHC, picornavirus receptors and growth signal receptors; regulation in the immune system; viral pathogenicity; mammalian development; regulation of plant gene expression; control of cell proliferation; Bioinformatics and computational oxidative damage of cells; enzyme chemistry – the development of structure and function; mechanisms of computational methods (bioinformatics, helix-loop-helix and CTCF transcription computer simulation, quantum chemical) factors; protein-protein interactions MAPK and their application to problems in chemistry and biology; modelling polarization and G-protein signal transduction pathways; single molecule imaging.

Elena Klenova, BSc PhD Moscow (Reader) Molecular and cellular biology: biological role of CTCF and BORIS transcription factors in cell growth, differentiation and tumourigenesis; investigation of molecular mechanisms of CTCF and BORIS function Julie Lloyd, BSc PhD London (Lecturer) Plant molecular biology: mechanisms of the control of plant gene expression by light; signalling phosphate deficiency; molecular biology of trans-regulatory proteins; microarray analysis of plant gene expression Jody Mason, BSc PhD Bristol (Lecturer) Protein-protein interactions: coiled coils, amyloidosis, protein engineering and protein folding; library design, screening, selection and biophysical characterisation to understand how protein-protein interactions achieve stability and specificity

Terry McGenity, BSc PhD Leicester (Senior Lecturer) Environmental microbiology: microbial activities, interactions and effects on past and present environments; microbial ecology of extreme and polluted environments; long-term survival of micro-organisms in salt; microbial adaptations to life in hypersaline environments Metodi V Metodiev, MSc PhD Sofia (Lecturer) Proteomics: protein-protein interactions; protein phosphorylation; signal transduction; MAPK and G-protein dependent pathways Phil Mullineaux, BSc PhD Wales (Professor) Plant molecular genetics: signalling networks that control defence gene expression in plants and marine algae subject to high light stress; redox-mediated co-ordination of abiotic and biotic stress defence signalling pathways; drought responsive gene expression in legumes and Arabidopsis thaliana continued

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Ecology – the biodiversity and role of micro- and macro-organisms in the cycling of energy carbon, nitrogen and sulphur in natural ecosystems especially freshwater, marine, saltmarsh and soil environments; eutrophication, transfer of heavy metals, pesticides and other pollutants through food chains; mathematical and simulation modelling of ecological and evolutionary processes, insect population ecology; conservation; sustainable agriculture.

Environmental chemistry – fundamental physico-chemical properties of particles dispersed in gases (aerosols), industrial applications of aerosols, role of aerosol particles in atmospheric chemistry, numerical modelling of photochemical air pollution.

David Nedwell, BSc PhD Wales (Professor) Microbial ecology: microbiology of marine sediments, estuaries, peat bogs and landfill sites; anaerobic bacteria, particularly sulphate reducers, denitrifiers and methanogens; ecology of methane oxidisers; effects of pollution; physiology of Antarctic bacteria John Norton, BSc Liverpool, PhD Hull (Professor) Molecular cell biology: mechanisms of Id helix-loop-helix transcription factors in the regulation of cell growth; differentiation and tumourigenesis; early response gene signalling in B lymphocytes; development of gene-base diagnostics for lymphoid malignancies Christine Raines, BSc PhD Glasgow (Professor) Plant molecular physiology: relative importance of individual enzymes in the Calvin cycle in controlling rate of carbon fixation and plant growth; in vivo role of stromal protein complexes in regulation of chloroplast metabolism; application of proteomic, metabolomic and bioinformatics approaches to chloroplast metabolism; elevated CO2 effects on photosynthetic capacity in field conditions 64 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

Molecular medicine – molecular mechanisms of disease, particularly in cancer and septic shock, with generic biomedical studies addressing mechanisms in the innate immune response, development of therapeutics and enterovirus pathogenesis; underlying molecular themes include protein-protein interactions, protein dynamics and pathways in oxidative stress and cell fate determination; individual molecules under study include cytochrome c and other metalloproteins, transcription factors, immunological receptors and virus receptors; medical microbiology.

Molecular microbial ecology – microbial ecology/diversity, mainly of stressed habitats, and microbial biotechnology; biodegradation of petroleum oil in the

Phil Reeves, BSc PhD Warwick (Lecturer) Membrane protein biochemistry and biophysics: structure, function and biogenesis of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR); development of tools for recombinant expression and purification of membrane proteins; NMR and crystallization of GPCR including rhodopsin and melanocortin receptors Chris Reynolds, BSc PhD St Andrews (Professor) Computational chemistry/bioinformatics: development of methods in computational chemistry and their applications to problems in biology; homology modelling; G-protein coupled receptor activation; virtual screening; structural bioinformatics; modelling polarisation in enzymes David Smith, BSc PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Coral reef biology: coral ecophysiology; phenotypic and genotypic expression; community ecology and conservation management; water pollution, water quality issues and faecal contamination of environmentally-sensitive waters; water quality management

marine habitat, groundwater pollution attenuation, and heavy metal resistance and biotransformations in soil; development of new biotechnological applications to improve environmental quality and sustainable development.

Photosynthesis, plant productivity and plant molecular biology – the development and functioning of the photosynthetic apparatus in leaves and the effects of environmental factors on these processes in particular; the effects of global atmospheric and climate change; limitations to productivity of C3 and C4 crop plants and natural plant communities; plant interaction with microclimate; manipulation of photosynthesis in transgenic plants; use of Arabidopsis mutants to study phosphate

Glyn Stanway, BSc PhD London (Professor) Virology: interaction between viruses and cellular receptors; virus replication; molecular approaches to understanding virus pathogenicity; evolution, generic relationships and molecular determinants of host range Michael Steinke, Diploma PhD Bremen (Lecturer) Marine biology: plankton ecology and the production of biogenic trace gases; role of infochemicals in predator-prey interactions; aquatic infochemistry; sulphur biogeochemistry David Suggett, BSc Liverpool, MSc PhD Southampton (Lecturer) Aquatic productivity: environmental control of photosynthesis (microalgae, macroalgae, corals and sea grasses); adaptive plasticity of microalgal photosynthesis; bio-optical signatures of marine and freshwaters; coral ecophysiology; carbon metabolism and cycling within lakes and coastal marine systems

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sensing; abiotic and biotic stress defence signalling pathways.

Doctor of Medicine

Microbial Diversity and Factors Affecting Benzene Degradation in a Benzene-contaminated Aquifer Aburto Arturo, Mexico

Factors Influencing the Uncultivated Microflora of Skin Jihyun Lee, South Korea Tumour Specific CTCF Point Mutations Abrogate CTCF Function Sushma Rai, Nepal

Medically qualified staff of the University of Essex, or of an NHS Trust associated with the University, may apply to register for the degree of Doctor of Medicine. The minimum period of study and research is two years and the maximum is four years. Please contact the University for further details.

Molecular Pathology of Glycated Extracellular Matrix in Disease Darin Dobler, USA Diversity, Structure and Function of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-degrading Bacterial Communities from the Thames Estuary Boyd McKew, United Kingdom

Marine Resource Dependence, Resource Use Patterns and Identification of Economic Performance Criteria within a Small Island Community: Kaledupa, Indonesia Leanne Cullen, United Kingdom

Titles of recent theses

Molecular Analysis of the Arabidopsis CP12 Gene Family Prashant Singh, India

Molecular Mechanisms of Helix-loop-helix Proteins Joaquin Zacarias Cabeza, Mexico

Bacterial Diversity in Intertidal Sediment: the Effect of Algal-derived Carbohydrates in In-situ and Microcosm Approach Kelly Haynes, United Kingdom

Evaluation of the Role of Photoreduction of Oxygen as a Photoprotective Mechanism in Leaves Steven Driever, The Netherlands

Titles of recent theses completed by students within the Department of Biological Sciences have included: Benthic Diatom Motility in Response to Light Deirdre McLachlan, United Kingdom

Graham Underwood, BSc Reading, DPhil Sussex (Professor and Head of Department) Marine ecology: diversity and ecology of sediment-inhabiting estuarine diatoms; biofilms in tropical reef systems; the formation of algal biofilms and production of exopolymers; response of algal communities to nutrients; processes of biostabilisation, sediment dynamics and algal-bacterial coupling Corinne Whitby, BSc Hull, PhD Liverpool (Lecturer) Molecular microbial ecology: role of bacteria in nutrient cycling; microbial biodegradation of xenobiotics; environmental healthcare Mike Wilson, MSc PhD UEA (Professor) Biochemistry: structure and function of haem proteins; rapid kinetic methods; stopped-flow spectrometry and flash photolysis; oxidative damage to cells and the biochemistry of nitric oxide Jonathan Worrall, BSc PhD Newcastle (Lecturer) Biochemistry and structural studies: the pre-apoptotic complex formed between cytochrome c and cardiolipin; copper homeostasis in microbial systems Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 65

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Postgraduate research training

areas. These allow you to continue to extend your general scientific education.

All PhD, MPhil and MSc research students have an individual supervisor(s) and a supervisory board, whose role is to review your progress at a series of scheduled meetings throughout the period of study.

Monitored attendance at departmental seminars and research group meetings enables you to present work in progress and provides an induction into, and benefit from, the Department’s research culture.

All our research students attend our Graduate Training Programme but can also attend University-organised introductory programmes, a UKGrad-approved local GradSchool, and a range of freestanding half- and one-day courses run throughout the year addressing particular topics.

Opportunities for paid employment

The Annual Graduate Forum provides a formal meeting structure for poster and oral presentations. There are regular departmental seminars held during term time which cover a wide range of research

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You may have the opportunity to contribute to teaching by demonstrating to undergraduate laboratory classes.

Research resources and facilities Major services and communal equipment are managed by our 21 permanent research technicians and four University-funded senior research fellows.

Services include cell culture and bioreactors, glasshouse/controlled environment growth facilities for algae and plants (incorporating a transgenic plant facility) and chromatography systems/cold rooms for protein purification.

Communal equipment includes that for cell analysis and bioimaging, whole plant-algal spectroscopy and imaging, in vivo near infrared spectroscopy, computational chemistry and bioinformatics, molecular biology and transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolite analysis, protein spectroscopy, protein analysis, environmental analysis and human physiology monitoring.

We have a pleasant, informal atmosphere where staff and students share the same facilities. The common room is a popular haunt where both staff and students can enjoy refreshments throughout the day.

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Adhip Mandal, Lincoln, Lincolnshire – MD Medicine

The main reason I chose the University of Essex was the immense reputation it enjoys.

The Department of Biological Sciences, where I am based, has excellent facilities and the staff are superb with some of the best known scientists in their fields. I have also found that the support staff and knowledge of other students is fantastic, with many producing and publishing high-quality research. In addition, the laboratories are always well stocked and very organised, and there is an excellent library with all the facilities I could hope for. All of this combines to make Essex a brilliant environment to undertake research and learning.

As soon as I set foot on the Colchester Campus I noticed how compact and colourful the University is. The mix of undergraduates and postgraduates promotes a real diversity of people,

providing a unique and fresh outlook.

Stepping into one of the squares, one can immediately notice individuals from all over the world, all of whom seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. There is a bustling social life with lots of great bars, restaurants, a theatre, nightclubs and shops. What’s more, the on-campus services such as the Post Office, printing facilities and even dry cleaning means that because everything is so close, you needn’t step out of the campus at all.

I am a general surgeon by profession and am currently doing this research project to further my understanding of breast cancer. The research I have undertaken here at Essex, such as looking into molecular biological techniques, will be extremely useful for future understanding of the molecular basis of breast cancer.

Student profile University computer facilities are open to all graduate students, where word-processing, data-handling, statistical, graph-plotting and web facilities are available.

Our academic staff operate an ‘open-door’ policy for all students, and we have an active staff-graduate student liaison committee to facilitate an open exchange of views.

Career prospects Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers. Many of our Masters graduates progress to PhD study, either here at Essex or at other institutes in the UK, Europe or the United States. Our PhD students frequently progress to postdoctoral research positions in universities and research institutes.

Graduates have also gone on to work in biomedical laboratories, in the biotechnology industry, and in the pharmaceutical industry, both in research and development laboratories and in sales.

Graduates of a number of our programmes work in hospitals and ancillary services.

Other careers include work with governmental and non-governmental environmental agencies and organisations and teaching in schools and colleges.

Numerical and analytical key skills developed in our courses allow students to go into scientific publishing and scientific administration and also sales and marketing.

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Computational Finance and Economic Agents CCFEA are committed to being a pioneer at the cutting-edge of IT and artificial intelligence based modelling of markets with operationally relevant features.

Taught courses MSc Computational Finance• MSc Financial Software Engineering• MSc High Frequency Finance and Trading Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

Research degrees Computational Economics• PhD Computational Finance• PhD Masters degree in a relevant subject.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Economics and Econometrics, and Computer Science and Informatics subject areas, see Economics and Computer Science for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 11 Taught postgraduates: 22 Research postgraduates: 29 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 874876 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 874876 E ltriolo@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Computer Science (page 72) Economics (page 78) Electronics and Telecommunications (page 85) Essex Business School (page 91) 68 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

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Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents (CCFEA)

Why study computational finance and economic agents at Essex?

Cutting-edge laboratory-based teaching and research centre that is part of a e4 million Research Training Network

Staff include specialists in high frequency finance, modelling trading simulators and algorithms, portfolio and risk management

Offers an innovative seminar module with industry experts who also provide project supervision and work placement opportunities

Hosts high profile international conferences and workshops

Internship opportunities with major companies and institutions, such as the Bank of England and HSBC

you to quantitative finance, the ICT of financial systems, design issues relating to parallel and distributed networks, encryption and security and real-time constraints for An innovative, interdisciplinary and developments, such as Straight Through laboratory-based centre, CCFEA is part of Processing (STP). The case study approach the School of Computer Science and used will familiarise you with financial Electronic Engineering. We are a showcase software architecture such as multi-lateral for cutting-edge computational and trading facilities (MTFs), electronic markets evolutionary methods to simulate markets like LSE SETS, electronic trading engines with artificially intelligent agents and to and commercial financial decision support design real-time trading and risk software. management systems.

MSc High Frequency Finance and Trading We are committed to being a pioneer at the This course equips you with the core cutting-edge of IT and artificial intelligence concepts and quantitative methods in based modelling of markets with high frequency finance, along with the operationally relevant features. To this end, operational skills to use state-of-the-art in addition to the pursuit of theoretical computational methods for financial aspects of the subject, we have strong modelling. industry links via our City/Industry Associates Board and a number of our PhD students have industry internships.

Taught courses These can be viewed as high quality ‘conversion’ courses, combining computing and finance.

MSc Computational Finance• This course equips you with the core concepts and mathematical principles of modern quantitative finance, along with the operational skills to use computational packages (mainly MATLAB) for financial modelling. In addition to traditional topics in derivatives and asset pricing, there is special emphasis on risk management in the non-Gaussian environment with extreme events.

You can study methods of non-linear and evolutionary computational methods for derivatives pricing and portfolio management. The use of artificial financial market environments for stress testing, design of auctions and other financial contracts is also covered.

MSc Financial Software Engineering• This course enables you to attain a high level of competence in software development in the area of financial software engineering. It aims to introduce Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 69

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Taught course modules MSc Computational Finance

MSc Financial Software Engineering

MSc High Frequency Finance and Trading

Derivative Securities Mathematical Research Techniques using MATLAB Introduction to Financial Market Analysis or Quantitative Finance and Market Analysis Learning and Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance Financial Engineering and Risk Management Industry Expert Lectures in Finance

Distributed Computing or Software Design and Architecture Advanced Relational and Object-Oriented Databases Underlying Technology in Financial Systems Introduction to Financial Market Analysis Financial Engineering and Risk Management Industry Expert Lectures in Finance

Finance and Empirical Market Microstructure Mathematical Research Techniques using MATLAB Introduction to Financial Market Analysis or Quantitative Methods in Finance and Trading Learning and Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance Introduction to Java with Application to Simulation Modelling in Finance and

Economics or Underlying Technology in Financial Systems High Frequency This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Academic staff Nick Constantinou, BSc Reading, MSc London, PhD Essex (Lecturer) (Essex Business School)

Sheri Markose, BA Bombay, MA Delhi, PhD London (Professor) (Department of Economics)

Maria Fasli, BSc TEI Thessaloniki, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer and Head of School) (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering)

Sean Monaghan, BSc London, DPhil Oxford (Lecturer) (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering)

Edward Tsang, BBA Hong Kong, MSc PhD Essex (Professor) (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering)

Richard Olsen, Licentiate Zurich, MPhil Oxford, PhD Zurich (Visiting Professor) (CCFEA)

Qingfu Zhang, BSc Shanxi, MSc Xidian (Professor) (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering)

Wing Lon Ng, Dipl Kfm Cologne, Dr.res.pol Munster (Lecturer) (CCFEA)

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Steve Phelps, BSc Sussex, PhD Liverpool (Lecturer) (CCFEA)

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Having completed my undergraduate degree at Essex, I felt it was the perfect place to further my studies as a postgraduate student. The University has a reputation for excellence that is well deserved.

position for two years, organising rock nights and gatherings for all those who enjoy the genre. I found that the clubs and societies offered at the University were a great way to meet many like minded people.

Above all, the University of Essex helped me attain two degrees, at undergraduate and at postgraduate level, and helped me identify the specific career plan I wish to follow. I feel that it has helped me prepare for a long and enjoyable career, and has provided me Before my MSc, I studied BSc Computing with memories which will be and Mathematics in the Department of hard to forget.

Mathematical Sciences. Over the three years that I was studying this course, I discovered that mathematics was perhaps not my thing, although I do like a challenge.

From there on in I decided to focus fully on computer science as my main subject area of interest.

In addition, the Colchester Campus is small enough to walk from one end to the other in a matter of minutes but is busy enough so that you bump into ten people you know on the way!

Peter Mead, Wivenhoe, Essex – BSc Computing and Mathematics ’07, MSc Advanced Web Application Programming (now MSc Advanced Web Engineering) ’09

Societies played a big part in my social life at the University. I remember my first Freshers’ Fair where I decided to join the RockSoc on a whim, one year later I was the president of that society. I held this

Graduate profile The main objective is to enable you to attain an understanding of financial markets at the level of individual trades occurring over sub-millisecond timescales, and apply this to the development of real-time approaches to trading and risk management.

Research degrees PhD Computational Economics• and PhD Computational Finance• Our research programmes provide training in research for economics and finance with a strong computational and operational component. Our programme has a first-year taught curriculum, leading on to two years’ research on a thesis and the award of a PhD.

Our degrees are designed primarily (but not exclusively) for graduates in physics, computing, engineering, law, mathematics, statistics or operations research, who want to apply their skills to the area of economics and finance. A number of our PhD students have been awarded industry bursaries.

Training in how to carry out original research is compulsory. You will be encouraged to attend seminars in CCFEA and other departments, schools and centres, and given opportunities to present your work at CCFEA workshops.

Career prospects We train students for careers in computing and finance, and for further study. Recent roles taken on by our graduates include work with Morgan Stanley Securities Integration Group in Mumbai, employment as a team analyst for the global strategy team of Lehman Brothers and an internship in Alders Consulting Ltd (CCA).

One of our recent PhD students has been appointed Head of Quantitative Research at Old Mutual Asset Management. Others have completed an MBA or undertaken further PhD work in the UK and overseas.

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Computer Science We have six computing laboratories for teaching, coursework and research. These offer exceptional facilities, with some labs open 24 hours per day, and an extensive software range.

Taught courses MSc Computer Science• MSc Advanced Web Engineering• MSc Embedded Systems• MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics• Good honours degree, or equivalent, in computer science or a related discipline.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Computer Science and Informatics

MSc Computing• Good honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject.

Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 15 50 30 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

Research degrees Computer Science• MSD, MPhil, PhD Applied Physics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Computing and Electronic Systems• MSD, MPhil, PhD Electronic Systems Engineering• MSD, MPhil, PhD

FURTHER INFORMATION

Good honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline.

For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872438 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk

English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 60 Taught postgraduates: 80 Research postgraduates: 150

For research study: T +44 (0)1206 874879 E ces-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus In addition to the stated entry requirements, we take into account industrial or other experience when assessing an application.

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Computational Finance and Economic Agents (page 68) Electronics and Telecommunications (page 85) 72 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

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School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Why study computer science at Essex?

Long-standing reputation in artificial intelligence and in mobile and autonomous robotics

Cutting-edge research in pervasive computing, intelligent-inhabited environments, evolutionary computation and brain computer interfaces

Major centre for constraint programming and optimisation

Exciting new research in agent technology for e-commerce, natural language engineering and bioinformatics

Broad range of taught MSc courses

The School has over 40 years’ experience of providing high-quality postgraduate training and research supervision.

Postgraduates account for nearly a quarter of our total student population. In 2007, the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering merged with the Department of Computer Science to create a very strong school. This is reflected in our range of taught courses and wide variety of research interests.

We have six computing laboratories for teaching, coursework and research. These offer exceptional facilities, with some labs open 24 hours per day, and an extensive software range. All are regularly upgraded in line with current developments in both technology and curriculum, an example being our laboratory for Intelligent Embedded Systems, based on autonomous vehicles (‘mobile robots’), which provides a highly motivating environment for student projects.

We pride ourselves on being friendly, responsive and committed to providing an environment conducive to study and research. Student views are regularly sought through questionnaires and staff/student liaison meetings to ensure good working relationships and support.

Taught courses The following are offered within the area of computer science and suitable for a range of students, from those who have little or no previous experience of computer science but want to study the subject intensively, to those with a good foundation who wish to spend a year in specialist study.

We combine formal instruction and a supervised project which forms the basis of a dissertation.

MSc Computer Science• This course allows graduates who already have substantial knowledge or practical experience of computer science to extend their knowledge by choosing from a wide range of modules that encompass

agent-based and multi-agent systems, machine learning and data mining, advanced relational and object-oriented databases, human-machine interaction, natural language engineering, constraint satisfaction for decision making, distributed computing, pervasive computing and ambient intelligence.

MSc Advanced Web Engineering• This course reflects how web applications continue to revolutionise the way that modern enterprises conduct their business both internally and externally. These applications usually run in standard web browsers and are characterised by their ease of use and zero installation or update costs. Successful web applications underlie e-commerce sites like Amazon and eBay, while Google groups and WikiPedia allow collaboration and information sharing, and web application-based forms greatly simplify internal business processes.

As the underlying technology continues to evolve rapidly, both on client and server side, this course includes the main technologies for creating web applications, including distributed computing, e-commerce programming, software design, object databases, XML, Web Services, .NET, JSP, Ruby on Rails and AJAX. A good honours degree in computer science or related is normally required for entry to this course, and graduates work in a wide range of web-applications and commerce-related companies.

MSc Embedded Systems• There is a large and growing demand from industry for engineers and computer scientists who possess in-depth expertise of embedded systems. This course meets that demand by equipping graduates with knowledge and skills that enable them to work on all aspects of this area. You develop practical skills in the design, programming and interfacing of embedded processors, as well as an understanding of current applications, technological trends and their potential impact on systems of the future.

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and maintain well equipped laboratories through our links with industrial partners.

This combination of expertise and state-of-the-art platforms enables us to offer you instruction in a wide range of topics including (but not restricted to) hardware/software co-design, task oriented programming, systems integration, middleware, networking, human computer interfaces, embedded agents and the embedded internet.

MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics• This course provides students with the knowledge to design and build intelligent computer systems, and to understand current trends in this rapidly-evolving area.

You will learn the techniques and mechanisms for constructing such systems and develop practical skills and experience in building them, largely through their use in robots. Emphasis is placed on design methodologies and the study and application of systems integration procedures.

The course teaches the essential skills of database design, object-oriented programming and web-based application development, using tools such as Visual Studio, C#, SQLServer and ASP.NET 2.

Alternative and emerging approaches to web development, such as Ajax (used by Google Maps) and Ruby on Rails are also Upon graduating, you will be able to work in explored, giving you access to a wide range many areas, ranging from industrial robotics of future employment opportunities. In to the modelling of customers in buildings addition to these technical skills, you learn and shops. about the use of HCI design principles to improve navigation and accessibility.

MSc Computing• This course is designed for students who have not studied computer science for their first degree and wish to pursue a career in We are strongly committed to research and 65 per cent of our computer science the computing/IT industry. research was judged to be of

Research degrees

Staff and their research interests Victor Callaghan, BEng PhD Sheffield (Professor) Inhabited intelligent environments; ambient intelligence; pervasive computing; affective computing; robotics; end-user programming; smart classrooms; mixed-reality systems; socio-technical science Martin Colley, BSc London, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Robotics; distributed simulation; computer architecture; fault tolerance; parallel real-time systems Amnon H Eden, MSc PhD Tel Aviv (Lecturer) Software design; the philosophy of computer science; object-oriented programming; artificial intelligence Maria Fasli, BSc TEI Thessaloniki, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer and Head of School) Agents and multi-agent systems; agent theories; electronic markets and strategic behaviour; planning and reasoning about action; web search assistants; web service discovery and composition; trust management; agent-oriented software engineering

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Chris Fox, BSc MSc PhD Essex (Reader) Computational semantics; source code analysis; business process modelling John Gan, BSc NPU, MSc PhD SEU (Reader) Data modelling and prediction; data fusion; brain-computer interfaces; robotic vision and control Dongbing Gu, BSc MSc BIT, China, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Multi-agent systems; wireless sensor networks; distributed control algorithms; distributed information fusion; cooperative control; reinforcement learning; fuzzy logic and neural network based motion control; model predictive control Hani Hagras, BSc MSc Alexandria, PhD Essex (Professor) Machine learning; genetic and evolutionary computing; fuzzy logic; neural networks; robotics; pattern recognition; multi-embedded agent systems; intelligent buildings Martin Henson, BSc Southampton, MSc Essex, PGCE CNAA (Professor) Logics of specification languages; logics of program development; theories of operation and data refinement; constructive theories for program development

Huosheng Hu, MSc Central South, PhD Oxford, CEng MIEE SMIEEE MAAAI MIAS MACM (Professor) Human-centred robotics; human-robot interaction; sensor, integration and data fusion algorithms; multi-agent co-operation and co-evolution; embedded systems and networked robots Udo Kruschwitz, Diplom-Informatiker Humboldt Universität Berlin, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Intelligent web search; information retrieval; knowledge extraction; natural language processing; query log analysis Simon Lucas, BSc Kent, PhD Southampton (Professor) Artificial intelligence and games; machine learning; evolutionary computation Klaus McDonald-Maier, Dipl.-Ing. Ulm, MS Lyon, Dr.rer.nat. Jena, PGCHE Kent, SMIEEE FIET (Professor) Embedded systems and system-on-chip (SoC) design, development support and technology to increase performance and reliability; advanced computer architectures offering vast processing power for robotics, image processing and other real-time critical applications; application of AI for real world problems and robot control

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‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally-leading’ standard in the most recent RAE (2008).

allow humans to control, just by thinking, devices such as computers, robots and virtual environments. The devices can be controlled by myoelectric signals as well, ie signals that indicate the level of electrical activity in muscles. The aim is to expand the current limits of these two technologies through non-invasive means.

We offer supervision within computer science for the degrees of PhD•, MPhil• and MSc by research (MSD)• and an Integrated PhD in Computer Science. Our major research groups cover topics from pure theory to practical applications. Groups are typically bound around funded projects Constraint satisfaction and optimisation, but boundaries are flexible and there is plus computational finance: Applications interaction in all areas. like industrial scheduling and supply chain management involve constraints which Brain-computer interfaces: Our group must be satisfied. Our group investigates in human computer interfaces has an efficient ways to find satisfactory and/or emphasis on BCIs and myoelectric control. optimal solutions and constraint satisfaction BCIs can be used for capturing brain signals is applied to computational finance and and translating them into commands that bargaining research.

Ramaswamy Palaniappan, BE MEngSc PhD Malaya, MIEE MIEEE MBMES (Lecturer) Biological signal analysis; biometrics; brain-computer interface; genetic algorithm; neural network Massimo Poesio, Laurea Torino, PhD Rochester (Reader) Natural language processing; semantics and pragmatics; text mining and ontology learning; anaphora resolution; corpora and corpus annotation tools; computational psycholinguistics Riccardo Poli, Laurea Elec Eng PhD Florence (Professor) Genetic programming; evolutionary computation; swarm intelligence; theory and applications Jerome Robinson, BSc MSc London, MSc CNAA, PGCE Leeds (Lecturer) Data extraction from web pages; embedded processor systems implementation Steve Sangwine, BSc Southampton, PhD Reading, CEng FIET SMIEEE (Senior Lecturer) Colour and vector image processing; hypercomplex signal and image processing; networks-on-chip; digital circuit test

Paul Scott, MA Oxford, MSc London, DPhil Sussex (Senior Lecturer) Machine learning; data mining; applied artificial intelligence Francisco Sepulveda, BSc California Santa Barbara, MSc Clemson, PhD Unicamp (Br) (Reader) Brain-computer interfaces; biomedical signals and systems; computational neuroscience; computational intelligence; affective computing Sam Steel, BA Cambridge, PhD Edinburgh (Senior Lecturer) Artificial intelligence; planning; logical aspects of artificial intelligence; agency, explaining behaviour and rational behaviour Edward Tsang, BBA Hong Kong, MSc PhD Essex (Professor) Applied artificial intelligence; computational finance; economics and management; evolutionary computation; heuristic search; constraint satisfaction; scheduling

Dependable systems: This involves the study of fundamental issues in computer science to improve productivity in software engineering and make software more reliable. Areas covered include real-time and safety critical systems, specification languages, logics, theories of refinement and program development, applications of theorem proving, software development methodologies and software design theory.

Essex robotics: Now the largest group of its kind in the UK. Research covers a range of topics, including co-operative robotics, football-playing robots, multisensor-based navigation and map-building, adaptive robots, intelligent agricultural vehicles, computer vision,

Alexei Vernitski, BSc MSc Ural State, PhD Essex (Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Mathematical Sciences) Computability and algorithmic complexity; applications of graph theory and algebra to computer science Norbert Völker, Dipl-Math Bochum, Dr-Ing FernUniversitaet Hagen (Lecturer) Formal methods; theorem proving and its applications; software system verification Qingfu Zhang, BSc Shanxi, MSc PhD Xidian (Professor) (Joint appointment with the Department of Mathematical Sciences) Neural networks; evolutionary computation; data mining; mathematical programming; telecommunication network Staff in the School whose interests are primarily in electronics and telecommunications are listed on page 88.

Ray Turner, BSc MA PhD London (Professor) Mathematical logic; theoretical computer science

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Taught course modules All students on taught Masters courses take the following modules: Professional Practice and Research Methodology Individual Project and Dissertation MSc Computer Science Group Project Plus six approved additional modules Students may study one of the approved themes or make a guided selection The available themes are: Artificial Intelligence and Agents Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making Machine Learning and Data Mining Plus four from: Human-Machine Interaction XML and Related Technologies Software Design and Architecture Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Mathematical Research Techniques using MATLAB Neural and Evolutionary Computation Development of Large Software Systems Generic Programming and its Applications Natural Language Engineering

Fuzzy Logic and Hybrid Systems Computer Vision Distributed Information Management Systems Advanced Relational and Object-Oriented Databases Distributed Computing Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Plus three from: Machine Learning and Data Mining Development of Large Software Systems E-Commerce Programming XML and Related Technologies Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making Software Design and Architecture Mathematical Research Techniques using MATLAB Human-Machine Interaction Generic Programming and its Applications Natural Language Engineering Fuzzy Logic and Hybrid Systems Software Engineering Advanced Relational and Object-Oriented Databases Software Design and Architecture Plus three from: Human-Machine Interaction Distributed Computing XML and Related Technologies Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making

networked robots and control systems for autonomous vehicles, analysis of robot behaviour, biologically-inspired robots and precise robot simulation.

Intelligent inhabited environments: This explores the science and application opportunities arising from the increasing proliferation of small, networked

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Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Machine Learning and Data Mining E-Commerce Programming Natural Language Engineering MSc Advanced Web Engineering E-Commerce Programming Distributed Computing Software Design and Architecture Group Project Plus two from: Advanced Relational and Object-Oriented Databases XML and Related Technologies Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making Agent Technology for E-Commerce MSc Embedded Systems Advanced Embedded Systems Design Digital Signal Processing Programming Embedded Systems Group Project Plus three from: Human-Machine Interaction Distributed Computing Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Heuristic and Evolutionary Computation

computers and artificial intelligence in our everyday lives.

Embedded Systems Co-Design Fuzzy Logic and Hybrid Systems MSc Intelligent Systems and Robotics Intelligent Systems and Robotics Machine Learning and Data Mining Programming Embedded Systems Computer Vision Group Project Plus two from: Human-Machine Interaction Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Heuristic and Evolutionary Computation Embedded Systems Co-Design Natural Language Engineering Fuzzy Logic and Hybrid Systems MSc Computing Object Oriented Software Engineering (double module) Programming with C# (double module) Interactive Web Applications (double module) Human Computer Interface Design Group Project This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Natural and evolutionary computation (NEC): A number of computational methods are inspired by nature. Research Machine learning and intelligent agents: includes neural networks (inspired by the This tries to find useful information from way that our brain solves problems) and large data sets or noisy images. Applications evolutionary methods (inspired by Darwin’s include speech and face recognition, theory, where solutions are evolved rather decision support, analysis of humans or than designed). animals walking and financial applications.

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Natural language engineering and web applications: This aims to enable computer systems to process natural language and can be applied to tasks like information retrieval and web search, information extraction and data mining, text summarisation and speech technology.

Robotics work in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

For more information on available research opportunities, please see Electronics and Telecommunications, page 85.

Industrial experience We welcome students (both from the UK and overseas) who have industrial experience onto both taught courses and research degrees. Some students are seeking a career change, while others wish to extend their skills set, or intend to go on to further research. We always take into account relevant industrial experience when considering applications.

I decided to study at Essex because of the University’s reputation as one of the most internationally diverse, as well as being one of the forerunners in the field of computer science offering numerous combinations of modules.

I wanted to study computer science to further my prior knowledge and experience, as it is an extremely innovative topic.

Subject to the approval of the School, you may take an industry-based project and dissertation. This is designed if you are taking an MSc while in employment or have secured industrial sponsorship.

Career prospects Many of our postgraduate students have secured employment in a wide range of companies in various different areas of computing and information technology, in the UK and overseas.

Swathi Kantharaja, Bangalore, India – MSc Computer Science

Some of the companies and organisations where our former students now work include Electronic Data Systems, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Bank of Mexico, Visa International, DSG, Hyperknowledge (Cambridge), the Hellenic Air Force (Greece), ICSS (Beijing), United Microelectronics Corporation (Taiwan) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.

Other former students have joined smaller companies and some have successfully started their own business. Several have pursued further research at Essex and elsewhere, and developed academic careers. For instance, one former student is now a professor of robotics in Brazil.

Student profile

I really enjoy living as part of a community on campus; there is a vibrant and friendly atmosphere here. The facilities on offer, especially in the library, are state-of-the-art and help immensely with my learning. I also love the surrounding areas, including the lake, as this is very beautiful. Finally, having a place such as the Happy Days diner which gives us somewhere to congregate and eat together is really nice and allows me to see all of my friends.

After completing my degree, my ambition is to find a job as a software developer for a reputable company allowing me to demonstrate all that I have learnt as part of my studies. I feel that the modules I have studied will prepare me extremely well for working as a software developer as they are all relevant to the present world. I have really enjoyed my time at Essex and I would definitely recommend it to prospective students, especially those considering studying abroad.

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Economics We are ranked in the top three economics departments in the UK, and in the top twenty in Europe, with staff active and prominent in all areas of economics.

Taught courses MSc Economics•† MSc Accounting and Financial Economics• MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis• MSc Economics and Econometrics† MSc Financial and Business Economics•† MSc Financial Economics MSc Financial Economics and Econometrics MSc International Economics•† MSc Management Economics Upper second class honours degree in economics or a related discipline. For students with a first degree in a subject other than economics, or whose economics training does not provide sufficient technical experiences for direct entry on to an MSc, we offer two full-time Diplomas.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Economics and Econometrics Department of Economics ranked third in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 40 55 5 0 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 35 Taught postgraduates: 120 Research postgraduates: 70

Research degrees Economics MPhil, PhD† (three-year degree)

For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872647 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk

A good honours first degree in economics, normally an upper second, or equivalent, and a good performance in MA/MSc Economics, or equivalent. A well-developed research degree proposal is also essential.

For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872726 E pgecon@essex.ac.uk

Economics PhD† (four-year degree) A good first degree in economics, normally upper second class or equivalent.

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Applied Social and Economic Research (page 55) Biological Sciences (page 59) Computational Finance and Economic Agents (page 68) Politics (page 175) Sociology (page 194) 78 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

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Department of Economics

Why study economics at Essex?

One of the UK’s leading Departments of Economics

Ranked joint third in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE, December 2008)

Awarded full marks, 24/24, in the QAA Subject Review

ESRC recognition for four of our MSc courses and our PhD programme

Thriving international community with staff from over ten countries and students from over 35

MSc Economics•† This is our flagship course. It aims to provide an advanced level of understanding The Department has an international in the techniques of economic analysis. reputation for the outstanding quality of our The rigorous training and broad expertise research and graduate training. We were in both theoretical and applied economics ranked joint third in the UK in the last RAE, attracts many students to this course. reflecting our well-established international Compulsory modules including reputation for excellence. We are ranked in microeconomics and macroeconomics, the top three economics departments in plus three optional modules chosen from the UK, and in the top twenty in Europe, a wide range of subjects that allow you to with staff active and prominent in all areas gain either in-depth specialisation or a of economics. breadth of understanding across several topics in economics.

The quality of our work is reflected in publications in core journals of the subject, MSc Accounting and Financial extensive international contacts and Economics• consultancy for such international organisations as the European Commission, This course is offered jointly with Essex IMF, World Bank, FAO and IFAD. Several of Business School. It aims to equip you with the knowledge of advanced concepts and our staff members currently serve, or have principles in accounting and financial served, as editors, associate editors or members of the editorial boards of some of economics. The compulsory modules are evenly split between the Department of the profession’s leading journals, including Economics and Essex Business School, the Review of Economic Studies, the International Economic Review, Economica, and include economics of financial markets the European Economic Review, the Journal and issues in financial reporting. of Econometrics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Economic Psychology, Econometric Theory, and Labour Economics.

MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis• This course is run jointly with the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER).

It has a more data orientated, applied focus than some of the other courses.

It aims to equip you with an in-depth In all our courses we seek to convey the understanding of the analysis of data in excitement of the subject, providing you with economics. Compulsory modules include tools needed for your chosen career. Our Panel Data Methods and Applications of MSc courses provide a thorough training in Data Analysis, which are taught by ISER, the methods, achievements and possibilities as well as Microeconomics and of contemporary economic thinking. All Mathematical Methods taught by the combine compulsory modules with a range Department of Economics. of options and a compulsory dissertation.

Taught courses

Four of our MSc courses – MSc Economics, MSc International Economics, MSc Financial and Business Economics, and MSc Economics and Econometrics – are recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for ‘1+3’ research studentship purposes, so eligible students can apply for ESRC funding to take one of these MSc courses, followed by a PhD.

MSc Economics and Econometrics† This course aims to provide an advanced qualification not only in economics but also in econometrics. You follow more in-depth modules in econometrics than those taking MSc Economics. Compulsory modules in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, are supplemented by optional modules which you can choose to reflect your own interests.

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MSc Financial and Business Economics•† This course focuses on economics related to business and finance. It aims to equip you with advanced understanding of financial and business economic principles and an awareness of their applications.

Compulsory modules provide an in-depth understanding of subjects including financial economics and industrial organisation and are complemented by our range of optional modules.

MSc Financial Economics This course focuses on finance, stressing its underlying underpinnings in economics.

Its emphasis is on ways in which economic reasoning can inform and illuminate the

financial decision making of investors and the financial choices made by firms. In addition, the course aims to equip you to analyse complex financial data using econometric techniques. Compulsory modules in Economics of Financial Markets and Topics in Financial Economics will give you the chance to gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of financial economics.

MSc Financial Economics and Econometrics This course is a specialised course which focuses on both financial economics and econometrics. It includes theoretical and applied aspects of econometrics to

complement the subjects in financial economics but goes further into econometric techniques, in comparison to MSc Financial Economics. This MSc aims to give you an in-depth understanding of the topics covered during the course, including financial economics and time series econometrics.

MSc International Economics•† This course offers advanced training and the chance to develop a range of expertise in theoretical and applied issues of international economic relations. It aims to establish a critical awareness of the integration of theory, data, and analysis in relation to international economics.

Compulsory modules include International Trade Theory and International Finance.

MSc Management Economics This course provides training in the use of economics in managerial decisions and in analysing strategic interaction among firms.

It aims to provide you with a basic training in economics and encourages you to develop your skills further and to apply them specifically in areas related to management. Compulsory modules include Economics of Organisational Management and Theory of Industrial Organisation.

The September Mathematics/Statistics Programme We run an intensive programme in mathematics and statistics for economists for three weeks prior to the start of the academic year. This is for students about to undertake any of our MSc courses or those who have been admitted to the first year of the four-year doctoral programme.

The aim is to enable you to familiarise yourself with the techniques of calculus, linear algebra and elementary statistics.

It is our experience that students find this course extremely helpful in the early stages of graduate work. We encourage all interested students to attend but the programme is specifically aimed at those whose background in mathematics and statistics is relatively weak or for those who need their knowledge refreshed. For more information, please contact the Department.

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Taught course modules MSc Economics Microeconomics Macroeconomics Mathematical Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Three optional modules Dissertation MSc Accounting and Financial Economics Economics of Financial Markets Issues in Financial Reporting Management Accounting Mathematical Methods Three optional modules Dissertation MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis Microeconomics Mathematical Methods Panel Data Methods Applications of Data Analysis Either Econometric Methods and Applications or Estimation and Inference in Econometrics Two optional modules Dissertation

MSc Economics and Econometrics

MSc Financial Economics and Econometrics

NB Dissertations must be on an approved topic.

Microeconomics Macroeconomics Time Series Econometrics Estimation and Inference in Econometrics Empirical Methods in Economics and Finance Two optional modules Dissertation

Economics of Financial Markets Topics in Financial Economics Time Series Econometrics Estimation and Inference in Econometrics Empirical Methods of Economics and Finance Two optional modules Dissertation

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

MSc Financial and Business Economics Economics of Financial Markets Topics in Financial Economics Theory of Industrial Organisation Mathematical Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Two optional modules Dissertation

MSc International Economics International Trade Theory International Finance Mathematical Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Three optional modules Dissertation MSc Management Economics

MSc Financial Economics Economics of Financial Markets Topics in Financial Economics Mathematical Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Empirical Methods of Economics and Finance Two optional modules Dissertation

Microeconomics Mathematical Methods Theory of Industrial Organisation Economics of Organisational Management Three optional modules Dissertation

Optional modules These are examples of the optional modules you can take, subject to the agreement of our Graduate Director.

Economic Development Theory Economics of Financial Markets Topics in Financial Economics Theory of Industrial Organisation

International Trade Theory International Finance Topics in Public Economics Trade and Development Game Theory and Applications Topics in Labour Economics

Economics of Organisational Management Time Series Econometrics Empirical Methods of Economics and Finance Panel Data Methods Applications of Data Analysis

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Diplomas For students with a first degree in a subject other than economics, or whose economics training does not provide sufficient technical experience for direct entry on an MSc, we offer two full-time, nine-month Diplomas, in Economics and in Economics with English for Academic Purposes.

Students who obtain a Diploma with Merit or Distinction can automatically register for a suitable MSc.

Research degrees

the MSc and PhD (four-year programme).

In this case, progression to the PhD is conditional on successful completion of the MSc examinations.

Industrial organisation

International trade

Labour economics

We offer research supervision in the following fields:

Macroeconomics

Monetary economics

Public economics

Applied econometrics

Development economics

Econometric theory

Economic history

We offer the degrees of PhD† (three years) Economic theory and MPhil (two years). If you wish to Finance undertake a PhD but are not sufficiently qualified, you may be offered admission to Game theory and applications

The PhD is our flagship research degree and is the most advanced research degree we offer. It is recognised by the ESRC for ‘+3’ research studentship funding. Further details are available from the Department; see fact file for our contact details. It recruits students of the highest academic calibre who require a professional

Staff and their research interests Rossella Argenziano, Laurea MA Naples, MA MPhil PhD Yale (Lecturer) Microeconomic theory; game theory; industrial organisation

Marcus Chambers, MA PhD Essex (Professor) Econometric theory; applied econometrics; time series analysis

Roy Bailey, BA MA Essex (Reader) Monetary economics; financial economics; economic history; futures markets analysis

Melvyn Coles, BA Cambridge, MSc Southampton, PhD Princeton (Professor) Business cycle theory; microeconomics; labour economics; macroeconomics; dynamic firm pricing behaviour; wage bargaining; trading patterns in markets

Alison L Booth, MSc PhD LSE (Professor) Labour economics; training and education economics; personnel economics; microeconomics Holger Breinlich, BSc MSc Mannheim, PhD LSE (Lecturer) International trade; economic geography; applied econometrics Ken Burdett, BA CNAA, MSc London, PhD Northwestern (Professor) Economic theory; economics of uncertainty; labour economics Carlos Carrillo Tudela, MSc PhD Essex (Lecturer) Labour economics; search and matching theory; macroeconomics

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Daniele Condorelli, MA Bocconi, PhD UCL (Lecturer) Microeconomic theory; industrial organisation; public economics; law and economics Marco Francesconi, Laurea Milan, PhD New York (Professor) Labour economics; family economics; intergenerational links; applied microeconometrics Andrea Galeotti, CLEP Bocconi, MPhil PhD Tinbergen (Professor) Microeconomics; game theory; industrial organisation; information economics; networks; political economy

Christian Ghiglino, MSc Geneva/Grenoble, PhD Geneva/CERN (Professor) General equilibrium theory; economic growth; innovation; income distribution Tim Hatton, BA PhD Warwick (Professor) Economic history; labour economics; applied economics Emma Iglesias, BSc La Corûna, MSc Exeter, PhD Wales (Lecturer) Theoretical and applied econometrics; applied macroeconomics Gordon Kemp, BA Cambridge, MA PhD Warwick (Senior Lecturer) Econometric theory and applied econometrics Carmen Li, BA MA Lima, MSc PhD LSE (Senior Lecturer) Development economics; economics of Latin America and Eastern Europe Sheri Markose, BA Bombay, MA Delhi, PhD London (Professor) Economics of uncertainty; martingale theory; financial markets

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qualification in economics. Holders of MSc/MA may be asked to enter the Essex PhDs normally embark upon four-year programme if this additional academic careers in universities in Britain training is deemed necessary. and around the world. Others tend to obtain If you are admitted to the four-year appointments in international organisations. programme, you begin with a year in which There are two entry levels for the PhD you take graduate level programmes in programme: microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematical methods, econometrics and students with good first degrees (BA or field options according to areas of interest.

BSc, or equivalent) enter the four-year During the remaining three months, you programme; commence work on your PhD topic. You students with a good MSc or MA also have the option of doing an MSc degree (or equivalent) enter the dissertation, thereby securing an MSc at three-year programme, so that the end of the first year. effectively they enter directly into the In the second year of the four-year second year. Some students with an programme, and the first year of the

three-year programme, you take two doctoral modules chosen from microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. At the end of the year, you will have successfully completed your modules and made significant progress in identifying your chosen research topics.

During the final two years, you complete your theses with the guidance of your primary and secondary supervisors.

Alastair McAuley, BSc London (Reader) Economies in transition; planning and markets in Russia and eastern Europe; British economic policy

Jim Richmond, MA Glasgow, MSc London (Emeritus Professor) Econometric theory and applied econometrics

George Symeonidis, BA Athens, MSc PhD LSE (Senior Lecturer) Industrial economics; microeconomics

Stefan Niemann, BA Bonn (Lecturer) Macroeconomics; public finance; international finance

Kate Rockett, BA Brown, PhD Berkeley (Senior Lecturer) Industrial organisation; international trade; applied microeconomics

Patrick Nolen, BSc Trinity College, MA PhD Cornell (Lecturer) Development; behavioural and experimental economics Matthias Parey, Diplom Bonn, PhD UCL (Lecturer) Labour economics; economics of education; microeconometrics Pierre Regibeau, LScEc Liege, PhD Berkeley (Reader) Industrial organisation; international trade; applied microeconomics David Reinstein, BS George Washington, PhD Berkeley (Lecturer) Altruism; social pressure; psychology; institutions; information and market structure

Joao Santos Silva, Licenciatura MSc ISEG/Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, PhD Bristol (Professor) Theoretical and applied microeconometrics Francesco Squintani, MA PhD Northwestern (Professor) Political economy; game theory Eric Smith, BA Williams, PhD Pennsylvania (Professor) Public economics; industrial organisation; labour economics Joon Song, BA Seoul National, MA PhD UCLA (Lecturer) General equilibrium theory; game theory; industrial organisation

From the second year of your programme, four-year PhD students attend a weekly Research Strategy Seminar at which you outline your work in progress and discuss the ideas of other students. Three-year PhD students attend in your first year. Research

Katrin Tinn, BSc Tallinn Technical, MSc UCL, PhD LSE (Lecturer) Financial economics; macroeconomics; applied microeconomics Fernando Vega-Redondo, Lic en Econ Madrid, PhD Minnesota (Professor) Game theory; social networks; complex networks; microeconomics Gianluigi Vernasca, BSc Parma, MSc Warwick, DPhil Paria, PhD Warwick (Lecturer) Industrial organisation; game theory; macroeconomics Tianxi Wang, BA MRes LSE (Lecturer) Economic theory; contract theory; game theory Helen Weeds, BA MPhil PhD Oxford (Lecturer) Industrial organisation; competition policy and regulation; economics of broadcasting

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I am particularly concerned with social and economic inequality and I wanted to study economics so that I could improve my understanding of such issues and hopefully, to some extent, contribute to a better world.

Mariña Fernández Salgado, Madrid, Spain – MSc Economics ’07, PhD Economics

I chose to do my MSc and then my PhD within the Department of Economics at the University of Essex as it is one of the top rated departments in economics and was recently ranked third in the UK. Furthermore, it is a strong department in applied labour economics and game theory, my main areas of interest.

I also appreciate the multiculturalism of the University. It gives you the opportunity to mix with students who are from all over the world and have first-hand information on past and current international conflicts and issues.

I have not yet decided what to do when I finish my studies, as it depends on my thesis and its impact. I think that I would like to either continue in academia or work for an international organisation.

I highly value the academic environment of the Department. The benefit of a relatively small department is the high interaction among the members of staff and the students.

Student profile students also have opportunities to present their contributions at workshops and seminars in the Department attended by staff and students.

Career prospects

With the skills and knowledge you acquire from a programme within the Department of Economics at Essex you will most likely find yourself in demand from a wide range The PhD thesis is generally completed within three to four academic years and has of employers. We have excellent links with the research community both in the UK a maximum length of 80,000 words. and worldwide and strong ties with the The Department has recognition from the business/consultancy world, especially in ESRC and if you are intending to apply London and other major financial centres. to the ESRC, then you are encouraged to contact us well in advance to develop your Some examples of the kind of jobs you may find yourself doing after graduating plans with potential supervisors. Great are: statistician; economist in a bank importance is attached to the rapid or other financial organisation; official in completion of PhDs. Submission is a regulatory agency; business or financial expected in no more than four years of analyst; economic analyst or advisor; initial registration for the degree. We are financial, management or economic currently able to employ a number of PhD students as Graduate Teaching Assistants. consultant; managerial position; government official.

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Graduates with PhD degrees are also able to find employment in the above roles but many choose to follow an academic career as a university lecturer or researcher. In recent years, new holders of Essex PhDs in Economics have obtained lectureships and research posts at universities including Leicester, Loughborough, St Andrews, Chicago, East Anglia and the London School of Economics, amongst others.

This list is far from exhaustive and our graduates can be found in many walks of life where there is scope for them to utilise their in-depth training in statistics, quantitative methods and problem-solving skills.

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Electronics and Telecommunications Teaching and research in the area of electronics and telecommunications is supported by extensive interconnected computer facilities and software aids, together with a wide range of test and instrumentation equipment.

Taught courses MSc Computer and Information Networks• MSc Computer Security• Good honours degree, or equivalent, in computer science, electronics or a related discipline.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

MSc Telecommunications and Information Systems•

Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 20 40 30 10 0

Good honours degree, or equivalent, in electronics or a related discipline.

For an explanation, see page 5.

Research degrees Applied Physics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Computing and Electronic Systems• MSD, MPhil, PhD Electronic Systems Engineering• MSD, MPhil, PhD

FURTHER INFORMATION

Good honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in relevant discipline.

English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 60 Taught postgraduates: 80 Research postgraduates: 150 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872438 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872438 E ces-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus In addition to the stated entry requirements, we take into account industrial or other experience when assessing an application.

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School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering The School has over 40 years’ experience of providing high-quality postgraduate training and research supervision. Our postgraduates account for nearly a quarter of our total student population. In 2007, the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering merged with the Department of Computer Science to create a very strong school. This is reflected in our range of taught courses and wide variety of research interests.

Why study electronics and telecommunications at Essex?

Long-standing reputation for telecommunications and a centre of excellence in networking

Cutting-edge research in photonic networks, network services, pervasive computing, multimedia and optoelectronics

Excellent laboratory facilities

Broad range of taught MSc courses

24 hour laboratory access

MSc Computer and Information Networks• This course allows you to gain an understanding of the mechanisms by which computer networks (that underlie our modern information-based society) function and the ways in which the software that implements networked services and applications operate.

Core lecture materials range from the well-established modules such as the details of how the Internet protocols work and client-server programming to the use of CORBA. Optional modules allow you to explore particular interests right up to the cutting-edge of current research.

There is ample opportunity to put concepts and principles learnt in lectures into practice using our state-of-the-art computing platforms.

We have six computing laboratories for teaching, coursework and research. These offer exceptional facilities, with some labs open 24 hours per day, and an extensive software range. All are regularly upgraded in line with current developments in both technology and curriculum, an example being our laboratory for Intelligent Embedded Systems, based on autonomous vehicles (‘mobile robots’), which provides a MSc Computer Security• highly motivating environment for student This course explores security issues in the projects. modern networked environment. Modules give in-depth knowledge of the issues Teaching and research in the area of involved in securing computer systems, electronics and telecommunications is both stand-alone and networked, looking supported by extensive interconnected at the types of attack, how one hardens computer facilities and software aids, systems, detects intruders, and so on. together with a wide range of test and Topics such as cryptography, secure instrumentation equipment. Postgraduate communication and virtual private networks lectures are supplemented by a coordinated are all explored. Graduates are typically programme of seminars by visiting experts employed as computer security specialists from industry and academia. in large financial institutions.

Research activity in this field is concentrated into the following principal research areas: MSc Telecommunication and audio and video, multimedia networking, Information Systems• photonics, and RF engineering and This course takes you from the basic propagation. Cross-disciplinary projects draw principles that underlie all networks, on the expertise of electronic engineers, through the transmission mechanics used computer scientists, mathematicians, by different technologies, both wireless and physicists and psychologists. wireline, up to the state-of-the-art systems.

Taught courses Taught courses that we offer within the area of electronics and telecommunications are taken full-time over one academic year or part-time over two years. Assessment includes examinations, practical work and a substantial research-based project.

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available in a variety of formats. All courses have a strong research ethos.

The last two decades have seen vast changes in telecommunications, from a world in which most telephones were connected to landlines, to today’s go-anywhere, use-anytime mobile networks.

Indeed, this evolution is far from over as next generation networks are appearing that combine computer networks with telecommunication systems. Modern

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Taught course modules All students on taught Masters courses take the following modules: Professional Practice and Research Methodology Individual Project and Dissertation MSc Computer and Information Networks Networking Principles Programming in Java Distributed Computing Networks Laboratory IP Networking and Applications Plus two from: Converged Networks and Systems

Mobile Communications Network Security Advanced Transport Networks Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence

Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence

MSc Computer Security

Theory of Signals and Systems Transmission Systems Networking Principles Programming in Java Communications Laboratory Plus two from: Mobile Communications Advanced Transport Networks Computer Security Network Security Pervasive Computing and Ambient Intelligence Converged Networks and Systems

Networking Principles Programming in Java IP Networking and Applications Computer Security Networks Laboratory Plus two from: Converged Networks and Systems Mobile Communications Network Security Cryptography and Codes

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change each year.

MSc Telecommunications and Information Systems

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Staff and their research interests Michael Adams, BSc London, MSc PhD Wales, ARCS CEng FIEE (Professor) Optoelectronic physics and technology; development of photonic amplifiers and semiconductor lasers; novel optical devices

Steve Fitz, BEng Southampton, CEng MIEE (Senior Lecturer) RF communication components and systems; wireless location and position fixing; short-range proximity devices; MM-wave indoor wireless networks

Naci Balkan, BSc Ankara, PhD Glasgow, CPhys FInstP (Professor) Non-equilibrium carriers in semiconductors – physics and technology; optoelectronic devices operating in the 0.35-2.8μm wavelength range – VCSELs, HELLISH devices, wavelength convertors and optical amplifers; novel materials for photonic devices

Martin Fleury, BA Oxford, MSc London, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Image processing in parallel and distributed systems; image-processing algorithms; performance analysis of parallel computation; hardware-software co-design; software engineering; video networking and document comprehension

David Bebbington, MA PhD Cambridge (Senior Lecturer) Meteorological radars; radar imagery; electromagnetic wave propagation in remote sensing Adrian Clark, BSc Newcastle, PhD London, CPhys MInstP MIEEE (Reader) Computer vision; virtual and augmented reality; wearable computers; genetic programming Tim Dennis, BA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Hardware, software and industrial applications for digital image processing; genetic evolution applied to the design of complex systems; stereo image interpretation; image generation and analysis from geophysical sources Ian Dilworth, BSc Kent, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Millimetre wave propagation; antennas, EMC and electromagnetic modelling; RF systems and components including WLAN Andy Downton, BSc PhD Southampton, CEng FIEE SMIEEE (Professor) Pattern recognition and image analysis; parallel computer architectures; hardware-software co-design; handwriting recognition; document analysis

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Mohammed Ghanbari, BSc Aryamehr, MSc PhD Essex, CEng FIEE FIEEE (Professor) Video networking; video compression/motion estimation; video coding for ATM, IP and mobile networks; multimedia communication networks; flow/congestion control in ATM and IP networks; quality assessment of visual services; network performance management Ken Guild, MEng Surrey, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Multi-layer switch/router architectures; control and management of hybrid electro-optical networks; high-capacity data transport networks; photonic circuit and packet-switched networks; fixed-mobile convergence Malcolm Hawksford, BSc PhD DSc Aston, CEng FIEE FAES FIOA (Professor) Audio engineering; loudspeaker systems; spatial and multi-channel audio; perceptual-modelling; high-resolution audio; audio measurements; circuit design; digital signal processing; digital power amplification; ADC/DAC conversion; sigma-delta modulation; network applications; teleconferencing using spatial audio Ian Henning, BSc PhD Wales, CPhys MInstP CEng FIEE (Professor) Optoelectronic devices; semiconductor lasers; THz semiconductor devices; fixed and wireless networks for telecommunication and computer applications; networked systems; protocols

David Hunter, BSc PhD Strathclyde, CEng MIEE SMIEEE (Reader) Telecommunications and data networking protocols; protocols for wireless sensor networks; protocols for WDM Grid networks; optical local area networks; optical packet switching and networking; performance evaluation of communications systems; communications switching architectures Dariush Mirshekar-Syahkal, BSc Tehran, MSc PhD London, CEng FIEE SMIEEE (Professor) Microwave passive components, including antennas and filters; numerical techniques in electromagnetic field problems; non-destructive evaluation of materials by electromagnetic techniques Sean Monaghan, BSc London, DPhil Oxford (Lecturer) Performance engineering for telecommunication networks Reza Nejabati, BSc Tehran, MSc PhD Essex, MIET MIEEE (Academic Fellow) Service oriented and application-aware networks; programmable and virtual network infrastructure; grid computing infrastructure for e-science Nigel Newton, BSc Bath, PhD London, DIC (Reader) Numerical methods for stochastic processes with application to signal processing, control engineering, economics and physics; nonlinear filtering and stochastic control; information theory and its connections with statistical mechanics Martin Reed, BEng Surrey, PhD Essex, MAES (Lecturer) Quality of service mechanisms for Internet protocol networks; management and control of optical and core networks; multimedia Internet applications; multi-dimensional signal processing algorithms; non-linear system identification Steve Sangwine, BSc Southampton, PhD Reading, CEng FIET SMIEEE (Senior Lecturer) Colour-image processing; hypercomplex Fourier transforms; vector image filters; medical image analysis (colour skin images); networks-on-chip; digital circuit design and test

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Dimitra Simeonidou, BSc MSc Thessaloniki, PhD Essex, MIEEE (Professor) Long-haul fibre networks; broadband networks; network management; optical transmission; optical signal processing Alexi Vernitski, BSc MSc Ural State, PhD Essex, PGCHE Middlesex (Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Mathematical Sciences) Finite automata; computability; computational complexity; encryption techniques; discrete neural networks; computer viruses Anthony Vickers, BSc PhD Lancaster CEng FIEE (Reader) Photonics – optoelectronic devices; high-speed lasers and photo detectors; THz devices; ultrafast measurement techniques; advanced RF measurement techniques; THz spectroscopy; biophysics Stuart Walker, BSc Manchester, MSc PhD Essex (Professor) High-capacity optical network systems; semiconductor laser characteristics; broadband optical receiver design; optical transmission; local access architectures based on arrayed waveguide gratings John Woods, BEng PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Image processing; multimedia; model-based coding and 3-D modelling; IP and ATM networks; telecommunications principles; robotics and autonomous vehicles; sensor networks and robotic aviation Kun Yang, BEng MSc Jilin, PhD UCL, MIEE MIEEE MDMTF (Reader) Wireless networks; mobile networks; heterogeneous networks; fix-mobile convergence; pervasive service engineering; mobile computers; network management Nick Zakhleniuk, BSc MSc PhD Kyiv, FInsP (Lecturer) Computational nanotechnology and TCAD tools; modelling of electronic and optoelectronic devices and photonic components; theory of semiconductors and low-dimensional systems Staff in the School whose interests are primarily in computer science are listed on page 74.

cutting-edge developments, such as high-speed optical networks, are covered in detail by specialists researching in the area. Emphasis is placed on you putting principles into practice through experiments and project work.

Other taught courses that may be of interest are within the area of computer science and computational finance and economic agents. For further information, see Computer Science and CCFEA.

Research degrees

We are dedicated to a strategy of combining both theoretical and applied research activities, and have been successful in securing research funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the European Commission and UK industry.

Major research strengths include:

foundational work on theory and modelling of devices, photonic and emerging network architectures, network protocols and simulation, analogue and digital signal processing;

PhD•/MPhil•/MSc• by Supervised photonic networks incorporating new Research optical devices, novel routing, switching If you are wishing to pursue a degree by and control techniques; research, you should consult the list of staff research interests. We offer supervision in emerging networks, including areas of research where we have staff heterogeneous networks, new fixed and expertise and, if appropriate to the topic, wireless networks, P2P networks, GRID experimental or research laboratory networks, service engineering; facilities and equipment. video and audio communication, Study may be full-time (three years including audio/video coding, image minimum for PhD, two years for MPhil or analysis and multi-dimensional signal one year for MSc) or part-time for students processing. from the UK and other EU countries.

Our laboratory-based research work We are strongly committed to our includes a state-of-the-art photonic research and 60 per cent of our electronic networking testbed connected via fibre engineering research was judged to be to major research networks around the of ‘world class’ or ‘internationally-leading’ world including the USA, Europe and Asia. standard in the last Research Assessment Exercise (2008).

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Whilst studying for my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Essex, I built a good relationship with my current supervisor, and together we came up with a brand new research project, making my decision to carry on to PhD study easy.

Ian Mothersole, Manningtree, Essex – BEng Computers and Networks ’07, MSc Computer Security ’09, PhD Computer Network Security

During my undergraduate studies, the module I enjoyed most was based around computer security, and for my Masters I decided to further my knowledge in this subject area. My interest in this has continued to grow over the last few years, and now my current research project looks at network security.

Science and Electronic Engineering has a great community feel about it, and it fits in perfectly at Essex. Even though the School is quite large, everyone is very friendly and happy to help in any situation.

In the future I would like to go into teaching, and my experience as a graduate demonstrator in the School has been extremely useful.

I am extremely proud of what I have achieved here, and I would recommend postgraduate study at Essex to anyone who wants to explore their own ideas.

I love the atmosphere around the Colchester Campus, and I very often enjoy a walk around the lakes taking in the excellent scenery. The School of Computer

Student profile We also offer a new Networked Media Lab. This major facility provides unique transmission and display capabilities and will help us to address the ever-increasing demands of Ultra High Definition (UHD) and other emerging media formats beyond the present day HD.

Research resources and facilities

engineer, Alcatel Submarine

networking specialist, BT Group

Funding from EU and UK government research programmes, and from industry, helps ensure all our laboratories have state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

systems/software engineer, BTexact

network systems research engineer, QinetiQ

We are particularly keen to exploit our breadth of expertise in new areas and are developing areas including remote sensing for environmental monitoring and sensing applications, novel THz systems for imaging and sensing, new technologies for security, and innovative projects for carbon reduction.

Career prospects

audio engineer, Dolby Laboratories, California, United States

RF engineer, Fujitsu

systems engineer, Nortel

development manager, Psytechnics

engineer officer, Royal Air Force

senior research officer, University of Essex

research fellow, Imperial College London

We warmly welcome industrial collaboration, and encourage research collaborations with industrial partners.

For additional information on research opportunities, please see Computer Science, page 74.

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Our programmes provide both the recent graduate and the practising engineer with the opportunity to gain new skills or enhance existing ones.

Our MSc courses, in addition to providing advanced training, also form a natural progression to postgraduate research.

Our graduates have gone on to a variety of senior positions in industry and academia.

Examples of employment by our recent graduates include:

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Essex Business School We have an international reputation for cutting-edge research, based around five centres which pursue research in accounting, finance, global accountability, management and entrepreneurship.

Taught courses MBA MBA c Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, plus a minimum of three years management experience.

Accounting taught courses MSc Accounting• c MSc Accounting and Finance• c MSc Accounting and Management• c MSc Corporate Governance• c MSc International Accounting• c MRes Accounting• c Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in accounting or related discipline.

Banking and finance taught courses MSc Banking• c MSc Banking and Finance• c MSc Finance• c MSc Finance and Investment• c MSc Finance and Management• c MSc Financial Engineering and Risk Management• c MSc International Finance• c Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in finance, economics or business. We welcome applications from candidates with any science or engineering degree, particularly for MSc Finance and MSc International Finance.

MSc Accounting and Financial Management• c Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in business, economics or a related discipline.

Entrepreneurship and innovation taught courses MSc Creative Industry Management• ‡ ~ s MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation• ‡ ~ s MSc Entrepreneurship and Regional Development• ‡ ~ s MSc Global Project and Innovation Management• + s MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship• ‡ ~ s MSc International Marketing and Entrepreneurship• ‡ ~ s MSc International Small Business Management• ‡ ~ s MSc Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management• ‡ ~ s MSc Social and Community Enterprise Management• ‡ ~ s Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Industry Management• ‡ ~ s Upper second class honours degree or equivalent. Please check programme descriptions for additional requirements.

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Management taught courses MSc International Management• c MSc Management, Marketing and Society• c MSc Management Psychology• c MA Management Studies• c MRes Management• c Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in management or a related discipline.

Research degrees Accounting• MSD, MPhil, PhD c Banking• MPhil, PhD c Entrepreneurship PhD•~5 s Finance• MSD, MPhil, PhD c Finance and Accounting• Integrated PhD c Management• MSD, MPhil, PhD c s Masters degree in a relevant area.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Accounting and Finance Essex Business School ranked second in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 10 45 40 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 50 Taught postgraduates: 174 Research postgraduates: 79 For taught courses at the Colchester Campus: T +44 (0)1206 873376 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For taught courses at the Southend Campus: T +44 (0)1702 328385 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873505 E jsexton@essex.ac.uk • ‡ ~ 5 +

available part-time available in modular format available for January start available for April start subject to approval

Location: c Colchester Campus s Southend Campus

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Essex Business School Taught courses These are intended for those seeking employment in industry, commerce or the financial services market, and those interested in research or an academic career.

Our MSc/MA courses include both compulsory and optional modules.

Assessment includes coursework, presentations, term-papers and examinations. You also write a dissertation of up to 15,000 words.

Why study at Essex Business School?

Ranked second in the accounting and finance subject area in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)

Outstanding research environment with 95 per cent of RAE research submissions assessed as being of ‘international quality’

Teaching informed by a broad range of social science theories and concepts which are applied to many of the pressing issues facing business, public sector and voluntary organisations

Courses include core modules on business ethics, corporate governance and managing for sustainability and the environment

Staff and students at the cutting-edge of research that addresses the major issues affecting organisations as they cope with a changing economic, financial and social environment

MBA Essex MBA The Essex MBA has been designed for a new breed of business leader who needs to be innovative, inquisitive, creative and ethical. It challenges the traditional approaches to business education by focusing on the needs of both business and society. In order to survive and prosper in today’s increasingly complex world, businesses must both add economic values and recognise the social, ethical and environmental implications of their strategies and practices. This distinctive approach sets our MBA programme apart from those offered at other business schools.

educational programme that will prepare you to face the challenges of managing and working in organisations within a wide array of competing economic, social, political and cultural conditions.

MSc Accounting and Finance• This course aims to develop an understanding of advanced accounting and finance topics and methods.

Compulsory modules offer you the opportunity to critically discuss many of the recent developments in both theoretical and empirical approaches to accounting and financial management.

You are also able to pursue specialist interests by choosing up to two optional modules. Furthermore, in order to prepare you for writing your dissertation, there is a full year’s module on research methodologies and methods, the coverage of which includes both quantitative and qualitative approaches to empirical research.

Although this is a self-contained course, students who successfully complete the course will be encouraged to continue their academic studies by applying for a PhD. MSc Accounting and Financial Management• This course is designed for students without a first degree majoring in accounting and is, therefore, suitable for both home and international students who have previously studied business, economics and other related subjects.

It offers a comprehensive grounding in corporate reporting and analysis, and management accounting and control.

At the core of the curriculum are two innovative modules, Sustainable Business Strategies and Innovation and Enterprise, which provide an integrated and holistic approach to the study of business. These modules, together with compulsory and elective modules on the key management disciplines, provide the knowledge and skills Compulsory modules provide you with an needed for tomorrow’s business world. introduction to the theoretical and critical approaches to accounting and financial management. You are able to build on this foundation and to extend your knowledge in MSc Accounting• particular areas by choosing three optional This course aims to develop an modules. This course will be useful if you understanding of advanced topics and methods in accounting. It develops a vision are wishing to pursue a career in industry, and understanding of the changing role and commerce or professional services firms.

Accounting courses

perception of accounting within the context MSc Accounting and Management• of changing global markets, competition This course is designed to broaden and and shifting societal values. deepen thinking about accounting and This course is designed for both home and management. The aim is to develop a international students and provides a broad Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 93

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This course is designed for both home and international students and provides a broad educational programme which prepares you to face the challenges and demands of managing and working in organisations within a wide array of competing economic, social, political and cultural conditions.

Banking and finance courses MSc Banking• This course is intended for those students who wish to broaden and deepen their knowledge of advanced concepts in banking. It focuses on the role of modern banking institutions in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace and covers topical issues such as bank strategies and risks in a changing environment, financial innovation, internationalisation, banking crises and regulation.

broader vision and understanding of the changing roles and perception of management accounting within the context of shifting societal values, competing cultural influences and ideological demands, dwindling natural resources, globalised competition and the increasingly widespread impact of information technology.

The course is designed to attract both home and international students to embark on a broad educational programme which will prepare you to face the challenges and demands of managing and working in organisations within a wide array of competing economic, social, political and cultural conditions.

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MSc Banking and Finance• This course is intended for students interested in following an advanced and up-to-date programme of study in banking and finance. The aim is to develop a broad development opportunities, or enrich their vision and understanding of the changing knowledge of corporate governance. role and nature of modern banking firms Compulsory modules offer you the within the context of an increasingly opportunity to discuss critically many of market-oriented and risk operating the recent developments in both theoretical environment, the impact of technology, and empirical approaches to corporate financial innovation, regulation and the governance. Furthermore, in order to internationalisation process. prepare you for writing your dissertation, there is a full year’s module on research MSc Finance• methods and methodologies, the coverage This course aims to provide opportunities of which includes both quantitative and for you to enhance your knowledge and qualitative approaches to empirical understanding of finance beyond your first research. Although this is a self-contained degree level and to develop your abilities course, students who successfully complete to read and understand the journals and the programme will be encouraged to apply current literature. for admission to a PhD. The course will also develop your analytical and critical thinking skills and provide MSc International Accounting• This course has been designed to broaden research training. You design and carry out independent studies and graduates are and deepen thinking about international well prepared for employment as finance accounting. The aim is to develop a vision specialists in industry, government, and understanding of the changing roles universities or research institutions. and perception of accounting within the context of changing global markets, competition and shifting societal values.

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Taught course modules MBA

Three optional modules Dissertation

Banking and finance courses

Sustainable Business Strategies Innovation and Entrepreneurship Managerial Accounting International Business Environment Using Financial and Commodity Derivatives in Business Business Strategy Research Methods and Skills Four optional modules MBA Project

MSc Accounting and Management

MSc Banking

Accounting courses

Perspectives on Corporate Governance Cases in Corporate Governance Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Business Ethics and Accountability Two optional modules Dissertation

MBA

MSc Accounting Issues in Financial Reporting Management Accounting Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Three optional modules Dissertation

Issues in Financial Reporting Management Accounting Management in Organisations Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Two optional modules Dissertation

MSc Banking and Finance MSc Corporate Governance

MSc International Accounting MSc Accounting and Finance Issues in Financial Reporting Corporate Finance Management Accounting Research Methods in Accounting and Management One optional module or Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance and Portfolio Management Two optional modules Dissertation MSc Accounting and Financial Management Corporate Reporting and Analysis Financial Decision Making Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management

Financial Crises Modern Banking Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Bank Strategy and Risk Two optional modules Dissertation

Issues in Financial Reporting Management Accounting International Management Accounting International Financial Reporting Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management One optional module Dissertation

Modern Banking Portfolio Management Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Bank Strategy and Risk Two optional modules Dissertation MSc Finance Derivative Securities Asset Pricing Portfolio Management Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Research Methods in Finance: Foundations in Finance One optional module Dissertation MSc Finance and Investment Portfolio Management Corporate Finance Behavioural Finance Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Three optional modules Dissertation

MRes Accounting Issues in Financial Reporting Management Accounting Research Evaluation Project Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management The Philosophy of Management and Accounting One optional module Dissertation

MSc Finance and Management Corporate Finance Management in Organisations Portfolio Management

Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management or Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Two optional modules Dissertation MSc Financial Engineering and Risk Management Asset Pricing Derivative Securities Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Risk Management Financial Modelling Two optional modules Dissertation MSc International Finance Derivative Securities Exchange Rates and International Finance Modern Banking Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Two optional modules Dissertation

Entrepreneurship and innovation courses MSc Creative Industry Management Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development Creative Industries: Environment, Trends and Characteristics Innovation and Creative Business Leadership Managing Creative Enterprises Business Research Methods Dissertation or Comprehensive Business Plan This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development Creative Ideas Platform 1 Managing the New Enterprise Creative Ideas Platform 2 Business Research Methods Dissertation or Comprehensive Business Plan Three optional modules MSc Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development Governance and the Public and Non-Profit Sectors The Spatial Economy and Comparative Advantage Business Research Methods Dissertation Two optional modules MSc Global Project and Innovation Management Global Project Management International Business Environment Management of Innovation Management of Information Business Research Methods Managing a New Enterprise Dissertations or Project or Business Plan MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development The International Business Environment Types and Processes of Internationalisation and Entrepreneurship

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Leadership and Management Issues in International Business Business Research Methods Dissertation or International Business Plan MSc International Marketing and Entrepreneurship Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development The International Business Environment International Marketing Strategy and Planning International Marketing Management Business Research Methods Dissertation or International Marketing Plan MSc International Small Business Management Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development Managing the New Enterprise International Small Business Marketing The International Business Environment Business Research Methods Dissertation or Comprehensive Business Plan MSc Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management Theories of Entrepreneurship Organisation, Learning and Collaboration in a Globalised World Ethics, Governance and Sustainability Leadership and Management Issues in International Business Innovation Management

International Human Resource Management Business Research Methods Dissertation or Comprehensive Business Plan MSc Social and Community Enterprise Management Theories of Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Policy, Culture, and Regional Economic Development Governance and the Public and Non-Profit Sectors Resourcing Social and Community Enterprises Business Research Methods Two optional modules Dissertation or Project Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Industry Management Creative Industries: Environment, Trends and Characteristics Managing Creative Enterprises

Management courses MSc International Management Management in Organisations Critical Perspectives on Management Knowledge International Management Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Critical Marketing or Business Ethics and Accountability One optional module Dissertation MSc Management, Marketing and Society Management in Organisations Critical Perspectives on Management Knowledge

Critical Marketing Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Management Psychology or Philosophy of Management and Accounting One optional module Dissertation MSc Management Psychology Management in Organisations Critical Perspectives on Management Knowledge Management Psychology Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management I and II Critical Marketing or Philosophy of Management and Accounting One optional module Dissertation MA Management Studies Management in Organisations Critical Perspectives on Management Knowledge Production and Performance Research Methods and Methodologies in Accounting and Management Philosophy of Management and Accounting or Business Ethics and Accountability One optional module Dissertation MRes Management Management in Organisations Management Accounting Research Evaluation Project Research Methodologies and Methods in Accounting and Management The Philosophy of Management and Accounting One optional module Dissertation

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MSc Finance and Investment• This course aims to equip you with the theoretical knowledge, quantitative tools and analytical skills that will allow you to thrive in the worlds of practical and academic finance. You embark on a broad educational programme that will prepare you to face the challenges and demands of managing and working in organisations within a wide array of competing economic, social, political and cultural conditions.

Graduates will be ideally positioned to take up positions in investment management, corporate finance, trading or consulting.

Entrepreneurship and innovation courses

MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation•‡~ This course addresses critical issues that are central to economic growth and social MSc Creative Industry Management•‡~ transformation, and are high on the agenda This course explores innovative leadership of businesses, governments, policy-makers, capabilities among managers of researchers, educators and wider entrepreneurial organisations in the creative communities of interest, right across the industries of performing and visual arts, world, as the study of them has emerged new digital media, and design. It addresses as critical to our understanding of economic creativity and leadership issues, techniques, and social change. policy development and their applications This course enables you to acquire in the public sector, manufacturing and essential knowledge, vital contemporary service industries. skills and competencies, and critical This course explores creative business awareness necessary for rewarding management opportunities, responds to careers in dynamic business environments, MSc Finance and Management• recognition at an international level of the in government and other policy-making This course has been specially designed to economic importance of the creative institutions, in non-governmental or broaden and deepen thinking about finance industries, the generation of leadership community-based organisations, and as and management. It is designed to attract capabilities among their managers, and potential entrepreneurs creating, managing both home and international students to also of the need to develop creative and sustaining their own enterprises. embark on a broad educational programme management styles, approaches, skills, which will prepare you to face the inter-organisational relationships and challenges and demands of managing and multidisciplinary methods with which to working in organisations within a wide array manage complex, organisational of competing economic, social, political and environments. cultural conditions.

MSc Financial Engineering and Risk Management• This new course is designed for students interested in following advanced and contemporary study in financial engineering and risk management. In the wake of the financial crisis, a deeper understanding of the risks within modern financial securities, and the design of adequate and robust risk management systems to measure and manage these risks is essential.

The content and structure of the course is ideally suited for graduates wishing to work in commercial, investment and central banks, hedge funds, regulatory authorities, credit rating agencies and other similar organisations.

MSc International Finance• This course aims to develop a broad vision and understanding of the changing role and nature of international finance within the context of globalised markets, the increasingly widespread impact of information technology and the move toward large international trading blocks such as the EU. Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 97

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Staff and their research interests Khaled Abdala, BA BSc MA MSc Essex, MPhil Sheffield, PhD Birmingham (Lecturer) Applications of IT in accounting, finance and management; business information systems; e-commerce and e-business; human resources management in e-work and e-business; e-work and social exclusion; e-business and mobility Yazid Abdullahi, BA Abuja, MSc Bedfordshire, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Innovation and small firms; entrepreneurship and regional development; new firm creation; innovations and regions; small firm growth; technology and entrepreneurship

David Collins, MA Glasgow, MSc Strathclyde (Reader) Organisational change; the guru industry Lynne Conrad, BA Napier, MA PhD Essex, FCCA (Lecturer) Accounting and accountability in regulated industries; management accounting developments in the NHS; new public management; application of structuration theory in accounting research Nick Constantinou, BSc Reading, MSc London, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Asset and liability management in insurance; market and credit risk management of structured products; risk-based capital in financial investments

Magda Abou-Seada, BCom MA Cairo, PhD UWE (Teaching Fellow) Auditor independence; auditor responsibility for fraud detection; evidence search and evaluation in auditing; financial reporting and corporate governance; voluntary disclosures in annual reports; effect of implementing IFRS on stock markets

George Dotsis, MSc London, PhD Athens (Lecturer) Volatility derivatives; effects of parameter uncertainty on asset allocation and derivatives valuation; estimations of continuous time processes; resampling methods

Anne Argent, LLB Anglia Ruskin, LLM Essex (Teaching Fellow) EU law; company law; employment law

Mohamed Fadzly, BAcc MPhil Malaysia, CIMA (Lecturer) Accounting education; ethics in accounting practice; accounting and theology

Sanjay Banerji, BA MA Calcutta, PhD New York (Reader) Corporate finance; corporate governance; financial economics; political economy Steffen Böhm, BA Lancaster, MA Warwick (Lecturer) Philosophy of organisation (particularly critical and post-structural theory); political theory and the organisation of resistance; political economy of globalisation; theories and practices of social movements; alternative forms of organisation; automobility; art of/as subversion and resistance; knowledge, learning and subjectivity Jerry Coakley, BA NUI, MSc London, PhD Open (Professor) TARs and nonlinearities/asymmetries in financial markets; behavioural finance; international finance and exchange rate modelling; corporate finance; panel estimators with (I) variables and CSD

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Claudia Girardone, BA Genoa, MA PhD Bangor (Senior Lecturer) Modelling efficiency of financial institutions; bank financial management; bank mergers and acquisitions; structure and performance in European banking Paul Hamalainen, BSc PhD Loughborough, ACA FHEA (Lecturer) Bank regulation theory and policy design; banking in emerging economies; Islamic banking; bank disclosure/transparency; accounting for financial instruments; bank risk management; bank corporate governance Martin Harris, BA Cambridge, MSc LSE, PhD Imperial (Senior Lecturer) Technology, organisation and innovating firm; ICT, institutional change and the information society; the historiography of technological change

Patrick Hitchen, BSc Essex, MBA London (Lecturer) Marketing ethics; international management; business strategy; managing across cultures Heather Hopfl, BA Open, PhD Lancaster, AFBPsS FCIM FBAM (Professor) Imagery, literature and popular culture; problem of theorisation; poststructuralism; aesthetics and practice; dramaturgical aspects of organisation Norvald Instefjord, Sivilokonom HAE Norwegian School of Economics, PhD London Business School (Reader) Corporate finance; banking; market microstructure; corporate governance; credit and operational risk management; security design Kelum Jayasinghe, BComm MBA Colombo, PhD Bradford (Senior Lecturer) Accounting, governance and accountability issues in developing countries; management accounting and organisational change in voluntary sector organisations; accounting systems and systems of accountability in indigenous communities and homes; accounting in micro-finance practices in rural/informal enterprises and agriculture and fishing sectors; aid-agencies and public sector management control particularly at local government level Marjana Johansson, MSc Akademi, PhD Stockholm, (Lecturer) Events and festivals; arts and cultural organisations; organisational ethnography Neil Kellard, BA Manchester, MSc Warwick, PhD Nottingham (Professor) Derivative market efficiency; hedge funds; hedge ratios; return predictability; asset price volatility; international finance (including forward premium puzzle and purchasing power parity); Prebisch-singer hypothesis; modelling and forecasting commodity prices; linkages between commodities; growth and poverty; the ‘food’ crisis; applied econometrics

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Simon Kelly, BA PhD Lancaster (Lecturer) Leadership development in the UK public sector; management education and the application of ethnomethodology in organisational research Jerzy Kociatkiewicz, MA Warsaw, PhD Polish Academy of Sciences (Lecturer) Technology and organising; social construction of space; narrativity, science fiction and organisations; knowledge management; identity, self and branding Caleb Kwong, BSc Bath, MSc Glasgow, PhD Leeds (Lecturer) Social entrepreneurship and microfinance; human resource management; female entrepreneurship; ethnic entrepreneurship Chris Land, BA Bradford, MA PhD Warwick (Senior Lecturer) Post-humanism; community as an organisational discourse; literature, organisation and utopia; the organisation of piracy in the early eighteenth century; organisations and new social movements; cycling cultures Jun Li, BA MA People’s University of China, PGDip PhD Lancaster, PGCTHE Luton (Senior Lecturer) Business clusters; innovation management; international entrepreneurship; Chinese entrepreneurship Pik Kun Liew, BA PhD Sheffield (Lecturer) Corporate governance; auditing; globalisation; corporate social responsibility Xiaoquan Liu, MSc PhD Lancaster (Lecturer) Derivatives; asset pricing Stuart Manson, BA MBA Strathclyde, CA (Professor) Audit automation; pension fund reporting; audit reporting; accounting history; corporate governance Sumohon Matilal, BComm MComm Calcutta, MRes PhD Essex (Lecturer) Accounting and the visual; narrative analysis; problems of accounting representations; corporate and political accountability

Jay Mitra, BA Calcutta, MA Jadavpur, MSc Stirling (Professor and Head of Group) New business creation and economic development; small firm growth and innovation; business networks and clusters; entrepreneurship and innovation policy; small firm internationalisation Li Ying Meng, BA Tongji, BA Wuerzburg, PhD Cranfield (Lecturer) Information/knowledge management and firm performance; marketing and financial justification; quantitative and qualitative research methods; entrepreneurship and marketing Sandra Moog, PhD Berkeley (Lecturer) International environmental politics and transnational civic activism; globalisation; sustainable development and environmental justice; evolution of civil society organisations in south and north America and western Europe Hiroyuki Nakata, BA MA Kyoto, PhD Stanford (Lecturer) Application of microeconomic theory (general equilibrium and game theory) in finance; the social costs of volatility; expectations or beliefs formation; impacts of finance on R&D activities John Nankervis, BA MA Auckland, PhD Surrey (Professor) Financial econometrics; bootstrap methods and applications; autocorrelation testing in dependent time series Vivekanand Nawosah, BSc Mauritius, MSc PhD Exeter (Lecturer) Empirical asset pricing; duration analysis; the term structure of interest rates; behavioural finance Manuela Nocker, BSc Padua, PhD LSE (Lecturer) Critical project studies; organisational ethnography; the narrative approach in organisational analysis; strategy-as-practice; organisation innovation Sena Ozdemir, BA Istanbul Bilgi, MA PhD Portsmouth (Lecturer) New product/service development and performance; innovation in services; adoption and diffusion of innovations; marketing capabilities in innovative firms; open innovation and user involvement in open innovation environments

Konstantinos Poulis, BBA Athens, PhD Manchester (Lecturer) Standardisation/adaption strategy debate; internationalisation processes of consumer goods firms; case study methodology Kathleen Riach, MA MSc PhD Glasgow (Senior Lecturer) Organisational age inequality; ageing identities at work; body and embodiment; sensual methodologies Carlo Rosa, MSc PhD LSE (Lecturer) Monetary economics; macroeconomics and financial econometrics; international finance Liya Shen, MSc PhD Essex (Lecturer) Options; futures; wavelet method; fund management Michael Sherer, BA (Econ) MA (Econ) Manchester, FCA (Professor and Head of School) Application of structuration theory to accounting and auditing; corporate governance and mismanagement; business plans for not-for-profit organisations; enterprise resource planning in UK universities; embedding evaluation in a contemporary visual arts organisation Stevphen Shukaitis, BA East Stroudsburg, MA New School for Social Research, PhD Queen Mary (Lecturer) Class composition analysis and autonomist Marxism; avant-garde arts and aesthetics; politics of self-organisation; affect, embodiment and ethics; networked forms of labour Prem Sikka, BA Open, MSc London, PhD Sheffield, FCCA (Professor) Accounting, crime and racism; auditor regulation; governance of the UK accountancy profession; corporate governance; globalisation; the accountancy profession and the state-profession relationship; insolvency; globalisation; tax havens; corporate social responsibility Stuart Snaith, BA Keele, MSc PhD Essex (Lecturer) Forward premium puzzle; purchasing power parity puzzle; syndicated/project finance loans; panel unit root testing/panel regressions; long-horizon regressions continued

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John Stittle, BA Nottingham Trent, MA London, FCCA (Senior Lecturer) Privatisation of UK railway industry; Railtrack’s track access charges; social and ethical issues in corporate reporting; the financing of Network Rail

Idlan Zakaria, BCom New Zealand, MA Lancaster (Lecturer) Market-based corporate governance research; management control and performance measurement; corporate disclosure policy; executive remuneration

Hardy M Thomas, BA MSc DPhil Ulster (Lecturer) Corporate control and governance; market valuation of corporations; real options and investment appraisal

Ping Zheng, MBA MPhil PhD Kent (Lecturer) Management and organisational behaviour; ownership impact on shaping management processes; emerging forms of business venture under market socialism in contemporary China; Chinese entrepreneurship

Shahzad Uddin, BCom MCom FCMA Dhaka, MSc PhD Manchester, PGCHET Queens (Lecturer) Management accounting and privatisation issues in developing and developed countries; development issues and accounting; globalisation, aid agencies and accounting; small business financing; accounting and lending decisions; public sector management Dmitri Vinogradov, Dipl Moscow State, MSc Moscow HSE, PhD Heidelberg (Lecturer) The theory of financial intermediation; financial markets in general equilibrium; decision-making under uncertainty Svetlana Warhurst, BSc Polotsk State, MSc PhD Manchester Metropolitan (Lecturer) Internationalisation and international entrepreneurship; autonomy and embeddedness of subsidiaries of MNCs; subsidiary performance; country-of-origin effects; regional development Ceri Watkins, BSc Newcastle, MA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Organisational performance; space and organisation; theatre and performance; art and organisation; teams; organisational hierarchy Bob Wearing, BA Essex, MSc London, PhD Essex, FCA (Reader) Financial reporting; corporate governance; interlocking directorships Andrew Wood, BA MSc PhD London (Senior Lecturer) Momentum in the UK and disposition effects; syndicated loans and the role of the underwriter; the expectations hypothesis

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Essex Business School are pleased to announce the following new members of staff for 2010-11: Iqbal Khadroo, Ricardo De Santana (accounting), Giorgio Valente, Anna Sarkisyan (finance), Cecilia Cassinger, Christian de Cock, Christina Volkmann, Sam Warrne (management), Teck Eng, Giorgio Panos, Yong Yang (marketing).

For a complete list of staff and their research interests, please see: www.essex.ac.uk/ebs/people.

MSc Entrepreneurship and Regional Development•‡~ This course examines the economic and social value of entrepreneurship, economic growth and social cohesion worldwide.

By addressing issues of entrepreneurship and regional development, the course enables a conceptual and practical link between the two. Addressing the role of entrepreneurship in all forms in different regional contexts, it enables critical analysis of issues such as governance, the role of institutions, the dynamics of innovation, and spatial factors and influences in terms of public policy development, their value and constraints for entrepreneurs, the public-private interface, and their impact on those who live and work in particular regions.

MSc Global Project and Innovation Management+ This course aims to develop your understanding of the dynamics, underpinning theories and concepts relating to global project and innovation management.

You will develop critical insights into how global, innovative projects become part of the strategic decision-making process of businesses and how they complement the management of related areas of information, new enterprise creation, business research and the workings of the international business environment.

MSc International Business and Entrepreneurship•‡~ This course is concerned with critical aspects of business formation and development across international borders.

It covers a highly topical area of business studies through a critical examination of different types of international business activity, underpinning theories, and innovative approaches to new business creation in different cultural and economic contexts. Its international scope and character is evidenced in its overall objectives, the use of international case studies and data sets, and the availability

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of staff, policy-makers and practitioners from an international community of businesses, academic institutions and other organisations.

MSc International Marketing and Entrepreneurship•‡~ This course is concerned with marketing, public relations and customer-centred business activity as they apply to different types of organisations in varying stages of formation, development or growth in different international and cultural environments. It responds to growing recognition for the development of strategic, international marketing knowledge, capabilities, skills and techniques among existing professionals and employees of private, public and not-for-profit organisations.

The course covers marketing issues related to new ventures and entrepreneurial public and private sector organisations managing change processes, including investigation of key marketing principles like advertising, PR, e-marketing, ethical issues, governance, and their application.

MSc International Small Business Management•‡~ This course examines the management of small and medium-sized enterprises, covering micro and macro issues concerned with the economics, sociology, psychology and management of small businesses, their creation, growth and maturity, the people involved in their creation and management, and their operating environment.

Addressing management imperatives as they apply to small and medium-sized firms at different stages of their development, you will explore differences between entrepreneurial and managerial behaviour, the economic and social role of small businesses, public policy, support systems, and the operational aspects of creating, planning, developing and managing a small business, all in an international context.

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MSc Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management•‡~ This course enables students to acquire a thorough understanding of the nature and role of organisations and the management of people at work. It places emphasis on an international perspective of leadership and the management of human resources, and on social and ethical criteria that foster the sustainability of entrepreneurship, organisational structures and processes, collaboration, learning, and innovation.

Central to this course is the evolution of organisations through their people and the management of organisational content and processes in varying, international environments.

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MSc Social and Community Enterprise Management•‡~ This course studies the management and sustainability of social and community enterprises, you will examine the people and organisations engaged in taking risks on behalf of customers and stakeholders in a community environment. Managers of social and community enterprises look for new ways in which to serve their stakeholders, weighing up both social and financial returns on investments and long-term benefits for the community.

You will examine social and community-based entrepreneurship through practical exercises and case studies. You will study how social networking and social capital combine innovatively with traditional sources of technological, financial and human capital.

Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Industry Management•‡5 This programme focuses on two critical areas affecting the growth and development of creative industries, namely the environment for creative businesses and the management of creative enterprises. Each is represented by a specific module which helps you to study the subject in-depth and relate them to your own business and personal development context.

All modules are concerned with the creative processes and the challenges of working in today’s context of technological change and innovation in this sector. In addition to interacting with a wide network of creative industry businesses, existing and aspiring entrepreneurs will acquire key competencies for starting a value-added enterprise.

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Management courses MSc International Management• This course is intended for students who either wish to pursue a career within an international dimension or who want to gain a greater depth of understanding of the increasingly global context in which businesses operate and the changing role of management and organisation in the twenty-first century.

You need not have a first degree in a business or management subject but in such cases may find it advantageous, in order to cope with this challenging programme.

MA Management Studies• This course is primarily for existing or aspiring managers seeking a programme which equips them to rise to the top of organisations. Emphasis is on treating you as mature learners and providing a framework in which you can develop.

This process is sophisticated and demanding, and thus is likely to appeal to those students who believe that they possess the maturity to manage this process responsibly.

Writtle College, a partner institution of the University, offers a postgraduate diploma in Management Studies and students achieving an average mark of 60 per cent (and IELTS 6.5) can automatically progress MSc Management, Marketing and Society• to MA Management Studies at Essex. For This course aims to develop a critical further information, please contact Writtle stance that introduces marketing theory College (see page 208). and practice, while providing you with resources to understand marketing so that The MRes Programme• (Accounting they can evaluate its impact on society. and Management Pathways) The relationship between marketing and This programme seeks to provide society is a complex issue. On the one students wishing to follow a career in hand, there are those who argue that the research/academia with the skills and marketing system today provides many knowledge to appreciate the depth and benefits to society. This understanding will breadth of this in a social science context. then be juxtaposed against more critical It is a direct response to requirements for, perspectives taken from the practitioner and suggested improvements in, research and academic literatures. From this, we training laid down by the Economic and hope to produce reflective managers who Social Research Council (ESRC). are aware of the complex relations between marketing theory and practice and the way that theory and practice can Essex Business School has an international impact on the world. reputation for cutting-edge research, based around five centres which pursue research MSc Management Psychology• in accounting, finance, global accountability, This course develops a critical management and entrepreneurship. Our understanding of the relationship reputation was confirmed in the results of between behaviour and experience. the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), with Essex Business The primary focus is on the individual in School ranked second in the UK in the the organisation; the construction of Accounting and Finance subject area. meaning; bureaucratic and technological

Research degrees

consciousness; organisational socialisation and secondary adjustments; and the significance of time, gender and motive as organising principles. It has been designed for those who wish to work in the field of organisational analysis or in management education and research.

The PhD Programme• Supervision for the degrees of MSD•, MPhil•, PhD• and integrated PhD• is available in the following fields:

Accounting theory

Accounting and governance in emerging economies

Arts and organising

Asset pricing

Auditing

Banking

Behavioural finance

Business administration

Business strategy

Corporate finance

Corporate governance

Corporate social responsibility

Entrepreneurship

Financial econometrics

Financial instruments

Financial management

Financial markets

Financial reporting

Human resource management

International finance

Management

Management accounting

Management education and learning

Managing change

Market-based accounting research

Marketing and consumer behaviour

Performance management in public Both theoretical and applied research of an services interdisciplinary nature is pursued at Essex Social accounting and auditing Business School, where we address important issues and problems faced by commercial businesses, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organisations.

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I chose to study at the University of Essex because of its excellent rating as a top ten university for research. I really enjoy the depth of up-to-date research I am able to engage in, and it is great to get the opportunity to solve real case studies with our lecturers and other students on the course.

Odusola Abimbola Philips, Lagos, Nigeria – MSc Creative Industry Management

What I have enjoyed most about being at Essex is being part of a diverse community. I have had the opportunity to make friends with people from so many different cultures and backgrounds. It has really helped me learn about other people’s attitudes and beliefs and I am sure that the friends I have made will stay my friends for life.

Essex Business School itself is very friendly and the lecturers are easy to talk to which has made my time here so enjoyable.

When I leave Essex, my ultimate aim is to start a consulting firm for creative industries in Nigeria. I have gained so much knowledge from my time studying here and I really believe that this knowledge will be invaluable to the firms in creative industries back home.

Student profile Scholarships Each year, we offer up to eight full-fee scholarships to research students. Various and varied scholarships are available to Masters students. Details can be found online at: www.essex.ac.uk/ebs.

Opportunities for paid employment There may be opportunities for our research students to undertake paid teaching on undergraduate courses or to provide research assistance on projects undertaken by staff.

Research resources and facilities We provide our research students with excellent library resources, desk and storage space, and access to networked computers for data analysis and word processing. You also have access to databases like Datastream advance, Hemscott Company Guru Academic and Lexis-Nexis.

Seminars and workshops You are encouraged to take part in the activities of the School. These include seminars and workshops, at which papers are given by outside speakers and staff members.

Our International Entrepreneurship Forum hosts prestigious annual academic and policy development conferences with international partners across the world.

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Working Paper Series Our Working Paper Series has a high reputation for its theoretical and empirical papers and is available online at: www.essex.ac.uk/ebs.

Career prospects Our graduates have gone on to careers in accounting (including work with KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), banking, business, finance and management.

Our programmes should also benefit graduates who intend to develop entrepreneurial careers in business management, public sector organisations and as creators of new business ventures and social enterprises in a global market place.

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Health and Human Sciences We ensure educational provision meets professional regulatory requirements and achieves high standards.

Taught courses Modular courses: MSc/Postgraduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Certificate Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice• Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment (Imaging)• Health Care Management• Health Care Practice• Health Care Practice (End of Life Care)• Health Care Practice (Long-Term Conditions)• Health Care Practice (Mental Health)• Health Care Practice (Respiratory Care)• Infection Control• Medical and Clinical Education• Public Health Management• Modular courses Postgraduate Diploma in High-Intensity Therapy (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)• Postgraduate Certificate in Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Low-Intensity Therapy)• Masters/Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health• MRes Clinical Research• MRes Health Studies• Full-time courses Masters in Public Health• MRes Health Studies•

Full-time courses leading to professional qualifications for UK and EU residents only MSc Nursing (Adult) and MSc Nursing (Mental Health) MSc Occupational Therapy MSc Physiotherapy MSc Speech and Language Therapy Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (full-time qualifying training) Professional Doctorates Clinical Psychology•† (part-time only) Counselling Psychology•† (part-time only) Educational Psychology• (part-time only) Health and Social Care Education• Health Service Management• Midwifery• Physiotherapy• Public Health• Occupational Therapy• Social Care Practice Management• Social Services Management• Please refer to individual course descriptions for details.

Research degrees Health Studies• MSD, MPhil, PhD Nursing Studies• MSD, MPhil, PhD Occupational Therapy• MSD, MPhil, PhD Public Health• MSD, MPhil, PhD Social Policy• MSD, MPhil, PhD

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Sociology subject area, see Sociology for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: please see specific programme requirements (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 65 Taught postgraduates: 220 Research postgraduates: 100 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872854 or +44 (0)1206 873375 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873375 E mahass@essex.ac.uk • available part-time † some modules are delivered at the Tavistock Clinic, London Location: c Colchester Campus

For MSD, good honours degree in relevant area. For MPhil or PhD, Masters degree in relevant area. IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Biological Sciences (page 59) Law (page 140) Psychology (page 187) Sports Science (page 201) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 105

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School of Health and Human Sciences

Why study health and human sciences at Essex?

Committed to uniting theory, policy and practice

An interdisciplinary environment reflecting current trends and cutting-edge developments in the fields of health and social care

Pre-registration ‘fast-track’ programmes whereby students not only obtain a postgraduate degree but also a professional qualification

Flexible pathways of credit accumulation for part-time students

Strong team of research methods teachers and supervisors with success in working with those new to research and those with advanced skills

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There are an increasing number of extended roles in health care as professionals respond to the needs of The School is expanding rapidly with patients and services. Increasingly, public a variety of health, nursing and related health is recognised as playing a key role courses. Our students come from a range in health care delivery and strategy, and we of backgrounds including nurses, doctors, now offer new programmes combining psychologists, allied health professionals, academic and clinical skills in the fields of care assistants and social workers. public health and infection control. For managers, whether in primary, secondary Within the School, we ensure educational or tertiary services, we respond to the provision meets professional regulatory requirements and achieves high standards. demands that ongoing NHS reforms are Our staff are multi-professional, have clinical making, requiring managers to adopt new thinking and seek cost effective measures and academic credibility, and work across in the management of health and related traditional boundaries. Our staff include services. Continuously upgrading skills and nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, speech expanding one’s knowledge base is now and language therapists, sociologists of recognised as one of the critical factors for health, psychologists, methodologists and professional success, whether in nursing, specialists in health service management. counselling, primary care or management.

Our visiting fellows and visiting lecturers are experienced practitioners who provide further specialist contribution to our programmes. In addition, we draw upon Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment the expertise of other departments, schools and Practice• and centres in the University. We have Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment many partnership arrangements with other (Imaging)• higher education institutions including the Health Care Practice• Tavistock Clinic in London. We deliver Health Care Practice (End of Life Care)• teaching and research at both our Health Care Practice (Long-Term Colchester and Southend campuses.

Conditions)•

Modular courses

Health Care Practice (Mental Health)• Health Care Practice (Respiratory Care)• In recent years the focus of health care has Our students study MSc and Doctoral shifted from secondary care to primary programmes across the health and social care, the result being that care is delivered care services. These programmes include closer to service users’ homes. Modern full-time and part-time study, some health services require education to be associated with professional awards. We relevant, outcome focused and flexible, so offer training for qualifications in adult nursing, mental health nursing, occupational our courses are designed to address these therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language needs by offering credit and non-credit bearing workshops, within clinically therapy and clinical psychology, and are committed to inter-professional learning. We focused modules. are responsive to the constantly changing These courses incorporate multiple needs of practitioners and managers and student-focused pathways leading to aim to work with our partners to fulfil goals awards within specialist health areas and targets arising from Government policy, informed by the Lord Darzi’s report into statute, professional regulations or health care provision. All modules are re-organisations. In the area of nursing and available as stand alone formats designed allied professions, we recognise that the to address the immediate needs of clinical traditional boundaries of practice are being services. You may also credit accumulate challenged by developments in health towards interim and final awards including technology, greater demands from a more Graduate Certificate, Diploma and full informed public, an ageing population and Masters (taught). Inter-professional study, more assertive practitioners. integral to the School, is encouraged by

Taught courses

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Taught course modules Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice Work-based Learning Soft Tissue and Joint Injection Therapy Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment Research Design and Critical Appraisal Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation Two optional modules

Health Care Management The Context of Healthcare Management Health Economics Research Design and Critical Appraisal Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation Management Project Three optional modules

High-Intensity Therapy (Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy) The Fundamentals of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety Disorders Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Depression Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy Practicum

Health Care Practice Infection Control Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment (Imaging) Work-based Learning Introduction to Ultrasonography Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment Research Design and Critical Appraisal Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation Intermediate and Advanced Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinical Research Research Design and Critical Appraisal Statistical Analysis Theory and Method in Health Research Research Management and Governance Qualitative Health Research One optional module

Work-based Learning Programme Specific Assessment Three research methods modules Three optional modules Health Service Management The Context of Healthcare Management Research Design and Critical Appraisal Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation Management Project Three optional modules Health Studies Theory and Method in Health Research Research Design and Critical Appraisal Statistical Analysis Qualitative Health Research Two optional modules

Introduction to Medical Microbiology and Immunology Public Health and Communicable Disease Control Applied Microbiology in Public Health Research Methods Medical and Clinical Education Learning, Teaching and Assessment Learning Organisations and Quality Enhancement Course Design and Development Research Methods One optional module Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (Low-Intensity Therapy)

Evidence Based Low Intensity Treatment for Common Mental Health Disorders Values, Policy, Culture and Diversity Working Within a Social, Work and Healthcare Context Public Health (MPH) Topics in Public Health Epidemiology Research Design and Critical Appraisal Health Promotion Statistical Analysis Communicable Disease Control Two optional modules Public Health Management Topics in Public Health Context of Health Care Management Research Design and Critical Appraisal Statistical Analysis or Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation Work Based Learning Project Two optional modules NB All MSc courses include a dissertation.

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Engagement and Assessment of Patients with Common Mental Health Problems

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Public Health Management• This course is designed to provide the An honours degree or equivalent (which knowledge and skills needed to fulfil a may include professional experience) management role in public health and Current involvement in health or social community development within a health or care management social care context. It would be most useful for individuals who are part of the broader Entry requirements for Advanced Infection Control• public health workforce but do not have a Musculoskeletal Assessment This course aims to equip nurses in hospital clinical background and community settings with skills that lead A relevant professional qualification and Entry requirements to innovative practice in infection control. current registration with the relevant UK It is entirely web-based and therefore professional body Good undergraduate degree accessible as distance learning, although A minimum of four years’ or equivalent study days are held on the Colchester post-registration experience IELTS 6.5 or equivalent Campus every three months.

A relevant first degree or relevant professional experience and Postgraduate Diploma in High-Intensity Entry requirements qualifications that demonstrate ability Therapy (Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy)• Current registration with the NMC to study at Level 7 This course has a cognitive behavioural Relevant first honours degree Current employment in a relevant field theoretical base with a preference for Current employment in an infection of practice approaches with the soundest evidence control role Demonstration of existing specialist and where cognitive and behavioural IELTS 6.5 or equivalent competencies in musculoskeletal techniques are integrated into the therapy. practice In addition to providing practical, intensive Medical and Clinical Education• IELTS 6.5 or equivalent and detailed skills training to facilitate skills This inter-professional course is for doctors, development to a defined standard of Entry requirements for Health Care Practice nurses, physiotherapists, speech and competence, it increases your knowledge language therapists, or any other A relevant professional qualification and base of theory and research in CBT, and healthcare professional involved in teaching current registration with the relevant UK promotes a critical approach to the subject. and assessing in practice. The course is professional body Entry requirements mapped against Nurse Practice Teachers, A minimum of two years’ Nurse Teacher, GP Associate Trainer, GP post-registration experience Relevant undergraduate degree or Trainer, Occupational Therapist and A good first degree in a relevant subject equivalent Physiotherapist Clinical Educator learning or relevant professional experience and Relevant professional qualification outcomes. Teaching is delivered through qualifications that demonstrate ability to (nursing, clinical psychology, social work, face-to-face lectures and tutorials, and study at Level 7 occupational therapy or counselling) online through Moodle.

Current employment in relevant field of Accepted on IAPT trainee position practice through local primary care trust Applicants wishing to achieve NMC IELTS 6.5 or equivalent Practice Teacher or Teacher qualifications Postgraduate Certificate in Psychological must supply on application evidence of Health Care Management Wellbeing Practitioner (Low-Intensity successful completion of a mentor This is designed to enable managers and Therapy• preparation programme or equivalent. professionals working across a wide range It should be noted that midwife applicants This course enables you to address of health and social care sectors to common mental health problems (anxiety will not be able to meet the NMC enhance their management skills and build Teacher standards. and depression) and the use of their knowledge base through practice evidence-based practices for such issues.

Entry requirements based interprofessional learning and You are provided with training aimed at research. Core coursework focuses on the implementation of packages of Current registration with a relevant research methods and health services cognitive-behaviour therapy (eg supported professional regulatory body management, while optional coursework self-help) and an understanding of common Relevant first degree or equivalent allows you to develop a unique set of pharmacological approaches to care. The Current involvement in teaching and practical and intellectual skills. primary aim of this role is to assist in clinical assessing in practice, plus three years’ improvement and social inclusion such as healthcare experience people returning to work. This course will IELTS 6.5 or equivalent lead to you being able to register as a delivering modules alongside our other students. By working collaboratively, you will be able to operationalise your own practice within the broader context of other disciplines and the healthcare system generally.

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Staff and their research interests Leanne Andrews, BA Essex, MSc UCL, PhD Essex (Teaching Fellow) Health promotion; eating behaviour; stress; post-traumatic stress disorder Louise Andrews, BSc Canterbury (Lecturer) Oncology and palliative care; child development; transition from practice to teaching; changing equipment provision Sally Austin, Dip RCSLT UCL, MRCSLT (Lecturer) Child and adult learning disabilities, multi-modal communication; clinical linguistics and phonology Graham Avery, BA Kent, RGN Dip N MA London, PGCE Greenwich (Lecturer) Healthcare law and ethics; non-medical prescribing; consultation and assessment; infection control Sheila Black, BSc Leicester, MSc Surrey, PhD Essex (Coordinator, East of England NHS Research Development and Support Group) Research methods and their application Frances Blumenfeld, BA MA Tel Aviv, Clin PsyD UEA (Lecturer) Parenting programmes; young offenders; externalizing problems Tracey Burge, Dip MSc UEL, MCSP (Lecturer) Health education; e-learning; interprofessional learning; musculo-skeletal problems Simon Carmel, BSc Durham, MSc Liverpool, MSc Surrey, PhD London (Lecturer) Sociology of medical science and technology; social organisation of health care (including the division of labour); theories of clinical practice; qualitative health services research Camillo Chinamasa, MB ChB Zimbabwe, MHSc PhD Manchester (Lecturer) Approaches and processes; stakeholder involvement; role and use of evidence in local level decision making and priority setting in public health and social policy; management and practice; impact of local public health and social programmes on national policy

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Suzanne Collins, BSc Surrey, MSc Birmingham, DCIin Psych UEA (Lecturer) Vulnerable adults and children including those with learning disabilities; parenting; forensic issues; autistic spectrum disorders; CBT; people with learning disabilities Anne Corrin, BA Manchester, RGN RHV PGCE Bolton, MSt Cambridge (Senior Lecturer) Healthcare practitioner education; mentorship; interprofessional learning; work-based learning Camille Cronin, RN, BSc MSc MEd PGC TLHE (Lecturer) Orthopaedics and burns; research methods; workforce developments; lifelong learning and learning in the workplace David De’ath, BSc Anglia Ruskin (Lecturer) Use of animals in occupational therapy; reflective practice Teresa Eade, BSc UCE, MSc City, CHEP Essex (Lecturer) Dysarthia in Parkinson’s Disease; acquired disorders of communication and swallowing; health related quality of life of partners of people with acquired communication difficulties; dysarthia in Parkinson’s Disease Izzie Easton, MCSP BSc MSc Imperial (Teaching Fellow) Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy; rehabilitation in critical care Cathy Gale, RMN Pg Dip Ed (NMC FtP Panellist) Community mental health care; mentorship; professional standards Gill Green, BSc Bradford, MA PhD London (Professor and Director, NIHR Research Design Service for East of England) Chronic illness; stigma; health services research; sociology of health and illness Sherrie Green, RN RM ADM PGCE BSc UEA, MSc LSBU (Lecturer) Health policy and management; curriculum development and medical diseases

Martin Harrison, RMN Dip MSc Wales (Lecturer) Mental health nursing; substance misuse; dual diagnosis; research ethics Selena Hammond, BSc Brunel (Lecturer) Peer review; development of learner automes Allan Hildon, BSc St George, BHSc New England, MPH Sydney (Lecturer) Primary care; health services management; public health Joanna Jackson, MCSP Cert Ed (FE), BA Open, MSc Loughborough, EdD UEA (Senior Lecturer and Head of School) Physiotherapy education; physiotherapy practice Iain Keenan, BSc MSc Anglia Ruskin, PGCE Greenwich, RGN (Lecturer) Medical nursing practice; long-term conditions; care of the older person; communication in healthcare; fundamentals of nursing care Sarah Lee, RGN BSc London, MSc LSHTM (Lecturer) Long-term conditions/chronic disease; epidemiology/public health; consultation skills Louise Marsland, BSc Brunel, BSc Anglia Ruskin, PhD London, RMN (Research Advisor) Complementary medicine; social constructions of risk; qualitative methods Susan McPherson, BSc LSE, MSc UCL (Lecturer) Management of mental illness in primary care; the social history of mental illness Peter Martin, BN PhD Wales, RMN PGCE RNT (Senior Lecturer) Nursing theory and practice; service evaluation and development; clinical decision making; mental health services Katie Moore, BSc Edinburgh, MRCSLT, CHEP Essex (Senior Teaching Fellow) Paediatric speech and language therapy

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psychological wellbeing practitioner with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Steve Moores, BSc Exeter, MSc Southampton, PhD London, PGCE Keele (Lecturer) Comparing aromatherapy massage with traditional therapy in the treatment of anxiety; use of placebo effects in occupational therapy; use of virtual learning environments Leigh O’Shea, RGN, BSc MA Anglia Ruskin (Senior Teaching Fellow) Primary care; general practice nursing; continuing professional development Anna Pettican, BSc Coventry, MSc Brunel (Lecturer) Developing research capacity within the allied health professions; participatory/emancipatory research David Pevalin, MA Leicester, MA Calgary, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Health inequalities; social epidemiology; social survey data analysis Caitlin Phillips, BA Oxford, MSc ClinPsych UCL, Dip Oxford (Lecturer) Adult mental health Barry Pryer, BSc Bradford, PGCE MCSP (Lecturer) Musculoskeletal physiotherapy; exercise Vikki-Jo Porteous-Butler, RGN, BSc MA Anglia Ruskin (Teaching Fellow) Adult nursing; critical care; competency assessment in clinical practice; simulated practice Kirsty Röed, MSc Dublin, PGD Glasgow Caledonian, Grad Dip Phys (MCSP) Edinburgh (Teaching Fellow) Manual therapy; sports medicine; sport for people with a disability Stephen Scott, RMN RGN BA Exeter, BSc MA Anglia Ruskin, Dip Counselling MBACP (Lecturer) Reflective practice and supervision; counselling and psychological therapies; older adult and mental health issues Frances Sheppard, Dip COT Derby, BSc MA Anglia Ruskin, PGCE Open (Lecturer) Spirituality in occupational therapy; cultural aspects of occupational therapy; the impact of stress on occupational therapy workers

Judith Skargon, RMN, RGN, BSc Anglia Ruskin, MSc Essex (Lecturer) Physical health of mental health service users; adult learning; adult resuscitation skills teaching Ewen Speed, BA Caledonian, MSc Strathclyde, PhD Dublin (Lecturer) Sociology of mental health; consumerism and consumption in health care; health related social movements; health related stigma; sociology of health and illness Barry Tolchard, RMN RNMH MSc London, Dip PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Cognitive-behaviour therapy; evidence-based treatments and research in problem gambling and mental illness; cognitive education and therapy Maggie Whittaker, MCSP BSc Wolverhampton, MSc Edinburgh (Lecturer) Chronic pain; musculoskeletal conditions; pain education Wayne Wilson, Dip RCSLT, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Representation of language in graphic symbols; speech motor control; augmentative and alternative communication Simon Worrall, BPharm Nottingham, MSc London, MR Pharms (IP) Cert MACE Essex (Lecturer) Non-medical prescribing; renal therapeutics

Entry requirements as Postgraduate Diploma in High-Intensity Therapy (Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy) MRes Clinical Research This course aims to provide advanced training for clinicians in the skills required to undertake research in a clinical setting, to equip clinicians with the skills to manage and support research in a clinical setting and to evaluate critically the theoretical and philosophical bases of different approaches to research.

Entry requirements

Good undergraduate degree in health or equivalent Current employment as a practising clinician IELTS 6.5

Full-time Masters courses The following courses are available on both a modular, part-time and full-time basis.

Only full-time courses are available to overseas students.

Masters (MPH) in Public Health• This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to fulfil a leadership role in public health whether in the UK, or the rest of the world. It is a useful introduction to the academic part of the syllabus for the MFPHM Part 1 examination.

Entry requirements

A good undergraduate degree or a graduate medical qualification IELTS 6.5 or equivalent MRes Health Studies• This course is designed to meet the ESRC requirements for Masters research training.

The course is not yet recognised by the ESRC for ‘1+3’ funding. The School is an ESRC recognised outlet for PhD ‘+3’ funding (PhD Health Studies).

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suitable for those anticipating research careers in public or private sectors and for those wishing to continue to PhD level.

Learning is facilitated through a variety of approaches including lectures, seminars, group work, and problem-based learning.

Teaching contributions are drawn from expertise across our academic departments, as well as from a range of external contributors.

Entry requirements

A good first degree in a relevant subject (typically social sciences, health sciences or health studies) or equivalent professional standing IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills IELTS score of 7.0 or above MSc Occupational Therapy This course views the client as central to the therapeutic process, promoting health and well being through the use of occupation. You complete four blocks of practice placement working alongside occupational therapists in a variety of practice areas. Successful completion leads to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council as an occupational therapist.

Entry requirements as MSc Nursing

MSc Physiotherapy This course is patient focused and student These are full-time accelerated courses for centred, reflecting on contemporary health graduates who wish to become eligible to and social care practice. You undertake register with the relevant regulatory body blocks of practice education with practising within two years. Subject to meeting UK physiotherapists in the workplace. residency criteria, your tuition fees are paid Successful completion leads to eligibility by the Strategic Health Authority. Additional to apply for registration with the Health support funding may also be available.

Professions Council as a physiotherapist.

Pre-registration courses

Students on these courses share learning experiences across all pre-registration disciplines. The courses use problem-based learning and are designed as a continuous progression of integrated theory and practice.

MSc Nursing - Registered Nurse (Adult) - Registered Nurse (Mental Health) This course balances the study of the practice of nursing with academic study to develop evidence-based practice and the skills of reflection and critical analysis.

You spend half of your course in clinical placements with bases across Essex.

Successful completion leads to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Entry requirements

A relevant honours degree, minimum lower second class Satisfactory CRB and occupational health checks (arranged by the University)

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Entry requirements as MSc Nursing MSc Speech and Language Therapy This course is client focused and uses problem-based learning methods to integrate theory and clinical practice.

You undertake day visits and blocks of practice education with speech and language therapists in the workplace.

Successful completion leads to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council as a speech and language therapist.

course is an integrative approach to clinical practice. Placements will predominantly be in the county of Essex.

Entry requirements

Honours degree in psychology, giving graduate basis of registration in the BPS Previous experience of working as an assistant or research psychologist or within a mental health related setting would be an advantage IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

Professional Doctorates Our professional doctorates are designed for experienced professionals who are seeking a doctorate level qualification which integrates expert practice with research.

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Research)/Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (Research)• This part-time, three-year course for qualified clinical or counselling psychologists leading to a Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology. It offers a structured method of continuing professional development aimed at enhancing clinical research skills. The course comprises two taught modules in research methodology in the first year and a research dissertation to be completed by the end of the third year. Research for your dissertation can be carried out in any area of clinical or counselling psychology, subject to the availability of suitably qualified supervisors.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements as MSc Nursing

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (qualifying training) This course has been developed through a partnership with NHS Trusts in Essex, the School of Health and Human Sciences and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London. Trainees will be employed by the North Essex Mental Health Partnership Trust and enrol for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University. Teaching will follow a competencies model and the ethos of the

A HPC approved qualification in clinical or counselling psychology Chartered status as a clinical or counselling psychologist Doctorate in Educational Psychology• This four-year part-time course for qualified educational psychologists is run jointly with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. In the first two years you attend a range of taught modules at the Tavistock. In the final two years you prepare a research dissertation.

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I decided to study at the University of Essex because of the postgraduate course offered by the School of Health and Human Sciences, and because the University’s location in Colchester enabled me to continue living at home, which made the prospect of further study financially viable.

A BPS approved qualification in educational psychology

Professional Doctorates in Health and Social Care Professional doctorates are awarded in named areas of health and social care: practice, education or management. This course is designed to enable you to develop and demonstrate expertise within your chosen field. It is studied flexibly between four and seven years, with decisions about the duration of the study period based on individual need and funded support.

Kate Simpson, Colchester, Essex – MSc Speech and Language Therapy

Entry requirements

Current registration with a professional regulatory body where appropriate Current employment in a senior position as a manager or practitioner within a health or social care organisation as appropriate Masters qualification (or equivalent) IELTS 6.5 or equivalent

Research degrees The School offers supervision for the degree of MSc by dissertation• and for the degrees of MPhil• and PhD• Health Studies, Public Health, Nursing Studies, Occupational Health or Social Policy. We are an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognised outlet for ‘+3’ studentships. Potential students for PhD Health Studies may enter the ESRC’s open competition for studentships. For more information on eligibility (including Masters level training requirements) and funding, visit the ESRC website (www.esrc.ac.uk) under postgraduate training opportunities.

Student profile

care; cross-cultural mental health; discourse analysis; educational psychology; evaluation of psychological treatments; health care technology; health related social movements; health related stigma; health services research; mental health Applications are particularly welcome in services; nursing theory and practice; the following subject areas: analysis of parents, children and educational services; large scale surveys; approaches to pain management; augmentative and alternative physiotherapy education and practice; social epidemiology and health inequalities; communication; child and adolescent public health management; public health mental health; children with physical disabilities; children with special educational practice and policy; representation of language in graphic symbols; service needs; clinical decision making; clinical evaluation and development; social psychology; cognitive behavioural aspects of HIV/AIDS; sociology of risk; consumerism and consumption in health social organisation of health care;

I chose to study MSc Speech and Language Therapy because my undergraduate degree in English language created an interest in language, while my later work experience further fuelled my interest in communication, and in speech and language therapy.

I particularly enjoy the flexibility of my course content, and staff within the School are very approachable so that, for example, if we feel we need more study on a particular area we can easily ask for it. The support from all my tutors while I have been studying at Essex has been amazing.

After I finish my studies at Essex, I plan to work as a speech and language therapist. My course has an excellent reputation so I am already applying for posts in this area.

sociology of health and illness; sociology of mental health; speech motor control; understanding and application of research in health settings.

Career opportunities We offer training to students who wish to become registered as a health professional in nursing (adult or mental health), physiotherapy, speech and language therapy or clinical psychology.

We also offer post-registration programmes and research degrees for health and social care professionals who wish to enhance their career prospects.

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History Our pattern of appointments has deliberately brought together a group of scholars with a wide range of approaches and fields in early-modern, modern and contemporary history.

Taught courses MA History• MA Cultural and Social History• MA Digital History• MA Historical Studies• (part-time only) MA Local, Community and Family History• MA Researching History in Britain•† At least an upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in history or a related subject.

Postgraduate Certificate in History• Postgraduate Certificate in Cultural and Social History• Postgraduate Certificate in Digital History• Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies• (part-time only) Postgraduate Certificate in Local, Community and Family History• Generally, at least a second class honours degree, or equivalent, in history or a related subject.

Research degrees History• MAD, MPhil, PhD For MAD, at least a second class honours degree, or equivalent, in history or a related subject For MPhil or PhD, a Masters degree in history or a related subject.

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Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

History Department of History ranked second in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 35 35 25 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 22 Taught postgraduates: 20 Research postgraduates: 26 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872190 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872190 E history-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time † ESRC recognised Location: c Colchester Campus

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Department of History The Department was founded in 1972 and has since developed a strong research profile, coming second in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008). What makes us distinctive can be summed up under five headings: contemporary, comparative, interdisciplinary, international and innovative.

Why study history at Essex?

Particular emphasis on social and cultural history of the early modern and modern periods

A strong international community of staff and students

Interdisciplinary opportunities through collaboration with other departments

One of the first comparative history departments in the UK

Part-time, evening taught MA Historical Studies available

We have a lively postgraduate community, with many students from overseas. We take pride in providing excellent research training and careful supervision in a friendly atmosphere, with good staff-student relationships.

We enjoy the mix of areas and specialisms found along our corridors. Our pattern of appointments has deliberately brought together a group of scholars with a wide range of approaches and fields in early-modern, modern and contemporary history.

We offer programmes that reflect our strength in social and cultural history, and have particular expertise in the following geographical areas: British history (including local and regional history), European history, and the history of the United States, Russia, Brazil and Southern Africa.

Themes of particular research interest include: class, race and gender formation; nationalism; wars and revolutions; international relations and oil diplomacy; the history of medicine; the history of crime; popular culture and consumption; the history of ideas and print culture; and the relationship of film to history.

Taught courses The following courses can be taken full-time for one year or part-time over two years. Some can be taken by credit accumulation over 36, 48 or 60 months and full-time, nine-month Graduate Certificates are available for some courses.

These consist of the taught modules of the MA but without the dissertation. You can transfer to the respective MA and proceed to dissertation if satisfactory progress is made on coursework.

MA History• This course offers a rigorous, flexible and wide-ranging education in history. It aims to develop your intellectual and practical skills, and knowledge base, in the collection, analysis, interpretation and understanding of historical data with specific reference to your chosen field of historical study.

MA Cultural and Social History• This course offers modules in social and cultural history, dealing with a range of areas, themes and periods. These place you at the cutting-edge of historical thought on issues such as gender, race, class, modernity, mentalities and identities.

MA Digital History• This course offers those about to embark on research an intensive, hands-on training in current approaches within the digital historical disciplines. These include the identification of online resources, online publishing, the creating and storage of digital resources, computing, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.

MA Historical Studies• This course is specifically tailored to meet the needs of part-time learners. Taught only in the evening over a minimum of three years, you can choose from an exciting range of modules in early modern and modern history. This course will particularly appeal to people seeking career enhancement in teaching and other occupations, as well as those who simply wish to keep their minds active.

Applications from individuals who do not meet standard entry requirements will be given further consideration.

MA Local, Community and Family History• This course introduces you to the concepts and approaches used in local, community and family history. It combines training modules with modules concentrating on the history of Essex and Suffolk since 1500.

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Taught course modules MA History

MA Historical Studies

Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Three optional modules Dissertation

Four optional modules Summer School Dissertation

Postgraduate Certificate in History Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Three optional modules

MA Local, Community and Family History MA Cultural and Social History Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Three optional modules Dissertation on cultural or social history

Research Methods in History Concepts and Approaches in Local and Regional History Trends and Themes in Essex and Suffolk History, 1500-1700 Decency and Disorder in Essex, 1700-1900 The Patterns of Victorian Life Dissertation

Postgraduate Certificate in Cultural and Social History Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Three optional modules

Postgraduate Certificate in Local, Community and Family History Research Methods in History Concepts and Approaches in Local and Regional History Three optional modules This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Postgraduate Certificate in Digital History

MA Digital History Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Techniques in Data Management and Digital Preservation Internet and Digital Skills for Historians One optional module Dissertation

MA Researching History in Britain Research Methods in History Quantitative Methods and Computer Applications in Historical Research Basic Quantitative Methods in Historical Research One optional module Dissertation

Research Methods in History Approaches to Cultural and Social History Three optional modules Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies Four optional modules Summer School

Optional modules Race and Class: South Africa and the United States Nationalism, War and Ethnic Cleansing History of Medicine The Afro-American Heritage: Post-emancipation Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean Trends and Themes in English Local History, 1500-1700 Internet and Digital Skills for Historians

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Techniques in Data Management and Digital Preservation Gender in Early Modern Europe Current Debates in British History Consumption and Modernity: Britain 1780-1960 Issues in Film Theory and History History of Display: Development of International Expositions and Museums in Historical Perspective

Slavery in the Atlantic World Print and the Construction of Knowledge Since the Fifteenth Century Decency and Disorder in Essex, 1700-1900 The Patterns of Victorian Life

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modules with a choice of options in aspects of historical research in Britain. Students whose first language is not English may take an advanced course in English language as part of the programme.

Research degrees We offer three main research degrees in the Department, all examined by a thesis or dissertation: MA by Dissertation•: This is particularly suited for those whose circumstances make a taught MA inappropriate and whose previous academic achievement indicates an ability to undertake a research-only degree in History. Research training is best acquired through a taught MA course. You may register for an MA by Dissertation in any topic for which the appropriate supervisory expertise is available, including those not covered by the taught MA courses on offer. The minimum period of study is usually one year full-time (two years part-time) and the dissertation should be no more than 30,000 words.

MPhil•: An MPhil degree is examined by a thesis of 50,000 words (maximum) after a minimum period of two years (four years part-time).

PhD•: A PhD degree is examined by a thesis of 80,000 words (maximum) after a minimum period of three years (six years part-time).

History book published by Essex graduate John Ashdown-Hill

We offer supervision in a wide range of topics. Our staff and their research interests

can be found on page 118. We have a

particular expertise in the following areas:

European social and cultural history from the sixteenth to the twentieth century: Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Russia are particular areas of interest History of the United States, including African-American history and United States foreign policy Latin American history Late-imperial Russia and the Soviet Union History of South and Southern Africa in the twentieth century History of Essex and Suffolk

Political movements and ideologies in the modern world Labour movements History of ideas, including science and medicine The international politics of oil Film theory and history Gender and women’s history Demographic history History of surveillance and information gathering

Titles of recent theses Our research students work on a wide variety of exciting topics and here are a few recent examples:

Japanese Shakespeare Productions Performed in the UK “Unmanned Men”: In What Ways Did the Experience of Shell Shock Challenge Early Twentieth-century Notions of Masculinity?

MA by Dissertation Politics and Economics in the London Sugar Trade, 1670-1904 MPhil Clerical Masculinity and the Turmoil of Early Modern England PhD Slave Resistance in Comparative Perspective: Western Cuba and North Eastern Brazil Plantation, 1808-1848

MA Demonic Companions: The Witch’s Familiar Images of Community in British and French in English Pamphlet Literature, 1566-1655 Cinema, 1939-1951 Does Shakespeare Speak Japanese?: Reactions of British Critics Toward

Resistance in Exile: Sitting Bull and the Hunkpapa Sioux in Canada, 1876-1888

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Staff and their research interests

Experience of Disabled Men in the First World War East St Louis and the Race Riot of 1917

Hugh Brogan, MA Cambridge (Research Professor) History of the United States Catherine Crawford, BA British Columbia, MSc Sussex, DPhil Oxford (Lecturer) History of medicine Joan Davies, BA PhD London (Visiting Fellow) Social and political history of early modern France; the reformation in France Amanda Flather, BA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Social and cultural history of early modern Europe

Matthias Röhrig Assunção, MA Paris, PhD FU Berlin (Senior Lecturer) History of Brazil and Venezuela, especially social history and agrarian history Alison Rowlands, BA Oxford, PhD Cambridge (Senior Lecturer) Early modern German and European history; gender history; witchcraft – early modern Rainer Schulze, BA PhD Göttingen (Reader and Head of Department) Twentieth-century German history; regionalism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Europe

Peter Gurney, BA MA DPhil Sussex (Senior Lecturer) Modern British social history; mass consumption

Kevin Schürer, BA CNAA, PhD London (Professor) Historical demography; historical social structure and history of the family; community history

Laila Haidarali, BA MA PhD York, Toronto (Lecturer) Cultural history of African American women

Steve Smith, BA Oxford, PhD Birmingham (Professor) History of modern Russia and China; comparative labour history

Brian Hamnett, BA PhD Cambridge (Research Professor) Comparative Iberian empires; Iberian background; Mexican history

Tony Swift, BA Washington, MA PhD California (Senior Lecturer) Russian history; popular culture

Edward Higgs, BA DPhil Oxford (Reader) Statistical representations of society; the history of state surveillance and personal identification Elena Hore, BA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Contemporary Russian history and politics Jeremy Krikler, BA Cape Town, DPhil Oxford (Reader) Agrarian history/peasant studies; South African history; labour history; race and class Andrew Phillips, BA Bristol (Visiting Fellow) Nineteenth- and twentieth-century social and economic history; Essex and Suffolk history; oral history James Raven, MA PhD Cambridge (Professor) Modern British literary and cultural history

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Clodagh Tait, BA PhD Cork (Senior Lecturer) Social and cultural history of Britain and Ireland, 1500-1700 Fiona Venn, BA PhD Bristol (Senior Lecturer) History of Anglo-American relations; history of oil diplomacy John Walter, MA Cambridge, MA Pennsylvania (Professor) Early modern British and European history; historical anthropology; historical sociology

The Connections Between Trauma and Superhero Narratives in American History Official Propaganda During the Military Regime in Brazil, 1968-1979 Martial Femininity: the State and the Women’s Roles in Taiwan, 1949-1987 Political Imprisonment in South Africa, 1960-1990 Representations of Caribbean Womanhood: Racialised Femininities, Colour-blind Nationalisms and Beauty Contests Was the Englishman’s Castle a ‘Death Trap’?: Fatal Accidents in the Home, 1837-1900

Research resources and facilities Our Albert Sloman Library has excellent collections in British and European modern history, and its holdings in the areas of Latin America, Russia and the US are of national importance. Its Special Collection has a number of collections of interest to historical research, including the libraries of the Essex Society for Archaeology and History and of the Royal Historical Society.

The History Data Service is based in the UK Data Archive at the University. This is the national service provider for the acquisition, dissemination and preservation of digital resources for historians. It is particularly strong in nineteenth and twentieth-century economic and social history.

All our postgraduate research students have access to desk and storage space, computers, a shared printer and a microfilm reader. There is also a designated study room for them.

Seminars and workshops Our graduate students are encouraged to take part in the seminars organised by our staff, which regularly feature leading external experts. Members of the

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Rochelle Rowe, Purley, Surrey – BA History ’02, MA Cultural and Social History ’06, PhD History

I chose to study at Essex because of the warmth of the welcome and the diversity of courses on offer in the Department of History. In my undergraduate years I was thrilled to be studying courses as wide-ranging as postcolonial literature with history and American feminism. When I returned to begin my postgraduate study I knew that I would be well supported and encouraged.

I also knew that within Essex’s progressive research environment I would have the freedom to develop my doctoral thesis around gender, race and nationalism in the Caribbean. I have had great support from academic and administrative staff and there is also a good atmosphere of peer support amongst fellow graduate students.

Within my time here I have taken part in an exchange programme to Rotterdam and in the second year of my PhD I travelled to the Caribbean to conduct archival field research and gather oral testimony, which was incredibly challenging and fulfilling. This has in turn boosted my degree experience and contributed to my attachment to the University.

I also really enjoy the genuinely cosmopolitan environment at the University. The diversity at Essex has contributed to the richness of my study experience, as well as broadening my social and cultural outlook. I have made many great friends whilst studying here, and some of my fondest memories revolve around living and working here, What I love about studying here is being such as partaking in noisy discussions able to gain access to a wealth of in the Top Bar, jogging around historical source materials in a whole range the Colchester Campus and of archives and libraries. It has been hugely basking by the lake. enriching to delve into old collections and make discoveries. In addition, there are a range of travel opportunities available to students.

Student profile Department frequently organise international conferences.

Social Historical Research, which brings together research students from across Europe to present and discuss papers Our research students have the opportunity on particular themes. to compete for research and conference assistantships, which offer small bursaries whilst also developing important skills.

They run their own programme of seminars In addition to University of Essex studentships, our postgraduates and workshops through the History have held Overseas Research and Postgraduate Forum, and organise Commonwealth scholarships. Many have one-day conferences for postgraduates also been awarded grants by the Arts from other departments and universities. and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) These provide the opportunity for you to and the Economic and Social Research present your work in a supportive forum, Council (ESRC). Under the Arts and and to develop experience in presenting Humanities Research Council block grant your work to others. partnership scheme, research preparation We are also an active participant in the Masters and Doctoral studentships are network of the European Graduate available in history.

School for Training in Economic and

Funding

Career prospects Many of our postgraduates have progressed to academic and managerial posts in higher education, in the UK and abroad (including Japan, Ireland, Germany, Malta and Botswana) while others have research posts.

Recent graduates work in teaching, the National Health Service and managing research funds.

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History of Art Our staff are capable of supervising at both MA and PhD level and our excellent RAE result attests to the outstanding quality of their work.

Taught courses MA Art History and Theory• MA Critical Management and Curating MA Curating Contemporary Art• MA Curating Latin American Art• MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating MA Gallery Studies with Dissertation Graduate Diploma in Art History and Theory Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject. Please check course descriptions for additional requirements.

Research degrees History of Art• MPhil, PhD Masters degree in a relevant area.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

History of Art, Architecture and Design Department of Art History and Theory ranked ninth in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 25 50 15 10 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 10 Taught postgraduates: 40 Research postgraduates: 43 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872953 E mofford@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872953 E mofford@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

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Department of Art History and Theory Internationally renowned for its strengths in art theory and in modern and contemporary art, the Department of Art History and Theory is widely regarded as one of the best in Britain.

Why study history of art at Essex?

Large and lively graduate community

Outstanding research environment with the Department repeatedly awarded major external funding for research

Students taught by some of the UK’s leading experts in a department that is ranked ninth in the UK for research excellence

Colchester Campus location allows easy access to London with its wealth of libraries, museums, exhibitions and other cultural events

Unique collection of contemporary Latin American art (UECLAA)

We have a long tradition of postgraduate training in all the major areas of European art and architecture from 1300 to the present and in the art and architecture of Latin America and of the United States.

We also run a highly regarded MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating and have particular strengths in contemporary art, theory and criticism, as well as art and film studies. An exciting collaborative MA Critical Management and Curating is taught in conjunction with Essex Business School.

Taught courses Most of our taught courses include a strong research element which normally takes the form of a 20,000-word dissertation. They are intended both for those seeking employment in the art world, or elsewhere, and for those interested in further research and/or an academic career.

MA Art History and Theory• This course covers a wide field of subject areas ranging from European art from the fifteenth century onwards to Latin American and US art, aesthetics and art theory and lens-based media.

MA Critical Management and Curating This course is taught jointly by Essex Business School and by the Department Our staff are capable of supervising at both of Art History and Theory’s Centre for Curatorial Studies.

MA and PhD level. Our most recent and excellent Research Assessment Exercise MA Critical Management and Curating (RAE 2008) result, placing us among the is aimed at those seeking a professional top ten departments in the UK, attests to qualification that will equip you for a career the outstanding quality of their work. in visual arts management, critical curating, There is also a recently appointed RCUK Fellow in nineteenth century art, as well as post-doctoral fellows and research officers attached to major research projects funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Our strong postgraduate courses attract large numbers of applicants, many from abroad. Our current population of MA and PhD students stands at over eighty, making for a large and lively graduate community at Essex.

At MA level, we usually offer a ten-week module per term in each of our specialist subject areas, as well as a weekly Staff/Postgraduate Research Seminar, which brings guest speakers to campus.

Classes are normally kept to a congenial size of around eight to ten students.

We also provide close personal supervision of coursework and of MA and PhD dissertations.

museum or gallery administration and in the broader field of aesthetic approaches to understanding management and organisations. Careers in all of these fields can lead to a high level of decision-making responsibility, demanding independence and self-motivation as well as the capacity for team work and effective management.

One of the prerequisites for such a career is an advanced level of professional training, something this course specifically aims to provide.

No other postgraduate course in the UK combines these areas of study in a specially devised MA of this kind, in which curatorial practice and arts marketing are matched by a professional training in managing the arts.

MA Curating Contemporary Art• This course combines a choice of modern-period modules (also offered as part of MA Art History and Theory) with core components of MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating. We are internationally recognised for our outstanding teaching and research in the area of modern and Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 121

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Admiring an exhibition in the University’s Gallery

contemporary art. This course aims to equip students interested in pursuing a professional career in exhibition making and/or curatorship with the requisite art historical, theoretical and practical skills, with a special emphasis on modern and contemporary art. It also includes the core module Researching Art History I, which provides an introduction to research methods and to methodological issues in the history of art.

MA Curating Latin American Art• This course builds on our acknowledged strengths in the Latin American area by combining specialist modules on the history and identity of Latin America, plus another option module chosen from those available

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to students following MA Art History and Theory with core components of MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating. It aims to equip students interested in pursuing a professional career in exhibition making and/or curatorship with the requisite art historical, theoretical and practical skills, with a special emphasis on historical and contemporary Latin American art. It also includes the core module Researching Art History I, which provides an introduction to research methods and to methodological issues in the history of art.

MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating This one-year full-time course, recognised by the Museums Association and the Cultural Heritage National Training

Organisation, offers practical and theoretical training for those concerned with devising or curating exhibitions.

In lectures and seminars, we explore the history and theory of exhibition making, as well as the functions, purposes and narrative structures of exhibitions. In practical workshops, we consider essentials for successful exhibition making, such as writing an exhibition proposal, applying for loans, raising sponsorship and managing the exhibition budget.

The course includes regular visits to museums and galleries in London and the region which, together with lectures by visiting speakers, give you the opportunity to meet established professionals in the field.

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Taught course modules MA Art History and Theory Art and Religion in Rome from Raphael to Bernini The Hero, The Genius and the Divine: Concepts of Creation from the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century Horror, Hell and the Sublime: From Longinus to the Romantics Photography Degree Zero Art, Politics and Ethics: Contemporary Art and its Viewers Indigenous Art in the Colonial World: From Mexico to the Andes Experimental Cinema in the Digital Age Critical Texts and Issues in the History and Theory of Exhibition Making Case Studies in the History of Museums and Exhibitions Researching Art History I Researching Art History II

MA Critical Management and Curating Management in Organisations Management Psychology Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects Key Issues in Curating: Conservation, Design and Display MA Curating Contemporary Art Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects Key Issues in Curating: Conservation, Design and Display Photography Degree Zero or Art, Politics and Ethics: Contemporary Art and its Viewers Researching Art History I

MA Gallery Studies with Dissertation This course covers all the historical, theoretical and practical materials concerned with gallery studies but replaces the exhibition project with a dissertation.

Graduate Diploma in Art History and Theory Students who do not have appropriate undergraduate preparation for embarking on an MA course may apply for our nine-month Graduate Diploma, which may constitute a qualifying year for the relevant MA course. The Diploma may be particularly useful either for those with little undergraduate training in their chosen field, or for those whose training has been in a language other than English.

MA Curating Latin American Art Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects Key Issues in Curating: Conservation, Design and Display History and Identity in Latin America Researching Art History I Researching Art History II MA Gallery Studies and Critical Curating Critical Texts and Issues in the History and Theory of Exhibition Making Case Studies in the History of Museums and Exhibitions

The course consists of four modules, which are chosen in consultation with the Director of the course. Two modules are chosen from the undergraduate level and two modules at the graduate level and you complete the appropriate coursework and examinations.

Diploma students also write a project on a topic of their choice, agreed by the Course Director. All who complete the year successfully will be awarded a Diploma, whether or not they proceed to an MA.

Research degrees We offer supervision for MPhil• or PhD• within:

Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects Key Issues in Curating: Conservation, Design and Display Researching Art History I

Plus one module offered within MA Art History and Theory

European art and theory 1250-1700, particularly in Italy and France

MA Gallery Studies with Dissertation Critical Texts and Issues in the History and Theory of Exhibition Making Case Studies in the History of Museums and Exhibitions Managing Galleries and Exhibition Projects Key Issues in Curating: Conservation, Design and Display

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

British and European art and theory in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Twentieth-century art and theory in Europe, Britain and North America Expressionism Cubism Dada and Surrealism Aesthetics and theory of art Historiography of art history Contemporary art and theory Psychoanalysis and art Photography since the 60s Art and music Art and film studies Pre-Columbian, colonial and modern Latin American art since Independence History and theory of architecture and industrial design Urbanism and the built environment

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Staff and their research interests Neil Cox, MA St Andrews, PhD Essex (Professor) Twentieth-century US art; Picasso, Duchamp and surrealism; abstract expressionism; art theory. Author of Cubism (Phaidon, 2000), currently working on A Surrealist History of Art Valerie Fraser, BA Essex, MPhil London, PhD Essex (Professor) Baroque architecture in South America; Andean art and culture; twentieth-century Latin American art and architecture; the golden age of Spanish art and architecture. Publications include Building the New World (Verso, 2000) Michaela Giebelhausen, MA Frankfurt, DPhil Oxford (Senior Lecturer) Eighteenth- to twentieth-century art and architecture; gallery studies.

Author of articles on museum and prison architecture and Painting the Bible: Representation and Belief in Mid-Victorian England (Ashgate 2006).

Currently researching a book on cities in ruins Margaret Iversen, BA Wellesley College, Massachusetts, MLitt Edinburgh, PhD Essex (Professor) Art since the sixties; psychoanalysis; aesthetics and photography. Co-author of Mary Kelly (Phaidon, 2000), editor of Art and Thought (Blackwells, 2003) and Beyond Pleasure: Freud, Lacan, Barthes (Penn State, 2006)

Museology and gallery studies Contemporary curational practice and theory

Titles of recent theses completed by students in the Department of Art History and Theory include: Changing Faces of the Alps: Austrian Alpine Art in the First Half of the Twentieth Century

Caspar Pearson, BA Birmingham, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Art, architecture and urbanism of the Italian Renaissance; concepts of the city in the writings of the scholar and architect Leon Battista Alberti; the painting of real life in the Renaissance; the representation of cities in the works of Ghirlandaio and other fifteenth-century artists. Before coming to Essex, lived and worked in Italy for five years and was a Fellow of the British School at Rome Matthew Poole, BFA Oxford, MA Northumbria (Lecturer) Gallery studies; curating; contemporary art. Co-founder and director of PILOT – Artists’ and Curators’ forum: www.pilotlondon.org Margherita Sprio, PhD London (Lecturer) Her PhD thesis, Screening Italians – Identity, Memory and Sexuality in Italian Films and Cultures, is to be published in book form Lisa Wade, BA MA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Italian renaissance art and theory.

Currently working on representations of the Last Judgement

Criticism and Painting: Modernism in the USA Circa 1958-1963 Private and Public Allegories in Cinqecento Venice From Wren to Corbusier: The Physiological Analogy in Modern Urban Thought and its Antique Roots Anton Ehrenzweig: Between Psychoanalysis and Art Practice

Library holdings The Albert Sloman Library has extensive holdings in our specialist areas, comprising 65,000 books and pamphlets, and 1,450 periodical titles, of which 200 are current.

The Albert Sloman Library also includes one of the best specialist collections of Latin American material in Europe.

Research resources and facilities New research students attend the Graduate Director’s seminar on research planning and methodologies.

Within available resources we endeavour to provide suitable and interested PhD students with experience in teaching or in setting up exhibitions in the University Gallery or curating the Latin American art collection.

How the Turk Lost His Turban: The Representation of the Saracen in the Illustrations of Chivalric Poems Post-Revolutionary Art, Revolutionary Artists – Mexican Political Art Collectives, 1921-1960; Grupo De Pintores i30-30!, Liga D Escritores Y Artistas Revolucionairos (LEAR), and the Taller De Grafica Popular (TGP) Velazquez and Poets and Theorists

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The Political Artist in Chile 1975-1990: A Comparative Study of Engenio Deittborn and Arturo Duclos with a Catalogue of Their Work

There is a study room equipped with networked computers for research students in the Department and small grants available for travel. We also have our own library and social space.

Funding For MA Students We award one AHRC scholarship (Research Preparation Masters) annually, and also offer up to two Drake-Lewis MA scholarships each year, the value of which is £5,000. For further details, please visit our website.

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I chose to study at Essex because of the breadth and strength of the professors in my department, and also because of its close proximity to London and links to the continent.

It was very easy to settle into life at Essex.

Everyone in the Department is really friendly and supportive, which makes it so much easier to get good work done. The other students were great too. It must be something about the University – I felt right at home since the first day.

Maxwell Stevenson, Ontario, Canada – MA Architectual History ’05, PhD History of Art ’09

The Department is great, especially for a research student. The staff are amongst the best in their fields and are always approachable. All of the modules I took were useful but the research skills seminar in the first year of my PhD particularly stands out, as it provided me with many of the skills necessary to commence work on my own project.

Socially, Essex caters for every type, offering a wide range of clubs and societies to get involved in. I joined the jazz band which was great fun, and living in campus accommodation meant that I made lots of new friends. Having not known anybody from the UK beforehand, I thought it would be the perfect way to meet people, and it really was!

I knew I wanted to pursue a career in academia before I arrived at Essex but my time spent at the University focused my interests even further. This was aided by the practical experiences I gained whilst studying, such as working for the Department, so I taught classes, delivered lectures and gave guided tours of the Colchester Campus. I worked on a major research project, and helped to promote the Department to prospective students. Each of these experiences were invaluable additions to my CV.

Graduate profile Please note: applicants for MA courses in critical curating, critical management and gallery studies are not eligible to apply for the AHRC scholarship but are eligible for the award of a Drake-Lewis Scholarship.

Career prospects

Our graduates consistently get good jobs in a range of careers and former PhD students now teach in numerous higher education institutions including UCL, the Universities of East Anglia, Glasgow, For PhD students Loughborough and York, The Courtauld We award two AHRC research scholarships Institute, the Slade School of Art and the annually, and also offer one or more London Institute.

University of Essex scholarships, which Graduates hold posts at the Victoria and provide a contribution to living expenses Albert Museum, National Gallery, Museum and waive the Home/EU fee. Registered students can also apply to the Department of Mankind, National Portrait Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, The Hayward for a subsidy to help meet the costs of Gallery, Tate Modern, and one is Director foreign language tuition. of the Sainsbury Centre at UEA.

Daniel Libeskind, a former MA student, is the architect of the Jewish Museum in Berlin and of the new development on the site of the World Trade Centre, New York.

Other graduates work in journalism, PR, theatre and cinema.

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Human Rights In February 2010, the University was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of the Centre’s work in advancing human rights across the globe.

Taught courses MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity• MSc Human Rights and Research Methods• MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights• First or upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Law subject area, see Law for details.

Research degrees Human Rights• MPhil, PhD

For an explanation, see page 5.

Good upper second class honours degree with a Masters, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 50 Taught postgraduates: 55 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872529 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872529 E hrep@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

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Why study human rights at Essex?

Oldest and largest Human Rights Centre in the UK, with 1,500 alumni now working around the world Covers theory and practical research with a broad scope with many options for the study of human rights Members of the Centre include: Professor John Packer, senior legal adviser and first director, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (1995-2004); Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, member of UN Human Rights Committee since 2001 and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (1993-2001); Professor Françoise Hampson, member of UN SubCommission (1998-2007); Professor Kevin Boyle, Senior Adviser to Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2001-02); Professor Paul Hunt, member of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1999-2002) and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health (2002-08); Professor Diane Elson, Special Adviser to Executive Director at UNIFEM (1998-2000); Professor Geoff Gilbert, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Refugee Law

Largest library holdings for human rights in the UK

Purposefully internationalist composition and perspective

The Human Rights Centre

and the Essex Human Rights Review: http://projects.essex.ac.uk/ehrr.

Our interdisciplinary Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex is the UK’s leading centre for the study of the theory and practice of international human rights, and has a worldwide reputation for its research, teaching and practice. In February 2010, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of our work in advancing human rights across the globe.

We organise a wide variety of activities throughout the academic year bringing together our 250 undergraduate and postgraduate students with 50 academic staff, 30 fellows and some visiting scholars as guest speakers, major lectures, conferences, workshops, films, human rights related art and cultural events, outings and other activities. Student associations are encouraged and supported in their initiatives and social events.

We have the longest established human rights programme in the UK, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007-08. We aim to contribute to the development and enjoyment of international human rights and to promote greater public awareness and recognition of them.

Our staff are distinguished academics with wide practical experience with inter-governmental organisations like the United Nations (UN), the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Staff have worked for and remain actively involved in a variety of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) including Amnesty International, Article XIX, Minority Rights Group, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, and the Right to Education project. Staff are also regularly consulted by and advise governments.

Among our major research activities are prevention of torture in China, transnational investment agreements, protection of children’s rights in the UK and India, and the use of human rights for conflict prevention and resolution.

Taught courses MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity• This is a multidisciplinary course which focuses on a specific area of human rights interest. Cultural diversity is an area of increasing political, social and legal interest.

It is also an area of increasing interest for human rights scholars, policy-makers and advocates.

This MA requires you to explore the relationship between human rights and cultural diversity with a view to understanding the normative and practical challenges and informing policy to achieve wider enjoyment of human rights, identity maintenance and accommodation or management of differences. Topics addressed include multiculturalism, migration, citizenship, globalisation, regionalism, development and security.

MSc Human Rights and Research Methods• This course provides a thorough and comprehensive education in both human Some publications produced by the Centre rights and social science research methodologies. It is motivated by are: The Torture Reporting Handbook recognition of the relative lack of provision (Camille Giffard); Combating Torture Handbook (Conor Foley); Reporting Killings for human rights students to gain ‘hard’ methodological skills required by many as Human Rights Violations (Kate potential human rights employers. This Thompson and Camille Giffard); Medical Investigations and Documentation of Torture course would, therefore, be of interest to students who have an interest in human (Michael Peel and Noam Lubell with rights and intend to work in areas such as Jonathon Beynon), and a host of policy analysis, human rights data collection, publications on the right to health. and the growing number of national and We also home to the International Journal of international bodies that draw directly upon Refugee Law: http://ijrl.oxfordjournals.org qualitative and quantitative methodological skills in their work.

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The course will provide a base from which you can pursue further postgraduate study and research in this area. It will also provide skills central to applied research and policy analysis in the general field of human rights.

MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights• “This is the premier MA degree course of its kind”, Dr Simon Caney, External Examiner, Oxford University.

This interdisciplinary course combines taught modules and a dissertation that examines the history, theoretical development and implementation of human rights. Our MA is intended for students from a wide variety of backgrounds, and for those wishing to supplement field experience in human rights with further study. Those who want to undertake practical or legal work for human rights organisations, and those whose central interests lie in legal, political or ethical theory, will find our MA an outstanding preparation.

Behind the practical problems of human rights lie many unresolved theoretical and philosophical issues. These form the focus of our MA, which aims to provide you with a grounding in fundamental matters of the law, politics, philosophy and sociology of human rights. It also covers means available for the protection of human rights, including systems, mechanisms and actors at inter-governmental, governmental and non-governmental levels.

Colloquium – compulsory module The principal purpose of our compulsory Colloquium is to provide the core interdisciplinary component of the three courses. Colloquium extends across 22 teaching weeks and is divided into three main parts: theoretical bases of human rights principles; applications of human rights principles; and contemporary issues and debates in the implementation and practice of human rights.

Our Colloquium module aims to provide a detailed and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the theoretical basis of human rights as a moral, political and legal doctrine. It examines the scope of the application of human rights to existing social, political and economic conditions.

In particular, the module analyses the causes of and responses to various human rights violations, such as the rights of women, indigenous peoples, children, minorities and the extremely poor.

Human Rights II; Human Rights in the New Europe; Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in International Law; Human Rights and Development; International Trade and Human Rights Law; Human Rights for Women; Philosophy and Law in Human Rights; Promotion of Human Rights in Africa; The Inter-American System of Human Rights; Business and Human Rights; American Justice and the War on Terror.

Government Human Rights and Political Theory; Conflict, Co-operation and International Negotiation; Politics in the Developing World; Political Principles, Human Rights and Public Policy; Contemporary Theories of Justice; Human Rights and Post-Communist Democracies; Democratisation, Citizenship and Constitutions; International Security Studies.

Optional modules

Philosophy Philosophy and Rights Part A and B; Ethics II; Core Seminar in Ethics, Politics and Public Policy I and II.

Law Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflicts; Topics in the Law of Armed Conflicts; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law; Law of International Peacekeeping; International Child Law; European Convention on Human Rights; European Convention on

Sociology Women Across Cultures; Gender, Culture and Identity; Dynamics of Home and Work in Global Perspective; Sociology of Development in the Age of Globalisation; Current Controversies in Criminological Research; Gay, Lesbian and Queer Life: Gender Sexualities and Change; The

Taught course modules MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity

MSc Human Rights and Research Methods

MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights

Colloquium Dissertation Three optional modules

Colloquium Political Explanation Comparative Politics of Human Rights Dissertation Two optional modules

Colloquium International Human Rights Law Sociology of Human Rights Comparative Politics of Human Rights Philosophy and Rights Dissertation Two optional modules

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This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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University staff and students from the Human Rights Centre receiving the Queen’s Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace

Contemporary Nation State; The Political Sociology of Nation-state and Citizenship; Colonialism, Culture and Globalisation; Globalisation, International Migration and Ethnicity.

Not all modules will be offered each year; they will be subject to the availability of our teaching staff. In certain cases, you may take other options offered by various departments, schools and centres in the University.

Dissertation Students on all our courses are required to complete a 15,000 - 16,000-word dissertation on a topic agreed with the course director. Recent titles include: The “Spine”, “Eyes and Ears”, “Tongue” and “Teeth” of National Human Rights Institutions

The Obligation to Protect: Assessing State Responsibility for the Violation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by a Private Party Reparation for Survivors of Torture: Towards an Integrative Framework for Understanding ‘Rehabilitation’

We also contribute to LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, LLM Privatization of UK Immigration Removal International Human Rights Law, LLM UK Centres: Problem or Panacea for Protecting Human Rights and Public Law• and LLM Detainees Custodial Rights?

Health Care Law and Human Rights•. For further information, see Law.

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Staff and their research interests Academic staff members of the Human Rights Centre include:

Karen Hulme, LLB LLM Nottingham, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) (School of Law)

Sarah Birch, BA Dartmouth, MPhil DPhil Oxford, MA PhD Essex (Reader) (Department of Government)

Paul Hunt, MA Cambridge, M Jur Waikato, NZ, Solicitor (Professor) (School of Law)

Steffen Böhm, BBA Lancaster, MA PhD Warwick (Lecturer) (Essex Business School)

Todd Landman, BA Pennsylvania, MA Georgetown, MA Colorado, PhD Essex (Professor) (Department of Government)

Paul Bou-Habib, BSc MSc LSE, PhD Princeton (Lecturer) (Department of Government)

Sheldon Leader, BA Yale, MA DPhil Oxford, Barrister (Professor) (School of Law)

Kevin Boyle, LLB Belfast, Barrister (Professor) (School of Law)

Christopher Marsden, LLB LLM London (Senior Lecturer) (School of Law)

Will Cartwright, BA LLM London, BPhil Oxford (Lecturer) (Department of Philosophy)

Alastair McAuley, BSc London (Reader) (Department of Economics)

Rainer Schulze, BA PhD Göttingen (Reader and Head of Department) (Department of History)

Sabine Michalowski, Dip Paris II, 2nd Staatsexamen Kammerigeridit Berlin, PhD Sheffield (Reader) (School of Law)

Scott Sheeran, LLB BCom Otago, LLM Cambridge, Barrister and Solicitor NZ (Lecturer) (School of Law)

Frances Millard, BA Earlham College, MA PhD Columbia (Professor) (Department of Government)

Prem Sikka, BA Open, MSc London, PhD Sheffield, FCCA (Professor) (Essex Business School)

Lydia Morris, BA Keele, PhD London (Professor) (Department of Sociology)

Nigel South, BA MA Essex, PhD CNAA (Professor) (Department of Sociology)

David Ong, LLB LLM Hull (Reader) (School of Law)

Yasemin Soysal, BA Bogazici, Istanbul, PhD Stanford (Senior Lecturer) (Department of Sociology)

Caroline Checkley, LLB MA Essex, Mdip City (Human Rights Librarian) Diane Elson, BA Oxford, PhD Manchester (Professor) (Department of Sociology) Andrew Fagan, BSc MA PhD Essex (Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Centre) (Human Rights Centre) Deirdre Fottrell, BA LLB NUI, MA Dublin, LLM LSE, Barrister (Lecturer) (School of Law) Val Fraser, BA Essex, MPhil London, PhD Essex (Professor) (Department of Art History and Theory) Fabian Freyenhagen, BA Oxford, PhD Sheffield (Lecturer) (Department of Philosophy) Geoff Gilbert, LLB Leicester, LLM SJD Virginia, Barrister (Professor) (School of Law) Carolyn Hamilton, LLB Bristol (Professor) (Children’s Legal Centre) Françoise Hampson, LLB Newcastle, UK (Professor) (School of Law) Anna Hardiman-McCartney, BA Oxon, LLM Cantab, PhD Cambridge, UK (Lecturer) (School of Law)

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John Packer, BA Manitoba, LLM Essex (Professor and Director of the Centre) (Human Rights Centre) Elizabeth Palmer, LLB Manchester, MA PGCE Glasgow (Senior Lecturer) (School of Law) Renos Papadopoulos, DiPClinEdPsych Belgrade, PhD Cape Town (Professor) (Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies) Peter Patrick, BA Georgia, PhD Pennsylvania (Professor) (Department of Language and Linguistics) Steve Peers, BA McMaster, LLB W Ontario, LLM London, PhD Essex (Professor) (School of Law) James Raven, MA PhD Cambridge (Professor) (Department of History)

Sir Nigel Rodley, LLB Leeds, LLM Columbia, LLM New York, PhD Essex (Professor and Chair, Human Rights Centre) (School of Law) Róisin Ryan-Flood, BA Cork, MPhil Dublin, PhD LSE (Lecturer) (Department of Sociology) Colin Samson, BA Arizona, MSc London, PhD California (Senior Lecturer) (Department of Sociology) Clara Sandoval, LLB Javeriana, Columbia, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) (School of Law)

Jane Wright, LLB LLM London, Solicitor (Professor and Head of School) (School of Law)

www.essex.ac.uk/hrc | Human Rights

I was attracted to study at Essex due to the fantastic reputation of the Human Rights Centre, along with its staff who themselves have had first-hand experience in the field. In addition, the course was very appealing as it is one of the few interdisciplinary courses on offer throughout the United Kingdom. I chose to do my particular course to further my knowledge of a subject area that I am extremely passionate about and felt it was a natural progression for me.

Sangeeta Kaur Mendhir, Wokingham, Berkshire – MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights

I really enjoy the teaching on the course and the various approaches the lecturers use. They take learning to more than what is merely written in the textbooks. As far as the social life on campus is concerned, I enjoy getting involved in many of the clubs and societies as these offer a nice break from the rigours of education. In particular

there are human rights placements and other extra-curricular programmes to get involved in to take our learning to a more practical level.

The campus itself is picturesque, my favourite place being the lake. I am passionate about theatre, and having one on campus is great. I find it really refreshing and inspiring to witness the creativity demonstrated by those performing there.

I have recently decided on my specialist area and feel extremely prepared for a career in human rights thanks to my time at Essex. I would have no hesitation in recommending the University of Essex to anyone.

Graduate profile Research degrees We now offer a PhD and MPhil programme in human rights. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to conduct research in the field of human rights.

International links We maintain excellent links with all inter-governmental bodies working on human rights and with national and international NGOs.

Internships Internships are a central part of the courses of the Human Rights Centre.

You are strongly advised to undertake an

Career prospects

internship to gain professional and personal experience. Many former students now Our graduates go on to a variety of careers work in the human rights field to which they in the governmental, inter-governmental, were introduced during their internship. and non-governmental sectors and to carry out further research.

Interns work with inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations for a varying amount of time during the summer term. These positions may be in the UK or abroad.

We advise our students who are seeking internships and you are free to seek out organisations and design new internships for yourself. You may draw upon the Centre’s global network of some 1,500 alumni along with 30 fellows practising in the field. Study tours have been organised and contracts facilitated by both the Centre and an active Alumni Association.

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International Academy We offer some of the best routes for international students to enter higher education in the UK and our innovative programmes also attract home students because of their distinctive learning environment.

Taught courses Graduate Diplomas English for Academic Purposes Applied Linguistics with English for Academic Purposes Art History and Theory with English for Academic Purposes Biotechnology with English for Academic Purposes Computer Science with English for Academic Purposes Economics with English for Academic Purposes Electronic Engineering with English for Academic Purposes History with English for Academic Purposes Politics with English for Academic Purposes Psychoanalytic Studies with English for Academic Purposes Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes

Graduate Certificate in English for Academic Purposes

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Relevant Bachelor’s degree. For applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum score of IELTS 5.0, with 5.5 in writing, or recognised equivalent.

English language requirements: See entry requirements.

MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Good first degree, upper second class, or equivalent. Applicants must also have a minimum two years’ teaching experience, although teaching practice may be offered to students with less than two years teaching experience. For applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum score of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 570 (Paper-based) or 88 (Internet-based).

Good first degree, minimum of lower second class, or equivalent. Three-year higher education qualification from a recognised institution, minimum of lower second class, or equivalent. For applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum score of IELTS 5.5, with 5.0 in writing, or TOEFL 520 (Paper-based) or 68 (Internet-based), with 3.5 in writing or equivalent.

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Linguistics (page 147) 132 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

Academic staff: 50 Taught postgraduates: 42 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872217 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk Location: c Colchester Campus

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The International Academy The International Academy has a thriving student community from all over the world and aims to maintain the highest standards of teaching within a stimulating, diverse and supportive learning environment. We offer some of the best routes for international students to enter higher education in the

UK. Our innovative programmes also attract home students because of their distinctive learning environment.

Our aim is that you achieve your full potential, enjoy your course and gain experience in different ways of thinking and learning. You will be working with enthusiastic and friendly members of staff who are experts in their fields. Our teachers

Why study at the International Academy at Essex?

Over 30 years experience of working with international students and teachers of English

Extensive range of courses comprising Graduate Diplomas, MA TESOL and a range of support programmes for students while they are studying at Essex

Learning from enthusiastic and inspiring teaching staff who are experts in their fields

Opportunity to meet students from all over the world

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Taught course modules English for Academic Purposes EAP Research Methods Critical Thinking British Society and Culture Intercultural Communication Applied Linguistics with English for Academic Purposes EAP Second Language Learning Methodology of Teaching English as a Foreign Language Research Methods Art History and Theory with English for Academic Purposes EAP Critical Thinking Two modules from: The High Renaissance in Italy 1480-1600 Turn of the Century: from Art Nouveau to Abstraction Contemporary Art 1980 to the Present Biotechnology with English for Academic Purposes EAP Critical Thinking Genome Science Microbial Diversity and Ecology

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Plant and Environmental Biotechnology Water Pollution Biology Computer Science with English for Academic Purposes EAP Critical Thinking Computer Science Project and Industrial Practice Databases and Internet Technology Programming in Java Operating Systems or Web Application Programming or Computer Security Economics with English for Academic Purposes EAP Mathematical Methods in Economics Macroeconomics Microeconomics Electronic Engineering with English for Academic Purposes EAP Electronic and Telecommunication Project and Industrial Practice Engineering Mathematics Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab or Telecommunication Networks Embedded Processors and Systems or Telecommunication Principles

History with English for Academic Purposes EAP Critical Thinking Making Histories: Concepts, Themes, Sources One History Special Subject One History third-year half option Politics with English for Academic Purposes EAP Political Analysis Introduction to Political Theory Critical Thinking Psychoanalytic Studies with English for Academic Purposes EAP Research Methods Critical Thinking The Unconscious – Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society – Freud The Unconscious – Analytical Psychology, Culture and Society – Jung Organisational Dynamics Theory Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes EAP Critical Thinking Research Methods Developmental Psychology

One optional module from a list including: Cognitive Psychology Brain and Behaviour Comparative Cognition History of Psychology Graduate Certificate in English for Academic Purposes English for Academic Purposes Critical Thinking Intercultural Communication MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) English Language Teaching Materials and Methods Practical Description of English Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Studies Postgraduate Study Skills Research Methods (including classroom observation) One option from: Teaching English for Specific Purposes Teaching English for Academic Purposes Investigation into the Young Learners’ Classroom Introduction to Teaching Young Learners EAP = English for Academic Purposes This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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Staff and their research interests Elizabeth Austin, BA York, MSc Edinburgh (Assistant Director) English for academic purposes; academic literacy; educational technologies Mandy Bannerman, CELTA Barcelona, MA St Andrews (Lecturer) Twentieth-century Irish and Scottish literature; contemporary poetry Stuart Bannerman, MA Edinburgh, RSA DipTEFLA ACIM (Director) Marketing of higher education; globalisation and education Richard Barnard, BA Essex (Assistant Director) Teaching of mathematics; the development of teaching for varied ability levels Tony Clohesy, BA MA PhD Essex (Lecturer) British politics; political philosophy Nil端fer Demirkan-Jones, BA PGCE PhD Hacettepe Ankara, MA MPhil Essex (Lecturer) Teaching English to young learners; learning strategies; intercultural communication; materials design and evaluation

will help you acquire the necessary subject knowledge and skills, and develop a critical and reflective approach to your study.

Classes are run in small groups of approximately twelve and we place great emphasis on individual attention.

Taught courses Graduate Diploma in English for Academic Purposes This Graduate Diploma provides an excellent entry route onto a Masters course if you have graduated with a Bachelors degree, or have studied for a three-year Diploma, but do not yet meet the entry criteria for a Masters course.

This course aims to enhance your intellectual skills, in particular, how to think critically and how to construct arguments;

Dave Glover, BA Essex (Lecturer) Grammar description; metalanguage; acquisition, especially with regard to the English verb; vocabulary acquisition, especially with regard to recycling; computer-assisted language learning Mark Hollingworth, BA Cambridge, Dip TEFL PGCE TESOL London, MA Essex (Lecturer) Grammar; writing for law; academic writing Ritta Husted, BA MA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Second language acquisition; learner strategies; materials development Cindy Leaney, MA Essex, CTEFLA/DTEFLA UCLES (Lecturer) Learning technologies; materials development; teacher training and education; vocabulary

Sandra Stephenson, BA Portsmouth, MA Reading (Lecturer) Computer-assisted language learning Gisela Szpytko, BPhil (Ed) Birmingham, Cert Ed London, RSA Dip TEFL Oxford, CTEFLA London (Lecturer) Teaching pronunciation; English for academic purposes; teacher training; using corpora in English language teaching; grammar Ann Walker, BA Essex, MEd London (Lecturer) Collaborative classroom observation in teacher education programmes; assessment criteria and descriptors for the evaluation of written and practical assignments Audrey Woraker, LLM, LLB Essex (Lecturer) UK law; human rights

Lou Lessios, CALTE MA Cert Ed Essex (Lecturer) English for academic purposes; writing for the arts and the humanities Janet Glennie Smith, BA UEA, MA Southampton, DELTA UCLES (Lecturer) Japanese education; teacher training; IELTS examinations

to practise and develop both qualitative and quantitative research methods; to provide an introduction to intercultural communication and cross-cultural negotiation skills and strategies; and to develop your English language and study skills. The course is also compatible with preparation for a doctorate.

Subject-based Graduate Diplomas The ten subject-based Graduate Diplomas are designed for students who need to improve their subject knowledge, as well as their language and study skills, before going on to a Masters course. You are offered the opportunity to follow modules in the International Academy as well as in a chosen academic department/school/centre to gain direct experience of study in a relevant discipline.

Successful completion of the course with the appropriate mark will qualify you for entry to a Masters level course, and will greatly assist you if you intend to undertake further doctoral research.

Our ten Graduate Diplomas relate to courses offered within the Department of Art History and Theory, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Department of Economics, Department of History, Department of Government, Department of Language and Linguistics, Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies and Department of Psychology.

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I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that enrolling on MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages was a turning point in my life. As a member of staff teaching at the International Academy on the PEP programme, I was given plenty of help with re-arranging my teaching schedule to fit in with my MA timetable.

Ian Keith Sinnott, Colchester, Essex – MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Student profile MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) This course is designed for both native and non-native speakers with some teaching experience at high school level and above.

The course provides the opportunity to update and extend knowledge of current concepts and theories relating to TESOL methodology and practice.

Emphasis is placed on the practical application of the theoretical bases of TESOL to classroom practice within an expanding global teaching environment. In order to reflect the link between theory and practice, micro-teaching, collaborative classroom observation and small-scale research form part of the assessment.

MA TESOL will be particularly attractive to teachers who are unable to leave their employment for a full year, as each component can be considered as a complete course. The credits awarded at each exit point can be accumulated and transferred to the next stage of the course. You can therefore build up

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Since starting my MA, I have found myself more able and willing to develop teaching materials and I feel that I have become a more efficient teacher. In addition, the course has been extremely interesting, invigorating and inspiring.

MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages has not only prepared me with the necessary tools to go into the classroom to be a better teacher but helped me to develop into a better researcher and critical thinker. The lecturers gave a wealth of experience on the course and I found them to be very helpful, friendly and accommodating to my particular needs.

sufficient credits to progress through the different levels, that is from 60 credits (Postgraduate Certificate), to 120 credits (Postgraduate Diploma) and 180 credits (Masters). Assessment includes a 12,000-word supervised dissertation based on original TESOL related research.

Delivery is flexible as you can either study full-time for one year or part-time over two years.

We also offer MA TESOL by modular study, which allows you the course for up to a maximum period of six years.

Career prospects The emphasis of our Masters course is upon your personal and professional development through relating the theory of TESOL to its practical application within the ESOL context.

In addition to providing you with the opportunity to develop and extend your role as classroom teachers, our course provides training in the skills required to develop

your professional careers as trainers, mentors, curriculum and materials designers, and, where appropriate, in preparation for taking your academic careers to PhD level.

Pre-sessional and in-sessional programmes We also offer a range of intensive pre-sessional and in-sessional programmes for those who wish to improve their general and academic English. For further information see page 31, or visit: www.essex.ac.uk/internationalacademy.

www.essex.ac.uk/centres/lastud | Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies The University has important library holdings of Latin American materials and a unique collection of contemporary Latin American art.

Taught courses MA Curating Latin American Art• See History of Art, page 120, for entry requirements.

MA/MSc International Relations• MA International Relations and the Media• MA/MSc Political Economy• See Politics, page 175, for entry requirements.

Research degrees Supervision for the degrees of MPhil• and PhD• on topics connected with Latin America is available in the following areas:

Fact file The University has a long history of teaching and research in fields related to Latin American Studies.

Academic staff contributing to studies in Latin America: 8 For taught course and research degree enquiries: please see relevant subject entries for contact details.

• available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

Art History History Human Rights Literature Politics and International Relations Sociology The departments and centres delivering these research degrees also offer a number of Doctoral Programmes with a Latin American component. Please see relevant subject entries for contact details.

See relevant subject entry.

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: History (page 114) History of Art (page 120) Human Rights (page 126) Literature (page 156) Politics (page 175) Sociology (page 194) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 137

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Why study Latin America at Essex?

Library holdings that include some of the most important Latin American collections held in Europe

Access to the unique University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (UECLAA)

Staff with a wide range of expertise on topics across Latin American studies

Close links with scholars and many universities across Latin America

Lively community of Latin American students

Latin American Centre

UECLAA

The University has a long history of teaching and research in Latin American studies and has offered a full range of arts and social science subjects in this field since the 1970s. We have important Library holdings of Latin American materials and a unique collection of contemporary Latin American art.

The University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art (UECLAA) is an internationally significant public art collection based at our Colchester Campus that actively acquires modern and contemporary art from Latin America.

Inaugurated in 1993, UECLAA now holds approximately 650 works by 350 artists.

We have a large number of Latin Americans UECLAA is supported by an archive of amongst our staff and students, especially around 4,500 items including artists’ from Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. correspondence and ephemera together We organise an excellent seminar series with catalogues and information on on Latin American issues as well as galleries and arts organisations throughout conferences, exhibitions and social events.

Latin America. It is committed to working We also have a lively Latin American Society with living artists from Latin America on which is active in promoting Latin American exhibitions and residencies and it is an dance, film, music and other activities. important nucleus for research that collaborates with our academics and students across and beyond the University.

Taught courses

Essex offers a number of taught courses on aspects of Latin American affairs.

Research degrees Supervision for the degrees of MPhil• and PhD• on topics connected with Latin America is available in art history, history, human rights, literature, political science and sociology. The respective departments and centres also administer a number of Doctoral Programmes with a Latin American component.

Library holdings Our Albert Sloman Library possesses one of the most important Latin American collections in Europe. Holdings total over 75,000 books and pamphlets and over 1,600 periodical titles (of which some 200 are current). This collection is integrated into the main stock of our Library and dispersed through it on a subject basis.

All items are recorded on our Library’s online catalogue. Two specialist librarians are responsible for maintaining, developing and promoting this collection.

We have an outstanding collection of Latin American reference materials, strong holdings of national censuses and other statistical series, and several specialised items, such as facsimile editions of Mexican codices.

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Since 2005, UECLAA has been available as a fully-illustrated online research resource at: www.ueclaa.org which, in 2009, received more than 750,000 hits.

Career prospects Graduates with expertise in Latin America now work in many fields including journalism, human rights, arts administration, teaching, aid and development, international relations and politics. Óscar Arias Sánchez, Nobel Peace Prize winner and current President of Costa Rica, has a doctorate in Latin American politics from the University’s top-rated Department of Government.

Maria Freire America del Sur (1990) painting which is part of UECLAA.

www.essex.ac.uk/centres/lastud | Latin American Studies

Staff and their research interests Robin Blackburn, BSc (Econ) London (Professor) (Department of Sociology) Slavery in the new world; the Cuban revolution; historical sociology; globalisation Andrew Canessa, BSc PhD London (Senior Lecturer) (Department of Sociology) Andean anthropology and religion; indigenous nationalism; development; nation and identity; gender Valerie Fraser, BA Essex, MPhil London, PhD Essex (Professor) (Department of Art History and Theory) Baroque architecture in South America; Andean art and culture; twentieth-century Latin American art and architecture; the golden age of Spanish art and architecture

Ian Dudley, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire – MA Latin American Art and Architecture ’09

Graduate profile

Maria Cristina Fumagalli, BA Milan, PhD Sheffield (Senior Lecturer) (Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies) Caribbean literature; postcolonial writing Brian Hamnett, BA PhD Cambridge (Research Professor) (Department of History) Comparative Iberian empires; Iberian background; Mexican history Peter Hulme, BA Leeds, PhD Essex (Professor and Head of Department) (Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies) Caribbean literature and cultures; Caribbean history; travel writing; the relationships between literature and colonialism; postcolonial theory Sabine Michalowski, Dip Paris II, 2nd Staatsexamen Kammergericht Berlin, PhD Sheffield (Reader) Trade and human rights law

I chose Essex because it was one of the only universities in the UK which offers courses in Latin American art and architecture taught by staff with expertise in the subject. The course focused equally on contemporary, colonial and indigenous cultures of Latin America, which enabled me to study pre-Columbia cultures, colonial art, and contemporary Latin American art and architecture. Resources such as UECLAA offered exciting opportunities to study Latin American art first-hand. The core modules allowed me to improve my general understanding of Latin American art and architecture, whilst the optional modules offered an opportunity to study related areas of art history beyond the course specifications.

Beatriz de Paiva, Bacharelado Licenciaturas Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, PhD Heriot Watt (Teaching Fellow) (Department of Language and Linguistics) Learning of pragmatic abilities in a second language, particularly in the interface between cognitive and communicative aspects of conversational interactions between native and non-native speakers of Portuguese Matthias Röhrig Assunção, MA Paris, PhD FU Berlin (Senior Lecturer) (Department of History) History of Brazil and Venezuela, especially social history and agrarian history Clara Sandoval, LLB Javeriana, Colombia, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Inter-American system of human rights; transitional justice and business and human rights

There were also trips to galleries in London, such as Tate Modern, as well as interesting conferences and events such as the Oscar Niemeyer/Brasilia symposium, which were all helpful and relevant. Outside of study I was a member of the Music Society which allowed me to use the University drum kit for practice.

Coming to Essex helped me to develop my understanding of the indigenous cultures of Latin America, specifically my interest in indigenous architecture in the Amazon region. The course gave me knowledge and focus that will be of direct use for undertaking doctoral study with a view to continuing a career in academic study.

Essex is an easy place to work and socialise. The staff are very knowledgeable with regard to their specialisms and always keen to pass on their understanding. There are several events and activities, academic and social, to get involved in if you wish.

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Law One of the striking features of law at Essex is its international flavour, evidenced in the student intake, the experience of staff and our strengths in areas such as international human rights law and the EU.

Taught courses LLM EU Law and Comparative Legal Studies LLM European Business Law (Pallas) LLM European Union Law• LLM Health Care Law and Human Rights• LLM Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce• LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law• LLM International Human Rights Law• LLM International Trade Law• LLM UK Human Rights and Public Law• Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Law Postgraduate Diploma in UK Human Rights and Public Law

Research degrees Law• MPhil, PhD Applicants for research degrees should normally hold, or be expecting to obtain, a Masters degree in law and an LLB degree with first or upper second class honours, or an equivalent qualification.

A good upper second class honours degree in law, or in a related discipline, and/or substantial practical experience in a field related to the course. Please check course descriptions for additional requirements.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Law Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 5 45 40 10 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 for the writing component (7.0 with at least 6.5 for the writing component for LLM International Human Rights Law and LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law) (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 37 full-time, 27 part-time Taught postgraduates: 108 Research postgraduates: 65 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872719 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872585 E law-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For joint and related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Human Rights (page 126) Philosophy (page 169) Politics (page 175) 140 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

www.essex.ac.uk/law | Law

School of Law The School has an international reputation for research and a commitment to providing legal education of the highest quality. Our students come from many different backgrounds. One of the striking features of law at Essex is its international flavour, evidenced in the student intake, the experience of staff, and our strengths in areas such as international human rights law and the law of the EU.

Taught courses Why study law at Essex?

Specialised courses taught by internationally renowned experts

Combination of academic excellence and practical application

Acknowledged reputation in international, governmental and commercial spheres

Large postgraduate community from all over the world

Staff sit on, or work for, UN bodies including the Human Rights Committee; the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee; UNHCR

Our taught Masters offer scope for those interested in a career either in law or one of many related spheres like industry, commerce, financial services, the media, or governmental and non-governmental agencies.

LLM EU Law and Comparative Legal Studies This LLM aims to provide you with an advanced conceptual understanding of the legal principles of European Community law, the EU and the legal cultures and the main legal system present in Europe and, when relevant to the subject, elsewhere. It intends to capture comparative law as a modern discipline in its own right, with its history, development and its new challenges (globalisation, emergence of China, harmonisation of European law etc). It also provides a comprehensive review of more specialised subjects while catering for both general and specific approaches to comparative law.

The course will produce graduates capable of working in the field of European Community/EU and/or member states law as civil servants, lawyers, regulators, legal advisers or researchers with governments and international and business organisations (including the EU administration), and as academics.

LLM European Business Law (Pallas Programme) This course has been ranked among the six best LLM courses in Europe and the ten best in the world. It has produced graduates working across the full range of public and private sector institutions,

including top international law firms in most major European countries and on other continents.

The Pallas Programme is located at Essex and lecturers come from top law firms around the world and other partner institutions. The course is designed for those thinking of a legal practice which requires knowledge of comparative European law, as well as of the norms coming from the Union itself. As part of the course, you meet with law firms in London, as well as members of the judiciary in Brussels and Luxembourg. The curriculum is organised around eight major subjects with two subjects taught in parallel.

LLM European Union Law• This LLM is designed to offer an opportunity to acquire a specialist’s knowledge and understanding of the law of the EU. It aims to develop critical, analytical and research skills, producing graduates capable of working in the field of EU law as lawyers, regulators, legal advisers or researchers with governments and international and business organisations (including the EU administration), and as academics.

For each module, you will be required to write an essay of between 3,000 – 4,000 words. You will be required to write a dissertation on a topic in the EU law field.

LLM Health Care Law and Human Rights• This LLM looks at health care law, a rapidly expanding discipline, as it has to provide a regulatory framework for all issues arising in the context of the provision of health care (eg consent to medical treatment, medical negligence, abortion) and constantly react to novel medical and scientific developments (eg stem cell research, cloning). Human rights law plays a growing role in the regulation and provision of health care, as human rights considerations must be taken into account when deciding how to organise the provision of health care, or when striking a balance between individual rights of patients and conflicting rights of others or societal interests.

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Taught course modules LLM EU Law and Comparative Legal Studies Community Legal Order Theory and Method of Comparative Legal Studies Modules from: Comparative Law of the Persons Comparative Legal Systems Comparative Public Law Comparative Study of the Jurisprudential/Philosophical Basis of English and French Law EU Company Law LLM European Business Law (Pallas Programme) Banking and Capital Markets Company Law Competition Law Contracts in Europe Environment Protection and Business Activities International/European Taxation Intellectual Property Law International Trade and Dispute Law LLM European Union Law Dissertation Modules from: EU Employment Law Economics of the European Union European Competition Law European Environmental Law External Relations of European Community Free Movement Intellectual Property in the EC Philosophy and Politics of the EU The Enlargement of the European Union EU Company Law

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LLM Health Care Law and Human Rights Health Care Law Health and Human Rights Dissertation Three options from: Health Care Ethics Issues at the End of Life Issues in Reproductive Health Law of Special Needs Theory and Practice of Health and Human Rights LLM Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce Broadcasting and Telecommunications Dissertation Six modules from: Cybercrime Data Protection European Broadcasting Law and Policy Freedom of Expression, Privacy and the Media Information Technology and Competition Law Law and Cultural Property Legal Aspects of Electronic Commercial Transactions Trading in Digital Goods and Services Broadcasting, Internet Video Law and Regulations LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law The Fundamentals of International Law for Humanitarian Situations International Law of Armed Conflict Dissertation Five modules from: Topics in the International Law of Armed Conflict International Criminal Law Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Protection of Refugees and Other Displaced Persons in International Law Law of International Peacekeeping

European Convention on Human Rights I Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in International Law Human Rights and Development Human Rights for Women Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa The Inter-American System of Human Rights Human Rights Across Nations and Cultures Human Rights and the Environment Acute Crises and Displacement Transitional Justice LLM International Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law: General Seminar Dissertation Four modules from: Acute Crises and Displacement Business and Human Rights Economic, Social and Cultural Rights European Convention on Human Rights I Human Rights and Development Human Rights and Environment Human Rights Across Nations and Cultures Human Rights in the New Europe Human Rights of Women International Criminal Law International Child Law International Law of Armed Conflicts I International Protection of Refugees International Trade and Human Rights Law of International Peace Keeping The Protection of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in International Law Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa

The Inter-American System of Human Rights – Civil and Political Rights Transitional Justice Human Rights and the Environment Acute Crisis and Displacement LLM International Trade Law International Trade Finance Law International Sales Contract and Carriage of Goods Dissertation Four modules from: International Commercial Dispute Resolution I International Commercial Dispute Resolution II International Financial Regulation International Law of Credit and Security International Tax Law Legal Aspects of Electronic Commercial Transactions Marine Insurance I and Marine Insurance II Public International Trade Law International Commercial Litigation LLM UK Human Rights and Public Law Central Issues in Public Law Dissertation Modules from: Current Issues in UK Human Rights Law EU Law and Human Rights Human Rights in Philosophy and Law Research Methods in Public Law This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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The course provides you with an advanced conceptual understanding of the methods, techniques and legal principles regarding health care law and human rights. It is informed by insight based on scholarship at the forefront of the discipline and allows you to set health care law and human rights into its ethical, social and global contexts.

promotion of human rights, as well as in-depth knowledge of different human rights, their interplay, and their protection in peace as well as conflict situations.

This course is taught by one of the strongest teams of academic and professionally-experienced human rights lawyers in the world, many have held or currently hold posts in the UN or other LLM Information Technology, Media international organisations. Its one and E-Commerce• compulsory module, the General Seminar, This LLM is offered because the focuses on the international and regional development of digital technology and the machinery for the protection of human convergence of communications media has rights, key civil and political rights, as well raised legal problems about access to and as economic, social and cultural rights and use of telecommunications networks, the other branches of international law, such as Internet and broadcast media. This course refugee law and humanitarian law, relevant identifies and addresses these areas, to the study of human rights. You choose providing valuable substantive knowledge four modules and write a research essay for a lawyer in the ‘Information Society’. It is and a dissertation. Assessment is structured around a ten-week core module academically challenging and provides you in the first term, which identifies the with a variety of skills useful for subsequent regulatory and private law framework within work in this field. It combines unseen which the communication and information examinations, take-home exams and pieces technology industries operate. This and of research under the supervision of other term one modules give you a basic academic staff. introduction to the relevant technology upon which the industries are based. Overall the Given the important and emerging area of course’s structure and range of options economic relations and human rights, we enables you to specialise in a particular field have established the option of a pathway or obtain a broader knowledge of the area in this for students on LLM International of law affecting communication industries.

Human Rights Law. Successful completion entitles you to have this focus indicated in Assessment will usually be based on the formal description of your degree. The coursework, but each module will be pathway in economic relations and human assessed in a manner appropriate to that rights permits you to develop an integrated module. You are also required to write a understanding of the points of contact dissertation on a topic of your choice within between the world economy and human the field of information technology, media rights. It provides grounding in the and e-commerce. institutions, processes, and values involved.

You have the opportunity to hear from a Among modules available for credit are range of speakers from academia and Business and Human Rights, International regulation. In 2008 these included Trade Law, Investment and Human Rights, Professor Chris Read (QML), Tom Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Kiedrowski (Ofcom), Dr Ian Brown Development and Human Rights.

(Oxford Internet Institute) and Dr Monica LLM International Human Rights and Arino (Ofcom).

Humanitarian Law• LLM International Human Rights Law• This LLM builds on the success of the This LLM is the oldest established human long-established LLM International Human rights law course in Europe and the Rights Law, and our expertise with respect world-leading course in this field. It offers a to the protection of human rights in detailed coverage of the international and situations of acute crisis. It critically regional machinery for the protection and examines how international law protects

individuals in such situations. Core modules explore the rules of general public international law most relevant to the study of human rights, humanitarian law and international peacekeeping, together with the international machinery for the protection of human rights, the international law of armed conflict and international refugee law. You choose five other options and may be permitted, with the approval of our course director, to take options from LLM International Human Rights Law or MA International Relations.

This course should appeal to those looking to work with humanitarian organisations in the field, who have experience and want to examine the legal aspects of their work in more detail, members of the military seeking to broaden their understanding of the international law pertaining to peacekeeping and other types of military operation, and members of governments or international organisations responsible for establishing peacekeeping or other humanitarian operations.

Besides the modules that count towards the assessment of each course, we offer students on LLM International Human Rights Law and LLM International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law the opportunity to participate in a broad range of activities that enhance your knowledge as well as your legal skills, and make your Essex experience unique. We have links with Colchester Garrison, home to the UK’s Rapid Reaction Force, 16th Air Assault Brigade. Since the mid 1990s, our postgraduates have taken part in the SimulEx with officers from the Brigade, exploring the humanitarian and military aspects of hypothetical scenarios set in conflict or post-conflict situations. You are also eligible to take part in the Concours Pictet, an international competition in the field of the law of armed conflict.

In addition, the Human Rights Clinic of our Human Rights Centre offers the opportunity to become involved in human rights work. In particular, the Litigation Unit of the Centre and the School of Law, allow you to improve your litigation skills while taking part in the design of litigation strategies in a variety of cases, their Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 143

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Staff and their research interests Olugbenga Bamodu, LLB LASU, LLM London, PhD Nottingham, Barrister Solicitor Nigeria (Lecturer) International trade law; commercial conflict of laws; harmonisation of laws; commercial law Kevin Boyle, LLB Belfast, Barrister (Professor) Freedom of expression, religion and belief; human rights and democracy; European convention on human rights; UN human rights system Penny Brearey-Horne, LLB LLM Essex (Lecturer) Trusts, equity and medicine law Fernne Brennan, BA Greenwich, LLB LLM King’s College London, PGDip Solicitor (Senior Lecturer) Criminal law; national and EC law; race, ethnicity and gender discrimination; human rights; racism, xenophobia and intolerance; medical law (discrimination) Kathryn Caldwell, BA Reading, MA McMaster, Dip LLB Kent (Principal Teaching Fellow) European Union law; family law; legal theory of law and economics Darren Calley, LLB PhD Essex (Lecturer) Tort; public international law (especially the law of the sea); animal welfare law Richard Cornes, LLB Auckland, LLM Melbourne, Barrister Solicitor NZ (Senior Lecturer) Constitutional reform; administrative law Tom Cornford, MA Cantab, LLM London, Barrister (Senior Lecturer) Jurisprudence and legal theory; public law Youseph Farah, LLB Jerusalem, Hebrew University, LLM PhD Essex (Lecturer) E-commerce law; contract law; commercial arbitration; investments, arbitration and international commercial litigation Deirdre Fottrell, BA LLB NUI, MA Dublin, LLM LSE, Barrister (Lecturer) International human rights law; the rights of the child and women

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Geoff Gilbert, LLB Leicester, LLM SJD Virginia, Barrister (Professor and editor-in-chief of International Journal of Refugee Law) International criminal law; extradition law; refugee law; minority rights; international human rights law James Gobert, BA Cornell, JD Duke (Professor) Criminal law; criminology; jurisprudence; legal process; alternative dispute resolution Audrey Guinchard, DEUG Licence Maitrise PhD Jean Moulin (Lecturer) French law; comparative law; criminal law; criminal procedure; cybercrime Brigid Hadfield, LLB Edinburgh, LLM Queen’s Belfast (Professor) Constitutional law; devolution Françoise Hampson, LLB Newcastle (UK) (Professor and former member of the UN Sub-Commission for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights) Human rights law; international law of armed conflicts; European convention on human rights Anna Hardiman-McCartney, BA Oxon, LLM Cantab, PhD Cambridge (Lecturer) Administrative law; constitutional law; UK human rights law David Holloway, MA Cantab, MA Complutensa University Madrid, Barrister (Lecturer) International arbitration; international dispute resolution; international trade law; private international law; international investment law; commercial law; comparative procedural law Karen Hulme, LLB LLM Nottingham, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Public international law; law of armed conflict; international environmental law; law of evidence Paul Hunt, MA Cambridge, MJur Waikato, NZ, Solicitor (Professor, member and rapporteur of the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee 1999-2002, UN special rapporteur on the right to health 2002-08) Economic, social and cultural rights; the right to health; development, poverty and human rights; international human rights law

Marios Koutsias, LLB Thessaloniki, LLM PhD Essex (Lecturer) European Union law with emphasis on commercial aspects; company law; international trade law and development; globalisation Sheldon Leader, BA Yale, MA DPhil Oxford, Barrister (Professor) Jurisprudence; labour law; company law; business and human rights; international human rights Peter Luther, MA Oxon, MA Sheffield (Senior Lecturer) Legal history; property law; common law David Marrani, LAP Maitrise en droit public interne MA Nice, MA Toulon (Lecturer) Constitutional and administrative law; public administration; comparative law; environmental law; political and legal theory Christopher Marsden, LLB LLM London (Senior Lecturer) Internet law; media law; competition law and economics; free speech and law Sabine Michalowski, Dip Paris II, 2nd Staatsexamen Kammergericht Berlin, PhD Sheffield (Reader) Medical law; civil liberties; trade and human rights law Agasha Mugasha, LLB Makerere, PGDLP LDC, LLM D Jur York, Solicitor (Professor) International trade finance law; banking law and regulation; capital markets law; financial services regulations; commercial law; international e-commerce law David Ong, LLB LLM Hull (Reader) International law of the sea; international environmental law; marine environmental law; public international law; international relations; public law Elizabeth Palmer, LLB Manchester, MA PGCE Glasgow (Senior Lecturer) Commercial law; common law; public law Steve Peers, BA McMaster, LLB W Ontario, LLM London, PhD Essex (Professor) EC law; anti-discrimination law; labour law; public international law; human rights

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Sir Nigel Rodley, LLB Leeds, LLM Columbia, LLM New York, PhD Essex (Professor, Chair of the Human Rights Centre and member of the UN Human Rights Committee) Public international law; international human rights law; civil and political rights Clara Sandoval, LLB Javeriana, Colombia, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer and co-convenor of Essex Transistional Justice Network) International human rights law; legal theory; public international law; inter-American system for the protection of human rights; transistional justice and business and human rights Scott Sheeran, LLB BCom Otago, LLM Cambridge, Barrister Solicitor NZ (Lecturer) Public international law; law of international peacekeeping; United Nations law and practice; international human rights law Peter Stone, MA LLB Cambridge, Barrister (Professor) EC law; conflict of laws; intellectual property law Maurice Sunkin, LLM London, PhD Essex, Barrister (Professor) Public law (especially judicial review); environmental planning law Bob Watt, BA CNAA, BCL Oxon, PhD Essex (Reader) Election law; public law; labour law; legal theory Robert Wight, LLB Aberdeen, MPhil CNAA (Senior Lecturer) Common law; commercial law; environmental law Jane Wright, LLB LLM London, Solicitor (Professor and Head of School) Common law; comparative law; civil liberties; international and UK human rights law; minority rights

litigation and the presentation of amicus curiae briefs before national and international courts. You also have an opportunity to participate in the work of the Essex Business and Human Rights Project through advocacy and consultancy work, including the preparation of policy documents and contributions to amicus curiae briefs. This option is particularly suitable if you are taking the pathway in economic relations and human rights.

The Essex Transitional Justice Network also provides you with an opportunity to take an active part in any of the interdisciplinary projects carried out by academic staff in this area, some of which are predominantly of a legal nature, such as the litigation of cases or the writing of amicus curiae briefs.

LLM International Trade Law• This LLM looks at aspects of trade at international level. Much of the teaching addresses issues that are developing as you are studying. In addition to the compulsory and optional modules, you can also take modules from LLM European Union Law and LLM Information Technology, Media and E-Commerce.

Michael Mansfield QC who delivered the twenty-second Annual Essex Law Lecture at the Colchester Campus in 2010

For each module, you choose a topic from a list provided by the course tutor and write an essay of between 3,000 – 4,000 words.

You are also required to write a dissertation in the international trade law field.

At a time when the UK is undergoing immense constitutional change with respect to human rights and devolution and when judicial review of government action is resorted to with increasing regularity, the LLM UK Human Rights and Public Law• course provides essential in depth coverage Public law and domestic human rights law taught by our academics who are leading are currently two of the most dynamic areas scholars in their field. of law. The Human Rights Act (1998), the growth in judicial review, the expansion of Postgraduate Diploma regulatory systems and the quickening Postgraduate Diplomas are available in all pace of constitutional reform present many subjects offered at LLM level. The Diploma new challenges and opportunities for differs from the LLM in that no dissertation lawyers and the courts. This course will be is required. It is awarded to those students particularly attractive to people in the UK who show a high level of competence in and should also appeal to those from the the taught course modules but do not Commonwealth or other common law progress to the full LLM. jurisdictions, and students from other We also contribute to various member states of the EU. While the interdisciplinary courses. For further primary focus of the course is upon UK information, see Human Rights, law, opportunity exists for you to pursue Philosophy and Politics. modules in comparative law and international protection of human rights.

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The University of Essex was recommended to me by an alumnus as the best in the field of human rights law. I had always wanted to further my knowledge in law and international human rights law is a very dynamic and growing area, so the School of Law’s LLM International Human Rights Law appealed to me. Moreover, as a former Clerk of the Court (Prosecutor) I have always been drawn to incorporating human rights issues into that line of work.

In relation to the academic aspect, the course outlines are readily available online, the reading materials are clear and time is not wasted trying to collate information at the library as it is made easily accessible online. Moreover our lecturers are renowned and well respected in the field, several are highly active as a result of their appointments at the United Nations in high profile positions, yet easily accessible when you need them.

Essex has a great human rights programme that balances academic work with practical work. There are seminars and workshops geared towards enhancing our skills in human rights and students have the opportunity to become involved in human rights projects from across the world to get hands on experience. As such I enjoy the balance that has been created for the students, especially when many of us have never worked in the field from a practical point of view.

In addition, I enjoy the global feel that my class has as I am studying with people from varied backgrounds; there is a former magistrate and several attorneys from different fields, to name just a few.

This means I learn something new every day whether legal, social or otherwise from these persons, as well as being able to network with people from parts of the world I have only heard of.

Research degrees

Career prospects

Research degrees, either PhD• or MPhil•, can be undertaken in most fields of law. We have funds to award University scholarships to outstanding applicants.

Our graduates have gone on to further study and careers as lecturers or in the law, including working for leading NGOs. Some have gone on to non-law careers in commerce, the police force, accountancy, insurance, banking or social work.

Some organise conferences while here, some undertake part-time teaching, and some simply show by their efforts that they are developing intellectually.

Luciana Ramsay, St Catherine, Jamaica – LLM International Human Rights Law

Student profile

Seminars You are encouraged to play a participative role in our activities, which include seminars at which speakers from home and abroad present ideas.

Opportunities for paid employment Our graduate students may be able to undertake part-time teaching and participate as researchers in projects.

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A message from Professor Jane Wright, Head of School (2009-12) “The School of Law welcomes postgraduates from all over the world and from a variety of backgrounds. As well as being intellectually demanding, we provide a supportive environment in which you can pursue your academic and personal goals.

Our graduate students form a strong cohesive community and contribute to the intellectual and social life in many ways.

When I finish my LLM I will be returning to Jamaica to my job.

Many of our students go on to become leaders in their fields; our website contains a range of examples, along with news from our extensive community of alumni. Our students are offered the opportunity to learn from many of the most significant and well-rounded lawyers in the world and to take part in a selection of extra-curricular activities ranging from mooting to human rights field exercises. Our postgraduate students are also invited to join us at many social events throughout the academic year.”

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Linguistics We were rated as producing the highest proportion of ‘world-leading’ linguistics research of any university in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Taught courses MA Applied Linguistic Research•† MA Applied Linguistics• MA Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Communication• MA Computer-Assisted Language Learning• MA English for Specific Purposes• MA English Language• MA English Language and Linguistics• MA English Language Teaching•† MA English Language Teaching (Young Learners) MA Language Acquisition• MA Language Disorders•† MA Language Testing and Programme Evaluation• MA Linguistics• MA Linguistic Studies• MA Management and Professional Communication MA Phonology• MA Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics•† MA Sociolinguistics•† MA Sociolinguistics of the Arab World MA Syntax•† MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language• MA Varieties of English MRes Linguistics•

Research degrees Applied Linguistics• MPhil, PhD English Language Teaching• MPhil, PhD Linguistics• MPhil, PhD Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics• MPhil, PhD Sociolinguistics• MPhil, PhD

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Masters degree in a relevant area.

Linguistics Department of Language and Linguistics ranked fourth in the UK.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject.

RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 25 35 25 15 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: Taught courses: IELTS 6.5 Research degrees: IELTS 7.0 (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 24 Taught postgraduates: 115 Research postgraduates: 89 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E ling-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time † ESRC recognised Location: c Colchester Campus

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Department of Language and Linguistics

Why study linguistics at Essex?

Outstanding research environment – rated as producing the highest proportion of ‘world-leading’ linguistics research of any university in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)

Unrivalled range of 22 specialist MA courses

ESRC recognition for six of our MA courses

Master of Research (MRes) and integrated ‘new route’ four-year PhD programmes available

MA Linguistic Studies available on credit accumulation basis for those who need to study part-time over a number of years

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MA Applied Linguistics• This course explores the results of recent empirical studies of second language The Department is one of the largest and acquisition, focusing on how learners most prestigious of its kind in the world. develop L2 knowledge and what role Comprising 24 teaching and research staff, classroom practice plays in that we offer teaching and research supervision development. You learn to apply the insights in: language acquisition, language learning of current linguistic theory in understanding and language teaching; culture and and explaining non-native language communication; psycholinguistics; language acquisition. Core topics include: second disorders; sociolinguistics; and theoretical language acquisition, language teaching, and descriptive linguistics. linguistic theory and research methods for studying language, and a wide range of We were rated as producing the highest options in applied linguistics to choose from proportion of ‘world-leading’ linguistics (including materials evaluation, language research of any university in the UK in the most recent RAE (2008) and, in 2005, testing, sociolinguistics, first language acquisition, computers in language learning, gained official recognition from the language disorders and pragmatics).

Economic and Social Research Council for six of our MA courses – more than any MA Applied Linguistics and other linguistics department in the UK. Intercultural Communication• We have a large and thriving graduate This course provides insights into community working within a dynamic cross-cultural communication (and research environment. mis-communication), including professional (ie workplace) communication. With the ever increasing spread of English as a Our MA courses typically consist of eight world language, there is widespread one-term modules assessed by coursework communication between people of different and a 16,000-word dissertation, which cultural backgrounds both within English allows you to focus in depth on a topic of and involving English and other languages, special interest from April onwards. The so you gain hands-on experience of normal format involves a set of four core applying a range of approaches, techniques modules and a choice of four relevant and tools from applied linguistics to real-life specialist options from more than 100 on spoken and written communication data. offer. The flexible modular structure means Core topics include: intercultural that the MAs can be followed on a pragmatics, English for specific purposes, 12-month full-time and a 24-month corpora in teaching and learning, culture part-time basis. and communication, and discourse analysis.

Research theories and findings will be Specifically for those who are unable to linked throughout to possible pedagogical study full-time, we offer MA Linguistic applications for English language Studies on a credit accumulation basis: teaching/TESOL. you gain credits for each postgraduate module you take (over a number of years, MA Computer-Assisted if necessary) until you have completed the Language Learning• credit requirement of the MA. This course prepares you to become CALL specialists in an ELT/EFL/TESOL work MA Applied Linguistic Research•† environment. It provides theoretical This course is similar to MA Applied foundations for CALL as an area of applied Linguistics but with a prime focus on linguistics for language teaching, practical research methods training, both experience of locating and evaluating quantitative and qualitative. existing CALL resources and, using basic tools, experience in the creation of CALL tasks and materials. Also, to prepare you for

Taught courses

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possible research in CALL, you engage with critical discussion of current research and the conduct of empirical investigations.

MA English for Specific Purposes• This course focuses on the teaching, learning and use of English for academic and occupational purposes. English is now the most widely used language for international communication in the areas of business, science, medicine and education, and consequently many ELT/EFL/TESOL teachers are required to teach adults either

preparing for university study through the medium of English or using English for work-related purposes. Our course targets key topics in this area such as teaching EAP, teaching ESP, needs analysis, materials design and evaluation, genre analysis, and academic writing.

MA English Language• This course provides students with knowledge of how English language is used both by adults and children, and how it varies across the Anglophone world. You

research both general linguistic and social aspects of English language structure and use, and achieve both practical and theoretical knowledge of major paradigms and interpretive traditions. Research skills training covers techniques of methodology and analysis needed for empirical data collection, transcription and investigation of current issues in English language.

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Taught course modules MA Applied Linguistic Research

MA Computer-Assisted Language Learning

MA English Language Teaching (Young Learners)

Foundations of Linguistics Approaches to Second Language Acquisition Experimental Design and Analysis Non-experimental Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative Methodology in ELT/Applied Linguistics Research Developmental L2 Syntax Two optional modules

Foundations of CALL Learner Autonomy Computer Applications for Language Learning Corpora in ELT Five optional modules

Introduction to Teaching Young Learners Literacy Development and the Teaching of Reading to Young Learners Design of Language Teaching Programmes and Materials for Young Learners Qualitative Research Methods or Non-experimental Quantitative Research Methods Four optional modules

MA Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition Research I and II Language Teaching Two of: Acquisition of Second Language Phonology Development of Language Processing Experimental Design and Analysis Foundations of CALL Foundations of ESP Foundations of Linguistics Individual Differences in L2 Learning Introduction to Teaching Young Learners Learner Autonomy Non-experimental Quantitative Methods in ELT/AL Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory Three optional modules MA Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Foundations of Intercultural and Professional Communication Pragmatics: Discourse and Rhetoric Intercultural Pragmatics Five optional modules

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MA English for Specific Purposes Foundations of ESP Research Topics in ESP Genre Analysis, Academic English and ESP Five optional modules MA English Language Two Sociolinguistics modules Two English language modules Two Linguistics modules Two optional modules MA English Language and Linguistics Theoretical and Descriptive Phonology Descriptive Syntax English Phonology English Syntax Four optional modules MA English Language Teaching Four of: Teaching Listening and Speaking Teaching Reading in EFL/ESL Teaching Writing in EFL/ESL Learner Perspectives on Vocabulary Language Teachers in Classrooms Language Learners in Classrooms Non-experimental Quantitative Research Methods in ELT Qualitative Methodology in ELT/AL Research Four optional modules

MA Language Acquisition Foundations of Linguistics Experimental Design and Analysis Four Acquisition options Two Linguistics options MA Language Disorders Foundations of Linguistics Language Disorders in Adults Phonological Development and Phonological Disorders Developmental Language Disorders Experimental Design and Analysis Three optional module MA Language Testing and Programme Evaluation

Two of: Introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar Minimalist Syntax I Introduction to HPSG One of: Topics in Lexical Functional Grammar Minimalist Syntax II Topics in HPSG Three optional modules MA Linguistic Studies Eight optional modules MA Management and Professional Communication Foundations of Intercultural and Professional Communication Management in Organisations Topics in Professional Communication Management Psychology Research Methods Two optional modules MA Phonology Theoretical and Descriptive Phonology Phonetics Constraint-based Phonology Phonology-syntax Interface Four optional modules

Language Testing Non-experimental Quantitative Research Methods for ELT/Applied Linguistics Communicative Language Testing Language Programme Evaluation Further Quantitative Research Methods Three optional modules

MA Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics

MA Linguistics

MA Sociolinguistics

Theoretical and Descriptive Phonology Constraint-based Phonology

Sociolinguistics I Sociolinguistic Methods I and II Five optional modules

Foundations of Linguistics The Mental Lexicon Language Disorders in Adults Experimental Design and Analysis Neuroscience of Language Sentence Processing Two optional modules

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MA Sociolinguistics of the Arab World Sociolinguistics I Sociolinguistic Methods I and II Variations of Arabic I and II Three optional modules MA Syntax Minimalist Syntax I and II Introduction to HPSG Topics in HPSG Introduction to Lexical Functional Grammar Topics in Lexical Functional Grammar Two optional modules MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language Materials and Methods I and II Teaching Practice I and II Teaching English for Specific Purposes or TEFL option Language Learners in Classrooms Two optional modules MA Varieties of English Sociolinguistic Theory I Sociolinguistic Methods I and II Variation in English I and II Three optional modules MRes Linguistics Dissertation Four subject-specific modules Two research-support modules Two departmental professional development training courses NB All courses include a dissertation.

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

For full listings of all optional modules available, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics.

the English language. Core modules provide an in-depth investigation of the grammatical system and the sound system of English. Specialist options cover a wide range of topics related to English, including dialectal and social variation, language change, phonetics, pragmatics and conversation analysis.

MA English Language Teaching•† This course enables experienced teachers of English as a second or foreign language to develop and update their knowledge of relevant ideas and research. Key modules focus on teaching, reading, writing, speaking, listening and vocabulary, with at least 20 other ELT/TESOL-related options normally available.

MA Language Disorders•† This course presents you with linguistic perspectives on the nature of language disorders, equips you with the linguistic techniques required to undertake research into language disorders, and familiarises you with how disorders are diagnosed and treated. Core topics include: developmental mental disorders, acquired disorders, phonological disorders, specific language impairment, diagnosing language disorders, treating language disorders, and language research methods, as well as a module providing you with an introduction to core concepts in contemporary linguistics.

MA Language Testing and Programme Evaluation• This course investigates current theories MA English Language Teaching (Young and developments in language testing Learners) within contemporary applied linguistics, This course, the first of its kind to be and provides a grounding in the design offered within a UK university, is designed and evaluation of language tests and to address ever expanding interest, from programmes. Core topics include: around the world, in the teaching of English language testing, programme evaluation as a second or foreign language to young and research methods. There is a wide (pre-school and primary level) children. variety of optional modules.

This means it is timely to offer such a course dedicated to the teaching of ESOL MA Linguistics• to such young learners, and to prepare you This course aims to provide formal and to undertake much-needed research in empirical grounding in all core areas of this area. Core topics covered include: linguistics: phonology, morphology, syntax psychological foundations of child and semantics. The major theoretical development, syllabuses, materials and approaches in these disciplines are methods specifically for young learners, reviewed and evaluated. Further optional primary level literacy, and research methods modules are made available in the related in the young learners’ classroom. fields of descriptive linguistics, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, MA Language Acquisition• neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics and This course aims to provide students with computational linguistics, amongst others. a systematic understanding of approaches to the study of language adopted in MA Linguistic Studies• contemporary work in linguistics. You This course offers you postgraduate-level acquire advanced training in methods used training in linguistics with a wide choice of to formulate, test and critically evaluate modules from which to put together studies research hypotheses about the nature of suitable to your individual needs. It may be language acquisition, and in data collection, taken as our other courses and also on a analysis and presentation techniques used credit accumulation basis over a period of in relevant empirical research. You up to five years. You may choose any of our undertake original language-related modules. The course is particularly research projects and acquire a wide range appropriate if you are needing to study on of advanced cognitive skills, practical and a part-time basis and wishing to fit your key skills. course choices in with existing commitments.

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Staff and their research interests Enam Al-Wer, BA Jordan, MLing Manchester, PhD Essex (Teaching Fellow) Sociolinguistics, particularly language variation and change (especially of Arabic); dialect/language contact; multilingualism; minority languages Doug Arnold, MA Cambridge, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer and Head of Department) Formal syntax and semantics; computational linguistics Bob Borsley, BA Wales, PhD Edinburgh (Professor) Syntactic theory (especially HPSG); the syntax of English, Welsh and Polish Harald Clahsen, MA PhD Wuppertal (Professor) First and second language acquisition; language disorders; psycholinguistics; neurolinguistics; language processing Rebecca Clift, BA Durham, MPhil PhD Cambridge (Senior Lecturer) Conversation analysis; the relationship of grammar and interaction; reported speech; narrative in talk

MA Management and Professional Communication This course, taught in collaboration with Essex Business School, draws on research and practice in both applied linguistics and management studies. You will be introduced to a range of management theories while also being provided with a number of different approaches used to analyse workplace discourse and communication, such as conversational analysis and analysis of computer corpora. You will also research workplace settings and analyse the discourse these settings produce both quantitatively and qualitatively. Core topics include: intercultural pragmatics, English for specific purposes, culture and communication, and discourse analysis.

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Sonja Eisenbeiss, MA Köln, PhD Düsseldorf (Lecturer) Psycholinguistics; first language acquisition by normally developing children and children with specific language impairment; morphological theory; argument structure and lexical semantics Helen Emery, BA Stirling, MA Reading, PhD Cardiff (Senior Teaching Fellow) ELT; literacy development in a second language; child language acquisition; teaching young learners Claudia Felser, MA PhD Göttingen (Senior Lecturer) Theory and description of English grammar; syntactic theory; comparative Germanic syntax; L1 and L2 sentence processing Adela Gánem Gutiérrez, BA Mexico, MA PhD Southampton (Lecturer) SLA connections of several focal areas in current ELT: computer-assisted language learning; learner autonomy; the role of interaction in language learning; task-based learning; the role of feedback and scaffolding in the classroom

MA Phonology• This course examines universal and language-specific patterns of sound, and provides the theoretical machinery for their formalisation. It surveys the main aspects of phonology: autosegmental architecture, distinctive features and their geometry, syllables, metrical structure, interaction with morphology, prosodic domains and their hierarchy, principles and parameters, and constraints. It engages the dilemma of rules and derivations vs output constraints (cf Optimality Theory) and offers a range of options including sociophonology, psychological dimensions of speech and phonological disorders.

Julian Good, BA Stirling, PhD Essex, CTEFLA (Lecturer) Classroom dynamics and teacher decision making; materials analysis; qualitative research; the links between ELT and maintaining language diversity Nigel Harwood, BA Hull, MA Lancaster, PhD Canterbury (Senior Lecturer) Academic writing; English for academic purposes; corpus-based studies in ELT and applied linguistics; materials design Roger Hawkins, MA Edinburgh, PhD Cambridge (Professor) Second language acquisition (from the perspective of universal grammar) Wyn Johnson, BA MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Theoretical and descriptive phonology; acquisition of phonology Mike Jones, BA Sussex, LesL Doct Paris (Reader) Syntactic theory and description, particularly in relation to English and the Romance languages

MA Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics•† This course provides a thorough grounding in research on human language processing, the representation of language in the brain and language disorders; it investigates similarities and differences in the processing of sounds, words and sentences, looks at different kinds of language impairment (for example, aphasia, specific language impairment or Williams Syndrome) and investigates the relevance of data from human language processing and language disorders to our understanding of the nature of language, for example, on issues such as the modularity of language.

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Nancy Kula, BA Lusaka, MA SOAS, PhD Leiden (Lecturer) Phonology; acquisition of phonology Tony Lilley OBE, BA London, CertEd (TEFL) Bangor, MA Essex (Senior Lecturer) ELT, ESP and the role of applied linguistics in language teaching, language testing and teacher development Peter Patrick, BA Georgia, PhD Pennsylvania (Professor) Language variation and change; creoles and language contact; North American and Caribbean Englishes; sociolinguistics and urban dialectology; legal and medical discourse Bojana Petric, BA MA Yugoslavia, PhD Budapest (Lecturer) Applied linguistics; ELT; academic writing; ESP; intercultural communication Andrew Radford, BA PhD Cambridge (Professor) Syntax, including the acquisition of syntax by monolingual children, bilingual children and children with specific language impairment

MA Sociolinguistics•† This course provides you with the theoretical and analytical tools to understand and evaluate current work in sociolinguistics, and prepares you to undertake original research, familiarises you with the foundations of contemporary sociolinguistics (language variation and change, discourse, multilingualism, ethnography of speaking) and offers you advanced modules in some of its most prominent sub-disciplines (variation theory, socio-pragmatics, conversation analysis, language contact, language and gender, and language rights). You gain first-hand experience of data collection and learn both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.

Karen Roehr, MA Hamburg, PhD Lancaster (Lecturer) Second language acquisition, especially instructed language learning, metalinguistic knowledge and individual learner differences; first language acquisition and cognitive-functional theories of language Louisa Sadler, BA Sussex, MA PhD Essex (Professor) LFG; HPSG; computational linguistics; the morphology-syntax interface; Welsh Phil Scholfield, BA Cambridge, CertEd (TEFL) Bangor (Senior Lecturer) Vocabulary in the reading, writing and learning activities of learners of English; learner strategies; empirical methods in language research Andrew Spencer, BSc Sussex, PhD Essex (Professor) Morphological theory; the morphology-syntax interface; argument structure and lexical semantics; Slavic linguistics; the languages of the former Soviet Union

MA Syntax•† This course gives students with little or no previous background in syntactic theory a good grounding in the most influential current models within generative syntax, Chomsky’s minimalist programme on the one hand, and lexical-functional grammar (LFG) and head-driven phrase structure grammar (HPSG) framework on the other.

It allows you to take more specialised modules which will bring you up-to-date with recent research in more specific areas of syntax, or in areas which impinge on syntax (eg morphology and semantics).

MA Teaching English as a Foreign Language• This course is aimed at those who intend to become professional teachers of English but have little or no prior teaching experience. It offers vocationally-relevant training for the teacher through teaching practice and provides the opportunity for you to plan, execute and reflect on real teaching. Its core is a module, in both terms, on materials and methods of language teaching together with practice of teaching real classes. At least 20 other ELT/TESOL modules are normally available as options.

Unlike our other courses, this course can only accommodate a limited number of students, so early application is advisable.

MA Varieties of English This course explores the variety that exists MA Sociolinguistics of the Arab World in English, both geographically and socially, This course provides a foundation in the as English is spoken by hundreds of sociolinguistics and language variation of millions of people around the world, as Arabic. If you plan to pursue a doctorate by a first, second and additional language. research on topics in Arabic linguistics, you The course considers how English came will find this course particularly useful, as it to be spoken in many parts of the world, provides the necessary grounding in the the structural (phonological, morphological, external and internal histories of the syntactic) differences between different language. It also provides you with the varieties of English, and the relationship theoretical and analytical tools to evaluate that this variation has to its speakers’ and understand current issues in Arabic gender, ethnicity, regional origins and other sociolinguistics, and prepares you to social factors. We approach this diversity of undertake original research. You will gain English within the framework of variationist first-hand experience of data collection and sociolinguistics, both theoretically and training in methods of analysis. Key modules methodologically, equipping you with the include those focusing on sociolinguistic skills necessary to ask broader questions theory and sociolinguistic methods, and about the nature of language variation and variation in Arabic and the sociolinguistics change, as well as to actually design and of Arabic-speaking communities. conduct research yourself on some aspect Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 153

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of variation in English. Specialist options include: pidgin and creole linguistics, sociophonology, and language and gender.

MRes Linguistics• This course provides tailored support for the researcher-in-training in any of the areas covered by the Department, with a wide range of subject-specific and research-support graduate modules available, according to the nature of your dissertation project and newly developed professional development training modules.

Additionally, language modules may be taken as needed. You must have a draft research proposal at the application stage and a supervisor is assigned to you at the admissions stage to guide your choice of modules and work on the dissertation throughout the year.

Research degrees We offer two kinds of research degree in the Department:

a four-year route (the Integrated ‘new route’ PhD) where the first year is a preparatory Masters in Research Methods (MRes) year. You take six training modules and write an assessed MRes dissertation. Then, from the second year, you embark on your research topic and the writing of your PhD thesis. This programme is ideal if you wish to develop your knowledge of existing research and improve your understanding of research methods before you embark on independent research;

acquired a very solid research training can apply to study for their PhD by distance learning.

We have 24 staff who supervise PhD and MPhil research in most of the main areas of linguistic enquiry: syntax, morphology, phonology, psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and English language teaching/TEFL. For the full range of expertise, please see our staff research interests.

Conducting effective research requires mastery of a wide range of skills, so we recognise you may need to ‘top up’ your knowledge of theoretical issues or statistical and computational techniques at different points during your studies.

Research students can therefore attend any of over 100 training or other modules we offer as and when you need to.

You will join one of the Department’s research groups as soon as you register.

These are small, informal groups, led by one or more members of our linguistics staff, and attended by all our research students working on topics that fall within the remit of the research group. Their main function is to encourage discussion, exchange of ideas and mutual support. They provide a forum within which you can regularly present your work and receive peer feedback. We have found that this is an excellent complement to the normal advice and feedback you will get from your supervisor.

To ensure that our research students are aware of the latest developments in the field, we organise regular (often weekly) a three-year supervised research route, for if you already have a solid knowledge seminars, given by leading scholars from other institutions, which all our research of existing research in your field and a students may attend. We also organise our good understanding of research methods. If you have a suitable research own student conferences, at which you will proposal, you may register for a PhD or be encouraged to present your work. There an MPhil and begin work immediately on is an opportunity to publish your work in the Essex Graduate Student Working Papers in independent research, under the Linguistics series. guidance of your supervisor and supervisory board. These programmes can be taken on a full-time basis or, for students from the UK and other EU As well as the subject-specific knowledge countries, on a part-time basis. and skills you will gain from investigating International students who have already your research topic, it is important to

Professional development

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develop generic research skills that will benefit you in your later career. The University and the Department therefore run a series of professional development workshops and activities designed to help you with these skills.

Typical topics dealt with in these sessions are ‘presentation skills’, ‘assertive communication’, ‘getting going on writing up’, ‘learning how to audio/video record and digitise’, ‘learning how to write and review conference abstracts’, and ‘maximising the chances of getting your work published’, among others.

The University also runs an annual Graduate School, open to all research students, that has a ‘learning by doing’ style, and aims to develop your personal effectiveness, networking, team-working, communication and career management skills.

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I decided to study linguistics-based courses as I have always had a fascination with accents and dialects.

Although I initially decided to study at Essex to stay close to home, once I started I realised what a great decision I had made.

Jenny Amos, West Mersea, Essex – BA Language and Linguistics ’06, MA Sociolinguistics ’07, PhD Linguistics

I really like the campus layout of the University which helped contribute to the feeling of it being part of a close-knit community. Also the Department is quite small and again this helped with my integration. The departmental staff were very friendly and this gave me more confidence when studying, as I knew I could contact them for support at any time.

My favourite place at the University is the lake. The grounds are really beautiful and it is really soothing to sit and relax with my friends.

One of my best memories of the University is a barbecue event that I helped host and amongst my group of friends there were seven different nationalities represented. I was very proud at this range of diversity and have the University to thank for bringing us all together.

My ambition once I leave is to become a lecturer and researcher, and I feel that my experience at Essex has fully prepared me for my intended occupation. I would recommend the University to anyone and especially the Department of Language and Linguistics as their staff are exceptional.

Student profile Research resources and facilities The University has excellent library holdings in all areas of linguistics, with online access to many periodicals and resources. There are open access computing labs running many software packages that research students need in their work. The Department also has a number of resources for conducting linguistic research in psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and language acquisition.

We aim to provide every research student with access to desk and storage space in the Department if they need it.

Career prospects Given the breadth of our provision, career prospects vary depending on the study undertaken but takers of our MA TEFL

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and some other courses come to Essex with the specific intention of entering the ELT/TESOL profession, which they duly go on to do. Takers of our MA ELT and other courses related to English language teaching and applied linguistics often come to Essex from a career in English teaching, to update their expertise and then return to the classroom with a career enhancement. The specialist knowledge they gain may enable them to take on senior or specialist roles (eg in CALL, ESP, teaching young learners, testing), not necessarily only directly in the classroom but also in educational advice and management, programme evaluation, syllabus design, teacher education etc.

Our other specific MAs, as their names imply, connect with careers in computing, language disorders/speech therapy and management.

From most of our MAs there is also a natural progression to PhD study, using the research training in the MA course taken.

Often the career destination after that is university lecturing or research. Given the interdisciplinary nature of many areas of linguistics covered at Essex, this could be a university career in departments of English, linguistics, education, sociology or even cognitive science. For example, from our MA Psycholinguistics and Neurolinguistics, several of our graduates have since taken up academic posts at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and at the Universities of Tuebingen, Hamburg, Kobe, and Thessaloniki.

Other careers our postgraduates have gone on to, where the generic skills they acquired are also valued, include publishing, social work, administration, retail and public speaking.

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Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Our academic staff are scholars of international reputation, including our professors who are recognised experts in their fields.

Taught courses MA Literature• with pathways in: American Poetry and Prose• Creative Writing• Drama and Theatre• Early Modern Literature• Literature and Environment• Modernism• Postcolonial Studies• Shakespeare• MA Creative Writing• MA Film and Literature• MA Film Studies• MA Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious• MA Theatre•

Research degrees Creative Writing• MAD, MPhil, PhD Film Studies• MAD, MPhil, PhD Literature• MAD, MPhil, PhD Theatre Studies• MAD, MPhil, PhD Masters degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area. Applicants may be accepted on the strength of an outstanding Bachelors degree.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area.

MA Wild Writing: Literature, Science, and the Environment• Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a humanities or science discipline.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

English Language and Literature Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 10 45 40 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 20 Taught postgraduates: 69 Research postgraduates: 76 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872624 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872624 E thorj@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

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Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies In August 2003 the Department of Literature combined with the Centre for Film Studies and the Centre for Theatre Studies to create the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies.

Why study literature, film, and theatre studies at Essex?

Has a long history of poets, novelists and theatre writers working with students (from Edward Bond and Robert Lowell to Marina Warner and Jonathan Lichtenstein)

Interdisciplinary department offering close supervision and friendly atmosphere for intellectual debate

Thriving graduate community of students from around the world

Dedicated film screening facility with a new, state-of-the-art cinema

Use of the well-equipped and recently refurbished Lakeside Theatre at the Colchester Campus (seating 217) for students’ own practical work

We are distinctive in the breadth of our cultural interests, providing expertise in a wide range of literatures, including English, United States, French, Italian and Latin American. Graduate students pursuing different language interests therefore meet in the same department. Translation studies, US literature, and drama and theatre have always been prominent among our specialisms. Writers such as US poets Robert Lowell and Ed Dorn, and British dramatists Edward Bond and Michèle Roberts, have at different times taught in the Department, a tradition recently reaffirmed by the development of MA Creative Writing.

Over the past three decades, the Lakeside Theatre at our Colchester Campus has become established as a major venue for good drama and is known for its commitment to new writing for the stage.

Not only do many professional touring companies bring their productions of new plays here but there has also been a wealth of new work produced by staff and students at the University.

An essential element of the Lakeside Theatre’s programme has been the opportunity it has given to both undergraduate and postgraduate students to write or direct new plays, as well as to re-define classics and re-discover neglected masterpieces. The Lakeside Theatre’s consistent record of dramatic exploration and enterprise is unique.

We have a thriving graduate community of around 115 students annually. You should normally hold an upper second class or higher first degree, or equivalent qualification in a related subject. You should Many of our academic staff are scholars be fluent to a high standard in spoken and of international reputation including our written English. We also consider applicants professors, John Gillies, Richard Gray, Peter with significant practical experience in Hulme and Marina Warner, who are theatre work. recognised experts in the fields respectively of Shakespeare, US literature, postcolonial studies, and cultural history. Richard Gray All our MAs can be taken either full-time for was the first specialist in US literature to be one year or part-time over two years. Five appointed to the British Academy; Marina modules are followed, over the autumn and Warner is a distinguished novelist and was spring terms. also recently appointed to the British Academy. In 2009, we also announced that Each module generally consists of ten internationally acclaimed poet and Nobel two-hour seminars, the format of which may Prize winner Derek Walcott will work with include introductions given by your tutor, our students as our Professor of Poetry. presentations given by you and discussion

Taught courses

As we have long been home to practising poets, novelists, dramatists and actors, alongside critics and theorists, our students are part of an environment where they can combine critical with creative work. On our film courses, for example, you explore different world cinemas and learn about the history of film, its formal aesthetics, and its contexts of production and reception.

You also have the opportunity to learn film making. The diverse range of our staff expertise enables you to undertake work that is often interdisciplinary and innovative in nature.

based on a programme of reading.

Assessment is by four essays of 4,000 – 5,000 words, a reflective piece on research methods and a dissertation (usually of approximately 20,000 words) written between April and September.

Where appropriate, films, play productions, and pieces of creative writing can be submitted as your dissertation.

There is normally considerable freedom for you to choose the topics of your essays and dissertation. You are issued with an MA guide giving detailed advice on writing at

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Taught course modules MA Literature

MA Film and Literature

The Study of Literature Today Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis Three Literature options either creating one route or following routes in: American Poetry and Prose Creative Writing Drama and Theatre Early Modern Literature Literature and Environment Modernism Postcolonial Studies Shakespeare Dissertation

Issues in Film Theory and History Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis One Film Studies module Two Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies options Dissertation or individually produced film or video with written component

MA Creative Writing Creative Writing Workshop Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis Three Creative Writing options Dissertation

MA Film Studies Issues in Film Theory and History Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis Workshop in Film and Video Production Two options from: Real Cinema: Ethnographic and Documentary Film Creative Writing and Reflection

MA level. Written work is supervised by appropriate specialist staff.

MA Literature• Our MA students are offered the choice of following particular routes through our MA options or of constructing their own route through the available modules.

One of the autumn term modules, The Study of Literature Today, is a compulsory module taken by all our MA Literature students.

This acts as an introduction to the study of literature at graduate level and as a focal point for all students on this MA programme.

MA Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious

The Wild East and Beyond (double module) Either Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis or Research Skills and Data Analysis One Literature option One Biological Sciences option Dissertation This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

MA Theatre

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Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Analysis Four options, at least two in Theatre Studies Dissertation or own play plus shorter dissertation

American Poetry and Prose Creative Writing Drama and Theatre Literature and Environment Early Modern Literature Modernism Postcolonial Studies Shakespeare

Among available options each year are many of the following:

MA Wild Writing: Literature, Science, and the Environment

Interpretation of Myth The Mythological Psyche Cities and the Sacred Dreams and Myths Myth and Modernism: Joint Seminar in Myth, Literature and Depth Psychology Dissertation

The particular routes vary slightly from year to year, but are likely to include:

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Experimental Cinema in the Digital Age Dissertation or individually produced film or video with written component

Adaptation African-American Literature Alternative Americas Cities and the Sacred Creative Writing Workshop Experimental Cinema in the Digital Age

Foundations of Postcolonial Studies Interpretation of Myth Issues in Film Theory and History Maps and the Staging of Space Memory Maps Modernism and Postmodernism Modern Prostheses: Writing, Technology, Transgender Myth and Modernism Non-fiction Film: From Document to Drama-doc Oulipean Practice Playwriting and Screenwriting Poetic Practice Postcolonial Writers and Canonical Texts Representing the City Sea of Lentils: Modernity, Literature and Film in the Caribbean Shakespearean Performance History

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Shakespeare in Theory Shakespeare: Reading the Text The Tale: Tellings and Retellings The Uses of American Isolation The Wild East and Beyond US Modernism and After US Nationalism and Regionalism Women Filmmakers Workshop in Film and Video Production Writing Art Writing the Novel

MA Creative Writing• This course builds on a strong tradition of creative writing at Essex within the Department. It offers a unique approach to the practice of writing, with an emphasis on innovation and experiment.

A wide variety of courses concentrate on deepening your knowledge of literary tradition and different modes and genres in order to develop practical skills of expression and invention. With planned readings and writing exercises in class, you expand your techniques as well as critical judgement of your own work.

Our creative writing teaching team has a breadth of experience in the literatures of different cultures and different forms.

Current teaching staff include the internationally acclaimed novelist and critic Derek Walcott, Professor of Poetry at Essex, undertaking a reading to our students at the Colchester Campus Marina Warner, poet and short story writer Philip Terry, lyric writer Adrian May, and award-winning playwrights Elizabeth Kuti Theatre Studies, Art History, and History, MA Film Studies• and Jonathan Lichtenstein. Less formally, and by professional video makers at This course offers a unique opportunity, there are readings, talks and visiting writers.

Signals Media Centre. not only to explore film and video from We currently host two Royal Literary Fund analytic and aesthetic perspectives, but Fellows, professional writers who are on MA Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious• to apply this theoretical knowledge to a hand to help you develop your writing on a collective or personal video project. You This interdisciplinary course draws on the one-to-one basis. complementary expertise of the Department should leave the MA with a strong sense of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies and of independent, documentary and MA Film and Literature• the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies. experimental film-making practices.

This course focuses on theoretical and The course critically explores a variety of The focus of the MA is mainly on practical interactions between literature theories of myth, both ancient and modern, alternative, low-budget cinemas but the and film, providing you with a wide range core seminar also takes in fundamentals of but focuses on the depth psychological of textual and analytic skills. film history and theory, including Hollywood. theories of Freud and Jung, which postulate The MA allows you to choose a specific that the real subject matter of myth is the The course is intended to act as a bridge area of literary studies to complement your for those who wish to pursue careers or unconscious mind. With these theoretical work in film studies. foci, the course examines the role of myth further courses in film and video. in literature, with special emphasis on Modules are taught by film specialists in mythic representations of the city in the Departments of Literature, Film, and

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Staff and their research interests Joe Allard, BA MA Connecticut, MPhil PhD Essex (Lecturer) Literature, art history and music; seventeenth-century New England painting and poetry; eighteenth-century American painting in the European tradition; Nathaniel Hawthorne and Emily Dickinson; music in the Enlightenment; Icelandic literature; recent British and American poetry Sanja Bahun, BA Belgrade, MA PhD Rutgers, New Jersey (Lecturer) International modernism; comparative literature and film; theory of comparative arts; psychoanalytic and critical theory; women’s and gender studies Leon Burnett, BA Wales, MA PhD Essex (Reader) Comparative literature; modern European poetry; literary translation; myths and legends; Russian literature 1820-1940 Alan Cardew, BA MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) US literature; humanities; rhetoric; literature and music; romanticism; the enlightenment

Clare Finburgh, BA Manchester, MA Toulouse, PhD University College London (Lecturer) French modern drama and literature; postcolonial theory and drama; dramatic and performance theory; the plays, novels and political writings of Jean Genet Maria Cristina Fumagalli, BA Milan, PhD Sheffield (Senior Lecturer) Caribbean literature; contemporary poetry; postcolonial writing; women writing; literary and filmic rewritings and adaptations Jeffrey Geiger, BA Cornell, MA PhD California (Senior Lecturer) Documentary film; ethnographic writing and film; third or emerging cinemas; US literature since 1945; constructs of race and gender; travel writing John Gillies, BA MA New England, MPhil Oxford, PhD ANU (Professor) Shakespeare, renaissance drama and cultural poetics, with emphasis to poetics of space and place; performance issues in relation to Shakespeare and renaissance drama

Shohini Chaudhuri, BA Oxford, MA PhD London (Senior Lecturer) Film theory; world cinema; contemporary writing; cultural theory and psychoanalysis

western culture and the uses of myth in some of the key texts of literary modernism, whose authors worked in an intellectual milieu informed by the new depth psychologies.

MA Theatre• This course allows you to take between two and four specialist theatre modules offered by the Department. Currently, theatre modules have two emphases: Shakespeare and Playwriting. (Playwriting modules are for students who wish to write their own stage plays).

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The first part of the course introduces you to a range of contemporary plays and gives an idea about the possibilities that exist within the form of contemporary drama.

Whilst this study is taking place, you begin your own writing.

Our MA Theatre students are required to complete five coursework elements and are then examined by the submission of a play together with a 10,000-word dissertation or, alternatively, by a 20,000-word dissertation.

Richard Gray, MA PhD Cambridge (Professor) Literature and history of the American South; American prose and poetry of the last two centuries; fiction of William Faulkner John Haynes, BA PhD Manchester (Lecturer) Soviet cinema; international film; history of political film; documentary film-making Peter Hulme, BA Leeds, PhD Essex (Professor and Head of Department) Travel writing; the relationships between literature and colonialism; Caribbean history and literature; postcolonial theory Elizabeth Kuti, BA Oxford, PhD Dublin (Lecturer) Playwriting; theatre and drama, especially of the eighteenth century Jonathan Lichtenstein, BA Leeds (Senior Lecturer) Creative writing, especially for the theatre; tragedy and psychoanalysis Karin Littau, BA Trent, MA PhD Warwick (Senior Lecturer) Twentieth-century English and European literature; film studies with a particular interest in the relation between film and literature; literary theory; translation studies

MA Wild Writing: Literature, Science, and the Environment• This course offers a unique combination of science and humanities, focusing on writing about the environment. Its concerns are global, though the core module will focus those concerns partly through a study of the writing and environment of the local region.

The course welcomes students with or without specialist backgrounds in literary studies or biological sciences. The distinctive feature of the course is its combination of literary and scientific analysis, although you will have the opportunity to vary the balance of these two elements.

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Adrian May, BA Essex, MA Cardiff, PhD Essex (Teaching Fellow) Creative writing, especially with mythic, song lyric, local, folkloric or traditional influences; exploring positive views of tradition; fiction of DH Lawrence and Stevie Smith Owen Robinson, BA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) US literature, in particular African American, Southern and post-war writing; William Faulkner; reader-response theory; Bakhtin Deirdre Serjeantson, MA Oxford, PhD Dublin (Lecturer) Renaissance literature; religious translation; early-modern Irish and Scottish writing; bibliography Philip Terry, BA Leeds, DPhil Sussex (Senior Lecturer) Creative writing; French literature; Oulipo; contemporary fiction Marina Warner, BA Oxford (Professor) Creative writing; literature and myth; cultural history

The Lakeside Theatre on the Colchester Campus

A creative writing route will also be available through the choice of creative writing courses and the exercise of the creative writing form of assessment for the core course and/or dissertation.

Research degrees Applications for research study are welcomed from students who have a good first degree and have preferably obtained an MA. We offer supervision for the degrees of PhD Literature•, PhD Creative Writing•, PhD Theatre Studies•, PhD Film Studies•, MPhil• and MA by dissertation• in all the fields of

our staff research expertise. Between them, members of our Department offer a wide range of expertise in different literatures and in different approaches to literature, covering most aspects of early modern and modern writing in English and a number of other languages.

Titles of recent theses written by our students include: The Disorder of Things: A Foucauldian Approach to the Work of Nuruddin Farah Popularity and Posterity: The Literary Performances of Charlotte Smith, Helen Maria Williams and Joanna Baillie

“Say make me, remake me”: The Narrative Construction of Identity in Toni Morrison’s Fiction Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha Novels and Social Change in the American South Reading White Women’s Trauma in Selected Novels of William Faulkner The Translation and Reception of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre in China The Creole Elite and the Rise of Angolan Proto-nationalism (1870-1920)

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I have always had a passion for literature which was only enhanced during my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the subject area.

I really enjoyed my time at Essex when I was completing my undergraduate degree and I chose to return to complete my PhD because of the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies’ comparative and interdisciplinary nature.

Wendy McMahon, Wolverhampton, West Midlands – BA English and European Literature ’01, PhD Literature ’08

Graduate profile Opportunities for paid employment Some paid teaching may be offered after a research student’s first year.

Area centres Our work in the Latin American, United States and European areas is enhanced by the existence of University-wide centres, which have powerful resources in staff and library holdings, and offer the possibility of interdisciplinary study.

Seminars We hold a weekly departmental seminar at which our research students are invited to present their work.

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What I enjoyed most was the independence I had whilst completing my research. The Department houses a wide range of expertise and provides a lively intellectual space within which to engender your own research.

My best memory of my time at Essex has to be when I presented my first research paper at a departmental seminar, it gave me a real sense of achievement.

Since completing my PhD I have been appointed as a lecturer in American Studies within the School of American Studies at the University of East Anglia.

My PhD study provided me with the fundamental training required for me to forge and pursue my desired academic career.

The University has such a strong sense of community. Whilst at Essex I took every opportunity that the Department offered, whether it be training, the opportunity to present work, or social engagements.

I would always advise others to do the same as I gained so much from these experiences.

Conferences Annual MA Conference We were the first department in the University to introduce an annual conference for our MA students. Held towards the end of the teaching year, its purpose is to allow you to outline the dissertation topics upon which you will write over the summer. Students enjoy this opportunity to showcase their own work, and often profit by the exposure to the range of projects being presented by their colleagues.

Annual PhD Conference We also pioneered an annual conference for our PhD students. The purpose of this is to allow our research students to read papers based on their research dissertations to an audience of their peers and of permanent and part-time staff.

Keynote speakers from outside are also invited to read papers. Again, our students enjoy the opportunity to present recent research work before an audience of peers, and to have it discussed in question time.

Students often find that their own work is cross-fertilised by this exposure to the range of work being done by other research students in the Department.

Career prospects A number of our graduates have gone on to make successful careers as writers.

Other past MA students and research students have become established as scholars, university lecturers, teachers, publishers, publishers’ editors, journalists, arts administrators, theatre artistic directors, drama advisers, and translators.

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Mathematical Sciences We have an international reputation and our professors are world leaders in their individual specialisms.

Taught courses MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications• MSc Financial Decision Making with Applications• MSc Mathematics and Finance• MSc Operational Research and Computer Science• MSc Statistics and Computer Science• MSc Statistics and Data Analysis• MSc Statistics and Econometrics• MSc Statistics and Operational Research• Graduate Diploma in Mathematics Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject. Please check course descriptions for additional requirements.

Research degrees Applied Mathematics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Bioinformatics• MPhil, PhD Discrete Mathematics• MPhil Mathematics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Operational Research• MSD, MPhil, PhD Operational Research and Computer Science• MSD, MPhil, PhD Pure Mathematics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Statistics• MSD, MPhil, PhD Statistics and Data Analysis• MPhil Statistics and Operational Research• MPhil Good honours or Masters degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area.

Postgraduate Diplomas are available in all the MSc courses above

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Biological Sciences, and Computer Science and Informatics subject areas, see Biological Sciences and Computer Science for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements For all study: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 14 Taught postgraduates: 17 Research postgraduates: 25 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872704 E maths@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872704 E maths@essex.ac.uk • available part-time and by modular study Location: c Colchester Campus

For related and joint programmes which may be of interest, please see: Biological Sciences (page 59) Computational Finance and Economic Agents (page 68) Computer Science (page 72) Electronics and Telecommunications (page 85) Essex Business School (page 91) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 163

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Department of Mathematical Sciences Staff in the Department of Mathematical Sciences are strongly committed to research and to the promotion of graduate activities. We have an international reputation and our professors are world leaders in their individual specialisms. We have published over 600 papers in learned journals, as well as several well-regarded text books.

Why study mathematical sciences at Essex?

A founding department of the University

Strengths in several areas of mathematics including semigroups, combinatorics, applied probability, operational research, bioinformatics, mathematical modelling of biological and ecological systems

Research by members of staff is linked with other schools/departments, including Biological Sciences, Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, and Essex Business School

Small and friendly department which gives the opportunity for students to build a good relationship with staff members

Maintains a long running tradition in teaching and research at the highest level

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We have our own computing laboratory, and research students are provided with their own on-desk PC. Graduate students are encouraged to attend departmental seminars (often given by outside speakers) on a regular basis during the year.

Being a small department has always been used to our advantage as students and staff get to know each other better.

We link well with other departments in order to create innovative courses, co-supervise students on projects with a high mathematical content, provide expertise in mathematics throughout the University and offer courses for other departments.

MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications• This course, in an area whose importance was emphasised in the International Review of Mathematics in the UK, will equip you with a good knowledge of discrete mathematics and an understanding of application areas of these techniques and other relevant skills, such as computing, use of algorithms and the ability to analyse data.

Discrete mathematics underlies several interesting situations: the frequency assignment problem for communication networks (what keeps your mobile telephone working) is a special case of the apparently theoretical problem of colouring graphs; the RSA cryptosystem, used on computers all over the world, depends at the bottom on classical results of number theory; game theory, with roots in mathematics, statistics and economics, is routinely applied to understanding and predicting human behaviour; problems of protection of digital information against piracy are closely related to aspects of set systems.

MSc Financial Decision Making with Applications• We have good relationships with Essex This course is aimed at filling the gap Business School and the Department of between traditional financial analysts and Economics, and strong links with the the new breed of traders who are taking Department of Biological Sciences and the on board cognitive psychology, as well as School of Computer Science and Electronic mathematical methods, to manage risk Engineering. This enables us to offer attached to financial decision making. courses that are not readily available The course structure, therefore, includes elsewhere such as MSc Mathematics and mathematical modules, accounting, Finance. Our successful links with other management and finance modules, and departments have also led to the recently psychology modules. introduced MSc Financial Decision Making The modules provide you with the with Applications. opportunity to learn about portfolio management, the application of stochastic In addition to the following Masters calculus to the pricing of derivative courses, we run the Graduate Diploma in securities, as well as the analysis of financial Mathematics, which offers a mathematics statements (and financial reporting through qualification to students whose first degree optional modules if needed). There is a large is not in mathematics. Students with a set of optional modules giving you the limited mathematical background can take opportunity to follow one of many possible this before proceeding to an MSc course. structures that meet your particular needs.

(Note that it is possible to register for a Your dissertation, to be undertaken over Postgraduate Diploma in each of the the summer, gives you the opportunity to following titles). concentrate on a specific application or

Taught courses

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case study that may be suggested by you, provided expertise in the specific topic is available. The course complements the existing MSc Mathematics and Finance.

MSc Mathematics and Finance• This course allows you to study finance, which is a numerate subject. Since it involves modelling and evaluating risk, asset pricing and price forecasting, mathematics is an indispensable tool for this study. In recent years, it has been one of the areas where high-calibre mathematicians are in great demand. With the advent of powerful and yet economically accessible computing, individuals also have access to financial markets. Indeed, online trading has become a common activity. Many have realised that a certain amount of mathematics is necessary to be successful. There is undoubtedly a shortage of mathematicians, and an even greater one of those with knowledge of finance.

This course is aimed at producing graduates with a sound mathematics and finance background, and necessary skills such as computing, use of algorithms and analysing data, to be applied to problems arising in finance.

MSc Operational Research and Computer Science• This course looks at operational research, the application of scientific method to problems of control and optimisation which is concerned with problems involving the control of organised (man-machine) systems so as to provide solutions which best serve the purposes of the organisation as a whole. It relies heavily on computing in its deployment. This course is available both to those with no experience of Java (who take the Programming with Java double module), and those with prior experience.

MSc Statistics and Computer Science• This course is suitable for mathematically-trained candidates who wish to develop expertise in aspects of computer science. If you have no experience of programming in Java, you are required to take the autumn term double module Programming with Java.

Taught course modules MSc Discrete Mathematics and its Applications

MSc Statistics and Computer Science

Research Methods Mathematical Research Techniques Using MATLAB Heuristic and Evolutionary Computation Graph Theory Cryptography and Codes Stochastic Processes Dissertation Two optional modules

Linear Models Mathematical Research Techniques Using MATLAB Experimental Design Research Methods Stochastic Processes Dissertation Three optional modules MSc Statistics and Data Analysis

MSc Financial Decision Making with Applications Research Methods Financial Decision Making Judgement and Decision Making Dissertation Four optional modules

Research Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Linear Models Experimental Design Mathematics of Portfolios Dissertation Three optional modules

MSc Mathematics and Finance

MSc Statistics and Econometrics

Mathematics of Portfolios Financial Modelling Research Methods in Finance: Empirical Methods in Finance Research Methods in Finance: Foundations in Finance Research Methods Dissertation Two optional modules

Research Methods Econometric Methods and Applications Empirical Methods of Economics and Finance Linear Models Experimental Design Economics of Financial Markets Economics Dissertation Two optional modules

MSc Operational Research and Computer Science Nonlinear Programming Mathematical Research Techniques Using MATLAB Research Methods Heuristic and Evolutionary Computation Dissertation Four optional modules

MSc Statistics and Operational Research Research Methods Nonlinear Programming Combinatorial Optimisation Linear Models Experimental Design Dissertation Three optional modules This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

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MSc Statistics and Data Analysis• This course benefits from the University’s outstanding recognition for its research in social science. The Departments of Government and Sociology were both ranked first in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) and Economics was ranked third.

Fundamental to quantitative social science is the ability to analyse data and this is the emphasis of this MSc, in which two of the eight modules are given by specialists from the University’s Institute of Social and Economic Research.

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MSc Statistics and Econometrics• This course is intended for students whose first degree has included some training in both statistics and economics.

Econometrics might be described as the application of statistics in an economic context. Specialised statistical methods are required to deal with the peculiar problems of economic data and these are reflected in the modules available for this course, many of which are given by staff from the Department of Economics (which was ranked third in the UK in the most recent RAE).

MSc Statistics and Operational Research• This course is suitable if you have a first degree in which the major subject was mathematics. Some prior knowledge of statistics (eg significance testing, basic statistical distributions) and operational research (eg linear programming) is expected.

Graduate Diploma in Mathematics This Graduate Diploma aims to give you a training in basic mathematics techniques if your first degree contained only a modest amount of mathematics.

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Staff and their research interests Dan Brawn, BSc Nottingham, PhD Witwatersrand, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Mathematical and statistical models (recently, for raindrop size distributions in atmospheric science but formerly for small earthquakes)

Peter Higgins, BA ANU, BSc Tasmania, PhD Monash (Professor and Head of Department) Algebra and combinatorics, in particular algebraic semigroups, automata and formal language theory

Chris Saker, BSc PhD Essex (Lecturer and Area Coordinator for the Further Mathematics Support Programme) Combinatorics on words, particularly on the study of unavoidable factor sets and related topics

Edward Codling, BSc PhD Leeds (Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Biological Sciences) Modelling the movement and dispersal of animals, micro-organisms and cells using random walk theory; mathematical analysis and simulation using stochastic models that provide insights into the population dynamics and optimal management of fisheries and marine eco-systems

Berthold Lausen, Dipl-Stat Dr rer nat Dortmund, PD Erlangen-Nuremberg (Senior Lecturer) Biostatistics; classification; clinical research; data analysis; epidemiology; public health and systems biology

Graham Upton, BSc Leicester, MSc PhD Birmingham (Professor) Analysis of data arising in bioinformatics and remote sensing; statistics of species abundance, spatial and directional data

John Ford, BSc London, DPhil Sussex (Senior Lecturer) Mathematical programming (especially unconstrained optimization); numerical analysis; constraint satisfaction; chaos in numerical computation.

Andrew Harrison, BSc Manchester, PhD Edinburgh (Senior Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the Department of Biological Sciences) Bioinformatics

Research degrees MSc by dissertation•, MPhil• and PhD• degrees are offered in the areas of pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and operational research and take one, two or three years respectively to complete on a full-time basis (part-time research study is also available).

Particular opportunities occur in algebra (semigroups); computational operational research, probability and combinatorics; numerical analysis.

Larry Lind, BSEE Virginia Polytechnic, MSEE New Mexico, PhD Leeds, EEng FIEE SMIEEE (Professor and part-time lecturer so can not take research students) Microwave filters; data transmission filters; signals processing David Penman, MA Cert Cambridge, MSc PhD Sheffield (Senior Lecturer) Various aspects of the interaction between probability and combinatorics, including random graphs, pseudo-random graphs, such as Paley graphs, and extremal Ramsey graphs Abdellah Salhi, BSc MSc Constantine, PhD Aston (Senior Lecturer) Optimisation including evolutionary approaches applied to data mining; combinatorics; algorithm design and parallel implementation; numerical analysis

Gerald Williams, MSci St Andrews, MSc Warwick, PhD Heriot Watt (Lecturer) Combinatorial, computational, geometric, cohomological and number theoretic aspects of infinite group theory Alexei Vernitski, BSc MSc Ural State, PhD Essex (Lecturer) (Joint appointment with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering) Discrete mathematics and algebra (including semigroups, groups, graphs and partially ordered sets); computability and algorithmic complexity; applications to computer science and biology Qingfu Zhang, BSc Shanxi, MSc PhD Xidian (Professor) (Joint appointment with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering) Neural networks; evolutionary computation; mathematical programming; telecommunication networks

It is possible to pursue a PhD via a Doctoral A Multidimensional Analysis of Urban Programme in a wide variety of areas. You Road Traffic spend your first year studying modules Unavoidable Sets and Aperiodic similar to those in one of our taught MSc Unavoidable Sets courses and then work towards your PhD. Numerical Solution of a Free-boundary Viscous Flow Here are just a few examples of research The Role of Operational Research in the topics undertaken within the Department: Management of a Local Hospital Group Liquid Surface Conditions World Coal Transportation Probability of Availability of Repairable Stratified Sampling in High Skewed Systems Accounting Populations Robust Acceptance Sampling Schemes Development and Application of Models Pricing Risk for Interest Rate Derivatives and Submodels for Water Resource Use The Optimal Control of Energy in Mexico Consumption in the United States Heuristics and Hyper-heuristics for Economy Scheduling Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 167

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I decided to come to Essex because, whilst doing some research on the internet into different courses and universities, I discovered that Essex has an excellent reputation and they offer lots of interesting courses.

I wanted to develop my knowledge and skills in the area of statistics and thought that statistics connected with data analysis would be an exciting prospect.

Aleksandra Starczynska, Konin, Poland – MSc Statistics and Data Analysis

I enjoy the atmosphere on campus, and the many people I’ve met on my course have become close friends. The teaching and administrative staff in the Department are very helpful and there are some brand new computing labs just for us to use, which has made things easier.

The Department is very international, with people from lots of different backgrounds and cultures, just like the rest of the University. The library is an excellent resource and the surrounding parkland is very beautiful.

I would really like to find a job when I graduate which makes use of my specialty as much as possible, such as working as a statistician or data analyst in an insurance company or government economic service. Fortunately, I feel that this course, and the modules I have chosen, will be very helpful in a future statistics and data analysis job.

I’m very happy I decided to come to Essex as I’ve made some fantastic friends and my course will definitely help me secure the career I want.

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Determining Data Compression Paley Graphs Numerical Analysis Multi-objective Optimisation Multi-step Quasi Newton Methods Optimisation in Scheduling

Please note that joint supervision across departments and schools (particularly with Biological Sciences and Computer Science and Electronic Engineering) is possible.

Some of our current students have a supervisor based in the Department of Mathematical Sciences and another in one of the departments or schools mentioned above.

Career prospects Many of our graduates have gone on to work as academics in prominent institutions across the world such as ITAM in Mexico, the University of Lagos (Nigeria), Departamento de Matematica Universidade de Tras-os-Montes (Portugal) and the University of Nottingham.

Other graduates have joined organisations such as the Met Office, the Ministry of Defence, and companies based in the City of London. Many have gone on to further study as research students working toward a PhD, some here at Essex.

There is a high demand for students with a numerate background in all sectors of the economy. Our graduates are well sought after by employers within the UK and abroad.

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Philosophy We provide a supportive and stimulating intellectual environment for graduate students at all levels.

Taught courses MA Continental Philosophy• MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Ethics• MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Law• MA Ethics, Politics and Public Policy• MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis• MA Philosophy, Law and Human Rights• MA Philosophy, Politics and Environmental Issues• MA Philosophy, Sociology and the Environment• A good first degree (first class or upper second class honours) or equivalent, in philosophy, or in a relevant discipline in the humanities or social sciences, or evidence of academic ability and suitable professional practice in a related field.

Research degrees Philosophy• MAD, MPhil, PhD A good first degree (upper second class honours or higher, or equivalent) and a good performance in a taught Masters course. A well-developed research proposal in an area where we are able to provide supervision, and evidence of research capability, is also essential.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Philosophy Department of Philosophy ranked tenth in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 20 55 20 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 9 Taught postgraduates: 13 Research postgraduates: 29 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872705 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872705 E philo@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Human Rights (page 126) Law (page 140) Politics (page 175) Psychoanalytic Studies (page 181) Sociology (page 194) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 169

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Why study philosophy at Essex?

Rated in the top ten in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) and first in continental philosophy

One of the two top ranked departments of philosophy in the UK in the National Student Satisfaction survey

Unique orientation, combining the best of continental and analytic philosophy into a European profile

Strong UK centre for Kantian philosophy, German idealism, and Critical Theory and offers excellence in Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and recent French thought

Particular strengths in moral and political philosophy, Kierkegaard and transcendental idealism and its legacy, philosophy and medicine

Department of Philosophy

Heidegger, Freud and psychoanalysis, aesthetics and art theory.

The Department of Philosophy is committed to fostering a wide variety of philosophical approaches and to developing links between philosophy and other disciplines. We pride ourselves on our intensive teaching and supervision.

In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), we were ranked in the top ten for departments of philosophy in the UK, and first for continental philosophy. We are one of the two top ranked UK departments of philosophy in the National Student Satisfaction survey.

The central recommended modules for our MA are the Seminar in Continental Philosophy. This offer is the chance to explore major works of the continental tradition in detail, and to study a range of approaches such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, deconstruction and Critical Theory. For this course, four out of six modules must be in philosophy and the dissertation must be on an area of continental philosophy.

We welcome students whose intellectual outlook and interests cut across conventional academic boundaries.

Our aim is to provide a supportive and stimulating intellectual environment for our graduate students, at all levels, which helps you to meet the various challenges involved in philosophical studies.

There is also an opportunity for our graduate students to spend time abroad on the ERASMUS programme at our partner institutions in Germany (Tübingen) and France (Catholic University of Paris).

We are also currently involved in a two-week intensive summer programme in philosophy and religion. Up to six students and one member of staff from each university attend this intensive programme, which also involves Tilburg University (Netherlands), Babes-Bolyai University (Cluj, Romania) and Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland).

Taught courses The following Masters courses can be taken either full-time for one year, part-time over two years or on a modular basis (three to six years). Assessment is normally on the basis of coursework and a supervised dissertation.

MA Continental Philosophy• This course provides a thorough grounding in the continental philosophical tradition, from Kant and Hegel to the present. You choose from modules on thinkers and topics such as Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche,

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MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Ethics• This course is designed to provide health care practitioners and students of diverse backgrounds with the theoretical tools that will help them understand the existential meaning of illness and care in a philosophically grounded way.

Drawing both from health and human sciences and from the writings of various philosophers (in particular twentieth-century phenomenologists such as Heidegger and Lévinas), the modules on this MA clarify many of the concepts which are central to health care, such as illness, anxiety, death or solicitude, and bring out their ethical implications. In doing so, they aim both at fostering a better understanding of the lived meaning and consequences of illness, and at helping health professionals to use such comprehension to transform their practices.

Our MA may be taken full-time over twelve months, part-time over twenty-four months or by modular study.

MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Law• This course is designed to provide students of diverse backgrounds (in particular law, health care or philosophy) with the theoretical tools that will help them understand the existential meaning of illness and care in a philosophically grounded way.

Drawing from both legal writings and the work of various philosophers (in particular twentieth-century phenomenologists such as Heidegger or Lévinas), the various

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modules on our MA clarify many of the concepts which are central to health care, such as illness, anxiety, death or solicitude.

They also give you an introduction to health care law and bring out the legal and ethical implications of health care practices. In doing so, this MA aims to foster a better understanding of the lived meaning and consequences of illness, and develop your awareness of and ability to reflect critically on the legal issues surrounding health care.

Our MA may be taken full-time over twelve months, part-time over twenty-four months or by modular study.

MA Ethics, Politics and Public Policy• This course covers the ethical dimensions of public policy and corporate action in fields such as health policy, the environment, international relations, business investment and planning, employment relations and the financing of public policy.

This course is appropriate for students from a variety of academic and non-academic backgrounds and is taught jointly by the University’s Departments of Philosophy, Sociology and Government, and the School of Law. MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis• This course, offered jointly with the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, is intended to bring psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives into a productive interaction.

It introduces you to the central elements of psychoanalytic thinking in Freud and later writers, as well as major issues in modern European philosophy.

from a background of human rights practice the chance to explore the theoretical foundations of their work and to develop their grasp of the relevant law, while allowing those students coming directly from their undergraduate studies in philosophy, law or politics to expand their theoretical interests while linking them to practical and career-oriented matters in the expanding field of human rights.

Options include advanced modules in psychoanalytic theory and psychoanalytic methodology, including the object-relations school and European thought from Nietzsche to Heidegger. The dissertation Given the increasing sensitivity of can be in philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, governments, public bodies and or any area of intersection between the two. corporations to the moral and legal dimension of what they do, this course may MA Philosophy, Law and Human Rights• naturally lead on to work in a variety of This new interdisciplinary course is offered fields, for example politics, the civil service, jointly by the Department of Philosophy, think tanks, the health service, corporations, School of Law and Human Rights Centre.

NGOs etc. The course will also enhance the Its aim is to offer those students who come career prospects of graduates already in

employment in these fields, who want to undertake further study and become familiar with key theoretical models to tackle public policy issues.

Our MA may be taken full-time over twelve months, part-time over twenty-four months or by modular study.

MA Philosophy, Politics and Environmental Issues• This new interdisciplinary course is jointly taught by the Department of Philosophy with the Department of Government. It provides students of various backgrounds with advanced, critical knowledge of past and present philosophical reflections about nature, both within continental and analytic philosophy. You have the opportunity to chart the new and quickly developing field Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 171

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Taught course modules MA Continental Philosophy MA Writing Workshop* MA Seminar in Continental Philosophy Kant’s Revolution in Philosophy Hegel Nietzsche Heidegger MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Ethics MA Writing Workshop* Phenomenology and Medicine Illness and Existence Legal and Ethical Issues Human Responses in Health and Illness Philosophy option Health and Human Sciences option

MA Continental Philosophy and Health Care Law MA Writing Workshop* Legal Skills* Phenomenology and Medicine Illness and Existence Health Care Law Philosophy option Law option MA Ethics, Politics and Public Policy MA Writing Workshop* MA Seminar in Ethics, Politics and Public Policy Two optional modules from those offered by the Departments of Philosophy, Government and Sociology, or the School of Law MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis MA Writing Workshop* Psychoanalytic Theory I

Nietzsche Heidegger Philosophy and Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis, Symbolism and Unconscious Freud and Object Relations MA Philosophy, Law and Human Rights Legal, Moral and Political Philosophy International Human Rights Law Human Rights Colloquium Philosophy and Rights Ethics Joint Seminar in Philosophy and Law

Environmental Ethics Philosophies of Nature Society and the Environment Social Movements and Environmental Issues * These modules are optional, but strongly recommended.

All MA courses include a dissertation (15,000 – 16,000 words).

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

For full listings of all optional modules available, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/philosophy.

MA Philosophy, Politics and Environmental Issues Environmental Ethics Philosophies of Nature Philosophy and Rights Environmental Politics International Security Studies Contemporary Theories of Justice

of environmental ethics and learn about the Our MA may be taken full-time over twelve main theories in that area. months, part-time over twenty-four months or by modular study.

This course also expounds the basics of the natural science behind environmental MA Philosophy, Sociology and problems (such as global warming and the Environment• ozone depletion) and develops your This new interdisciplinary degree is jointly knowledge of the most important theories taught by the Department of Philosophy and concepts in environmental politics. with the Department of Sociology. It It fosters the development of a range of provides students of various backgrounds critical and applied skills central to the with advanced, critical knowledge of past development of new theories and policies, and present philosophical reflections about such as the capacity for logical analysis and nature, both within continental and analytic problem solving, or the ability to deploy a philosophy. You have the opportunity to complex conceptual apparatus to interpret chart the new and quickly developing field and illuminate empirical cases. In doing of environmental ethics and learn about the so, the course prepares you to enter main theories in that area. employment in a number of areas such as academia and governmental or This course also provides you with non-governmental organisations. advanced knowledge of social movements 172 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

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and environmental issues; different sociological theories explaining the functioning and impact of globalisation on the environment; and the mechanisms and effects of globalisation in the realms of economy, politics, social relations and culture. It fosters the development of a range of critical and applied skills central to the development of new theories and policies, such as the capacity for logical analysis and problem solving, or the ability to deploy a complex conceptual apparatus to interpret and illuminate empirical cases.

In doing so, the course prepares you to enter employment in a number of areas such as academia and governmental or non-governmental organisations.

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Staff and their research interests Will Cartwright, BA LLM London, BPhil Oxford (Lecturer) Philosophy of mind; philosophy of action; theory of responsibility; philosophy of law; ethics; medical ethics Peter Dews, BA Cambridge, MA Essex, PhD Southampton (Professor) History of German idealism; the Frankfurt School (Adorno, Horkheimer, Habermas, Honneth); post-structuralism and postmodernism; philosophical issues in psychoanalysis (especially Lacan) Fabian Freyenhagen, BA Oxford, PhD Sheffield (Lecturer) Political philosophy and its history; ethics (particularly Kant’s and Kantian ethics); modern European philosophy (especially the Frankfurt School) Béatrice Han-Pile, Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Ulm Agrégation PhD Paris XII (Professor) Foucault and modern continental philosophy, especially French; German philosophy (Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Husserl); past and contemporary theories of art (Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Maldiney)

Our MA may be taken full-time over twelve months, part-time over twenty-four months or by modular study.

The Department also contributes to MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights•. For further information, see Human Rights.

Research degrees We offer an Integrated PhD in Philosophy.

Supervision for the degrees of MA by dissertation•, MPhil• and PhD• is available in the following fields:

Applied ethics Continental philosophy Ethics and practical reasoning Frankfurt School and Critical Theory History of philosophy Philosophy and psychoanalysis

Fiona Hughes, MA Edinburgh, DPhil Oxford (Lecturer) Kant; Nietzsche; eighteenth- and nineteenth-century German philosophy; aesthetics and epistemology; political philosophy; philosophy of history Patrice Maniglier, École Normale Supérieure d’Ulm, Agrégation de Philosophie Thèse de Doctorat Paris X (Lecturer) History of structuralism and post-structuralism in social sciences (especially linguistics, anthropology and psychoanalysis) and philosophy; twentieth-century French philosophy (from Sartre to Deleuze); conceptual and post-conceptual arts; film studies; sexual politics and philosophy of law

David McNeill, BA Annapolis, MA PhD Chicago (Lecturer) Ancient philosophy (Plato, Aristotle); German philosophy of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century (Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger); moral philosophy and the relation between ethics and metaphysics Daniel Watts, BA PhD Sheffield (Lecturer) Kierkegaard; Wittgenstein; phenomenology; existentialism; moral philosophy; aesthetics and the philosophy of religion

Wayne Martin, BA Cambridge, PhD Berkeley (Professor) Post-Kantian idealism and twentieth-century phenomenology, with emphasis on issues about consciousness, intentionality and meaning

Philosophy and religion, emphasising Kierkegaard Philosophy, art and literature Philosophy of mind, theory of knowledge and cognitive science Social and political philosophy The following is a representative sample of the areas in which our research students are currently working:

Kant Hegel Kierkegaard Nietzsche Heidegger Adorno Critical Theory Derrida and deconstruction Philosophy and literature Philosophy of language

Philosophy of religion Wittgenstein Humanitarian intervention Animal experimentation Philosophy of medicine

Titles of recent theses written by our students in the Department include: Deceiving Reason: Radical Evil in Kant’s Philosophy Humanitarian Intervention: The Dilemma of Imposing Conditions Writing, Event, Resistance Kierkegaard’s Communicative Practice Problems of Phenomenology and History in Being and Time Nietzsche: Redemption of Life Through Art Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 173

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After my undergraduate studies, which were mostly in analytic philosophy, I wanted to do an MA in which I could take my philosophical work in a more continental direction. The choice to come to Essex wasn’t hard as the Department of Philosophy stood out for the quality of both its teaching and its research. I was also attracted by the rather unique and exciting mixture of analytic and continental philosophy practised in the Department, and I really liked the solid character of the MA Continental Philosophy.

Naomi van Steenbergen, Eindhoven, The Netherlands – MA Continental Philosophy ’09, PhD Philosophy

Student profile Constraining the Use of Animals in Scientific Testing: the Impact of New Technologies for Moral Theory The Idea of Utopia in the Philosophy of Theodor W Adorno Illness and Existence – a Phenomenological Way Towards an Ethical Understanding of Illness Analytic Rigour

Opportunities for paid employment We aim to provide opportunities for our research students to acquire teaching experience. This usually takes the form of support teaching of first-year undergraduates or of supporting members of our staff on modules for more advanced undergraduates.

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I came to Essex to study for my MA with the possibility of going on to do a PhD already vividly on my mind but at the time I thought I would apply to different programmes and quite possibly move to the United States. My MA at Essex was wonderful though, both academically and socially, so when the time to apply came it had become clear that I could not wish for a better place to do my work than Essex.

What has been the most pleasant discovery about life in the Department of

Research resources and facilities Our graduate students, particularly those working in continental philosophy, are encouraged to acquire a reading knowledge of French or German, as an essential tool for extending their access to the relevant philosophical literature.

A special weekly module on German for philosophical purposes is normally provided within the Department. Modules can also be provided by the Department of Language and Linguistics.

Mini-courses and seminars

Philosophy is the great atmosphere. Staff are very approachable and encouraging, and they care about providing a good working environment for their students.

The lengths some go to for this are truly exceptional. Amongst students too, there is a good sense of cooperation.

Everybody works very hard and takes what they do seriously but rather than be competitive, the atmosphere is very open and helpful.

In addition, there are plenty of cultural offerings on campus: art exhibitions, plays, concerts, films. London is only a short distance away and the county of Essex is beautiful with lots of historical and natural sites to visit. In spring and summer, the Colchester Campus with its lakes is lovely and the surrounding hilly fields are perfect for a morning run.

After my PhD, I would like to stay in a university environment, where ultimately I’d hope to find a position as a lecturer, researching and teaching.

In addition, there are regular departmental seminars, coordinated with those arranged by the Centre for Theoretical Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

There is also a ten week Doctoral Research Seminar and termly Departmental Research Colloquium where there is the opportunity for research students to present work in progress.

Career prospects Many of our students go on to further study and an academic career, whilst others have received funding to undertake postdoctoral work.

Others have also gone into law, the media, We host annual mini-courses given by top jobs in the Civil Service, local visiting speakers of international reputation, administration and HM Revenue and specifically designed for graduate students. Customs.

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Politics We are the only political science department to have achieved the highest rating in all five UK Research Assessment Exercises (RAE).

Taught courses MA/MSc Politics• MA/MSc European Integration and European Politics• MA/MSc Global and Comparative Politics• MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis• MA/MSc International Relations• MA International Relations and the Media• MA/MSc Political Behaviour• MA/MSc Political Economy• MA Political Theory• MA/MSc Public Opinion and Polling• MRes International Relations MRes Political Economy MRes Politics Graduate Diploma in Politics Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent.

Research degrees Politics• MAD, MPhil, PhD Good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Politics and International Studies Department of Government ranked first in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 45 30 20 5 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 28 Taught postgraduates: 80 Research postgraduates: 95 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 872737 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 872757 E politics-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

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Why study politics at Essex?

UK’s top department for the study of politics

Major research journals edited in the Department

Host institution for the Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection

European Consortium for Political Research based within the Department

Weekly departmental seminars with guest speakers that students can attend

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covering the main political frameworks; plus two options chosen from an approved list.

The Department is one of the largest and most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. We are the only political science department to have achieved the highest rating in all five UK Research Assessment Exercises (RAE).

MA/MSc European Integration and European Politics• This course provides advanced training in the political, economical, sociological and legal aspects of the process of European integration and the interrelationship between them. It enables you to achieve a sound understanding of the institutional structure of the European Union and the political, economic and legal relationships between the Union and member states.

This course is designed for good graduates in politics, economics, law, sociology, European studies or related disciplines.

Our postgraduates have access to academic staff and a constant flow of distinguished visiting scholars from abroad.

In recent years, many of our students have won Political Science Association prizes for the best PhD thesis in political science in Britain.

We participate in the work of various centres and institutes within the University including: Centre for Theoretical Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Human Rights Centre.

MA/MSc Global and Comparative Politics• This course gives you the opportunity to examine key developments and problems in our rapidly changing and increasingly globalised political environment, through We are not committed to any particular view a combination of core modules in the theories and philosophies of political of the discipline, nor to any orthodoxy: we believe the study of politics should be broad sciences, methods in comparative politics in scope, rigorous in approach and open to and modules on political issues at the global, regional and national level. new ideas.

Taught courses Our courses are designed to provide an advanced understanding of contemporary theory, research and methods, plus a knowledge of either the politics of a geographical area or an aspect of the discipline.

Our MA/MSc courses have a flexible, modular structure: students take common modules in contemporary political theory and in research methods, and two optional modules in their chosen field. Assessment is by coursework and examinations for the taught components, and a dissertation. All our Masters courses can be taken full-time for one year or part-time over two years.

MA/MSc Politics• This course enables you to take combinations of options precluded by other courses in the Department. It has two compulsory modules: political explanation, covering qualitative and quantitative methods; and contemporary political theory,

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MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis• This course provides you with a specialised knowledge of theoretical approaches at the forefront of contemporary modes of political and ideological analysis, and enables you to deploy the insights discussed at a theoretical level to analyse substantive political cases. Here, questions concerning the impact of ideological and symbolic processes on the formation of political discourses, identities and communities are of crucial importance.

Analyses of contemporary political movements and phenomena are incorporated by furnishing you with the methods and skills needed for the analysis of concrete practices within a post-foundationalist framework.

MA/MSc International Relations• This course is open to graduates in political science or international relations.

A wide-ranging and comprehensive course, there are modules in theory and methods that provide the core around which

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Taught course modules MA/MSc Politics Political Explanation Theory and Explanation in Political Science Dissertation/Project Two optional modules MA/MSc European Integration and European Politics European Integration and European Politics Political Explanation Theory and Explanation in Political Science Dissertation/Project One optional module MA/MSc Global and Comparative Politics Global and Comparative Politics Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Contemporary Political Theory Theory and Explanation in Political Science Dissertation/Project One optional module

MA International Relations and the Media

MRes International Relations

Theories of International Relations International Relations and the Media Dissertation Two optional modules

Year one Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Theories of International Relations Research Design Theory and Explanation in Political Science or one optional module Advanced Research Design Two Essex Summer School modules

MA/MSc Political Behaviour Political Behaviour Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Theory and Explanation in Political Science Dissertation/Project One optional module

Rational Choice Theories of Politics Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Theory and Explanation in Political Science or one optional module Dissertation/Project One optional module or two Economics half modules MA Political Theory

MA/MSc International Relations Theories of International Relations Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Theory and Explanation in Political Science or one optional module Dissertation/Project One optional module

Graduate Diploma in Politics Political Analysis Introduction to Political Theory Two third-year undergraduate modules This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

MA/MSc Political Economy

MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis Ideology and Political Discourse Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods Theory and Explanation in Political Science Dissertation/Project Political Explanation or one optional module

Year two Advanced Theories and Methods in Political Research Two optional modules Professional Development Seminar Dissertation/Project

Year two Advanced Research or Social Science module Research Design Advanced Research Design Dissertation/Project

Political Theory Theory and Explanation in Political Science Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods Dissertation/Project One optional module MA/MSc Public Opinion and Polling The Analysis of Public Opinion Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Political Behaviour Dissertation/Project One optional module or approved module

MRes Political Economy Year one Rational Choice Theories of Politics Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Either Theory and Explanation in Political Science or one optional module or two Economics half-modules Research Design Advanced Research Design Two Essex Summer School modules Year two Advanced Design Macroeconomics Research Design Dissertation/Project One Economics module MRes Politics Year one Political Explanation or Advanced Research Methods Research Design Theory and Explanation in Political Science Advanced Research Design One optional module Two Essex Summer School modules

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Staff and their research interests John Bartle, BA York, MA PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) British and American voting behaviour; British political parties; political methodology; public opinion; British judiciary

Lawrence Ezrow, BA UNC-Chapel Hill, MA PhD Santa Barbara (Lecturer) Comparative political representation; Western European politics; elections; political parties; voting; party strategies; political strategies; political institutions; quantitative methodologies

Sarah Birch, BA Dartmouth, MPhil DPhil Oxford, MA PhD Essex (Reader) Electoral systems and behaviour; electoral integrity and corruption; semi-authoritarianism

Natasha Ezrow, BA California Irvine, MA PhD Santa Barbara (Lecturer) Development studies; Middle East politics; Latin American studies

Paul Bou-Habib, BSc MSc LSE, PhD Princeton (Lecturer) Contemporary theories of distributive justice; the just distribution of resources between age groups; the role of the concept of dignity in normative political theory

Kristian Gleditsch, Cand Mag Oslo, PhD Colorado (Professor) Conflict and co-operation; democratisation; spatial dimensions of social and political processes; mathematical models in the social sciences

Xun Cao, BA Beijing, MA PhD Washington, Seattle (Lecturer) International relations; networks; inter and intra-state conflicts; democracy

Jason Glynos, BA Cambridge, LLB LLM British Columbia, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) Lacanian psychoanalysis and post-Marxism; discourse analytic and psychoanalytic approaches to social and political theory and analysis, focusing on issues relating to ideology, democracy and freedom; philosophy and methodology of social and political science

Han Dorussen, BA MA Nijmegen, PhD Texas (Professor and Head of Department) International relations; inter and intra-state conflicts; international and comparative political economy; applied game theory; trade and conflict peacekeeping

specialist interests can be developed.

This provides the foundation for rigorous research into international conflict and co-operation, as well as international political economy.

socialisation, participation, skills and ideologies of elites, mass publics and social groups in liberal Western democracies.

It examines ways of conducting research on this.

MA International Relations and the Media• This course provides a comprehensive understanding of major developments in international politics and the study of international relations with a particular focus on the role of the media in the modern world. You gain a thorough introduction to how the media process information allows us to critically evaluate the representation of events in international politics.

MA/MSc Political Economy• This course provides you with an opportunity to study both politics and economics at graduate level. Core modules in international political economy link the different themes pursued in the two disciplines by focusing on current analysis of the crisis of the global economy and politics.

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MA Political Theory• This course offers a critical survey of modern political theories; empirical and normative. There are two compulsory modules (looking at contemporary political

David Howarth, MA Natal, MA PhD Essex (Reader) Post-structuralist political theory; South African politics; social movements; the politics of identity/difference Anthony King, BA Queens, Canada, MA DPhil Oxford (Professor) The British prime ministership; the British Constitution; American politics and government; history of democracy Todd Landman, BA Pennsylvania, MA Georgetown, MA Colorado, PhD Essex (Professor) Development, democracy and human rights; comparative politics; quantitative and qualitative political methodology Frances Millard, BA Earlham College, MA PhD Columbia (Professor) Politics of central Europe, including elections, political parties and party systems; rule of law and civil liberties; changes in welfare systems; post-communism; changes in welfare systems of former communist states

theory and research methods) and you choose from options that include: human rights and political theory; ideology and political discourse.

MA/MSc Public Opinion and Polling• This course introduces you to the latest research on the nature and dynamics of public opinion. It examines variations in opinion across the electorate and how citizens acquire and use information to understand the political world. It also gives you a full understanding of the techniques of measurement of opinion and the skills to analyse and understand opinion surveys.

Master of Research (MRes) We currently offer three two-year Master of Research courses (International Relations, Political Economy and Politics) that are

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Aletta Norval, MA Johannesburg, MA PhD Essex (Reader) Political ideology; the relation between post-structuralism and contemporary political theory; feminist political thought; democratic theory Thomas Plümper, Dr rer pol FU Berlin (Professor) Comparative and international political economy; international relations; research methods; international economic policy spillovers; international unions; panel data analysis; multiparty competition Tom Quinn, MSc PhD LSE (Lecturer) British politics and political institutions; rational choice; electoral systems David Sanders, BSc Loughborough, MA PhD Essex (Professor) Electoral behaviour and election forecasting; experimental methods in political research; non-electoral political participation; measuring and assessing European citizenship

designed to equip you with the advanced methodological, analytical and statistical skills that are required if you wish to undertake independent research and pursue a career in political science. The courses place particular emphasis on issues relating to research design.

Graduate Diploma in Politics This Graduate Diploma is a nine-month course primarily designed to provide a foundation for MA-level study in politics.

It aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the major conceptual and theoretical foundations of the discipline of political science. You will be trained in the use of evidence, and the effective understanding of quantitative methods of political analysis.

Thomas J Scotto, BA SUNY at Binghamton, MA PhD Duke (Lecturer) American and Canadian electoral behaviour and public opinion Vera E Troeger, BA Heidelberg/Lyon, MA PhD Konstanz (Reader) International and comparative political economy; international relations; economics, econometrics and applied statistics, in particular economic policy diffusion and spillovers of monetary and tax policy; quantitative political methodology and panel data analysis Hugh Ward, BA PhD Essex (Professor) Political and social impacts of technology; interface between Marxian and neo-classical political economy; game theory; environmental politics Paul Whiteley, BA Sheffield, MA PhD Essex (Professor) Modern political economy; public policy making; comparative politics; US politics; British politics; comparative analysis of citizenship

Political behaviour and the comparative We also contribute to MA/MSc politics of voting, parties and electoral Environmental Governance: the Natural behaviour World, Science and Society•, MSc Human Political theory, with a special focus on Rights and Research Methods• and MA classical theory, rational choice, theories Ethics, Politics and Public Policy•. For of justice and democracy further information, see Biological Sciences, Ideology and discourse analysis Human Rights and Philosophy.

Political economy, including international political economy and the environment Feminism and politics MA by dissertation• Methodology – computing and statistics Our MA by dissertation requires you to write a 30,000-word dissertation on a topic International relations and comparative politics of your choice under the supervision of a

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member of staff in the Department.

Doctoral Programmes, MPhil• and PhD• We also offer Doctoral Programmes corresponding to all our taught MA options (shown) and supervision for the degrees of MPhil and PhD in:

Seminars Our weekly seminar provides members of the Department and outside speakers (from other academic institutions, politicians

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and journalists) alike with an informal opportunity to speak and answer questions about their current research or some topic on which they are expert.

Some recent seminar titles include:

Towards a Critical Analysis of Corruption The Impact of Trade on International Mediation - a Social Network Approach Are Democracies the Better Allies?

Similarity and Stability: the Logic Behind Unconditional Aid Allocation The Economic Consequences of KGB and CIA Interventions The Electoral Sweet Spot: Low-magnitude Proportional Electoral Systems Power Sharing, Civil Conflict and Good Governance Polarization and Policymaking in the American States Raising and Spending Campaign Funds in the United States: the 2008 Election and the Future of ‘Free Market’ Campaign Communications

The Political Economy of Electoral Participation Why Not Ask The Audience? The Public’s View of Descriptive Representation Convergence, Divergence and Networks of International Political Economy Yes We Can! Valence Politics and Political Choice in America 2008 Boris, Ken and the Evolution of the London Mayoral Model – an American Impact for British Politics

The Seminar plays an important role in the life of our Department. It brings together members of staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students and provides you with an opportunity to observe presentations, formulate questions and make constructive suggestions about research. It exposes members of the Department to issues that fall outside their immediate concerns and provides different perspectives on familiar problems.

After I completed my BA at Essex, I decided that I wanted to stay in higher education and work towards a PhD. From my experience of Essex as an undergraduate, I felt that I simply could not get a better education anywhere else, so there was no reason to move. I really wanted to remain part of the intellectually stimulating atmosphere at Essex. The Department has always had a uniquely friendly ethos where students are treated as real people with real opinions.

Adam Wright, Bedford, Bedfordshire – BA International Relations and Politics ’08, MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis ’09, PhD Politics

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I am currently in my second year of PhD research, studying political discourse in education. After my PhD proposal had been accepted by the Department, I felt the best MA to get me ready for my research was MA Ideology and Discourse Analysis. It provided me with the theoretical and methodological tools I needed for political research and allowed me to excel in critical modes of thinking.

In particular, the type of challenging poststructuralist and post-Marxist political

Above all the Seminar is fun and many postgraduate students make the commitment to attend as many seminars as possible. MA students can also attend the weekly PhD Colloquium where current PhD students present their research.

Career prospects Our graduates acquire a wide range of methodological, analytical and statistical skills that make them highly adaptable and attractive to employers. Our academic reputation is illustrated by the fact that many of our graduates go on to teach at universities, colleges of higher education and schools.

Some graduates have taken up research positions in government, the private sector (particularly market research) and non-governmental organisations (charities, lobbyists and political organisations). Other graduates pursue careers in central government, the police and intelligence services and local government.

theory I studied has been incredibly interesting and really helped me to progress as a theorist and as a researcher.

One thing I have cherished over the last five years has been the ability to meet new people. The fact that Essex has such a high proportion of international students has meant that I now have a network of friends from over 30 countries, spanning five continents.

It has been remarkable mixing with people from other cultures. I feel I have learned as much from this social aspect of the University life as I have from the academic.

After completing my PhD I will be looking to continue my academic research into education policy and hopefully make a real impact on the way our schools are run.

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Psychoanalytic Studies We bring together the academic and non-factional in psychoanalytic theory, which universities have traditionally fostered, and the clinical experience of practitioners, which is the basis of psychoanalytic knowledge.

Taught courses MA Psychoanalytic Studies• MA Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy•‡ MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies• MA Management and Organisational Dynamics• MA Myth, Literature and the Unconscious• MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis• MA Psychoanalytic Social Observation• MA Refugee Care† Good first degree (first or upper second class) or an equivalent professional qualification, plus a sample of written work demonstrating academic ability. Applicants without such qualifications, but who can otherwise demonstrate relevant experience and academic ability, will also be considered.

Research degrees Psychoanalytic Studies• MAD, MPhil, PhD Refugee Care•† MPhil, PhD Professional Doctorate in Analytical Psychology• Professional Doctorate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy• Masters degree or equivalent (a good clinical training could be a suitable alternative).

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Sociology subject area, see Sociology for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: Taught courses: IELTS 6.5 Research degrees: IELTS 7.0 (for details of equivalent qualifications accepted, see page 23).

Academic staff: 11 Affiliated teaching staff: 16 Taught postgraduates: 43 Research postgraduates: 57 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 873745 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 874554 E cps-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus † partly delivered at the Tavistock Clinic, † London ‡ delivered at the Tavistock Clinic, London

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Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies

course focuses and deepens their psychoanalytic understanding.

The Centre was founded with a particular philosophy: that psychoanalysis is rich in its sources and affiliations, yet is at root a clinical discipline.

Why study psychoanalytic studies at Essex?

Research (submitted with Department of Sociology) ranked top in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)

Teaching by internationally renowned clinicians and academics

Full programme in both psychoanalytic (British Object Relations) and Jungian thought, as well as interdisciplinary opportunities

Professional applications, including work in refugee care and management studies, available

Strong links with other academic departments, with the National Health Service, and with clinical training organisations

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MA Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy•‡ This course is offered by the Tavistock Clinic, London and validated by the University. It is a part-time course that offers We bring together the academic and an important opportunity for health service, non-factional interest in psychoanalytic statutory service and voluntary service theory, which universities have traditionally workers to gain a substantial introduction to fostered, and the clinical experience of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Please practitioners, which is the basis of psychoanalytic knowledge. Our programmes contact the Tavistock Clinic for further information, website: www.tavi-port.org. convey this spirit in containing experiential and methodological as well as theoretical MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies• components; in catering for both This course has been designed for academically and clinically-orientated students from clinical and non-clinical students and in working cooperatively backgrounds. It takes an informative, critical with the National Health Service and and reflective stance in relation to the key other care institutions. texts of Jung, the diverse contexts from Our staff are practitioners as well as which analytical psychology emerged, and scholars; they have an interest in the the core concepts developed by Jung, methods and the development of post-Jungians and scholars. psychoanalytic thinking and in fields This course explores both clinical theory that can enrich, and be enriched by, and applications in areas such as cultural psychoanalytic understanding, such as and gender studies, social and political history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, refugee care, literature and cultural studies. theory, philosophy, myth and religion.

MA Management and Organisational Dynamics• Our MA courses typically comprise This course is unique in combining two a number of taught modules plus innovative areas of the University. Essex a dissertation.

Business School brings its experience of Assessment is by written work based on critical management and organisational both reading and projects, normally totalling studies, including organisational psychology, about 5,000 words per module, plus a which it regards as an important form of dissertation of 12,000 words. critical social inquiry rather than simply a vocational field. The Centre for MA Psychoanalytic Studies• Psychoanalytic Studies brings its expertise This course provides a thorough grounding in the application of psychoanalytic thinking in psychoanalytic theory, concentrating on and methods to the understanding of the ‘British School’. It explores the historical unconscious and psychodynamic processes and cultural roots of psychoanalysis, the in groups, in the inter-group domain and in clinical base of psychoanalytic thinking organisational culture. and the nature and limits of psychoanalytic This MA also provides a platform for further methodology. This foundation in theory study in the theory and practice of and methodology supports a psychoanalytic consultation to organizations. exploration of clinical and cultural topics.

Opportunities for additional experiential MA Myth, Literature and the Unconscious• learning are available.

This interdisciplinary course (taught jointly Students with both clinical and non-clinical with the Department of Literature, Film, and interests and career plans will find this Theatre Studies) critically explores the relationships between myth, literature

Taught courses

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Taught course modules MA Psychoanalytic Studies

MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies

MA Myth, Literature and the Unconscious

Freud in Contexts Psychoanalytic Theory Psychoanalytic Methodology Freud and Object Relations Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations Thinking Psychoanalytically

Key Texts of C G Jung Jung in Contexts Key Concepts in Jungian and Post-Jungian Psychology Selected Applications of Analytical Psychology

For a full module list, see Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies page

MA Management and Organisational Dynamics

For a full module list, see Philosophy page

MA Foundations of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Please contact the Tavistock Clinic for further information: www.tavi-port.org

Management in Organisations Management Psychology Psychoanalytic Theory Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organizations Joint Seminar in Psychoanalysis and Management

MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis

MA Psychoanalytic Social Observation

MA Refugee Care Therapeutic Care for Refugees Contexts of the Refugee Experience Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organizations Placements Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights All courses include a dissertation.

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Psychoanalytic Theory Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organizations Psychoanalytic Methodology

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(especially modernist literature), and the depth psychological theories of Freud and Jung.

MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis• This course looks at how the thinking of Freud and later psychoanalysts have played a major role in European philosophy in the twentieth century. Conversely, psychoanalysts have drawn on philosophical sources in deepening their theory and practice.

This MA, offered jointly by the Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, is intended to bring together psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives, and to use them to illuminate cultural, moral and existential questions.

MA Psychoanalytic Social Observation• This course offers psychoanalytic psychotherapists (and trainees) an opportunity to explore psychoanalytic social and cultural environments, and situations relevant to clinical practice.

Research degrees MA by dissertation• If you have a sufficient background in psychoanalytic theory, you may apply to undertake an MA based solely on a dissertation not exceeding 30,000 words.

Doctoral Study by Research• If you have a good background in psychoanalytic theory or practice, good academic credentials and an ability to pursue independent research, you may apply to work towards an MPhil/PhD.

Suitably qualified candidates may study for a PhD in Refugee Care, which requires you to successfully complete modules for the MA (without the dissertation) and submit an acceptable research proposal, then proceed to thesis research with the aim of completing in the normal minimum period of PhD study (in this case, normally an additional two years full-time or four years part-time).

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Effeminate Men: Perspectives from Psychoanalysis, Analytical Psychology, and Cultural Studies – New Models of Gender Identity Formation Portuguese and British Mental Health Care Institutions: a Cross-Cultural Study on Social Defence Systems What Value Does Jung’s Theory of Personality Have? A Critical Historical Study

Our staff include professors of psychoanalysis and of Jungian psychology, Bridges to Consciousness: Complexes and staff of supporting departments and Complexity represent many interests in the connections Mircea Eliade and Depth Psychology between psychoanalysis and other fields.

A distance learning option is available for suitable students outside the UK. Doctoral supervision is available in a wide range of areas for doctoral research, including:

MA/PhD Refugee Care† This course is offered jointly with the Tavistock Clinic and is an innovative, full-time, one-year programme. It introduces a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspective to work with asylum seekers/refugees. It equips you to be reflective and pro-active, thus making you more effective therapeutically in whatever role you have in this field (eg in management, education, law, social work, psychology, psychotherapy, community work).

Doctoral research topics include: A Study of Transference Phenomena in the Light of the Jung’s Psychoid Unconscious and Ogden’s Autistic-Contiguous Position

Psychoanalytic theory (Freudian, Kleinian, Jungian, object-relations and group theory) Group and institutional dynamics Psychosis Gender Child development History of psychoanalysis Philosophical issues in psychoanalysis Conceptual analysis Creativity Trauma and violence Refugee studies Psychoanalytic methodology in clinical and non-clinical fields, especially politics and sociology Psychoanalysis and religion Psychoanalysis and education Psychoanalysis and the arts

Professional Doctorate• We offer part-time Professional Doctorates in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Analytical Psychology. These are currently available to adult psychotherapists who are members of the British Psychoanalytic Council.

Fire and Brimstone in the Consulting Room: An Analytical Psychological Perspective on the Protestant Fundamentalist Concept of Hell Does a Prison Form a Part of an Oedipus Complex for a Sex Offender Member of an Analytic Group Conducted in a Prison Setting? An Empirical Enquiry Constructing Refugee Narratives; an Investigation of a Refugee Communities History Project Individuation in Jungian Psychology and Spiritual Development in Maximus the Confessor: a Comparative Investigation Toward Sanatology: a Clinical Theory of Health and Healing in the Context of Contemporary Quantum Research and Mythicism Torture as a No Man’s Land of Mind The Commercial Psyche: An Application of Concepts and Approaches From Analytical Psychology to Commercial Branding To What Extent is New Age Spiritual Development Qualitatively Similar to Jungian Individuation?

The Foreigner in Me – Psychoanalytic Perspectives in Identity Changes and Foreign Language Learning Narcissism: The Aborted Hope?

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Staff and their research interests Aaron Balick, MA London, MSc Derby, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Integration of different psychoanalytic disciplines in both theory and practice; relational psychoanalysis and psychotherapy; gender and sexual identities; developments in contemporary psychotherapy (clinically, socially and politically); psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and the media Marie Bridge, MA Oxford (Fellow, Institute of Psychoanalysis; Training Analyst, Institute of Psychoanalysis) (Honorary Senior Lecturer) Psychoanalysis and literature; language and psychoanalysis; French psychoanalysis Matt Ffytche, MA PhD London (Lecturer) The history of psychoanalysis and analytical psychology; nineteenth-century theories of the unconscious; German romantic psychology and philosophy; psychoanalysis and critical theory; modernist poetry and poetics Karl Figlio, BSc PhD Chicago (Member, LCP) (Professor) Psychoanalytic understanding of inquiry, including historical and scientific inquiry; masculinity; psychoanalytic theory; psychoanalysis and society, including absolutism (fundamentalism) in individuals and society Robert Hinshelwood, BSc MB BS London, FRCPsych (Full Member, British Psycho-Analytic Society) (Professor) Application of psychoanalysis to social sciences; psychoanalysis and philosophy; therapeutic communities; group dynamics; history of psychoanalysis Sue Kegerreis, MA Oxford, PGCE Roehampton (Member, Association of Child Psychotherapists; Member, British Psychoanalytic Council) (Senior Lecturer) Psychotherapy in children and adolescents; psychodynamic counselling with children and adolescents; applications of psychodynamic thinking in non-clinical work; organisational dynamics; eating disorders; training issues with counsellors and psychotherapists

Kevin Lu, MA London, PhD Essex (Lecturer) Psychohistory, especially the application of analytical psychology to history; cultural complexes; psychology of religion Roderick Main, MA Oxford, PhD Lancaster (Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre) Historical, philosophical, religious and cultural contexts of analytical psychology; depth psychology, religion and modernity; synchronicity; myth Nick Midgley, BA Oxford, MSc PsychD University College London (Member, Association of Child Psychotherapists) (Visiting Lecturer) Child psychoanalysis and psychotherapy; qualitative and clinical research methods; children’s film and literature David Millar, BA CertEd Manitoba, MA Essex, TQAP Tavistock Clinic (Member, Association of Child Psychotherapists) (Honorary Senior Lecturer) Perinatal psychology; psychotherapy with victims and perpetrators; institutional dynamics; psycho-social aspects of child abuse; self-harm and suicidal behaviour Chris Nicholson, BA Kent, PhD Northampton (Fellow, International Institute of Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Trustee, Charterhouse Group of Therapeutic Communities) (Lecturer) Therapeutic communities; literature and psychodynamic theory Renos Papadopoulos, DipClinEdPsych Belgrade, PhD Cape Town (Member, IGAP) (Professor) Analytical psychology and epistemology; the interface between analytical psychology and systems, family therapy and cultures; working with survivors of violence and disasters; forced migration and refugees

Joan Raphael-Leff, BA Tel Aviv, MSc LSE, PhD Essex (Full Member, British Psycho-Analytic Society) (Visiting Professor) Intrapsychic and interpersonal processes in childbearing and parenting; psychoanalytic concepts applied to primary care; cross-cultural aspects of gender, fertility and childbearing; psychosocial and ethical issues in reproductive technology; perinatal emotional disturbances and psychotherapy; developmental processes; comparative psychoanalysis Andrew Samuels, DipSocAdmin PGDipSocWStud LSE, DHumLet PaciďŹ ca (Graduate Institute Training Analyst, Society of Analytical Psychology and Honorary Fellow, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) (Professor) Application of psychoanalytic thinking to politics; comparative theoretical research in depth psychology; political, social and cultural aspects of transference and countertransference; the father; the construction of masculinity; the history of Jungian psychology Michael Scott, MA Hertfordshire (Member, IGA) (Honorary Senior Lecturer) Psychoanalysis of groups and organizations; clinical supervision; psychosocial practice in care settings; management; authority and leadership; popular culture; psychosis Chris Tanner, BSc Durham, PGCE London, Adv Dip Spec Ed Open, MA Essex, PG Dip Tavistock Clinic (Lecturer) Attachment and development issues for looked after children; creating effective learning environments; psychoanalytic perspectives on organisational dynamics John Walshe, LRCPI LRCSI (Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Member, IGA) (Honorary Senior Lecturer) The creation of psychological space in group settings; the application of linguistic theory to the practice of psychotherapy Fellows of the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies include: Davina Brown, Graham Clarke, Malcolm Davy-Barnes, Lucy Huskinson, Shiho Main, Zahari Ngah, Susan Rowland, Nikolai Sakharor, Andrew Thomas, Nuno Torres, Morag Turner, Dimitris Vonfakos and Christina Wieland.

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Having completed my undergraduate psychology degree in Nairobi and having worked with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kenya, I was very keen to further my study in a subject area related to the care of refugees. The University of Essex offered the exact course I was looking for in such a specialist subject area.

Susan Kinyany Schlachter, Nairobi, Kenya – MA Refugee Care

I have thoroughly enjoyed my course so far, and it has been great to work with and learn from the lecturers at the University who are experts in this area.

All of my lectures and seminars are insightful, transferring the expertise and knowledge of the individuals teaching us to help us learn.

The Colchester Campus has such a festive atmosphere; there are people of all ages from all over the world all united in the desire to learn. The campus is set in beautiful parkland and I really enjoy sitting by the lake in the sunshine, it is a great place to relax after the hustle and bustle of classes.

The staff within the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies are very accommodating, and they have been extremely helpful ever since my first point of contact with the University.

The best part so far has to be my current work placement at the Refugee Council, and in the future I hope to obtain a job in a similar role.

Student profile From Freud to Groddeck: Ferenczi’s Honest Issues

Uncertificated Courses Pre-sessional Course on Basic Freudian Concepts Resilience, Creativity and Psychoanalysis: This ten-session course begins just ahead the Experience of Refugees of the academic year. It aims to introduce The Significance of the Capacity for psychoanalytic ideas through reading and Concern in the Formation of Responsibility discussion of a selection of Freud’s works.

It will prepare students who have little Creative Suffering and the Wounded Healer knowledge of psychoanalysis to progress Positive Psychology and the Refugee on to one of our MAs .

Experience: Viewing Refugeedom from a Positive Psychology Spectrum Introductory Workshops in Group Work These one-day introductory workshops No Quick Fix: Applied Psychoanalysis for provide a taster opportunity to explore the Organization unconscious processes in groups and Arrested Development as a Consequence organizations and an opportunity to of Idealisation of an Internal Object, Due to progress to further study.

Inability to Mourn the Loss of a Good Object Introductory Course in Working with Groups This one-year course, offered in conjunction Certificated Courses with the IGA, provides an extended Modules from MA courses opportunity to explore an analytic approach Modules from our MA courses may often be taken individually for credit to be applied to the dynamics of groups. Group analysis is a method of understanding group to MA courses on a modular basis. processes in small and large groups, and

Individual courses

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a method of psychotherapy in which it is possible to mirror the context of a person’s life. It has its roots in psychoanalysis, sociology and systems theory.

Residential Group Relations Weekend Participants will have the unique opportunity to study communication, relationships, their own behaviour and the behaviour of others as it unfolds in the ‘here and now’ of the various events in the programme.

Career prospects Our graduates go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Most of our students are already professionals, clinical and non-clinical, so return to their existing fields, either in jobs or for further training. They use our courses to deepen understanding of their work.

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Psychology We are housed in a building with the latest technology and our new Centre for Brain Science includes state-of-the-art equipment for use in cognitive, social and affective neuroscience.

Taught courses MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology MSc Cognitive Neuroscience

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A good first degree, or equivalent, in psychology, linguistics or a related discipline.

RESEARCH

MSc Research Methods in Psychologyâ€

Psychology Department of Psychology ranked in the top 20 in the UK.

A good first degree, or equivalent, in psychology or a related discipline.

MSc Psychology

University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 10 45 40 5 0

A good first degree which includes the equivalent of six months full-time study in psychology.

For an explanation, see page 5.

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

A good first degree (lower second class honours or better). Applicants must also have studied the equivalent of six months of university-level psychology in their first degree or elsewhere.

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Academic staff: 31 Taught postgraduates: 35 Research postgraduates: 22

Research degrees Psychology MPhil, PhD

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Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in psychology or a related discipline.

For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873822 E psych-research@essex.ac.uk †ESRC recognised Location: c Colchester Campus

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Department of Psychology

Why study psychology at Essex?

Outstanding research environment, rated in the top 20 in the UK in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008)

Extensive well-equipped laboratories, state-of-the-art computer equipment, and a comprehensive library of psychological tests

Use of the new Centre for Brain Science, with purpose-built laboratories for neuroscientific studies International excellence in applied and experimental social psychology, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, visual and auditory perception ESRC-recognised for research training, including our MSc Research Methods in Psychology

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The Department has a strong reputation for research and teaching, with a ranking in the top 20 in the UK in the last RAE and 22 out of 24 (classified ‘excellent’) in the QAA subject review. We are housed in a building with the latest technology and our new Centre for Brain Science opened in June 2008. The Centre includes state-of-the-art equipment for use in cognitive, social and affective neuroscience. In addition we have specialised laboratories for psychoacoustics, social psychology, visual perception and infant cognition.

Taught courses Two of our MScs are in human neuropsychology, one of our internationally recognised research strengths. We have excellent links with local neurological and neuropsychological institutions and practitioners.

Our new MSc Cognitive Neuroscience reflects our expanding expertise in this growth area. It introduces you to a range of new techniques to observe the human brain in action.

MSc Research Methods in Psychology is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as providing the required research training for a higher degree. ESRC-funded ‘1+3’ students complete this in their first year.

Our MSc/Graduate Diploma Psychology are conversion courses that lead to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology This specialised course focuses on how our understanding of cognition can be informed by experimental, case study and neuroimaging data. The course provides advanced tuition in a wide range of topics within the field, including the neuropsychology of language, memory, perception and attention. It provides a foundation in neuroscience, where behaviour is interpreted and understood in terms of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.

You also receive a thorough grounding in cognitive science, which functions as the philosophical basis for much of the discipline of neuropsychology. You follow a module in connectionist modelling, which is a widely used approach for describing the functions of the brain. Practical skills are further enhanced through training in statistics and research methodology for neuropsychology, which you are then able to apply in your research project.

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience This course provides a thorough grounding in the scientific investigation of the neural mechanisms underlying human behaviour with a particular reference to cognitive processes. Psychological science has been revolutionised by the development of new technologies to observe the activity of the living brain.

You are taught the theoretical and biological foundations of cognitive science, and undertake a module in research methods specific to cognitive neuroscience.

A central feature is extensive instruction covering the physiological bases and practical applications of cognitive neuroscience techniques. This core knowledge will be integrated with knowledge in related areas; experimental psychology, cognitive neuropsychology and connectionist modelling. A research project will make use of cognitive neuroscientific techniques.

MSc Research Methods in Psychology† This course provides research training if you intend to pursue a career as a research psychologist or take a research degree. It provides training in research management, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. In addition, modules address theoretical issues in foundations of psychology and cognitive science and specialist areas related to our main research. You complete a supervised empirical research project in your chosen area, written in the form of a dissertation.

This course is recognised by the ESRC as research training for the ‘1+3’ and ‘+3’ studentships.

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MSc Psychology This course is an advanced option for graduates who wish to gain professional accreditation from the British Psychological Society at Masters level. It provides critical and detailed understanding of the core areas of psychology, plus opportunities for specialisation. You follow a programme that includes advanced modules covering the core disciplines in psychology and undertake an advanced research project.

supervision. You will also develop practical skills and awareness of ethical issues.

Graduate Diploma in Psychology This is a conversion course for graduates wishing to obtain professional accreditation from the British Psychological Society. It provides you with a sound understanding of the key areas in psychology and the research methods that are used by psychologists, whilst allowing the opportunity to specialise in optional You will learn a range of advanced research modules. methods that will allow you to carry out your Our conversion courses provide the own empirical investigation under academic grounding in psychology that is

typically required if you wish to embark upon further, more specialised, study in psychology, or are seeking training positions for careers in psychology.

Students who do not have the required level of English for Masters study (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent) should refer to the International Academy, page 132. The International Academy teaches the Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies with English for Academic Purposes, which is designed to provide an entry route into MSc Psychology.

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Dissertation Titles of recent MSc projects completed by our students include: The Priming Effect of Imitation: Different Response Tendencies of Males and Females in the General Population Attention Disengagement: Experimentally-induced Bias and its Causal Role in Anxiety Investigating the Abstractness of Infants’ Object Files and the Effect of Cognitive Load Thought Suppression and Smoking Abstinence: Effect on Time Estimation and Anxiety

Culture and social psychology Our research students also receive specialist research training for their research Motivated social cognition project in addition to a range of skills Construction and endorsement of required by the professional researcher. norms and standards We offer supervision in: Our research programme is evolving and Cognitive psychology new supervision areas become available from time to time. For more detailed Cognitive neuroscience information, consult our staff research Neuropsychology interests on page 191. For the most up-to-date information, please visit: Social psychology www.essex.ac.uk/psychology.

Sensory perception

Specific topics include:

Emotion science

Selective attention (visual, spatial and multisensory)

Bodily Expressions of Emotion: Is Angry Body Posture Detected More Rapidly?

Threat detection and anxiety Fleeing the Terror: An Alternative Response Judgement and decision making to Human Corporeality Following Reminders of Death Planning

Explicit and Implicit Memory Tests of False Memory

Reasoning and intelligence

Verbal and visual memory

Developmental neuropsychology

Cognitive neuropsychology of memory and language

Normal and impaired language and literacy acquisition

Cognitive development of concepts and categories

Biofeedback

We offer two research degrees that are awarded following an intensive period of research examined by submission of a thesis: MPhil (two years) and PhD (three years).

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Neuroimaging

Brain plasticity

Clinical applications of rTMS

Students who do not have extensive research training, such as an MRes, take modules on advanced research methodology as well as general research and communication skills during their first year. Generic skills training is available from a wide range of programmes offered by the University.

Auditory perception and modelling

Personality

Who is the Perpetrator? Ethnicity of the Perpetrator and Perceptions of Honour-related Crimes The Effect of Text Size on Reading Abilities of Young Children Imitation of Intransitive Actions: Relations Between Social Cognition Measures and Behavioural Performance

Research degrees

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Facilities We provide excellent facilities for our research students. You are provided with your own desk space and dedicated computer. We also have extensive laboratory space for experimental psychology, with special facilities for visual and auditory perception, developmental psychology and social psychology.

The Centre for Brain Science (CBS) is a new state-of-the-art research facility dedicated to the study of brain activity in relation to psychological processes. It is housed in a new, 800m2, purpose-built building adjacent to the Department.

The CBS provides specialised laboratories for investigating brain activity and behaviour including: four electroencephalography (EEG) labs for recording cortical oscillatory activity, event-related potentials (ERP) and functional connectivity; two near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) labs for measuring changes in blood oxygenation levels; four neuromodulation labs including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), repetitive TMS (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and neuronavigation facilities.

Our other laboratories include facilities for vision research, eye-tracking studies, Visual perception and visual dysfunction electrooculography (EOG), electrodermal activity (EDA), electromyography (EMG), Perceptual interactions between vision biofeedback, neurofeedback and virtual and touch reality suites. To summarise, the CBS Social cognitive theories of provides a dynamic, major new resource for health-related behaviour psychology and neuroscience at Essex.

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Taught course modules MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience

Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Neuropsychology of Perception and Attention Connectionist Modelling Research Methods and Statistics in Cognitive Neuropsychology Advanced Cognitive Development Cognitive Neuropsychology of Language Foundations of Cognitive Science Clinical Neuroscience

Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Foundations of Cognitive Science Neuroscience Methods Quantitative Methods for Neuroscience Four optional modules MSc Research Methods in Psychology

MSc Psychology

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Advanced Developmental Psychology Advanced Cognitive Psychology I Advanced Cognitive Psychology II Advanced Social Psychology Brain and Behaviour Personality and Individual Differences One optional module

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Brain and Behaviour Thinking and Individual Differences Cognitive Psychology I Cognitive Psychology II One optional module NB All courses include a dissertation.

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Quantitative Data Analysis Research Management Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis Foundations of Cognitive Science Three optional modules

Staff and their research interests Steve Avons, BA Cambridge, BSc London, PhD Stirling (Reader) Visual memory; verbal and visuospatial working memory; visual information processing; psychology of visual display techniques Chris Barry, BSc London, PhD St Andrews, C Psychol AFBPsS (Professor) Cognitive neuropsychology; the cognitive psychology of language processing; age-of-acquisition effects in lexical processing; recognition memory and false memory; face and person recognition Markus Bindemann, BSc Stirling, PhD Glasgow (Lecturer) Face processing, including person recognition, eye-gaze and expression perception, and trait inferences; person detection; eyewitness identification; scene perception Mitch Callan, BA MSc PhD Calgary (Lecturer) Justice motivation/belief in a just world; responses to victimization; relative deprivation; social psychology of gambling; temporal discounting; psychology of law

Geoff Cole, BSc Bolton, PhD Keele (Lecturer) Cognitive neuropsychology; visual cognition; attention; comparative; colour vision Nick Cooper, BSc Westminster, PhD Imperial (Lecturer) EEG; transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); attention; consciousness; mirror neurons Philip Cozzolino, PhD Minnesota (Lecturer) Motivated social cognition; the psychology of liberty; perceptions of, and reactions to, (in)equality and (un)fairness; ‘worldview defence’ (terror management theory); ‘worldview capitulation’ (transcendence management theory); the formation and maintenance of trust and helping in society Deborah Fantini, BSc Pennsylvania, MA PhD New York (Lecturer) Processing of complex sounds by normal-hearing listeners; loudness perception; the processing of dynamically modulating sounds; perceptual organisation

Elaine Fox, BA PhD Dublin (Professor) Affective neuroscience, especially interactions among emotions, moods and cognitive processes; selective processing biases in emotional disorders; effects of electromagnetic radiation on cognition and health Nicolas Geeraert, BSc MA Ghent, PhD Louvain-la-Neuve (Lecturer) Social cognition; mental control and procedural rebound; social perception of self, others (attributions), and groups (stereotypes); cross-cultural differences in social cognition; intercultural contact and acculturation Helge Gillmeister, BSc UCL, PhD Birkbeck (Lecturer) Perception, action and attention; somatosensory processes, body representations and integration of external objects/tools; multisensory processes involving somatosensation and neural plasticity; spatial frames of reference and movement preparation; links between perception and action, sensorimotor learning and social cognition; the role of attention in these processes and the sense of self continued

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Rick Hanley, MA Dundee, PGCE Glasgow, PhD Lancaster (Professor) Disorders of reading, writing, memory, and face processing; learning to read in different writing systems; speech production; tip-of-the-tongue states; effects of irrelevant speech on memory Steffan Kennett, BA Cambridge, PhD Birkbeck (Lecturer) Multisensory attention and perception; tactile effects on visual spatial attention; viewing the skin changing tactile judgments; changes in body posture modifying spatial attention; method: ERPs; EOG; TMS; reaction time William Matthews, BA PhD Cambridge (Lecturer) Human judgement; perceptual judgements; financial judgements; psychophysics; time perception Ray Meddis, BSc PhD London (Professor) Hearing; auditory selective attention; hearing impairment and the development of computer models of hearing Yoko Nagai, BSc Tokyo, PhD London (Lecturer) Biofeedback; consciousness and perception of autonomic responses; neurological and psychiatric disorder (epilepsy and Tourette syndrome etc); method: EEG; galvanic skin response (GSR); near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) Rick O’Gorman, BSc UCC, Cork, PGCE Sheffield Hallam, MA UCD, Dublin, PhD Binghamton, New York (Lecturer) Evolutionary psychology; morality; pro-social behaviour; altruism; social norms; leadership and group functioning; intergroup conflict; computer modelling of social phenomenon; applications of social cognition techniques to evolutionary questions

Sheina Orbell, BSc Birmingham, PhD Queen’s Belfast (Professor and Head of Department) Attitudes; intention-behaviour relation; self-regulation; social psychology of volition and volitional strategies; self-regulation and volitional strategies in behaviour change; habit; motivational models of health-related behaviour; social psychology of sexual health; social-cognitive accounts of motivation and health-related behaviour; cervical screening; colorectal cancer screening; informal care; social psychology of care of the elderly Silke Paulmann, MA Paderborn, PhD Max Planck Institute Leipzig/Potsdam (Lecturer) Emotional language (prosody and semantics) processing in normal and special populations (eg bilinguals or brain damaged) Tim Rakow, BSc Durham, PGCE Greenwich, MSc PhD London (Senior Lecturer) Judgement and decision making; pre-decisional information acquisition; strategies/heuristics for choice; clinical versus actuarial judgement; expert judgement; risk communication and risk perception; elicitation of uncertain quantities Debi Roberson, BSc Essex, PhD London (Professor) The relationship between language and thought; the development of categorisation in children; categorisation colours and faces; categorical perception Max Roberts, BSc PhD Nottingham (Lecturer) Inductive and deductive reasoning; individual differences in reasoning strategies; the cognitive psychology of intelligence; spatial reasoning and imagery; the development of expertise Riccardo Russo, BA Milan, MSc Sussex, PhD Pavia (Professor) The neuropsychology of memory; the organisation of long-term memory; the effect of anxiety on memory and attention

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Andrew Simpson, BSc Sheffield, PhD Cambridge, BSc Birkbeck, PhD Birmingham (Lecturer) Executive functions in young children; development of artefact knowledge and action learning Christine Temple, BSc St Andrews, MA California, DPhil Oxford, C Psychol AFBPsS (Professor) Developmental neuropsychology including disorders of language, memory, perception, reading, arithmetic and executive functions; genetic disorders: Turner’s syndrome, Klinefelter’s syndromes, Williams syndrome Ayse Uskul, BA Bogazici, MA Vrije, PhD York, Canada (Lecturer) Cultural differences in social cognition and the self, and motivation; health behaviour change; self-regulatory mechanisms in social cognition, social interaction and well-being; cultural conceptions of honour and roots of honour-related aggression Geoff Ward, BA Cambridge, DPhil Oxford (Professor) Similarities and differences between different memory tasks, especially immediate serial recall and free recall; general properties of episodic memory: prevalence of recency in serial position functions, the similarity between retrieval and rehearsal, the forwards ordered nature of recall, the self-limiting nature of recall through output interference, and scale-invariance in memory Arnold Wilkins, BSc Exeter, DPhil Sussex C Psychol FBPsS (Professor) Visual perception, including colour vision and the design of ophthalmic tints; use of ophthalmic tints in autism and multiple sclerosis; the response of the brain to visual stimuli measured using near infrared spectroscopy; lighting and its biological effects; visual dysfunction in migraine; photosensitive epilepsy and migraine; reading disorders and the design of text for children

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I decided to study at Essex after attending an open day. I felt at home and was impressed by the excellent teaching and research ratings. I have always been interested in psychology and my interest continued to grow throughout my undergraduate and postgraduate study.

This made the decision to continue with my PhD at Essex easy.

Rachel Grenfell-Essam, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex – BSc Psychology ’08, MSc Psychology ’09, PhD Psychology

I really enjoy the freedom I have in my PhD. I particularly enjoy designing my own experiments, running them and analysing the results in my own work space. I also have an extremely supportive supervisor which is great.

The Department is fantastic, any problems are dealt with quickly and the staff are always friendly and helpful. I also enjoy helping out as a teaching assistant in several classes and lectures.

I really like the compact layout of the campus, everything you need is within five minutes walk, from the offices to the library and the SU Bar. There is also a great atmosphere and student vibe here; I have always felt safe when walking through campus at any time of day or night.

My best memory so far was when I was told my first paper was accepted into a journal, it was such an achievement.

Once I have completed my PhD I would love to become a lecturer. Essex is one of the leading universities for research, so completing a research degree here will stand me in very good stead when I start applying for jobs.

Student profile Seminar programmes We run two weekly programmes of research seminars in the autumn and spring terms. At the seminars, distinguished visiting speakers from many areas of psychology present their research.

psychologists working in the health service, or work in education, often focusing on children with special needs. Others continue in higher education, with a second specialised Masters, or proceed to a research degree or professional doctorate.

MSc Neuropsychology and MSc Cognitive In addition there is a programme of informal Neuroscience are more specialised and seminars at which members of our are intended to provide a foundation for Department present their current research. research careers in these areas. Our We also have an annual postgraduate graduates have worked as research conference at which our research students officers in their respective areas, or have give short conference presentations to the proceeded to a higher degree.

Department.

MSc Research Methods in Psychology is primarily intended as a preparation for a career in research, and as a foundation Graduates from our MSc Psychology and for a research degree. Our graduates of this Graduate Diploma in Psychology have a course therefore often go on to study for recognised first qualification in psychology, a PhD or professional doctorate, or are and many take up positions as assistant employed as skilled research officers.

Our PhD is, of course, the gateway to an academic career, and many of our past graduates have taken up academic positions at universities across the world.

Some have pursued successful careers in teaching, sometimes linked specifically to their research (eg literacy, dyslexia). Others have developed fast-track careers in the Civil Service, or have taken a professional doctorate in clinical psychology.

Career prospects

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Sociology With 30 academic staff, many internationally known experts in their own field, we are one of the largest departments in the UK with an excellent reputation.

Taught courses MA Sociology• with streams in: Citizenship and Rights Contemporary Social Theory Criminology Culture, Media and Identities Global Challenges Intimacy and Gender Open stream MA Longitudinal Social Research•† MA Sociological Research•† MA Sociology and Management• MSc Survey Methods for Social Research• Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in sociology or a related discipline.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Sociology Department of Sociology ranked first in the UK. Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c % of research activity 35 25 30 10 0 For an explanation, see page 5.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Graduate Certificate in Sociology

English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline, or second class honours degree in sociology.

Academic staff: 30 Taught postgraduates: 50 Research postgraduates: 110

Research degrees Sociology• MAD

For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 873051 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline.

Sociology• MPhil, PhD Masters in sociology.

For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873051 E soc-research@essex.ac.uk • available part-time † ESRC recognised Location: c Colchester Campus

For related and joint programmes which may be of interest, please see: Applied Social and Economic Research (page 55) Economics (page 78) History (page 114) Human Rights (page 126) Philosophy (page 169) Politics (page 175) 194 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

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Department of Sociology Taught courses The Department is one of the best in the Europe and prides itself on intellectual breadth and diversity; at Essex you’ll find not one tradition but a range of expertise and enthusiasms. With 30 academic staff, many internationally known experts in their own field, we are one of the largest departments in the UK with an excellent reputation.

Why study sociology at Essex?

Awarded joint first in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) with 60 per cent of research judged as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’

Consistently ranked as one of the UK’s top sociological research departments

Awarded Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) ‘1+3’ quota awards

A large, lively, active, intellectual and social environment

Many staff have international reputations in their research areas

We were awarded joint first position in the UK in the most recent RAE (2008).

This translates into an excellent student experience for postgraduates on both our Masters and PhD programmes. We have typically over 150 graduate students in the Department in any one year. Their diverse backgrounds contribute to a vibrant research culture.

Our courses can be taken full-time for one year or part-time over two years. All require you to complete six taught modules (each lasting ten weeks) and a research dissertation. Some modules are compulsory core components and others are optional.

We have ESRC ‘1+3’ quota awards for two of our courses – MA Sociological Research and MA Longitudinal Social Research. This means that we can award ESRC funding to support a one-year MA followed by a three-year PhD.

MA Sociology• This course takes a broad, engaging and advanced approach to sociology. You are offered an intensive grounding in contemporary social theory and higher level As a graduate student in the Department social research skills in order to encourage of Sociology, you are very well supported. the development of your ‘sociological Each year we hold at least four graduate imagination’. You are offered the choice of conferences, one of which is residential and following one of the designated thematic held at an off-campus location (usually ‘streams’ (described below) or of choosing Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast). We think it from the available modules according to is very important for our students to present your own sociological interests. The work in progress and share research ideas, streams on offer enable study of issues as well to engage in reading groups and of contemporary concern, and reflect the staff/student seminars. We are one of the Department’s expertise, so that you will be few departments in the UK to have a taught by leading figures in these fields. designated Resource Centre which assists you in many different ways including finding One autumn term module, Sociological research materials, secondary analysis and Research Design, is compulsory for all our postgraduate study skills.

MA Sociology students. This gives you an overview of how to design and carry out Our students also benefit greatly from social research at graduate level and our links with Essex’s other leading social prepares you for your dissertations. science and humanities departments and research centres such as the Human Each stream has a specific core module, Rights Centre, the Institute for Social which introduces you to significant and Economic Research and the UK theoretical approaches to that subject area Data Archive.

Citizenship and Rights Each year, many of our students attend This stream addresses the pressing the annual and well known Essex Summer contemporary issue of citizenship, rights School in Social Science Data Analysis. and migration in a global context. It We are also very supportive of international combines academic and policy interests, exchanges. We have partnerships with and focuses on human rights, ethnicities, many universities in Europe, the USA and shifting frontiers and questions of Hong Kong and we encourage our national belonging. graduate students to visit them.

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Taught course modules MA Sociology Citizenship and Rights Sociological Research Design Either Nation and Citizenship: Inclusions and Exclusions or Sociology of Human Rights 1 Dissertation Four optional modules (may include the alternative choice of core module) Contemporary Social Theory Contemporary Debates in Sociology Sociological Research Design Dissertation Four optional modules Criminology Sociological Research Design Formative Debates in Criminology Dissertation Four optional modules Culture, Media and Identities Sociological Research Design Cultural Studies: Theory and History Dissertation Four optional modules

Global Challenges Sociological Research Design The Dynamics of Globalisation Dissertation Four optional modules Intimacy and Gender Sociological Research Design Gender Divisions and Feminist Theory Dissertation Four optional modules Open stream Sociological Research Design Contemporary Debates in Sociology Dissertation Four optional modules MA Longitudinal Social Research Contemporary Debates in Sociology Quantitative Methods Sociological Research Design Panel Data Methods Applications of Panel Data Analysis Dissertation Two optional modules

MA Sociological Research Contemporary Debates in Sociology Sociological Research Design Quantitative Analysis from Univariate to Multivariate Methods Interviewing and Quantitative Data Analysis Texts, Documents and Ethnography Dissertation (must engage with empirical data) One optional module

MSc Survey Methods for Social Research Quantitative Analysis from Univariate to Multivariate Methods Survey Methods I Panel Data Methods Survey Methods II Practicum Dissertation One optional module Graduate Certificate in Sociology Researching Social Life Continuity and Controversy: Sociological Analysis II

MA Sociology and Management Sociological Research Design Dynamics of Home and Work Management in Organisation Dissertation Three optional modules from Sociology or Essex Business School

NB All MA courses include a dissertation.

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Optional modules Colonialism, Culture and Globalisation Consumer Culture Cultural Studies: Theory and History Culture and Intimacy: Gender, Sexuality and Citizenship Culture and Intimacy: Queer History and Visual Culture Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy

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Dynamics of Home and Work Gender Divisions and Feminist Theory Globalisation, International Migration and Ethnicity Media Theory Nation and Citizenship: Inclusions and Exclusions Society and the Environment: The Global Challenge

Sociology of Human Rights I Sociology of Human Rights II Texts and Documents The Contemporary Nation State and Citizenship

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grounding in main trends in sociological, social and cultural theory. You will deepen your understandings of the philosophical traditions lying behind contemporary social theory.

Criminology This stream provides you with a critical understanding of crime and social order.

You study theories of criminal behaviour and criminal justice, social deviance, social regulations and the challenges of criminology in a globalising world. It will appeal to both practitioners, researchers and managers at the ‘sharp edge’ of crime and control, as well as graduate students developing specialist research interest in the field.

Culture, Media and Identities This stream explores the centrality of media and cultural forms within contemporary social life, combining sociology and cultural studies in its approach to cultural, social and symbolic change. It considers the impact of new media forms and the cultural industries, patterns of global interconnectedness, intensified cultural traffic and cultural mixing.

Global Challenges This stream engages you in debates about contemporary trends in globalisation and localisation, exploring social and cultural life in a world which is ever more global. It considers what role is left for the local and national in the face of the drive to globalisation.

Intimacy and Gender This stream draws on sociology, feminism, cultural studies, gay and lesbian studies, history and social policy. Its central concern is the significance of gender as a marker of difference, and offers you the opportunity to explore issues of sexuality and other dimensions of personal life.

Open stream You take a core module in sociological theory but then shape your study in accordance with your own interests and future career plans. You can choose from the wide range of theoretical, substantive

and methodological optional modules in order to develop in-depth knowledge and critical understandings of contemporary social life.

MA Longitudinal Social Research•† This course is run jointly by the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER). It offers you advanced training in applied and theoretical sociology and in the analysis of longitudinal and panel data.

This course has ESRC ‘1+3’ recognition and is particularly suitable for those who wish to go on to PhD-level studies. It also offers valuable training for those who seek employment in government, commerce, industry, universities or the voluntary sector.

Panel data are a key resource for the

empirical analysis of sociological, social and socio-economic issues such as class and occupational mobility, movements in and out of poverty, the impact of gender on life-courses, health, divisions of labour and resource allocation.

MA Sociological Research•† This course is a cornerstone for careers in both research and evaluation within academic, public and private sectors. It offers a strong foundation in qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods through advanced study of research design, practice and evaluation. You become skilled in a variety of data collection and analysis techniques, and acquire a critical appreciation of different methodologies and their theoretical connections.

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Staff and their research interests Nick Allum, BA East London, MA PhD LSE (Senior Lecturer) Public understanding of science; the social psychology of risk; social and political trust; survey measurement of social and political attitudes; quantitative sociology Ben Anderson, BSc Southampton, PhD Loughborough (Lecturer) Spatial microsimulation; social capital; longitudinal analysis; consumption; digital inclusion; ICT Ted Benton, Cert Ed BA Leicester, BPhil Oxford, PhD Essex (Professor) Environmental issues and modern social theory; links between socialist and green perspectives; philosophy of social science Robin Blackburn, BSc (Econ) London (Professor) Historical sociology; globalisation; slavery and abolition; revolutions and modernity; pension regimes; Marxism Joan Busfield, MA St Andrews, MA PhD Essex (Professor) Health and the health services; medical sociology; mental health and gender

This course has ESRC ‘1+3’ recognition and is particularly suitable for those who wish to go on to a PhD. It also offers valuable training for those who seek employment in social research or a career advancement.

Andrew Canessa, BSc PhD London (Senior Lecturer) Social anthropology; development; Latin America; gender; nation and identity Eamonn Carrabine, BA Hull, MSc PhD Salford (Senior Lecturer) Criminology and cultural studies; imprisonment; theoretical criminology; urban youth cultures Pamela Cox, BA PhD Cambridge (Senior Lecturer and Dean of the Graduate School) Criminology; histories of crime; juvenile justice; public policy; governance; gender; cultural and social history Becky Ellis, BSc PhD Sheffield (Research Fellow) Consumption and technology; identity performance and technology; politics and technology Diane Elson, BA Oxford, PhD Manchester (Professor) Sociology of economic development; gender; human rights; structural adjustment; cultural change; globalisation

managers need up-to-date and in-depth understanding of their occupation and its context. Combining theoretical perspectives from the disciplines of sociology and management, you will explore the importance of debates surrounding power, culture, class, gender, sexuality and new MA Sociology and Management• forms of labour as a means of This innovative course provides you with understanding the complexities of today’s the unique opportunity to gain a critical contemporary workplace. This course is appreciation of the social dynamics of work ideal for those wishing to advance their in the twenty-first century. As the knowledge of social sciences in general, occupation of management grows and and will provide a platform to those wishing changes to demand more specialised to work in management roles, or carry out understanding of the modern organisation further social research. and the world it operates in, potential 198 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

Miriam Glucksmann, BA PhD London (Research Professor) Gender, work and employment; social divisions and stratification; feminist theory; ethnicity and racism; migration Ayse Guveli, BA Istanbul, MA PhD Nijmegen (Fellow) Post-industrial class structures; inter- and intra-generational class mobility; migration and work-life mobility Michael Halewood, BA Birmingham, MA PhD London (Lecturer) Philosophy of social science; social theory; subjectivity, materiality and the body; the work of AN Whitehead and Gilles Deleuze Mark Harvey, BA Oxford, PhD LSE (Professor and Director of Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation) New economic sociology; food consumption and provisioning; bio-economy, biotechnology and genomics; ‘rights over resources’ within welfare states Maggy Lee, BSocSc MPhil Hong Kong, MPhil PhD Cambridge (Senior Lecturer) Transnational migration and trafficking; drug policy and enforcement criminology; private and public policing; juvenile justice

MSc Survey Methods for Social Research• This course is a joint venture between the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) and seeks to train you in the theory and practice of conducting and analysing social surveys. It has a strong practical element, including a work placement, and exposes you to a wide range of surveys, survey tools and strategies, including both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.

Graduate Certificate in Sociology This Graduate Certificate is a full-time nine-month course designed as a qualifying

www.essex.ac.uk/sociology | Sociology

Ewa Morawska, MA Warsaw, PhD Boston (Professor) Comparative-historical sociology; social theory; philosophy of social science; sociology of culture; international migration; ethnicity and citizenship

Mike Roper, BA Melbourne, MA Monash, PhD Essex (Senior Lecturer) History of subjectivity; emotional experience of war; cultural and social history; psychoanalysis and sociology; biographical methods; masculinity

Lydia Morris, BA Keele, PhD London (Professor) Sociology of human rights; politics of migration in the EU; labour market change and gender relations; social exclusion

Róisin Ryan Flood, BA Cork, MPhil Dublin, PhD LSE (Lecturer) Sexuality; kinship; gender; reproductive technologies; comparative welfare states

Sean Nixon, BSc Plymouth, PhD Open (Senior Lecturer) Cultural sociology; cultural theory; cultural industries; global consumer cultures and the media Lynne Pettinger, BA Oxford, MA PhD Essex (Lecturer) Economic sociology; cultural sociology; gender; work; employment; consumption; sex work; photography Ken Plummer, BSc PhD London (Professor) Sociology of sexualities; sexual citizenship; embodiment; humanistic research methods such as narrative and life story

year for students who need further study before embarking on an MA. You normally follow two undergraduate modules.

We also contribute to various interdisciplinary courses: MA Cultural and Social History•, MA Ethics, Politics and Public Policy• and MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights•. For further information, see History, Philosophy and Human Rights.

Research degrees We offer excellent possibilities for research degrees: MA programmes with ESRC ‘1+3’ awards; MA by dissertation•; MPhil•; Doctoral Programme•; and PhD•.

Colin Samson, BA Arizona, MSc London, PhD California (Senior Lecturer) Indigenous people of North America; human rights; cultural histories of (post) colonialism; medicine and psychiatry; visual sociology Nigel South, BA MA Essex, PhD CNAA (Professor) Comparative and theoretical criminology; green criminology; drugs; health and community safety; comparative penology and policing Yasemin Soysal, BA Bogazici, Istanbul, PhD Stanford (Senior Lecturer) Political sociology; nation state and citizenship; human rights; globalisation; international migration; European integration

Our staff are able to supervise across a number of regional specialisms, including Africa, Australia, East and South East Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the UK. Applications are encouraged from those seeking PhD supervision in a wide range of areas: citizenship; class and stratification; colonialism and post-colonialism; comparative sociology; consumption; criminology; cultural and social history; cultural sociology; development; economic sociology; environment; ethnicity; family and kinship; feminist theory; gay and lesbian

Rob Stones, BA Bristol, MA Leeds, PhD Essex (Professor) Structuation theory; social theory; moral and political analysis and sociology; film, narrative analysis and the public sphere; relationships between social theory and empirical studies Hiroko Tanaka, BA Reed, MSc Chicago, MA Ohio, PhD Oxford (Senior Lecturer) Social interaction; conversation analysis; ethnomethodology; contemporary Japanese society; gender; cross-cultural analysis Darren Thiel, BSc MSc PhD LSE (Lecturer) Social class and stratification; economic sociology; migration, globalisation and crime; globalisation and policing; policing terrorism Jackie Turton, BA PhD Essex (Teaching Fellow) Criminology; child protection, maternal child abuse; qualitative research for policy contexts

studies; gender; globalisation; governance; health and mental health; historical sociology; human rights; identity and subjectivity; indigenous peoples; international sociology; media and film; medical sociology; philosophy of social science; political sociology; psychoanalysis and sociology; public policy and social policy; qualitative and quantitative methods; sexuality; social anthropology; social divisions and mobility; social theory; visual sociology; work, employment and business organisation; youth.

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Essex has a very strong reputation for the high calibre and standard of both its social and criminological research so I felt that it would be an ideal environment where I could not only develop a deeper appreciation of the theoretical aspects of my subject, but also how to practically apply and implement these ideas in the field.

Christian Kemp, Sliema, Malta – MA Criminology and Sociology

I settled into the academic side of life at Essex quite easily as my course is flexible, and I could choose optional modules that appealed to me the most. The added luxury of being able to select optional modules is that you can pick those which best suit your future career plans.

I enjoy the theoretical modules that are also rooted in current contemporary social events the most. We learn about quite

abstract ideas such as theories of globalisation, whilst discussing how these concepts and ideas can be used to understand contemporary social changes, like the expansion of the global forms of crime and crime control.

There is good support available and lots of social events to help you make new friends. I live at the Quays which have spacious bedrooms and lovely views over the River Colne. It’s great for me because I feel at home and can study easily. Being here has also really helped me to understand the options and opportunities available. I have a strong belief that studying here at Essex will greatly help my chances of getting into a successful career.

Student profile Titles of recent theses completed by our students include: Policing the Transnational: The Development of Cultural Policy in the Anglophone Caribbean Becoming Trans-Local: Identity and Asian Muslim Youth in Bradford Saving Strategies of Households in Russia During the Latest Decade The Significance of Labour Migration for Minority Miao Women in Southwest China: A Case Study of the Village of Maoping Intimacy, Culture and Modernity in Urban Mexico: Narrative Constructions of Couple Relationships Among Young University Graduates from Mexico City

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Globalisation, Neo-Liberalism and Poverty: A Hermeneutically Informed Case Study of the Effects of the Mexican Government’s Poverty Alleviation Programme Amongst the Nahua of Tequila Theoretical Reflections on the Radical Greater London Council (1981-86) and its Implications for the British New Left Supervision for the degree of PhD•, in the area of Sociology, is also available within the Institute for Social and Economic Research. For further information, see Applied Social and Economic Research.

Opportunities for paid employment There are a number of opportunities for our research students to undertake work within the Department as graduate teaching assistants and research assistants.

Career prospects Our graduates have gone on to careers in publishing, journalism, PR and marketing, and crime and control. They have undertaken work with pressure groups, voluntary agencies, human rights charities and roles in health, welfare and criminal justice services.

Other graduates have entered sectors such as media, new media, advertising or gone into lecturing and research. In addition, some graduates have taken further training in specialist fields such as law, accountancy, management or teaching.

Some have continued with their academic studies at PhD level.

www.essex.ac.uk/bs | Sports Science

Sports Science We benefit from extensive new laboratories and, in addition to state-of-the-art physiological testing equipment, enjoy access to the advanced research facilities of the Department of Biological Sciences.

Taught courses MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation• Second class honours degree, or equivalent, preferably supported by relevant work experience. Many subjects will be considered but a life science, sports and exercise science, or an allied health care science, degree would be preferable.

Professional qualifications may also be acceptable.

Fact file RESEARCH University of Essex ranked ninth in the UK for its research.

Research submitted in Biological Sciences subject areas, see Biological Sciences for details.

For an explanation, see page 5.

Research degrees Sports and Exercise Science• MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports and Exercise Medicine• MSD, MPhil, PhD Sports and Exercise Psychology• MSD, MPhil, PhD Upper second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

FURTHER INFORMATION English language requirements: For all study: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (for details, see page 23).

Academic staff: 13 Taught postgraduates: 21 Research postgraduates: 12 For taught courses: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk For research study: T +44 (0)1206 873473 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk • available part-time Location: c Colchester Campus

For related programmes which may be of interest, please see: Biological Sciences (page 59) Health and Human Sciences (page 105) Graduate Prospectus 2011 | 201

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Centre for Sports and Exercise Science

Taught courses

MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation• This course is appropriate for graduates from a variety of life science or health backgrounds (sports science, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy). The course is particularly focused on enabling you to provide evidence-based physical activity advice and to manage intervention programmes for patients at risk of, or suffering from, a variety of cardiovascular disorders. You will gain practical experience working in our Phase IV Clinic and with local Phase III programmes. In addition, you Collaboration with others in the Department will have the opportunity to train as a REPs of Biological Sciences gives us particular (Register of Exercise Professionals) strength in the physiology and biochemistry approved Phase IV instructor. of exercise, while our research in the areas The course can be taken either full-time for of sport and exercise psychology and training science are enhanced by links with one year or part-time over two years. We elite athletes and sports clubs through the also welcome applications from candidates with appropriate professional qualifications activities of the HPU. and experience.

We have strong clinical links, especially in cardiology, with the National Health Service. These include links with the local We offer MSc by dissertation•, MPhil• Primary Care Trust and the Essex or PhD• in sports science. Our research Cardiothoracic Centre. focuses on two main areas: The Centre for Sports and Exercise Science is responsible for all sports science activities at the University including teaching, research and the HPU. We benefit from extensive new laboratories.

In addition to state-of-the-art physiological testing equipment, we also enjoy access to the advanced research facilities of the Department of Biological Sciences that enable us to perform sophisticated biochemical and immunological analyses.

Why study sports science at Essex?

Extensive lab facilities and state-of-the-art exercise science and biomedical research equipment

Opportunities to work with the Human Performance Unit (HPU)

Opportunities to work in the Phoenix Club, a Phase IV cardiac rehabilitation clinic

Excellent campus sports facilities

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Research degrees

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Taught course modules MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Methods and Statistics Exercise in Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Disease

Psychology of Health, Disease and Physical Activity Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology Physiological Assessment and Clinical Science Literature Review

Research Project Plus one optional module from: Work Based Learning in Cardiac Rehabilitation Nutrition and Drugs in Sport and Exercise

This information is a guide to course content and is subject to change on an annual basis.

Staff and their research interests Caroline Angus, BA MSc PhD Essex (Lecturer) Muscle performance during exercise using near infrared spectroscopy and strain gauge plethysmography; modes of exercise of cardiac patients; children’s adaptation to training and performance in competition Ralph Beneke, BSc MD PhD Cologne (Professor) Sports medicine and exercise physiology; energetics; kinetics of physiological measures and modelling; cellular integrity

Valerie Gladwell, BSc PhD Birmingham (Lecturer) Exercise physiology and sports medicine; recovery from exercise; regulation of cardiovascular function during and post exercise; sports massage as a recovery intervention Murray Griffin, RMN BSc CNAA, PhD London, CPsychol AFBPsS (Lecturer) Sports psychology, especially mental rehearsal; interaction between exercise and self-esteem, exercise and mental health

Paul Bromley, MSc City, PhD Greenwich, USA, DipCardiol CBiol MIBiol FESC FRSM (Consultant Clinical Scientist, Cardiology) (Lecturer) Clinical cardiorespiratory physiology and exercise physiology, especially autonomic control of cardiorespiratory function in health and disease with particular reference to heart failure, hypertension and syncope; the clinical utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in diagnosis, prognostication and rehabilitation of a variety of cardiac and respiratory conditions

Tom Hall, BSc Nottingham, PhD London, DIC (Lecturer) Biomechanics; computer modelling of biomechanical systems Gareth Jones, BSc PhD Essex (Lecturer) Exercise biochemistry; respiratory proteins; oxygen delivery and aerobic metabolism; ergogenic aids

Chris Cooper, BSc Bristol, PhD Guelph (Professor) Exercise biochemistry; spectroscopic measurement of brain and muscle bloodflow and oxygenation during exercise; free radicals and exercise-induced oxidative stress; drugs in sport

Gavin Sandercock, BA MSc PhD Brunel (Lecturer) Cardiac autonomic function; cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation; paediatric cardiovascular health

Martin Sellens, BSc Durham, PhD Bristol (Senior Lecturer) Exercise physiology; lactate clearance; muscle damage; oxidative stress; influence of exercise on the immune system; nutritional ergonomic aids Matthew Taylor, BSc South Bank, PhD Roehampton/Surrey (Lecturer) Biomechanics of gait; functional gait, such as direction change; amputee gait; paralympic and disabled sport; sport biomechanics; biomechanics of jumping; the effectiveness of the Wii-Fit in rehabilitation; falls related research Mike Wilson, MSc PhD UEA (Professor) Exercise biochemistry; oxidative stress and antioxidants in exercise; respiratory proteins and oxygen delivery; mitochondria and aerobic metabolism

Dominic Micklewright, BSc Open, MSc PG Cert PhD Essex (Lecturer and chartered sports and exercise psychologist) Psychophysiological causes of fatigue among athletes

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Having gained a vast amount of knowledge around sports science and biology during my undergraduate studies, I decided I wanted to refine that knowledge into a more specific subject area. I learnt more about MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation at the postgraduate open day and I was extremely enthusiastic about embarking on a course in a new area of study with lots of employment potential.

Joanne McAllister, Belfast, Northern Ireland – BSc Sports Science and Biology ’07, MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation ’08

Graduate profile Exercise physiology Paediatric exercise physiology Talent identification Exercise, antioxidants and oxidative stress The mechanisms of exercise-induced muscle damage Physiological and performance effects of warm up and massage Energetics of exercise Regulation of muscle blood flow and oxygenation Mode of action of ergogenic aids Exercise and the immune response Cardiac rehabilitation and clinical physiology Sport and exercise psychology Interaction between self-esteem and exercise Predicting adherence to cardiac rehabilitation Exercise and mental health

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I loved expanding on my already existing knowledge in topics such as heart physiology and psychology but, most of all, I enjoyed the new subjects such as cardiac medications that I had no knowledge of before. During my studies, I was also fortunate to be involved in a cardiac exercise programme, which enabled me to put what I was learning into practice.

Ongoing projects include

Applications of heart rate variability in physiological and psychological stress

Effect of various interventions on metabolism and performance, particularly in the sprint domain

Novel spectroscopic analysis of oxygenated haemoglobin in human skeletal muscle

The effects of “green” exercise on physical and mental wellbeing

Paediatric cardiovascular biomechanics

Health screening: East of England Healthy Hearts Survey

Talent identification in children

Exercise-induced haemolysis

Carbohydrate and fat combustion depending on duration and mode of exercise

The University campus had a lovely, friendly feel and I found it very easy to make friends. The lecturers were also very friendly, operating an open-door policy which made it simple to ask for help or guidance at any time. Also, the process of submitting coursework to the Department was straightforward and stress free, which is just what you want.

Since completing my postgraduate study I have been working as a health improvement facilitator in cardiac rehabilitation for the NHS and there is no aspect of my degree that I do not call upon during my average working day.

Having my degree has boosted my confidence to contribute to decisions made about patients and their exercise prescription and has made me feel like a valued member of the team.

Research resources and facilities Our research students are given shared office facilities and access to networked computer facilities.

Opportunities for paid employment Our research students have the opportunity to undertake paid demonstrating duties in undergraduate practical classes after completing a training course. There may also be opportunities for work within the HPU and at the University’s Sports Centre.

Career prospects Our graduates have become teachers, lecturers, personal trainers, and fitness consultants and club managers. Our MSc graduates have also progressed to PhD programmes in a variety of sport and health-related areas.

www.essex.ac.uk | Partner institutions

Partner institutions The University of Essex enjoys collaborative partnerships with a number of institutions across the eastern region.

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Colchester Institute The College also has a town centre base exclusively for its postgraduate art and design courses. The Minories provides a learning facility appropriate to and in support of four exciting postgraduate courses at Colchester Institute. These are innovative and unique courses, which focus individuals on the use of the arts in celebrating, enhancing and improving cultural, commercial and business environments. The first floor houses studio, seminar and lecture spaces directly supporting academic endeavour, complemented by the provision of a public art gallery, shop and bistro on the ground floor.

Colchester Institute will be holding higher education open events on 14 October 2010 and 3 March 2011. Programme tutors will be available to talk to you about your course and career opportunities.

Colchester Institute’s history goes back to 1885, when The Albert School of Art and Design opened on the High Street. In 1954 the first buildings of the North-East Essex Technical College and School of Art opened at Sheepen Road and by 1976 the College merged with the St Osyth College of Education to become Colchester Institute.

The student experience at Colchester Institute combines the demands and rigour of postgraduate education with the support and friendliness of a community college.

Programmes are up-to-date, challenging and represent best practice in each subject area. In addition to a wide range of undergraduate options, the College offers postgraduate certificates, diplomas and Masters. The following centres of study offer study at postgraduate level: Art and 206 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

Design, Business and Management, Construction, Education, Engineering, and Music.

Colchester Institute offers comprehensive facilities on its own Colchester campus including three refectories, two training restaurants, an onsite nursery and IT suites consisting of over 1,000 workstations for student use.

In addition, the College offers a Technical Learning Resources (TLR) Centre which includes a multi-camera recording studio and video editing suites.

The library contains over 100,000 items including books, CDs, music scores and computer software. It also houses over 20 online databases and web resources with content across a full range of courses.

General College open events will be held on 13, 17 and 18 November 2010, 19 January 2011 and 23 March 2011.

Tutors from all areas of the College, along with support staff, will be onsite to discuss all levels of programmes, including further and higher education. Please visit: www.colchester.ac.uk for up-to-date details of all open events and to book your place.

For further information about postgraduate study at Colchester Institute, please contact Course Enquiries.

T +44 (0)1206 712777 www.colchester.ac.uk/courses Colchester Institute Sheepen Road Colchester CO3 3LL E info@colchester.ac.uk www.colchester.ac.uk

www.ucs.ac.uk | University Campus Suffolk

University Campus Suffolk University Campus Suffolk (UCS) is a modern approach to learning with a main campus in Ipswich and centres in Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Otley.

The Ipswich Campus is located on the Waterfront, situated within a few minutes walk from the centre of the county town.

Postgraduate provision UCS offers a range of postgraduate opportunities, including Masters, diplomas and certificates, along with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses.

Postgraduate courses are offered in the following areas of study:

Art and Design Business and Management Education Health and Social Care Post-experience Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) CPD opportunities are available in various forms, from planned one-day events on a specific topic to the delivery of tailored CPD programmes in the workplace by an expert team. The postgraduate courses and CPD programmes allow students to continue their studies further, continuing their personal development as well as gaining a formal qualification.

UCS is committed to building a collaborative working relationship with the business community across the region to ensure it plays an active role supporting the economy of East Anglia.

Employers support the development of new and existing courses. From ensuring that employers have the skills they need in their existing employees and in their future recruits, to developing skills across the wider community, it is important that UCS builds lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with business.

For further details of the postgraduate and CPD opportunities at UCS, please contact UCS. T +44 (0)1473 338000 E info@ucs.ac.uk www.ucs.ac.uk

UCS welcomes contact from the business and employer community to discuss the provision of CPD courses. CPD courses can be developed in conjunction with employers to suit their specific needs.

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Writtle College School of Design Garden Design Landscape Architecture

School of Sport, Equine and Animal Sciences Animal Biology and Welfare Animal Production and Nutrition Equine Science School of Horticulture Historic Designed Landscapes Horticulture (Crop Production) Landscape Management International Horticulture Postharvest Technology

The University of Essex validates postgraduate awards at Writtle College, one of the country’s leading specialist institutions for a variety of areas including: animal and equine science, design, horticulture, conservation and business.

town, just two miles away. London is 40 minutes away, with trains departing regularly from Chelmsford.

Each of the postgraduate programmes is set within one of four schools at the College: Design; Sport, Equine and Animal The College is set in its own 220 hectare Sciences; Horticulture; and Sustainable estate with conservation areas, landscaped Environments. The schools aim to ensure gardens, design studios, animal, equine and that all postgraduates are given extensive stud units, a farm, a science centre and support in their specific study area, and sport facilities. It also has a fitness and that there are opportunities for individuals recreation centre, library and extensive to continue their personal development, computer facilities, including CAD systems. as well as gaining a formal qualification.

There is a lively community atmosphere A range of seminars and workshops are on campus with students from over 40 offered, covering current research topics countries and halls of residence for up and more practical matters such as to 400 students. The comprehensive writing technical report papers and teaching, residential, recreational and preparing a thesis. learning support facilities are the base The portfolio of postgraduate degrees, for over 2,500 students. certificates and diplomas awarded at the The College is located in the Essex College, validated by the University of Essex, countryside with Chelmsford, the county include courses in the following subjects: 208 | Graduate Prospectus 2011

School of Sustainable Environments Business Administration MBA Business and Management Studies (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) Business and Management Studies (Chartered Management Institute) Business Management Conservation Management Management Studies Management Studies with English There is also the opportunity to undertake awards by research, with a Master of Science by Dissertation (MSD), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) available in most areas.

Please note, listing correct at time of going to press.

For further information, please contact: Admissions, Writtle College, Chelmsford CM1 3RR T +44 (0)1245 424200 F +44 (0)1245 420456 E admissions@writtle.ac.uk www.writtle.ac.uk

www.essex.ac.uk | Travel to the University

Travel to the University The University of Essex has three main campuses across the east of England, with students studying in Colchester, Loughton and Southend. The eastern region, with countryside, coastline, picturesque towns and close proximity to London, has a lot to offer and interest our students.

Colchester to:

Central London: 70 miles (113km) Approximately 55 minutes by train, 1 hour and 30 minutes by private car or taxi

Southend to:

Central London: 36 miles (58km) Approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour by train, 1 hour and 20 minutes by private car or taxi

Stansted Airport: 33 miles (53km) Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes by bus, 50 minutes by private car or taxi

Stansted Airport: 40 miles (64km) Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes by bus, 1 hour by private car or taxi

Gatwick Airport: 62 miles (100km) Approximately 2 hours by train, 1 hour and 10 minutes by private car or taxi

Heathrow Airport: 76 miles (122km) Approximately 2 hours by train, 1 hour and 20 minutes by private car or taxi

Harwich Port: 61 miles (98km) (for ferries to Holland, Denmark and other European locations) Approximately 2 hours by train, 1 hour and 26 minutes by private car or taxi

Gatwick Airport: 83 miles (133km) Each campus has excellent air, road, rail Approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes by train, 1 hour and 42 minutes by and sea links. This enables cheap and private car or taxi easy access around the region, into London Heathrow Airport: 90 miles (150km) and further afield if you are wishing to Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes explore more of the UK and the EU in by train, 1 hour and 55 minutes by your free time. private car or taxi

The figures below are approximate and the exact length of a journey will be dependent on time of day travelled.

Harwich Port: 20 miles (33km) (for ferries to Holland, Denmark and other European locations) Approximately 25 minutes by train, 35 minutes by private car or taxi

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Travel to the Colchester Campus Car If approaching our Colchester Campus from London and the south via the A12, take the exit marked Colchester (A133).

If approaching from Ipswich and the north on the A12, take the exit marked Colchester. From Colchester, the University is off the A133 to Clacton.

The University visitors’ car park operates on a pay and display basis.

Train Trains run between London (Liverpool Street) and Colchester North Station at approximately half-hourly intervals; the journey takes under an hour. Services also connect with Colchester from Norwich, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Harwich and Clacton/Walton.

Coach Regular coach services to Colchester Bus Station operate from most parts of the UK, either direct or via London. There is a regular bus service from Stansted Airport to the Colchester Campus.

Taxi There are taxi ranks at Colchester Station and in the town centre. The journey to the University normally takes about ten minutes.

Local buses The University is served by a number of different buses which operate frequently throughout the day and at weekends.

Further information can be found at: www.firstgroup.com.

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Plan of the Colchester Campus

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Travel to the Southend Campus Train Southend is served by two major railway lines: the c2c service from Southend Central (adjacent to the Southend Campus) to London Fenchurch Street and the National Express East Anglia service from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street. Both services reach London in approximately 50 minutes.

Coach National Express coach services to Southend Bus Station operate from all over the UK. Direct coaches to Southend run every hour from Stansted airport and on a regular basis from other UK airports. For more details, please visit: www.nationalexpress.co.uk.

Local buses As the campus is located in the town centre, most local buses stop nearby throughout the day and at weekends.

Further information can be found at: www.firstgroup.com and at: www.arriva.co.uk.

Car To reach the campus by car, follow signs from the A13 or A127 for Town Centre. There is a pay and display car park opposite the Southend Campus in Elmer Avenue. There is also a car park underneath the South Essex College building, operated on a pay-on-exit basis.

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www.essex.ac.uk | Overseas students’ fee liability

Overseas students’ fee liability The notes below are for the guidance of applicants in determining whether they are likely to be regarded as home or overseas students for fee purposes. They are based on the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 2006, but are not intended to replace them. The University’s decision on your fee status will be based on the Regulations. The Regulations are available on the Internet as follows: Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997: www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/ 19971972.htm.

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Education (Fees and Awards) Amendment Regulations 2006: www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060483.htm.

Under the Regulations students are liable for payment of tuition fees at the higher overseas rate unless: either (a) they meet the residence requirements (as set out below) and (b) they are settled in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971 or (c) they are regarded as ‘excepted students’.

Residence Conditions You must have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period before the first term of your course. This residence period is calculated from 1 September, 1 January or 1 April, whichever is the nearest preceding date to the start of the academic year relevant to your course. You must not have been resident for any part of that three-year period wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

Settled Status A person is ‘settled’ for the purposes of the 1971 Immigration Act if they are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and their immigration status is one of the following: (a) Indefinite Leave to Remain may be granted to people who are not British citizens and all restrictions on their stay in the United Kingdom are removed. This status is often given, for example, to someone who has married a British citizen or to someone who has been in the United Kingdom for a number of years (b) Right of Abode means that the person is free of United Kingdom immigration control and can enter the United Kingdom freely at any time. The following people have right of abode in the United Kingdom: (i) British citizens (not British Dependant Territories citizens nor British Overseas citizens) and (ii) Certain Commonwealth citizens.

Refugees, and those not granted refugee status but who are allowed to enter or remain in the United Kingdom will normally qualify for home fee status under the provisions in (a) above. Their family members who are also eligible for home fees are spouse or civil partner and children, including step-children and adopted children.

Excepted students Excepted students fall into the following categories: 1. A person who is a national of a member of a State of the European Union, or who is the spouse or civil partner, child or other direct descendant (under 21 or dependant) of such a national or their spouse or civil partner, any dependent relative in the ascending line (eg parent or grandparent) of an EU national or their spouse or civil partner, who meets the residence conditions referred to in paragraph 8 below.

2. A person who is an European Economic Area migrant worker or Swiss employed person who meets the residence conditions referred to in paragraph 8 below.

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A person who is the spouse of a European Economic Area migrant worker or Swiss employed person (who has taken up activity as an employed or self employed person in the United Kingdom), who (a) is installed in the United Kingdom with his/her spouse and (b) meets the residence conditions referred to in paragraph 8 below.

A person who is the child of a European Economic Area migrant worker (falling into certain categories) or of their spouse or civil partner or of a Swiss employed person who meets the residence conditions referred to in paragraph 8 below. (For this purpose ‘parent’ includes a guardian or any other person having parental responsibility for a child). (Note: the child of someone who is no longer an EEA migrant worker in the UK may also qualify to pay Home/EU fees if they themselves continue to be resident).

The child of a Swiss national who meets the residence requirements referred to in paragraph 8 below. (Note: the Swiss national parent need not themselves be resident in the UK).

A person who has been informed in writing that, although not considered to qualify for recognition as a refugee, has been allowed to enter or remain in the United Kingdom and has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom throughout the period since being granted leave to enter or remain or who is the spouse or child of such a person. (For this purpose ‘child’ includes someone adopted or a step-child).

A person who was admitted to a course under arrangements with an institution outside the United Kingdom for the exchange of students on a full reciprocal basis.

The residence conditions referred to above are that (a) the person has been ordinarily resident throughout the three year period preceding the relevant date, either in the United Kingdom or, in the case of a person mentioned in paragraphs above, in the European Economic Area and (b) his or her residence in the United Kingdom or in the European Economic Area has not during any part of the period been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

Definitions A national of a member state of the European Union means a person who is a national for the purposes of the Community Treaties of any member state of the European Union (including the United Kingdom) as constituted from time to time. This covers, at present: Austria; Belgium; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark (including the Faroe Islands and Greenland); Estonia; Germany (including Heligoland); Finland; France (including the overseas departments Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Mayotte, St Pierre et Miquelon, the Territories of New Caledonia and Dependencies, Wallis and Fortuna); Greece; The Republic of Ireland; Italy; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; The Netherlands (including Aruba, Netherlands Antilles of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten); Poland; Portugal (including the Azores and Madeira but excluding Macao); Romania; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain (including Ceuta, Melilla, the Balearics and the Canaries); Sweden; and the United Kingdom* and Gibraltar.

Policy statement on equal opportunities The University of Essex, in conformity with the intention of its Charter, confirms its commitment to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities within the University. It aims to create the conditions whereby students and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential regardless of gender, colour, ethnic or national origin, age, socio-economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs and affiliations, family circumstance, sexual orientation or other irrelevant distinction. The University is committed to a programme of action to ensure that this policy be fully effective.

No smoking policy The University of Essex is committed to a no smoking policy, which means that smoking is not allowed in the main teaching buildings.

Policy statement on the promotion of racial equality The University of Essex has a diverse, international, and multicultural community and in conformity with the intention of its Charter is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all its staff and students, and potential staff and students, regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality. The University has a responsibility to promote good race relations and to ensure that all members of the University community, and visitors to the University, are treated with dignity and respect. The University will ensure, in the operation of all its functions, that racial discrimination does not occur.

Complaints procedure If you have any comments or concerns about the recruitment or admissions process we operate, or about an application decision, and which you do not wish to discuss with the Head of Graduate Admissions, you can write to the Director of Communications and External Relations. Alternatively, you can follow the University’s complaints procedure. Details of the procedure can be found on our website at: www2.essex.ac.uk/academic/students/complaint.html.

* Including Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; St Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha); Turks and Caicos Islands.

Last amended June 2007.

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Index Academic reputation 1, 5 Academic year 18, 20 Accommodation, residential 40 Accounting – see Essex Business School Acting 51 Agriculture 208 Applied Social and Economic Research 55 Applying to the Graduate School 22 Architecture – see History of Art Art History – see History of Art Arts events 48 Biological Sciences 59 Bologna Declaration 18 Business – see Essex Business School Campus in Colchester, Description of 6, 8 Plan of 211 Campus in Southend, Description of 7, 12 Map of 212 Careers Centre 35 Cardiac Rehabilitation 201 Centres at the University 5 Certificate courses 18 Child care facilities 33 Clubs and societies 44 Colchester, Description of 10 Plan of Colchester Campus 211 Colchester Institute 206 Computational Finance and Economic Agents 68 Computer Science 72 Computing services 30 Contact information 2, inside back cover Data Archive (UK) 32 Dates of terms Inside back cover Day Nursery 33 Departments 5 Diploma courses 18

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Disabled students 24, 34 Doctor of Philosophy 20 Doctoral Programmes 20 Drama – see Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies East 15 Acting School 51 Economics 78 Electronics and Telecommunications 85 English – see Linguistics, and Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies English language courses 31, 132, 147 English language competence 23 English Language Teaching – see International Academy and Linguistics Entrepreneurship and Business – see Essex Business School Equal opportunities 213 Essex Business School 91 Essex, County of 10, 14 Exhibitions 48 Fees 26 Film Studies – see History of Art and Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies Finance – see Essex Business School Financial liability 26, 213 Financial support, Sources of 26 Foreign language courses 31 Further information 2 Government – see Politics Graduate School 17 Health Centre 34 Health and Human Sciences 105 History 114 History of Art 120 Human Rights 126

Information technology Academic study – see Computer Science and Electronics and Telecommunications University facilities for 30 Institutes at the University 5 Institute, Colchester – see Colchester Institute Institute for Social and Economic Research 32, 55 Integrated Doctorates 20 International Academy 132 International students English language courses 31 English language competence 23 Fee liability 26, 213 Financial support 28 Living expenses 26 Part-time study 18 Study skills courses 37 Tuition fees 26 Welfare 33 Language courses/study 31 Laser Communications – see Electronics and Telecommunications Latin American Art 48, 120, 137 Latin American Studies 137 Law 140 Library 30 Linguistics 147 Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies 156 Living expenses 26 Loans 28 Longitudinal data analysis 55 Management – see Essex Business School Maps, Travel to the Colchester Campus 210 Colchester Campus plan 211 Travel to the Southend Campus 212 Southend Campus map 212 Travelling to the University 209

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Masters courses 18 Master of Arts by Dissertation 20 Master of Philosophy 20 Master of Science by Dissertation 20 Mathematical Sciences 163 Modern language courses 31 Musical activities 48 Nursing 105 Occasional students 24 Overseas students– see International students Part-time study Applying for 24 Fees for 26 International students 18 Philosophy 169 Physiotherapy 105 Politics 175 Postgraduate open days 2 Professional Doctorates 21 Psychoanalytic Studies 181 Psychology 187 Public Administration – see Economics, Essex Business School, Politics and Sociology Quality assurance Inside back cover Religious facilities 33 Research degrees 18 Code of practice 21 Support for 21 Research quality assessments 1, 5 Residential accommodation 40 Resource and research centres 32 Scholarships, University of Essex 27 Social and Economic Policy – see Applied Social and Economic Research Social Policy – see Sociology Sociology 194 Southend, Description of 14 Map of Southend Campus 212

Sport 46 Sports Science 201 Statistics – see Mathematical Sciences Student numbers 6 Student Support 33 Students’ Union 44 Study skills courses for international students 31 Suffolk – see University Campus Suffolk Taught courses 18 Telecommunications – see Computer Science and Electronics and Telecommunications Terms, Dates of Inside back cover Theatre, University 48 Theatre Studies 156 Travel to the University 209, 210, 212 Tuition fees 26 University Campus Suffolk 207 University of Essex History of 4 Visiting the University 2 Visual arts 48 Welfare 33 Worship, Facilities for 33 Writtle College 208

Acronyms and abbreviations used in this prospectus Taught courses MA Master of Arts MFA Master of Fine Arts LLM Master of Laws MPEM Master of Public Enterprise and Management MPH Master of Public Health MRes Master of Research MSc Master of Science Research degrees PhD Doctor of Philosophy MAD/ Master of Arts/Science MSD by dissertation MPhil Master of Philosophy AHRC BBSRC ECASS EPSRC ESRC EU IELTS NCDT NHS QAA RAE TOEFL TQA UKHLS

Arts and Humanities Research Council Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council European Centre for Analysis in the Social Sciences Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Economic and Social Research Council European Union International English Language Testing System National Council for Drama Training National Health Service Quality Assurance Agency Research Assessment Exercise Test of English as a Foreign Language Teaching Quality Assessment UK Household Longitudinal Study

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www.essex.ac.uk | Additional information

About this prospectus This prospectus has been prepared in 2010 and refers to taught courses and research opportunities which will be available in October 2011.

Although great care is taken in compiling this prospectus, it is for the general guidance of prospective students only.

The University cannot guarantee the provision of all the programmes and services advertised in the event of circumstances beyond its control, and therefore reserves the right to make changes or cancel any programme of study without notice should this become necessary. The University cannot be held responsible for failure/delay in performing obligations caused by things beyond its reasonable control, such as fire, flood or industrial action. For the most up-to-date information, please contact the Graduate Admissions Office.

A copy of the full report is available on the QAA website at: www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews.

Complaints procedure If you have any comments or concerns about the recruitment or admissions process we operate, or about an application decision, which you do not wish to discuss with the Head of Graduate Admissions, you can write to the Director of Communications and External Relations.

Alternatively, you can follow the University complaints procedure. Details of the procedure can be found on the website at: www2.essex.ac.uk/academic/students/ complaint.html.

Dates of term

Spring term Monday 16 January – Friday 23 March 2012

East 15 Acting School

Spring term Monday 14 January – Friday 22 March 2013

Quality assurance The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) undertook an Institutional Audit of the University in March 2008.

This audit declared ‘Confidence’ (the best judgement available) in relation to the soundness of our present and likely future management of the academic standards of our awards and in the soundness of our management of the quality of the learning opportunities available to our students.

Alternative formats This prospectus is available in large print, audio and Braille formats. Please contact the Graduate Admissions Office for details.

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2011-12 E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk Autumn term Thursday 6 October – Friday 16 December www.essex.ac.uk 2011

The full Procedures, Rules and Regulations of the University are set out in the Charter, Statutes and Ordinances and in the University Regulations, Policy and Procedures. This is available as an online document at: www.essex.ac.uk/academic/ docs/regs/rpp.shtm. In accepting an offer of a place at the University, you consent to incorporation of this notice as a term of contract between you and the University.

This prospectus refers mainly to the services, facilities and courses on offer at the Colchester Campus and the Southend Campus. For more detailed information on the opportunities for study at the Loughton Campus, please visit: www.east15.ac.uk.

at East 15 Acting School may have slightly earlier term dates, please see their websites for further information.

Summer term Tuesday 23 April – Friday 29 June 2012 2012-13 Autumn term Thursday 4 October – Friday 14 December 2012

Summer term Monday 22 April – Friday 28 June 2013 2013-14 Autumn term Thursday 3 October – Friday 13 December 2013 Spring term Monday 13 January – Friday 21 March 2014 Summer term Monday 21 April – Friday 27 June 2014 Please note that some programmes in the School of Health and Human Sciences and

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