This three-term International Diploma in Business is designed for students seeking entry into relevant second year undergraduate honour degrees offered by the Essex Business School. International Diploma students study subjects equivalent to those studied in the first year of an Essex degree in Business(with the addition of two non-credit modules aimed at developing students’ English language proficiency, academic literacy and employability skills): Accounting, Finance, Management, Quantitative Methods and Financial Maths. An International Diploma course leading into the second year of an Essex degree is also offered in Marketing and International Entrepreneurship. Please be aware that this course is only available to International applicants.

Essex graduates can be found in a variety of roles around the globe where they use the skills and knowledge they gained by studying with us. Companies around the world that employ Essex graduates include: Alcatel, Amnesty International, Bank of Mexico, BBC, BT Group, Dolby, Fujitsu, Government Statistical Service, ICSS, Intel, ITAM, KPMG, Lloyds TSB, Microsoft, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Qatar, Morgan Stanley, National Gallery, QinetiQ, Panasonic, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, PriceWaterhouseCooper, The Royal Shakespeare Company, United Microecolectronics Corporation, United Nations, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Vodafone.