Admission Requirements
The programme is open to Quota Programme applicants and to applicants with other sources of financing.
Applicants should hold a B.A. or an equivalent degree in English or Linguistics with a sufficient background in topics related to English language or linguistics. As of the academic year 2012/2013 only candidates with a minimum of 20 ECTS in English language/linguistics courses will be considered for acceptance.
Officially certified copies of all educational certificates, including transcripts and diplomas from secondary school and university education, must be submitted.
An English proficiency test must be included. Applicants must pass either the TOEFL with a minimum paper score of 550 (230 computer) or the IELTS with 6.0 or better.
Citizens of Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand do not have to submit TOEFL/IELTS test results. This is also the case for applicants who have spent at least one year in any of these countries, attending higher secondary school or university.
Applicants from African countries with a B.A./B.Sc./B.Eng. degree where the language of instruction has been English and those who have passed English as a subject at GCE A-level with grade C or better are also exempted. Applicants with a university degree in English language (B.A. in English) are also exempted from the English language proficiency test requirement.
Please be aware that applicants from Asian countries (for example Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) with a B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Eng. degree where the language of instruction has been English are not exempted from the English language requirements, except for candidates holding a B.A. degree in English.
