Master studies in International Leadership & Communication - Admission requirements

• Double degree: Master of Arts - German award + British award

Admission to the programme is subject to fulfillment of the following requirements:

• Higher education entrance qualification, or equivalent prior learning, evidenced by a certified photocopy of the certificate / transcript;
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business / management or a related subject area with a minimum of 180 ECTS from an accredited/recognised higher education institution, evidenced by a certified photocopy of the certificate / transcript;
• Successful completion of the Academy’s admissions test and interview;
• letter of recommendation from a member of academic staff at applicant’s current/previous university and current/previous employer (where applicable);
• for applicants whose mother tongue is not English, proof of English-language proficiency at Level C1-C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, such as (the test must have been taken no longer than 12 months before the programme commences):
  • IELTS: minimum average 6.5, with no element scored below 6.0,
  • TOEFL: minimum 90 (internet) / 577 (paper based) / 233 (computer based), including TWE with a minimum score of 5.5,
  • Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): minimum grade B,
  • Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC): BEC Higher,
  • London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) certificate English for Business: Level 3 with distinction,
  • APIEL: minimum grade of 4,
  • GCSE/IGCSE English: minimum grade C,
    OR
  • evidence of at least one year of higher education in English or full-time employment in an English-speaking environment (this period of education or employment must not have ended more than 12 months before the Master’s programme commences).

 Enrolment form for the Master programme

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