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Admission requirements
To be eligible for the Master of Arts Programme in European Studies (MAPES), the applicant must have:
- A qualification (Bachelor’s degree) from 1st Cycle higher education in humanities or social sciences, or the equivalent.
- English language proficiency (English 6). Please check the full list of ways in which you can document your English proficiency at www.universityadmissions.se.
Students who fulfill the eligibility requirements are selected according to the following additional criteria, in the priority given below:
- Grades for courses relevant to the application. An original transcript of grades from the 1st cycle of education (Bachelor) must be included, together with its English translation, if applicable.
- Motivation Letter: A text of maximum 500 words, written in English, that describes the fit between the program’s academic orientation and goals and the prospective student’s qualifications and future career ambitions must be included.
- Two (2) recommendation letters from persons who have known the prospective student in her/his academic capacity and can evaluate her/his competence. The letters must be in English.
Letter of Motivation
- How do my qualifications, both academic and outside the academia (civil society involvement, professional activities), make me a good candidate for the Master of Arts Programme in European Studies?
- How do MAPES structure and goals help me further my personal career goals?
Letters of Recommendation
- In what capacity do you know the applicant?
- What is your assessment of the applicant’s academic development and achievements?
- What is your assessment of the applicant’s intellectual ability?
- What is your assessment of the applicant’s ability to work independently?
- What is your assessment of the applicant’s academic and personal suitability for our Master of Arts Programme in European Studies (MAPES)?
- For applicants whose first language is not English, what is your assessment of the applicant’s proficiency in the English language?
Tuition fees
When applying online non-EEA students will be required to pay an application fee. If admitted, non-EEA students will be required to pay before their enrollment the fee covering the first semester of their program.
More information about the tuition fees, payment options, scholarships and funding can be found at www.lunduniversity.lu.se.