Educational Science MA Admissions

Tutition fee: 3,200 EUR

Application fee: 120 EUR (non-refundable)

Entrance exam fee: 120 EUR (non-refundable)

Start of the programme: 8, Sep, 2025

Deadline for applications: 10, Jul, 2025

Is there a February intake: No

Admission requirements

Entry requirements

Full acknowledgement is given for the following degrees:

BA degree of Andragogy
BA degree of Teacher education
BA degree of Primary School Teacher Training
BA degree of Pre-School Teacher Training
BA degree of Infant and Early Childhood Education
Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Education, Special Education, Social Pedagogy

Conditionally accepted bachelor’s degrees which will be considered in the first place:
any bachelor’s or master’s degree program in case the applicant possesses 50 credits in the following fields: pedagogical, psychological, philosophical and ethical studies; adult education studies; communicational science; health science; sociology, anthropology, political sciences; economic and legal studies.

Language requirements

Minimum level of language proficiency (oral) (A1-C2): C1
Minimum level of language proficiency (written) (A1-C2): C1

Further comments:
The language of instruction for the entire programme is English, so a very good command of English is required during the oral entrance exam and throughout the whole programme. The language knowledge is assessed and evaluated during the interview, the Faculty of Education and Psychology doesn't require an official language certificate.

Documents to submit with application

Document	Comment
Online application form	-
Bachelor-level degree	-
Transcript of records
CV	-
Motivation letter	The letter should contain approximately 2000 characters. You should explain your experiences and ideas, how you met the field pedagogy and why you thought it would be suitable for you, what your aim is with the MA degree, how you would imagine your career, which area you are interested in and what further studies you might plan.
Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid)	-
Copy of application fee transfer	-
Entrance exam fee	-
Reference work	It can be any paper written in English by the applicant within the field of pedagogy (BA thesis extract, a research paper, a seminar paper, a research report, a published journal article or a book chapter, a case study, a literature review, etc.) Either a new paper or an improved version of an earlier work can also be written for the current application. The ideal length should be between 5-15 pages excluding references and the appendices. There are no special requirements concerning the format.
An official English translation of the certificates and the records if the language of the original is not English. It can be a translation from the university too.	-

Further comments (if needed)

PLEASE NOTE:
If the applicant is taking their final examination during the current semester, and their degree certificate (diploma) is not issued before the last application deadline, a certification is required, which verifies that the applicant will presumably receive a degree. In case of being accepted as a student, however, the applicant must present the diploma upon enrolment at the latest.

This program is not available for Hungarian citizens.

Application procedure

The application starts in the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process.

The application and the entrance exam fee should be transferred to the following account:

Name of Bank: Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury)
Address of Bank: Budapest, Váci út 71, Hungary – 1139
Holder of the account: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem
Account No.: 10032000-01426201-00000000
SWIFT Code: HUSTHUHB
IBAN Number: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000
On the transfer order please put down your full name and “AB01 B102 B10201/18”!

The deadline for application means the deadline of submission of the full and complete application package in the online system.

The application procedure includes 5 periods in order to give the applicants the freedom to submit their application when it’s most suitable for them. The applicants of each period have the same chance to get admittance for the programme. However, please note, that the Faculty of Education and Psychology ELTE reserves the right to cancel the entrance periods in case the number of the admitted applicants reaches the limit during the previous entrance periods.

Period 1: 25 February
Period 2: 25 March
Period 3: 25 April
Period 4: 27 May
Period 5: 15 July

When the university receives the full application package and it is checked by the Student Affairs and Registrar’s Office an entrance exam date option will be sent in the online application system after the application deadline for the relevant period. Please, check your messages in the application system, and the e-mail address that is linked to the account regularly.

Entrance examination and selection process

The applications are examined by the Admission Board after each application period and applicants are notified of the outcome of the selection in the online application system after the decision is official. Admission letters are sent out in the online application system at the same time.

The entrance exam contains a discussion about the motivation and program-related academic background and professional experience of the applicant. Successful applicants must have a good command of English and pass the entrance exam.

Place of entrance examination: The entrance exam can be taken in person or via via an MS Teams (The application does not need to be downloaded, the meeting is accessible through the browser.) .

The ranking is based on a total evaluation of the academic excellence based on the submitted documents and the results of the entrance exam.

Special procedure for our BA students

SPECIAL APPLICATION OFFER TO GRADUATES FROM BA PROGRAMME IN PSYCHOLOGY

AT ELTE PPK – 2025 SEPTEMBER INTAKE

Graduates from BA Psychology at the Faculty of Education and Psychology are offered a special application procedure to the faculty’s MA/MSc programmes in Psychology, Social Integration, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience, Human Resources Counselling and Educational Science.

The offered special application procedure in details:

The Faculty’s Psychology BA graduates have the opportunity to apply to the Faculty’s MA/MSc programmes during their last semester, without having to take the oral entrance exam.
In case there is no entrance exam, the applicant’s scores are based on the following evaluation system

Category	Average	Score	Maximum
Average of basic modules’ courses (PSYB17-101, PSYB17-102, PSYB103, PSYB17-104, PSYB17-105, PSYB17-106, PSYB17-107, PSYB17-108, PSYB17-109, PSYB17-110) (PSYB19-101, PSYB19-102, PSYB19-103, PSYB19-104, PSYB19-105, PSYB19-106, PSYB19-108, PSYB19-109, PSYB19-110)	5-4,51	15	15
	4,50-3,51	12
	3,50-2,51	9
	2,50-1,51	6
	1,50-	0
Average of the 4 Research methods practical courses (PSYB17-131, PSYB17-132, PSYB17-133, PSYB17-134) (PSYB19-131, PSYB19-132, PSYB19-133, PSYB19-134)	5-4,51	15	15
	4,50-3,51	12
	3,50-2,51	9
	2,50-1,51	6
	1,50-	0
Average of the 2 best Comprehensive exams (PSYB17-115, PSYB17-119, PSYB17-123, PSYB17-127) (PSYB19-115, PSYB19-119, PSYB19-123, PSYB19-127)	5-4,51	30	30
	4,50-3,51	24
	3,50-2,51	18
	2,50-	12
Reference work (or Letter of Purpose – in the case of the Social Integration programme)			34
Overall impression (incl. motivation letter, CV)			6
Overall			100

How to apply:

1) Submit your online application (ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM) also including the transcript of records of all the 5 completed semesters.

2) Pay only the application fee (EUR 120), to the following account: Name of Bank: Magyar Államkincstár (Hungarian State Treasury) Address of Bank: Budapest, Váci út 71, Hungary – 1139 Holder of the account: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

Account No.: 10032000-01426201-00000000 SWIFT Code: HUSTHUHB IBAN Number: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000

On the transfer order please put down your full name and the code of the chosen programme:

Psychology MA: AB01 B102 B10208/18

Social Integration MA: AB01 B102 B10207/18

Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience MSc: AB01 B102 AB1P17/09

Human Resources Counselling MA: AB01 B102 B10206/18

Educational Science MA: AB01 B102 B10201/18

3) Results and the official decision will be announced within a month after the application got approved in the application system.

Based on Section 34 of Government decree 423/2012 (XII. 29.) on the admission to higher education institutions, the higher education institution regulates the admission requirements and the method of ranking in the case of a Master’s programme, but the applicant can be admitted only if he/she achieves at least 50% of the maximum points. According to ELTE’s Admission Regulations if an applicant receives 0 points in any of the requirements of the admission procedure listed below, they cannot be accepted to the programme.

The application procedure includes 5 periods in order to give the applicants the freedom to submit their application when it’s the most suitable for them. The applicants of each period have the same chance to get admittance for the programme. However, please note, that the Faculty of Education and Psychology ELTE reserves the right to cancel the entrance periods in case the number of the admitted applicants reaches the limit during the previous entrance periods.

Applicants graduated at ELTE PPK still have the right to apply in the original way by submitting all the required documents, and taking the entrance exam if they do not want to apply by getting their results assessed. In this case, the procedure remains the same, including paying both the application and the entrance exam fee. If you intend to apply and you have any questions, please, contact the Faculty’s admission coordinator, Ms. Violetta Frank (admission@ppk.elte.hu)