The aim of the programme is to train experts, who, in possession of their human, economic and developed interdisciplinary approach, are able to make detailed analyses, to find global and special correlations and to carry out advising and assessing activities in the world of organisations, employment and education.

They apply their professional skills, support the macro-level processes of human resource management and education according to the professional requirements of the given workplace. Their advising activity is determined by their knowledge of the HR market and organisational processes.

The program is two-folded: it integrates different but closely interconnected disciplines: psychology, economics/ human resource management, educational studies and relies heavily on partners that offer a “real-life” insight into the profession. We train experts who, at the end of the program, are able to make detailed analyses, find general and specific correlations in the world of organisations, work, employment and training, and who can carry out counselling and assessing activities incorporating their HR and economic studies applying their interdisciplinary attitude. Besides, we have administrative capacity to help facilitate student life.

• Duration of the program: 2 years (4 semesters)
• Credit number: 120 ECTS
• Type: master, full-time
• Language: English
• Tuition fee: 2900 EUR/semester
• Minimum number of students: 5
• Maximum number of students: 40

DEGREE REQUIREMENT

Applicants must hold a university Bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent college degree) in the fields listed below, or a university Master’s degree:

Full acknowledgement is given for the following degrees:

• Andragogy and Community Management BA degree,
• college degree in Cultural Management, Human Resource Management, Labour Counselling, Pedagogy, Psychology, Human Resources, Sociology, Political Sciences, Computational Librarian, Cultural Anthropology
• BA degrees of teacher education
• Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Education, Special Education, Sociology

Conditionally accepted Bachelor’s degrees which will be considered in the first place:
any Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme in case the applicant possesses 30 credits in the following fields: essential studies related to humanities: pedagogical, psychological, philosophical and ethical studies; adult education studies; communicational science related studies, communication development; information technology, library studies; essential studies related to social sciences: social studies, sociology, anthropology, political sciences; economic and legal studies.
The condition of admittance is that the applicant should possess minimum 15 credits from these studies, the missing 15 can be obtained during the first semester of the applied programme.

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

This programme is not available for Hungarian citizens.

How to pay the application fee?

You are required to pay 60/120/180 EUR application fee (non-refundable) depending on the application period, at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

Please follow the instructions below carefully: 

In the Faculty dropdown menu select the Faculty of Education and Psychology
In the payment title; please select the application fee option
In the Subtitle field, select the programme level you are applying for(BA,BSc/MA,MSc/PhD)
In the Discount Code field, enter the code based on your application period:

 
Early Bird period: enter this specific code: EARLY BIRD PPK (valid between: 2025.11.25 – 2026.01.31)
Regular application period: enter this specific code: REGULAR PPK (valid between: 2026.02.01 – 2026.06.15)
Late application period: enter this specific code: LAST CALL PPK (valid between: 2026.06.16 – 2026.07.10)

The discount codes work without accents, but they are sensitive to spaces. To avoid any issues, the best option is to copy and paste the code directly as shown above. 

The application procedure includes 4 periods in order to give the applicants the freedom to submit their application when it’s most suitable for them.

Early bird application: until January 31st - discounted application fee: 60 EUR

Regular application 1: February 1st – March 25th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Regular application 2: April 26th – June 15th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Last Call: June 16th – July 10th - increased application fee: 180 EUR

We do not take applications between March 26th and April 26th!

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.

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.

Following documents need to be submitted in the online application system:

• • degree certificate (sealed, signed and dated diploma)
  • records of the last two years (sealed, signed and dated diploma)
  • an official English translation of the certificate and the records, all sealed, signed and dated
    • The translation is needed only if the language of the original is not English. It can be a translation from the university, too.
  • a reference work: It can be any paper written in English by the applicant within the field of human resources counselling (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. You should show that you are familiar with the discipline’s academic genre and style (using adequate vocabulary, using statistics) and that you always support your argument with academic literature. You do not need to be original or already a professional, just show reasonable, rational and critical thinking.

If someone has applied in a previous year and is applying again they must submit a new reference work, the previous reference work cannot be submitted again. The reference work must be related to the field of human resource counselling.

• motivation letter: The letter should contain approximately 2000 characters. You should explain their experiences and ideas, how you met human resources counselling and why you thought this profession 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, what further studies you are planning. Please, be always specific and try to connect your own ideas and experience to what we can offer you through our programme.
• main pages of the passport
• proof of transfer of the application fee
• proof of transfer of the entrance exam fee

You are required to pay 120 EUR entrance examination fee (non-refundable) at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

In the Faculty dropdown menu select the Faculty of Education and Psychology
In the payment title; please select the entrance examination fee option
In the Subtitle field, select the programme level you are applying for(BA,BSc/MA,MSc/PhD)

There are no discounts for the entrance examination fee!

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, be well-informed, familiar with literature, have good communication skills, have professional devotion, competence, professional attitude in the field of human resources and its market and have a clear vision of the future related to the profession. The entrance exam can be taken via Teams (you do not need to download the app).

MORE INFORMATION

Please find more information about the curriculum and the course descriptions HERE.

SPECIAL APPLICATION OFFER TO GRADUATES FROM OUR BA PROGRAMME IN PSYCHOLOGY AT ELTE PPK – 2026 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