Psychology MA Admissions

Tutition fee: 4,200 EUR

Application fee: 120 EUR (non-refundable)

Entrance exam fee: 120 EUR (non-refundable)

Start of the programme: 12, Sep, 2022

Deadline for applications: 15, Jul, 2022

Is there a February intake: No

Admission requirements

Entry requirements

Entrance exam

This program requires to complete an internship, the details about this are defined by the Ministry of Human Capacities (Regulation No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.)).

The specialisations of the program are the following:

Developmental and Clinical Child Psychology

Clinical and Health Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Counselling and Educational Psychology

Interpersonal and Intercultural Psychology

Social and Organisational Psychology

Work and Organisational Psychology

Specialisations starts only if the required minimum number of students apply.

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Psychology-related Sciences. However, full credit acknowledgement is given only for a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In the case of a Psychology-related Sciences degree, each degree will be considered individually, and transcripts from your Bachelor's degree as well as course descriptions will be requested.

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, 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 programme is not available for Hungarian citizens.

The educational and outcome requirements are defined by the Ministry of Human Capacities (Regulation No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.)). The details of the application and admission process are defined by the Organisational and Operational Regulations of ELTE.

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 psychology 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 and which specialisation you would like to apply for.
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 psychology (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.
Other: An official English translation of the certificates and the records if the language of the original is not English	-

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 B10208/18”!

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.

Procedure of the entrance examination

A discussion in English about a psychology-related article, which the applicant receives at the beginning of the examination. The applicant has one hour to read the article before the discussion begins. The applicant is expected to be able to summarize the main points of the article and reply to related questions. Notes can be taken during reading and used in the discussion. There will also be a short discussion about the applicant’s background and motivation. The entrance exam can be taken personally or via Skype.

For more information and guidance regarding the evaluation, as well as how to get prepared, please check the Faculty’s website

Results and the official decision will be announced within a month after the entrance exam date, in the application system.

Evaluation and results

Entrance Examination (maximum 65 points): based on the following criteria: critical analysis of the article, understanding methodology and statistics on an applied level, theoretical background, understanding and use of relevant vocabulary and generally, English language skills for expressing yourself. The Committee considers the applicant’s documentation of earlier scientific activities, professional experience abroad (e.g. via Erasmus program), professional activities, publications, and the motivation letter plus curriculum vitae.
Reference work (maximum 35 points): based on the reference work submitted with the application.

Any additional help can be used (e.g. a dictionary). After one hour the examiner will start a discussion about the article – they may ask to summarize it and will ask questions about its

Special procedure for our BA students

SPECIAL APPLICATION OFFER TO GRADUATES FROM BA PROGRAMME IN PSYCHOLOGY

AT ELTE PPK – 2023 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. Enikő Fadgyas (admission@ppk.elte.hu)