Language Variation and Multilingualism

Admissions & requirements

• 1. Additional Knowledge

  In order to take part in the programme, you need to have fluency in English, both written and spoken. Requirements: a TOEFL score of ≥100 (internet based) and all subscores ≥22; an IELTS score of ≥7.0, subscores ≥ 6.5; Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Cambridge C1 advanced or C2 Proficiency with a mark of C or higher.

  Note

  Visa procedures can take 6–8 weeks. We recommend applying earlier than the official deadline — we track the full timeline in our Premium plan.
• 2. Previous Education

  You are admissible if you have a completed a completed Bachelor's degree from a Research University in Linguistics or a specific language such as German or Dutch. Students with a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Information Studies can also apply, provided they have successfully completed at least 30 EC worth of real linguistics courses

  Note

  Visa procedures can take 6–8 weeks. We recommend applying earlier than the official deadline — we track the full timeline in our Premium plan.
• 3. Grade List
  Note

  Visa procedures can take 6–8 weeks. We recommend applying earlier than the official deadline — we track the full timeline in our Premium plan.
• 4. Language Test

  Requirements: a TOEFL score of ≥100 (internet based) and all subscores ≥22; an IELTS score of ≥7.0, subscores ≥ 6.5; Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Cambridge C1 advanced or C2 Proficiency with a mark of C or higher. The following students do not need to provide language test results: students with a Bachelor's Degree from a Research University in The Netherlands, Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New-Zealand, United

  Note

  Visa procedures can take 6–8 weeks. We recommend applying earlier than the official deadline — we track the full timeline in our Premium plan.

Language requirements

• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (C1)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (C2)
• IELTS overall band (7)
• TOEFL internet based (100)

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