MA in English Studies for the Professions

Entrance Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in any subject or the equivalent from a recognised institution.
In the case of applicants intending to specialise in English Language Arts, English Language Studies or English Language Teaching, preference will be given to those who majored in English or a communication-related field.
Applicants wishing to specialise in English for the Professions are not expected to have majored in English or a communication-related field.
Applicants are expected to meet ONE of the following requirements:
- A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 96 or above for the internet-based test; OR
- An overall Band Score of at least 7 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module; OR
- A level of competence in English as demonstrated in the admission interview and written test set by the Department of English and Communication, which indicates that the applicant is capable of studying successfully at the taught MA level*.

* This only applies to either native English speakers or non-native English applicants with a Bachelor’s degree from a university using English as the medium of instruction (EMI). Non-native speakers or applicants without a Bachelor’s degree from an EMI university still have to fulfil the University-wide minimum language requirements. Exceptional cases shall be considered individually.

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