Bachelor's Degree Studies in English

English Language and Literature (Philology Programme)

Section A: Eligibility Criteria

This fee-paying programme is open to graduates of secondary schools holding a Czech maturita (secondary-school leaving exam) or an officially recognized equivalent from another country.

Section B: Terms of Admission

1. Submission of an electronic application in the Masaryk University Information System.

2. Meet the eligibility criteria set out above in Section A.

3. Submission of two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a teacher.

4. Submission of a Statement of Purpose (500 words maximum) in English, explaining why the applicant wishes to study in this degree programme accredited in English and why the applicant wishes to study in this Department.

5. Demonstrate English-language skills at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language by submitting one of the following certificates (not more than one year old at the time of the submission of the application):

• IELTS with a score 6.5 or higher
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English with a mark of A or B
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
• TOEFL iBT score of 79 or higher
• Applicants who have graduated from a secondary school in an English-speaking country (e. g. the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, Africa and Asia), having attended the said school for two or more years, need not submit test scores.

6. Submission of a transcript of secondary school studies, which must include:

• Dates you attended the institution
• Titles of courses and examinations you completed
• Grades (marks) you received, including on school-leaving exams (A-levels, etc.)

Admission to study English Language and Literature will be offered to those applicants selected by the Department's Entrance Exam Committee, based on a complex evaluation of the applicant's language skills, recommendations and motivation.

Transferring to the degree programme accredited in the Czech-language

Students enrolled in the degree programme accredited in English wishing to transfer to the degree programme accredited in Czech (i.e. from the fee-paying to the no-fee programme) must successfully pass the entrance exam process set out for that degree programme.

The Tuition Fee

2100 EUR/academic year

Application Deadline

1 February - 30 April for the following academic year.

Documents set out above in Section B are required to be provided to the Department of English and American Studies (Faculty of Arts MU, Gorkeho 7, 602 00 Brno) by 30 April 2015.