Entrance Examination
Type of entrance examination: Oral
Place of entrance examination: Online
Applicants with a full application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via MS Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side.
Applying through the Hungarian Central Admission Procedure
If you apply through the Hungarian central admission procedure, you must submit your application through felvi.hu. An oral entrance examination is also required, but it is held in person rather than online. For information about the admission procedure, please visit felvi.hu. If you have any questions, please contact felveteli@tatk.elte.hu.
Preparation for the Interview
After a short introduction and questions about the motivation of the candidates, the candidates will be asked about the interpretation and understanding of a digital social behavioral problem, which will be introduced by the entrance examination committee.
Admission Decision
After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month. A successful oral entrance exam is the prerequisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected. If the offer is accepted, admission letters are sent out through the online application system as soon as possible, as specified in the offer decision.
Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August.
Entry Requirements
Full credit value can be considered in case of the following programmes: In the field of social sciences: sociology, political science, and international studies; in the field of economics: applied economics, business administration, and management.
Bachelor or master programmes in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, agriculture, computer science and information technology, as well as in the fields of economics and social sciences, may also be considered. In addition, those undergraduate and master's degree programs are also considerable, which are accepted by the credit transfer committee of the university based on the comparison of the taken courses with the above-mentioned programmes.
In all these latter cases (where full credit value cannot be considered), the minimum number of credits required for admission to the master's programme by field of study is as follows:
At least 40 credits in the following areas of knowledge:
- Social history and social sciences: at least 20 credits
- Research methodology, quantitative analysis methods: at least 15 credits
- Mathematics, statistics: at least 5 credits
If the student does not have at least 40 credits, they may still be admitted if they have a total of at least 20 credits in the listed areas of knowledge. However, the missing credits must be obtained in parallel with the master's degree programme, within two semesters of admission, in accordance with the study and examination regulations of the higher education institution.