Language Requirements
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Environment and Development
Language requirements
To gain admission to Global Environment and Development (MERGED), you must document your English language proficiency.
We only accept the following two ways of documenting your English language proficiency:
You have completed a full degree in English
If you have completed an upper secondary school degree, bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in English from one of the following countries:
- Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or USA.
You must upload a copy or scan of your official school diploma as documentation. The degree must be minimum 2 years of studies. A student exchange semester/year is not sufficient documentation for English language proficiency.
You have taken an English language test
You must document that you have passed one of the following accepted tests:
- IELTS Academic (taken at an IELTS test centre or online)
- TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT paper edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
- Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
Please note that we will only accept an official certificate of your test results as proof of English language proficiency. Documentation of registration for an English language test will not be accepted as proof of English language proficiency.
List of accepted tests and minimum score requirements
| Test | Version | Minimum requirement | Documentation |
| TOEFL – old scale | TOEFL iBT TOEFL iBT Home Edition (MyBest scores are not accepted) |
Minimum overall score of 83 with at least 20 in each subscore | You must upload a copy of your TOEFL score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Appointment No.”, and we will verify the results. |
| TOEFL – new scale | TOEFL iBT TOEFL iBT Home Edition (MyBest scores are not accepted) |
Minimum overall score of 4.5 | You must upload a copy of your TOEFL score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Appointment No.”, and we will verify the results. |
| IELTS | IELTS Academic IELTS Online (One Skill Retake are not accepted) |
Minimum overall score of 6.5 | You must upload a copy of your IELTS score report in the application portal. If you have not received the hard copy of your test score by the application deadline, you can upload an official document with your “Test Report Form Number” (TRF Number), and we will verify the results. |
| Cambridge | Cambridge Advanced English (CAE/CP1) Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE/CP2) |
Minimum 180 points (C1-level) | Cambridge results are only valid if they are verifiable through Cambridge’s ”Candidate Results Website”. We recommend that you make sure you are signed up for this service and share your results with the University of Copenhagen. |
Deadlines for sending your documentation
Your English Language test must be valid at the application deadline:
- For citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland: 15 January, 23.59 CET
- For citizens from a country within EU, EEA or Switzerland: 1 March, 23.59 CET
Your application will be rejected if you have not provided sufficient documentation for English language proficiency by the application deadline.
The IELTS and TOEFL results are only valid if they are not older than 2 years counted from the application deadline. There is no limitation for validity for the Cambridge tests.
Examples of non-acceptable alternatives to document English language proficiency
Be sure to check if you have sufficient documentation for English language proficiency since we do not accept alternatives other than those listed above. Also, be aware that your nationality is not proof of English language proficiency.
We do not accept the following ways of documenting your English language proficiency:
- Documentation of an English language test result other than the specific ones listed above,
- Your passport,
- A letter from your university stating English as medium of instruction,
- A letter from a professor.