Master Mind and Brain

The master’s program Mind and Brain is conducted entirely in English.

Proficiency in English must be proven with a recognized language certificate (FAQ 5).

In general, applicants have to provide a certified copy of the language certificate. Only when exam results can be verified online - which is possible for TOEFL and IELTS results - merely a simple copy is required.

The dated certificate must state the testing facility, achieved level, as well as the date of the last exam.

(I) International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 5.5

(II) (Internet-based) English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 72

(III) English for International Communication (TOEIC):

• Speaking and writing: 310
• Listening and reading: 785

(IV) Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE)

(V) Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC V)

(VI) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

(VII) Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)

(VIII) Cambridge English: Business Higher (BEC H)

(IX) International Certificate in Financial English (ICFE)

(X) International Legal English Certificate (ILEC)

(XI) BULATS – Business Language Testing Service: 60

(XII) DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Language Certificate

• a minimum of C in all skills or
• **** (4 stars) in all skills

(XIII) UNIcert® II certificate: 3.0

• UNIcert® III or IV

(XIV) LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) English for Business (EFB): level 3

(XV) Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 51

(XVI) Language certificate from recognized German institutions of higher education for level B2 (with at least 4 contact hours per week) and minimum grade 2.3

http://www.mind-and-brain.de/master/admission/ (opens in a new tab)

1) Students at German universities: At the time of application, applicants from German universities must have a transcript showing that >>no more than 60 ECTS points are missing before completion of studies is possible (>>previously: 30 ECTS points). At the end of the online application process, applicants who have not yet completed their studies will receive a form that the examination office of their university has to fill in. On this form the examination office must confirm how many credit points the applicant has achieved at the point of application.

(2) Students at international universities: Applicants from international universities will need their university to issue an informal but official statement confirming when they are expected to complete their studies. If these international universities use ECTS points, the university's statement has to be supplemented by an official transcript showing that >>no more than 60 ECTS points are missing before completion of studies is possible (>>previously: 30 ECTS points). The BA/BSc final graduation certificate must be submitted no later than September 2021(!) (previously: upon registration).

http://www.mind-and-brain.de/master/admission/ (opens in a new tab)

Applicants from international universities will need their university to issue an informal but official statement confirming when they are expected to complete their studies. If these international universities use ECTS points, the university's statement has to be supplemented by an official transcript showing that no more than 30 ECTS points are missing before completion of studies is possible. The final graduation certificate must be submitted upon registration (no later than September).