Admission requirements

See  also www.studera.nu and http://www.liu.se/en/education/master/req?l=en for information on general and specific requirements to master¿s programmes at Linköping University.

Admission Requirements
Applicants must satisfy either entrance requirements described under A1 below or under A2 below:

A1.The applicant must hold a Bachelor's Degree obtained after at least three years¿ of study. The degree work should include a thesis or final paper.

Students who cannot submit a final thesis or project works written in English in a subject relevant to the programme in question must enclose a paper of some 500 words of length , written in English, which describes her/his previous studies. The paper should focus on the studies relevant to the master ¿s level programme applied for. It must also describe why the applicant is interested in following the programme.

A2. The programme is also open to applicants holding a professional degree /Bacholor¿s level/ who have earned at least 30 ECTS credits in the ethics field or in an equivalent field of study.

Professional degree

All applicants holding a professional degree must submit a paper written in English concerning a subject within the field of (applied) ethics. The paper can be a discussion and analysis of a concrete moral problem in a practical or professional field; or a clarification of a problem in philosophical ethics, moral theology; or an analysis of a moral problem from the perspective of law, political science, etc. The paper should of course be written by the applicant her/himself. The length of the paper should be between 2500 and 3500 words. It is perfectly acceptable for the student to 're-use' a paper written in the context of a (e.g. bachelor's) course in (applied) ethics. In many academic courses, students are required to write longer essays. Papers written during earlier studies are acceptable as long as they do not exceed 5000 words. Please indicate the name and the level of the course for which the paper was originally written.

The  specific paper should be sent electronically to

Professor Göran Collste  email: goran.collste@liu.se

Specific requirements

Knowledge of English
International applicants who do not have English as their mother tongue must prove proficiency in English by submitting results from a TOEFL test or another internationally recognized test (TOEFL score at least 213/550, ILTS (academic) overall band score 6.0).

Each applicant must enclose a Letter of Intent written in English, explaining why they want to study this programme, and a summary of their bachelor’s essay or project. If applicants hold a degree that does not include a bachelor’s essay or project, their Letter of Intent should describe previous studies and any academic activities that are related to the master’s programme or the programmes applied for.

Programme specific requirements

All applicants must have a basic competence in ethics. Previous studies should be in a relevant field such as ethics, religious studies, philosophy or equivalent.

Please note all documents /document under Proefssional degree above exemped/ should be sent to

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