Application process -  Master studies

General application requirements

In order to apply for a Master's programme at BTH you should have completed your Undergraduate education and prove your proficiency in the English language.

Below we have listed all documents that you have to submit with your application in order to prove that you have fulfilled general requirements. (Please read information under headline "In your application, you must enclose the following documents" further down on this page.)

Specific application requirements

Before you make your online application, you should make sure that you fulfill the specific requirements stated for the programme you are interested in. Please read the description of the programme you are interested in, to make sure you fulfill specific application requirements. We also recommend that you read FAQ before applying!

In order to apply for Master studies at BTH you have to make an online application on 

Universityadmissions.se   and follow the instructions regarding the Master's applications.

The online application form, for programmes starting autumn term, opens 1 December and closes 17 January. All supporting documents have to be sent before the deadline, 28 January 2012 to:

University Studies in Sweden
FE 1
SE-833 83 Stroemsund
Sweden

You have to submit only one application per term and cycle (education level). Once your application has been registered, you will get a confirmation e-mail. You should never send in more than one set of supporting documents.

Your application will be registered and checked in several steps, by different institutions. During the process you will get an e-mail reminder to check your status on Universityadmissions.se.

Link to Universityadmissions.se

N.B. In some cases, the final assessment will not be made until the very last week before selection.

Once the selection results have been published, you will get an e-mail reminder to check the results on 'My pages' and a notification of your selection results will be accessible online as well as in a printable PDF-file.

In your application, you must enclose the following documents:

1. Cover sheet  - contains your personal data including a temporary ID-number created on Studera.nu. You can access your cover sheet and print it via "My pages/My application".
2. Certified copies of certificates and diplomas confirming that you have been awarded a Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) from an internationally recognized university. Your university must be listed in the latest edition of the International Handbook of Universities.
   
   Unless these documents are in English, French, German or one of the Nordic languages, you must submit one copy in the original language and authorized translations of the documents into Swedish or English.
3. Transcripts of completed courses and grades (including course list).  All your documents have to be certified by Notary Public or a representative of the Ministry of Education. The certification must be easily deduced to a well-known authority in your home country. Stamps such as "confidential" or "certified copy" will not be accepted.
   
   Unless these documents are in English, French, German or one of the Nordic languages, you must submit one copy in the original language and authorized translations of the documents into Swedish or English. 
   
   N.B. If your degree was awarded in Cameroon, Canada, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan or the USA, your transcript of record must be sent directly from your university.  If you include it in this information packet, it will not be accepted.
   
   In addition, certain countries have specific documentation requirements.  Please read detailed information about degree demands for students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Ghana and Nigeria further down.
   
   Please read more details country specific information at Universityadmissions.se.
   Country specific information   
4. Proof of English language skills. If your secondary school qualification in English is not considered to fulfill this requirement, you must submit the official results from an internationally recognized test such as TOEFL or IELTS. The TOEFL result is only accepted if forwarded directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS) to University Studies in Sweden. The institution code is Sweden 9520. No TOEFL copies are accepted! 
   
   Please read detailed information about English Language Requirements . 
5. Programme specific documents (see course description of the programme you apply for).
6. A proof of your identity, a copy of the page in your passport with your personal data and photograph, or some other identification document.

Application Deadlines

The online application form, for programmes starting autumn term, opens 1 December and closes 15 January. Last date for accepting supporting documents is 1 February, i.e. the documents must have reached University Admissions in Sweden by this date.