Admission Requirements

To qualify for admission to the Master’s programme Communication, Culture & Participation, applicants must present

A relevant Bachelor’s degree (university or university of applied sciences) or an equivalent post-secondary qualification from a recognised Austrian or foreign institution, and
Proof of language proficiency – normally German at level B2 (CEFR) or English at level C1.

Formal application procedure

1. Download and complete the official Application for Admission form.

2. Submit the form—together with all required certificates (certified copies and, where necessary, sworn translations)—via the Admissions Office contact portal of Paris Lodron University Salzburg (PLUS).

3. Upon receipt, the Admissions Office will carry out a preliminary equivalence assessment of your previous degree and, if applicable, verify language qualifications.

4. The Admissions Office will notify you whether your previous degree is fully recognised or if up to 45 ECTS of additional courses are required, and it will outline the steps for your in-person enrolment.

Only after the completed application dossier has been uploaded through the contact portal can the Admissions Office initiate the formal admission process.

For other enquiries regarding documentation, deadlines or the status of your application, please contact the Admissions Office, University of Salzburg, at studium@plus.ac.at.

Deadlines

Enrolment for the winter semester begins in July, for the summer semester in January.

The semester starts on 1 October (winter semester) and 1 March (summer semester). Make sure you are present for the first session of courses at the beginning of the month. It is often not possible to start later, even if the official admission period ends at the end of October (winter semester) or the end of March (summer semester).

For applicants from non-EU/EEA countries, the admission period for the winter semester ends at the beginning of August and for the summer semester at the beginning of January. However, in order to be able to start the admission process on time, it is recommended that you submit the completed admission form and all required documents to the Admissions Office as early as possible using the contact form.

Language requirements

A B2 level of German or a C1 level of English is required for the Master’s degree programme in “Communication, Culture & Participation”.

Persons whose first language is not the language in which the degree programme is taught must provide proof of the knowledge of this language required for the successful continuation of the degree programme in accordance with § 63 para. 10 UG. To this end, they can either submit a school-leaving, Bachelor’s or diploma certificate confirming instruction in this language, or one of the following documents: Language proficiency

Admission Requirements

Formal application procedure

Deadlines

Language requirements

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