Our aim is to train psychologist professionals who master the theories and methods at an advanced level. Graduates should be proficient in the various fields of the disciplines, possessing skills and techniques of the psychologist profession and are able to apply them to help and develop individuals, groups or organizations.

• practice-based programme
• 20+ research groups and labs are waiting for young researchers
• professional preparedness
• administrative capacity to help facilitate student life
• exchange opportunities to more than 70 partner universities
• 2 specialisations available

Specialisations:
(We cannot guarantee that each specialisation will start in September as it depends on the number of applications received-minimum 12 per specialization.)

Clinical and Health Psychology Specialisation

The educational aims of the Clinical and Health Psychology specialisation: to train experts in the applied branches of clinical and health psychology, who possess an extensive knowledge of diagnostics, therapy and clinical research, have wide-ranging skills in methodology and are able to use their Master’s level knowledge of psychology in the service of promoting and improving health.

Counselling and Educational Psychology Specialisation

The educational aims of the Counseling and School Psychology specialisation:

• to train professionals – working primarily in the practical areas – who are equally familiar with the socialization issues of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, who possess the necessary skills in their theoretical preparedness as well as in their diagnostic and counselling methods used in practice to work with clients of various age groups,
• they can primarily be employed by childcare institutions (nursery and pre-school) and schools, educational advisories and other institutions doing work related to career counselling, life skills counselling and crisis counselling,
• they are familiar with the psychodynamics of individual, group, and family counselling.
• Their work in psychological care can especially be useful at the various levels of prevention. Their mission is to facilitate development and change in individuals, groups, and the family systems alike.

• Duration of the program: 2 years (4 semesters)
• Credit number: 120 ECTS
• Type: master, full-time
• Language: English
• Tuition fee: 4700 EUR/semester
• Minimum number of students: 5
• Maximum number of students: 150

DEGREE REQUIREMENT

Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or Psychology-related Sciences. However, full credit acknowledgement is given only for a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In the case of a Psychology-related Sciences degree, each degree will be considered individually, and transcripts from your Bachelor’s degree as well as course descriptions will be requested. The minimum requirement is 100 ECTs in psychology , including the following fields:
- general/cognitive/experimental psychology
- developmental psychology
- personality psychology
- social psychology
- research methods and statistics
- mental health/problems issues

PLEASE NOTE:
If the applicant is taking their final examination during the current semester, and their degree certificate (diploma) is not issued before the last application deadline, a certification is required issued by the institution, which verifies that the applicant will presumably receive a degree at a specific date. In case of being accepted as a student, however, the applicant must present the diploma upon enrolment at the latest.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

The language of instruction for the entire programme is English, so a very good command of English is required during the oral entrance exam and throughout the whole programme. The language knowledge is assessed and evaluated during the interview, and an IELTS 6.5+ or B2 level Cambridge Certificate or TOEFL iBT 79–93 is required. If you did your Bachelor's degree in English, it can also be used as proof of language proficiency!

The educational and outcome requirements are defined by the Ministry of Human Capacities (Regulation No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.)). The details of the application and admission process are defined by the Organisational and Operational Regulations of ELTE.

How to pay the application fee?

You are required to pay 60/120/180 EUR application fee (non-refundable) depending on the application period, at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

Please follow the instructions below carefully: 

 
Early Bird period: enter this specific code: EARLY BIRD PPK (valid between: 2025.11.25 – 2026.01.31)
Regular application period: enter this specific code: REGULAR PPK (valid between: 2026.02.01 – 2026.06.15)
Late application period: enter this specific code: LAST CALL PPK (valid between: 2026.06.16 – 2026.07.10)

The discount codes work without accents, but they are sensitive to spaces. To avoid any issues, the best option is to copy and paste the code directly as shown above. 

The application procedure includes 4 periods in order to give the applicants the freedom to submit their application when it’s most suitable for them.

Early bird application: until January 31st - discounted application fee: 60 EUR

Regular application 1: February 1st – March 25th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Regular application 2: April 26th – June 15th - regular application fee: 120 EUR

Last Call: June 16th – July 10th - increased application fee: 180 EUR

We do not take applications between March 26th and April 26th!

When the university receives the full application package and it is checked by the Student Affairs and Registrar’s Office an entrance exam date option will be sent in the online application system after the application deadline for the relevant period. Please, check your messages in the application system, and the e-mail address that is linked to the account regularly.

The Faculty of Education and Psychology ELTE reserves the right to cancel the entrance periods in case the number of the admitted applicants reaches the limit during the previous entrance periods.

Following documents need to be submitted in the online application system:

• degree certificate (sealed, signed and dated diploma)
• transcript of records of the last two years (sealed, signed and dated)
• an official English translation of the certificate and the records, all sealed, signed and dated (Details: The translation is needed only if the language of the originals is not English. It can be a translation from the university, too.)
• a reference work (It can be any paper written in English by the applicant within the field of psychology (BA thesis extract, a research paper, a seminar paper, a research report, a published journal article or a book chapter, a case study, a literature review, etc.) Either a new paper or an improved version of an earlier work can also be written for the current application.  You should show that you are familiar with the discipline’s academic genre and style (using adequate vocabulary, using statistics) and that you always support your argument with academic literature. You do not need to be original or already a professional, just show reasonable, rational and critical thinking. Click here for more detailed information regarding the reference work requirements.
• motivation letter (The letter should contain approximately 2000 characters. You should explain their experiences and ideas, how you met psychology and why you thought this profession would be suitable for you, what your aim is with the MA degree, how you would imagine your career, which area you are interested in, what further studies you are planning and which specialisation you would like to apply for, what do you think, how our programme is connected to your future plans. Please, be always specific and try to connect your own ideas and experience to what we can offer you through our programme.)
• IELTS 6.5+ or B2 level Cambridge Certificate or TOEFL iBT 79–93
  If you did your Bachelor's degree in English, it can also be used as proof of language proficiency!
• Specialisation Declaration
• main pages of the passport
• proof of transfer of the application fee
• proof of transfer of the entrance exam fee

The application and the entrance exam fee can be paid separately or in one amount as well.

You are required to pay 120 EUR entrance examination fee (non-refundable) at the following link:  ELTE Online Fizetési Rendszer

There are no discounts for the entrance examination fee!

The entrance exam consist of three parts.

The applicant is expected to talk about their motivation, earlier psychological studies, future plans besides the reference work submitted in the application.

Then, a discussion follows about an academic psychology-related article, which the applicant receives one hour prior to the interview. The article is from a field of the chosen specialisation. For example, in case of Clinical and Health Psychology Specialisation, the article will be about a research in that area. The applicant has one hour to read the article and make notes. Any additional help can be used (e.g. a dictionary). Then the examiner will start a discussion about the article and may ask the applicant to summarise it and will ask several questions:

• about its content
• about the methodology
• about the results and their application
• what could be improved
• what would be a suitable next step in the research.

During the entrance exam emphasis is laid on the the applicant' theoretical background, critical methodological analysis, statistical procedures, knowledge of the relevant vocabulary, placing of the results within the relevant field of research.

Finally, the interview gives room for questions coming from the applicant.

Successful applicants must have a good command of English and pass the entrance exam.

The entrance exam can be taken in person or via Teams (you do not need to download the app).

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