English proficiency requirements

Applicants who do not have the nationality of an EU/EEA country must submit evidence of English proficiency by achieving one of the following minimum scores:

TOEFL scores: (Test of English as Foreign Language)
– 88 for the internet based test
– 570 paper based test
– 570 institutional TOEFL (paper based at a certified test administration site), OR

IELTS score (International English Language Testing System):
– 6.5 minimum, with no section below 5.5 on the Academic test, OR

TOEIC score (Test of English for International Communication):
– 720, provided applicant has passed both “Speaking & Writing” and “Listening & Reading”, OR

Pearson PTE Academic test of English – minimum score 59, OR

Cambridge CPE English Proficiency test – C, OR

Cambridge CAE English Advanced test – B.

1. Applicants who have completed their Bachelor and/or Master degree in English, or applicants from Anglophone countries, may be exempted from this requirement, at the discretion of the MSM Board of Admissions. A statement from the previous university that the degree was in English will be required. Upon request, the MSM Board of Admissions might still request a satisfactory result from one of the English tests listed in above before a decision for admissions will be taken.
2. In addition to the above English Proficiency tests, candidates who apply for the part-time variant of the MSM-MBA programme may submit evidence of English proficiency by achieving a minimum score of 120 of the Duolingo English Test (DET).