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A good proficiency in Europubhealth teaching languages is essential

A good proficiency in Europubhealth's teaching languages is the basic mandatory requirement for all students attending the EUROPUBHEALTH Erasmus Mundus Masters course. The requested languages depend on the mobility pathway chosen :

  • English
  • English + French
  • Spanish + French + English
  • Spanish + English

These languages of instruction will be used for tests, work, examinations and for reading materials during the course.

Language qualifications to be attested

The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) was created to "provide a basis for the mutual recognition of language qualifications, thus facilitating educational and occupational mobility. It is increasingly used by international consortia for the comparison of language certificates. 

Students scores of C1 in English, French or Spanish (or equivalent) will be preferred.

See bottom link for further information on CEFR.

The following minimum language test scores are required according to the chosen mobility pathway :  

ENGLISH 

Since 2011 the British government is implementing new rules regarding foreign students' admission for studies in the UK.

Thus, if your nationality is not as listed below, then English language test result is mandatory to provide (without it your application will not be considered).

Candidates from Antigua and Bermuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, USA do not need to provide additional English language test result.

C1 Level, according to the CEFR table, is mandatory to go to Sheffield, that is to say :

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7 , with a minimum of 6.5 in each component
  • Internet based TOEFL 110

Test result should be maximum 1-year old.

To see full list of the current approved English Language tests: UKBA website.

B2 Level according to the CEFR table is acceptable for the specialisation in Krakow, Paris, Copenhague and both integration modules in Rennes, that is to say:

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6
  • Paperbased TOEFL 550
  • Computer based TOEFL 213
  • Internet based TOEFL 79-80

Test result should be maximum 3 years old.

To know more about TOEFL language test : http://www.ets.org/

To know more about IELTS language test : http://www.ielts.org

FRENCH

B2 Level, according to the CEFR table, is mandatory for the Master managed by the University of Rennes 1, the EHESP School of Public Health and the Institute of Political Studies in Rennes, that is to say :

  • DALF (Diplôme approfondi de langue française) and DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française): B2 of the new grid (or second level : A5 + A6)
  • TCF (Test de connaissance du français) 450;
  • TEF (Test d'Evaluation du Français) 585;

Test result should be maximum 3 years old.

To know more about DELF and other French language tests :

http://www.ciep.fr/delfdalf for DELF and DALF

http://www.ciep.fr/tcf/index.php for TCF

http://www.fda.ccip.fr/tef/descr_tef for TEF

SPANISH

A minimum Level of B2 according to the CEFR table is mandatory for the specialisation course offered by the Andalusian school of Public Health, that is to say :

  • DELE (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera) Intermediate level

Test result should be maximum 3 years old.

To know more about DELE : http://diplomas.cervantes.es/index.jsp 

Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

Language support

During the second year

  • In Copenhagen or Krakow: "survival language courses" in Danish or Polish
  • In Granda or Rennes: Spanish or French courses