Managing Art and Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master)

As part of your online application, you must submit the following supporting documents:

• A copy (or copies) of your official degree certificate(s) (if you have already completed your degree)
• A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained
• Official English translations of the certificate(s) and transcript(s)
• A copy of your CV
• Evidence of your English Language ability (if your first language is not English)
• A copy of the photo page of your passport
• Two reference letters (at least one must be academic and, if appropriate, the other from the student’s most recent employer). References must:
• be dated within the last 2 years of the date of submission of your application
• • be on headed paper, or have an official stamp
  • be signed (either digitally or by hand)
  • If your referee prefers their reference to remain confidential, they can email the reference to erasmusreferences@glasgow.ac.uk, provided the email is from your referee’s professional email account and contains their full employee name and address.  We will not accept references sent from personal email addresses or via a third-party.
  • When completing your application, please do not enter your referee details, as we are unable to contact your referee.
• A scholarship application form OR personal statement form (see below)

One of the following documents is also required:

For Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Applicants only:

• Scholarship application form which includes a personal statement (max 1,200 words) in which you are asked to detail the following:
  • motivation for choosing the MAGMa programme; 
  • your suitability for the MAGMa programme;
  • an explanation of your research interests and placement aims/practice aims

    MAGMa Scholarship Application (required only for scholarship applications)

    NOTE: Once you have completed the scholarship application form, please print the form in PDF, before uploading to the Online Application Form supporting documents section.

For Self-funded Applicants only:

• Supporting Personal Statement (max 1,200 words) in which you are asked to detail the following:

• motivation for choosing the MAGMa programme; 
• your suitability for the MAGMa programme; 
• an explanation of research interests and placement aims/practice aims and

               MAGMa Personal Statement Form (required only for self-funding applicants)

               NOTE: Once you have completed the personal statement form, please print the form in PDF, before uploading to the Online Application Form supporting documents section.

Important Notes: 

• Please note, in order to be considered for a scholarship, you MUST have submitted ALL of the above documents, including English Language certificates, by the submission deadline on 27 January 2023.
• If your application status is ‘Holding for Documents’ then you will NOT be considered for a scholarship unless you submit the required documents by the submission deadline on 27 January 2023. The only exception to this is final degree certificates and transcripts where an applicant is still currently studying.
• Scholarship applications will not be reviewed until after the deadline on 27 January 2023. 
• You have 42 days to submit your application once you begin the process.
• You may save and return to your application as many times as you wish to update information, complete sections or upload supporting documents such as your final transcript or your language test.

For more information about submitting documents or other topics related to applying to a postgraduate taught programme, check Frequently Asked Questions.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• overall score 7.0
• no sub-test less than 6.5
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Common equivalent English language qualifications

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:

ibTOEFL

• 95 with no sub-test less than: Reading: 23, Listening: 23, Speaking: 22, Writing: 24

• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English)

• C or 185 overall; no sub-test less than 176

• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)

•  C or 185 overall; no sub-test less than 176

• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English, Academic test) 

• 68; no sub-test less than 62

• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

 Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English

• ISEII at Distinction with Distinction in all sub-tests

• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Alternatives to English Language qualification

• Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
- students must have studied for a minimum of 2 years at Undergraduate level, or 9 months at Master's level, and must have complete their degree in that majority-English speaking country and within the last 6 years
• Undergraduate 2+2 degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
- students must have completed their final two years study in that majority-English speaking country and within the last 6 years

For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree-level programmes. The University is also able to accept an IELTS test (Academic module) from any of the 1000 IELTS test centres from around the world and we do not require a specific UKVI IELTS test for degree-level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.

Financial Support for Students with Individual Needs

MAGMa has received ERASMUS MUNDUS ‘individual needs’ funding from the EU to support successful applicants with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments. This is available to both EMJM scholarship students and EMJM self-/other-funded students. The funding total for the four MAGMa editions (in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026) is 120,000 euro and students, who are within the ‘individual needs’ group, can apply for support funding of over 3,000 euro and under 60,000 euro. Funding may be used as a contribution towards adapting environments and/or technology, services, assistance by third persons, additional travel/transportation costs or technology.

Please note that apportioning these funds will be at the discretion of the University of Glasgow’s ‘Inclusion Team’ and may not cover the total amount of the costs for your request but will cover a substantial portion of the costs.

Please add a supplementary statement to your application stating if you are within this ‘individual needs’ group and describe what adaptations, services or travel/transportation support you require to enable you to study on MAGMa. You will also be required to submit a statement from a professional (consultant, doctor, psychiatrist, optician, audiologist, etc.) confirming your condition/needs.

Further details can be found in the ERASMUS+ programme guide https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/document/erasmus-programme-guide-2022-version-2 and key wording from the 2022 ERASMUS+ programme guide is included here:

Contribution to individual needs of disabled students

Contribution for individual needs are eligible if they fulfil the general eligibility [entry requirements] conditions set in the grant agreement. They will be used for enrolled disabled students, with or without scholarship, (e.g., long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments), such as those related to the acquisition of special items or services (e.g., assistance by third persons, adaptation of work environment, additional travel/transportation costs). The support to cover such individual needs of enrolled students, will take the form of the following special needs unit costs:

Calculation of the unit cost contribution per student:

Enrolled students will declare what type of items/services are needed and their cost. The applicable unit cost will be identified as the rate corresponding to or immediately lower than the estimated expenses. This unit cost is a contribution and is not intended to fully cover the actual costs.

NB: costs below the lowest rate (i.e., less than EUR 3 000) will not be eligible for additional support and will have to be covered by the contribution to the institutional costs of the EMJM or by other funding sources of the beneficiary institutions.