KU Master of Psychology: Theory and ResearchKU Leuven · Leuven, Belgium

Program Overview

Degree: Master's
Duration: 24 months
Tuition: To be confirmed
Fields: Psychology

Application Cycle

Dates and tuition are specific to the 2027 intake

Application opens: To be confirmed
Application deadline: Mar 1, 2027

Multiple application rounds (other deadlines: Jun 1, 2027).

Documents Required

Please check the official program website (link below) for specific writing guidelines

Motivation letter

Recommended length: one A4 page.

CV or resume

Curriculum vitae required as a core application document.

Recommendation letters

Optional

KU Leuven provides a recommendation letter template under additional documents; confirm programme-specific requirement on the admission page.

Diploma and transcripts

Higher-education diploma and transcripts; certified translation into English, Dutch, French, or German if not issued in those languages. Include grading table if not on transcripts.

Published Score Requirements

Academic: Bachelor's degree; Bachelor or master's in Humanities (e.g. Psychology) or Science and Technology fields.
Prerequisites: Quantitative background; Thorough knowledge of elementary descriptive and inductive statistics and common data-analytic methods (ANOVA, linear/logistic regression, etc.). Neuroscience appears as a specialization within the programme, not a separate degree.
IELTS: 7.0 overall (6.5 each component); IELTS Academic. Exemptions for prior degrees from English-speaking universities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, or USA.
TOEFL: Old scale: 100 overall (R24, L22, S25, W24); Equivalent new-scale component minima as of 21 Jan 2026: R/L/S/W ≥5.

Historical admission data is not published.

Source

Visit the official program source