Master's Degree Programme in Toxicology

There is no entrance exam. Students will be accepted to the program based on their previous studies and motivation letter.

A previous Bachelor's degree corresponding to at least 3 years of full time academic studies (equivalent of 180 ECTS credit units in the Finnish university system) from an institution for higher education is required from all Master's degree programme applicants. The degree must be awarded by an internationally accredited university or higher education institution (excluding Bachelor's degree from either the University of Applied Science or Polytechnic). Suitable background studies are for example biochemistry, biology, biosciences, chemistry, dentistry, environmental sciences, medicine, pharmacy, physiology, veterinary medicine.

Basic knowledge in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and toxicology are prerequisites for acceptance.

Detailed information about prerequisites is available on Studyinfo web page.

Official translations

All application documents should be submitted in Finnish, Swedish or English. Also the copies of the original documents have to be submitted. Translations of educational documents must be 1) issued by the awarding institution or 2) officially certified copy of a translation issued by the awarding institution or 3) translated by an official translator or 4) officially certified copy of a translation made by an official translator. Each page of an official translation must bear the translator’s stamp and/or signature. Official translations must be exact translations of the original documents. Translations done by the applicant him‐ or herself are not accepted. The instructions are described in verification of official educational documents web page.

Language requirements 

Applicants must either (1) meet the language proficiency criteria (see below), or (2) reach the minimum required language test results to be considered eligible to the University of Eastern Finland. No exceptions will be made and no waivers to the language proficiency requirements are given. 

(1) Applicants who hold one of the following do not have to take an English language test  

• Passed English exam in Matriculation Examination in Finland 

• Previous education or higher education has been completed in English in EU/EEA -countries*, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or in Switzerland.  

• Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree was conducted in English language in our cooperation universities University of Ghana or KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) in Ghana. 

* EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.   

Online studies or studies completed on offshore campuses outside the accepted countries/area cannot be used to indicate language skills, even if the degree-awarding institution is in one of the accepted countries. Applicant can only indicate the language skills with an incomplete degree if he/she is applying for the studies with the same degree. 

 
(2) All other applicants have to take one of the following language tests  

• TOEFL iBT**, overall score 92, min. 22 in writing  

• IELTS (academic) overall score 6.5, min. 6.0 in writing 

• PTE (academic), overall score 62, min 54 in writing 

• C1 Advanced overall score C or 180, with min. 162 in writing  

• C2 Proficiency overall score level C1 or 180, with min. 162 in writing 

• National Certificate of Language Proficiency YKI-test: level 5 in all different subtests (reading comprehension, writing and speaking). It is possible to combine different examinations.  

** UEF’s TOEFEL code is 9779 

No other degrees or statements of language proficiency will be accepted. 

TOEFL, IELTS and PTE certificates are valid for two years from the day they are issued, i.e. the language test need to be in effect during the application period, from 3 January 2022 onwards. 

The application form is filled in and submitted online at national Studyinfo portal

General instructions for applying can be found in How to apply website.

Required documents:

• A copy of the Passport
• Degree certificates, and if needed, an English translation provided by an authorized translator.
• Course transcript, and if needed, an English translation provided by an authorized translator. The transcript must include number of credits, grading and date of each study unit, and the scale of grading used by the university.
• Letter of Motivation (ca.250 words written in English) stating why the applicant is interested in studying toxicology in the TOX -programme.
• If required, certificate of English language proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/CAE/CPE/YKI).
• Curriculum Vitae (CV). Please use the Europass template: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu > Europass CV

Selection results will be published by 31st March 2023. The applicant must accept the offered study place by 14th July 2023. The results will be sent to the applicants only via email.

Before starting their studies, the admitted applicants must verify their educational documents following the country-specific requirements.

Students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland are liable to pay the tuition fee of 8000 € per academic year. 

University of Eastern Finland offers scholarships for non-EU/EEA students. Non-EU/EEA students in Toxicology programme are all granted a scholarship in the form of a partial tuition fee waiver. The scholarship covers 50 percent of the tuition fee (4000 €). The University of Eastern Finland will also grant an Early Bird tuition fee deduction of 500 € to students who accept the study place and pay the tuition fees by 3 May 2024. 

The scholarship is granted for two years. The Scholarship does not cover living costs. Students are expected to cover all living expenses (app. 800 € per month) and other study related costs from their own financial resources. 

In the academic year 2024-2025, we grant an extra Finland scholarship (Suomi-stipendi) for the two best applicants who are required to pay the tuition fee and who have been chosen for the studies based on their success in the admission process (applicants with the highest points). The Finland scholarship consists of a full (100 %) tuition waiver and 5 000 € as a relocation grant for the first year of the master’s studies. For the second year the tuition waiver is 50 %.  

All applicants need to complete the Student Application Form. Those applicants who are applying for scholarship need to additionally complete the “Application for Scholarship,” which can be found in the application form. There is no separate application for scholarships. 

Other mandatory fee: Membership of the Student Union. Further information is available on the website of the Student Union.

• EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
• EEA countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
• Switzerland (non EU/EEA).