Admission and selection criteria

Admission criteria: To be eligible to apply for the Master programme DMKM, students must satisfy both the following conditions:

• Be the holder of a Bachelor degree (a minimum of three years' study at a university and corresponding to the equivalent of 180 ECTS) in the fields of Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Mastering English at a level equivalent to 550 TOEFL.
  

  In the following table the conversion among different English evaluation systems is reported. The minimum accepted for the European Master DMKM is “TOEFL Paper 550” or equivalent.

  TOEFL Paper	TOEFL Computer	TOEFL iBT	IELTS Equivalent
  625 - 680	263 - 300	113 - 120	7.5 - 9.0
  600	250	100	7.0
  575	232	90 - 91	6.5
  550	213	79 - 80	6.0
  525	196	69 - 70	5.5
  500	173	59 - 60	5.0
  475	152	49 - 50	4.5
  450	133	39 - 40	4.0
  425	113	29 - 30	3.5

  _{If the above list does not mention your test, please upload your certificate of proficiency in English in the application online.}

  ^{Important: Students who have carried out their education programme in English may just send a letter from their university specifying that the education programme language is English.}

  Your TOEFL Centre may ask you the code of our university to send the results. The TOEFL code of the University Lyon 2 is: 6537

  
  GRE is not required.

  
  Academic evaluation criteria of the candidate's curriculum: Evaluation of the academic curriculum of the candidate is based on the following criteria:

  • Quality of the results obtained in the last three years of university study (20 pts);
    
  • Adequacy of knowledge already acquired in the Master’s subjects (10 pts);
    
  • Previous work placements (2 pts);
    
  • Knowledge of foreign languages, excluding  English and the mother language (2 pts);
    
  • Evaluations, made by at least two teachers (or senior researchers) who have known the student, regarding his/her suitability to enroll in a Master programme (5 pts);
    
  • Student's motivations (20 pts).