English Language Requirements - Aberdeen Curtin Alliance

English Language Requirements for PhD Scholarships

The University of Aberdeen and Curtin University deliver their degrees in English language. It is therefore essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.

Applicants can demonstrate their English skills by submission of recognised tests and qualifications. In all cases, all English language qualifications must be taken less than two years before the degree start date.

	Engineering and Energy (including Geology)	Humanities, Language and Literature	Health *
IELTS	Listening – 6 or above Reading – 6 or above Speaking – 6 or above Writing – 6 or above Overall – 6.5	Listening – 6.5 or above Reading – 7 or above Speaking – 6 or above Writing – 7 or above Overall – 6.5	Listening – 6 or above Reading – 6 or above Speaking – 6 or above Writing – 6 or above Overall – 6.5
TOEFL iBT	Listening – 17 or above Reading – 18 or above Speaking – 20 or above Writing – 21 or above Overall – 90	Listening – 20 or above Reading – 24 or above Speaking – 20 or above Writing – 27 or above Overall – 91	Listening – 21 or above Reading – 21 or above Speaking – 21 or above Writing – 21 or above Overall – 90
PTE Academic	Listening – 51 or above Reading – 51 or above Speaking – 51 or above Writing – 54 or above Overall – 62 or above	Listening – 58 or above Reading – 64 or above Speaking – 50 or above Writing – 64 or above Overall – 58 or above	Listening – 55 or above Reading – 55 or above Speaking – 55 or above Writing – 55 or above Overall – 62 or above
Cambridge English Advanced & Proficiency	Grade C1 (180 or above)	Grade C1 (180 or above)	Listening – 169 or above Reading – 169 or above Speaking – 169 or above Writing – 169 or above Overall – 176 or above

(* PhD Nursing and Midwifery, PhD Human Communication Science, PhD Clinical Psychology, PhD Counselling Psychology, Doctor Clinical Physio require IELTS 7.0 or equivalent)

An English language test is not required if:
You are a national of one of the following English speaking countries:
Australia; Canada; Republic of Ireland; New Zealand; UK or USA
or
You hold a degree at Bachelor’s level or above which was delivered in English at a recognised university in one of the following countries:
Australia; New Zealand; Republic of Ireland; UK or USA