Applicants must have a BA degree with a first class grade (at least 120 ECTS) in the language of the specialisation the student is applying for: Danish, English, French, German or Spanish. A BA thesis is not required for entrance into the programme.

Those who have completed a B.Ed. degree specialising in Danish/English/French/German/Spanish may also apply for the programme.

Applicants with a B.Ed. degree must, however, complete preparatory studies at the BA level before starting the MT programme. Those who specialised in a language must generally take the entire first year of a BA in Danish/English/French/German/Spanish (excepting the MOM courses) and write a BA thesis in the language in question. Those who did not specialise in a language must generally take 120 ECTS of a BA in Danish/English/French/German/Spanish (excepting the MOM courses) and write a BA thesis. Applicants must thus have written an undergraduate thesis.

After completing a programme in teacher education at an Icelandic university, a teacher should have reached a level of competence in Icelandic that corresponds to a minimum of C1 according to the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR).

The programme comprises 60 ECTS in pedagogy at the School of Education, these comprise of 40 ECTS of mandatory courses in the first year and 20 ECTS of free elective courses, and 60 ECTS in the student's specialisation (English/Danish/French/German/Spanish) at the Faculty of Languages and Cultures in the School of Humanities.

Students generally complete 60 ECTS in Master's level courses in their language of specialisation. These courses may be in pedagogy, second language studies, linguistics, literature, cultural studies, history, etc. See further details below.

Students at the University pay an annual registration fee ISK. 75,000.