Application procedure

In order for you to be admitted you need to have a qualifying Bachelor’s degree or another qualifying degree at the same level.

The application procedure depends on your citizenship and educational background:

ARE YOU A CITIZEN IN DENMARK, EU, EEA OR SWITZERLAND?
ARE YOU A CITIZEN IN GREAT BRITAIN* OR IN A COUNTRY OUTSIDE EU, EEA, SWITZERLAND?
Are you studying or have you studied a Master's degree programme?

* For British applicants: The University of Copenhagen has decided to let you apply by the deadline 1 March. This is regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations between the EU and UK. Read more

Prioritisation of applicants

Selection criteria

If the number of qualified applicants to the programme exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised as follows:

  1. Bachelor's degree with reserved access to the programme. This can only be Bachelor’s degrees from SCIENCE.
  2. Other applicants

If the number of qualified applicants within a category exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be prioritised according to the following criteria (listed below in prioritised order):

  • Applicant's total number of ECTS credits achieved in the areas metabolism, enzymology, protein science, cell biology, organic chemistry and physical chemistry and documented laboratory experience.
  • Applicants ranked according to grades achieved in the areas concerned. If different grading systems make comparison impossible, applicants will be prioritized on the basis of an individual evaluation by the Admission Commitee.
  • Applicants with a Bachelor's degree age of more than 5 years have low priority.

Limitation on second degrees

If you have already completed a Danish Master's degree, please check out the rules concerning a second degree.