Choosing courses in Mobility Online
Shortly after you have been admitted, you will be invited to choose the courses you would like to take at UCPH.
After you have chosen your courses, an assessment and registration process for each course will take place at the faculty offering the course. You can expect to have your courses finalized between June and August for the Autumn semester and between December and January for the spring semester.
Make sure to read the steps below before choosing courses in Mobility Online.
When searching in the course catalogue, make sure to select the appropriate study level (e.g., bachelor, master), academic year, and semester/block.
Also, remember to check the "Courses for exchange students" checkbox, so that you view the courses open to exchange students.
Semester or block structure?
Most faculties run courses in either the autumn or spring semester. However, both the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences also use a block structure, where semesters are divided into blocks.
Blocks 1 and 2 are in the autumn semester, blocks 3 and 4 are in the spring semester.
If you choose courses with the block structure, make sure that you do not take more than 15 ECTS per block. You should also make sure courses offered in the same block are not placed in the same schedule group (i.e., taught at the same time). You can see which block the courses are offered in and their schedule group in the course catalogue.
Every semester, the University of Copenhagen offers a range of popular courses that are open to all international students, regardless of their field of study. Many of the courses focus on issues relating to Danish culture, history, and society, while others can be of general interest to students.
There are no admission requirements for these courses, although there can be limited places.
Some courses are restricted or require students to have an academic background in the subject.
For the majority of subjects, you do not need to submit a proof of English proficiency.
However, if you are choosing courses in one of the following subjects, you will be asked to upload a proof of English proficiency when selecting the course in Mobility Online:
- English/American Language and Culture
- Information Science (only required for non-EU/EEA students)
- Political Science
Note that Scandinavian students and students enrolled at an institution in an English-speaking country are exempt from documenting English language proficiency.
UCPH students typically take courses for 30 ECTS credits per semester, and this is also the number of credits we recommend for exchange students.
However, it is possible for students to take more or less than 30 ECTS credits per semester.
- The minimum course load is 22.5 ECTS credits per semester.
- The maximum course load is 35 ECTS credits per semester.
We will check your course selections when reviewing your application, so please make sure to select courses for at least 22.5 ECTS and at most 35 ECTS.
To add courses in Mobility Online:
- Log in to your application in Mobility Online.
- Click on the "Select courses" link (note: this is only visible once you have been invited to choose courses).
- Click on the "Add a course" button at the bottom of the page.
- Search for the course you want to add. We recommend finding the course code (e.g., AØKA08005U) in UCPH's course catalogue and searching for this.
- When you have found the course, click on the checkbox on the left.
- Click on the "Save" button.
- Once you have chosen your courses, remember to confirm and submit them.
Can't confirm your courses?
If you are unable to confirm your courses in Mobility Online, it may be because of the credit load requirements (see above). If this is the case, please change your course choices to be a minimum of 22.5 ECTS and maximum of 35 ECTS.
Courses at the Faculty of Science
Please note that courses at the Faculty of Science do not automatically appear in Mobility Online. Please select the periods "Block 3 Spring 23/24" and "Block 4 Spring 23/24", then the courses at the Faculty of Science courses will appear.