Course requirements and restrictions

All study fields at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences require a solid academic background within health sciences.

It is only possible to take master’s courses if you have completed a relevant bachelor’s degree.

The following study programmes only accept students from universities, with which they have a programme specific agreement:

• Dentistry 
• Dental Hygiene Study 
• Medicine 
• Veterinary Medicine

Courses offered by the professional master’s programmes are closed for external students.

Find the specific course requirements for international students for the individual courses at kurser.ku.dk under Sign up.

Danish-taught courses
Some Danish-taught courses are open for international students. Non-Nordic students who wish to attend courses taught in Danish can apply for a dispensation from the official language requirements. To apply for the dispensation, students are required to submit a letter from their home university which states that the student is able to actively attend and participate in courses as well as pass exams conducted solely in Danish.

Some courses taught in Danish require non-Nordic students to have passed Studieprøve in Danish. Find more information on the individual courses available to exchange students in kurser.ku.dk. 

Please note that Nordic students do not need to apply for a dispensation from the official Danish language requirements.

English-taught courses
Find information about proof of English proficiency here: https://studies.ku.dk/study-abroad/erasmus/course-information/proof-of-english-proficiency/

To take courses at the Faculty of Law, students must have completed at least 60 ECTS of law courses at their home university.

Courses offered at the Faculty of Science are targeted towards students with a solid academic background in the natural sciences.

An academic background within the natural sciences is required
As a rule of thumb, students are expected to have completed one full semester of courses within the academic discipline or the specific topic of the course for bachelor-level courses and one and a half full semesters for master-level courses. Check the course database (kurser.ku.dk) for the academic requirements of the specific course.

Students without an academic background in the natural sciences are welcome to take Open Elective courses at the Faculty of Science.

Bachelor students may be able to take courses at master level
The Faculty of Science offers a limited number of bachelor-level courses taught in English. However, bachelor students who have completed 2 years of full-time university-level coursework (corresponding to 120 ECTS) can register for master-level courses if they meet the course's recommended academic qualifications listed in the course description.

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss Fee-paying guest students have the option to do research projects
Students planning to do their thesis or a research project at the Faculty of Science must structure their project as an Individual Study or MSc Research Project. The official rules of the projects can be found here. Please take note of the rules regarding duration/start and end date, supervisor, and number of ECTS.

• Anthropology: Not open to guest students.
• Cognitive Data Science: Not open to guest students.
• Economics: Requires an academic background corresponding to at least 30 ECTS within microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics at introductory and intermediate levels.
• Global Development: Not open to guest students.
• Political Science: 
  

  - Political Science including International Relations (IR): Requires an academic background in all Political Science and IR subfields (political theory, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and political science methodology) at introductory and intermediate level.

  - Political Science, but not International Relations (IR): Requires an academic background in all Political Science subfields (political theory, comparative politics, public policy, and political science methodology) at introductory and intermediate level.

  - International Relations (IR) only: Requires an academic background in IR subfields (political theory, international relations, and political science methodology) at introductory and intermediate level. Requires an academic background in all Political Science subfields (political theory, international relations, comparative politics, public policy, and political science methodology) at introductory and intermediate level.

• Psychology: Requires at least the equivalent of 30 ECTS credits in psychology. To be accepted at Master’s level, you must have passed the equivalent of 90 ECTS credits in psychology.
• Security Risk Management: Not open for guest students.
• Social Data Science: Not open to guest students.
• Sociology: Not open to guest students.