Application and admission
Read more about the application and admission procedure.
Qualification before applying
You must check the academic requirements for specific programmes and compare them to the coursework in your bachelor's degree.
You can always find programme-specific requirements on the programme page. If you have an international bachelor's degree, you must always find the specific requirements relevant to you under ‘Other Danish and international education’.
See all master’s programmes and find the page of your programme
The University of Copenhagen does not offer pre-assessment. We only assess applicants who submit a formal application through our application portal.
Read about admission requirements on the page of the programme you are applying for.
See all master’s programmes and find the page of your programme
We are not allowed to include supplementary courses passed after the completion of your bachelor’s programme when assessing your application.
Therefore, you will not be able to qualify for admission if your bachelor’s degree does not meet all admission requirements.
See all master’s programmes and find the page of your programme
You must meet the language requirements in one of the ways specified on our website. If your qualifications are not found on the list, you do not meet that specific language requirements.
For instance, we do not accept an MOI (medium of instruction) or any other language proficiency tests than the ones listed.
Yes, the University of Copenhagen receives more applications than we have study places for. Meaning, we cannot offer admission to all qualified candidates.
If you are eligible for more than one programme, we recommend applying for admission to several programmes to increase your chances of admission. You can find the selection criteria on the programmes' web page.
This depends on the programme. In some cases, GPA average is used as one of the selection criteria. Your GPA average does not determine whether you are eligible to apply or not, but it may be used to prioritise your application.
Read about the application requirements and selection criteria on the page for the master’s programme you are applying for.
See all master’s programmes and find the page of your programme
Applying for admission
You can apply for up to three programmes per application round.
Yes, you can apply before you graduate.
However, you must make sure that you can document the completion of your bachelor’s degree no later than 20 September in the year you are admitted.
If you are a non-EU applicant who require a visa, we will not initiate your online visa application until you have met all conditions of your admission, and you are fully admitted.
No, we cannot pre-assess if your documentation (e.g. GPA-calculator, transcript, self-assessment etc.) is filled out correctly and/or is valid.
Should we need additional required documentation, we will send you a message through the application portal, after the application deadline.
The deadline for uploading any missing documents will be 1 week from the time we contact you. Make sure to check your email regularly including your spam filter.
Only applicants with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Copenhagen have legal right of admission.
All other applicants do not have legal right of admission.
It is not possible to follow any master’s degree programme online.
All master's degree programmes at the University of Copenhagen are full time studies and require physical attendance.
No. We do not accept applications after the deadline.
The required documents depend on your educational background.
See the programme page for the master's programme you want to apply for admission to, in order to find out which documents you need to submit with your application.
See all master’s programmes and find the page of your programme
We are aware that applicants may be confused by the application portal/DANS appearing to require you to upload more than you need to.
If you are experiencing this issue, the information provided on the website applies to you.
Always follow the application guidelines for your specific applicant type and for the specific programme you are applying for. Find the specific guidelines on the page for the programme you are applying for.
See our guide to the application portal for master’s programmes
If the portal requires you to attach documentation which is not stated on the website, you can upload a blank page. We will then contact you if anything is missing from your application.
Yes. We would appreciate you using the designated template. But the most important thing is that you hand in a CV in a readable format.
Should I also include professional experiences?
The CV template provided is primarily intended as a cover page to ensure consistency in applications. You are welcome to include additional details such as extracurricular activities, professional work experience, and relevant achievements in the same document.
This can help give a fuller picture of your background, but it is not mandatory beyond the required education information.
Is my CV too lengthy?
There is no limit to how long it can be. How, try to keep it concise. We would appreciate it if you can aim for 1-1,5 pages.
No. When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the master’s pro gramme, we can only evaluate courses you have passed prior to finishing your bachelor’s de gree.
Therefore, you should not use courses from a master’s programme in your self-assessment or course description.
There are more ways to document that you fulfil the English B language requirement. You must document that you meet the language requirements in one of the ways listed on website.
After submitting your application
If you have been asked for additional documentation, you can upload it to your application through the application portal.
You can find information about the required documentation on the programme's webpage.
Read the guide to the application portal
If you cannot upload documentation through the application portal, please send it to admissions@ku.dk.
If you have applied for a programme starting in September, you will receive a decision by 13 March (non-EU applicants) or by 15 May (EU applicants ). Decisions will be sent on a continuous basis.
After receiving your offer of admission, you typically only have five days to accept or decline the offer. It is important you check your email and the application portal frequently after having submitted your application.
See all important dates
You can accept an offer from another international or Danish university without it affecting your application at UCPH, even if we use the same application portal. You can only be enrolled in one master’s degree programme.
If you receive an offer of admission, you must submit documentation that you have completed your bachelor's degree by 20 Februar (February intake) or by 20 September (September intake).
See all important dates
You can find information about required documentation on the programme's web page.
If you did not reply to your offer of admission before the deadline stated in your offer letter, in most cases, you will not be able to accept it after the deadline, as the place will be offered to someone else.
However, please contact us as soon as possible at admissions@ku.dk and let us know if you still wish to accept the offer.
Few programmes operate with waiting lists. You will be informed directly if you have been placed on a waiting list.
If you have not received information about waiting lists, the rejection is final, and we cannot offer any alternative way into the specific programme in the given year.
Yes, you are welcome to apply again if you have received a rejection because of limited spaces. It will not affect future applications.
It is not possible to defer your offer of admission to the next year. However, you can apply for a leave of absence under special very circumstances.
You can apply for leave of absence if:
- you are to take parental leave
- you adopt
- you are to do military service
- exceptional circumstances prevent you from starting the degree programme
You can only get an answer to whether your bachelor’s degree meets the academic admission requirements by applying for admission to the master’s degree programme. Only the Admissions Committee can evaluate whether you are qualified or not.
They do this after the application deadline has passed. For detailed information regarding how your application is assessed, look under the section ‘How we assess your application’ on the programme page.
After receiving your offer of admission, you typically only have five days to accept or decline the offer, so it is important you check your email and the application portal frequently after having submitted your application.
For more information about programme structure, content, and curriculum, visit the website of the master’s programme you are interested in.
Any further inquiries that cannot be answered there, e.g. about elective courses, free topics, internships, mobility etc., can be discussed with the student guidance at the respective faculty after admission.
Contact the study guidance
Didn't you get the answers you were looking for, and can't you find them on the programme's website?
