Graduates from bachelor programmes in Economics or Business Administration (e.g 'HA Erhvervsøkonomi' or 'HA International Management') are admitted to the master programme. Teaching takes place at AU-IBT in Herning.
Language requirements
Foreign nationals who wish to study a Master's programme in Economics are not required to pass a Danish language test since this programme is taught in English.
General English language requirements ('English B level')
According to the Danish Ministry of Science's Order no 32, on Admission to Danish Universities all applicants with non-Danish examinations to Master's programmes taught in English must document English language qualifications comparable to an 'English B level' in the Danish upper secondary school ('high school').
English language qualifications comparable to an 'English B level' in Denmark can be documented as follows:
TOEFL test results of at least 560 (paper-based), 220 (computer-based test) or 83 (internet-based test) The AU-IBT (Institute of Business and Technology in Herning) TOEFL code is 8607
Cambridge/Oxford Certificate/Test in Advanced English
"C1 level" obtained by examination from a CEFR-validated English language course
English-taught entrance examination (upper secondary school/high school) or Bachelor’s degree
English language qualifications obtained through at least 210 hours of English lessons (1 hour = 60 minutes) in a non-Danish entrance examination. You must ask your upper secondary school/high school to provide documentation for the total number of English lessons/hours you have received during your final three upper secondary/high school years. You are required to enclose a copy of your upper secondary/high school certificate, including course and examination descriptions of your English language course.
Application enclosures
The following documents must be enclosed with your application. The documents must be in English, German, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian. Translations of documents into one of these languages must always be made by an authorised translator.
1. Degree certificate/diploma showing examination subjects and results for each examination (a diploma without specific examination results is not sufficient).
2. Documentation of your English language qualifications.
3. Documentation of your citizenship (e.g. copy of your passport).
4. Documentation of your Danish residence permit.
The following documents may be enclosed with your application:
1. Academic regulations and course descriptions.
2. Book lists, lecture lists.
3. Curriculum vitae.
4. Any other relevant documents.
Important: Aarhus University only accepts certified copies. Certified copies require stamps and signatures as proof of their authenticity. Alternatively, you may ask two persons, who are not related to you, to sign the back of the copy, including their name, address and birth date, thereby confirming that the copy is in conformity with the original.
