Still have questions after having read the relevant section? Then contact us at summer@cbs.dk.

The International Summer University Program is a six-week intensive program that takes place from 25 June until 3 August 2012.

We welcome students from around the world to study undergraduate or graduate courses at the International Summer University Program. To be admitted to ISUP, students must be in good academic standing and have a minimum of two years of university studies at bachelor’s level to take an undergraduate course, and a minimum of one year of university studies at master’s level to take a graduate course. In addition, all students must have strong English skills and fulfill the prerequisites for the courses they wish to attend.

 

How do I select a course?
All courses in ISUP can be found under Courses. It is important that you read the course descriptions very carefully and make sure that you fulfill the prerequisites for the courses which you wish to sign up for. Your Study Board determines which courses you may take, please see their positive/negative lists on e-campus.

Please note that the final decision on whether the courses will run will depend on student enrollment numbers. We anticipate that we will be able to run by far the majority of the courses - the final course catalogue of the established courses will be available in April 2012.

How many courses should I take?

Depending on your study program you may take either one or two elective courses during ISUP 2012. Each course accounts for 7.5 ECTS.

You can see how many courses you may take and which courses have been approved by your Study Board on the positive/negative list for your study program on e-campus.

Please note that it is not possible to take two 3-week intensive graduate courses.

Will all courses be taught in English?
Yes, ISUP is an international summer program and students participating are expected to have a sufficient English level. We have international as well as national faculty in our program and the language used in class must be English even though the teacher is Danish and all students have a Danish background.

Can I change courses?
Under special circumstances, you may have the possibility of changing courses during the first two and a half days of ISUP (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday until 12 noon). It will only be possible for you to change courses if you fulfill the course prerequisites and if the course is still open for enrollment. CBS students who choose ISUP courses as electives (valgfag), have to contact the Electives secretariat at valgfag.stu@cbs.dk concerning course change. Other CBS students have to contact the ISUP Secretariat at summer@cbs.dk.

 

Do I need to do any reading before the course begins?
The work load in ISUP is 225 student work hours per course and this includes participating in classes, course reading, group work and exams/written projects. This means that a large portion of the learning process in our courses is outside of class, so students should be prepared to spend plenty of time reading before ISUP and during the program.

The final course literature and reading lists will be updated in the individual course descriptions on our website continuously as we receive them from the faculty. The final details will be updated no later than May 31. We suggest that you start reading before hand to give you an advantage before you start the program. During the program it will be very difficult to catch up if you fall behind on the readings. Due to the intensive nature of our Summer University there is very little time to prepare for exams, as classes end Thursday, 26 July and exam week begins 30 July 2012.

Do I need to buy literature and text books for all my courses?
To obtain the optimum learning experience from each course, it is essential to do all required reading as well as attend all of the class sessions. Even though a copy of the required literature for each course will be available in the CBS library, you will be sharing this resource with many other students and cannot rely that it will always be available to you. Therefore, we advise students to buy the required text(s) and use the CBS Library for supplementary reading. Please note that some ISUP exams are open book, and the sharing of textbooks during an exam is strictly prohibited.

Where and when can I buy the literature for my courses?

The CBS bookstore Academic Books will carry all required books as well as compendia and course packs for ISUP courses. The books and compendia will be on sale from the beginning of June.

Note: Books which are written by the same author that hold the same title may vary in content from Europe, USA and Asia. Courses in ISUP will always use the European version where applicable.

 

For Open University Students (tomplads):

Open University Students currently pay 1750 DKK per undergraduate course (7.5 ECTS) and 3500 DKK per graduate course (7.5 ECTS) (except for electives under MSc in Business Administration and Computer Science/CM IT for which the price is 5200 DKK per 7.5 ECTS. 2 courses in 2012: 1. Human-Computer Interaction, Web Design & Usability, 2. Social Media Analytics). In order to qualify for this option, students must be Danish citizens or hold a permanent residence permit (permanent opholdstilladelse) or a temporary residence permit with the possibility of gaining permanent residence (midlertidig opholdstilladelse mmf varigt ophold).

You will receive an invoice and payment instructions around the end of April / beginning of May 2012. You must pay the within the deadline stated in the bill, otherwise you will automatically be deregistered from the course. Please note that already paid tuition fees cannot be refunded unless in case of extraordinary circumstances such as serious illness etc., when teaching has started.