Bachelor degree

Graduate Admission Entry Requirements

General Entry Requirement:
The general entry requirement for all master's (graduate) programmes at CBS is an academic bachelor degree covering a minimum of 180 ECTS-points. For most programmes, it is also a requirement that the degree is done within the social sciences.
Academic bachelor degree
A bachelor degree is academic if it is built upon research-based teaching at a university. A professional bachelor degree is not academic, and, normally, supplementary courses will be required, in addition to the specific entry requirements.
Bachelor Degree within the Social Sciences:
The following Danish degrees are within the social sciences:
  • Bachelor degrees within business administration: BSc in Business Administration & Service Management; BSc in International Business; BSc in Business Administration; HA - regardless of specialisation.
  • Bachelor degrees within business administration combined with another field: BSc in International Business & Politics; BSc in Business Administration & Sociology; BSc in Business, Language & Culture (also known as SPRØK or Negot); BA int. (also known as SPRØK); BSc in Business, Asian Language & Culture (also known as ASP); BA soc. with business administration; HA(mat.); HA(dat.); HA(it.); HA(jur.) - regardless of specialisation; HA(fil.); HA(psyk.); HA(kom.); HA(int.) (also known as HA og 1 fremmedsprog);
  • Bachelor degree in Økonomi (Economics); Jura (Law); Sociologi (Sociology); Samfundsfag (Social Science); Socialvidenskab (Social Science); Statskundskab (Political Science); Offentlig administration (Public Administration); Forvaltning (Public Administration); Politik og administration (Politics and Administration); Antropologi (Antropology); Internationale udviklingsstudier (International Development Studies); Miljøplanlægning (Environmental Planning); Psykologi (Psychology); Virksomhedsstudier (Company Studies). NB: if your bachelor degree is from RUC, your two year basic studies must be within the social sciences.
If you have a non-Danish degree, CBS Admissions Office will, based on the above, evaluate if your degree is within the social sciences.
Dispensee
If you do not have an academic bachelor degree and/or a bachelor degree within the social sciences, you must apply as a dispensee, see Exemptees for more details.

Last updated by CBS Admissions Office 03/02/2012