Do you know the language requirement for your master programme?
All master programmes at CBS have a language requirement. You must fulfil the language requirement, before you send your application to CBS.
All master programmes at CBS has a language requirement, for example English A. You must upload documentation that you meet the language requirement when you submit an application for a master programme.
Check the language requirement
To qualify for one of CBS' master programmes, you must meet a language requirement. Depending on the programme you want to apply for, you must meet:
- English level A
- English level B
- Danish level A
You will find the language requirements for our master programmes by selecting the programme you are interested in and reading more under Language requirement.
The language requirements ensure that, as a student, you are able to follow the lectures and the reading materials.
Are you applying for your natural progression?
If you apply for the natural progression to your bachelor’s degree within the three years of your legal claim, you automatically meet the language requirement and do not need to take any further action.
Read more about your legal claim and find your natural progression here.
Do you meet the requirement through your upper secondary qualifications?
You may already meet the language requirement through your upper secondary exam. You can see which upper secondary exams meet the language requirement by selecting the programme you are interested in and reading more under Language requirement/Sprogkrav.
Do you need a language test?
If you do not already meet the language requirement, you need to take a language test. Please note that it might take some time to get the results, so you need to sign up well before the application deadline. That way, you will also be able to take the test several times if do you not get the results you need the first time.
You can see which language tests and exams CBS accepts by selecting the programme you are interested in and reading more under Language requirement. You find the information under Other options/Andre muligheder.
Upload documentation before the application deadline
You must upload documentation that shows you meet the language requirement in your application for a master programme. It is not sufficient to be registered for a test or to be waiting for your test result.
Your application and your documentation for the language requirement must be sent to CBS before the application deadline:
- The application deadline is 1 March for EU citizens.
- Please note: If you are a non-EU citizen, special application deadlines apply.
See the different application deadlines here.
Going from a bachelor in Danish to a master programme in English?
Even if you meet the language requirement, you should consider if you feel equipped to take a master programme in English.
The academic level increases from bachelor to master programme. If you are to handle new language challenges on top of greater academic requirements, it is important to be and feel ready. It is our experience that even students with English level A can find it difficult to take a master programme in English, if they have not used their English since their upper secondary school.
You should therefore consider how to prepare and improve your English before study start, e.g. a taking a brush-up course in English.
Hear a student guidance counsellor talk about what it is like to study in English. You can also hear what you can do to improve your English.