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Minors

In ad­di­tion to all the single courses you can take at CBS, you can also choose to take a so-called minor. CBS of­fers a range of minors at bach­el­or and mas­ter level.

What is a minor?

A minor is a com­plete pack­age of single courses or elect­ives with­in a spe­cif­ic aca­dem­ic area. A minor typ­ic­ally con­sists of three courses. In the de­scrip­tion of each minor, you can see which courses it con­sists of. Please note, that many of the courses are also offered as single courses or elect­ives.

Everything you need to know about a minor

Why take a minor?

Taking a minor gives you a specialisation in the minor's academic area. You achieve this specialisation because the minor consists of a number of interconnected courses in the same academic area. By taking a minor you can strengthen your competences within a specific area of your interests, and you can use it to qualify for specific jobs or branches. 

If there is no minor in the area(s) you would like to specialise in, or if do not get a place in the minor of your choice, you can specialise by taking single courses in the relevant academic area.

What are the re­quire­ments for ob­tain­ing a minor?

All courses included in the minor are offered in the autumn semester. To obtain a minor, you must be:

  1. registered for all the courses included in the minor in the same autumn semester
  2. pass the exam in all course included in the minor

If you do not pass every course included in the minor, the courses you do take will count as regular single courses or electives.

How do I re­gister for a minor?

You register for a minor the same way as you register for single courses or electives. Instead of registrering for a single course, you just need to register for the minor by using the course code for the minor. You will find the minor course code on the list of minors. 

If you get a place on the minor, you will automatically be registered for all the courses the minor consists of.  

You can read more about how to register on Registration and deadlines.

Will I re­ceive a dip­loma for my minor?

When you have passed all courses in a minor, you can get a separate diploma stating that you now have a minor in the given academic area. You can use the diploma as a supplement to your bachelor or master's diploma.

If you want a diploma for the minor you have completed, you need to order it. 

Send an email with information about which minor you have passed to: diploma@cbs.dk.

Teach­ing and ex­ams in minors

All minors are offered in the autumn semester. Some courses are offered as quarter courses and others as semester courses. This is marked as Q1, Q2 or semester under each course. You can see the approximate teaching and exam periods for the different kinds of courses here:

Autumn Teaching Exams Retake
1st quarter week 36 to 42 week 43/44 week 51/ 1
2nd quarter week 45 to 51 week 1 to 4 week 9/10
Semester week 36 to 49 week 50 to 4 February

Minor or single course?

Please note that many of the courses offered as part of a minor are also avail­able as single courses, which means that you can choose to take just one of them. In that case you need to re­gister for the spe­cif­ic single course you wish to take.

If the course is offered as a single course, you will can find it here: