Course offer
Courses - courses for 2025 will be posted in December 2024
Here you can find a list of all courses offered by CBS Summer University.
There are 3 different kinds of courses:
- 2-week courses with classes on three weekdays each week.
- 3-week courses with classes on three to four weekdays each week.
- 6-week courses with classes on two to three weekdays each week.
Before selecting your courses
Before selecting your courses you should be aware of the following:
- the course offer is subject to student interest and enrolment and there may be changes to the course offer up until the beginning of the programme.
- courses with few applicants will be cancelled before TBA. You can see if a course is cancelled on the list of all courses.
- after the application round is over, there will be very limited possibilities to change courses.
Teaching and exam periods
Course | Teaching | Exams |
2-week courses (2.5 ECTS) |
23 June - 4 July 2025 | Attendance: you must participate in min. 80% of the scheduled teaching. |
3-week courses (7.5 ECTS) |
23 June - 10 July 2025 |
24 June - 14 July 2025: Home assignment written in parallel with the course OR 11 July 2025: 4-hour written sit-in exam at campus |
6-week courses (7.5 ECTS) |
23 June - 25 July 2025 |
23 June - 1 August 2025: Home assignment written in parallel with the course OR 28 July - 1 August 2025: 4-hour written sit-in exam at campus |
Courses at bachelor level
You can find all courses offered at bachelor level on the list below. Courses will be published in December for the following summer.
Courses for graduate admission
If you need the course to qualify for a graduate programme at CBS, you will find the area which each course can cover in the column Areas covered for graduate admission. Please note: only courses at bachelor level can be used for graduate admission. If you have questions about qualifying for graduate admission, please contact the student guidance counsellor or the Student Hub
2-week courses are intensive short courses. Therefore, you can only take one 2-week course and you cannot take it in combination with other course the same summer.
Make sure to read the course descriptions very carefully to make sure that you fulfil the course prerequisites.
In the schedule you can see the exact dates and times for the classes:
Schedule for bachelor 2-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Areas covered for graduate admission at CBS | Remarks |
Business Responses to Climate Change | BHAAA2402U | Covers nothing in relation to academic requirements | |
Introduction to Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence | BHAAA2405U | Business Administration | |
The Nature of Danish Capitalism |
BHAAA2404U |
Politics | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Navigating Pension Systems in an Aging World: Lessons from Denmark | BHAAA2401U | Covers nothing in relation to academic requirements | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Permaculture: A regenerative Solution for Business, Community and Lifestyle | BHAAA2403U | Society Studies OR Philosophy/Social Theory/Sociology |
3-week courses are intensive short courses. Therefore, you can only take one 3-week course and you cannot take it in combination with other course the same summer.
In the schedule you can see the exact dates and times for the classes:
Schedule for bachelor 3-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Areas covered for graduate admission at CBS | Remarks |
Financial Accounting | BHAAI1083U | Accounting OR Business Administration | |
Undergraduate Corporate Finance | BHAAI1028U | Finance OR Business Administration | |
An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | BHAAI1097U | Innovation/Entrepreneurship OR Business Administration | |
Principles of Macroeconomics | BHAAI1022U | Macroeconomics OR Economics | |
Principles of Microeconomics - a Business Perspective | BHAAI1023U | Microeconomics OR Economics | |
Introduction to Business and Social Data Science | BHAAI1109U | Quantitative Methods AND Information Systems/Information Technology |
NB: The course covers a maximum of 5 ECTS-points in Quantitative Methods AND a maximum of 2.5 ECTS-points in Information Systems/Information Technology |
You can take two 6-week courses per summer which means you can take max. 15 ECTS in total.
Please note: Some courses take place at the same time and exams will also most likely also be held at the same time. If you take two courses, you need to check the course schedule to make sure you choose courses that take place at different times:
Schedule for bachelor 6-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Areas covered for Graduate Admission at CBS | Remarks |
International Business and Sustainability | BHAAI1086U | Business Administration | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Personal and Household Finance: from learning how to become rich, to designing public policies | BHAAI1090U | Business Administration | |
Persuasive Business Communication - Live Case | BHAAI1102U | Communication | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Principles of Investment Finance | BHAAI1066U | Finance OR Business Administration | |
Economics of Global Business | BHAAI1101U |
Macroeconomics OR Economics
|
The course covers a maximum of 3.5 ECTS-points in Macroeconomics |
Introduction to Marketing | BHAAI1015U | Marketing OR Business Administration | |
Undergraduate Consumer Behavior and Customer Analysis | BHAAI1003U |
Marketing OR Business Administration
|
|
Organisational Behaviour and Organisational Analysis | BHAAI1041U | Organisation OR Business Administration | |
Cross-Cultural Management - High Performing Teams | BHAAI1103U |
Organisation OR Business Administration AND Culture/Society Studies
|
NOT ESTABLISHED |
Leadership and Innovation, Engaging with Theory to Inform Practice, An Emerging Economy Perspective | BHAAI1106U |
Organisation OR Innovation/Entrepreneurship OR Business Administration
|
NOT ESTABLISHED |
Forecasting in Business and Economics | BHAAI1098U | Quantitative Methods OR Social Science Methodology | |
Undergraduate Financial Modeling | BHAAI1100U |
Quantitative Methods OR Social Science Methodology AND Finance
|
The course covers a maximum of 2.5 ECTS-points in Finance AND a maximum of 5 ECTS-points in Quantitative Methods or Social Science Methodology |
Introduction to Business Statistics | BHAAI1091U | Statistics OR Quantitative Methods OR Social Science Methodology | |
Introduction to Econometrics with R | BHAAI1108U | Quantitative Methods OR Social Science Methodology | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Banking and Financial Institutions | BHAAI1110U | Finance OR Business Administration |
NOT ESTABLISHED |
Going Circular: From Idea to Implementation | BHAAI1111U | Innovation/Entrepreneurship OR Business Administration | |
Sustainability for Social Justice: Business Opportunities and Challenges in Emerging Markets | BHAAI1107U | Society Studies OR Philosophy/Social Theory/Sociology |
Courses at graduate level
To apply for courses at graduate level, you need to:
- be a student at graduate level
- be a single course student
- be a professional
- have graduated as a bachelor
You can find all courses offered at graduate level on the list below.
2-week courses are intensive short courses. Therefore, you can only take one 2-week course and you cannot take it in combination with other course the same summer.
In the schedule you can see the exact dates and times for the classes:
Schedule for graduate 2-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Main Acadmic Areas | Remarks |
Behavioral Corporate Governance and Strategic Management | CCMVA2406U | Corporate governance, Management, Leadership | NOT ESTABLISHED |
The Walk and Talk of Corporate Sustainability: Operationalising Sustainability, ESG and Circular Economy |
CCMVA2409U | CSR and sustainability | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Responsible Business for Digital Transformation |
CCMVA2402U | CSR and sustainability, Globalisation and international business, Innovation | NOT ESTABLISHED |
New Product Development and Project Management | CCMVA2408U | Entrepreneurship, Innovation | |
Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategies | CCMVA2407U | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Empirical Finance | CCMVA2403U | Finance | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing | CCMVA2405U | Marketing | |
Selling in Connected and Digitalized World | CCMVA2404U | Marketing | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Strategic Profitability Management | CCMVA2401U | Marketing, Accounting, Strategy | NOT ESTABLISHED |
3-week courses are intensive short courses. Therefore, you can only take one 3-week course and you cannot take it in combination with other course the same summer.
In the schedule you can see the exact dates and times for the classes:
Schedule for graduate 3-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Main Course Areas | Remarks |
Social Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation | CCMVI2115U | CSR and sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Innovation | |
Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | CCMVI2057U | CSR and sustainability, Globalization and international business, Strategy | |
CCMVI2125U | CSR and sustainability, Strategy, Cultural studies | ||
Sustainable Maritime Business | CCMVI2139U | CSR and sustainability, Globalisation and international business, Strategy | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Energy Economics and Policy | CCMVI2122U | Economics | |
Financial Statement Analysis | CCMVI2008U | Finance, Accounting | |
International Strategic Management | CCMVI2097U | Globalization and international business, Management, Strategy | |
The Changing Nature of Work: Towards a Digital Future | CCMVI2116U | Information technology, Management, Organizational behaviour | |
The Business of Sports | CCMVI2130U | Managerial economics, Management, Economics | |
Pricing Strategies | CCMVI2129U | Marketing, Strategy | |
Graduate Consumer Behaviour | CCMVI2014U | Customer behaviour, Marketing, Business psychology | |
Integrated Marketing Communications | CCMVI2049U | Customer behaviour, Communication, Marketing | |
Strategic Brand Management in a Dynamic World | CCMVI2133U | Communication, Marketing, Strategy | |
Neuroscience in Marketing - consumer insights through brain science | CCMVI2134U | Communication, Marketing | |
Corporate Strategy | CCMVI2136U | Strategy | |
Technology Strategies | CCMVI2138U | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Economics |
You can take two 6-week courses per summer which means you can take 15 ECTS in total.
Please note: Some courses take place at the same time and exams will also most likely also be held at the same time. If you take two courses, you need to check the course schedule to make sure you choose courses that take place at different times:
Schedule for graduate 6-week courses 2024
Course | Course Code | Main Academic Areas | Remarks |
Quality Management and Customer Experience (CX) | CCMVI2092U | Customer behavior, Experience economy, Service management | |
Introduction to Gamification and Behavior Management | CCMVI2089U | Customer behaviour, Communication, Management | |
Psychology of Decision Making - We are not irrational, are we? | CCMVI2038U | Customer behaviour, Management, Business psychology | |
Making Better Bets: An Introduction to Management Consulting | CCMVI2135U | Customer behaviour, Innovation, Methodology and philosophy of science, Strategy | |
Frontiers of Leadership; A Global Perspective | CCMVI2127U | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership | |
Graduate Corporate Finance | CCMVI2041U | Finance | |
Investments: Financial Markets, Options and Derivatives | CCMVI2067U | Finance | NOT ESTABLISHED |
Machine Learning for Predictive Analytics in Business | CCMVI2085U | Finance, Information technology, Economics | |
Evaluation of Financial Information | CCMVI2132U | Finance, Accounting | |
Business Intelligence | CCMVI2071U | Management, Marketing, Supply chain management and logistics | |
Organization: Team Dynamics in Multinational Coporations | CCMVI2048U | Management, Organization, Organizational behaviour | |
Business and Government | CCMVI2119U | Managerial economics, Strategy, Economics | |
Causal Data Science for Business Decision Making | CCMVI2103U | Managerial economics, Statistics and quantitative methods, Strategy | |
Advanced Topics of Strategic Leadership & Corporate Governance | CCMVI2137U | Corporate governance, Leadership, Strategy |
Workload
A large portion of the learning process takes place outside of class, so you should be prepared to spend some time reading before the start of the programme and preparing for classes during the programme.
- Each 3-week and 6-week course is worth 7.5 ECTS credits - the workload is estimated to 206 student work hours per course.
- Each 2-week course is worth 2.5 ECTS credits - the workload is estimated to 70 student work hours per course.
The estimated workload includes class participation, course reading, group work and exams/written projects.
Class attendance
- 2-week courses: requires you to attend at least 80% of the class sessions.
- 3-week and 6-week courses: class attendance is not mandatory. However, CBS Summer University is a very intensive programme, so we strongly recommend that you attend and actively participate in all classes.
Feedback Activity
Feedback is a part of all courses. Depending on the course the feedback will be:
- feedback for all students: based on a test, quiz, group presentation etc.
- individual feedback: in courses with a project exam or home assignment, you will get an approval of your research question for the project or assignment.
You can find more information about feedback in the course description.
How to find previous courses
If you need to find information about courses offered before 2024, you can find them in the archive in CBS course catalogue
Select the archive and the academic year you attended CBS Summer University (named ISUP until 2023), and search by title or course code.
For example: for Summer University in 2023
- click on archive
- select 2022/2023
- search by title or preferably the course code