MSc in Business Administration and Data Science
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You are qualified for (but not guaranteed) admission to the programme if you:
A) Fulfil the language requirement by the application deadline
B) Fulfil the specific entry requirements below
C) Have a bachelor degree (or will by study start)
The programme has a limited number of places. If there are more qualified applicants than places available at a programme, there will be a selection process, according to the selection criteria below. In other words, fulfilment of the entry requirements does not guarantee admission.
English language requirement
The programme requires English at Danish level A.
The English requirements are very strict, which means that only the qualifications listed on the English level A page are accepted as alternative fulfilment.
The English language requirement must be fulfilled by the application deadline.
SPECIFIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Your educational background will be subject to an overall individual assessment in order to establish if your bachelor's degree qualifies you for the programme and the academic areas listed below are covered in full and as prescribed.
The specific entry requirements are min. 30 ECTS-points within one or more of the following areas:
- Quantitative Methods (statistics, econometrics, mathematics and the like)
- Information Technology (information technology; computer science; programming; computer algorithms; information systems; information management; computer-mediated communication; information architecture and design; systems design; and the like)
- Economics (economic theory, micro/macro economics, international economics, monetary economics and the like)
CBS Admissions is not able to pre-assess your qualifications ahead of the application round.
To help you to prepare your application, you have the following two options:
- Check below if we have already published an advance assessment for your bachelor degree
- If your bachelor degree is not listed in the advance assessments below, you can make your own self-assessment using the self-assessment (course match) form further down
Advance assessments
The following advance assessments are valid for the 2023 admission round for applicants whose bachelor degree exactly matches the university, degree title and enrolment year listed.
The advance assessments are based on the obligatory courses as listed in the programme regulations. If you have obligatory courses that have been credit transferred from elsewhere, we will not use the advance assessment and will instead assess your courses using the available documentation.
The advance assessments are grouped accordingly:
· Qualifying Bachelor Degrees:
Your obligatory courses fulfil the specific entry requirements
· Potentially Qualifying Bachelor Degrees:
Your obligatory courses do not fully cover the specific entry requirements. You will therefore need to either choose relevant electives or take supplementary qualifying courses to fulfil the requirements.
· Non-qualifying Bachelor Degrees:
Your obligatory courses do not fulfil the specific entry requirements and it is unlikely that elective courses and/or taking supplementary qualifying courses will help you to fulfil the requirements in full.
Your bachelor degree could be placed in different categories for different enrolment years.
Fulfilment of the entry requirements does not guarantee admission. Read more under ‘Selection Criteria’.
Qualifying Bachelors Degrees
Your obligatory courses fulfil the specific entry requirements
| Bachelor degree | Language requirement | Specific entry requirements |
| HA(it.) Erhvervsøkonomi – informationsteknologi | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| HA(mat.) Erhvervsøkonomi – matematik | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| BSc in Business Administration and Digital Management | English is fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
Qualifying Bachelors Degrees
Your obligatory courses fulfil the specific entry requirements
| Bachelor degree | Language requirement | Specific entry requirements |
| ITU: Bachelor Programme in Global Business Informatics | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
ITU: Bachelor of Science in Software Development |
English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| ITU: Bachelor of Science in Data Science | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| KU: Bachelor i datalogi | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| KU: Bachelor i kommunikation og IT | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| KU: Bachelor i matematik | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| RUC: International Bachelor in Computer Science | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| AU: Bachelors in Computer Science | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| AU: Bachelor i Datavidenskab | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
AAU: Bacheloruddannelsen i Datavidenskab og Machine Learning |
English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
| DTU: Bachelor i Kunstig Intelligens og Data | English to be fulfilled | Applicants enrolled in this programme in 2019 or 2020 fulfil the specific entry requirements for admission. |
SELF-ASSESSMENT (COURSE MATCH)
Use this form to get an overview of your undergraduate courses (from your bachelor degree as well as any supplementary courses outside of your bachelor degree). You can include courses you have passed as well as courses you are currently taking, or plan to take in the summer.
Selection criteria
The programme has a limited number of places and admission is competitive.
Only applicants fulfilling the entry requirements are considered qualified and will be considered in the selection process.
The programme strives to admit students with a diverse and broad spectrum of educational backgrounds. Please also refer to the standard assessments for the programme for a better understanding of what this means in practice and of whether you are a qualified applicant.
To determine which of the qualified applicants receive an offer of admission, an overall assessment of their academic background at undergraduate level will take place.
The following factors are of importance:
- Broad and in-depth knowledge, both in terms of the number of ECTS-points and the diversity of courses, within the following academic areas:
- Quantitative Methods (statistics and linear algebra are of particular importance)
- Information Technology (programming and coding are of particular importance)
- Economics (managerial economics is of particular importance)
- Personal statement (industry experience/hands-on experience is of particular importance)
- General grade level during undergraduate studies
Tell us about yourself
- Introduce yourself in a few brief sentences
- What can you contribute to the programme/concentration, considering your academic or professional merit? What makes you stand out?
- Describe and discuss the prior academic accomplishments you find most relevant to your application
- Describe and discuss the prior professional experiences you find most relevant to your application
- If you have an existing connection to the labour market in Denmark (for example via a student job with a Danish company, internship in a Danish organisation or another professional network in Denmark) make sure to mention it. If you don’t have one, please move on to other topics
Tell us what you want to study at CBS and why
- Why are you interested in this academic field? Which specific academic criteria or professional experiences is your decision to pursue studies in this field based on?
- Why this programme/concentration?
- Please review the programme/concentration description. Are there any keywords or themes that immediately grab your attention? Which ones and why?
- Which theme or component will you find especially challenging? Do you have any strategies in place to overcome these challenges?
- Given what you know about CBS, why do you want to study this programme/concentration at CBS compared to other universities? What academic or professional criteria helped you choose CBS?
Tell us about your academic or professional plans after CBS
- Which academic or professional characteristics do you want to develop in the future? How will pursuing this programme/concentration further your growth in these respects?
- What are your plans after graduation? Please specify concrete career trajectories or advanced academic paths, making sure to outline the connection between your prospective graduate studies and your long-term objectives.
STATISTICS ON ADMISSION
In our statistics on admission you can find information about the number of applicants for the programme in previous admission rounds as well as the number of places.