Exchange students at Aarhus BSS can be admitted to courses from one subject area only. Please see further information, including course lists and guidelines under each subject area below:
Prerequisites / Admission requirements
Courses offered Autumn 2020
Course lists and guidelines from previous semesters
Prerequisites / Admission requirements
Courses offered Autumn 2020
Course lists and guidelines from previous semesters
Prerequisites / Admission requirements
Courses offered Autumn 2020
Course lists and guidelines from previous semesters
Autumn semester: Exchange students at Aarhus BSS will be able to finish their exams in Aarhus by December 22nd. Students may need to submit exams online in January.
Students studying Business / Engineering at Campus Herning will be expected to be present in Herning for exams in January.
Spring semester: The final day of exams is June 30th.
Please read the information about the courses offered to exchange students at the Faculty of Arts before searching for further information in the Course Catalogue
Course Catalogue
Courses that are open to exchange students are listed in the Course Catalogue with the course type ‘exchange’.
To get the complete list of the courses available for exchange students in a particular semester use these filter options:
• Period: Autumn/Spring
• Year
• Faculty: Arts
• Language of Instruction: English
• Course Type: Exchange
Final updates to the course catalogue should be completed by mid April for the Autumn semester and mid October for the Spring semester.
Academic level and requirements
Bachelor level courses are available for 2nd and 3rd year exchange students with relevant academic background equivalent to 30 ECTS.
Master level courses are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background equivalent to min. 60 ECTS within relevant study area. Some Master level courses are also available for 3rd year students with relevant academic background.
Please refer to the individual course descriptions for more details.
Danish taught courses
Exchange students with sufficient Danish language qualifications / exchange students from Scandinavian partner universities can also register for some Danish taught courses, by individual arrangement.
Exams
Fall semester: Written exams take place in December and January. Oral exams take place in January. Spring semester: Written exams take place in May and June. Oral exams take place in June.
Please make sure that the exam type for the courses you choose, matches the needs of your home university. See exams and grading
Internationalisation Electives
Internationalisation electives are 2nd year bachelor courses which cover various topics within the humanities, and have an interdisciplinary perspective. These are offered to students across all study programmes at the Faculty of Arts as well as exchange students. Search for ‘iv-fag’ in the course catalogue. Please note that most Internationalisation electives are taught on the same weekday (Mondays).
Bachelor's supplementary subject programmes
Bachelor's supplementary subject programmes are 3rd year Bachelor level programmes with a range of courses that are open to exchange students.
Campus Emdrup, Copenhagen
The school of Education is located in Copenhagen and offer courses from the following programmes to incoming exchange students:
Anthropology of Education and Globalisation: Master-level courses available to 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background.
Education Sciences: Bachelor-level courses – only in Danish - available to 2nd and 3rd year exchange students with relevant academic background.
Master-level courses – only in Danish – are available to 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background. The Master level courses in Danish are found under the following Master educations: Educational Anthropology; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology; Educational Theory - and Curriculum Studies (Danish); Educational Theory - and Curriculum Studies (Material Culture); Educational Theory - and Curriculum Studies (Mathematics); Education Science; General Education A)Philosophy of Education.
Exchange students at Faculty of Natural Sciences can apply for courses at maximum two different programmes:
Choose 30 ECTS points per semester as follows:
OR
It is not possible for exchange students to sign up for a Master’s thesis module. If you wish to collaborate with a professor or research group in relation to your Master’s thesis, it must be arranged within the framework of an internship programme. You must arrange such an internship directly with a department and a professor. Read more here.
All master/graduate level courses are taught in English (except Molecular Medicine).
The majority of bachelor/undergraduate level courses are taught in Danish. Please check under each subject area below to find information about English taught courses at bachelor level.
All applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as applicants must meet the specific academic requirements for each individual course. Academic requirements are available in the course catalogue.
Admission at master level courses requires completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or at least 2 years’ of study within a relevant subject area.
Some programmes allow 3rd year bachelor students to follow 1st year master courses, if they have a strong academic background within the relevant subject area. Please be aware 3rd year students will have access to a limited number of master level courses.
2nd year bachelor students will only have access to bachelor level courses.
Please check under each subject area for information about academic requirements and restrictions.
Autumn semester exams are held in January. Spring semester exams in June. Exchange students are expected to be present in Aarhus for exams.
International Programme in Chemistry - Autumn semester
Experimental Organic Synthesis
BSc research project in chemistry
or
BSc research project in medicinal
chemistry
*all 10 ECTS
All master level courses at the MSc programme Computer Science are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Computer Science, Mathematics, Probability Theory and Statistics.
All master level courses at the MSc programme IT Product Development are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of IT-Product Development, Industrial Design, Mathematics, Probability Theory and Statistics.
All master level courses at the MSc programme Mathematics are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Abstract Algebra, Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Differential Geometry and Topology.
All master level courses at the MSc programme Statistics are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Statistics and Probability Theory.
All master level courses at the MSc programme Mathematics-Economics are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Mathematics (Linear Algebra, Mathematical Analysis, Measure and Integration Theory), Probability Theory and Statistics, Finance, Operational Research (Linear and Convex Optimization), and Economics (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Cost Accounting).
All master level courses at the MSc programme Science Studies are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Science Communication, and related areas.
Exchange students at Faculty of Technical Science can apply for courses at maximum two different programmes:
Choose 30 ECTS points per semester as follows:
OR
*Not an option for bachelor's level Engineering students. Read more under Engineering.
It is not possible for exchange students to sign up for a Master’s thesis module. If you wish to collaborate with a professor or research group in relation to your Master’s thesis, it must be arranged within the framework of an internship programme. You must arrange such an internship directly with a department and a professor. Read more here.
All master/graduate level courses are taught in English (except Biomedical Engineering).
The majority of bachelor/undergraduate level courses are taught in Danish. Please check under each subject area below to find information about English taught courses at bachelor level.
All applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as applicants must meet the specific academic requirements for each individual course. Academic requirements are available in the course catalogue.
Admission at master level courses requires completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or 3 years’ of study with a relevant subject area.
Some programmes allow 3rd year bachelor students to follow 1st year master courses, if they have a strong academic background within the relevant subject area. Please be aware 3rd year students will have access to a limited number of master level courses.
2nd year bachelor students will only have access to bachelor level courses.
Please check under each subject area for information about academic requirements and restrictions.
Autumn semester exams are held in January. Spring semester exams in June. Exchange students are expected to be present in Aarhus for exams.
Animal Hygiene and Disease 5 ECTS - Autumn Semester
All master level courses at the MSc programme Agrobiology are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Agrobiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cytology, Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Statistics and Probability Calculus.
All master level courses at the MSc programme Molecular Nutrition and Food Technology are available for 4th and 5th year exchange students with relevant academic background within the subject areas of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Food Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry.
Exchange students at Faculty of Health can be admitted to courses from one subject area only. Please find further information, requirements and restriction under each subject area below.
All subjects offered through the Doctor of Medicine program are offered in Danish with the exception of the international semester in Medicine, taught in English.
Specifically for the international semester in Medicine:
To be eligible for enrollement, exchange students must meet the following criteria:
Clinical placements during the semester can take place in both Aarhus and Herning
Find more information about courses and requirements for the international semester in Medicine
Exams
Master of Health Sciences is currently not open to exchange students.
The Master of Nursing is currently not open to Exchange Students.
Optometry and Visual Science is currently not open to exchange students.
Subjects offered by the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University are only available to exchange students through partner agreements.
The programme is only offered in Danish.
Subjects offered by the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University are only available to exchange students through partner agreements.
The programme is only offered in Danish.
Subjects offered by the Department of Dentistry and Oral Health at Aarhus University are only available to exchange students through partner agreements.
The programme is only offered in Danish.
