Academic focus

AU Summer University consists of a large variety of courses within the fields of Arts, Business and Economics, Business Communication, Political Science and Law, Health, Science and Technology.

Level
All courses are taught in English at Bachelor's or Master's level.

ECTS
You will be able to receive ECTS credits by attending the course and taking the exam. The portfolio of courses will differ in workload, duration, credits awarded, and level depending on the academic focus area.

You will only be able to attend one course at a time since all courses are intensive courses. Most of the courses have sessions every day 9-13 or 9-16, some courses have teaching every second day 9-16. This depends on the structure and academic focus area.

5 ECTS courses have a workload between 125 - 150 hours depending on academic focus area. Teaching takes place between 2-4 weeks with a total number of contact hours between 25-30 of 45 min. depending on preparation time and workload, evaluation format and academic focus area. 

10 ECTS courses have a workload between 250 - 300 hours depending on academic focus area. Teaching takes place between 3-4 weeks with a total number of contact hours between 50-60 of 45 min. depending on preparation time and workload, evaluation format and academic focus area.

Dates
Term 1, 2020
6 - 24 July.

Term 2, 2020
27 July - 14 August.

Some courses may have other teaching dates. See individual course pages.

You can find information about the admission process here.

Venue
AU Summer University courses are mainly held at Campus Aarhus. However some courses are placed outside Aarhus due to the fact that the content of the courses is related to a sudden location/need of material or laboratory. Please look at each courses page for the venue of the course.