International bachelor’s degree

Citizens from a country within the EU, EEA or Switzerland do not pay an application fee.

Citizens from a country outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland must pay an application fee.

Danish citizens and EU/EEA citizens are exempt for paying tuition fee if you at the application deadline are enrolled as a student at a Danish university, either in a Bachelor’s programme, a Professional Bachelor’s programme, a Master's programme, or a supplementary course in connection to a Bachelor's or Professional Bachelor's programme.

Students who do not fulfill the conditions above, will be required to pay tuition to attend a SDC Master's Programme.

Danish citizens, and other nationalities equated with Danish citizens, who are required to pay tuition may be eligible for the Danish “Udlandsstipendium” (scholarship for studying abroad) to cover your tuition fee. To find out if you are eligible, please go to the website of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science for more information.

Pay your 1st semester tuition fee

If you are required to pay tuition fee, you need to pay the first part of your tuition in order to obtain full admission to your MSc programme. When you accept the offer of admission, we will send you an email with a link to our payment portal and instructions on how to make the payment.

If you fail to pay your tuition fee before the deadline, we will have to cancel your admission.

The tuition fee is 40,000 RMB pr year. The fee is paid before commencement of the first semester, and the following August before commencement of the third semester.

Please note that tuition fees are not refunded after 1 August (1 month before study start). After this date only a failed visa application will result in the refund of your tuition fee.

Apply here for entry in September

You can submit 3 applications for UCPH

Please note that you are only allowed to submit a maximum of 3 applications to study programmes across all faculties at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) for the same intake.

Any additional applications will be cancelled by the MSc admission office.

Keep track of your application

Once you have applied for admission, you will receive updates and messages from us in the application portal. When you receive a message in the application portal, a notification will be sent to the email you have registered in your application. Please note that emails may end up in your spam filter.

We recommend that you do not use your student email when creating your application as some universities terminate student accounts once a student has completed their degree.

Tips and tricks for the application portal

• Use Firefox or Google Chrome as a browser when creating, submitting and accessing your application.
• Read the user guide for the application portal when you fill out your application.
• Read the FAQ where you can find answers to the most common questions concerning the application portal.
• Contact SCIENCE Student Services if you cannot find the answers, you are looking for in the FAQ.
• Contact UCPH IT if you have technical problems.

If you fulfil the admission requirements and there are places available in the MSc programme, we will send you an offer of admission. You will receive only 1 offer of admission. It will be for the MSc programme that is the highest of your priorities where we are able to offer you admission.

We will be offering admission from 15 March – 15 April, and potential empty spots until late May. You will receive your offer of admission and information about tuition by email from admission@sdc.university.

If your admission is conditional the email will include a list of conditions you must meet prior to full admission, e.g. certified documentation for a completed Bachelor’s degree. We will inform you of the deadlines and how to meet the conditions.

If you do not fulfil the admission requirements, you will also receive the decision by e-mail from admission@sdc.university.

Accept your offer of admission within 5 days

You need to actively accept the offer of admission within 5 days of receiving the offer. If you do not accept the offer before the deadline, you will lose your place in the MSc programme as we will offer the place to another applicant.

Please check your email regularly to be sure to accept your spot before the deadline. Please note that emails from us may end up in your spam filter, so check it as well.

You must upload an official transcript of grades for the qualifying bachelor's degree you have completed or are currently enrolled in. You can only choose 1 degree as qualifying in your application.

The transcript must include:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Title of your degree
• Date of completion, if you have graduated
• An official stamp
• A signature from your educational institution

If your transcript does not include the stamp and signature, we must be able to verify the transcript online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar. Ask your educational institution whether it is possible.

If the transcript is in a language other than English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian

We only accept an official English translation from your educational institution or an authorized translator. It must include stamp and signature as well.

You must upload an updated version of your CV (curriculum vitae) including a chronological overview of your academic history.

A photo is not necessary.

Please use this template (doc)

You must upload documentation if you have completed courses or exams from an unfinished MSc programme. We use the documentation to assess whether you are eligible for a mandatory credit transfer.

You are also obligated to inform us whether you have completed an MSc programme. Read more about the master’s degree admission rule.

The documentation can be a copy or a scan of:

• An official transcript
• A diploma - including all completed courses/exams at your former MSc programme

The documentation must include:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Title of your degree
• Date of completion (if you have graduated)
• An official stamp
• A signature from your educational institution

If your transcript or diploma does not include the stamp and signature, we must be able to verify the transcript or diploma online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar. Ask your educational institution whether it is possible.

If the documentation is in a language other than English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian

We only accept an official English translation from your educational institution or an authorized translator. It must include an official stamp and signature.

You must upload documentation that you fulfil the requirement of English language proficiency. If you cannot provide the documentation within the deadline, your application will be rejected. We only accept certain types of documentation/language tests. Learn more about how to fulfil the language requirements on the language requirements website.

Deadline for documenting English proficiency for the SDC Master's programmes is 1 March for all nationalities and educational backgrounds.

The deadline for providing proof of English proficiency will not be extended.

You must upload a copy or scan of your valid passport or national ID.

If you do not have a passport or a national ID, you must upload a statement of when you expect to receive it. A driver's license is not sufficient and will not be accepted.

The identification document must be in English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian and include:

• Photo
• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Expiration date

Deadline to upload your copy or scan of passport or national ID: 1 September

If you have more than 1 citizenship

Should you have more than 1 passport (citizenship) please upload the passport you will use to enter Denmark.

If you are offered admission, you must document that you have completed your bachelor's degree no later than 20 September.

We can receive your diploma in 3 following ways

1) Send us a copy of your bachelor’s diploma by email

Send the copy to msc-admissions@science.ku.dk. It is important you send it from the email you have registered in the application portal. The copy can be either a PDF or a photo of your official diploma.

The document must and include:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Title of your degree
• Date of completion for all your required ECTS - even if you haven’t formally graduated yet.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.

If the diploma is in a language other than English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian

We only accept an official English translation from your educational institution or an authorized translator. It must include an official stamp and signature.

2) Ask your university to confirm your degree completion by emailing us

The email must be sent from an official, verifiable university administration email. Send the email directly to msc-admissions@science.ku.dk. The email must include:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Title of your degree
• Date of completion - even if you haven’t formally graduated yet.
• An official stamp
• A signature from your educational institution

If your diploma does not include the stamp and signature, we must be able to verify the diploma online via a link, QR code, digital signature or similar. Ask your educational institution whether it is possible.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.

3) Provide us with information we can use for online verification of your degree

Send an email to msc-admissions@science.ku.dk from you or your university with a link to an online verification service in English, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian. Via the online verification service, we must be able to verify:

• Your full name
• Date of birth
• Title of your degree
• Date of completion - even if you haven’t formally graduated yet.

If your last ECTS/credits are given at the graduation ceremony, you must wait until they have been registered.