To apply for admission to this master's degree programme, you must have completed a qualifying bachelor鈥檚 degree or a similar Danish or international degree programme which is assessed to be relevant. Apply for admission via the application portal.
Below, you can read more about admission requirements and which documents to upload in the application portal.
Here you'll find the different academic requirements depending on which qualifying degree you hold.
If you hold one of the degrees listed below and hold documentary proof that you meet any and all language requirements, you are considered to meet all academic admission requirements and have direct access to apply to the master鈥檚 degree programme in Economics.
Other applicants from universities in Denmark or abroad may be admitted based on a specific, individual, academic assessment provided that they are able to document knowledge, expertise and skills corresponding to the bachelor programme in Economics at the 福利姬.
This assessment will be based on the following requirements:
At this point in time, no Professional Bachelor's degrees qualify for admission to the MSc in Economics, incl. the following Professional Bachelor's degrees:
The list is not exhaustive. It is assessed on an annual basis whether any new Professional Bachelor's degrees may qualify for admission.
If you have legal right of admission to the degree programme that you are applying for you are not required to document your proficiency in English.
All other applicants
All other applicants must document qualifications on par with the Danish upper secondary school 鈥楨nglish level B'.
The English language requirement must be fulfilled and documented by the application deadline.
If you need to take a language test/exam, your scores must be available to the Faculty by the application deadline. To ensure that your test/exam scores are available to us on time, it is important that you sign up for a test/exam taking place well in advance before the deadline. You should expect 3-4 weeks from the test date until you can make the results available to the Faculty.
If you have already taken an IELTS or TOEFL, remember to check that your test is no older than two years on the date that you commence your studies.
Do I fulfil the English level B requirement?
Read more about it below.
There are two application deadlines for Danish applicants and applicants from within the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
The application portal opens on 16 January. You will receive a reply by 10 June.
The application portal opens on 15 August. You will receive a reply by 10 December.
There are two application deadlines for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
The application portal opens on 15 November. You will receive a reply by 1 May.
The application portal opens on 1 July. You will receive a reply by 1 December.
Before you apply to the master's degree programme in Economics, please make sure to acquaint yourself with all the important information on the application procedure, application deadlines and details about how to apply. Select an option below to read more about your application.
As the Master鈥檚 degree programme only admits a limited number of students each year, meeting the admission requirements does not in itself guarantee admission to the programme. Allocation of student places is based on an overall assessment.
If more applicants than the maximum intake allows for fulfill the admission requirements, a selection will be made on the basis of a comprehensive evaluation, with emphasis on the following criteria:
The programme accepts a maximum of 40 students in september 2025.
Any improved grades are not considered. This is due to the fact that in Denmark it is not possible to improve grades in courses that has already been passed on the Bachelor's degree programme. Thus, if you have been awarded more than one grade in the same course, we will only consider the grade that you were awarded the first time that you passed the course when calculating your grade point average.
All applicants from non-Danish universities must, consequently, upload a complete transcript showing all examination attempts, the date of each examination attempt and the appurtenant exam result. If the applicant is unable to obtain a complete transcript from the home university, a confirmation that the applicant's transcript does not contain improved grades issued by the current home university is required instead.
Random checks of the applicant's basis for admission may also be made to the home university. In the case of admitted students, any fraudulent information in terms of grades may result in the student being deregistered from the degree programme in case of admission without entitlement.
However, any grade awarded on the basis of an appeal against the original grade will be considered. In this case, it must be clearly stated that this is an improved grade as a result of a complaint. Any such grade must be made available to the Faculty no later than the deadline for applications. Otherwise, the grade can only be considered in subsequent application rounds.
Random checks of the validity of international exam results will be carried out.
If you are in doubt about the rules or have questions about your entry qualifications read about who to contact here.
If you already have a master's degree from Denmark or another country, you can, in principle, only be admitted to a new degree programme if there are places available on the programme for which you are applying for admission (the master's degree admission rule).
In exceptional cases, we may grant dispensation from the master鈥檚 degree admission rule. Read more about the master's degree admission rule and the possibility of applying for dispensation here.
| Admission statistics Economics 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Admitted | 206 |
| Admission distribution (legal right/other) | 61% / 39% |
| Applicants | 537 |
| Age average | 25 |
| Legal gender distribution (cpr. - m/f) | 65% / 35% |
| Nationality (dk/international) | 79% / 21% |
| Available spots | Yes |
The MSc in Economics is a two-year degree programme of 120 ECTS.
You can select from a wide range of courses such as: Advanced Microeconometrics, Advanced Macroeconometrics, Behavioral Economics, Development Economics, Monetary Policy, Health Economics and Environmental Economics 鈥� and many others.
The programme consists of 4 modules: 22.5 ECTS compulsory courses, 15 ECTS seminars, 52.2 ECTS electives, 30 ECTS thesis
Teaching
There are two types of teachings: courses and seminars. Courses are offered as classes of 50 students with a professor presenting the curriculum. The seminars offer a more practical approach with assignments, class presentations and discussions. Finally, you have to write a master's thesis.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Microeconomics III (compulsory) | Economic seminar |
| Macroeconomics III (compulsory) | Elective course |
| Econometrics II (compulsory) | Elective course |
| Elective course | Elective course |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Elective course | Master's thesis |
| Elective course | |
| Elective course | |
| Economic seminar |
Microeconomics III, Macroeconomics III and Econometrics II. The compulsory courses are placed in the first semester.
If you have already passed equivalent courses as part of your admission qualifications, you must take elective courses corresponding to 22,5 ECTS instead.
2 seminars of 7,5 ECTS each. We recommend that you register for seminars on the second and third semester.
At least 20 ECTS of these must be assessed with grades. If you have passed Econometrics II, Microeconomics III and Macroeconomics III as part of your admission qualifications, then at least 42,5 ECTS elective courses must be graded.
The thesis must be written during the second year. As an MSc student at the Department of Economics, you can choose freely from a wide selection of electives offered in English. This gives you the possibility of narrowing down your focus to one specialized area of study.
Below is an list of previous thesis topics at the Department of Economics:
Students on the Master鈥檚 degree programme in Economics may choose one particular track of specialization, i.e. the Finance Track.
To complete the specialization in Finance, students must have taken at least 45 ECTS F-marked finance courses, completed at least one F-marked seminar, and written their Master's thesis within the field of financing.
On the diploma, the specialization in financing will appear on the list of completed courses that the student has completed.
Students who wants this specialization on the diploma must contact the study administration the latest the day after you receive your last grade of your education.
Upon completion of the master鈥檚 programme, you will obtain the title Master of Science in Economics.
The MSc in Economics is deeply theoretically founded. Studying for an MSc in Economics requires knowledge of mathematical theory and calculus, hard-core statistical devices such as SAS, and an intuitive feel of macroeconomics and microeconomics.
Students have the option of choosing a general approach to Economics or a more specialised approach focusing on subjects like finance, development economics, public spending policy and much more. No matter what you chose as your focus, you will attain the title of MSc in Economics upon graduation.
The intention of this flexibility in course choice is to offer an MSc degree programme full of diversity, reflection and knowledge-sharing.
The recent economic crisis has increased the demand for skilled economists enormously. There are infinite career opportunities for an MSc in Economics, such as:
Studying Economics is not only about sitting nose deep in your books. There are many social events and other facilities that give you a chance of being a part of the study environment.
鈥淐af茅litten鈥� is the place where you can play PS4 or table football and discuss the unfair amount of homework with other students of Economics. Find 鈥淩eal l鈥橦么pital鈥� on Facebook to play football with fellow students; go grab a beer at 鈥淜ommunen鈥� and stay all night for the Friday party, which is alternately hosted by one of the six departments on Campus.
There are study trips twice a year; one in Europe and another one outside of Europe, and moreover, there is an annual skiing trip to France during the winter.
These social events are just a handful of the many things that you can spend your spare time on.
If you want to improve the academic level and general state of the Department of Economics, you can become a member of the student organization called 鈥淧olitr氓det鈥�.
The Faculty of Social Sciences (SAMF) is part of City Campus and is located at the old Municipal Hospital (called Centre for Health and Society, CSS) in central Copenhagen.
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