Supplementary courses can help you meet the admission requirements for the Master’s degree programme you are interested in applying to if you lack one or more specific qualifications to meet the admission requirements. You can take supplementary courses at a university or a university college (e.g. VIA University College in Denmark).
You’ll find information about what Bachelor’s degree programmes qualify graduates for admission to the different Master’s degree programmes on the websites for each Master’s degree programme, as well as information about what specific qualifications your Bachelor’s degree programme must contain in order for you to be eligible for admission.
Aarhus University cannot provide you with an advance assessment of whether your Bachelor’s degree qualifies you for admission to the Master’s degree programme to which you wish to apply.
If you take supplementary courses during your Bachelor’s degree
You cannot supplement with single courses if those courses are already part of your Bachelor’s programme. This also applies to elective courses, even if you chose not to take them during your studies.
If you take supplementary courses after completing a Bachelor’s degree
If you take supplementary courses after completing a Bachelor’s degree, the courses you take can only be taken into consideration in connection with applications to degree programmes with no restrictions on admission.
You may take a maximum of 30 ECTS credits in supplementary courses
When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the Master's degree programme, we can include up to 30 ECTS credits from supplementary courses in our assessment.
Supplementary courses must be at Bachelor’s degree level
Supplementary courses must be at Bachelor’s degree level. Supplementary courses at Master's degree level will not be taken into account in our assessment of whether you meet the admission requirements.
You must pay for supplementary courses
You must pay for the supplementary courses you take yourself.
Contact us if you need help
If you have any questions about supplementary courses, please contact us at ma.admission@au.dk
If you want to take supplementary courses in order to apply to a Master’s degree programme with no restrictions on admission, you can take them before, during and after your Bachelor’s degree programme.
If you want to take supplementary courses in order to apply to a Master’s degree programme with restricted admission, you can take them before and during your Bachelor’s degree programme.
To find out whether there are restrictions on admission to a specific Master’s degree programme, check the section on admissions requirements on the degree programme webpage.
Before you complete your Bachelor’s degree
If you have completed part or all of more than one Bachelor’s degree, can we take up to 30 ECTS credits of relevant courses into account in our assessment of whether you meet the admission requirements. However, this is only possible in the event that you passed the courses in question before you started your qualifying Bachelor’s degree programme.
During your Bachelor’s degree programme
If you take supplementary courses while you are enrolled in your Bachelor’s degree programme, you must complete the supplementary courses in the semester that you complete your Bachelor’s degree programme. It is important to note that supplementary courses completed during the re-examination period cannot be included in the assessment of your admission qualifications if you have already completed your degree during the regular examination period.
Example: If you complete your Bachelor’s degree in June, you are not allowed to take supplementary courses in August, even if it occurs within the same semester.
If the admission requirements for the Master’s degree programme you want to apply to include courses that are not part of your Bachelor’s degree programme, you can explore whether you can take the courses in other ways, for example as an elective course during your Bachelor’s degree programme, or as single-subject course at your own or another educational institution.
After you complete your Bachelor’s degree programme
If you take supplementary courses after completing a Bachelor’s degree, the courses you take can only be taken into consideration in connection with applications to degree programmes with no restrictions on admission.
