MSc in Business Administration and Philosophy

1. English language requirement

The programme requires English at Danish level A.

The English requirements are very strict, which means that only the qualifications listed on the English level A page are accepted as alternative fulfilment.

The English language requirement must be fulfilled by the application deadline.

2. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

The MSc in Business Administration and Philosophy (cand.merc.(fil.)) is the natural progression for HA(fil.) from CBS. Applicants with this bachelor degree fulfil the entry requirements (including the language requirement) for the MSc in Business Administration and Philosophy.

Applicants who do not have one of the above-mentioned bachelor degrees can also be qualified for the programme, if they have an equivalent academic background, which covers the academic areas listed below in full and as prescribed. Your educational background will be subject to an overall individual assessment in order to establish whether your bachelor's degree qualifies you for the programme and the following academic requirements are met: 

* It is extremely important that you provide course descriptions (including literature used in the course) for all courses that you think may cover the area 'Philosophy and/or Social Theory and/or Sociology'. Depending on the exact course content, courses in qualitative methods, political science, non-clinical psychology, CSR, business ethics, and the like may also cover the requirement.

If you do not have enough ECTS-points to fulfil the entry requirement in Philosophy and/or Social Theory and/or Sociology through formal courses, you may write a “Background Assessment” where you explain how you believe you fulfil the entry requirement in Philosophy and/or Social Theory and/or Sociology through your educational background at bachelor level. The “Background Assessment” should be a maximum of two pages and must be supported by relevant documentation. Please note that the “Background Assessment” can be used as a 'top up' if you are missing a small amount of ECTS-points in relevant courses.

Please note that the “Background Assessment” is only used in connection to fulfilment of the entry requirement and not taken into consideration in the selection process (see below for information on the selection process).

How to find out if you fulfil the academic requirements

CBS Admissions cannot pre-assess your qualifications ahead of the application round.

We have already assessed a number of bachelor degrees, you will find them all in the list of advance assessments.

To find out if you qualify, you can do the following:

1. Check the advance assessments: see below if we have already published an advance assessment for your bachelor degree.
2. Self-assessment: if your bachelor degree is not listed in the advance assessments below, you can make your own self-assessment using the self-assessment form further down.

Advance Assessments

The following advance assessments are only valid for:

• the 2025 admission round
• applicants whose bachelor degree exactly matches the university, degree title and enrolment year listed

What is included in the advance assessment?
The advance assessments are based on the obligatory courses as listed in the programme regulations.

If you have obligatory courses that have been credit transferred from elsewhere, we will not use the advance assessment and will instead assess your courses using the available documentation.

If you have electives, we will assess these in addition to the obligatory courses.

Categories
The advance assessments are grouped into 3 different categories:

• Qualifying bachelor degrees: Your obligatory courses fulfil the academic requirements.
• Potentially qualifying bachelor degrees: Your obligatory courses do not fully cover the academic requirements. You will therefore need to either choose relevant electives or take supplementary qualifying courses to fulfil the requirements.
  Read more about how to qualify on Are you qualified?
• Non-qualifying bachelor degrees: Your obligatory courses do not fulfil the academic entry requirements and it is unlikely that elective courses and/or taking supplementary qualifying courses will help you to fulfil the requirements in full.

Your bachelor degree may be listed in different categories for different enrolment years.

Please note: Fulfilment of the entry requirements does not guarantee admission.

SELF-ASSESSMENT (COURSE MATCH)

If your bachelor degree is not listed above, you can make your own self-assessment using the self-assessment form.

The form can give you an overview of your undergraduate courses from both your bachelor degree and any supplementary courses you may have finished outside of your bachelor degree. It is a tool for you to match your courses with the academic requirements for the programme.

You can include courses you have already passed, courses you are currently taking, and courses you plan to take in the summer.

You can also use the self-assessment form to show how you fulfil the missing entry requirements, if your bachelor degree has an advance assessment showing that it does not fulfil all the academic entry requirements. If this is the case, you only need to fill out the form showing which courses outside of your mandatory courses make up the shortfall (for example, electives, exchange or supplementary courses).

Make sure to download the form and save it on your computer.

Self-assessment form

SELECTION CRITERIA

The programme has a limited number of places. If there are more qualified applicants than places, an overall assessment of the applicant’s educational background will take place, with focus on relevant courses and grades.
 

STATISTICS ON ADMISSION

In our statistics on admission you can find information about the number of applicants for the programme in previous admission rounds as well as the number of places.

See our statistics on admission