The Curriculum for Master of Science (Msc) in Economics and Business Administration

The Master’s Programme in Economics and Business Administration is a research based full-time study programme at the University of Southern Denmark, which represents 120 ECTS.
60 ECTS points correspond to 1 year of full-time studies.

In this study programme, students acquire knowledge, skills and competences within several subject-specific profiles, which enables them to contribute to the solution of societal challenges with a view to promoting welfare and development in society.

The objectives of the study programme are:

• To advance students’ professional knowledge, their theoretical and methodological qualifications and competences, as well as their level of independence attained at the bachelor's level.
• To provide students with the opportunity to study advanced academic aspects of disciplines and methods in the subject area(s) in depth, including training in scientific work.
• To gain competences in solving management and specialist tasks in the private and public sector and for participation in academic development work.
• To qualify the students for further education, including PhD education.

Competence profile:

See the competence profile under Course of study, § 3.2.

The underlying educational principles at the University of Southern Denmark are Active Teaching and Learning. Teaching at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences must live up to these principles, and the students, staff and management share the responsibility of ensuring that the principles are fulfilled throughout the entire course of study. The overall goal is to improve student learning on the basis of academic competency, academic development and pedagogical innovation in a committed learning community.

The underlying principles are implemented on a study programme and lecturer level. The impact of implementation for the study programme as a whole is described in the curriculum, and the impact on scheduling and the conduct of teaching and exams are laid out in each course description and lecture plan.

Based on the competency profile, the study programme in [the name of the study programme] particularly attach importance to teaching forms that

• supports active participation in learning activities.
• supports, and enables the student to, achieve the learning goals both in the specific courses, as well as on the programme as a whole.
• may require the student to participate in presentations.
• may require preparation of reports both individually and in groups.
• in specific courses there may be possibilities for contacts and/or cooperation with companies/organizations.
• forms connection between theory and practice.

The following Bachelor’s degree from SDU gives a legal claim for admission to the Master’s
degree programme in MSc in Economics and Business administration:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Business Administration - SDU.
  Please note that the right to admission applies to the MSc program, however not to a specific profile.
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Market and Management Anthropology - SDU (from 1 September 2024)
  Please note that the right to admission applies to the MSc program, however not to a specific profile.

 The following
Bachelor’s degrees fulfil the academic requirements for admission to the Master´s degree programme in Economics and Business Administration:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Business Administration - SDU (After expiration of legal claim, see § 2.1.)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Market and Management Anthropology - SDU (After expiration of legal claim, see §2.1.)
  
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Business Administration – Danish Universities
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics - profile in Business Economics – SDU

The following Bachelor’s degrees fulfil the academic requirements for admission to the Master’s degree programme in Economics and Business Administration if the listed courses are included in the degree:

• Bachelor of Science in Economics, profile in Economics – SDU
  - Organizational Theory (5 ECTS)
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics- Economics (BSc scient.oecon), profile in Economics – SDU
  - Organizational Theory (5 ECTS)
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration and Commercial Law - SDU
  - Curriculum from 2015 – 2017 gives access
  - Curriculum from 1 September 2018 onwards:
     -  Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business, Language and Culture, English or German – SDU
  (Former programmes  in French, Arabic and Chinese is no longer offered at SDU).
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Bachelor Arts (BA) in Business, Language and Culture, International Turism and Leisure Management and Hotel Management – SDU
  (The programmes are no longer offered at SDU).
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in International Business and Foreign Languages (BA.Int) – SDU, Sønderborg/Flensborg.
  - Marketing (5 ECTS). The elective course “International Marketing Management” fulfills the requirements.
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS). If the course “Investment and Finance” is included in the degree with at least 5 ECTS, the subject area fulfills the requirement.
  
  
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Design Culture and Economics – SDU
  (from November 2023: Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Design Culture, Fashion and Business Economics).
  - Microeconomics or Managerial Economics (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Statistics (5 ECTS)
  - Additional within the area of business economics and business administration (10 ECTS)
  
  
• Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering and Management (P) or Engineering in Global Management and Manufacturing (GMM) - SDU
  - Microeconomics or Managerial Economics (5 ECTS)
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  
  
• European Studies – Business Track - SDU
  - Curriculum up to and including 2016:
     - Accounting (5 ECTS)
     - Corporate Finance (5 ETS)
  - Curriculum from 2017 onwards: Does not gives access.
  
  
• Professional Bachelor in International Sales and Marketing – top-up to an AP in Marketing Management- University colleges in Denmark.
  - Microeconomics or Managerial Economics (5 ECTS)
  - Statistics (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  There are electives and course modules on the programme that can meet all or part of the requirement for subject areas – Offered by some University colleges in Denmark.
  This includes:
  - Elective course in Business Economics (min 5 ECTS) on the AP programme in Marketing Management – meets the requirement for Microeconomics.
  - Elective course in Statistics (min 5 ECTS) on the AP programme in Marketing Management – meets the requirements for Statistics.
  - Elective course Module ”SDU Elective” on the Professional Bachelor programme, (10 ECTS) - meets the requirements for Accounting and Corporate Finance.
  - Elective course Module ”SDU Elective” on the Professional Bachelor programme (14 ECTS) – meets the requirements for Accounting, Corporate Finance and Additional methods for analysis of data.
  - Elective course in Additional methods for dataanalysis (min 5 ECTS) – meets the requirements for Additional methods for analysis of data.
  
  
• Professional Bachelor of Financial Management and Services –University colleges in Denmark
  - Accounting (5 ECTS) – the specialization in the programme “Management Accounting” meets the requirements.
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS) – can be fulfilled by electives within the subject areas, (min 5 ECTS), for example “Kvantitative metoder til den finansielle sektor”.
  
  
• Professional Bachelor in Business Economics and Information Technology –University colleges in Danmark
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Statistics (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Professional Bachelor in Value Chain Management- VIA University
  - Corporate Finance, 5 ECTS
  
  Curricula earlier than 2019 will also have to meet the requirements within Accounting, (5 ECTS).
  The subject area within Organizational Theory (5 ECTS) is met in the (elective) course “Organisation and Continuous Improvement”.
  
  
• Professional Bachelor in Leasure Management - University colleges in Denmark
  - Statistics (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – Accounting and Financial Management (HD-R) – SDU
  - Organizational Theory (5 ECTS)
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – Strategic Sale and Marketing (former Marketing Management) (HD-A) - SDU
  - Organizational Theory (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  
  Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – Organization and Management (HD-O) – SDU
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration – Financial Counselling (HD-FR) - SDU
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Additional methods for analysis of data (5 ECTS)
  
  
• Graduate Diploma in Business administration – Supply Chain Management (HD-SCM) – SDU
  - Organizational Theory (5 ECTS)
  - Marketing (5 ECTS)
  - Accounting (5 ECTS)
  - Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)

For all other Bachelor’s degrees not listed above, please refer to the specific academic requirements in § 2.3.  

After an individual academic assessment, applicants can be admitted to the Master's degree programme with a different Bachelor’s degree than those mentioned in sections 2.1 and 2.2, provided that the Bachelor’s degree fulfils the following academic requirements:

• 5 ECTS Microeconomics
• 5 ECTS Accounting
• 5 ECTS Corporate Finance
• 5 ECTS Marketing
• 5 ECTS Organizational Theory
• 5 ECTS Statistics
• 5 ECTS Additional methods for analysis of data
   (statistics besides the 5 ECTS in item “Statistics” or other qualitative or quantitative methods for analysis of data, including mathematics and data collection may be included to a minor extent.)
• 5 ECTS Theory of Science and Scientific Methodology or Bachelor thesis (minimum 15 ECTS). A thesis is defined as an independent scientific work written at the end of the study program.
• Additional 35 or 40 ECTS within the area of business economics and business administration, amounting to a total of at least 75 ECTS within the subject area (being marketing, accounting, finance, organization, business/operational economics and the like).
  A total of 10 ECTS within the subject areas socioeconomics, law and statistics besides items “statistics” and “Additional methods for analysis of data” may be included.

Language requirements

English B:
All applicants without a legal claim for admission must document English language proficiency corresponding to a Danish high school level B (incl. testing) passed with a minimum average grade of 2.0 in the Danish
grading system.The following tests also fulfil the English language requirement: IELTS Academic with a minimum overall band score of 6.5, TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 88, CAE with a minimum score of 180, or CPE. For information about ways to fulfil this requirement, please refer to SDU’s website ((www.sdu.dk/en -> Programmes -> Master-> Apply for admission -> Language requirements).

Supplementary courses

It is possible to supplement a relevant Bachelor’s degree with a maximum of 15 ECTS to meet the admission requirements.

Of these a maximum of 5 ECTS can be completed during the first semester of the Master’s degree programme. Any other supplementary courses must be completed before study start.

It is not possible to complete supplementary courses in Microeconomics and Finance during the first semester of the Master’s degree programme. These must be completed before study start.

Supplementary courses followed during the first semester must be completed no later than March 1st or September 1st in the second semester after study start.

Applicants are required to pay a tuition fee for supplementary courses. Applicants are allowed two exam attempts.

The possibility for taking supplementary courses to meet the requirements is contingent on the courses available at SDU in the intake period. If a specific course is not offered at SDU in the relevant semester, admission on the condition of supplementary courses will not be possible.

Supplementary courses completed at other institutions can be considered in the assessment if sufficient documentation for the applicant’s registration to relevant supplementary courses is present at the time of application. 

The Master's Programme in Economics and Business Administration  is a rounded programme that builds on the skills students have obtained during the qualifying bachelor programme. The programme consists of a number of courses, each taking up a number of ECTS credits. The courses are organised in a series of modules – in the following referred to as profiles.

The student apply to a specific profile. Choice of profile gives the student the opportunity to target his or her competences at specific jobs through the courses in the profile. The content of profiles is described in this curriculum.

It is stated in the description of the individual profile whether it is offered in Danish or English. As for the English profiles, the Study Board can decide to change the language of teaching in a particular course from English to Danish“ if there are no international students attending the course and a Danish speaking lecturer is teaching the course and the profile description does not state that the language of teaching will be English.

The examinations in the English profiles are conducted in English or Danish. However, if the examiner and/or the external examiner are not Danish speakers the examination will always be conducted in English. It may be required for the particular profile that the examinations of the students enrolled are in English with respect to the compulsory subjects. This will appear from the profile description. 

It is not possible to obtain a MSc in Economics and Business Administration at the University of Southern Denmark without selecting a specific profile.

The Master's Programme in Economics and Business Administration120 ECTS consists of

Constituent compulsory courses, 90 ECTS, including Master´s thesis, 30 ECTS
Elective courses or Study abroad, 30 ECTS

In addition to the major subject the student can choose a minor subject of either 45 or 75 ECTS. The minor subject must be chosen from the minor subjects offered by the University of Southern Denmark or other universities.The programme structure is described in the profile descriptions.

At least 60 ECTS credits of the profile are mandatory. These courses provide knowledge which, within the boundaries of the profile, is based on the highest international research.

At least 10 ECTS credits of the mandatory courses must supply knowledge about and skills within the scientific methods of the subject area of the profile allowing the graduate to master these methods and assess and elective courses. These are specified in the profile descriptions.

A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30 ECTS in the profile are electives. Electives courses must be within the fields of business administration, related subjects or within the economics area.(Cf Appendix 1, section 3.2 of the University Programme order: The programme consists of economics and business administration subjects and related methodology subjects which explore specific disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas studied at bachelor level in greater depth. The master's (candidatus) programme may also include the study of macroeconomics).

Electives must not overlap with compulsory courses and must not overlap with the admission requirements for the programme. The Study Board decides the current electives on the individual profiles prior to the start of each semester. The Study Board may approve additional elective courses after individual application, if these courses meet the requirements for electives.

Study circles:

Apart from the regular supply of courses, one or several study circles may formed. A study circle consists of a small number of students who, in collaboration with an instructor, organizes a series of lectures/a course which is equivalent to a normal mater programme course.

Study circles may be an initiative of student as well as departments. A minimum of four students is required in order for at study circle to be formed. The students agree on goals description, topic, form of examination, and syllabus with an instructor, and applies with the Study Board via written application with the instructors signature and the names of the students for permission to form the study circle. The Study Board may assess applications for study circles at any time during the year.

Study circles may be commenced and completed regardless of semester divisions. The Study Board and the programme and profile directors jointly settle the demands for of the individual course.

If a course have to few students registered for participation, a study circle may be formed instead. In this case the course is conducted in every aspect as stated in the original course description and only varies in terms of form of teaching.

The 1st semester of the Master's Programme focuses on the basic theories and methods that are used within the subject field of the education, as well as the basic theories and methods that are used within the subject field of the education, thereby creating a link to the theoretical and methodological competencies that the students have acquired from the qualifying Bachelor Programme.

In the 2nd semester of the Master's Programme, the perspectives from the 1st semester are broadened, and the theoretical and methodological competences from the 1st semester are built on.

When assessing the Master's thesis emphasis must, in addition to their academic content, also be placed on students' spelling and formulation skills, regardless of the language the assignment is written in.

Unless the spelling and formulation skills are an essential part of the purpose of the test, the university may grant exemptions from this rule, if the student can document a relevant disability, cf. § 11, subsection 5 in the Examination Order (eksamensbekendtgørelsen).

The Study Board´s additional provisions:
The impact of the student´s spelling and writing skills on the grade is limited, unless there are considerable marked deviations from the usual academic language.

Exams/tests can be either internal or external.
External exams/tests are graded by one or more examiners and at least one external examiner appointed by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science.

Internal exams/tests are graded by one or more teachers (examiners) appointed by the university among the teachers at the university.

External exams/tests must cover the important parts of the study programme, including the Master's thesis. At least 1/3 of a study programme’s total ECTS points must be documented by external exams/tests, excl exams/tests for which credits have been transferred.

It is evident from the individual course description whether an exam/test is internally or externally assessed.

Exams/tests are conducted in the teaching language, unless the purpose of the exam/test wholly or partially is to document abilities in a specific language.
Exams/tests may be conducted in Swedish and Norwegian, unless Danish skills is part of the academic learning goals.

If a course has been taught in both Danish and English, the examination language(s) that applies to the examination/test, will appear from the course description. 

The Study Board´s additional provisions:
It appears from the profile description if there are special rules governing the examination language.
The examination language is stipulated in the course description.

Choice of the form of examination in each individual course must take several factors into account. There must be a clear connection between the individual course’s purpose, content, learning activities and examination form, so that the examination result in the individual course reflects the student's level of achievement of the learning objectives of the course. 

For the programme as a whole, the aim is to have a variation of examination forms across courses, so that the students overall are tested in the different types of knowledge, skills and competencies that are represented in the competency profile. This is to ensure that the student's overall examination results reflects the student's level of achievement of the programme's learning objectives.

Disciplinary measures may be taken in cases of cheating in exams/tests or disruptive behaviour during exams, cf. Rules for disciplinary measures against students at University of Southern Denmark. Find the rules on the study page at mitSDU.dk under "Guidance and support" - "Study regulations". 

The university may grant exeptions from determined test- or exam conditions, such as offering special conditions to students with physical or mental disabilities, and to students whose native language is not Danish, when the university finds it is necessary to equate these students with other students. It is a condition that the offer does not change the academic level of the exam or test. Reference is made to § 6 in the Examination Order (eksamensbekendtgørelsen).

Exams/tests are arranged individually or as group exams. An assessment of the student's individual performance must be given for individual exams/tests as well as for group exams, and an individual grade must be given.

It is evident from the individual course description if an exam/test is arranged as a group exam. If an exam/test is arranged as a group exam, the group size, length of the examination, and the possibility to choose an individual examination, is evident from the individual course description.

If a written assignment does not meet the formal requirements determined in the individual course description, including the demand of individualisation, the assignment can be rejected. If the assesment is rejected, an assessment will not be given and the student has used an examination attempt, reference is made to § 22 in the Examination Order (eksamensbekendtgørelsen).

Reference is made to §§ 13, 15 and 23, subsection 2 of the Examination Order (eksamensbekendtgørelsen) and to the examination requirements in the respective course descriptions.

The Study Board’s additional provisions:

As a generel rule, the maximum number of students in a group exam is 4 students. The Study Board may to deviate from this rule. If so, it will appear from the course description.

Written group exams, composed by a group of students, must state which parts of the assignment/project each student is responsible for, if the assignment/project is not followed by an oral exam. However, the introduction, summary and conclusion may be written jointly.

The re-exam in a course, is held in the same way as the ordinary exam/test, unless specific requirements concerning the re-exam are stated in the course description.

A potential alternative form of examination, for the re-exam, will appear in the course description, including conditions for when the alternative form of examination applies. 

The Study Board´s additional provisions:
For quarter courses in Esbjerg the following applies:

With effect from September 1st, 2024:
For courses in autumn the re-examinations are in February, and for courses in spring the re-examinations are in August. Deviation from the rule and further details are given in the course descriptions. Illness related make-up examinations are held at the same time as re-examinations in February and August.

Before September 1st, 2024:
If the ordinary exams of a particular module are held during the first examination period of the semester, reexams are offered during the proximate examination period. If the ordinary exams of a module are held during the concluding examination period of a semester, re-examinations are offered during the concluding examination period of the proximate semester.

A passed exam/test cannot be retaken.

The student has three examination attempts to pass an exam/test. The University may grant exemptions from the allowed number of attempts and allow further attempts, in cases where there are special circumstances. The question of academic aptitude must not be included In the assesment of whether or not there are special circumstances.

Upon re-enrollment in the same study programme at SDU, previously used examination attempts will be transferred, if the courses are identical. 

As a general rule, students at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences cannot be required to complete/pass prerequisites in order to take part in an exam/test.

However, exceptions can be made for seminar reports, project-oriented courses, bachelor projects and Master's thesis, where the prerequisites consists of approval of a supervisor contract. This will appear from the course description.

If the student does not meet the requirements set by the university to take the exam/test, an exam attempt is used.

All written exams at The Faculty of Business and Social Sciences are digital.

The university may decide that exams/tests are held virtually. The university must then ensure that the security measures correspond to the ordinary conduct of the exam/test in question.

Allowed exam aids will be described in the course description. Further reference is made to SDU's code of practice for exams, which can be found on the study page at mitSDU.dk under "Guidance and support" - "Study regulations". 

Each semester the examination syllabus is published on the course page in the e-learning system. Examination will always be held according to the most recent syllabus.

As part of the enrollment process, the Study Board must process applications regarding credit transfers cf. § 37 of the Ministerial Order on Admission and Enrollment (universitetsadgangsbekendtgørelsen.).

The Study Board must process applications regarding pre-approval of credit transfer if a student, as a part of his/her education, wishes to: 

• take courses at a foreign institution of higher education,
• take courses at other Danish universities or
• take other courses at SDU than those included in the curriculum in which the student is enrolled, and which have not already been approved by the Study Board as part of the elective courses that are offer.

Reference is made to  § 4 of the Credit Transfer Order (meritbekendtgørelsen) and the Study Board's website on credit transfer at mitSDU.dk.

In individual cases, the Study Board can grant credit transfers for courses taken, for instance, at another university. Reference is made to §§ 2 and 3 of the Credit Transfer Order (meritbekendtgørelsen) and the Study Board's website on credit transfer at mitSDU.dk.

The regulations regarding registration for courses and examinations at SDU ("Regler for tilmelding til fagelementer og eksamener") apply to undergraduate and graduate students at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. Find the rules on the study page at mitSDU.dk under "Guidance and support" - "Study regulations".

In addition to this the following rules apply:

Courses are always offered in accordance with the most recent course description. The ordinary exam and the re-exam is offered in direct connection to the teaching of the course. The third examination attempt is offered in connection to the next ordinary teaching of the course. The exam is always based on the most recent course description, including the most recent syllabus.

Cf. § 8 of the regulations regarding registration for courses and examinations, the 2nd and 3rd examination attempt in courses that are being phased out and are no longer offered, are determined as follows: Students who do not pass the ordinary exam will be registered for the re-exam (the 2nd attempt) in the same exam period, or in the immediate continuation thereof. Students, who do not pass the re-exam will be registered for the 3rd examination attempt. The conduct of the 3rd examination attempt will appear from the course description. Withdrawal of registration is not possible.

The regulations regarding phasing out courses and registration for the 2nd and 3rd examination attempt applies referring to the above, unless otherwise stated in the specific course description or in the transitional rules of the study programme - reference is made to the section "course of study" for your study programme.

In cases where registration for a course requires that a previous course has been completed and passed, students who have not passed the 1st and 2nd attempt, must be given the oppertunity of participating in a re-exam in the same exam period (3rd attempt). The University must ensure that the 3rd examination attempt in the required course is examined before the ordinary exam in the later course.

Reference is made to § 9 in the University Programme Order (uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

For Bachelor and Master students at The Faculty of Business and Social Science, SDU's Rules for latest completion of full-time programmes apply. Find the rules on the study page at mitSDU.dk under "Guidance and support" - "Study regulations".

Students admitted to a master´s degree programme must have completed their education within the time limit of the prescribed periode of study + 6 months at the latest.

The university terminates enrollment for students who have not passed an exam for a continuous period of one year. Reference is made to § 55 of the University Programme Order (uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

The Master's thesis is a major, independent home assignment that must document the student's competences in the application of scientific theories and methods when working with a defined academic subject. The topic of the Master's thesis must be approved by a supervisor.

Reference is made to § 30, subsection 6-9 of the University Programme Order (uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

Further reference is made to the course description for the Master's thesis and the study page at mitSDU.dk.

The student may, upon application change to another profile, provided that it through credit transfer is possible to complete the programme within the stipulated 120 ECTS, and provided that there is available admission place in the profile.

Application must be submitted via spoc.sdu.dk. Application deadline can be found on the education pages on mitsdu.dk.

It the student applies for change to another profile within the first year of study, the assessment will be made on the basis of the required grade point average for admission to the profile in question at the latest admission period. For application for change to another profile later that after first year of study, the assessment will be made on basis of the courses passed on the profile in which the student is enrolled.

PhD students enrolled as 4+4 students can complete the Master’s programme on special conditions which are described in the Guidelines for PhD Programmes at the PhD School at the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. The student completes the graduate programme by passing the qualifying examination. The qualifying examination is equivalent to a Master’s thesis and it is arranged in accordance with the description of objective for the Master’s degree programme and it is, for the Master's degree programme, held with external censorship cf. the University Programme Order (uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen). 

Please refer to §3.1.

It is further noted:

Seminar:
If seminar is offered as a possibility in the profile, this will be part of the offered electives.
Rules on seminar activity will be stated in the course description.

Electives:

The student can choose elective courses:

• among other constituent courses on other M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration, which are not constituent on the elected profile, primarily among 1. semester courses or
• among the list of preapproved elective courses (to be announced) or
• apply the study board for permission to include a specific elective course as an alternative elective course.

If justified by special circumstances, the Study Board can grant exemption from rules in the curriculum that are established solely by the university. 

Complaints about exams/tests can be submitted to the university. For further information and guidance on complaints about exams/tests, reference is made to the study page at mitSDU.dk and §§ 33-45 in the Examination Order (eksamensbekendtgørelsen).

The university's final decisions can be submitted to to the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science by students, when the complaint concerns legal questions.

The deadline for filing a complaint is 2 weeks from the date on which the decision is notified to the complainant. The complaint is submitted to the university, who gives their opinion on the matter. The complainant must have the opportunity to comment on the university's opinion within a period of at least 1 week. The university sends the complaint to the Acency enclosing the opinion and any comments from the complainant.

Current transitional rules of the study programme are set out in the relevant course of study and in the related course descriptions, where the transitional rule is elaborated.

The curriculum has been approved by the Study Board for Business Economics on April 17th 2020 and afterwards by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 7th May 2020.

Changes to the curriculum:

The changes to the curriculum has been approved by the Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration and MSc in Auditing on April 19th 2022 and afterwards by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences on 21st April 2022.
Update of the legal basis with new executive orders with effect from February 1st 2022 (adgangsbekendtgørelsen) and September 1st 2022 (eksamensbekendtgørelsen og uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen)

The curriculum had been approved by the  Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration and MSc in Auditing on Oktober 24th 2022 and afterwards by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Changes has been made concerning:
§2.2. Change in language requirements for course of studies offered in Danish.

The curriculum has is approved by the Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration and MSc in Auditing on Oktober 24th 2023 and afterwards by the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Changes has been made concerning:
Update/clarification of § 2 regarding admission requirements
Update of § 3.2 regarding window of internationalization.
Update of the legal basis with Credit Transfer Order, with effect from July 1st 2023 (meritbekendtgørelsen).

Changes has been made concerning:
Legal claim from September 1st 2024 for the Bachelor of Science in Market and Management Anthropology.

Transitional rules and changes to course of studies / profiles (§3,2):