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THE DANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

University level programmes Programmes and courses
within the arts taught in English

First-, second- and third-cycle artistic and acade- Danish higher education institutions offer more
mic degree programmes in subject fields such than 700 programmes and over 1,300 individual
as architecture, design, music, and fine and per- modules taught entirely in English. For more in-
forming arts are offered at a number of artistic formation about courses and programmes in Eng-
higher education institutions at the university lish and courses in Danish language and culture,
level. Bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees are please see www.studyindenmark.dk.
awarded after 180, 120-180 and 180 ECTS, respe-
ctively. A higher education degree in film-making
is awarded after 4 years of study (240 ECTS). Mu- Other educational programmes
sic academies offer an Advanced Postgraduate
Diploma in Music of 2 to 4 years following the There are educational programmes which do not
master’s degree. belong under the aforementioned headings. The-
se include programmes within the police force
and some programmes within the area of defen-
Admission se, where admission requirements can differ and
vary e.g. from completion of compulsory schoo-
General access requirements to higher education ling or a VET programme to documentation of
are one of the general upper secondary school le- relevant experience.
aving examinations or comparable qualifications.
Access may also depend on specific requirements
such as a particular subject combination in upper
secondary school or a certain level of grades. Ad-
mission to some particular programmes requires
an entrance examination or submission of a port-
folio of artistic work.

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