Admission requirements for Business Administration and Leadership

If your bachelor’s degree is on the list of degrees that have been preapproved it fulfils the specific admission requirements. If your degree is not on the list, the Admissions Office will assess if the academic content of your educational background fullfils the specific admission requirements.

We are not able to assess your qualifications before you apply for a master’s programme.

Bachelor’s degrees in Social Sciences  

• Business Administration
   
• Business Studies + Communication Studies
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Business Studies + Cultural Encounters
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Business Studies + International Studies
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Business Studies + Social Psychology of Everyday Life
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
   
• Erhvervsøkonomi – HA
   
• Virksomhedsstudier + Arbejdsliv (Previously Arbejdslivsstudier) 
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Virksomhedsstudier + Journalistik
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Virksomhedsstudier + Kommunikation
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Virksomhedsstudier + Politik og Forvaltning
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Virksomhedsstudier & Psykologi
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies
• Virksomhedsstudier & Teknologisk-samfundsvidenskabelig Planlægning, TekSam
  On the condition that the following elements are part of your education: Subject module course in Finance (5 ECTS), an elective course within Business Administration (min. 5 ECTS) as well as a bachelor’s project with Business Studies

If your bachelor’s programme is listed below you fulfil the specific admission requirements for Business Administration and Leadership.  

If your programme is not preapproved, the Admissions Office will assess if the academic content of your educational background fullfils the specific admission requirements.

We are not able to assess your qualifications before you apply for a master’s programme.

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

• Almen Erhvervsøkonomi
• Business Administration and Digital Management
• Business Administration and Service Management  
• Business Administration and Sociology
• Erhvervsøkonomi  –  filosofi
• Business, Language and Culture
• International Business
• Erhvervsøkonomi og erhvervsjura (On the condition that your programme includes courses in accounting corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS, and courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS)
• Erhvervsøkonomi og projektledelse
• Erhvervsøkonomi og psykologi (On the condition that your programme includes courses in marketing corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS)
• Erhvervsøkonomi og virksomhedskommunikation (On the condition that your programme includes courses in accounting corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS, courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS and courses in finance corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS)
• European Business
• International Business and Politics  
• International Shipping and Trade

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

• Economics and Business Administration  
• Erhvervsøkonomi, HA - Almen Erhvervsøkonomi  
• Erhvervsøkonomi HA - Digitalisering og forretningsudvikling   
• Erhvervsøkonomi HA - Energi  management  
• Erhvervsøkonomi, HA – Entreprenørskab og innovation
• Erhvervsøkonomi, HA - Generel erhvervsøkonomi
• Erhvervsøkonomi HA - Human Resource Management   
• Erhvervsøkonomi, HA – International Business Erhvervsøkonomi,
• Erhvervsøkonomi HA - Marketing og brand management   
• Erhvervsøkonomi HA – Strategisk Kommunikation  
• Erhvervsøkonomi, HA - Sports- og Eventmanagement

Aarhus University (AU)

• Business Administration
• Economics and Business Administration
• HA - Almen Erhvervsøkonomi  
• HA - Almen Erhvervsøkonomi med etik og ledelse  
• HA - Erhvervsøkonomi og erhvervsret  
• HA - Erhvervsøkonomi og erhvervsret med skat  
• Marketing and Management Communication  

Aalborg University (AAU)

• HA - Erhvervsøkonomi  
• HA - Erhvervsøkonomi og jura

Preapproved professional bachelor’s degrees

• Professionsbachelor i Finans
  On the condition that you pass summerprerequisite studies amounting to 10 ECTS within theory of science and methodology at RUC prior to entering the programme..  

   

• Akademiuddannelse som Markedsføringsøkonom/AP in Marketing Management (120 ECTS) + Top-up professionsbachelor i International handel og markedsføring/International Sales and Marketing (90 ECTS)
  On the condition that your programme includes courses in finance corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS and courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS. You must also pass summerprerequisite studies amounting to 10 ECTS within theory of science and methodology at RUC prior to entering the programme

   

• Akademiuddannelse som Markedsføringsøkonom/AP in Marketing Management (120 ECTS) + Top-up in Design and Business (90 ECTS)
  On the condition that your programme includes courses in finance corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS and courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS. You must also pass summerprerequisite studies amounting to 10 ECTS within theory of science and methodology at RUC prior to entering the programme

   

• Akademiuddannelse som Markedsføringsøkonom/AP in Marketing Management (120 ECTS) + top-up in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (90 ECTS)
  On the condition that your programme includes courses in finance corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS and courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS. You must also pass summerprerequisite studies amounting to 10 ECTS within theory of science and methodology at RUC prior to entering the programme

   

• Akademiuddannelse som Markedsføringsøkonom/AP in Marketing Management (120 ECTS) + top-up in International Hospitality Management (90 ECTS)
  On the condition that your programme includes courses in finance corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS and courses in quantitative methods corresponding to a minimum of 5 ECTS. You must also pass summerprerequisite studies amounting to 10 ECTS within theory of science and methodology at RUC prior to entering the programme. 

   

See examples of international bachelor’s programmes preapproved for admission to Business Administration and Leadership below.
 
For programmes not listed Roskilde University will assess if the academic content of your bachelor’s degree fulfils the specific admission requirements. We are not able to assess your qualifications before you apply for a master’s programme.
 

Cross-national

• ESCP Business School (Campus Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin and Warzawa) > BSc in Management
• EU Business School (Campus: Barcelona, Geneva, Montreux, Munich and Online) > BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration

Austria    

• Module University, Vienna > BSc in International Management with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship & Leadership or in Advanced International Management

Belgium    

• KU Leuven > BSc in Business Administration

Estonia  

• University of Tartu > Bachelor of Business Administration

Germany    

• Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel/Kiel University (CAU) > BSc in Betriebswirtschaftslehre/BSc Business Administration
• HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration > BSc in Business Administration  
• WittenHerdecke/ Witten/Herdecke University > BSc in Management  

Iceland    

• Háskólans í Reykjavík/Reykjavik University > BSc in Viðskiptafræði/Business Administration  

India    

• University of Delhi > Bachelor of Management Studies

Ireland    

• Trinity College Dublin > B.B.S. Honours Bachelor Degree in Business Studies  

Italy    

• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore > Major in Management    

Lithuania

• Vilnius University > Bachelor in Business Management
• Vilnius University > International Business

Netherlands  

• Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) > BSc in International Business Administration  

Norway    

• Handelshøyskolen BI/Norwegean Business School > Business Administration, BBA

Portugal  

• Iscte University Institute of Lisbon > BSc in Management  

Spain    

• Autonomous University of Madrid > Business Management and Administration Degree

Sweden    

• Jönköping University > Sustainable Enterprise development
• Jönköping University > Ekonomie kandidatexamen med huvudområdet företagsekonomi
• Jönköping University > Business and Economics with a major in Business Administration
• Lunds Universitet > Business and Economics with a major in International Business

USA    

• University of Wisconsin Madison > BBA in Management and Human Resources 

See the specific admission requirements for Business Administration and Leadership below. If your bachelor’s degree has not been preapproved, the Admissions Office will assess if the academic content of your educational background fulllfils the specific admission requirements. This is based on an individual, academic assessment.

We are not able to assess your qualifications before you apply for a master’s programme.

Specific admission requirements for Business Administration and Leadership

To be qualified for admission, your bachelor’s degree must contain 75 ECTS in the following subject areas:

• 5 ECTS quantitative methods/statistics
• 5 ECTS additional method of data analysis*(statistics in addition to the 5 ECTS or other qualitative or quantitative method corresponding in level to at least the first year of a Danish university programme. Data collection may be included to a lesser extent)   
• 5 ECTS philosophy of science and/or methods in Social Sciences* corresponding in level to at least the first year of a Danish university programme
• 5 ECTS microeconomics and/or macroeconomics   
• 5 ECTS business economics/accounting
• 5 ECTS finance  
• 5 ECTS marketing   
• 5 ECTS organisation theory
• 35 ECTS additional business courses/projects   

The University makes an individual assessment of whether your qualifications cover the above subject areas to a sufficient extend based on the documents that you upload with your application.

*If you do not meet the requirements in additional method of data analysis and Philosophy of science and/or methods in Social Sciences you may be offered summer prerequisite studies prior to the start of your master’s studies.

Please note that only formal qualifications (ECTS/credits) are assessed, and that the university only takes ECTS/credits passed as part of or prior to the graduation date of the bachelor’s programme into account.

If you have completed one of the following bachelor’s programmes at Roskilde University you have a legal right  of admission (retskrav) to the master's programme in Business Administration and Leadership:

Bachelor’s degrees in Social Sciences

• Business Administration (single-subject)

In order to use your legal right of admission to the master's programme in Business Administration and Leadership, you must apply for admission to the master's programme in accordance with current application deadlines and procedures.

If you apply after the application deadline you may only be admitted if the university offers vacant study places.