Entry requirements

To apply for the Master's programme in International Security and Law, you need a relevant Bachelor's degree. You can apply if you hold a Bachelor's or Professional Bachelor's degree within one of the following areas:

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Cultural Analysis from SDU (gives you a legal claim for admission)
• Bachelor’s degree in European Studies from SDU (gives you a legal claim for admission)
• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Danish or foreign universities
• Professional Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Danish university colleges
• Bachelor’s degree in Law from Danish or foreign universities
• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Danish or foreign universities
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Danish or foreign universities
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Danish or foreign universities
• Bachelor’s degree in History (major) from Danish or foreign universities

You can also apply if you hold a relevant Bachelor's or Professional Bachelor's degree within Humanities. Your bachelor's degree must include subjects amounting to 45 ECTS from one or several of the following  areas:

• Law
• Social Science
• International Relations
• Comparative Politics

Applicants are highly encouraged to submit a list of courses, with course descriptions, which you believe constitute the qualifying 45 ECTS. There must be evidence that these courses, independent of subject matter, are taught using social science methods. Please note, that courses in history, or taught using historical methods, do not qualify. Fill in and upload this form together with your application. 

In addition to the above-mentioned ECTS requirements, we require:

• 5 ECTS of a course on Research Methodology and Theory of Science or
• a Bachelor thesis (Minimum 10 ECTS). A thesis is defined as an independent scientific work written at the end of the study program.

Language requirements

The programme requires proficiency in English.

All applicants are required to prove their proficiency in English. See the English language requirements.

Ranking criteria 

This programme has a limited number of study places. Applicants with a legal claim for admission are admitted first. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available study places, the remaining places are allocated between two sorting groups, non-fee-paying and fee-paying applicants. All applicants are assessed according to the following ranking criteria.

• Average mark from your qualifying Bachelor’s degree. If you have not completed your Bachelor’s degree at the time of application, your average mark is calculated based on the marks you have received at the time of application.
• Relevant experience (0-2 points): Your experience is considered relevant if it focuses on international affairs (i.e., international law, international security, or other international issues), or experience with domestic security or legal issues. You must provide documentation in the form of a CV and supporting documentation:
  
   - CV: Your experience can be both internships, paid work, voluntary work, etc. Experience is considered relevant if it focuses on the fields listed above. If you have any other experience which you think is relevant for this Master’s degree programme, please list it (including all relevant details) and explain why it is relevant for your application. You have a maximum of 1,200 characters including spaces. 
  
   - Supporting documentation for your listed experience: Documentation in the form of an employment contract, confirmation from employers regarding your internship or volunteering experience or similar. Please provide details such as how long you were in this role, how many hours per week and what kind of tasks you were given.
  
  
• Self-assessment of your qualifications (0-1 points): Please fill out and attach the self-assessment form, in which you explain how and why which of your courses constitute the qualifying 45 ECTS. There must be evidence that these courses, independent of subject matter, are taught using social science methods, and your argumentation for each relevant course must be supported with reference to the specific page or location in the respective course descriptions. Applicants with a pre-approved qualifying Bachelor’s degree as listed above will automatically receive 1 point and should not fill out this form.

Points for relevant experience and self-assessment are added to your average mark to form a total score. Applicants are ranked based on their scores. Available study places are offered to the applicants who achieve the highest total score.