Entry requirements
To qualify for admission, you must have a relevant degree on a Bachelor's level. You are qualified for admission if you hold one of the following degrees:
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from SDU Odense - gives you a legal claim for admission
- Bachelor's degree in Game Development and Learning Technology from SDU commenced in September 2022 or later - gives you a legal claim for admission
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering from SDU Sønderborg
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Development from ITU
- Bachelor’s degree in Software from AAU
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from AAU or AU
- Bachelor’s degree in Cyber and Computerteknologi from AAU
- BEng in Software Engineering from SDU
You can also apply if you hold a similar, relevant degree in Science or Engineering. To be considered, your degree must include a minimum of:
- 20 ECTS in Software Development and Programming
- 5 ECTS in Operating Systems
- 5 ECTS in Distributed Systems and Networking
- 5 ECTS in Database Systems
- 5 ECTS in Algorithms and Data Structures
- 5 ECTS in Statistics
- 10 ECTS Larger engineering project
Notification of legal claim from September 2028
A territorial legal claim will apply to the programme from the September 2028 intake.
The following programs have a legal claim to this program:
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from SDU, campus Odense - gives you a legal claim for admission
- Bachelor's degree in Game Development and Learning Technology from SDU commenced in September 2022 or later - gives you a legal claim for admission
Language requirements
The programme is taught in English. If your Bachelor's Degree is not from SDU, you are required to submit proof of your 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 are assessed according to the following ranking criteria.
Non-fee-paying applicants
Study places will be offered to qualified non-fee-paying applicants based on the average mark from your qualifying Bachelor’s degree. Based on the marks from your qualifying Bachelor’s degree, a simple average is calculated on your local scale. If your average mark falls in the upper third of your local scale, 3 points are given, an average mark in the middle third of the scale elicits 2 points, and an average mark in the lower third elicits 1 point. 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.
Fee-paying applicants
Study places will be offered to qualified fee-paying applicants based on an interview.
Further information about the interview will follow.
As a Bachelor student at SDU, you can apply for permission to follow up to 30 ECTS Master-level courses even though you have yet to complete your Bachelor’s degree.
You can be granted permission if you have the necessary academic qualifications. The progression of your Bachelor’s programme is crucial to the outcome of your application.
Check to see whether you fulfil the conditions
By choosing your faculty below you can see which conditions you generally must fulfil to be permitted to take Master-level courses. Please acquaint yourself with the rules before you apply for permission since you must indicate in your application whether you fulfil the conditions or not. Read more here.
If you have previously been admitted to the programme, or already are, then special rules may apply when you apply for admission.
Find the scenario that suits you and read more: Re-enrolment, re-admission, transferring and change of programme
Have you completed a Master’s programme?
If you’ve already obtained a Master’s degree, you can only be admitted to a new Master’s programme if there are vacant study places in the programme.
Learn more about rule and the possibility to apply for exemption.
Have you completed another type of study programme?
As long as you do not hold a Master’s degree, you are free to apply for admission to a new programme.
