Master's Degree programme - admission and requirements

There is no required quotient for your qualifying exam. You must simply have passed.

You can apply for the Master’s Degree Programme if you have a relevant BA degree or similar, see more info here.

If you wish to apply, you must submit your application online by 1 March in the year you wish to be accepted. Graduates of Kolding School of Design's Bachelor Programme are automatically accepted to the Master’s Degree Programme the year they graduate and the following two years. If you wish to apply, you must contact the Study Administration by 1 March in the year you wish to be accepted.

If you will not be passing your qualifying examination until the summer, you should still apply at our website. However, you must state clearly that you are still studying, and upload proof of studies stating your expected graduation date from your current place of study, as well as a transcript of records (passed exams so far). As soon as possible you must send us your BA diploma, or a transcript of records stating that you have finished your degree. Design School Kolding must receive this on 1 August at the latest.

You may apply for exemption from the qualifying exam if special circumstances apply. The application must be in writing and be substantiated, and any relevant documentation must be enclosed. The application will be processed by the Study Administration. The exemption application has to be handed in along with the rest of your application for admission.

The school can make special consideration for certain types of disabilities. Applications for special considerations must be attached to the admission application along with all necessary documentation. The school must receive the application by 1 March in the year you wish to be admitted.

Please go to 'Do I have a qualifying exam?'

If you already hold a Danish MA degree, you cannot be accepted to the programme unless special circumstances apply. Please contact the Study Administration if you have any questions.

If you already hold a non-Danish MA degree, you cannot be accepted to the programme unless special circumstances apply. Please contact the Study Administration if you have any questions.

The study programme is the programme you wish to follow. At Kolding School of Design, you have three study programmes to choose from:
• Design for People
• Design for Planet
• Design for Play

Kolding School of Design does not conduct formal admission interviews. Instead, you are asked to upload a short film as part of your application. However, if we need you to elaborate on your application, we might subsequently ask you to participate in an online interview.

Please make a two-minute video pitch to present yourself and your professional background. For one of the two minutes you must speak directly into the camera.

There is not a tuition fee for the Master’s Degree Programme for applicants from EU or EEA countries. For other international applicants, the tuition fee amounts to € 32,000 for the full 2-year programme (120 ECTS credits).

For more information, please contact the Study Administration.

Kolding School of Design offers three scholarships to non-EU/EEA citizens. You can read more about them here

The Danish State Educational Support (SU) 
The Danish State Educational Support (SU) is generally only awarded to Danish residents. If you are an EU/EEA student you may, however, apply for equal status in so far as the state educational support is concerned. You may be granted equal status according to:

• Danish rules 

• EU law 

For details on how to apply, visit the website of the Danish Education Support Agency.

If you are accepted, Kolding School of Design will begin the Visa application process for you.

All young people, who are taking a government-approved education can apply for at student flat. There is a housing guarantee for all students who move to Kolding in order to study. Please visit the website Studentkolding.dk

Some students choose to share flats with each other. You can look for roomies on https://www.facebook.com/groups/DSKDUNDERGRUND/ where you can also get in touch with your future fellow students.

Kolding School of Design cannot help you find accommodation – this is your own responsibility.

All students at Kolding School of Design have to pay a materials fee. According to Kolding School of Design’s vision, the workshops are one of the most important elements. Kolding School of Design has several workshops, which all students have access to. The workshops supply various elements, which combined with the materials fee ensures, that the students have the materials necessary to ensure a high quality of the practical part of the education.

If you are staying in Denmark on a residence permit, i.e., if you are here for at least three months, you are automatically included in the Danish Health Insurance Scheme after you have a CPR number. This gives you the right to free medical treatment by a general practitioner and in public hospitals.

Please note that with a few exceptions, expatriates from outside the Nordic countries and the EU are not covered by the Danish Health Insurance Scheme until six weeks after the date of arrival in Denmark. Such persons are advised to take out personal health insurance to cover those first six weeks.

Please visit the website StudyinDenmark.dk