We invite you to Denmark to accomplish an international BA in Education in a wide variety of subjects.

Combine your study with unforgettable cultural experiences:

• meet new friends from all over the world
• learn new languages to broaden your career opportunities
• gain independence and confidence while living away from home
• challenge yourself and shift expectations of what you are able to achieve!

Why Denmark?

If you are still considering whether you should choose Denmark as the country of your international study experience, we would advise you to research on the Danish Educational System and consider the following statements:

• Our qualifications are recognized all over the world
• We concentrate on your unique personality and talents
• We promote creativity and innovation 
• We provide a fair balance between theory and practical experience
• You are safe here (Denmark is the safest country in Europe)

Four students experiences of Denmark

International student

Meet Melina: ‘Living abroad has made me realise I am more German than I thought I was’

19-year-old Melina from Germany shares her story of how she fell in love with everything Danish, and reveals that she has not once worn a dirndl.

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International student

Meet Marcus: ‘I feel happier than I have been in a very long time’

21-year-old Marcus from North Carolina, U. S. shares the highs and lows of his life thus far, and fears he may have played the most expensive game of Uno ever.

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International student

Meet Priya: ‘I can’t help but ask myself, “why do I deserve a better life than the schoolchildren I left behind in India?”’

32-year-old Priya from India explains how she became an impassioned advocate for social change, and reminisces about meeting the love of her life by chance in the cobbled streets of Ribe.

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International student

Meet Flóra: ‘When my Slovak friends told me about life in Denmark, I didn’t believe them’

19-year-old Flóra from Slovakia muses on the differences between Slovak and Danish schools, and reveals her alter ego from the Harry Potter novels.

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Bachelor of Education is a four-year program, which qualifies you to be a teacher of primary and lower secondary levels in Denmark (see facts on Danish educational system) in three subjects of your choice. This program is a mixture of theoretical instruction and educational studies combined with the practical experience of teaching.

During your first year you are taught to become an English teacher. You will be integrated in a class of Danish students.

You may have heard of former students who had German as their first subject. There have been new rules, and from August 2023 you must start with English. You can then choose German as your second or third subject.

You will also be studying subjects in psychology and education taught in English, as well as participating in the first period of teaching practice at a school. 
During the first year, you will receive intensive training in the Danish language at the local language center, planned in cooperation with the college (read more about language).
As a student at this international teacher education, you must live in Denmark. For all living in Denmark, you have free Danish Lessons at the local language center. UC SYD will pay the deposit for you at the Haderslev Language center. Living in Denmark supports your learning of the Danish language. In addition, it is free for you to study Danish. However, you must have lived in Denmark for a maximum of two years before starting the teacher training course if you are not good at Danish.

From the second year and onwards you will follow most of the curriculum in Danish; however, you will still have English as a teaching subject at second year. Furthermore, you are to choose two more subjects as your teaching subjects: science, physics/chemistry, geography, biology, German, art, music, home economics, sports (PE), history, social science, religion (RE). (Read more about the Structure and Curriculum).

The academic year runs from Mid-August to January (autumn semester) and from Mid-January to Mid-June (spring semester). Exams take place in June and January.

Teacher education in Haderslev has a strong profile in using new technologies in teaching and learning, thus, for example, the use of interactive boards, blended learning. One of the characteristics for the Danish way of teaching and learning is a friendly and informal atmosphere, which is highly appreciated by our international students. The syllabus is a mixture of lectures, group work, student presentations, and project-oriented learning. Read more here.

Florence and Julia interned at Starup School

Florence from Kenya and Julia from Finland interned at Starup School

The sole task of the Danish primary school may seem to be educating children, but this is not their sole teaching obligation. It is also an integral part of our teacher students education, and a place for them to practice their theoretical learning through the four internships that are a part of...

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Post-graduation opportunities

After graduating the Danish Bachelor of Education, you have a great variety of job possibilities. First of all, you are fully prepared to be a teacher in Danish primary and lower secondary schools: public, private and international. Moreover, as a native language speaker you have even better chances to get employed as a foreign language teacher compared to Danish students.

A Danish Bachelor of Education Degree is fully recognized and accepted in Europe and all over the world. However, you might need to take some additional courses or practical lessons connected with teacher education, according to the requirements of the country in question. In case you are not planning to work straight after graduation, you can apply for Master's Degree based on your Bachelor of Education at Universities in Denmark or other countries.

No matter what you choose to do after graduation, you can be sure you are well prepared for a future full of new horizons and opportunities!

Admission requirements

The admission requirements for international students can include one of the following certificates:

• The European Baccalaureate (EB)
• The International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur)
• The Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB)
• Baccalauréat Français International (BFI)
• Another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate.

You are also welcome to apply if you are in the final year at secondary school.

To see if your qualifications fulfill the requirements for Higher Education programmes in Denmark, please check the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education.

In addition to these high school requirements, you must also

• Take up residence in Denmark

Specific requirements

Applicants applying for the International Teacher Education Programme must have an average mark of 7,0 according to the Danish grading scale. 

If the average mark is below 7,0, or if you come from a high school not recognized by us, you will have to participate in an online admission interview. Furthermore, if you are just finishing your upper-secondary school in June and do not have the final results yet, you will also have to participate in an online admission interview.

The purpose of the admission interview is an individual screening of your suitability for study in relation to both academics and profession. 

When we have assessed your application, you will receive more information on how to book an online admission interview on nemStudie.dk.

Just for information, you also have to attend a guidance interview in addition to the admission interview

English language requirements:

The International Teacher Education Programme is taught in English the first year, therefore it is required for applicants to submit proof of English proficiency equivalent at least to English B level in Denmark to enter the program.

We need your school leaving certificate with a specialization document of English or certificates in one of the following English tests:

• ets.org: minimum score 83
• coe.int: minimum score B2 (for students studying to become English teacher)
• ielts.org: minimum score 6,5

If you haven´t completed one of the above tests, you must submit a verification form from your school. The verification form must show how many English lessons you have or will completed during the final three years of your high school.

You can use the following verification form if your school doesn’t provide one.

• Verification form

Facing an online admission interview?

If your average grades are under 7, or if you do not know your final average grades yet, you will have to attend an online admission interview. You might think that sounds a bit scary. But an entrance interview is not an exam. It’s an interview and a discussion in which you can tell us why you want to apply for teacher training.

Most interviewees (over 90%) are offered a place after attending an admission interview, which means there is every good chance of you being accepted.

Our concept for pre- and onboarding

Read more about our pre- and onboarding of all accepted students here.

Fees:

Students within the EU/EAA/Switzerland are not required to pay tuition. 

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students who hold a citizenship from outside EU/EAA/Switzerland. The tuition fee is approx EUR 5000 per semester.

If you want to learn more about the cost of living in Denmark and accommodation we have collected this information on our page for incoming students. Click here if you want to learn more.

The college campus is situated in the centre of Haderslev. The oldest buildings date back to mid 19th century, and our campus is a charming mixture of old and new. You will have around 650 fellow education students.

Haderslev is a medieval town with about 30,000 inhabitants, beautifully situated at the east coast of Southern Jutland on a 12-kilometer-long fjord and surrounded by an extensive lake system, 50 km north of the Danish-German border. There are many leisure time possibilities like sports, concerts, cinema, cafés, etc.

Read more about Haderslev.

Alongside the usual course offered to all teacher students, you will receive intensive training in the Danish language. The Danish language training is free of charge if you reside in Denmark.

During the first year, all lessons are taught in English.

As part of the degree course, you must choose 3 teaching subjects (your specialized subjects).

First teaching subject, English

During the teacher education, you must choose 3 teaching subjects (your specialized subjects).

All our international students must choose English as the first teaching subject. You must be sufficiently fluent to participate in classes where English is the language and be able to become a teacher of English. During the first year, all lessons are taught in English.

An intensive course in Danish

During the first year you must take an intensive course in Danish alongside your other studies, preparing you to be taught in Danish from your second year.

If you already live in Denmark, you must be aware if you can be offered free Danish lessons, as it is only free for up to 5 years after you have arrived in Denmark. At study start you must have at least 3 years left of this offer, in order to finish learning Danish for free. After 5 years you must pay for your lessons yourself and the price is app. 20,000 DKK per semester.

If you have any questions in relation to the above, you can contact Haderslev Sprogcenter - Dansk i centrum as your training in the Danish language will be held here. For more information on Danish language education, you can visit Danskuddannelse til voksne udlændinge m.fl. | UddannelsesGuiden (ug.dk).

At speakdanish.dk you will find a few links to online Danish lessons so you can start in advance.

If you need further information which is not provided in English, you can use the automatic translator from online translations.

Take the opportunity to visit us at Campus Haderslev and follow an ordinary study day along with the current students, so you can get a sense of what the lectures and the educational environment are really like. During the day students and teachers are available for a chat. You can ask all the questions you need answers to.

For more information about your options, please do contact us (email skbr@ucsyd.dk). We are always ready to help. We look forward to meeting you!

Do you have any questions? Please contact us

Contact our international department

international@ucsyd.dk

Contact our team of counselors

vejledning@ucsyd.dk
7266 2250