Language and International Studies, English is for those who:

• are concerned with international humanitarian and political issues
• want to take their education near-exclusively in English
• seek a career with an international orientation
• are interested to strengthen intercultural understanding in the public and private sectors

In the programme, you will meet an international teaching staff and researchers who will broaden your knowledge on important topics in global politics and cultural trends. The programme includes considerable work with English language in an international context.

At the beginning of each semester, you and your fellow students receive instruction on a range of topics in international politics, culture and language. In the second half of the semester, you write projects on a topic of your choice related to the semester's central themes. Students often engage with the pressing issues of our time, from the defence of human rights to international environmental issues to cultural conflict in a globalized world.

The programme also offers study abroad. AAU collaborates with many universities outside of Denmark to help you broaden your intercultural understanding and gain even more academic perspectives.

After the Bachelor's degree, you can continue in a Master's degree programme worldwide. Whether you stay in Denmark or go abroad, you can specialize in the topics that interest you. Former students with a Master's degree from AAU have primarily studied Culture, Communication and Globalization or the Master’s of International Relations; others have continued with the Master’s programme in Tourism. Those programs are exclusively in English, and focus on intercultural communications, international relations, and issues of tourism experience.

• International Studies: Disciplines, Issues and Approaches (5 ECTS)
• 20th and 21st Century World History (5 ECTS)
• International Studies Project (10 ECTS)
• Problem Based Learning (5 ECTS)
• Academic Communication and Grammar (5 ECTS)

• Discourse Studies: Theories and Methods* (5 ECTS)
• Contemporary Social and Political Discourses* (5 ECTS)
• Project in Language, Politics and Society* (10 ECTS)
• Key Concepts in the Humanities and Social Sciences (5 ECTS)
• English Communication and Grammar (5 ECTS)

• Theories of International Relations * (5 ECTS)
• Contemporary International Conflicts* (5 ECTS)
• International Relations Project* (10 ECTS)
• Political Philosophy (5 ECTS)
• Professional Genre Writing (5 ECTS)

• Social and Cultural Globalization: Theories and Methods* (5 ECTS)
• International and Intercultural Communication* (5 ECTS)
• Intercultural Studies Project* (10 ECTS)
• International Human Rights (5 ECTS)
• Religion, Society, and Politics (5 ECTS)

• Organizational Studies: Theories and Methods* (5 ECTS)
• International and Transnational Organizations* (5 ECTS)
• International Organizations Project* (10 ECTS)
• Policy Analysis (5 ECTS)

Students should also select one of two electives (5 ECTS):

• Methods in Quantitative Research
• International Migration Studies

• Bachelor Project* (15 ECTS)
• Advanced Writing Workshop (5 ECTS).

Students should also select two of four electives (5 ECTS each; 10 ECTS total):

• Media Analysis
• International Political Economy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• The European Union.

In the Project Library you can find projects written by the students

Visit the Study Board for International and Cross-Cultural Studies here

In order to be admitted to the Bachelor's programme in Language and International Studies, English at Aalborg University, you need the following qualifications:

• Upper secondary school exam with a minimum GPA of 4,0 (Danish standard)
• Danish A (exemptions may apply - for Nordic countries please read here).
• English A or an acceptable IELTS or TOEFL or Cambridge score
• History B or History of Ideas B or Contemporary History B
• A second foreign language A or B (depending of numbers of years studying the language)

Please note that A, B and C refer to the course level - not grades.

In 2024 AAU offered 100 student places. All applicants meeting the entry requirements were admitted.

Quota 1

If you have a non-Danish degree that may be converted into a Danish GPA (grade points average), your application will also be assessed in Quota 1. For Quota 1 applicants, only the GPA of the upper secondary school certificate is assessed. Applicants are admitted on a competitive basis according to their GPA, so that the applicant with the highest GPA is admitted first and so on until all places are filled.

Quota 2

Qualified applicants in Quota 2 (25% of all student places) will be selected through an overall assessment based on:

• Grades in the specific entry requirements, i.e. Danish A, English A, History B and a second foreign language
• Activities up to a maximum of 12 months.  Relevant professional work experience, and/or relevant education & supplementary courses

Examples of relevant work experience

• Employment in international organizations (within private companies, public institutions and organizations, NGO's)
• Employment in academically relevant teaching and communication
• Employment in internationale sociale and political organizations (including volunteerism)

Examples of relevant education

• Subjects passed at bachelor degrees in humanistics and social science
• Subjects passed at professional bachelor degrees within the field of social science, health science and social education 

All activities must be documented. Activities up to a maximum of 12 months will be considered. If you are in doubt whether your activities will be taken into consideration, we advice that you submit documentation for all your activities, and the Admissions Office will select the activities that serve you the best.

In order to apply for admission, please go to the portal of the Danish Ministry of Education, optagelse.dk. Language and International Studies, English´s admission area no. is 25457.

It is important that you read our guide How to apply to Aalborg University. Please, also note our information about general entry requirements.

Information concerning admission requirements in general may be found on the website of the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education. On this page you can also find information on whether the level of a foreign certificate meets the general entry requirements.

At www.optagelse.dk you must start your application process by filling in an application form and a priority form. This produces a Signature Page that you must print out, sign and submit by e-mail to bacheloroptag@aau.dk

Application deadline for all applicants holding a foreign entry examination

Your Signature page must be received at The Admissions Office before 15 March, 12 noon. Only the Signature page is proof of you applying for an undergraduate programme. Your application process is not completed until the Signature page is received at The Admissions Office.

Please note that students from outside the EU/EEA will have to pay application fee and tuition fee. Please go to Finances and Fees for further information.

For Danish applicants, please find information about Application and Requirements in the Danish Study Guide

Student Counsellor Ikhra Ismail Issa
Kroghstræde 3, room 3.123
Phone: (+45) 99 40 91 32 (OBS: answered only during office hours )
E-mail: studievejl-lise@ikl.aau.dk

Office hours
Tuesdays 12.30-14.40.

Study Secretary
Jamie Pedersen
Kroghstræde 3, room 3.245
9220 Aalborg Øst

Phone: (+45) 9940 9159
jamiep@ikl.aau.dk

Head of Study Board
Ben Dorfman
Kroghstræde 3, room 5.224
9220 Aalborg Øst

Phone (+45)  9940 9190
bdorfman@ikl.aau.dk