The programme gives you an in-depth understanding of the economics of agriculture, international development, resource utilisation, environmental impacts, and how to provide incentives to regulate food production and consumption. As a sought-after graduate, you will be able to contribute meaningfully to sustainable development and environmental solutions. The programme is offered in English.
To apply for admission to this master's degree programme, you must have completed, or expect to complete, a qualifying bachelor鈥檚 degree or a similar Danish or international degree programme which is assessed to be relevant. Apply for admission via the application portal.
Below, you can read more about admission requirements and which documents to upload in the application portal.
Here you'll find the different academic requirements depending on which qualifying degree you hold.
With a Bachelor's degree in
you are granted legal right of admission and guaranteed a place on the Master鈥檚 programme in Agricultural Economics if you apply in time to begin within 3 years of the completion of your Bachelor鈥檚 degree.
You meet all academic requirements if you hold one of the degrees listed below. Learn about when and how to apply. Note, however, that you still need to document that you meet the programme's language requirements.
If you have a Bachelor鈥檚 degree other than those listed above, you must submit additional documentation along with your application so we can evaluate whether or not you meet the admission requirements. Learn about when and how to apply.
If you have a Bachelor鈥檚 degree, Professional Bachelor's degree or equivalent from Danish or international universities you are qualified for admission if your programme includes the following:
If you have a Bachelor's degree in Natural Resources with the specialisation in Environmental Economics from 大秀视频 you are qualified for admission if your programme includes the following:
We may also admit applicants who, after an individual academic assessment, are deemed to possess educational qualifications equivalent to those required above.
When we assess whether you meet the admission requirements for the Master's degree program, Danish legislation only allows us to assess your Bachelor's degree. Consequently, you cannot study supplementary courses between Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in order to meet the admission requirements.
If you have passed courses/projects before you complete the qualifying Bachelor's degree, these can be included in the assessment, even though they are not part of the Bachelor's degree program.
If you only need the necessary ECTS credits in the field of econometrics to meet the admission requirement, you can be granted conditional admission. If you have been granted conditional admission, you must pass an approved econometrics course of at least 7.5 ECTS credits prior to your studies begin. The summer course has been approved. .
You can apply to have another econometrics course approved by writing to admissions@ku.dk. In the email, you write the name of the master's programme you want to apply for and write that you wish to apply to have another econometrics course approved in addition to an application for the master's programme. Also, state when you plan on taking the course, and attach a course description.
You are required to document that you fulfil the language requirement English B, unless you have a legal right of admission to the programme you are applying for.
Please note that you must have the documentation ready by the application deadline.
There are two application deadlines for Danish applicants and applicants from within the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
The application portal opens on 16 January. You will receive a reply by 15 May.
The application portal opens on 15 August. You will receive a reply by 10 December.
There are two application deadlines for applicants from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
The application portal opens on 15 November. You will receive a reply by 13 March.
The application portal opens on 15 August. You will receive a reply by 10 December.
Find information about available places on the study programme, as well as the distribution of students admitted last year.
Students with a legal right of admission are always admitted. In the table above, you can see the distribution between legal right of admission applicants and other applicants for the most recent admission.
What is a legal right of admission and how long does it apply?
If there are more qualified applicants than the available study places, after applicants with legal right of admission are allocated, applicants will be prioritised according to the following criteria:
Choose the category below that fits you and read more about how to apply for admission. You will also find information about application deadlines and documentation on the websites.
Bachelor with legal right of admission
Bachelor鈥檚 degree from Denmark
Bachelor鈥檚 degree from Denmark
During the MSc programme in Agricultural Economics you receive instruction in the form of lectures, seminars, practical, and theoretical exercises. There will also be a good deal of project work. You will be working both independently and in project groups.
You have a lot of freedom to personalise your study programme, as you only follow two compulsory courses during your first year. The rest of your courses are restricted elective courses, chosen from a list, or elective courses, where you are completely free to choose. You can, for example, follow courses offered at the Faculty of Science, at other faculties at the 大秀视频, or at Copenhagen Business School.
Do you want to turn theory into experience or explore the world while you study?
As part of your programme, you can use some of your elective courses to gain hands-on or international experience by doing an project in practice or choosing to study abroad.
In the second year of the programme you write a thesis, which is a large scientific project worth 30 ECTS, corresponding to four months of teaching. You can write your thesis on your own or in a group.
The thesis is often based on a specific problem, for instance a current challenge on which a researcher, institution, or company is working. Examples of earlier thesis topics are:
Upon completion of the programme you gain the title Master of Science (MSc) in Agricultural Economics (in Danish: cand.oecon.agro. i jordbrugs酶konomi).
The programme can be structured in two ways, depending on whether you start your studies in September or February:
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 60 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 30 ECTS
One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS. The table is primarily for guidance and may be subject to revision.
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| Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course |
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Study start in February is only for students with legal right of admission to the programme. Read about legal right of admission here >>
Compulsory courses: 15 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 60 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Thesis: 30 ECTS
One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS. The table is primarily for guidance and may be subject to revision.
| Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 1 | Block 2 |
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| Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | ||
| Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course |
| Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 1 | Block 2 |
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| Restricted elective course | Restricted elective course | Thesis | |
| Elective course | Elective course | ||
Choose your restricted elective courses from the lists below. Click on each course for a detailed description.
You are obliged to choose courses worth at least 15 ECTS from this list:
Choose your remaining courses from this list:
If you are more interested in the academic content, regulations, and examination requirements, you should consult the curriculum, which serves as the legal foundation for the programme.
There is both a curriculum specific to each degree programme and a general curriculum that applies across the faculty.
Please note that curricula are often revised annually. Any new versions will be published no later than during the spring semester.
Upon completion of the master鈥檚 programme, you will obtain the title Master of Science in Agricultural Economics.
Graduates in Agricultural Economics are sought after by business and industry, and it will be easy to get a study-related job in public and private organisations. You may also get an internship, for instance with an embassy abroad, where you get the opportunity to test and challenge your knowledge and skills.
Agricultural Economics is a social science programme that focuses on problem-solving economic methods and tools. You can assess agribusiness economics, as well as international, environmental, and development economics issues and decision-making processes.
You can work with legislation and relevant institutions, and you will be able to analyse interdisciplinary topics from an economic angle. At the same time, you are able to communicate academic issues and solutions to peers and the public.
You acquire in-depth knowledge about the economic policy landscape. In addition, you are provided with the necessary tools to analyse and advise on international economics, environmental, and development or industrial economics from a food policy perspective. During your studies, you will come across both national and global issues.
As a graduate you are, among other things, also able to:
With an MSc degree in Agricultural Economics, you may find employment with various institutions and companies in Denmark as well as internationally. You may, for example, be hired by:
I believe I have a more applied approach to economic issues, which is a major advantage in my experience in business life.
As an administrative officer in the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority which is a government agency under the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, we work with work with the utilities sector in my department 鈥� specifically the water sector, which is a monopoly sector.
This means there is a risk as consumers that we end up paying too much for our drinking water. To ensure this does not happen, my colleagues and I are seeking to introduce an artificial competitive pressure, so consumers get good, cheap water. This is done in part using a financial (benchmarking) model. I am project manager for the group working on developing this model. In addition to being a project manager, I am working on developing new legislation in this area. This involves helping to transfer the agreements made by politicians into actual legislation.
Frankly, it is essentially a matter of chance how I have ended up working in my particular area. During my studies, I held various student jobs, all in the financial sector. But towards the end of my studies, I stumbled upon a job with the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, with a job description that matched a course I had completed on the programme and which seemed exciting.
Given that it was also within the utilities sector, which I find interesting, I decided to apply for the job. Following my studies, I was employed full time in the same place. I have since held two other jobs as a consultant in private companies. I got these based on the experience I had gained in my first jobs. It was important to me to try out something different, so I took the chance when it arose and changed job.
I have now returned to my first workplace 鈥� albeit in a different position. Even though I am back where I started, my intervening jobs have given me good experience and a broader perspective that I am pleased to have. My career path has been largely 鈥榬andom鈥�. When I started my studies, I had no clear plan for where I would end up. I did not know what I wanted to work with, I just thought the degree programme looked exciting. I think my lack of a plan has left me open to trying new things when the chance arose. It has also sent me in different job directions during my studies.
I was sometimes worried at the time that I had too little direction. I now see it as a strength in my work, where I often draw on knowledge I have acquired through courses and jobs that are not directly relevant to my job. I was active in the student environment during my studies, and went on an exchange to USA for one semester. I believe both have helped shape me as a person and given me insight that I benefit from today. They also helped make my studies great fun!
I got my first (and current) job because of a specific course on economic benchmarking that I had done during my studies, which is not offered very broadly.
I am now project manager for the group that works with this particular benchmarking model. So I draw on the specific knowledge I gained on this course every day. The fact that we acquire these competences in my degree programme means that I work with several people with the same background as me.
That you do not have to have a clear direction during your studies, and that a student job gives you valuable insight into how your life as an economist will be after you have graduated.
