CopMaster of Science (MSc) in BiologyUniversity of Copenhagen · Copenhagen, Denmark

Program Overview

Degree: Master's
Duration: 24 months
Tuition: DKK 260,000
Fields: Biology

Application Cycle

Dates and tuition are specific to the 2027 intake

Application opens: Nov 15, 2026
Application deadline: Jan 15, 2027

Multiple application rounds (other deadlines: Mar 1, 2027).

Documents Required

Please check the official program website (link below) for specific writing guidelines

Self-assessment form

Programme-specific form mapping bachelor’s courses/projects to academic admission requirements (typically required when the degree is not pre-listed).

Course descriptions

For bachelor’s courses relevant to admission assessment; use UCPH course-description template; Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/English.

Official transcript(s)

From the qualifying bachelor’s programme; certified translation into Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, or English if needed. Include grading-scale/credit-system description when not on the transcript.

Published Score Requirements

Academic: Bachelor's degree in Biology or equivalent; Listed Biology degrees meet academic requirements with English B. No hard GPA cutoff published.
Prerequisites: Relevant academic background; For other degrees: ≥5 ECTS in each of organismal biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, cell biology, physiology, molecular biology, microbiology, statistics, data science/programming (e.g. R/Python), chemistry, and biochemistry; plus ≥30 ECTS practical laboratory and field skills within biology.
IELTS: 6.5 overall (6.0 each component); UCPH English B (IELTS Academic/Online; One Skill Retake not accepted).
TOEFL: New scale: 4.5 overall (4.5 each component) | Old scale: 83 overall (20 each component); UCPH English B. New scale applies to tests from 21 Jan 2026 per central language requirements.

Historical admission data is not published.

Source

Visit the official program source