About this programme
Top-up degree in Digital Concept Development is a Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma programme at Business Academy Aarhus in Aarhus, taught in English. It runs for 1.5 years and carries 90 ECTS credits. The register gives Aarhus as the campus town. It lists the degree as Top-up degree. Business Academy Aarhus is a business academy in Central Denmark.
How it compares
Top-up degree in Digital Concept Development is one of 3 English-taught Development Studies programmes at Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma level in the register, offered by 2 institutions. 2 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. 1 is recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
Digital Concept Development is a 90 ECTS top-up degree at Business Academy Aarhus. It takes 1.5 years, is taught in English, and is for people who already hold an AP degree and want a longer degree and more job options. The programme was developed with design bureaus, web agencies and companies.
What you study
You learn to develop creative digital concepts that support a company's digital strategy. The work covers digital technologies, digital design, digital user experience and digital communication. You also get tools to work with AI in a professional context.
The first semester is creative digital design, with the courses Digital concepts (15 ECTS) and Digital value creation (15 ECTS). The second semester is advanced UX and business: Digital business (10 ECTS), Data driven design (5 ECTS) and Digital responsibility (5 ECTS). You then pick one elective, either Designing for the brain (10 ECTS) or Interactive design and development (10 ECTS). The third semester is digital solutions in practice, made up of an internship (15 ECTS) and a bachelor project (15 ECTS).
How the programme is organised
Teaching mixes dialogue-based teaching, project-orientated group work and individual assignments. Classes are small, with 20 to 35 students, so you have close contact with lecturers. You work in small teams on real cases from companies, and guest speakers bring experience and trends from the business community. Co-examiners from the business community take part in exams.
The internship is compulsory and you find the company yourself, in Denmark or abroad, with help from the academy's job and internship portal. You write a project report based on a problem statement from the company. Most students use the internship for their final examination project, where you specialise in a defined area of digital concept development. You can also take a summer school, an exchange semester or your internship abroad.
Note that the 1.5-year bachelor's top-up programmes at the business academies are closing under a reform. The last start date for this programme is August 2027.
Who it suits
It suits you if you have an AP degree in Multimedia Design, Marketing Management, Design Technology and Business, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship and Design, or Service Hospitality and Tourism Management, and want to go further into UX, concept development and digital business. You should be comfortable with group work, company cases and taking responsibility for your own internship search. The programme is for people who want to design and develop digital solutions, not just talk about them.
Admission, language and next steps
You apply through nemStudie, not optagelse.dk, because this is a top-up degree. There is one intake a year, in August. The application deadline is 15 March at 12 midday if you have a foreign qualifying exam or apply with special permission, and 1 July at 12 midday if you have a Danish qualifying exam. All documentation must be attached by the deadline.
If you do not have a qualifying Danish AP degree but have a comparable degree, the academy assesses your actual competencies and motivation. Contact student counselling to ask about options and any extra requirements.
English requirements depend on your background. With a Danish AP degree taught in Danish, you need English at level B from the Danish upper secondary exam or an approved test. With a Danish AP degree taught in English, you meet the requirement. Without a Danish AP degree, you need English at a level equivalent to Danish level B, meaning at least 210 hours of English in the last three years of upper secondary education, or an approved test. Accepted tests include IELTS Academic, IELTS Indicator, TOEFL, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, Cambridge C1 Advanced, Cambridge C2 Proficiency and the Oxford Online Placement test. Tests are valid for two years. You can take the Oxford Online Placement test at Business Academy Aarhus.
Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee set by the institution. The academy holds online information meetings about the programme, and student and career counsellors can help you choose.
Job opportunities after graduating
- UX designer, consultant or researcher
- Digital designer
- Digital product developer
- Interaction designer
- Digital project manager or project assistant
- Digital business developer
- Digital content coordinator
- Roles in web and design agencies or in companies with digital product and service development functions
Before you apply
For top-up and postgraduate diploma programmes the application route differs between institutions, so follow the steps on the programme page. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them. "Not recorded" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Top-up degree in Digital Concept Development taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at Business Academy Aarhus. Only English-taught degree programmes are in the register.
How long does it take?
The register records 1.5 years of study and 90 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Aarhus as the campus town for this programme at Business Academy Aarhus.
How do I apply?
The route differs between institutions for top-up and postgraduate diploma programmes. Read the application steps on the programme page at Business Academy Aarhus before you apply.
What does it cost?
The register records no annual fee for students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland, so ask Business Academy Aarhus what applies to you. The fee for EU, EEA and Swiss students is not recorded for this programme, so do not assume it is free; check with Business Academy Aarhus. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science at studyindenmark.dk. The programme page at Business Academy Aarhus is linked from this page so you can compare.