Master in Business and Development Studies (MSc)

Master in Business and Development Studies (MSc) is one of 10 English-taught Development Studies programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 5 institutions. 10 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 4,250 to EUR 17,300; this programme lists EUR 8,000 a year. 7 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

What you study

This is the Business and Development Studies concentration of the MSc in Business, Language and Culture at Copenhagen Business School. You learn to analyse how international business and economic development interact, with a strong focus on developing countries and emerging markets. That means understanding the complex relationship between the business strategies of firms and the development strategies of governments.

The programme builds on six mandatory core courses of 7.5 ECTS credits each. They map out the thematic ground and give you a conceptual framework for combining the academic fields and disciplines of the degree. On top of the core courses you take regional track courses, so you specialise in a region of your choice.

Language is part of the degree. You work explicitly on your written academic English and on your oral skills in French, German, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish.

Admission, language and next steps

You qualify for admission if you have a bachelor degree before study start, meet the language requirement before the application deadline, and meet the academic requirements before study start. Meeting the entry requirements does not guarantee a place. The programme has a limited number of places, and if there are more qualified applicants than places, there is a selection process.

Teaching is in English. Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay an application fee and a tuition fee set by CBS. Read the entry requirements and how to apply on the CBS application and admission pages, and find deadlines on How to apply at cbs.dk.

Master’s applications go straight to Copenhagen Business School, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. 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.