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Top-up degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Design & Business (Top-up Degree)

VIA University College · Aarhus

English-taughtFree for EU/EEA/SwissEntrepreneurshipDegree: Top-up degree
LevelTop-up & Postgraduate Diploma
Duration1.5 years
Study load90 ECTS
LocationHerning
Fee, non-EU/EEA/SwissEUR 8,312 a year
Fee, EU/EEA/SwissFree

About this programme

Top-up degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Design & Business (Top-up Degree) is a Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma programme at VIA University College in Aarhus, taught in English. It runs for 1.5 years and carries 90 ECTS credits. The register gives Herning as the campus town. It lists the degree as Top-up degree. VIA University College is a university college in Central Denmark.

What you will study

What you study

Entrepreneurship and Innovation is an area of specialisation within the Bachelor top-up degree in Design & Business at VIA University College. The degree is 90 ECTS and taught in English, with the location listed as Herning.

The speciality qualifies you to work professionally with generating business ideas, projects and concepts. You can aim at starting your own company or at development work inside an existing one. The focus is the creative sector, particularly the fashion and lifestyle industry.

Through independent thinking and skilled action, you learn to identify and apply new ideas for products and services. Project management and entrepreneurship are part of the programme.

Admission, language and next steps

Teaching is in English. The register notes that top-up degrees are under reform in Denmark and points to the programme website for details.

Admission requirements and how to apply are set out on VIA's programme page for the Design & Business top-up. Check that page before you apply, since the reform may change the setup. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge; other students pay a fee that the institution sets.

Job opportunities after graduating

  • Founder of your own company
  • Business development in an existing company
  • Innovation work in an organisation
  • Project management
  • Concept and product development in fashion and lifestyle
  • Roles in project organisations and associations
  • Roles in the public sector

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 Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Design & Business (Top-up Degree) taught in English?

Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at VIA University College. 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 Herning as the campus town for this programme at VIA University College.

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 VIA University College before you apply.

What does it cost?

Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay EUR 8,312 a year, as VIA University College lists it. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. 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 VIA University College is linked from this page so you can compare.

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