collageAalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanities, social sciences, information technology, design, engineering, exact sciences, and medicine. When it comes to engineering, Aalborg University is focused on developing engineers with experience from working with real companies in their semester projects. Also, focus is put on working in a team environment that develops the interpersonal skills, as well as team-working skills. U.S. News & World Report named AAU as the world’s 4th best university in Engineering – and best in Europe.
About Aalborg University
Aalborg University is a Danish university located mainly in Aalborg, Denmark, with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg and Copenhagen. It offers 76 undergraduate educations and 112 postgraduate educations, and several of those are conducted in English. The university is divided into four faculties:
- The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- The Technical Faculty of IT and Design
- The Faculty of Engineering and Science
- The Faculty of Medicine
With approximately 20,000 students, Aalborg University is Denmark’s fifth largest university based on student enrollment. The university is placed in the QS World University Ranking (2016–17) among the 350 best universities in the World. It is ranked 46th in the QS Top 50 Under 50, and it has a five stars’ QS Star Rating. In addition, it is ranked 58th for Electrical Engineering and 25th in Petroleum Engineering worldwide in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
When it comes to engineering, Aalborg University is very focused on developing engineers with experience from working with real companies in their semester projects. Also, focus is put on working in a team environment that develops the interpersonal skills, as well as team-working skills.
Aalborg University (AAU) was established in 1974 under Aalborg University Center (AUC), but changed its name to Aalborg University in 1994. The university is headquartered and located on the main campus in the eastern part of the Aalborg, but the university also has departments located downtown. In 2011, Aalborg University experienced the largest increase in applicants in Denmark, as the number of new students increased by 31%.
Master’s programme Tuition fee per. semester in 2021
Advanced Power Electronics (Esbjerg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Architecture, MSC in Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Architecture, MSc in Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Bioengineering (Cand.polyt) (Esbjerg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Biotechnology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Building Energy Design 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Chemical Engineering (Esbjerg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Chemistry (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Communication Technologies (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Computer Science (IT) (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Control and Automation (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Culture, Communication and Globalization (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Cyber Security (Copenhagen) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Development and International Relations (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Development and International Relations / China and International Relations (Aalborg/Beijing) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Development and International Relations / Global Refugee Studies (Copenhagen) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Economics and Business Administration / Finance (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Economics and Business Administration / Innovation Management (Beijing) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Economics and Business Administration / International Business (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Economics and Business Administration / Marketing (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Energy Engineering / Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Energy Engineering / Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Energy Engineering / Mechatronic Control Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Energy Engineering / Power Electronics and Drives (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Energy Engineering / Thermal Energy and Process Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Energy Engineering / Wind Power Systems (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Entrepreneurial Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Master’s programme Tuition fee per. semester in 2021
Environmental Science (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
European Studies (Aalborg) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
European Studies / China and International Relations (Aalborg/Beijing) 24,375 DKK / 3283 EUR
Geography (Aalborg) 34,725 DKK / 4675 EUR
Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Industrial Design, MSc in Engineering (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Industrial Design, MSc in Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Information Studies (København) 34,725 DKK / 4675 EUR
Innovative Communication Technologies and Entrepreneurship (København) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Intelligent Reliable Systems (Esbjerg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Lighting Design (København) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Management Engineering / Operations and Innovation Management (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Management Engineering / Operations and Supply Chain Management (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Materials and Nanotechnology / Materials Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Materials and Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials and Nanophysics (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Mechanical Engineering / Design of Mechanical Systems(Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Mechanical Engineering / Electro-Mechanical System Design (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Medialogy (København) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Medialogy (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Biomedicine (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Medical Market Access (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Medicine with Industrial Specialisation / Translational Medicine (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Nanobiotechnology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Operations and Management Engineering (København) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Robotics (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Risk and Safety Management 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Service Systems Design (København) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Signal Processing and Acoustics / Acoustics and Audio Technology (Aalborg) 50,775 DKK / 6832 EUR
Aalborg University Marketing Masters
The MSc programme in Marketing at Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS) prepares students for a career within sales and marketing. The programme provides you with an understanding of the elements within the marketing area and gives you a specialized set of skills related to market orientation. When graduated, you will get a master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration with specialisation in Marketing.
The MSc programme in Marketing has its focus within the marketing and sales area with the purpose of giving you a broad understanding of the core functions in organisations related to marketing and sales. The programme provides you with the necessary skills and competences to become a sales and marketing professional by developing your knowledge within different areas in marketing, including customer needs, relationships building, value creating, exchanges and branding.
The MSc programme has been designed and is carried out in close collaboration with an advisory board comprised of managers representing a broad variety of business. These managers help us to make sure that the courses we offer are relevant, updated to meet or excel current business practice and are in alignment with the expectations of your future employers. Thus, the programme combines a practical approach with sound theory to create a learning environment that is both challenging and stimulating. Moreover, the programme will provide you with a problem-based learning approach, where you gain knowledge by solving relevant theoretical and empirical problems.
UPON GRADUATION, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:
develop deep insights into customers’ needs and markets
use these insights to manage strategic decisions of the company
ensure that companies conduct sales and marketing activities efficiently and effectively.
work either as sales-, brand- or marketing managers within communication and advertising or in specialist roles within sales, marketing or organisational development related to costumer and market orientation.
ACADEMIC CONTENT
The MSc programme in Marketing is a two-year full time programme which is divided into four semesters and consists of a number of compulsory and elective courses taught by Danish and international researchers.
The compulsory courses make up the core foundation of the MSc. Marketing programme and provides in-depth knowledge about two important themes relating to marketing: value creation and value capture.
All educational activities aim to take authentic business problems as their point of departure by adopting case-based teaching, inviting guest lectures, organizing company visits, and facilitating company collaboration.
CORE COURSES
The following list of courses represents the core courses across the four semesters. In addition, elective courses allow you to further specialize in certain areas.
Customer Value, Marketing Strategy and Sales Management
Foundations of Customer Buying Behavior
Pricing and Sales Metrics
Managing the Marketing Ecosystem
Business cooperation
Semester projects
In addition, elective courses allow you to further specialize in certain areas. The following list shows the electives following this programme, which is available on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd semester:
Strategic Brand Management
Customer Experience and Value Co-creation
Sales Enablement
Contemporary Issues in Marketing
Read more about the courses (modules) in the curriculum – §18 “Overview of the programme”
- SEMESTER
The first semester consists of two compulsory courses and a semester project that revolve around value creation, marketing strategy, and consumer behaviour. These courses focus on how firms can generate superior customer value as a means to attain competitive edge. In addition to the compulsory core courses, students will have the ability to select two elective courses, enabling them to customize the programme according to their own interests and career goals. - SEMESTER
The second semester consists of two compulsory courses and a semester project that revolve around value capture, including the mechanisms that allow firms to capture customer value. Topics covered in the second semester include pricing strategies, sales metrics and management of marketing channels and ecosystems. In addition to the compulsory core courses, students will have the ability to select two elective courses, enabling them to customize the programme according to their own interests and career goals.
View 2nd semester electives catalogue spring 2021 (PDF)
- SEMESTER
On the third semester, you can choose to take ordinary courses or elective course together with a project-oriented internship, which allows you to apply what you have learned during the two previous semesters and provides you with valuable work experience. Alternatively, you can devote an entire semester to another study.
Read more about traineeship and study abroad.
- SEMESTER
The fourth semester finishes off the programme with the master thesis. Here students have the opportunity to work on identifying, examining, analyzing and reflecting on theoretical and practical problems related to marketing. This provides students a chance to focus on and specialize within a specific area of interest.
View the curriculum for the master’s programme in Marketing
Aalborg University Admissions
In this section, we will go over the admissions at Aalborg University. To apply to Aalborg University, it is essential that you follow the application procedure found in these pages:
English Language Requirements
Students studying at Aalborg University in English medium should meet one of these English language requirements:
- Minimum IELTS Score for Bachelors: 6.5
- Minimum TOEFL Score for Bachelors: 85
- Minimum CEFR Score for Bachelors: B2
- Minimum IELTS Score for Masters: 6.5
- Minimum TOEFL Score for Masters: 85
Language Requirements Pages
If you are interested, take a look at these language requirements pages for more information on language requirements at Aalborg University:
Bachelor’s Tuition Fees
The bachelor’s tuition fee at Aalborg University is 0 Danish Krone per year for domestic students and 102,600 Danish Krone per year for international students.
Master’s Tuition Fees
The master’s tuition fee at Aalborg University is 0 Danish Krone per year for domestic students and from 49,200 Danish Krone to 102,600 Danish Krone per year for international students.
Tuition Fee Pages
Here are the official tuition fee pages where we got the information from. Check out these pages for more information on tuition fee of Aalborg University:
- Domestic and International Bachelor’s Tuition Fee Page
- Domestic and International Master’s Tuition Fee Page
Rankings
Here are the world rankings of Aalborg University from reputable ranking sources:
- QS: #330 in the World
- Times Higher Education: #251 in the World
- USNews: #267 in the World
Bachelor’s Courses
Here are some of the bachelor’s courses at Aalborg University that are being offered:
- Applied Industrial Electronics
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Language and International Studies
You can take a look at complete list of bachelor’s courses at Aalborg University in the Bachelor’s Courses Page
Master’s Courses
Here are some of the Master’s courses at Aalborg University that are being offered:
- Advanced Power Electronics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Culture, Communication and Globalization
- Cyber Security
- Electronic Systems
- International Relations
You can take a look at complete list of master’s courses at Aalborg University in the Master’s Courses Page
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