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NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

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The HA degree programmes (Bachelor of Arts<br />

<strong>in</strong> Ec<strong>on</strong>omics and Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong>)<br />

The HA degree is awarded after successful completi<strong>on</strong> of a three-year study programme at a bus<strong>in</strong>ess school or at <strong>the</strong><br />

universities <strong>in</strong> Odense, Aalborg or Roskilde. The student may choose from am<strong>on</strong>g various specialisati<strong>on</strong>s, for <strong>in</strong>stance HA —<br />

BA <strong>in</strong> Ec<strong>on</strong>omics and Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong>, HA (dat.) — BA <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong> and Computer Science, HA (jur.)<br />

— BA <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong> and Commercial Law and HA (mat.) — BA <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Adm<strong>in</strong>istrati<strong>on</strong> and Management<br />

Science.<br />

The HA degree programmes at <strong>the</strong> Copenhagen Bus<strong>in</strong>ess School give students all-round <strong>the</strong>oretical and practical competence<br />

<strong>in</strong> ec<strong>on</strong>omics and management. This enables <strong>the</strong>m to fill most functi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess enterprises, irrespective of <strong>in</strong>dustry or<br />

size. Students learn how to access and analyse complex problems <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />

The programmes c<strong>on</strong>sist of three blocks:<br />

Ec<strong>on</strong>omics<br />

Students view companies <strong>in</strong> a broad social perspective. Am<strong>on</strong>g specific subjects taught are <strong>the</strong> balance of payments, public<br />

sector f<strong>in</strong>ance, <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest rate level, <strong>in</strong>flati<strong>on</strong>, unemployment and o<strong>the</strong>r related topics. The block comprises:<br />

ec<strong>on</strong>omics<br />

descriptive ec<strong>on</strong>omics.<br />

Bus<strong>in</strong>ess ec<strong>on</strong>omics<br />

Students learn <strong>the</strong> skills and methods used by companies:<br />

bus<strong>in</strong>ess ec<strong>on</strong>omics<br />

account<strong>in</strong>g<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ance<br />

market<strong>in</strong>g and management<br />

corporate strategy and <strong>the</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />

organisati<strong>on</strong>al behaviour.<br />

Supplementary block<br />

This c<strong>on</strong>sists of <strong>the</strong> skills which give <strong>the</strong> necessary background for <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r courses:<br />

<strong>the</strong>oretical statistics<br />

data process<strong>in</strong>g<br />

commercial law<br />

ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />

<strong>the</strong>ory of science<br />

methodology.<br />

A wide range of opti<strong>on</strong>al courses is also available <strong>in</strong> c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with each of <strong>the</strong> three blocks. Al<strong>on</strong>gside <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al project,<br />

which <strong>in</strong>tegrates several subjects, <strong>the</strong> opti<strong>on</strong>al courses help make <strong>the</strong> degree programmes broader and provide candidates with<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir <strong>in</strong>dividual, bus<strong>in</strong>ess-ec<strong>on</strong>omic profile.<br />

The programmes comprise lectures, course work and written assignments. Almost all programmes <strong>in</strong>clude c<strong>on</strong>siderable<br />

amounts of project work which requires flexibility, adaptability and <strong>the</strong> ability to cooperate.<br />

All courses are evaluated. Exam<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s may be oral or written and are often based up<strong>on</strong> project work supplemented by a<br />

presentati<strong>on</strong> and an oral exam<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>. Evaluati<strong>on</strong>s are ma<strong>in</strong>ly carried out by professors and external exam<strong>in</strong>ers appo<strong>in</strong>ted by<br />

<strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Educati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

The HA degree qualifies students for bus<strong>in</strong>ess jobs as well as for cor-resp<strong>on</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g (or related) two-year candidatus (Master’s)<br />

programmes.

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