Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Bachelor's and Master's (candidate) degree in Medicine
Faculty of Health, Aarhus University · Aarhus, Denmark
Bachelor- og kandidatuddannelsen i medicin
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Bachelor's and Master's (candidate) degree in Medicine Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
- Awarding institution
- Aarhus University
- Faculty / school
- Faculty of Health, Aarhus University
- Campus
- Aarhus
- Country
- Denmark
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Progression to the medical stage
- Applicants choose admission area 22010 (master's right in Aarhus) or 22012 (master's right in Herning)Progression guaranteed when conditions are met Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- Not verified
- Intake
- Week 34 (summer start) and week 4 (winter start) Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Bachelor's programme (Aarhus)
Normal body function, then disease, prevention and treatment, with a clinical stay
Location: Aarhus
Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026Candidate (master's) programme
Case-based teaching with clinical stays at hospitals and general practitioners
Location: Aarhus or Herning
Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Teaching language
- Danish — Program languageParts of the teaching may be in English and teaching materials are often in EnglishSource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- English — Classroom teachingSome teaching and materials in EnglishSource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Required prior qualification · RequiredQualifying upper-secondary examSource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Science prerequisites · RequiredDanish A, English B, Mathematics A and one science combination (e.g. Physics B and Chemistry B)Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Grade requirements · RequiredQuota 1: grade average of at least 6.0; 2026 entry quotients 10.2 (Aarhus master's) and 9.6 (Herning master's)Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Entrance examination · RequiredQuota 2 applicants are assessed 50/50 on relevant subject grades and the Unitest resultSource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- Unitest — RequiredQuota 2 applicants; applicants to medicine are invited to UnitestSource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
International admissions: International applicants accepted — Applicants without Danish residence who are not EU/EEA or Swiss citizens apply as self-paying students and pay tuition Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Deadlines
- Self-paying foreign applicants: application and documentation deadline · Annual intake (year not printed) · Non-EU applicants15 March, 12:00Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
- Quota 2 application deadline · Annual intake (year not printed)15 March, 12:00Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Tuition and fees
- Self-paying students (no Danish residence permit, not EU/EEA or Swiss) pay tuition; amount not stated on the page read basis not stated · MandatorySource: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026
Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Clinical training
Aarhus Universitetshospital — Teaching hospital
Aarhus
Placements arranged by the school
Master's teaching in Aarhus takes place mainly at Aarhus University Hospital, with clinical stays in the Central Denmark Region
Source: bachelor.au.dk · verified October 13, 2026- A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.
Recognition and accreditation
National authorization or recognition
Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.
Not verified yet
Institutional accreditation
Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.
Not verified yet
Medical-program accreditation
Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.
Not verified yet
Directory listing
An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.
No directory reference recorded
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Sources and verification
- https://bachelor.au.dk/medicin · Official program page · verified October 13, 2026
- https://bachelor.au.dk/optagelse/anden-optagelsesinformation/udenlandskeansoegere · Official admissions page · verified October 13, 2026