BSc Artificial Intelligence

About the course

A newer English-taught degree on SDU’s Vejle campus. Year 1 builds the foundations, including programming, discrete maths, algorithms and data structures, and a programming project. Year 2 goes deeper into machine learning, functional programming and calculus. In Year 3 you choose electives and write a bachelor’s project. SDU says the course gives hands-on experience of machine learning, data analysis and robotics through industry projects. Expect about 20 hours of teaching a week plus a similar amount of self-study and group work. You graduate with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Artificial Intelligence, with a right of admission to SDU’s master’s in AI.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• SDU accepts the Irish Leaving Certificate (Established). It assesses Leaving Cert applicants on grades alone, but recommends also sitting its online admission test, uniTEST, as it can improve your chances. Send your certificate, transcripts for your last 3 years and SDU’s statement of hours form.
• Specific subjects: English B and Mathematics A (Danish levels, not grades). Ask SDU which Leaving Cert maths level counts as Mathematics A.
• English: the programme is taught in English and needs English at Danish B level. SDU’s Leaving Cert page does not spell out whether Irish students are exempt from a test, so check SDU’s language requirements page or ask admissions.
• Quota 1 needs a grade average of at least 7.0 (Danish scale). Quota 2 uses an admission test (uniTEST, which tests problem-solving and reading, not subject knowledge). SDU advises everyone to apply in quota 2 as well.

How to apply

1. Check your subjectsLook at the programme’s subject requirements and ask SDU admissions if you are unsure how your Leaving Cert subjects compare.
2. Apply on optagelse.dkThe portal opens on 1 February 2027. Apply for quota 1 and quota 2 by 15 March 2027 at 12:00 noon (CET).
3. Register for uniTESTSign up on optag.sdu.dk by 20 March 2027 at 12:00 noon. The online test runs in April, and you only sit it once.
4. Upload documents and waitUpload documents by early July (5 July in the current cycle). Answers come in late July and you must confirm your place in early August.

Costs

• Tuition: EU/EEA citizens pay no tuition fees (university’s current fees page).
• No application fee for EU/EEA citizens (the fee only applies to non-EU applicants).
• Budget for living costs in Denmark, which are high. Rent is usually the biggest cost.

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