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Bachelor in Graphic Storytelling

VIA University College (The Animation Workshop) · Viborg, Denmark

100% taught in EnglishApply via optagelse.dk (Quota 2), plus admissions test set by The Animation Workshop, not the CAOPortfolio/auditionTuition-freeAdmissions testOdd-year intake
Duration3 years 9 months
StartsAutumn 2027
EntryPortfolio/audition
Deadline (EU)15 Mar 2027
EU fee 2026/27No tuition fee

About the course

An eight-semester degree in visual storytelling, taught in English, covering craft fundamentals, storytelling, illustration, world-building, preproduction and applied comics, followed by a final production, an internship and a bachelor assignment.

Entry requirements for Irish students

  • Denmark accepts the Irish Leaving Certificate as an EU school-leaving qualification, but each programme can set specific subject requirements at Danish levels (A, B or C). The Animation Workshop does not publish a Leaving Cert mapping, so email VIA admissions (studieservice.info@via.dk) to ask which Higher Level subjects, if any, are needed.
  • Admission is talent-based: every applicant must complete an admissions test, and the school looks for excellent drawing and storytelling skills. Check the How to apply page for what the test involves.
  • The English requirement is not stated on the programme pages. Danish programmes usually ask for English at the equivalent of Danish B level; ask VIA whether Leaving Cert English (and at what grade) is accepted instead of IELTS or TOEFL.

How to apply

  1. Prepare your workBuild a body of drawing, comics, illustration and storytelling work in autumn 2026, and check the How to apply page for what the 2027 test asks for.
  2. Apply on optagelse.dkSubmit your application by 15 March 2027, 12 noon Danish time, using your predicted Leaving Cert results.
  3. Admissions testComplete the admissions test by the dates the school gives you in spring 2027.
  4. Results and final gradesIf you are offered a place, upload your final Leaving Cert results in August and arrange housing in Viborg before the course starts that month.
Deadline for Irish/EU applicants: Apply by 15 March, 12 noon Danish time, via optagelse.dk (Quota 2 for most international applicants), under programme code 47650. The programme admits once every odd-numbered year (the last intake was 2025), so 2027 should be an intake year, with study starting in August in Viborg. All applicants must complete an admissions test; the 2027 test dates are not published yet..

Costs

  • The programme page says EU/EEA students are exempt from tuition fees, so Irish citizens pay nothing. The page estimates dorm rooms in Viborg at 2,500 to 3,500 DKK (about 250 to 470 euro) a month, plus about 600 DKK (80 euro) for utilities.
The course takes students only once every odd-numbered year, and in 2025 only 22 of 205 applicants got a place. If you miss the 2027 intake, the next chance should be 2029.

At a glance

CountryDenmark
CityViborg
LanguageEnglish
Apply viaoptagelse.dk (Quota 2), plus admissions test set by The Animation Workshop
Places22 admitted out of 205 applicants in 2025 (intake every other year)
EntryPortfolio/audition
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Checked against the official VIA University College (The Animation Workshop) website: September 2026 (2027 entry). Confirm the 2027 intake, test dates and English requirement with the school. Always confirm details with the university before applying.