Curricula - common component for BSc and MSc programmes at Frederiksberg Campus 2012-13.

Content
Chapter 4 Teaching organisation......................................................................................... 2
4.1 Registration .................................................................................................................................................. 2 4.2 Courses with quotas ranking of students ................................................................................................... 2 4.3 Cancellation of courses ................................................................................................................................ 2 4.4 Complaints concerning teaching .................................................................................................................. 3 4.5 Use of computers .......................................................................................................................................... 3 4.6 Group work and individual assignments at courses ..................................................................................... 3 4.7 Access to e-learning courses ........................................................................................................................ 3

Chapter 5 BSc and MSc programmes organisation and rules ....................................... 4

5.1 The BSc programme organisation ............................................................................................................. 4 5.2 Structure of the MSc programmes ................................................................................................................ 5 5.3 Elective credits ............................................................................................................................................. 5 5.4 Credit limits .................................................................................................................................................. 5 5.5 Maximum time for registration .................................................................................................................... 6 5.6 Demands concerning the level of study activity ........................................................................................... 6 5.7 Leave of absence .......................................................................................................................................... 6 5.8 Teaching and examination language ............................................................................................................ 7 5.9 Prerequisite courses ...................................................................................................................................... 8 5.10 Special teaching and learning support (SPS) .............................................................................................. 8

Chapter 6 Study activities for which credits are awarded ................................................ 8

6.1 Courses ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.2 Written assignments ..................................................................................................................................... 9 6.3 BSc project ................................................................................................................................................. 11 6.4 Thesis ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 6.5 Project in Practice....................................................................................................................................... 17 6.6 Credit transfer ............................................................................................................................................. 18

Chapter 7 Examination rules ............................................................................................. 19

7.1 Registration and cancellation ..................................................................................................................... 19 7.2 Sickness ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 7.3 Aids ............................................................................................................................................................ 19 7.4 Use of computers ........................................................................................................................................ 20 7.5 Weighting ................................................................................................................................................... 20 7.6 Extended examination time ........................................................................................................................ 20 7.7 Appeal about the examination .................................................................................................................... 21 7.8 Exemption for the number of examination attempts .................................................................................. 21 7.9 The examination basis ................................................................................................................................ 22 7.10 Re-examination ........................................................................................................................................ 22 7.11 Individual assessment ............................................................................................................................... 22 7.12 Cheating at exams and plagiarism ............................................................................................................ 23

Chapter 8 Forms of examination and assessment ............................................................ 23

8.1 Continuous assessment and final examination ........................................................................................... 23 8.2 Requirements for attending exam ............................................................................................................... 23 8.3 Written and oral examinations ................................................................................................................... 24 Side 1 af 27

8.4 Practical examination ................................................................................................................................. 24 8.5 Portfolio examination ................................................................................................................................. 24 8.6 Forms of assessment ................................................................................................................................... 24 8.7 Anonymous assessment .............................................................................................................................. 25 8.8 Description of aims .................................................................................................................................... 25

Chapter 9 Admission to the MSc programme .................................................................. 25

9.1 Admission to the MSc programme ............................................................................................................. 25 9.2 Date of admission ....................................................................................................................................... 26 9.3 Language requirements for admission to Danish-language MSc programmes .......................................... 26 9.4 Language requirements for admission to English-language MSc programmes ......................................... 26 9.5 Completion of the BSc programme in relation to admission to the MSc programme ................................ 26 9.6 Conditional time limit on the BSc programme in relation to admission to the MSc programme ............... 27

Chapter 10 - Exemptions ....................................................................................................... 27

Chapter 4 Teaching organisation

4.1 Registration The deadlines for registration are given on www.life.ku.dk. Late registration for other courses is possible if courses are cancelled. Registration gives access to the courses Absalon web page. All course registrations and withdrawals are made on KUnet Selvbetjening unless otherwise specified. First-year BSc students are, however, automatically registered for the courses in the basic module. 4.2 Courses with quotas ranking of students If there are more registrations for a course than allowed by the quota, the students who have registered within the ordinary registration period are ranked in the following sequence unless otherwise specified in the curriculum or the course description: 1. If the course is compulsory, the student is guaranteed a place. 2. If the course is compulsory in part. 3. Flexible Master students if the course forms part of an approved study plan. 4. PhD students if the course forms part of an approved study plan. 5. Two reserved places in each course for foreign guest students. 6. If the course is elective. 7. Other external students. The following applies to the categories 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7: 1. Seniority students lacking the fewest credits to complete their programme have the highest priority. 2. Drawing of lots among students with the same number of credits. The Studies Office is responsible for the ranking. Students who are not admitted to the course will be advised by the Studies Office. In the late registration period, possible available places are filled on a first-served basis. 4.3 Cancellation of courses A course may be cancelled if there are fewer than 10 registrations at the time of deadline for registration for courses. However, compulsory courses cannot normally be cancelled and semi-compulsory courses (such as elective core module courses, *-courses, core courses etc.)
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can only be cancelled upon approval by the study board. The Studies Office will notify the course responsible, the heads of department, the directiors of studies and others, if less than 10 students have registered for a course. The department must apply to the study board, if it wishes to cancel a semi-compulsory course. Cancellation of a course must be communicated to the Studies Office via the department head. If a department chooses to go through with a course with less than 10 registered students, the department may apply to the study board for permission to conduct the teaching in a manner that differs from the original course description. If there are 10 or only a few more registrations, the department may cancel the course by agreement with the Studies Office until and including the first day of teaching if the lecturer can clearly demonstrate on the basis of contact with those registered that the actual number of students will be less than 10. Cancellation should be made immediately after the deadline for registration to enable students to submit a late registration for another course. No re-examination is normally held for a cancelled course. 4.4 Complaints concerning teaching Complaints about teaching are handled by the relevant study board. Complaints must be made in writing with statement of grounds. Complaints must be sent to the Studies Office. 4.5 Use of computers The Faculty of Science will assume that new students have their own laptop computers on commencement of their studies. Teaching at the Faculty of Science will be organised on the basis of this assumption. 4.6 Group work and individual assignments at courses Group projects can be an integral part of the day to day teaching and the form of this teaching. This also applies in instances where a group assignment is required in order to qualify for exam. The student must, however, always be given the option of handing in an individual assignment if this assignment is included in the assessment, cp. section 7.11. No more than six students can participate in a group. 4.7 Access to e-learning courses Only the following groups have access to e-learning courses where all instruction and examination is conducted 100 per cent electronically:

Ordinary students registered at the Faculty of Science. Ordinary students registered at another faculty of University of Copenhagen or another university. These are admitted as credit students. Ordinary students registered at a foreign partner university if the course is part of their exchange studies at the Faculty of Science. These are admitted as credit students.

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Ordinary students registered at a foreign partner university, who are not exchange students at the Faculty of Science. These are admitted as paying non-enrolled singlesubject students.

People who are attached to a project, organisation, partners, etc and with close relations to researchers at the Faculty of Science have also access to these e-learning courses. Theses are admitted as paying non-enrolled single-subject students.

Chapter 5 BSc and MSc programmes organisation and rules

5.1 The BSc programme organisation The BSc programmes are set at 180 credits and have a common structure with a basic module and a core module. There are also a BSc project worth 15 credits and electives worth 45 credits, in some BSc programmes electives, however, only total 30 credits. Basic module: Each BSc programme has its own compulsory basic 60-credit first-year module. The basic module takes place during the first year. In certain cases, however, a basic module course block four of the first year can be postponed till the second year, thereby giving place to a core module course. Core modules: Each BSc programme has one or more 60-credit core modules in the second and third years. In certain cases, the core module can be commenced in block four of the first year. A core module is compulsory. The core modules consist of a 15- or 30-credit core module thematic course and a number of individual core courses. A particular core module qualifies the BSc graduate for admission to one or more masters programmes. There may be deviations from the BSc programme structure in individual cases. These are given in the curricula for the individual degree programmes. 5.1.1 The first year examination Sections 15-17 of the Examination Executive Order specify the rules for the first year examination. Students must have taken the first year examination courses before the end of the first year of study in the BSc programme, and must have passed the first year examination courses before the end of the second year of study in order to continue the degree programme. Registration for exams in first year examination courses cannot be cancelled. The curriculum for the individual BSc programme specifies the courses, which are included in the first year examination. 5.1.2 Registration for core modules Students must register in writing for the desired core module in BSc programmes, which offer more than one such module. In some BSc programmes, certain core modules are only open for registration to a limited number of students. This is stated in the curriculum of the individual programmes. The deadline for registration can be found on www.life.ku.dk. If a student wishes to change core module within the same degree programme during the second or third year of study, a written request must be submitted. If a student wishes to attend a core module which is only open to a limited number of students, this will only be possible if the course is
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not fully booked. In the BSc programme in Natural Resources, special rules, however, apply for choosing and changing core module, please refer to the curriculum in question. If the student has more than 105 credits in his or her BSc programme, the change of core module must be approved by the study board. When changing core module, the student must ensure that the credit limits are not exceeded (cf. 5.4). Courses passed in the previous core module, which are not included in the new module, will be transferred as elective courses. 5.2 Structure of the MSc programmes The MSc programmes are set at 120 credits and contain a 30, 45 or 60 credit thesis. The extent of the thesis has been determined in the curriculum for the individual programmes. In addition, other compulsory study activities may also be included, i.a. a 15 to 30 credit thematic masters course. According to the executive order the MSc programme must include basic subject elements worth at least 90 credits. Basic subject elements include the thesis, compulsory courses and core module courses listed in the individual curricula. A masters programme must include at least 10 elective credits. 5.2.1 Structure of the Erasmus Mundus MSc programmes All Erasmus Mundus MSc programmes at the Faculty of Science are built up in such a way that the student attends one year at the Faculty of Science and one year at another university as agreed by the universities. It will appear from the curriculum for the individual Erasmus Mundus MSc programme where each year of study takes place. The Erasmus Mundus MSc programmes consist of thesis, compulsory courses and core module courses and do not include elective credits. 5.2.2 Registration for specialisation in the MSc programme In MSc programmes which offer specialisations, the student must registers for the desired specialisation in connection with his/her application for admission. A written request must be submitted if the student wishes to change specialisation. 5.3 Elective credits All courses and other study activities at the Faculty of Science as well as transferred credits (cf. 6.6) can normally be included in the elective credits. 5.4 Credit limits The BSc programmes are set at 180 credits. The Msc programmes are set at 120 credits. According to the executive order a programme cannot be set at more credits than listed above. The Faculty of Science does, however, permit up to seven additional credits for students who cannot exactly match the stipulated number of credits because of lopsided credit totals resulting from transfers of credit etc.

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If a student shows course activities exceeding these limits, credits transferred from other educational institutions will be disregarded first. After this, non-compulsory study activities will be disregarded in a latest first order. This rule applies to students who have been admitted to the present BSs or MSc programme in September 2005 or later. Students who were admitted to the present BSc or MSc programme before September 2005 are subject to the credit limits in the 2004/05 curricula. 5.5 Maximum time for registration Students admitted to the BSc programme from September 2001 to February 2005 must complete their studies within six years of the date of admission. Students admitted in September 2005 or later must complete the BSc programme within five years of the date of admission. Students admitted to the MSc programme in September 2001 or later must complete the programme within four years of the date of admission. Students admitted to the MSc programme in September 2012 or later must complete the programme within three years of the date of admission. Periods of leave of absence, if any, will not be included in the period of enrolment. Periods of practical training before the commencement of studies are not included in the period of enrolment. The deadline is extended accordingly for students of food engineering taking the six months of compulsory practical training during their period of studies. Enrolment is terminated if the student has not completed his or her studies within the specified time limit. 5.6 Demands concerning the level of study activity Enrolment will be terminated if the student has not passed any study activities corresponding to 30 credits within a period of two years. This rule applies to all students from 2009 which means that they cannot be terminated on the basis of the requirements concerning the level of study activity until in 2011 at the earliest. Until 2011, students admitted in 2005 or later will still be subject to the rule that enrolment will be terminated if the student has not passed any study activities within a period of two years. When assessing the level of study activity, any periods of leave of absence and periods with payment of monthly grant portions from the State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU) in connection with childbirth, whether single or double monthly grants (not mixed grants), will not be included. The demands concerning the level of study activity do not apply to students admitted to the MSc programme in September 2012. 5.7 Leave of absence The rules governing leave of absence are specified in the Executive Order on Admission. Students on leave of absence may not receive supervision and teaching or sit for examinations. It is, however, possible to resit examinations in courses taken in previous blocks, provided the

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student has been registered for the ordinary examination. Students on leave of absence are, furthermore, are not eligible for the university board, study board or academic council. A student who chooses to discontinue his/her leave of absence after the start of a block should note that it is not possible to register for examination in this block. A leave of absence can be granted when the first year of a BSc programme (60 credits), including the first-year examination has been passed. I.e. when the tests specified in the curriculum as belonging to the first year of study have been passed. With regard to maternity leave, leave in relation to adoption or conscription, this requirement will be waived. It should be noted that the student does not need to apply if the maternity leave is financed by the State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU-fdselsklip). As regards the MSc programme, a leave of absence can be granted when the first six month of the master's programme (30 credits) have been passed. Students cannot be granted leave of absence in the thesis period. The thesis period is defined as the time frame fixed in connection with the conclusion of the thesis contract and the time frame fixed in connection with the second and third examination attempts. Students can be granted leave totalling one year of absence on both BSc and MSc programmes. Normally, leave of absence will only be granted for full blocks or years. If an application is received after the commencement of a block, leave of absence can be granted for the remaining part of the block if this period is two months or more. If the student is receiving State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU) grants, the SU Agency is advised automatically and it will stop grant payments in the period of leave and demand repayment of any support which has already been paid. When calculating time limits in the study programme, leave of absence periods and periods with payment of State Education and Loan Scheme grants in connection with childbirth (fdselsklip) as single or double grants (not mixed grants), will not be included. 5.8 Teaching and examination language In English-language degree programmes, all compulsory study activities that are part of the official programme must be carried out in English. However, the bachelors project and the thesis may be written in Danish or English by agreement with the supervisor (cf. 6.3 and 6.4). Semi-compulsory courses (elective core module courses, *-courses, core courses etc.) are primarily taught in English, but some courses may be taught in Danish if the curriculum of the individual programme allows this. Elective courses can be in English or in Danish. Through the curricula and the range of courses offered, the Study Board must make sure that foreign students have the opportunity to complete a full English-language programme without any lack of English-language courses within central subject areas. In courses offered in Danish, teaching and examinations are primarily in Danish. Norwegian or Swedish speaking students may choose to take the examination in Norwegian or Swedish. Theses, BSc projects and other written assignments may also be submitted in Norwegian or Swedish. In courses offered in English, all teaching and examinations are in English. Project reports and similar must also be submitted in English. If special academic reasons exist, minor parts
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of the course can be taught in Danish. If part of the teaching is in Danish, this must be stated in the course description. If teaching or literature in Danish is part of an English-language programme, the person responsible for the course must ensure that English-language students have the opportunity to acquire the corresponding knowledge. If other study activities (theses, BSc projects and written assignments) are submitted in written English, the oral defense may be conducted in Danish or English (cf. 6.3 and 6.4). Students can expect to be reading texts in English, Swedish and Norwegian in all Danish language degree programmes, courses and other study activities at the Faculty of Science. It will appear from the diploma whether a study activity has been carried out in English. 5.9 Prerequisite courses Prerequisite courses are optional. This will be indicated in the course description. Optional prerequisite courses are recommended to enable the academic level in the course to be followed. 5.10 Special teaching and learning support (SPS) Students at the Faculty of Science with documented physical or mental disabilities which make it difficult for them to complete their degree programmes on an equal footing with other students may apply for special teaching and learning support (SPS). This support is available to Danish citizens and others on the same footing. The support is provided in the form of compensating aids for completion of the degree programme. At the Faculty of Science a student and careers advisor in Student Service will act as the contact and advisor in matters concerning SPS. Counselling in relation to SPS applications and administrative procedures is handled by the SPS unit of the University of Copenhagen, the State Education Grant (SU) Office, Fiolstrde 1, DK-1171 Kbenhavn K.

Chapter 6 Study activities for which credits are awarded

6.1 Courses The Faculty of Science offers the following types of course: 15 credit courses: The se courses span one nine week block of full-time studies or two blocks of half-time. If the course runs over two blocks it will be placed in a week module. 7.5 credit courses: Occupy one nine-week block on half time. The courses are placed in a week module. The number of credits may deviate in rare cases, e.g. in connection with intensive summer courses. The courses are classified into the following three types, which specify the level at which the individual course can be taken:

BSc course Common course MSc course

BSc and common courses may be included in the BSc programmes.

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MSc and common courses may be included in the MSc programmes. The individual courses scope, content, relationship, form of assessment etc. are given in a course description which can be found on http://www.courseinfo.life.ku.dk. 6.1.1 Thematic courses Thematic courses are interdisciplinary project-oriented courses worth 15 or 30 credits. The study board determines the size of the thematic courses within the individual course. The teaching is problem-oriented with organisation in groups and projects. Thematic courses are external examinations assessed on a 7-point scale. The BSc programme offers core module thematic courses, where the number and subject content of the courses are determined by the range of core modules available. The MSc programme offers MSc thematic courses. The range of MSc thematic courses is determined by the curriculum for the individual MSc programmes. 6.2 Written assignments Written assignments are an independent and optional study activity in which students consider a problem/topic of their own choice, preferably involving several subject areas. The main supervisor is always an employee at the Faculty of Science. External lecturers and assistant professors/lecturers at the Faculty of Science may also act as main supervisors. Written assignments worth 2.5, 7.5 or 15 credits can be done. Notes regarding 7.5 and 15 credit assignments Written assignments worth 7.5 and 15 credits can be written individually or in groups. Written assignments are internal examinations (cf. 8.6.1b) assessed on the 7-point scale. An oral defence is held in connection with the assessment. If the assignment is written by a group of students the oral defence must be individual and the student may only attend the examination of the remaining students in the group if his or her examination has been concluded (cf. 7.11). If a written group assignment has been organised in a way that allows the examiners to assess the contribution of the individual student, the written project will be considered directly in the assessment. If a written group assignment has been organised in a way that does not allows the examiners to assess the contribution of the individual student, the written project will be considered indirectly in the assessment, i.e. the oral defence will have the group assignment as its point of departure (cf. 7.11). In the assessment of 15 credit assignments, emphasis is also placed on the students literacy in addition to the subject content irrespective of the language in which the assignment is written, i.e. the ability to communicate the substance of the findings is included in the overall assessment. Notes on 2.5 credit assignments
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Written assignments worth 2.5 credit assignments are individual assignments. The assignments are internal examinations assessed on a pass/fail basis. No oral defence is given in connection with 2.5 credit assignments. The student can only submit one 2.5 credit assignment in the course of his/her programme. 2.5 credit assignments are normally placed towards the conclusion of the programme in order to make up for uneven credit totals in connection with credit transfers etc. The problem of the assignment must be connected with a subject considered during a passed course. Descriptions of aims 15 credit assignment: A student who has passed a 15 credit assignment is able to: Knowledge:

describe a problem and relevant methods and theory give an account of how a problem is treated within a given academic context focusing on formulation of the problem, problem analysis and action plans

Skills:

carry out problem analysis on the basis of methods and theory and assess the significance of the used methods and theory present a lucid formulation of a problem and communicate the consideration of the problem in a concise and well-planned manner

Competences:

to make clear conclusions in relation to a problem formulation and more generally in relation to an entire subject area to perform criticism and independent reflections on the assignment subject and its importance to the scientific milieu and society in general discuss the problems importance to the scientific milieu and society in general

7.5 credit assignment: A student who has passed a 7.5 credit assignment is able to: Knowledge:

describe the subject area explain the connection between problem formulation and problem analysis within a given academic context

Skills:

present a lucid formulation of a problem and communicate the consideration of the problem in a concise and well-planned manner assess alternative approaches in terms of theory/methodology in relation to the problem formulation
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Competences:

reflect on and put his/her considerations into perspective in relation to other problem complexes within the subject area demonstrate independent problem solving

2.5 credit assignment: A student who has passed a 2.5 credit assignment is able to:

describe a problem and its relation to the subject/subject area present a lucid formulation of a problem and communicate the consideration of the problem in a concise and well-planned manner reflect on other problems within the subject area

6.3 BSc project The BSc project equals 15 ECTS points and is completed in the third year of study. The BSc project follows the facultys block structure, which means that the project is initiated at block start upon registration via Self Service and that the project is done on a full-time basis in one block or on a part-time basis in two blocks. The exam, however, can be held in either the exam period of the last block or in the following week. On programmes where BSc projects may, from an academic point of view, be dependent on the seasons, students may apply to the study board for an exemption and permission to carry out the project outside the block structure. Purpose The purpose of the BSc project is for the student to demonstrate his or her ability to formulate, analyse and consider issues within a clearly defined academic topic, which is determined in collaboration with the project supervisor(s). Language The BSc project may be written in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or English as agreed with the supervisor. Where a BSc project is written in English, the oral exam may be held in Danish or English. The BSc project must be provided with an abstract in English. If the BSc project is written in Danish, it may also include an abstract in Danish. Supervisor The main supervisor must be internal, i.e. employed at SCIENCE. The supervisor may be chosen from among the following staff groups: professors, associate professors, teaching associate professors, part-time lecturers, postdocs, assistant professors or PhD students. On programmes with a formalised collaboration with one or more faculties/universities, the main supervisor may, however, also come from these faculties/universities. This will appear from the curriculum for the individual study programme. If the BSc project is carried out at an external institution (e.g. a company), the student must be assigned an internal main supervisor from one of the facultys departments as well as a supervisor from the external institution. The internal main supervisor has formal responsibility for the quality of the supervision vis--vis the head of department and acts as the examiner. The supervisor from the external institution participates in the planning of the project in collaboration with the internal main supervisor. If the student carries out his or her BSc project at another faculty at the University of Copenhagen, or at another Danish or foreign university and has the project assessed there as well,
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the student is not required to have a main supervisor from SCIENCE (see the section BSc project outside SCIENCE and credit transfer). BSc project agreement Before the BSc project is initiated, the student and the main supervisor have the option of entering into a written project agreement. The agreement is made if requested by either the student or the main supervisor. The project agreement sets out the project framework and content and also balances the expectations of the student(s) and the main supervisor as regards their collaboration. Deadline for submission The main supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the scope of the BSc project is such that the project can be completed within the specified time frame. The BSc project follows the facultys block structure, which means that the project is initiated at block start and must be submitted and assessed within either one or two blocks depending on whether the project is carried out concurrently with other subject elements. To ensure that the student(s) has/have enough time to do the project and that the examiner and external examiner have sufficient time to assess the project, the deadline for submission is two weeks before the exam date in the last block of the project at the earliest. If the deadline for submission is exceeded, the student will have used an exam attempt, and in that case the student must prepare a supplement for the project that will give the student an increased workload, in which the main supervisor may continue to act as supervisor. Submission and exam For the student to take the BSc project exam, a project report must have been handed in by the agreed deadline. The project report must be submitted to the institute as per agreement as to the number of paper copies and/or electronic submission. The BSc project is concluded with an oral exam without preparation time. The exam takes 3060 minutes, including a 10-20-minute presentation. In connection with a group exam, if any, the duration of the oral defence must be extended to allow for individual assessments. After the presentation, the examiner and the external examiner may ask questions and make comments. A supervisor from an external institution, if any, may not act as external examiner in respect of the BSc project. The oral exam is public, and the main supervisor announces the time and place for the exam. If the BSc project includes a confidential component, this part of the oral BSc project exam may be held behind closed doors. Only the student(s), examiner and external examiner participate. The entire BSc project exam may not be held behind closed doors. In exceptional cases, however, the dean may grant an exemption from this provision. Assessment The BSc project is assessed by an external examiner, and a grade is given. A single grade is given for the project report and the oral exam. In the assessment of the BSc project, emphasis is placed on the academic content as well as the abstract and the students spelling and writing proficiency, irrespective of the language in which the report is written, i.e. the ability to communicate the substance of the findings forms part of the overall assessment. Resitting exams Failure to pass the ordinary exam counts as an exam attempt, and the re-exam is held in the subsequent ordinary re-exam period at the latest. The main supervisor specifies a new deadline for submission which takes into account the fact that it must be possible for the student to submit a revised project report before resitting the exam.
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BSc project outside SCIENCE and credit transfer The student has the option of doing his or her BSc project at another faculty at the University of Copenhagen, or at another Danish or foreign university, and subsequently having the credits for the BSc project transferred to his or her BSc programme at SCIENCE. This requires pre-approval by the study board for the programme. It appears from the individual curriculum if there is general pre-approval for carrying out BSc projects at other faculties or universities. Credits for a previously completed BSc project may be transferred if it is deemed that the academic content corresponds to the requirements for a BSc project on the relevant study programme. Group project BSc projects may be carried out in groups of no more than four students. Before the BSc project is initiated, it must be agreed with the main supervisor whether the project is to be carried out as group work. When a BSc project is done by a group, the project report may take the form of either a joint report or a report where the contributions of the individual students are indicated. Irrespective of the report type prepared, the report must form part of the oral exam and thus be the basis of the individual assessment. If the group has done a project report where the contributions of the individual students are indicated, the students will be examined on the content of the entire report at the oral exam, but the assessment will be based on the individual students contribution to the report and the oral presentation. When the BSc project is done by a group, the oral exam may either be sat as a group exam or as an individual exam. The exam type must be agreed with the main supervisor before the BSc project is initiated. If the oral exam is held individually, only students who have already sat the exam may be present at the exams of the other students in the group. Irrespective of report form and exam type, the assessment of the students will always be individual, and differentiated grades may therefore be given to the members of the group. Description of objectives for the BSc project A student who has completed a BSc project will be able to: Knowledge Define and account for the consideration of a particular issue within a defined academic framework focusing on problem formulation and problem analysis Identify and reflect on existing and new knowledge within one of the study programmes subject areas Take a critical approach to literature, theories/models and data, if any. Skills Analyse academically defined issues and findings in academic contexts in a relevant and exhaustive manner Interpret and compare own analyses and those of other parties on the basis of underlying principles as well as the strengths and limitations of the methodologies Choose appropriate theories and methodologies for dealing with the problem formulation Communicate the issue in a clear and coherent manner in an academic and societal context both in writing and orally to the relevant target group using the correct subject-specific terminology.

In connection with a field or laboratory-based project which includes experimental work/own production of data, the student will also be able to:
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Plan and carry out supervised experimental work Discuss own data production and relate own data to other parties data within the same subject area, for example using relevant statistical methodologies Comply with applicable norms and rules for good fieldwork or laboratory practices. Competencies Carry out a minor, research-based project Independently further develop his or her knowledge and skills within the subject area and the profession which the study programme is aimed at.

6.4 Thesis The MSc programme is completed with a thesis where the student works independently with an academic topic which is an important part of the individual students academic profile. The thesis may either be done as a full-time project at the end of the study programme or concurrently with other subject elements. However, the thesis must conclude the programme. Thesis scope Theses may equal 30, 45 or 60 ECTS points. The curriculum for the individual study programme lays down the sizes of the theses which may form part of the programme. Theses equalling 45 and 60 ECTS points must be of an experimental nature, i.e. they must contain experimental work or the students own production of academic work in the form of the production of original data/original material. Language The thesis must, as a general rule, be written in English, but may be written in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or another language as agreed with the supervisor and the head of studies. If the thesis is written in English, the oral thesis defence may be held in Danish or English. All theses must contain an abstract in English. If the thesis is written in Danish, the project may also include an abstract in Danish. Supervisor The main supervisor must be internal, i.e. employed at SCIENCE. The supervisor may be chosen from among the following staff groups: professors, associate professors, teaching associate professors, part-time lecturers, postdocs or assistant professors. On programmes with a formalised collaboration with one or more other faculties or universities, the main supervisor may, however, also come from these faculties/universities. This will appear from the curriculum for the individual study programme. If the thesis is done at an external institution (e.g. a company), the student must be assigned an internal main supervisor from one of the facultys departments and a supervisor from the external institution. The internal main supervisor has formal responsibility for the quality of the thesis supervision vis--vis the head of department and acts as the examiner. The supervisor from the external institution participates in the planning of the thesis studies in collaboration with the internal main supervisor. The student is entitled to supervision by the most relevant academic department at the faculty, provided that the student meets the academic requirements for the subject area in question. In cases of doubt, the head of studies will decide whether a thesis subject belongs under the relevant department. This decision may be brought before the relevant study board. If the student writes his or her thesis at another faculty at the University of Copenhagen, or at another Danish or foreign university and has the thesis assessed there as well, the student is not required to have a main supervisor from SCIENCE (see the section Thesis outside SCIENCE). Thesis contract
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A thesis contract is completed at the start of the thesis work, which sets out the thesis framework content. The thesis contract is also an exam registration and must be signed by the student, the main supervisor, the head of studies and the head of department. The head of department approves the thesis contract. Before the thesis contract is completed, the student(s) and the main supervisor must agree on a plan for the thesis supervision which, among other things, clarifies: how often and how supervision is to be provided, what is expected of the supervisor and the student(s) at supervisory meetings, conditions in relation to the collection of primary data/experimental work as well as the parties mutual expectations as regards their collaboration in general. Deadline for submission The main supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the scope of the thesis is such that it can be completed within the specified time frame. The deadline for submitting the thesis must follow the time frame which corresponds to the thesis workload (ECTS), i.e. 6 months for a 30-ECTS-point thesis, 9 months for a 45-ECTSpoint thesis and 12 months for a 60-ECTS-point thesis. If it is specified in the contract that the student follows other subject elements concurrently with working on the thesis, the deadline for submission may be extended by a period corresponding to the total subject element workload (ECTS), i.e. the deadline for submission may be extended by 1.5 months for each study activity equalling 7.5 ECTS points. The deadline for submission set out in the thesis contract is binding, and exceeding the deadline counts as an exam attempt. In exceptional circumstances, the student may, however, apply to the study board for the programme for an extension of the deadline for submission. The application must be submitted at least three weeks before the expiry of the deadline for submission. The student cannot be granted leave during the thesis period. If the student fails to submit the thesis within the deadline for submission fixed and the student has not obtained approval for an extension of the deadline, a new contract must be concluded, which must be approved by the head of department. It is a requirement that the new contract contain a new thesis outline which falls within the same subject area and corresponds to a workload of three additional months irrespective of the ECTS size of the thesis. If possible, the student should not have to start over with new experimental trials. Furthermore, a new three-month deadline for submission must be fixed. If the student fails to submit the thesis within the new deadline for submission fixed, the student may be granted a third exam attempt according to the same rules as those applying to the second exam attempt. Midway seminar A midway seminar may be held during the thesis period with a view to preparing the student for the oral defence. It must be specified in the thesis contract whether a midway seminar is to be held. Postponed submission due to maternity/paternity leave If, after having signed the thesis contract, the student becomes a parent and wants to go on maternity/paternity leave, the following rules apply: For female students, submission of the thesis may be postponed by up to 12 months on grounds of maternity leave. For male students, submission of the thesis may be postponed by up to 6 months on grounds of paternity leave. The student must apply to the study board for the programme for the extension. Thesis and articles The thesis may be submitted in the form of an article/articles. However, the requirement that the student must document his or her ability to identify, analyse and consider the chosen topic in an academic manner must be met regardless of the form of the thesis. The main supervisor cannot be the co-author of articles included in the thesis. However, after the assessment of the
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thesis, the articles may be elaborated on jointly by the student and the supervisor and possibly handed in for publishing, with the supervisor as co-author. Published theses, articles, peer-reviewed articles or manuscripts with several authors may be used either in the thesis report or as annexes, but only if (co-)author statements can be obtained which specify the scope of the students contribution. This applies to theses in both report and article form. Submission and exam For the oral thesis defence to be held, a thesis report must have been handed in by the agreed deadline. The thesis report is submitted to the institute as per agreement as to the number of paper copies and/or electronic submission. When the student hands in the thesis at the institute, an electronic copy must be handed in at the same time. The student personally uploads the electronic copy to CURIS, where it will be accepted as submitted (see instructions at http://www.bvfb.life.ku.dk/English/guidance/student_theses.aspx). When uploading the thesis, the student must indicate whether or not the thesis may be published after the examination. The electronic copy will after the passed exam be publicly available in DISKURS, or be kept without publication in CURIS Module of thesis depending on the student's choise regarding publication. The thesis is concluded with an oral defence with a duration of approx. 60-90 minutes, including a 30-minute presentation. In connection with a group exam, if any, the duration of the oral defence must be extended to allow for individual assessments. The oral defence must be held within four weeks of the submission of the thesis report. However, the month of July is not included. An exam date must be fixed and an external examiner appointed at least four weeks before the submission of the thesis. A supervisor from an external institution, if any, may not act as external examiner in respect of the thesis. The oral defence is public, and the supervisor announces the time and place for the defence. If the thesis includes a confidential component, this part of the thesis may be considered behind closed doors in connection with the oral defence. Only the student(s), examiner and external examiner participate. The entire thesis may not be considered behind closed doors. In exceptional cases, however, the dean may grant an exemption from this provision. Assessment The thesis is assessed by an external examiner, and a grade is given. A single grade is given for the thesis report and the oral defence. In the assessment of the thesis, emphasis is placed on the academic content as well as the students spelling and writing proficiency, irrespective of the language in which the thesis is written, i.e. the ability to communicate the substance of the findings is included in the full assessment. The grade must be awarded on the same day as the thesis defence is held. If the student so wishes, the main supervisor and the external examiner must prepare a written academic and methodological evaluation in connection with the assessment, which must be given to the student no later than seven days after the announcement of the grade. Thesis outside SCIENCE The student has the option of doing his or her thesis at another faculty at the University of Copenhagen, or at another Danish or foreign university, and subsequently having the credits for the thesis transferred to his or her MSc programme at SCIENCE. This requires preapproval by the study board for the programme. It appears from the individual curriculum if there is general pre-approval for doing theses at other faculties or universities. Group thesis Theses may be written in groups of no more than four students. It must be specified in the thesis contract whether the thesis is done as group work.
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When the thesis is written by a group, the thesis report may take the form of either a joint report or a report where the contributions of the individual students are indicated. Irrespective of the report type prepared, the report must form part of the oral exam and thus be the basis of the individual assessment. The report type must be specified in the thesis contract. If the group has prepared a report where the contributions of the individual students are indicated, the students will be examined on the content of the entire report at the oral defence, but the assessment will be based on the individual students contribution to the report and the oral presentation. When the thesis is written by a group, the oral defence may either take the form of a group exam or an individual exam. The exam type must be specified in the thesis contract. If the oral defence takes the form of an individual exam, only students who have already done their oral defence may attend the exams of the other students in the group. Irrespective of report form and exam type, the assessment of the students will always be individual, and differentiated grades may therefore be given to the members of the group. Description of objectives for the thesis A student who has completed a thesis will be able to: Knowledge: Identify academic issues within the study programmes subject areas Summarise a suitable combination of methodologies/theories based on international research for use in his or her work with the problem formulation Discuss theories/models on the basis of an organised value system and with a high degree of independence. Skills:

Apply and critically evaluate theories/methodologies, including their applicability and limitations Assess the extent to which the production and interpretation of findings/material depend on the theory/methodology chosen and the delimitation chosen Discuss academic issues arising from the thesis Draw conclusions in a clear and academic manner in relation to the problem formulation and, more generally, considering the topic and the subject area Discuss and communicate the academic and social significance, if any, of the thesis based on ethical principles.

If the thesis includes experimental content/own data production, the student will also be able to: Substantiate the idea of conducting experimental work/producing own data in order to shed light on the topic as formulated in the problem formulation Process data through a choice of academic analysis methods and present findings objectively and in a concise manner Assess the credibility of own findings based on relevant data processing. Competences: Initiate and perform academic work in a research context Solve complex problems and carry out development assignments in a work context. 6.5 Project in Practice Project in Practice (LFKK10387) is a study activity of 15 credits. It can only form part of the masters programme and the activity may only be made once. Project in practice takes place
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with a project in practice host and is concluded with the submission of a project report. The project report is an internal examination assessed as passed/failed. The work involved must be on a full-time basis (37 hours/ week) for one block or on a parttime basis (18.5 hours/week) for two consecutive blocks. The project in practice work must be of such a nature as to allow the student to be able to use his/her professional skills in a practical industrial context and contributes to developing the theoretical and practical knowledge of the student in relation to the studies. The work is unpaid but the project in practice host may choose to provide a subsidy for transport, rent, etc. The project in practice may not form part of all MSc programmes, and it will appear from the curriculum for the individual programme whether project in practice may form part of it. The project in practice is registered at Kunet Selvbetjening. At the registration, the student chooses which department is to provide the supervision. The student himself/herself is responsible for concluding a collaboration agreement with the project in practice host. Immediately after registration, the coordinator responsible for projects in practice must preapprove the project work. The student must hand in a midway-status in the middle of the project period. The final report must be submitted at the end of the block in which the project in practice work has taken place. More information about Project in Practice as well as the requirements, etc, appear from the course description and the associated presentation page in the Course Information. 6.5.1 Practical training Practical training shall only form part of the BSc programme in Food Science. 6.6 Credit transfer Upon approval, study activities passed while attending a different higher education degree programme may enter into the degree programme in the place of the Faculty of Science courses or as elective credits. The courses must be within the subject areas of the Faculty of Science. Applications for credit transfer or advance approval are handled by the Studies Office on the basis of a statement from the contact person in the department in question. Complicated cases or cases of principle are submitted to the study board for decision. Applications must be made on a special form available on www.life.ku.dk, where the rules governing transfers of credits and marks are also available. No more than half of the credits in a degree programme may be obtained by credit transfer. According to the Education Executive Order, theses cannot be credit transferred. The Faculty of Science has decided that BSc projects cannot be transferred either. The provision in the Examination Executive Order that two thirds of the degree programme must be assessed on the 7-point scale (cf. 8.6) does not apply to credit transfer credits, i.e. these credits are subtracted before the two thirds-calculation. Note that the stipulated number of monthly grants and loans (SU-klip) for the degree programme is reduced by one for each five credits of study activities completed before comSide 18 af 27

mencement of the actual programme and transferred to the actual programme. Further details can be found on www.life.ku.dk. 6.7 ECTS The academic weight of study units at the Faculty of Science is measured in ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) according to which one year of fulltime study equals 60 credits. This corresponds to a student work load of 1650 hours, i.e. 27 hours per credit.

Chapter 7 Examination rules

7.1 Registration and cancellation When a student has registered for a course, the registration automatically includes the related examination. The examination may then be cancelled by the student up to and including Friday in the third week of the block. Likewise, direct registration for the examination may take place in the third week of the block. For courses running over several blocks, the deadline is the third week of the first block of the course. The deadlines are announced on www.life.ku.dk. Late registration and cancellation is done via KUnet Selvbetjening (cf. 4.1). Students must always check whether a registration has been accepted. If a registration is denied, the Studies Office will send an e-mail the student's @alumni.ku.dk e-mail about the cause of the denial. If the student wishes to participate in an examination without preceding participation in the teaching, the student alone is responsible for asking the course responsible if this is possible in practice. It is not possible to be registered for examination in a block in which the student has been fully or partially on leave of absence. The same applies if the student discontinues his/her leave of absence in the middle of a block, see 5.7. 7.2 Sickness Students who are sick on the day of the examination must document their sickness with a medical certificate/medical statement of incapacity for work or study which specifies the first and last days of sickness. The medical certificate/medical statement of incapacity for work or study must be sent to the Studies Office as soon as possible after the examination. Thereby the examination attempt will be disregarded. The doctor must be contracted no later than on the day of the examination. The costs of the medical certificate/medical statement of incapacity for work or study are not refundable. Sickness in the event of an oral examination must be reported to the lecturer/department before commencement of the examination on the day in question. If an examination is interrupted because of sickness, the student must advise the invigilator. Partially completed papers may not be submitted for assessment in such events. 7.3 Aids It may be specified for examinations held in lecture halls that no aids are allowed, or that only certain aids are allowed. This will be indicated in the course description. Unless otherwise specified, textbooks, reference books, notes, etc. may be brought to the examination. ComputSide 19 af 27

ers may not be brought along as aids unless this specifically appears from the course description/examination plan. Language dictionaries in book form and pocket calculators may be brought to examinations where aids are not otherwise permitted. 7.4 Use of computers Where relevant and practically possible, computers will be used in the examination. This will be indicated in the course description/examination plan. 7.5 Weighting The course description indicates whether an examination consists of several exam components. If an examination consists of several exam components, one total mark is given. However, all individual exam components must be passed, i.e. receive at least the mark 02. Component marks may carry different weights and the weighting will be indicated in the course description. A general assessment of the whole examination may be given in addition to the simple calculation. A written examination may consist of several examination questions. Unless otherwise specified, the questions are of equal value. A general assessment of the answers to all questions will normally also be made. 7.6 Extended examination time In the case of written examinations held in lecture halls, the Studies Office may grant extended examination time in the event of pregnancy, language difficulties and dyslexia. The deadline for application is given on www.life.ku.dk. Pregnancy Depending on the duration of the examination, in the last three months before the expected date of birth, an extension of up to 30 minutes may be granted. A relevant extract of the medical records (vandrejournal) must be appended to the application. Language difficulties Depending on the duration of the examination, an extension of up to 30 minutes may be granted for examinations in Danish in the first year of study to

foreign nationals without a Danish qualifying examination (this does not include Norwegian or Swedish speaking students who may sit the examination in Norwegian or Swedish) Danish nationals with a foreign qualifying examination, who have grown up abroad and have taken their education in a non-Danish-language school

No extension because of language difficulties will be given for examinations in English. Dyslexia Apart from extended examination time of up to one hour in the case of written examinations in lecture halls, the Studies Office may approve special examinations e.g. projects, oral examinations and reading aloud of examination questions. Documentation for dyslexia and a
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statement and proposal from the lecturer for the form of examination must be appended to the application. The student will make an agreement with the course responsible on how any extension to the examination time can be arranged for the examination in question. The Studies Office must approve the agreement in dialogue with the lecturer. Educational Centre of Social Sciences in cooperation with the dyslexia school Hovedstadens Ordblindeskole offers a screening for dyslexia. The offer applies to alle students at University of Copenhagen. More information is available at : www.samf.ku.dk/pcs/english and at the Danish pages at: www.samf.ku.dk/ Other causes The Studies Office can grant an up to 30 minute extension of the examination time to students who cannot sit the exam on an equal footing with other students due to sickness etc. The extension is granted in the individual case on the basis of an evaluation of the students limitations. In the evaluation care will be taken that the extension does not bring the student in a more favourable position than his/her fellow students. 7.7 Appeal about the examination An appeal about the examination may be submitted under Section 32-35 of the Examination Executive Order. The appeal may concern: 1. legal questions 2. the examination basis 3. the examination procedure 4. the assessment The appeal, which must be addressed to the dean and submitted to the Studies Office, must be in writing and state concrete reasons, and it must be submitted no later than two weeks after the examination result has been announced. The deadline will, however, be calculated at the earliest from the date on which announcement has been notified on www.life.ku.dk. The outcom of an appeal may result in: 1. offer of re-assessment (however not in the case of oral examinations) 2. offer of re-examination 3. a rejection of the appeal Re-assessment and re-examination may result in a lower grade. The result of a re-assessment or a re-examination cannot be appealed. 7.8 Exemption for the number of examination attempts Under Section 13 of the Examination Executive Order, a student has a maximum of three attempts to pass an examination. The study board may grant an exemption for this if there are exceptional circumstances. The question of suitability for studies may not be included when assessing whether there are exceptional circumstances. Applications for additional sittings for examinations must be submitted as soon as the need occurs.
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7.9 The examination basis The examination requirements for courses must be described in a list of requirements. The requirements may consist of a common component and an individual component. The latter is of special relevance in connection with projects. Each course has its own examination requirements, consisting of a common component and possibly an individual component, in accordance with guidelines described under the individual course. The examination basis consists of the examination requirements with the described learning outcome for the course. Exam questions must be answerable on the basis of the framework constituted by the list of examination requirements and the learning outcome. The requirements list is produced by the course responsible. The requirements list must be made available on the courses Absalon page by the beginning of the course and may be revised no later than four weeks ahead of the exam. The individual list of requirements must be approved by the course responsible and submitted to the latter by a specified date. In the case of courses with continuous assessment, there must be clarity concerning which sections of the examination requirements/learning outcome are being tested in each individual examination component. 7.10 Re-examination Re-examinations are held in the intermediate week after the next block. The re-examination is held for students who were sick or who did not pass the immediately preceding ordinary examination in the course, i.e. the re-examination assumes that the student has followed the teaching in the course. The examination and grading method in connection with the resitting of examinations may differ from the method used in the ordinary examination. The form of the examination is published on www.life.ku.dk. If five or fewer students have registered for a re-examination for which the ordinary examination was a written examination, the examination will automatically be changed to an oral examination unless the course coordinator has indicated in advance that it will remanin a written examination. Re-examination for first-year examinations placed in block 4 will be held in week 33/34. Deadlines for registration and cancellation for the re-examination are available on www.life.ku.dk and registration takes place on KUnet Selvbetjening. Students must actively register for re-examination. 7.11 Individual assessment Section 4 of the Examination Executive Order states that tests can be organised as individual tests or group tests and that there must be an individual assessment and that individual marks must be given. The possibility for group tests has been implemented for BSc projects and thesis (cf. 6.3 and 6.4). The following rules apply for courses:
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All examination must be conducted on an individual basis, i.e. a group cannot be examined as a group. If an individual oral examination has a group assignment as its basis, the individual student can only be present at the examination of the remaining members of the group if his/her examination has been concluded. Group assignments where it is not possible to discern the individuals contribution to the whole cannot be included as a separate component in the assessment. Group assignments can be included indirectly in the assessment by letting the individual oral examination have the assignment as its starting point. Joint project reports in which the contribution of the individual student is marked can be included directly in the assessment by assessing the individual students written project material as an independent component. If a project report or similar is included directly or indirectly in the assessment, the student must be given the option of submitting an individual paper. Students can be asked to enter into group projects during the teaching (cf. 4.6). Written assignments can be written in groups but the oral seminar must be conducted on an individual basis (cf. 6.2) A joint presentation of a group project can be made prior to the individual examination. This joint presentation cannot be included in the assessment, and only internal examiners, i.e. teachers and supervisors attached to the study activity, may participate in the presentation. 7.12 Cheating at exams and plagiarism In case of cheating at exams, this is handled according to Disciplinary actions towards students at the University of Copenhagen (Disciplinre foranstaltninger over for studerende ved Kbenhavns Universitet). Plagiarism (from e.g. the Internet) also constitutes cheating. If cheating/plagiarism at an exam is determined, the punishment of the student will depend on the extent and seriousness of the offence. The student may receive an oral or a written reprimand, the mark awarded to the student may be withdrawn (or the assignment will not be evaluated) and one examination attempt has thus been used. The student may also be expelled from the university for a period of time (e.g. six months) or permanently.

Chapter 8 Forms of examination and assessment

8.1 Continuous assessment and final examination Continuous assessment is made up of a number of examinations during the course. The examination requirements are in several parts, each of which is finalised during the block. There is no final examination. The course responsible awards a composite grade/assessment on the basis of the individual examinations. See also 7.5 for weighting. Final examination is held at the end of the course and all examination requirements are covered in this examination. A course always has either continuous assessment or a final examination. It is not possible to have both continuous assessment and a final examination in the same course. 8.2 Requirements for attending exam
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Some courses have requirements which must be met before the student may sit the examination, e.g. submission of assignments or attendance at lectures and practical work. These requirements are not a part of the examination and do not enter into the assessment. The coordinator responsible for the course records whether students comply with the requirements and informs the Studies Office if there are students who do not comply with the requirements. The coordinator responsible for the course at the same time ensures that these students are aware that they will not be allowed to sit the exam. The course coordinator determines whether a student complying with the requirements in a previous year will be sufficient to grant him /her permission to sit the examination in the current year. 8.3 Written and oral examinations An examination is either written or oral, or both, e.g. if there is an oral defence of a written assignment which has been submitted. The written examination can take any form, including submission of project reports, examinations via the internet etc. 8.4 Practical examination A practical examination is an examination in which the student carries out a practical task, i.e., the examination tests for an element of proficiency which must be demonstrated. 8.5 Portfolio examination Where other types of examination only weight the result, both process and result are weighted in a portfolio examination. Several elements will often be included in the examination, e.g. submission of the students own project report and presentation of critique of fellow students works, or mid-way assessments where the assessment counts towards the final result. 8.6 Forms of assessment All study activities at the Faculty of Science are internal or external examinations assessed either on the 7-point scale or as passed/failed. Under Section 23(2) of the Examination Executive Order, the 7-point scale is used for a number of examinations which together cover two thirds of the credits in the degree programme. The curricula ensure compliance with the two thirds-rule. The values in the 7-point scale are defined in the Executive Order on Marking. Under Section 20(4) of the Examination Executive Order, at least one third of the credits in a degree programme must come from exams that have been assessed by an external examiner. The curriculum ensures compliance with the one third-rule. 8.6.1 Internal examination An internal examination is assessed a) solely by one or more teachers/supervisors attached to the study activity (internal examiners) b) both by one or more teachers/supervisors attached to the study activity and by one or more other examiners appointed from teaching staff at the Faculty of Life Sciences. The head of
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department decides which of the departments teaching staff may act as internal examiners in their own or other departments. 8.6.2 External examination An external examination is assessed by one or more internal examiners (cf. 8.6.1a) and by one or more external examiners appointed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Higher Education on the recommendation of the chairman of the board of external examiners. 8.7 Anonymous assessment All courses, in which only a written examination held in a lecture hall is given, are assessed anonymously. The course description does not indicate whether an examination is assessed anonymously. Anonymous assessment means that the examiners do not know the students identity when assessing performance. Both internal and external exams can be assessed anonymously. Anonymity is ensured via the use of randomly generated examination numbers when the students examination registration is made. One number per student per examination is generated within the individual examination period. Only the Studies Office, the Examinations Invigilation Office and the student him- or herself knows the relationship between the students identity (civil registration number) and the students examination number. The examination number is given on KUnet Selvbetjening. The student must bring the correct examination number to the examination. 8.8 Description of aims According to the Executive Order on Marking individual courses or course elements that are concluded with an examination must have a clear definition of aims and set of criteria as how to measure the fulfilment of these aims. The description of aims for the individual course corresponds to the student obtaining a mark of 12 if the aims are fulfilled satisfactorily.

Chapter 9 Admission to the MSc programme

9.1 Admission to the MSc programme Under Section 2(1) of the Executive Order on Admission to Master's Programmes, admission to a MSc programme requires possession by the student of a relevant BSc degree or equivalent. Admission to a MSc programme is not possible if the BSc programme has not been completed. However, under Section 2(3) of the Admission Order, the student may register for subject elements and tests of a total of 30 credits if special circumstances warrant this and it is assessed that the student has the necessary academic qualifications to complete and pass the BSc programme while at the same time completing subject elements from the MSc programme. The student must submit an application to the study board to be granted an exemption to register for the MSc courses, and it will be estimated in each case whether special circumstances exists. Generally, the student must only be 15 ECTS credits short of taking the BSc degree
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and generally have passed his/her BSc project in order to be granted exemption, see University of Copenhagen's common guidelines on exemption pursuant to Section 2(3) of the Admission Order. As from 2006 according to act no. 337 regarding changes in the Universities Act, the Faculty of Science must charge full tuition fee from students from countries outside EU/ES, further details on www.life.ku.dk. 9.2 Date of admission Admission to MSc programmes may occur once a year on 1 September or twice a year on 1 September and 1 February. The curriculum for the individual MSc programme specifies whether admission is once or twice a year. BSc graduates from the Faculty of Science may also apply through a 1 February deadline for MSc programmes where admission is normally once a year if the programme has available places (see: www.life.ku.dk). 9.3 Language requirements for admission to Danish-language MSc programmes All applicants who do not have a full Danish qualifying examination must document their abilities in Danish in connection with the application for admission to the Danish-language degree programmes. The minimum level corresponds to the Study Examination which must have been passed with a mark of at least 02 in each examination. In Danish-language MSc programmes where essential parts of the study activities take place in English, the applicants must provide documentation that they have English skills equivalent to English B level. 9.4 Language requirements for admission to English-language MSc programmes Applicants whose native language is not English must provide documentation that they have English skills equivalent to: 1) International Language Testing System (IELTS) with a mark of 6.0 or above, or 2) The TOEFL Test - Test of English as a Foreign Language,, with a score of at least 83 in the internet-based test (IBT) and a minimum of 560 in the paper-based TOEFL test. The computer-based TOEFL test is not accepted by the Faculty of Science. All language tests must have been taken within the last 24 months before the time of application. Applicants from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland must provide documentation for English-language skills corresponding to English at B level. Applicants who can document that they have completed an English-langauge bachelor programme is exempt from the language test requirement. Applicants who have not previously followed a long-term programme at an educational institution in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Iceland are expected to complete the International Graduate Orientation Programme at the Faculty of Science. 9.5 Completion of the BSc programme in relation to admission to the MSc programme
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If the student has submitted the final version of his/her BSc project to the supervisor no later than 31 August (or 31 January) but is not sitting the examination related to his/her BSc project until after 31 August (or 31 January), the student may be admitted to a MSc programme as of 1 September (or 1 February), if all other requirements concerning the BSc programme have been met. Documentation for submission of the BSc project must be sent to the Studies Office (relevant form can be found on www.life.ku.dk) If the student does not pass the examination he or she will be automatically retransferred to the BSc programme. The basis for admission to MSc programmes are those examinations in the BSc placed before 1 September and 1 February regardless of when the results of these examinations are available. 9.6 Conditional time limit on the BSc programme in relation to admission to the MSc programme If the students BSc programme was concluded more than three years before application for admission to a MSc programme, the study board will assess in each individual case whether the BSc programme is out of date with respect to admission to the MSc programme.

Chapter 10 - Exemptions
Exceptional circumstances permitting, the study board may grant exemptions from the rules in the curriculum specified solely by the Faculty of Science.

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