A flexible Master’s programme is typically completed part-time over 2-3 years and must be completed within 6 years. It comprises 60 ECTS credits, which corresponds to a full-time student's work for 1 year. Of these 60 ECTS credits:

• at least 30 ECTS credits must be within the main subject of the Master’s programme.
• at least 12 ECTS credits must be obtained in a final project within the main subject.

Aalborg University has also stipulated that:

• at least 30 ECTS credits (including the final project) must be followed at Aalborg University. No exemption may be granted from this minimum requirement.
• a maximum of 5 ECTS credits of the overall programme plan may – in special cases and after a specific assessment – consist of modules that either:
  1) have not been completed by test, examination or independent assessment; or
  2) are not offered as part of a part-time Master's or a full-time Master's programme (kandidat) under ministerial order (cf. section 5 of the University Act on the provision of part-time education). However, the level requirement that all subjects/modules in the programme plan must be at  Master's level still applies, and students are obligated to document that the level requirement is met in non-regulated programme elements that they wish to include in the programme plan. The Study Board/body responsible for supervision may – in special cases and based on a specific assessment – grant exemptions from these internal guidelines.
   

The level, sequence and composition of the individual modules must ensure a clear, academic profile as well as internal coherence and progression in the programme at a competence level corresponding to the Master’s level.

A part-time Master's programme completed as a flexible course of study entitles you to the title Master followed by an indication of the main subject of the programme in parentheses. 

Before a personal programme plan can be prepared, you must apply for admission to a guidance process at Aalborg University. When you submit your application for admission to the guidance process, you must provide as detailed information as possible about the subjects/modules you intend to include in your flexible part-time Master's programme. That is, you must include the curriculum and regulations for each programme element. You must also include documentation of your qualifying education, relevant work experience and a CV.

The purpose of the guidance process is to clarify whether your wishes for a flexible  Master's programme are feasible, possibly with adjustments, and whether an individual programme plan can be prepared for you.

The programme plan must describe your flexible part-time Master's programme in its entirety, including the final project. The programme plan serves as a curriculum, i.e. it sets objectives, content, exams, timetable, etc. for your course of study and for the agreement between you and the university.

With an assessment, the part-time Master’s modules and/or full-time Master's (kandidat) subjects can be approved to be included as part of the flexible Master's programme.

The programme plan must contain the following:

• Statement of your admission qualifications
• The profile of the flexible Master’s programme,  including the main subject and level of competence
• Composition of the modules included in the plan, including ECTS credits
• Indication of the educational institution where the modules are to be completed
• The order the modules will be completed in and a timetable for their completion
• The programme plan is signed by both Aalborg University and you.

If the plan contains modules to be completed at other institutions, you must contact the other educational institution where the modules are offered and obtain approval confirming that you can be admitted to the modules and that they will be offered at the desired time. This approval must be attached to your application for admission to the guidance process at AAU or sent to us (Office for Continuing Education) during the guidance process.

When you have been admitted to the module at the other institution, you must send a copy of the admission letter to AAU (Office for Continuing Education), and when you have completed your exam at the other institution, you must send a copy of your degree certificate to us.

Aalborg University may, at your request, allow deviations from the programme plan, including in cases where a module has changed significantly or is no longer offered. In this case, a new programme plan must be prepared and approved.

If the programme is not completed within 6 years, the programme plan lapses. The time is counted from the time the programme plan is signed.

The written final project (Master´s Project) must connect the individual modules comprising the flexible Master’s Programme. The final project must be done at Aalborg University if the programme plan was prepared here. The final project may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis.

The subject of the final project must be in the main topic of the programme and must be approved by Aalborg University before it begins.

When the programme plan has been prepared by AAU and the final project has been assessed by AAU, it is also AAU that issues your degree certificate, even if you may have taken some of your subjects/modules at other educational institutions.

The admission requirements for a flexible Master’s Programme before you are admitted to the guidance process:

• A completed first-cycle higher education programme, a Professional Bachelor Degree programme, a Bachelor Degree programme or a Diploma programme under ministerial order.
  Please note that Aalborg University may require which subjects, including the academic level, must be included in a qualifying programme.
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience gained after the qualifying programme.

Tuition fee is charged for:

• Guidance process including preparation of the programme plan: DKK 5,500
  Note: If your guidance process does not result in an admission to the flexible Master's programme, the tuition fee for the guidance process will not be refunded.
• The individual modules.
  Price varies depending on module.
• The final Master’s Project:
  DKK 2,000 per ECTS credit 
• In addition, there are expenses for study material, accommodation, catering, etc. The tuition fee is charged prior to the guidance process and the start of the semester. Fees are charged for one semester at a time.

• February 1st for guidance process in the Spring semester (February - June)
• September 1st for guidance process in the Autumn semester (September - January)

The application deadlines for the modules that comprise your flexible Master's programme are stated on the page for the module concerned.

The application deadline for the final Master’s Project is:

• June 1st for Master’s Project during the Autumn semester
• December 1st for Master’s Project in the Spring semester

See the ministerial order on flexible Degree Programmes in higher education for adults – in Danish