Profile courses are interdisciplinary courses focusing on the labour market for Master’s degree students enrolled in the humanities degree programmes at the Faculty of Arts. Profile courses are placed on the third semester of your Master’s degree programme.
Please note that the profile courses only counts for 20 ECTS. When you register via STADS, you typically also have to register for 'Thesis preparation' (10 ECTS).
Please check your academic regulations to find out which options you have on the third semester of your Master's degree programme, if you want a profile course.
*If, according to your academic regulations, you must register for profile courses corresponding to 20 ECTS, you need to register for both of these profile courses , each corresponding to 10 ECTS
AU Summer University offers this course, which you can apply to take as part of your profile semester:
To enroll, you must:
Apply for pre-approval of the course via the form on mitstudie.au.dk.
We recommend applying no later than mid-February 2026 to ensure your pre-approval is in place in time.
Apply for a spot in the course.
You can find the link to the application system and the application deadline on AU Summer University's website. You need the pre-approval os the course to apply.
If your academic regulations requires profile courses totaling 20 ECTS, you must register for an additional profile course worth 10 ECTS.
If you want to replace your profile course with other courses, you need to apply for advance approval. Following the link you can also see the relevant deadlines for applications for advance approval.
For one or several courses to be eligible for advance approval and credit transfer, it/they must meet all of the following requirements:
Courses offered at AU can be found in the AU Course catalogue.
If you need help in identifying possible courses, please contact your student counsellor.