Education / Admission

Admission Procedures for International Students

The International Masters Programme in Library and Information Science leads to the degree of Master in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.). 

You can apply to The Royal School of Library and Information Science either as a

• degree seeking student:   A foreign student wishing to follow a complete 2-year programme of study leading to a Master's degree  from The Royal School of Library and Information Science
  
  or as a
   
• guest/exchange student:   A foreign student from a partner institution wishing to study at The Royal School of Library and Information Science for 1 or 2 semesters as an integral part of a study programme at an institution or higher education in another country

International students aiming at a Master's degree in Library and Information Science must apply for admission on the same terms as Danish students. They are eligible for admission if they hold either a Danish qualifying examination or qualifications recognized or assessed as being comparable to the Danish entrance qualifications.   

Admission Requirements
25 students can be enrolled into the International Masters Programme in Library and Information Science every year. Priority is given to applicants from the Nordic countries, EU/EEA citizens and applicants from Royal School partner institutions.

In order to be accepted into the International Master’s Degree programme, one of the following requirements must be satisfied:

• The student has attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science or a First Degree in Librarianship, or
   
• The student has a Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent from another higher education institution. In the latter case, acceptance will depend on an individual subject evaluation

In cases where there are more applicants than there are places available on the course, acceptance will be on the following criteria:

• examination results within the qualifying examination,
• examination year of the qualifying examination (fall in weighting year by year).

Language Test Requirements
Most applicants need to submit TOEFL or IELTS language test scores.

Only the following applicants are exempted:

• Applicants who are citizens of an EU-country or of one of the following countries: Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Guyana, Iceland, Jamaica, Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, or the United States of America.  
• Applicants who earned their full bachelor's degree in English in the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or South Africa.
• Applicants who are currently completing or have previously completed at least six months of English taught studies in a Danish university applying to a minimum of 20 ECTS credit points.

All other applicants are required to submit a valid TOEFL or IELTS test.
The requirements are:

TOEFL: Paper-based test: 570 , Internet-based test: 88

TOEFL- score reports has to be sent directly to RSLIS by the test-center. The TOEFL code of RSLIS is 1911

IELTS:  A score of at least 6.5 is required.

RSLIS only accept valid test results!

Further requirements:
The application must include documentation of your academic qualifications for the study and exact documentation of examinations which have been passed at university level. The examination certificates and documentation must be in English, German, Danish, Swedish or Norwegian (or accompanied by a legally certified copy in English) and verified by the university with stamp and signature.

Your application should be sent to the International Study Secretariat. Wthin 4-6 weeks after the deadline you will be notified about your acceptance by e-mail and by regular mail.