What is the academic focus?
The International Cultural Studies (ICS) Programme covers research and teaching within the fields of culture, communication, politics, history and language.


What is the language of instruction?
Courses and project supervision are available in Danish, English, French, German and Spanish.

Who are your classmates?
ICS is integrated with the bachelor, diploma, and master programs for students in the Department of Communication, the Department of Language and Culture, and the Department for Historical, Social and International Studies.

Approximately 20-30 guest students--primarily from partner universities in Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Europe--enroll in ICS each semester. The ratio of guest students to Danish students in most classes is approximately 1:10.

What are the program requirements?
The ICS program requires students to:

• write an individual or group project - and ONE project only - and to sit for the oral project exam. 
  
  
• complete additional courses with various examination formats. The examination formats for these additional courses will typically be topic papers or on-site written or oral exams.

What teaching and evaluation methods are used?
Teaching is organized at two levels:

Courses
Some courses will take the form of lectures with up to 100 students attending. Others will be offered as a seminar, with 5-30 students. All students are expected to complete recommended readings. Classroom activities include class attendance, participation in class discussions and oral presentations.

Problem-centered Project Work
Students who work individually or in groups formulate a problem or question of a theoretical or practical nature that relates to their project. Under tutorial supervision, they then collect and analyse data and discuss possible solutions to the problem. They submit a written report and sit for an oral examination at the end of the semester.

How much academic credit will you receive?
Full-time registration (30 ECTS credit points) typically consists of 5-6 courses and a written project. Students receive from 10 to 20 ECTS points for their projects, and typically 5 ECTS credit points for courses that are assessed separately from the project. ICS students may register for courses totalling 28-35 ECTS credit points.

Will I receive a degree from Aalborg University?
ICS is not a degree granting program. You will, however, receive an official Aalborg University ECTS Transcript/Transcript of Records that gives information about the courses and project work you have completed, the grades you received for your work, and the number of ECTS points you were awarded.