This curriculum is valid from August 2018.

Students who started before 15 August 2018, will follow their original curriculum. A student who started studying
before 15 August 2018 and who returns after a leave of absence will complete the programme in accordance with the
present curriculum.
 

The programme gives the graduate the right to use the title Bachelor of Design and Business. The danish title is professionsbachelor i design og business.

The purpose of the professional bachelor’s degree programme in design and business is to qualify the graduate, based
on theory and methodology, to independently organise, manage and carry out complex tasks involving both design and
business, including analytical and market-oriented work across organisations in the fashion and lifestyle industry.

The national provisions of the curriculum have been drawn up by the educational network for the programme, i.e. all
the institutions authorised to offer this programme. The programme is placed on level 6 of the Danish qualifications
framework for lifelong learning and is a full-time programme organised as an independent top-up programme in the
Academy Profession Degree Programme in textiles, clothing, design and business (AP graduate in Design technology).
The programme is equivalent to 90 ECTS points. 60 ECTS is equivalent to one year of full-time studying.

The programme has a nominal length of study equivalent to 90 ECTS credits comprising:

1) Programme elements with a total scope of 30 ECTS credits and organised within the academic areas of the programme.

2) Programme elements with a total scope of 30 ECTS credits and organised within the academic areas of the programme.

3) Internship with a total scope of 15 ECTS credits.

4) Final exam project of 15 ECTS credits.

The programme intended learning goals consist of the knowledge, skills and competencies that a Bachelor of Design and Business must gain in the education.

Knowledge
The student must have gained knowledge of:
- design,
- trends,
- finances,
- innovation,
- cultural and intercultural aspects,
- the value chain, and
- relevant theories and methods and is able to reflect on and argue in favour of them.
 

Skills
The student must be able to:
- assess and apply methods of design to problem solving,
- apply design to market development,
- apply innovation to a business context
- communicate disciplinary issues in various cultural and intercultural contexts,
- assess theoretical and practical issues and justify and select appropriate solutions within the value chain,
and
- apply scientific methods and theories to research, analysis and in-debt study.
 

Competencies
The student must be able to:
- engage in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration in all steps of the value chain
- manage complex and development-oriented issues within the profession, and
- manage communication and innovation of ideas in business contexts.

The intended learning goals for the specialisations can be found in the sektion "Programme specialisations"

The programme offers the following specialisations, of which the student will choose one. Each specialisation comprises 30 ECTS credits:

1) Specialisation Design involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 3:2:1.

a. Design: The subject area involves analytical and experimental design processes with the aim of developing identity-creating, competitive and sustainable design solutions. Focus is on a well-argued choice of materials and the use of industrial processing methods to support innovative design solutions.

b. Technology: The subject area includes the manufacture of design products using technology to support innovative, industrial solutions in relation to material selection, prototyping, product manufacturing and visualisation.

c. Communication: The subject area includes dissemination and presentation of design solutions. Focus is on the argumentation in favour of or against communicative tools and techniques in the development of design solutions.
 

2) Specialisation Production includes the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 3:2:1.

a. Product Development: The subject area includes product development with the aim of developing sustainable design solutions that support aesthetics, functionality and fit in relation to the company's identity. Focus is on a justification of the choice of methods applied to design, processing and pattern grading.

a. Technology: The subject area includes product manufacturing using technology to support industrial design solutions and production processes. Focus is on pattern development, production specification and materials technology.

c. Quality assurance: The subject area involves production preparation and quality assurance with a focus on fit, materials and sizes.

d. Production specification and communication with manufacturers and suppliers must ensure product quality and sustainable solutions.
 

3) Specialisation Business involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 3:2:1.

a. Commerce: The subject area focuses on supply market conditions, international trade conditions and the company's strategic work with procurement, suppliers, sourcing and CSR, with the aim of adapting the parameter efforts and strengthening the company's competitiveness.

b. Supply Chain Management: The subject area focuses on the company's strategic work with supply chain management, logistics, finance and product adaptation, including work with relevant technologies and processes with the aim of meeting the company's needs and those of the surrounding community.

c. Communication: The subject area focuses on the company's communication, including negotiation techniques and cross-cultural communication with suppliers and partners, with the aim of supporting the company's internal and external dissemination of complex information.
 

4) Specialisation Marketing involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 1:1:1.

Concept Development: The subject deals with the company's brand analytically, conceptually, creatively, commercially and digitally with the aim of planning, developing and implementing innovative concepts and products.

Communication: The subject area contains dissemination of the company's brand and concept with a focus on the identification of needs and networking adapted to different media. Emphasis is placed on uncovering user behaviour in order to understand needs and develop communication.

Management and strategy: The subject area is based on the company's strategy and contains project management and management of business-orientated strategic processes from a branding and marketing-orientated approach. Analysis of market data forms the basis for sustainable and profitable decisions.

5) Specialisation Concept Design involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 1:1:1.

a. Concept Development: The subject area involves issues within concept development of commercial displays and spaces. Focus is on organising and managing concept development of processes and value-creating solutions in relation to the company's strategic choices.

b. Business Understanding: The subject area involves sociological theories and methods for identifying and analysing user behaviour across digital / physical realities. Emphasis is placed on uncovering and understanding user behaviour and consumption habits in order to design value-creating customer / user experiences in line with the company's strategy.

c. Communication: The subject area includes dissemination and presentation of identity-creating design solutions. Focus is on argumentation in favour of or against communicative tools and techniques as well as the dissemination of sustainable solutions combining knowledge about consumers, the market and the company's DNA.
 

6) Specialisation Communication and Trends involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 3:2:1.

a. Communication: The subject area involves communication of the company's communication strategy and concept. Emphasis is placed on designing messages and products in accordance with the company's values and strategy as well as the needs of target groups adapted to the relevant media consumption.

b. Innovation: The subject area involves innovation in relation to problem solving, communication processes and media strategies. Focus is on the argumentation in favour of or against innovative methods as well as tools and techniques for value-creating communication, services or products.

c. Trends: The subject area involves qualitative and quantitative sociological and cultural methods of analysis to identify trends and tendencies as well as the needs of target groups. The purpose is to uncover user behaviour and needs in order to design services and communication.
 

7) Specialisation Entrepreneurship involves the following subject areas weighted in the ratio of 2:2:1:1.

a. Innovation: The subject deals with innovation. Focus is on processes for organisation internal innovation and in relation to own production and / or business development with the aim of producing sustainable and value-creating solutions.

b. Entrepreneurship: The subject area focuses on the development and assessment of business opportunities and business models. Emphasis is placed on project and company establishment as well as entrepreneurship, value creation and sustainable growth.

c. Creative Processes: The subject area focuses on the work with creative processes. The purpose is to enable the students, on reflection, to plan and lead creative processes in collaboration with existing organisations as well as in their own initiated projects and companies.

d. Project Management and Organisation: The subject area includes project management. Focus is on the use of methods to identify the company's potential for development, including collaboration, networking and facilitation of change processes and projects.

COMPULSORY PROGRAMME ELEMENTS

MARKETING - SPECIALISATION: BRAND DESIGN

COMMUNICATION AND TRENDS - SPECIALISATION: COMMUNICATION DESIGN & MEDIA

De lokale fagelementer for denne uddannelse består af valgfri uddannelseselementer, der knytter sig til de bundne studieretninger.

The local programme elements for this programme consist of elective programme elements. The elective programme elements are attached to the specialisations.

For students who started studying in August 2019 or later, the elective programme elements will be offered as one
programme element worth 10 ECTS points. The elective programme element elements (electives) are described in the
electives catalogue, which will be available at the start of the semester.

A compulsory internship is included in the programme the entire period of which makes up a programme element
worth 15 ECTS points. KEA offers fives types of internship:
• On-the-job experience
• International internship
• Project-oriented internship
• Virtual internship
• Entrepreneurial internship

Based on a professional assessment, the individual programme may, however, decide that a type of internship is not
suitable for the programme and, therefore, not an option. Although a type of internship is available in a programme, it
is always the professional supervisor who assesses, in the specific case, whether the proposed internship meets the
conditions of the specific type of internship and whether the course is professionally relevant to the programme. All
types of internship are unpaid, equivalent to full-time (37 hours/week) and have a duration of 10 weeks.

On-the-job experience
This type of internship requires the student to be physically presence in the company. The student will take part in dayto-
day work and/or work with agreed projects. There are several benefits of being physically present in the company:
• the intern has easy access to professional feedback
• the intern is a integral part of the company
• the intern gains insight into what their colleagues are working with
• the intern has a better chance of establishing a network they may later rely on when they start looking for a
job upon graduation.

Project-oriented internship
Project-oriented internships are based on a project, whose problem has been clearly defined by the student and a
company.
Although the resolution of the problem is worked out in close cooperation with the company, the student will not be
physically present at the workplace every day. The following must be agreed with the company beforehand:
• The overall goal of the project
• Milestones
• A time schedule
• A plan for when to hold follow-up meetings.
Since the student is not part of the day-to-day running of the company, this type of internship requires that they are
good at motivating themselves and structuring their time. KEA recommends that the student should be present in the
company as often as possible.

International internship
This type of internship involves staying with a company located outside Denmark. It may be harder to find an internship
abroad, as the student must provide for their own travel, accommodation, insurance, etc. Therefore, it is important that
the student starts the internship search in good time and that they are aware of special conditions that apply to
internships abroad.
If a student does not have the opportunity to visit the company before the internship starts, it is a vary good idea to
Skype with the company contact about the internship and the work content. There are several benefits of taking
internships abroad:
• the intern learns to be part of another work culture
• the intern is trained in collaboration with people from other cultures
• the intern’s CV will have an international dimension.

Virtual internship
Virtual internships are based on a project clearly defined by the student and a company.
The following must be agreed with the company beforehand:
• The overall goal of the project
• Milestones
• A time schedule
• A plan for when to hold follow-up meetings.
The communication with the internship takes place via digital media, as the student will not be physically present in the
company.
The student leans how to communicate virtually in a professional and reflective manner. This type of internship
requires that the student has a very firm agreement with the company about when and how the communication should
take place. It is also a requirement that the student is good at motivating themselves and at structuring their own time,
because they will not be part of the day-to-day running of the company. Since only a few programmes offer virtual
internships, students are advised to ask their supervisor if this is an option.

Entrepreneurial internship
This type of internship is the most demanding because the student will have to do all the planning and perform all tasks
without having anyone they can use as a sounding board on a daily basis. This type of internship is based on the student
having a business or being in the process of setting up a business. To meet the learning objectives for the curriculum,
the student will work with a product or a concept within the subject area of the programme. It is a condition that the
student finds at least one relevant external person who may act as their mentor. In addition to the mentor, it is also
important that the student has a plan for how to qualify their project in dialogue with relevant players such as:
• Potential customers
• Possible manufacturers
• Potential buyers
• Potential business partners
• Relevant professional networks.
Since the student is not physically present in a company, it may be a good idea to explore the possibility of joining an
entrepreneurial network. As specific guidelines may apply to entrepreneurial internships, a student who is interested in
this type of interneship should contact their supervisor.

The internship is a mandatory education element and an active participation is a premise in order to pass the internship.

The internship equates to 15 or 30 ECTS points, equal to 10 or 20 weeks full time internship. The working hours have to be 37 hours per week. The internship is unpaid.

If you cannot work the 37 hours a week you have to in the internship period because of documented health reasons, you can apply for an exemption to work fewer hours per day for an extended period, so your internship still has a weighting of 15 or 30 ECTS points.

Following forms of internship are possible at KEA:

• Workplace internship in Denmark or abroad.
• Entrepreneurial Internship in your own business.

Before the start of the internship, you have to fill out and send in KEAs internship contract and the work content should be approved as relevant for the study programme by KEA.

The internship is a learning process with associated guidance, reflection and evaluation.

If the internship takes place at a workplace, there must be an employee in the company, who can provide you with relevant professional sparring.

If you choose entrepreneurial internship in your own business, you must find a relevant and external contact who can be your mentor.

Students who chooses entrepreneurial internship in your own business cannot have other students at KEA as interns at their business.

As a student, you are responsible for contacting potential internship companies and concluding an internship agreement before the internship period starts. KEA will however support you in the searching process.

• All students will be assigned an internship supervisor who is a teacher from your programme. The supervisor can help you with subject-specific questions about the internship.
• KEA has an internship coordinator who can help you with practical questions about the internship.
• KEA mediates internship opportunities at www.jobportal.kea.dk/en/ and at career fairs.
• You can join KEA's mentor arrangement. KEA's mentors are working KEA alumni, and they can guide you in relation to your internship search.
• You can find further information about the internship and the search for an internship place at mit.kea.dk/en/internship.

The internship completes with an exam. The exam is assessed according to the 7-point grading scale.

The rules above do not apply on the bachelor’s programme in Optometry. The rules for the bachelor’s programme in Optometry can be found in the section ‘Learning goals for the internship and length of internship’ in the programmes curriculum.

The teaching is organised so as to allow the student to become acquainted with various types of teaching and working
methods which will help develop their autonomy, their collaborative skills as well as their ability to innovate. KEA Design
stresses the importance of students being active during their study and taking responsibility for progressive learning.
The programme is organised in semester courses, with each semester being divided into modular teaching
sessions with learning objectives that ensure progression of learning. The teaching is organised as a mix of theory and
practice, and part of the teaching may be organised as company visits to the extent that students support participation
in such visits. The teaching is a mix of lectures, professional and interdisciplinary projects, classroom teaching and
problem-oriented tasks, with students working individually and in groups. This way of teaching allows for in-depth
studying, reflection and autonomous work, while improving the student’s collaborative skills and their ability to see
things in a bigger context. The applied teaching methods will appear from the individual module description under 3.3
Compulsory programme elements and 3.4 Elective programme elements and in KEA’s subject and module catalogue at
https://katalog.kea.dk.

Practical work and workshops
The aim is to associate all teaching courses with a workshop, e.g. Maker Lab, Material Design Lab, Wearables Lab,
Sewing Lab, Tech Lounge or use another practice-oriented approach. Workshops may take place at other educational
institutions, organisations or companies provided that KEA has entered a formal cooperation or other type of
cooperation with the institution in question. You can read more about KEA's workshops at https://kea.dk/forskning-påkea/
værksteder.

Prerequisites for participation in teaching
If special academic requirements must be met in order to participate in the teaching, this will appear from the
respective module descriptions under section 3.3 Compulsory programme elements and 3.4 Elective programme
elements, as well as in KEA's subject and module catalogue at https://katalog.kea.dk.

Prerequisites for participation in the teaching
New students are assumed to have a laptop when they begin their studies at KEA, and the teaching is planned and
organised on this assumption. See Equipment and materials required in the respective module descriptions under 3.3
Compulsory programme elements and 3.4 Elective programme elements and in KEA’s subject and module catalogue at
https://katalog.kea.dk

Not relevant for this programme.

Prerequisites to taking the exam
The professional bachelor’s degree exam cannot be completed until the student has passed all other exams in the
professional bachelor’s degree programme in Design & Business and handed in any mandatory activities. Upon
completion of the above-mentioned exams and activities, the student is automatically registered for the professional
bachelor’s degree exam.

Exam form:
The bachelor project consists of a written report and an oral exam based on the report. The written work may be
drawn up individually or in groups of max. 2 students in which case the 2 students will be assessed individually.
Detailed information on the deadline for handing in the report as well as time and place for the oral exam will be
available on Fronter.

The individual written exam:
The written report can make up no more than 25 standard pages (+/-10%). A standard page is equivalent
to 2,400 characters, including spaces. With the exception of footnotes, the front page, declaration of
confidentiality/statement of truth, executive summary, table of contents, list of references and appendices
are not included in the scope of the paper. Photos, illustrations and figures are not included either.

The written group exam:
The written report can make up no more than 45 standard pages (+/- 10%). A standard page is equivalent to 2,400
characters, including spaces. With the exception of footnotes, the front page, declaration of confidentiality/statement
of truth, executive summary, table of contents, list of references and appendices are not included in the scope of the
paper. Photos, illustrations and figures are not included either.
Each group member’s contribution must appear clearly and form an integrated whole that can be assessed on its own.
The group members' shared contribution cannot exceed 30%
Groups may be formed across specialisations, and even across the Danish and international specialisations.
However, the bachelor's report must be submitted in the same language. In connection with group reports, each
group member will give their own presentation at the oral exam. Each group member is assessed individually and
given an individual mark.

Guidance:
Initially, the student hands in a preliminary problem formulation for the bachelor project. The purpose of the problem
formulation is to create a good basis for the subsequent guidance and project work. Then the students will be assigned
a principal supervisor, who is usually the bachelor project examiner. In addition, the student may choose different
assistant supervisors.

For the individual exams, supervision consists of three 45-minute sessions with the main supervisor and two 30-minute
sessions with an assistant supervisor.

For group exams, each group member has two 45-minute sessions with the main supervisor and two 30-minute
sessions with an assistant supervisor. Both group members can participate in the supervision together. Detailed
information on the booking of supervision will be available on the Fronter.

No further supervision available. If a student fails to book available supervision, the session in question will be deducted
from the total number of supervision sessions. If the student does not show up for a session, the session will likewise
be deducted form the total number of supervision sessions. No supervision by mail, and the supervisor will not read
long stretches of text before a supervision session.

Type of assignment:
The bachelor project is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to formulate, analyse and solve complex and
development-oriented issues independently and professionally through reflective application of the programme’s
theories, methods and practices. The bachelor project must be based on a practice-oriented issue and must be drawn
up in cooperation with or in relation to a public or private company, NGO or private entrepreneurial project.

Formal requirements:
The written bachelor report:
The report must contain:
• Front page including: Title, name of the student, date of birth and year (dd/mm/yy), line of specialisation,
number of characters, name of the main supervisor, statement of truth, as well as consent to making the
project available at the library (requires a mark of 7), and possibly a declaration of confidentiality.
The front page can be found in Wiseflow and must be filled in when the bachelor report is uploaded.
• An executive summary in English of 1,200-2,400 characters.
• Table of contents
• Introduction and problem field
• Problem formulation
• Theory and method
• Limitation of scope
• Analysis and solution
• Conclusion
• Perspective
• List of references
• Appendices

List of references, references cited and quotes must be handled in accordance with the Harvard Referencing System.

Appendices must be placed after the list of references and should only be included if the student refers to them in the
paper. An appendix is any material that the student makes available to the reader, the full text of which does not
belong in the paper. Appendices may take the form of interview transcripts, questionnaires, statistical summaries,
documents that are not readily available, etc. Any appendix must carry an appendix number, headline, explanatory text
and references, if any. In case of more appendices, the student is required to make an appendix overview. Each
appendix must have its own page.

The oral exam:
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Upon submission of the bachelor report, the student can start preparing the oral presentation. The student is not
allowed to introduce new material at the oral exam. This means that everything the students prepares from the time of
submission of the written report and until the oral exam, must be described in the bachelor report.
At the oral exam, the student is examined in the bachelor's report, the oral presentation and other relevant syllabus
and academic subjects. The student's oral presentation must use the bachelor report and the overall problem
formulation as point of departure and elaborate on the bachelor report's solution and perspective. The oral exam is an
individual exam.

Number of group members
Max. 2 students.

Duration
The oral exam has a duration of 50 minutes. 20 minutes are set aside for the presentation by the students. Another 15
minutes are set aside for a professional dialogue, and finally, the last 15 minutes are set aside for discussion of the
students’ performance, and grading.

Allowed materials and aids
For the written part of the bachelor project, there is no restriction on the use of materials and aids. For the oral exam,
the student is allowed to bring their presentation. The student must bring their own computer and adapter to show
their presentation.

Available materials and aids
A projector for the presentation at the oral exam. The student must bring their own computer and adapter to show
their presentation.

Assessment:

Based on an overall assessment, the student is given one aggregate degree for the bachelor project
according to the 7-point grading scale. The exam is with an external co-examiner. The written bachelor
report and the student’s performance at the oral exam will be included in the assessment.

Examiner(s)
Internal examiner and external co-examiner.

Criteria for the assessment of the exam
The bachelor project is intended to demonstrate the student’s ability to:
- identify, argue for and define a relevant professional problem formulation
- select, explain and apply relevant academic literature, theories and methods
- provide, analyse and consider empirical material in accordance with relevant theories,
techniques and methods
- perform and justify analyses with the inclusion of relevant professional concepts and empirical
methods
- select, define and justify a solution in relation to the chosen problem formulation
- reflect on and justify the practical realisation of the chosen solution
- communicate professional issues and solutions in a logical, structured and well-organised way in
written and oral presentations.

In addition, the student must also demonstrate their ability to satisfy the learning objectives (knowledge, skills
and competences) for Design and Business, as well as for their specific line of specialisation.

Students with physical or mental impairment may apply for special exam arrangements. The application must be submitted no later than four weeks before the exam. Exemptions from the deadline may be granted in the case of sudden health problems. The application must be accompanied by a medical certificate, an opinion from a speech, hearing or dyslexia therapist or an institute for the blind or the like or other documentation for health issues or a specific impairment.

Students whose native language is not Danish may bring dictionaries to exams where no materials and aids are permitted.

Applications for permission to bring other materials and aids must be submitted no later than four weeks before the exam.

Make-up exams

Students who have been unable to complete an exam due to documented illness will be given the opportunity to take the (make-up) exam as soon as possible. If the exam in question is scheduled for the final exam period, students will be given the opportunity to take the exam in the same exam period or immediately thereafter.

The make-up exam may be identical to the next ordinary exam. Students are responsible for finding out when the (make-up) exam is held.

Information on the time and place of make-up exams is made available on Fronter, and students are informed via KEA email.

Illness must be documented with a medical certificate. The institution must have received the medical certificate no later than three working days after the date of the exam. Students who become acutely ill during an exam must document with a medical certificate they were ill on the date in question.

If illness is not documented in accordance with the above rules, the student will have used one exam attempt.

Students must pay for the required medical certificates themselves.

Re-exams

Students who do not pass an exam or fail to appear at an exam will automatically be registered for the re-exam, provided that they have any exam attempts left. The re-exam may be identical to the next ordinary exam.

Students are responsible for finding out when the re-exam is held.

Information on the time and place of re-exams is made available on Fronter, and students are informed via KEA email.

In special circumstances, for example in connection with documented disabilities, the institution may grant an exemption from the automatic registration for exams.

Cheating at exams will be handled in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Order on Examinations on Professionally Oriented Higher Education Programmes (the Examination Order). 

Students who cheat at an exam will be expelled from the exam.

In case of aggravating circumstances, students may be suspended from the institution for a long or short period of time. In such event, students must be issued with a written warning stating that repeated cheating may result in permanent expulsion.

Cheating includes:

– Obtaining unlawful help during an exam

– Providing unlawful help to other students during an exam

– Presenting other people’s work as one’s own (plagiarism – see www.stopplagiat.nu), see also section 5.15

– Using own previously assessed work without stating the source, see also section 5.15

– Using materials and aids not permitted for the exam in question

Expulsion from an exam due to cheating means that the awarded grade will be withdrawn, and the student will have used one exam attempt.

Students who exhibit disruptive behaviour during an exam may be ordered to leave the exam. In less serious cases, the institution will first warn the students.

Attendance is not compulsory, but the student is expected to participate in all scheduled activities. All communication
relating to the study takes place via Fronter and KEA’s email, which the student is given access to at the start of the
study. The student is required to keep up to date via their personal KEA mail and information on Fronter.

The professional bachelor's degree programme in design and business grants full credit transfer of modules passed in
the same programme at another educational institution. If a student wants to be granted a credit transfer for a subject
and associated exams completed at another institution, they must first apply for a pre-approved credit transfer at KEA.
In the application, the student must enclose the curriculum in which the teaching and the associated exams are
described, as well as the description of the programme element, its number of ETCS points, etc. The final credit transfer
is granted when the student submits documentation of the passed exam, upon which the exam can then be registered.
If the student would like to switch over to a new programme at the same or another educational institution, this will be
in accordance with the rules of the programme or institution in question.

Students are expected to actively participate in their study. This means active participation in the teaching and
submission of assignments on time. KEA Design assesses the active enrolment of each student according to the
following criteria:

Non-submission of mandatory activities
In the case of non-submission of mandatory activities, as specified in the individual module descriptions, the teacher
and student will agree on a new deadline for submission, or the student will be given a substitute assignment to do.

Failure to meet important deadlines
Active enrolment is also assessed on the basis of the student's observing important deadlines, such as the submission of
a internship contract.

Not taking part in written and oral exams
Active enrolment is also assessed in the case of non-submission of exam assignments and failure to appear for an oral
exam.

In all of the above cases, the student may be contacted on their KEA email by the study administration in order to clarify
their status as an active student. Students are therefore expected to stay up to date via their personal KEA email and, in
the absence of feedback after repeated attempts to get in contact with the student, the student may be disenrolled
from the study.

Students may be disenrolled if they have not passed at least one exam within a consecutive period of one year.

In exceptional circumstances, the institution may grant exemptions from the rules in this curriculum that are laid down exclusively by the educational institution.

The procedure for filing a complaint about the assessment, the exam process or the exam basis, such as questions, assignments or the like, is outlined below.

The student must submit a written and reasoned complaint no later than two weeks after the exam. The complaint must be sent to kvalitet@kea.dk.

The complaint is shown to the examiner and the co-examiner, who issue an opinion. The deadline for issuing this opinion is usually two weeks. The student (the complainant) is then invited to comment on the opinion within a deadline of one week.

The institution will make its decision based on the complaint, the opinion and any comments. The outcome may be a new exam, a new assessment (in the case of written exams) or dismissal of the complaint. The student will then have two weeks to accept a possible new exam or assessment or to appeal the decision, if he or she has not been successful.

What can you get out of a complaint ? If KEA rules in favour of your complaint, you will be awarded a re-exam (oral exams) or a reassessment (written exams only). KEA cannot administratively change a grade. If the re-exam or reassessment gives another grade, this grade will be your grade regardless whether it is a higher or a lower grade.