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Teacher Education

Profession- and development-oriented primary and lower secondary teaching

About the BA teacher education

Our full degree programme at bachelor level is taught in Danish. If you are fluent in Danish, Swedish or Norwegian, you may study our full degree programme.

The BA in Teacher Education at KP offers an open and inviting study environment both academically and socially. The teaching incorporates different methods, including group work, innovative project work, discussions and lectures, and its primary focus is to provide you with the skills to plan both the academic as well as the educational aspects of your future teaching.

If you want to become a teacher, you must be skillful and knowledgeable within your subject area, authoritative, empathetic and compassionate in your actions and most importantly wanting to see others succeed.

Each semester, we welcome exchange students from our partner institutions.

Teaching takes place at both Campus Carlsberg and Nyelandsvej in Copenhagen. The two addresses are close to each other.

Autumn semester 2025

Due to a new Teacher Education programme in Denmark, KP, department of teacher education, offers a new semester package for exchange students starting from autumn semester 2025. The package consists of 20 mandatory ECTS-points and 10 elective ECTS-points. The semester package differs in autumn and spring semesters.

Mandatory courses

  • Controversial Issues in School and Society (History/Religion)
  • Cultural Studies (Teaching English as a foreign language)

Elective courses: Choose one of the following courses

  • International Practicum (30 days at a primary / lower secondary school)*
  • Teaching English as a foreign language
  • Deutsch als Fremdsprache an der Lehrerausbildung (für Schüler der 5.-10. Klasse)
  • Teaching French as a foreign language

Students who speak a Nordic language may take courses taught in Danish together with KP students. Please find course descriptions on our website . Coordinators are welcome to contact LU-international@kp.dk to inquire about the courses and combinations of courses available for a specific semester.
Course descriptions will be posted as soon as possible. Course titles might change.

*Notes about International Practicum

The practicum takes place in Danish public schools, in which the main language of teaching is Danish. Exchange students will teach in either English, German or French. Students may teach a wide range of different subjects. Due to language barriers, international students can only teach children between the ages of 9 and 16 (3rd to 9th grade). The practicum takes place in groups of international students. The group members go to the practicum school together and plan and perform their teaching activities collaboratively. Please note that the practicum schools are situated in the Greater Copenhagen area, which means student must expect some travel time and transportation expenses.

Spring semester 2026

Due to a new Teacher Education programme in Denmark, KP, department of teacher education, offers a new semester package for exchange students starting from autumn semester 2025. The package consists of 20 mandatory ECTS-points and 10 elective ECTS-points. The semester package differs in autumn and spring semesters:

Mandatory courses

  • Physical Education
  • Musical Expression in Teaching and Learning

Elective courses: Choose one of the following courses

  • International Practicum (30 days at a primary / lower secondary school)*
  • Teaching English as a foreign language
  • Deutsch als Fremdsprache an der Lehrerausbildung (für Schüler der 5.-10. Klasse)
  • Teaching French as a foreign language

Students who speak a Nordic language may take courses taught in Danish together with KP students. Please find course descriptions on our website . Coordinators are welcome to contact LU-international@kp.dk to inquire about the courses and combinations of courses available for a specific semester.

Course descriptions will be posted as soon as possible. Course titles might change.

*Notes about International Practicum
The practicum takes place in Danish public schools, in which the main language of teaching is Danish. Exchange students will teach in either English, German or French. Students may teach a wide range of different subjects. Due to language barriers, international students can only teach children between the ages of 9 and 16 (3rd to 9th grade). The practicum takes place in groups of international students. The group members go to the practicum school together and plan and perform their teaching activities collaboratively. Please note that the practicum schools are situated in the Greater Copenhagen area, which means student must expect some travel time and transportation expenses.

Application for exchange students

Students must get nominated by their home institution.
Please nominate your students through our online nomination survey.

If you haven’t received a link for that survey, please write to lu-international@kp.dk.

Nominated students will receive an e-mail with information about application and accommodation.

Autumn Semester 2025

Deadline for nomination

15th March 2025

Deadlines for application

  • Students who need a study visa: 1st April 2025
  • Students who do not need a study visa: 1st May 2025

Semester dates

August-December 2025. Exact dates will be announced later.

Spring Semester 2025

Deadline for nomination

September 15th 2025

Deadlines for application

  • Students who need a study visa: October 1st 2025
  • Students who do not need a study visa: November 1st 2025

Semester dates

January-May/June 2026. Exact dates will be announced later.

How to apply

Please find information about application, accommodation, visa, insurance etc. on our How to apply-page.

Contact

International coordinator: Sabine Lam lu-international@kp.dk