Study programmes and student life at Technical University of Denmark
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Dear Student,
At DTU, we collaborate across academic disciplines and cultures to create a sustainable future. Our doors are open to our colleagues and students—and to society at large. This openness is reflected in our excellent research and study programmes, providing students with the freedom to pursue their passions and translate them into technology with global impact.
We aim to develop Europe’s best engineering education where students can realize their full potential and master technologies for the benefit of people and society. As a student at DTU, you will learn to work with sustainability in response to current cilmate challenges and the accelerating depletion of Earth’s resources. Because at DTU, we strive for a sustainable future by developing technology for people.
Led by our dedicated faculty, you will be allowed hands-on access to world-class facilities. You will be encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programmes and you will get the chance to create your own academic programme that will prepare you for a successful and rewarding career.
Welcome to DTU.
Anders O. Bjarklev President
We strive for a sustainable future by developing technology for people.”
About DTU
Founded in 1829, DTU is one of Denmark’s foremost institutions of higher learning. Through our collaboration with private and public stakeholders, DTU serves as a driving force for welfare and sustainable value creation by generating new discoveries and inventions that benefit society, protect the environment, and improve people’s lives.
Recognized internationally as an elite technical university, we take our role as a leading force within the technical, natural, and life sciences seriously by providing education, research, innovation, scientific advice, and knowledge dissemination at the highest level.
The University attracts leading academics and gifted students from around the world. More than 100 nationalities are currently represented at DTU, making student life at DTU a truly international experience.
In 2021, DTU enrolled a total of 5519 new students: 1154 BEng students, 1334 BSc Eng students, 2568 MsC Eng students, and 463 PhD fellows.
Student satisfaction
In spring 2021, DTU published a student survey. Here is an overview of the students’ perception of DTU and the MSc programme:
93 per cent of the students find that the quality of their study programme is generally high.
95 per cent of the students find that the physical framework and environment at DTU is safe.
94 per cent of the students find that the educational environment at DTU is good.
89 per cent of the students find that the educational environment increases their motivation to study.
89 per cent of the students find that they benefit from the programme.
81 per cent of the students find that it is easy to get in touch with their teachers.
Source: The DTU Study Environment Survey through Uddannelseszoom 2020 carried out
Locations
Denmark is one of the safest countries in the world and the least corrupt, which may be part of the reason why Danes rate themselves as being among the happiest people on Earth year after year. Language proficiency is excellent, and 86 per cent of the population speak English.
DTU has research and test facilities in all parts of Denmark, and in Greenland, including four campuses. The main campus is located in Lyngby just north of Copenhagen—one of Europe’s most popular and progressive capitals.
DTU Lyngby Campus
DTU’s main campus is located 15 km north of Copenhagen. The campus covers a 106-hectare site, and is landscaped with wooded areas, sports fields, inner courtyards, and gardens.
DTU Ballerup Campus
DTU Ballerup Campus is located approximately 10 km west of Copenhagen, and is home to many of our BEng students.
DTU Risø Campus
DTU Risø Campus is located 40 km west of Copenhagen and is the site of much of DTU’s groundbreaking research in wind energy technologies.
Arctic DTU Sisimiut – Ilinniarfeqarfik Sisimiut
DTU’s campus in Greenland is home to research as well as BEng and MSc Eng students who follow our arctic study programmes.
Femern (Rødby)
Kalundborg
Femern (Rødby)
Kalundborg
Main building
The main building houses canteens, conference rooms, a bookstore, the reception team, and administrative offices, including the international study guidance office and the President’s office.
Student accommodation
DTU’s International Accommodation Office allocates rooms in DTU’s halls of residence. All rooms are furnished with the most essential furniture. We do our utmost to find accommodation for all students. bdtu.dk
Friday bars
At DTU you find several different Friday bars/cafés on campus. Here you can hang out with your fellow students and buy drinks at student prices.
Library
DTU Library features several study areas and teamwork rooms.
Skylab
DTU Skylab is the innovation hub located at DTU Lyngby Campus.
Street food
At DTU, you find several different places to get something to eat. Try one of our street food stalls on campus.
DTU Lyngby Campus
All MSc programmes are taught at Lyngby Campus. DTU’s main campus consists of more than 100 buildings on a 106-hectare plain, which is divided into four quadrants— just like points in a coordinate system. The campus is safe and secure, and a site of great natural beauty with wooded areas, sports fields, inner courtyards, and gardens.
Come visit DTU
Prospective students and their families are invited to book a free guided tour of DTU Lyngby Campus. Please contact mscadmission@adm.dtu.dk
Experience DTU
Lyngby Campus online
Interactive map
> dtu.dk/360campustour
360 video > dtu.dk/360tour
Studying at DTU
As a DTU student, you get hands-on access to world-class facilities, and you engage in project-based assignments, offering you the chance to apply your theoretical knowledge to solve real-life problems. In addition, you can take part in the vibrant student life. You can join one of the many clubs and activities, or attend the Friday bars and the many other social events and festive occasions at DTU.
Introduction week and buddies
At DTU, we care about the wellbeing of our students. During the ‘Introduction Week’ you will be introduced to your new buddy. Buddies are DTU students (Danish and international) who have dedicated themselves to giving you a good study start and who will help and assist you throughout your first semester at the University.
Innovation and entrepreneurship
DTU focuses on supporting student innovation and entrepreneurship. At our innovation hub, DTU Skylab, you can get help to bring business ideas to life, work with innovation projects supplied by the business community, or get feedback on the development of prototypes in connection with courses. In addition, you can also follow courses on innovation and entrepreneurship. DTU also offers a MSc programme in Technology Entrepreneurship.
Learning the Scandinavian way
There is a refreshing lack of hierarchy at DTU and student-staff relations are typically less formal than in most other countries. Professors go by their first name and are easily accessible to students. You learn to work individually and in groups, and as a new student, you will discover that everything is open to discussion and every opinion is valued.
A research-based and industry-related
education
Academic activities are based on the latest scientific knowledge as all teaching, supervision, and course development are carried out by educators who are themselves actively involved in research and innovation. Moreover, DTU collaborates closely with industry, benefitting both research and learning activities.
Teaching and research facilities
As a DTU student you will have access to numerous teaching and research facilities, ranging from laboratories, workshops, and test halls to wind tunnels, anechoic chambers, and a marine research vessel. Student facilities on DTU Lyngby Campus include all-campus wireless Internet access, student data bars, canteens, a bookshop, and an ultramodern library.
Sports and social life
No matter your interests, we have a club for you at DTU. Join the photo, music or poker club, or get physical, and use any of DTU’s many indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Among other things, you can dance, climb, or do weight lifting—or you can play football, badminton, or beach volleyball.
Learn more about studying at DTU on > dtu.dk/studentguide
Meet the students
DTU has a vibrant student and campus life with more than 13.000 students from all over the world.
13,414
total students enrolled
114 countries student from
5,373
total students enrolled on DTU’s master’s programmes
24.9
average age at study start on DTU’s master’s programmes
Gender equality and diversity
Diversity, equal treatment, and equality are founding principals at DTU. Our study environment is based on inclusion and recognition for an individual’s talents. We expect all students and employees to work together from the perspective of mutual respect and equal opportunity, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, culture, educational background, physical ability, and other personal differences.
We believe that diversity and equality are crucial prerequisites for producing groundbreaking research and high-level education for the benefit of society. As an university, it is our responsibility to work continuously toward gender balance in the student body. We work with initiatives to attract more women students and initiatives that ensure the organizational structures support a culture where students feel valued.
46%
international students enrolled on DTU’s master’s programmes
Chat with DTU students
33%
women enrolled on DTU’s master’s programmes
After you are admitted to DTU, you have the possibility to be a part of the DTU Student Ambassador Programme –where you can connect with a student currently studying at DTU. You can ask questions about the MSc programme that you are admitted to, about campus life and/or about living in Denmark in general.
See the films about our study programmes
On DTU’s YouTube channel, you can watch a film about each of the MSc programmes.
See all the films at dtu.dk/mscs
Social media
Get an insight into DTU’s study environment—follow us on social media
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Meet four of our students and hear their thoughts on studying at DTU
Anant, Christoffer, Laura, and Mareen have different nationalities and follow different study programmes.
Anant from India
Sustainable Energy
“I find the level of freedom and informal interactions with our professors kind of refreshing”
Mareen from Germany
Wind Energy
“The way of studying in Denmark is quite different from my bachelor experience. You’re in close contact with your professors and they really care about helping you out.”
Christoffer from Denmark
Design and Innovation
“I live at the William Demant Dormitory. It’s a great place to live. It’s nice to have all your friends nearby. You are never really alone unless you want to. It’s right next to DTU”
Laura from Spain
Aquatic Science and Technology
“One of the things that is special about the way you study here is group work. Most of the final assignments are handed in as a group. What’s also special is that you can customize your studies quite a lot and gain skills and competences in different areas you might be interested in”
Watch video: dtu.dk/christoffer
Watch video: dtu.dk/anant
Watch video: dtu.dk/mareen
Watch video: dtu.dk/laura
DTU: towards a sustainable future
With climate change, the world is facing immense and complicated challenges. We believe these challenges call for innovative and insightful solutions. At DTU, sustainability is a key component of every programme and as a DTU student, you will work with sustainability from an environmental, economic, and social perspective.
But building a greener future is not a oneperson job. That’s why group work and crossdisciplinary projects play a crucial part at DTU. After graduation, you will be able to pursue an international career within sustainability and work with technologies that make a positive impact on people, society, and our planet.
Green Challenge
Green Challenge is our annual student conference, giving DTU students the unique opportunity to present their sustainable projects to a panel of experts and the world. This is your chance to apply what you have learned about sustainability, climate technology, and environmental solutions and compete for the prizes for the best project within your field of expertise.
The Blue Dot Projects
As a DTU student, you can participate in one of our crossdisciplinary DTU Blue Dot Projects and experience what it is like to work as an engineer. Every project run alongside your ordinary courses and focus on producing sustainable solutions. Luckily, there is a long line of projects to choose from! Among other things, you can work with an eco-car driving 501 km per litre, a sustainable brewery, an annual robot competition, or how synthetic biology can solve challenges within energy, environment, foods, and medicine.
Roskilde Festival – Powered by DTU students
Every year a field only 40 minutes from Copenhagen is transformed into Roskilde Festival – the largest music festival in the Nordics. With 85.000 guests and 30.000 volunteers, Roskilde Festival is the ideal place to test technical solutions in overpopulated areas. By participating with a project on the festival, you don’t only gain access and ETCS points, you also get the chance to see your idea come to life, present it to the festival guests and potentially develop a solution so ground-breaking that it becomes a regular part of the festival.
DTU Charter
At DTU, we believe actions speak louder than words. That’s why we have created a charter to make sure that sustainability is –and will continue to be – a crucial cornerstone of all our courses and programmes. The charter is our pledge to current and future students – it ensures that you obtain a deep understanding of sustainability and the development of sustainable solutions during your time at DTU. In addition, we promise that your education will provide you with the knowledge necessary for working responsibly with technology and for striving to make a positive difference in the world.
BSc Eng programme
Since 2016, DTU has offered an international BSc programme in General Engineering, taught exclusively in English.
You will be part of a very diverse and international learning environment where approximately half of the students come from Denmark and the other half from all over the world.
Academic learning
Students work on Design-Build projects—which are practice-oriented, interdisciplinary group projects where you work together on proposing an engineering solution to specific problems from the real world. In short: you will learn to think and work like an engineer.
Taught by leading researchers
You will be taught by professors and lecturers who are themselves active researchers, and you will soon find that the student-professor relationship is quite informal. At DTU, all professors go by their first name and are easily accessible to students.
BSc Eng programme structure
The BSc Eng is a three-year programme with a workload of 180 ECTS points. Graduates obtain the title Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
The programme comprises four categories of courses, which each corresponds to 45 ECTS points: basic natural science, technology core, projects, and professional skill, electives.
45 ECTS
Basic Natural Science Courses
You cannot solve complex technological problems without knowing the basic natural science disciplines mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. This course block provides an insight into these disciplines.
45 ECTS
Projects and Professional Skill Courses
You will experience the engineering spirit through Design-Build projects and also learn to use a range of relevant IT tools. Half-way through, you will undertake your first big project, the specialist project, which is an exercise in how to prepare a project and engage in teamwork. You will also take a course in science theory, before the BSc concludes with a bachelor’s thesis.
45 ECTS
Technology Core Courses
On the BSc in General Engineering, you specialize in one of the four focus areas: ‘Living Systems’, ‘Cyber Systems’, ‘Cyber Materials’, or ‘Future Energy’.
45 ECTS
Electives
You have every opportunity to shape your own unique academic profile at DTU. In the block of electives, you choose between several hundred different courses from DTU’s entire course catalogue, allowing you to steer your BSc Eng degree in exactly the direction you want, and in so doing increase the number of options open to you when choosing an MSc Eng programme.
BSc in General Engineering
DTU currently offers one BSc programme in General Engineering for international students, where you have the opportunity to choose between four different focus areas.
For more information, please visit > dtu.dk/geneng
Watch video of the study programme: dtu.dk/general-eng
General Engineering
In the first semesters, you are required to take a number of mandatory courses such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and you will experience the engineering spirit through Design-Build projects. In the second semester, you select introductory courses for the four focus areas that you are most interested in: Living Systems, Cyber Systems, Cyber Materials, and Future Energy—and in the following semesters, you will specialize in one of these areas. In the fifth semester, you have the opportunity to spend a semester at a university abroad, work on a project in collaboration with a company, or specialize further at DTU. In the sixth semester, the programme is concluded with a bachelor’s thesis.
Career prospects
Depending on your choice of specialization, you can apply for admission to a wide range of MSc programmes at DTU or at another university.
Admission and tuition
The academic level of the BSc Eng programme is advanced. In each individual case, admission will be based on the following criteria:
General admission criteria
Degree
English language proficiency
In addition to having an upper secondary education leaving exam, you must have specific levels in English, mathematics, physics, and chemistry equivalent to the Danish exams:
English B Mathematics A Physics B and Chemistry B or Physics B and Biotechnology A or Biotechnology A and Geoscience A
If your upper secondary education is not an IB, EB or from one of the Nordic countries, you have to prove your English proficiency by taking one of the following English tests:
Minimum entry levels:
Cambridge Advanced English/Cambridge Proficiency in English 180 TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition 88 IELTS 6.5
Please note that IELTS and TOEFL tests must not be older than two years on 5 July.
Application deadlines
15 March at 12 noon if you hold an international qualifying exam.
Application fee
Please note that unless you have a residence permit in Denmark, all non-EU/EEA citizens are required to pay EUR 100 before your application is processed.
Tuition fees
Higher education in Denmark is provided free of charge for EU/EEA citizens and for students participating in an exchange programme. All other students have to pay tuition.
MSc programmes
All MSc programmes at DTU have an uniquely flexible course structure, offer honours tracks, and are taught exclusively in English. You can choose from 32 MSc Eng programmes, a MSc programme in Technology Entrepreneurship, and a wide range of international joint master’s programmes with partner universities.
Academic learning
All our master’s degree programmes are research-based and train you in advanced research methods, teach you to adopt a constructive and critical approach to research findings, and to translate new knowledge into technical solutions.
We encourage all students to take responsibility for planning and executing projects, and to participate actively in discussions in order to develop their critical and analytical skills.
You will soon discover—and learn to appreciate—that every opinion is valued.
Taught by leading researchers
To ensure that academic activities are based on the latest scientific knowledge, all teaching, supervision, and course development at DTU is carried out by professors and lecturers who are themselves active researchers.
Accessible professors
The relationship between professor and student is quite informal. At DTU, all professors go by their first name and are easily accessible to students.
MSc programme structure
The MSc is a two-year programme with a workload of 120 ECTS points. Graduates obtain a degree with the title Master of Science in Engineering, expect for MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship where graduates obtain a degree with the title Master of Science.
The programme comprises four categories of courses, which each corresponds to 30 ECTS points: general competences, technological specialization, electives, and master’s thesis.
30 ECTS
General Competences
Courses fall into the following three categories:
General engineering competences
You gain an understanding of the core elements of your scientific field. In addition, you learn about innovation processes, including teamwork, entrepreneurship, and sustainability – all relating to the specific academic or interdisciplinary content of your programme.
Synthesis competences
You learn how to define and provide solutions to an open problem. You may be part of a cross-disciplinary team, and will be trained in communication and collaboration.
Normative competences
You learn a set of essential disciplines common to all technical aspects of engineering within a specific field. 30 ECTS 30 ECTS 30 ECTS
Technological Specialization
These courses give you the in-depth academic and technological knowledge necessary for obtaining state-of-the-art competences within a specific field of engineering. The course profile depends on your selected study line/focus area.
Electives
An important aspect of our MSc programmes is the significant number of elective courses. You can pursue your own scientific and professional interests and choose from a variety of different DTU courses.
Master’s Thesis
The thesis marks the completion of the MSc programme. The research project is usually carried out at DTU and in many cases in collaboration with one of our many industrial partners. All projects include elements of fundamental research, innovation, and application.
Study lines/focus areas
Study lines or focus areas have been developed for most of the MSc Eng programmes. Completing a certain study line will result in a more specialized educational profile. The programmes have a crossdisciplinary content and provide the graduate with a unique set of engineering qualifications, only obtainable from the DTU research and innovation environment.
> You can see the individual study lines under each MSc Eng programme
Industry Master of Science in Engineering
Combine work with studies and
join
an Industry Master of Science in Engineering
The Industry Master of Science in Engineering combines work with part-time study to obtain a full MSc degree over a 4-year period.
DTU offers the opportunity to join an Industry Master of Science in Engineering in all its MSc programmes except Aquatic Science and Technology (cand.polyt.), Ocean Engineering (cand.polyt.) and Technology Entrepreneurship (cand.tech).
Prerequisites
The prerequisites are similar to the ones that apply to the 2-year-programme but in addition, you must have a job relevant for your studies where you work at least 25 hours a week, or you may be self-employed in a start-up company.
Non-EU/EEA citizens already working in Denmark can apply for the Industry Master of Science in Engineering. It is strongly recommended that applicants first check the rules and impact on the current work permit with the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration.
Learn more about application and conditions > dtu.dk/industry
The cogwheel indicates that you have the opportunity to join an Industry Master of Science in Engineering
Honours programmes
DTU offers Honours Programme as part of all MSc Eng programmes.
In the Honours Programme the most talented students have access to a particularly challenging course of studies. It is estimated that only the top 10 per cent of the applicants are qualified for the Honours Programme.
The Honours Programme at DTU offers the student the following advantages:
• An internationally recognized researcher from a leading research institution as personal tutor.
• An individually designed study-plan comprising substantial free-standing elements such as seminars and/or project work. The study plan is in accordance with the learning objectives for the MSc programme and is planned within the prescribed completion time.
• A semester abroad. The semester abroad can be concluded either through studies or research at an international higher education institution, or through a project course at a company situated outside Denmark.
• Participation in at least one international research conference, workshop or summer university module.
• Research affiliation outlined in the individual study plan and including one or more research and/or development projects.
Admission
Students wishing to enrol for the Honours Programme must apply to do so when applying for their DTU MSc, and must meet conditions over and above the general requirements for MSc entry.
Candidates must:
• Have completed their undergraduate degree at an extraordinary level (minimum average 10 on the Danish national grading or similar—see www.ciriusonline.dk
• Have demonstrated significant levels of ambition and competence as part of their past studies.
• Possess outstanding intellectual and personal qualities (to be assessed in interview).
• Include a separate letter describing why they have chosen to apply for the Honours Programme. The letter should also contain a description of courses taken, and any areas of particular interest.
Learn more about honours programmes > dtu.dk/honours
Study abroad
As a DTU student you have many opportunities to go abroad during your studies – everything from a semester in Shanghai to a fixed programme in Stockholm is possible. 431 international exchange students joined DTU in 2021, and 314 DTU students went abroad.
Exchange abroad
If you wish to study abroad for 1-2 semesters as a part of your DTU degree, an exchange stay is the natural choice. With more than 100 international partner universities across the globe, there are many interesting universities to choose from – some among the best universities in the world.
Joint international master’s programmes
An international joint programme is a great option, if you want to strengthen your academic profile, while at the same time obtaining international experience and knowledge from some of the best univer sities in the world through a structured programme.
Virtual exchange
Get the unique opportunity to add an extra international element to your regular semesters at DTU. You now have the opportunity to enroll in online courses from four renowned universities within the EuroTeQ network and hereby get the chance to design your own curriculum that suits your career ambitions and learning objectives.
Summer school abroad
Going on summer school abroad may be ideal, if you wish to study abroad for a shorter period of time. This way you can complete 5 to 10 ECTS points over the summer and still experience a different university culture and the international student life.
Self-arranged studies abroad
If you have the time and resources, you also have the opportunity of personally arranging your studies abroad. This may for example be relevant if the university of your choice is not among DTU’s many partner universities.
For more information > studyabroad.dtu.dk/english
Joint international master’s programmes
Boost your MSc degree and your CV with a stay at one of DTUs partner universities in Scandinavia, Europe, and Asia. DTU has close partnerships with some of the best global technical universities that give you the opportunity to complete a unique international joint master’s programme.
Gain access to elite programmes and benefit from the combined competences, knowledge and facilities of each university. Studying abroad jump-starts your career as employers are always looking for graduates with an international outlook and intercultural competences.
Erasmus+
DTU collaborates on student exchange with approximately 45 European universities within the EU Erasmus programme. DTU is also engaged in the Erasmus Mundus elite master’s programme within Security and Cloud Computing, which allows you to spend one year at DTU and at a partner university to earn a double degree.
The EuroTech Universities Alliance
Study at one of the leading technical universities in Europe through the EuroTech Universities Alliance and get access to the complementary strengths of each university. EuroTech consists of École Polytechnique (L’X) in France, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands, Technische Universität München (TUM) in Germany, Technion in Israel, and DTU.
DTU offers five 1:1 programmes with TUM, one 1:1 programme with TU/e and one 1:1 programme with EPFL. These programmes allow you to spend one year at the partner university and one year at DTU to earn a degree from DTU and a certificate from the partner university.
Nordic Master and Nordic Five Tech (N5T)
Get the full Scandinavian experience and access to the Nordic labour market with the Nordic Master’s programmes. The programmes are based on shared Nordic values and strongholds such as a studentoriented learning environment and a green environmental focus, and utilize the unique strengths of each university. You will receive a Master’s degree from each of the two attended universities. Choose between Aalto University (Aalto) in Finland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway and Chalmers University (Chalmers), and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden.
European Wind Energy Master (EWEM)
The European Wind Energy Master is an international MSc programme. The EWEM consortium involves 4 world leading universities in offshore wind energy research and education: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway, Carl von Ossietzky Universitat Oldenburg (UOL) in Germany and DTU.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Get the chance to study at one of the highest-ranking technical universities in Asia and the leading technical university in Korea and get a unique educational and cultural experience. You spend one year at KAIST and one year at DTU and receive a double degree.
Sino-Danish Center (SDC)
Spend two years in China and study in an inspirational international environment at the Sino-Danish Center in Beijing – a unique collaboration between the eight Danish universities, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Choose between six master’s programmes and get a double degree that will prepare you for an international career.
MSc programmes at DTU
Two years at DTU
DTU offers master’s programmes in all modern fields of engineering at the university, giving students the widest possible choice. The structure and content of the various programmes reflect DTU’s status as a high-ranking elite university in engineering.
MSc Eng programmes
• Advanced Materials and Healthcare Engineering
• Applied Chemistry
• Aquatic Science and Technology
• Architectural Engineering
• Autonomous Systems
• Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Business Analytics
• Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Communication Technologies and System Design
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Design and Innovation
• Earth and Space Physics and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Acoustics
• Environmental Engineering
• Food Technology
• Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
• Mathematical Modelling and Computation
• Mechanical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
• Photonics Engineering
• Physics and Nanotechnology
• Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling
• Sustainable Energy
• Transport and Logistics
• Wind Energy
MSc programme
• Technology Entrepreneurship
Joint national MSc programmes
• Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship (CBS and KU)
• Quantum Information Science (KU)
One year at DTU and one year abroad
DTU offers students the opportunity to enrol in one of DTU’s joint international master’s programmes that we offer in collaboration with a number of acknowledged elite universities from around the globe. For more information, see page 29.
• Arctic Mineral Resources (Nordic Master)
• Cold Climate Engineering (N5T)
• Computer Science and Engineering (KAIST)
• Electrical Engineering (KAIST)
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (KAIST)
• Energy Conversion and Storage (TUM)
• Engineering Acoustics (KAIST)
• Environmental Engineering (EPFL)
• Environmental Engineering (N5T)
• Environmental Engineering (TUM)
• European Wind Energy Master (EWEM)
• Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering (N5T)
• Management (TUM)
• Maritime Engineering (N5T)
• Mechanical Engineering (KAIST)
• Offshore Wind Energy (KAIST)
• Physics and Nanotechnology (TUM)
• Polymer Technology (N5T)
• Security and Cloud Computing (Erasmus Mundus)
• Space and Geodesy (TUM)
• Sustainable Aquaculture (NTNU)
• Sustainable Energy Technology (TU/e)
Two years at Sino-Danish Center in Beijing, China
DTU is part of a collaboration between the eight Danish universities, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Students enrolled on a SDC programme will spend two years at the Sino-Danish Center in Beijing in China.
• Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (SDC)
• International Food Quality and Health (SDC)*
• Life Science Engineering and Informatics (SDC)
• Nanoscience and Technology (SDC)*
• Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (SDC)*
• Water and Environment (SDC)*
*Please note that these programmes do not lead to a degree from DTU. Learn more about these programmes
> sdc.university
The globe indicates that the programme is a joint international master’s programme
MSc Eng programmes
Within the majority of DTU’s MSc Eng programmes, students have the opportunity to choose between different study lines/focus areas.
For more information, please visit > msc.dtu.dk
Watch video of all study programmes: dtu.dk/mscs
Advanced Materials and Healthcare Engineering
This programme focuses on the design and fabrication of advanced materials for applications within the healthcare sector. This includes engineered solutions for better drug delivery, molecular diagnostics, and materials for healthcare products. These are highly crossdisciplinary fields where the medicinal product is a fusion between advances in chemistry, immunology, molecular biology, and material science.
Career prospects
Because the education focuses on product
development, candidates will be very attractive for the healthcare and medical industry. This sector is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in Denmark. Typical job functions will be within research, development, quality control, and approvals.
Study lines
– Drug Delivery Systems Engineering
– Healthcare Materials Engineering
– Diagnostics Technology Engineering
> dtu.dk/amhceng
Applied Chemistry
Focusing on chemical and biological systems at both molecular and nanoscale level, this programme covers advanced courses and projects within the key disciplines of chemistry. Through courses in chemistry, synthesis, and physical chemistry you acquire comprehensive knowledge of the design and production of advanced materials.
Career prospects
This programme offers a wide focus and offers a wide variety of courses which, gives graduates an excellent opportunity to build a career within both private and public
Polymer Technology
companies. With an MSc in Applied Chemistry, you are qualified for jobs in the chemical (including catalysts and polymers) industry and the pharmaceutical industry.
Study lines
– Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
– Pharmaceuticals and other complex organic molecules
– Physical Chemistry
– Protein Chemistry
– Polymers
> dtu.dk/ac
Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Applied Chemistry MSc
This double degree programme covers innovative polymer technology engineering topics from different perspectives and teaches students the latest technology of plastics, rubbers, and composites—including aspects of nanotechnology. Through the programme, you will gain an understanding of properties
and use of polymeric materials, including knowledge and understanding of related environmental aspects. In addition, you will learn how polymeric materials are built-up from molecular to macroscopic level and the relationship between structure and material properties.
Career prospects
After graduation, you can pursue a career within a line of fields, ranging from manufacturing or research on chemicals, resins, synthetic rubber, artificial fibres, paints, coatings, plastics, etc.
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Aquatic Science and Technology
This programme focuses on the sustainable utilization of the aquatic environment and its resources, and the development of sustainable aquaculture production. It centres on fisheries, oceanography, and the management of aquatic resources—and addresses the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as well as maintenance of healthy ecosystems under changing environments.
Career prospects
The MSc Eng programme provides you with unique interdisciplinary competences for working with environmental and sustainability
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issues. These qualifications are in high demand among companies and organizations involved in aquatic resource research, consultancy, and management.
Study lines
– Aquaculture
– Sustainable Fisheries
– Oceanography
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Joint programme with NTNU within the Aquatic Science and Technology MSc
This double degree programme covers landbased recirculating aquaculture technology and marine technology and offers a unique competence profile that is highly sought for by the aquaculture industry. Students learn about new technologies and practices such as recirculating aquaculture systems, plantbased nutrition and bio-economy, optimization
of feed and use of therapeutants, and new innovative aquaculture products, which can contribute to the development of sustainable aquaculture.
Career prospects
The master programme gives a unique set of competences that are highly asked for in the aquaculture industry, but also in consultancy and among environmental authorities.
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Architectural Engineering
This MSc Eng programme enables you to influence the design of future buildings. Depending on your area of specialization, you can use your extensive knowledge of architecture and other engineering disciplines to integrate the various sub-solutions of a building project into well-functioning units—e.g. components, buildings, technical facilities, or entire districts. This programme offers a wide variey of courses in areas such as energy, loadbearing structures, installations, indoor climate, fire safety, acoustics, lighting, urban planning, consumer behaviour, project management, and building information modelling.
Career prospects
As an MSc in Architectural Engineering, you will be involved in the early project stages of construction, contributing to innovative and optimized building projects.
Focus areas
– Acoustics
– Bio Design – Computation Design
– Construction and Fabrication
– Digitalisation and BIM
– Energy and Indoor
– Extreme Environments
– Fire
– Materials and LCA
– Structures
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Autonomous Systems
Autonomous systems are entering our working, urban, and domestic environments. Imagine fleets of smart robots that collaborate in manufacturing facilities, advanced warehouse logistics solutions such as the Amazon warehouses, crew-less cargo ships, smart grids, or interconnected smart home appliances. The MSc in Autonomous Systems equips you to participate in and lead work related to the design and deployment of autonomous systems, exploiting the latest advances in artificial intelligence, big data analysis, digitization, sensing, optimization, information technologies, and systems engineering.
Career prospects
With an MSc in Autonomous Systems, you can pursue a career in various production and service industries in both private and public organizations. For instance, you can have a career as an AI developer, production manager, systems engineer, IT consultant – to mention but a few.
Study lines
This MSc programme contains no predefined study lines or recommended programmes. Instead, you can put together your own study plan and your own tailored profile through your choice of courses.
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Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
This MSc Eng programme focuses on the use of computer-based methods and mathematical models to analyse the vast amounts of biological data produced using high-throughput methods. Examples of biological data include DNA and protein sequences, mRNA levels, lists of post-translational modifications, proteinprotein interaction data, and metabolic pathway information. Although computational analysis accounts for a large part of the programme, students also gain a deep understanding of the underlying molecular
biology and the experimental methods used to generate the large volumes of data.
Career prospects
Future career opportunities include management positions or biomedical research at universities or in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
Study lines
– Biomedical Bioinformatics
– Infectious Disease Health Informatics
– Bioinformatics Methods in Life Science
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Life Science Engineering and Informatics
Joint programme with SDC within the Bioinformatics and Systems Biology MSc
The programme focuses on large-scale biochemistry, e.g. the study of proteins (proteomics), DNA (genomics), RNA (transcriptomics) and biochemical processes (metabolomics) in living organisms. A large-scale and data driven approach to these topics are becoming increasingly important for biochemistry research and production, for example in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
The programme leads to an MSc degree in Life Science Engineering and Informatics and a Master of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/ Bioinformatics/Genomics from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Career prospects
Graduates are qualified for work in data-driven enterprises of any size, particularly within
the pharmaceutical industry, Biotech, and IT sector. Typical work tasks include analysis of large-scale data, clinical chemistry analysis, large-scale DNA/RNA sequencing, analytical biochemistry incl. mass spectrometry, quality control, product development and research and development.
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Focusing on the design of future diagnostic and treatment methods at hospitals and in the field, this is an interdisciplinary programme offered by DTU in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen. The programme provides you with in-depth knowledge of the clinical problems facing the modern healthcare sector—enabling you to develop new technological solutions—and covers both engineering and human physiology courses, ranging from the functions of the organs at cell level to modelling physiological processes in the locomotive apparatus.
Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology
Sustainable manufacturing of bioproducts as an alternative to chemical production requires engineers with cutting edge competences within biotechnology. This programme provides you with knowledge and skills for mining of genes, exploration of organisms and biomolecules from nature, development of recombinant cell-factories, optimization and running of fermentation processes, purification and quality control of products, and most importantly: innovations within biotechnology.
Career prospects
You will have the opportunities to work with the development of measuring methods and equipment, clinical research, testing and maintenance of complex technical installations; product development, test planning, sales, marketing, and service; teaching and research.
Focus areas
– Medical Imaging and Radiation Physics
– BIomedical Signal Processing and Bioinstrumentation
– Biomechanics, Biomaterials and Biomodelling
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Career prospects
Job opportunities in the biotech industry within research, development and production, as well as in consultancy firms and in the public sector (research, teaching or governance).
Study lines
– Biosystems Engineering
– Cell Factory Engineering
– Protein Engineering
– Fermentation Based Biomanufacturing
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Business Analytics
The MSc Eng in Business Analytics prepares you to work with advanced methods from data science and optimization to solving critical business challenges. You will not only be able to work and manipulate data but, most importantly, you will learn how to transform data to actionable decisions that meet value creation goals. During the course of study, you will work with quantitative methods, such as descriptive statistics, forecasting, clustering, simulation, and optimization as well as qualitative methods for analysing, managing, and implementing data-driven projects in business and society.
Career prospects
MSc Eng graduates from Business Analytics will likely find jobs in banks, large production and service companies, in the transport industry, or in research institutions.
Study lines
– Predictive Analytics
– Prescriptive Analytics
– Analytics in Finance
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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
This MSc Eng programme focuses on chemical and biochemical industrial technology and on the commercial and sustainable chemical or biochemical conversion of any kind of raw materials into substances and products required by modern society. Students learn to solve technological problems using chemistry, mathematics, physics, and thermodynamics.
Career prospects
Graduates have the scientific and technological competences to translate concepts of new chemical and biochemical products and
processes into a safe and economically viable production. You may also play a useful role in the practical efforts to remedy environmental problems and reduce the energy consumption of current production activities.
Focus areas
– Chemical and Biochemical Process Technology
– Chemical and Biochemical Product Engineering
– Energy and Environmental Engineering
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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Joint programme with SDC within the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering MSc
This programme focuses on theoretical, experimental and practical aspects of chemical and biochemical process engineering that are of relevance for the use of biomass and waste as feedstocks and energy sources, replacing fossil resources and fuels. Engineers with an MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering are key figures in research and development of
methods and equipment aimed at commercial and sustainable transformation of biomass based raw materials into fuels and energy.
Career prospects
The master’s programme gives you a solid starting point for contributing to the development of your society, bringing chemical
and biochemical innovation from laboratories to useful production. Graduates are qualified to work in innovation driven enterprises of any size, particularly in the field of bio-based energy.
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Civil Engineering
In order to make future construction projects more exciting, secure and sustainable, this programme focuses on the development, planning, design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure. This requires profound knowledge and understanding of a number of different areas, which is why the MSc in Civil Engineering offers a wide range of courses in mechanics, material science, energy technology, heat and mass transfer, fire safety, hydraulics, acoustics, risk assessment, computer modelling and simulation, 3D visualization, communication, and management.
Career prospects
Civil engineers typically find employment in consulting engineering companies, as
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contractors or manufacturers. Others work for local authorities, public agencies, or educational and research institutions.
Focus areas
– Bridges, Pavements, and Large Structures
– Building Services
– Cold Regions
– Digitalization
– Geotechnical Engineering
– Marine and Coastal Engineering
– Mechanics of Materials
– Project Management
– Structural Engineering
– Subsurface Engineering
– Sustainability
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Joint Nordic master’s programme within Civil Engineering
This unique 2-year master programme, Arctic Mineral Resources, provides an in-depth knowledge of designing mineral production processes and infrastructure in the Arctic environment, of economic and environmental aspects of mining in the Arctic as well as sustainable mine project development. Arctic Mineral Resources addresses the strategic
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importance – but also challenges – of the sensitive Arctic environment.
Career prospects
This education provides you with the skills needed to e.g. work with junior mining companies and consultancies (Mineral Entrepreneurship track covering legislative,
social, financial and other aspects of mining projects) or to work for government and authorities with the evaluation of mining projects, permitting procedures and stakeholder involvement (Mineral Resource Management track).
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Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Civil Engineering and the Earth and Space Physics and Engineering MScs
The Nordic double degree master’s programme in Cold Climate Engineering is the first comprehensive master’s programme in cold climate engineering in Europe, and gives the students a unique possibility to do field work and projects in Greenland or Svalbard. The main focus of the joint programme is to give you a profound understanding of how the obtained
specializations can be applied in jobs as researchers, consulting or practising engineers in the Arctic.
Career prospects
Graduates are typically employed at consulting, design, surveying and construction companies, mining industry, oil companies, governmental
bodies, or at research institutes and universities that have activities related to the Arctic. Your role may be that of chief executive, development manager, team manager, consultant, specialist, or researcher.
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Green colourants
Chromologics produces colourants using sustainable fermentation processes. The technology is more eco-friendly than traditional production, which involves the extraction of dyes from plants or animal substances. The company was founded by researchers from DTU, among others, and increasing demand is driving considerable green market potential for Chromologics.
Communication Technologies and System Design
Communication Technologies and System Design engineers contribute to the development of the technology on which modern society relies. The MSc Eng programme covers areas ranging from advanced component and system design through complex network structures to the development of services and ICT solutions that meet user expectations. Courses include three central, traditional disciplines that—to some extent—share a common technical-scientific basis: component and software design, system development and methods, and applications.
Career prospects
Graduates are quali fied to conduct research, development, planning, and analysis tasks
in several areas related to communication technologies. The programmes facilitates career oppor tunities in, e.g. the electronics industry, the telecom sector, or in the emerging ‘convergence industry’.
Study lines
– High-speed Communication
– Signal Processing, Coding and Visual Communication
– Mobile/Wireless Communication and Internet of Things
– Cloud and Cybersecurity
– Communication Hardware Design and Programming
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Computer Science and Engineering
As a student in this programme, you will concentrate on the design and use of computing components—both software and hardware—and learn to solve technical problems efficiently and competitively. Central to the programme is the understanding and application of the right abstractions for advanced IT solutions that typically include both existing and future components. You can choose from a wide range of courses in software development, safe and secure IT systems, algorithms and logic, knowledgebased systems, and distributed and embedded systems.
Career prospects
Our highly qualified graduates find rewarding careers in a wide range of Danish and international companies involved in IT, electronics, and communication.
Study lines
– Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms
– Computer Security
– Digital Systems
– Embedded and Distributed Systems
– Safe and Secure by Design
– Software Engineering
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Computer Science and Engineering
Joint programme with KAIST within the Computer Science and Engineering MSc
The double degree programme in Computer Science and Engineering covers safe and secure systems, system integration, distributed and embedded systems, networks, software engineering, algorithms and logic, system-onchip, and digital systems. The programme gives
you the ability to use, develop, and produce IT systems at a high technical level.
Career prospects
Graduates will typically find employment in a wide variety of companies and
Security and Cloud Computing
Erasmus Mundus programme
Digitalization is taking over most aspects of business and life. While computation relies on distributed data processing and storage, pervasive digitalization goes much further, raising questions regarding security and privacy of data and reliability of computations on this data. This programme gives you a broad understanding of technologies for mobile and
cloud computing, and provides you with the skills to design, build, and evaluate secure computing systems as a computer science professional.
Career prospects
Graduates will be able to design and develop the next generations of products and services
organizations that work with IT, electronics, and communcation.
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for the ICT industry as well as financial companies within the fields of information security and systems.
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Design and Innovation
This programme includes courses in both technical-scientific and social science disciplines to equip students with the competences required for performing engineering tasks with an emphasis on design. During the programme, you will develop your creative skills and abilities to analyse the interaction between the user, technology, and company. You will gain knowledge of one or more technical domains and learn to develop concepts and implement innovation processes that are more far-reaching than product and system development.
Career prospects
Career opportunities in fields of innovation as well as design and product development. You can also work as a designer, constructor, system developer, or as a product or development engineer in an industrial company.
Focus areas
– Management of Design and Innovation
– Sustainable Product and Service Design
– User Experience Design and Digital Innovation
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Earth and Space Physics and Engineering
This programme provides you with competences within research and development of satellite, space-, aircraft-, and ground-based measuring methods as well as mathematical and physical models for monitoring, mapping, and exploring large-scale physical structures and processes on Earth and in the universe. The programme focuses on the development, design and application of innovative and advanced technological solutions with a view to developing sustainable, advanced solutions for use in, e.g. climate and environmental monitoring, the search for new resources, space exploration, or mapping and navigation on Earth.
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Career prospects
Graduates are eligible for positions in areas such as environmental and climate monitoring, mapping, and navigation as well as Earth and space exploration.
Study lines
– Earth and Planetary Physics
– Earth Observation
– Mapping and Navigation
– Space Research
– Space System Engineering
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Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Civil Engineering and the Earth and Space Physics and Engineering MScs
The Nordic double degree MSc in Cold Climate Engineering is the first comprehensive master’s programme in cold climate engineering in Europe, and gives the students a unique possibility to do field work and projects in Greenland or Svalbard. The main focus of the joint programme is to give you a profound understanding of how the obtained
Space and Geodesy
specializations can be applied in jobs as researchers, consulting or practising engineers in the Arctic.
Career prospects
Graduates are typically employed at consulting, design, surveying and construction companies, mining industry, oil companies, governmental
Joint EuroTech programme with TUM within the Earth and Space Physics and Engineering MScs
The 1:1 master’s programme in Space and Geodesy is a two-year intensive exchange master’s programme for students enrolled at either DTU or TUM. You will spend one year at TUM and one year at DTU. The study programme aims at providing the students with state-of-the-art competences within Satellite Geodesy for a wide range of applications. Mapping the Earth’s gravity field and its
changes from space is key to understand the physical processes of, e.g., the hydrological cycle. Satellite-based positioning is important for accurate navigation. In Rocketry, the focus is on developing space-based technologies.
Career prospects
Studying abroad jump-starts your career as employers are always looking for graduates
bodies, or at research institutes and universities that have activities related to the Arctic. Your role may be that of chief executive, development manager, team manager, consultant, specialist, or researcher.
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with an international outlook and intercultural competencies. Upon graduation, you will be eligible to enter a PhD programme, but you will also be qualified for jobs in the European space industry, developing Copernicus and Galileo, or leading research institutes.
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Electrical Engineering
The MSc programme in Electrical Engineering allows you to engage in work at all levels— including advanced theories, methods, and components for practical systems and applications in, e.g. satellites, robots, and wind turbines. You will learn to understand the theory and apply mathematical methods for designing or analysing problems within a given area.
Career prospects
With an MSc in Electrical Engineering, you can pursue a career in various production companies, for instance in a development
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department, in areas such as electric power, audiology, medical electronics, mobile communication, radar technology, or satellite communication.
Study lines
– Acoustics
– Automation and Robot Technology
– Electric Energy Systems
– Space Technology
– Wireless Engineering
– Electronics
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Joint programme with KAIST within the Electrical Engineering MSc
This double degree programmes has three study lines: “Electrical Energy Systems” qualifies you to analyse, design, and operate electric energy systems. “Space Technology” covers several fields such as spacecraft instrumentation,
electromagnetic systems, and remote sensing data from satellites and aircrafts. And “Wireless Engineering” focuses on advanced electromagnetic systems for wireless communication technologies.
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Joint programme with KAIST within the Electrical Engineering MSc
This double degree programme focuses on acoustics as well as automation and robot technology. Acoustics covers a wide range of topics, including the fundamentals of sound propagation, advanced measurement
techniques, and understanding and modelling of the normal and impaired human hearing system. Automation and robot technology covers topics such as control theory, automation and mobile robotics, including walking robots.
Career prospects
You will be qualified to work within a wide range of areas ranging from power electronics to space technology and electric energy systems.
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Career prospects
You will be able to work within a wide range of areas engaged in acoustics, automation and robot technology.
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Engineering Acoustics
This programme offers an exciting research area focusing on multidisciplinary studies of sound and vibration phenomena. The programme covers a wide range of topics within acoustics—including the fundamentals of sound propagation, advanced measurement techniques, and understanding and modelling of the normal and impaired human hearing system. The choice of courses ranges from human hearing and reaction to sound, acoustic measurement methods, electroacoustic systems, architectural acoustics, environmental acoustics, and noise and vibration control.
Career prospects
The MSc in Engineering Acoustics provides a good basis for global employment with electrical, audio, and audiology companies, universities and research centres, or consultancy firms specializing in acoustics.
Study lines
– Audio and Transducer Technology
– Hearing Science and Perception
– Architectual Acoustics and Environment
– Structures, Vibration and Mechanical Systems
– Acoustic Signal Processing and Machine Learning
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Engineering Acoustics
Joint programme with KAIST within the Engineering Acoustics MSc
The double degree programme in Engineering Acoustics spans over many topics—such as human hearing and reaction to sound, acoustic measurement methods, electroacoustic systems, architectural acoustics, environmental acoustics, and noise and vibration control.
Career prospects
This double degree programme provides a good basis for employment opportunities within fields such as the hearing aid industry, measuring equipment manufacturers, and with firms of engineering consultants.
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Environmental Engineering
Focusing on the technical and environmental sciences, this programme aims to provide students with the competences to develop sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues, while also taking into account legal, societal, financial, and resource aspects. You will gain in-depth knowledge of the physical, chemical, and biological processes causing local and global environmental challenges, be involved in experimental projects, and learn about the processes through mathematical models and statistical analysis of data and measurements.
Career prospects
An MSc in Environmental Engineering provides you with many future career options in public administrations, companies, or organizations offering environmental and construction consultancy.
Study lines
– Climate Change – Adaption and Mitigation
– Environmental Chemistry
– Environmental Informatics
– Environmental Management
– Residual Resource Engineering
– Urban Water Engineering
– Water Resources Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
Joint EuroTech programme with EPFL within the Environmental Engineering MSc
This 1:1 master’s programme provides students with the competences to develop sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues, while also taking into account legal, societal, financial, and resource aspects.
Career prospects
As a graduate in Environmental Engineering you will be able to design, conduct, and interpret laboratory and field experiments, and quantify the hazards, risks, and uncertainties of environmental problems. You will be qualified to work within areas such as consulting, planning, construction, project leadership and
Environmental Engineering
Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Environmental Engineering MSc
The focus of this double degree programme is on some of the most pressing current political issues such as climate change, sustainable generation of energy, management and renewal of aging urban infrastructure, provision of safe drinking water, and contaminated land and waste management. These issues are
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approached through interdisciplinary studies, bridging all the sciences and placing them in a social, economic, and legal context.
Career prospects
A major aim of the programme is to prepare the student for a professional career through the
Joint EuroTech programme with TUM within the Environmental Engineering MSc
This 1:1 master’s programme provides students with the competences to develop sustainable solutions to complex environmental issues, while also taking into account legal, societal, financial, and resource aspects.
Career prospects
As an Environmental Engineering graduate you will be able to design, conduct, and interpret laboratory and field experiments, and quantify the hazards, risks, and uncer tainties of environmental problems. You are qualified to work in job functions such as consulting,
analysis, research, teaching, and management. Some of the most typical sectors are within water supply, wastewater and resources, and soil and ground water remediation.
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integration of professional experience with the double degree programme. This will ultimately increase quality and competitiveness, study motivation and employability.
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planning, construction, project leadership and analysis, research, teaching, and management. Some of the most typical sectors are within water supply, wastewater and resources and soil and ground water remediation.
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Food Technology
This MSc Eng programme gives you an understanding of modern food production and extensive knowledge of technologies associated with the production of healthy and safe food. Meeting the challenges related to global market requirements, changing consumer demands, sustainability, social responsibility, and competitiveness requires knowledge in a wide range of areas. The programme provides you with the profound analytical, design, and development skills required to meet these challenges.
Career prospects
The Food Technology programme qualifies you for employment in food companies and related industries involved in food production, quality, and safety, as well as equipment manufacturing. You may also have the opportunity to engage in public or private research, development, and consultancy in the field of food.
Focus areas
– Food Innovation
– Food Safety
– Beer Brewing
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Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
In an area characterized by constant change, there is a need for engineers who will not be constrained by new technologies, but rather gain strong technical competences to develop new types of interaction between people and software—which is reflected in connection with game design, personalization of media content, or smartphone apps using sensors to model how we perceive the surrounding environment. This programme provides you with a deep understanding of the underlying digital media technologies and related business aspects.
Career prospects
Career opportunities in a wide range of highly specialized areas—including user experience design, app development, data science, and computer graphics.
Focus areas
– AI and Cognition
– Machine Learning at Scale
– Social Media, Mobile Apps and Data Science
– User Experience, Mobile Health and Personal Informatics
– Computer Vision and Computer Graphics
– Computer Games
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Making plastic recyclable
In 2017, two fellow students from Design and Innovation at DTU— Thomas Trebbien and Andreas Leth Brockhoff—came up with the brilliant idea of using fluid to sort plastic waste containing multiple plastic types. Today, they are heading the company Trebo and have developed a patented technology that can make the entire plastics industry more sustainable.
Industrial Engineering and Management
This MSc Eng programme combines the field of engineering with planning, innovation, and management competences. The courses offered will provide you with both quantitative and qualitative management competences. You will work with mathematical optimization (operations research), simulation, and other quantitative tools together with a number of process tools that are crucial in the context of project management and change management. Additional focus areas include operations management, supply chain management, innovation management, and problem structuring.
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Career prospects
Industrial Engineering and Management graduates typically find jobs in private or public sector companies or organizations within project management, consultancy, or development positions in a wide range of areas.
Study lines
– Sustainability Management
– Management and Analysis of Operations
– Production and Project Management
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Joint EuroTech programme with TUM within the Industrial Engineering and Management MSc
This 1:1 master’s programme focuses on the interesting interplay between management and engineering by combining strategy and innovation, management science and management disciplines.
Career prospects
As a graduate from this master’s programme you will be qualified to work within consulting, planning, project management, analysis, optimization, analytics, research, teaching, and management to name but a few. Some
Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
The focus in this MSc Eng programme is the application of materials as well as process and production technologies in high-tech products within various fields—including energy production, the automotive and aeronautical industries, medical devices, and communication. The programme enables you to predict, control, and optimize material properties, and to analyse and optimize the industrial process technologies that are relevant for advanced products at both micro and macro scale.
Career prospects
Graduates have career opportunities in various industrial areas, including energy production and storage, transport, building and construction, (micro)electronics, food production, medical devices, automation and robotics.
Focus areas
– Materials Engineering
– Manufacturing Engineering
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of the most typical areas are consulting, manufacturing management, logistics, and supply chain in a vast range of sectors.
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Mathematical Modelling and Computation
This MSc Eng programme will provide you with extensive knowledge of applied mathematics and mathematical modelling as well as modern computer equipment and analysis of large data volumes. Mathematics is an integrated part of our everyday lives, and its use will become even more prevalent in the future. There is an everincreasing demand for mathematical models and methods in, e.g. industrial applications, information technology, financial institutions, energy, government issues, drug development, DNA mapping, and environmental research.
Career prospects
Graduates are qualified for jobs in industry and academia: the IT sector, consulting engineers and other consultancy firms,
the pharmaceutical industry, logistics and development departments, and private and public research institutions.
Focus areas
– Applied Mathematical Analysis
– Cognitive Science and Technology
– Financial Engineering
– Image Analysis and Computer Graphics
– Industrial and Applied Statistics
– Machine Learning and Signal Processing
– Operations Research for Decision Making
– Scientific Computing
– Secure and Reliable Computing
– Stochastic Dynamical Modelling
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Mechanical Engineering
This programme is aimed at students who want to participate in the development of new and better solutions based on the laws of mechanics. The programme covers systematic engineering design methods within engineering design and product development as well as analysis, numerical simulation, and optimization with focus on the strength of structures, fluid flows, and energy conversion.
Career prospects
Graduates are employed in development and research departments, and are involved in the development of new and better solutions for products, mechanical components, production
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equipment, and industrial installations. The focus of the solutions may range from microstructures—such as parts for hearing aids or mobile phones—to engines, turbines, wind turbines, ships, and offshore structures.
Focus areas
– Engineering Design and Product Development
– Strength and Dynamics of Structures
– Industrial Fluid Mechanics
– Energy Engineering
– Maritime Engineering
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Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Mechanical Engineering MSc
The main focus of this double degree programme is design, construction, and technical operation of ships and offshore structures—including hydrostatics and stability, hydrodynamics, wave and wind loads, propulsion, and structural analyses.
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Career prospects
As a Maritime Engineering graduate, you will typically be employed as a naval architect or offshore engineer by consultancies, design offices, ship owners, ship model basins, maritime administrations, offshore companies,
Joint programme with KAIST within the Mechanical Engineering MSc
This double degree programme covers systematic engineering design methods within engineering design and product development as well as analysis, numerical simulation, and optimization with focus on the strength of structures, fluid flows, and energy conversion. Applied mechanics is used in many contexts
requiring extensive knowledge of physical principles, strength of structures, fluid flows, and energy conversion.
Career prospects
Most graduates are employed in development and research departments of industrial
classification societies, or suppliers of special equipment. Your role may be that of chief executive, development manager, team manager, consultant, specialist, or researcher.
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companies manufacturing high-tech products, in firms of consulting engineers, or in research institutions.
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Ocean Engineering
The overarching aim of the education is to provide candidates with science-based engineering skills for sustainable development of the blue economy. There is a growing need, both in Denmark and abroad, for expertise in maritime industries – from off-shore energy, shipping, fisheries, marine spatial planning, and coastal engineering – sectors that are expected to grow in coming years. Sciencebased engineering solution for sustainable blue growth requires both an understanding of the marine environment – both its physical and living components – as well as the knowledge and skill to implement engineering solutions in a marine setting.
Career prospects
The programme provides candidates with a unique set of components that are highly sought after in various marine engineering sectors. These competences include knowledge of the physical challenges in constructing off shore installations, developing technologies for both surface and underwater observations and describing and modelling interactions with the natural marine environment.
Study lines
This MSc programme contains no predefined study lines or recommended programmes. Instead, you can put together your own study plan and your own tailored profile through your choice of courses.
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Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
Focusing on how to design, develop, and test drugs in line with the methods applied by the pharmaceutical industry, you will acquire a broad range of competences in all areas of pharma, e.g. diagnostics and nanotechnological treatment methods. Aspects relating to documentation, approval, and distribution of drugs—as well as the legal aspects relating to documentation, approval, and distribution of drugs—are also included in the programme.
Career prospects
Graduates from this programme are highly attractive to the pharmaceutical industry,
which has been heavily involved in defining the knowledge profile of the MSc Eng programme and thereby the competences of a Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering graduate.
Study lines
This MSc programme contains no predefined study lines or recommended programmes. Instead, you can put together your own study plan and your own tailored profile through your choice of courses.
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Photonics Engineering
Focusing on fundamental physics of light and optical components as well as a wide range of applications which are essential to our hightech society, this programme include courses in basic physics, optical materials and structures. The programme places great emphasis on innovation and future applications of optics and photonics to develop technological solutions to societal challenges—including quantifying carbon dioxide consumption, improving combustion processes, securing communication against acts of terrorism, measuring food quality, performing better medical procedures, and understanding and controlling diseases.
Career prospects
The MSc in Photonics Engineering qualifies you for employment within high-tech companies, research centres, universities, and the public healthcare sector.
Focus areas
– Photonic Materials and Components
– Photonic Instrumentation and Applications
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Physics and Nanotechnology
This MSc Eng programme centres around physics as the basis of modern technology. The programme covers a wide range of technological, theoretical, and experimental techniques and includes topics such as the development of nanostructured materials with tailor-made electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical and chemical properties; manufacturing and integration of nano- and micro components in systems design; modelling of complex biological systems; optical data processing and transfer; and the development of technologies for sourcing, storing, and converting sustainable energy—e.g. fuel cells and hydrogen technology.
Career prospects
Advanced physics skills are applicable in a broad spectrum of areas, but graduates work primarily in the field of research and development in private and public companies.
Study lines
– Biophysics and Fluids
– Nano-scale Materials Physics
– Nanosystems Engineering
– Physics and Nanotechnology for Energy and Sustainability
– Quantum Engineering
– Solid-state Optics and Nanophotonics
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Physics and Nanotechnology
Joint EuroTech programme with TUM within the Physics and Nanotechnology MSc
This 1:1 master’s programme focuses on physics as the basis of modern technology. The joint programme is based on the interplay between scientific research and technological breakthroughs, covering topics such as nanostructured materials, nano- and micro components in systems design, modelling
of complex biological systems, optical data, and the development of sustainable energy technologies.
Career prospects
The programme covers a wide range of technological, theoretical, and experimental
Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling
This programme, offered in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, aims to use engineering skills to obtain a better understanding of complex disease biology and prediction of biological responses to various interventions. The programme combines mathematical modelling of healthy and diseased biological systems with pathology, immunology, and pharmacology. Graduates will be able to approach healthy or diseased biological processes with a quantitative and modelling mindset. With the mandatory courses in the programme you will need to have basic training in biology and computer programming to gain access.
Career prospects
Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling provides you with many future career options in biotechnology, health care, drug development including PK/PD modelling, and research within the life sciences and bioengineering.
Study lines
This MSc programme contains no predefined study lines or recommended programmes. Instead, you can put together your own study plan and your own tailored profile through your choice of courses.
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techniques in modern physics. These advanced skills and competences are applicable in many areas, often related to research and development, but graduates also find jobs in the software and consultancy industries.
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Sustainable Energy
DTU is at the cutting edge in Europe when it comes to research in sustainable energy. The MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy provides you with qualifications in energy systems with a specialization in one of the sustainable energy technologies. In the coming decades, global energy systems will undergo major changes, and their sustainability will prove to be of the utmost importance—environmentally, economically, and socially. During the course of study, you will acquire extensive expertise in various energy technologies and systems with focus on sustainability.
Career prospects
A degree in Sustainable Energy paves the way for a wide range of career opportunities in the business sector, with public authorities, and in research.
Study lines
– Bio Energy
– Electric Energy Systems
– Energy Conversion and Storage
– Energy Savings
– Energy Systems Analysis
– Solar Energy
– Thermal Energy
– Wind Energy
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Energy Conversion and Storage
Joint EuroTech programme with TUM within the Sustainable Energy MSc
This 1:1 programme covers various energy technologies focusing on sustainability and renewable energy and offers hands-on experience with energy conversion technologies such as e.g. batteries, fuel cells, electrolysis cells and photovoltaics.
Career prospects
Graduates can be employed for projects in companies developing and producing renewable energy technologies and energy conversion technologies, while others will be engaged in project design and the development and implementation of renewable energy projects for e.g. energy companies.
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Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering
Joint Nordic Five Tech (N5T) programme within the Sustainable Energy MSc
This master’s programme focuses on conventional and renewable energy sources like power generation, solar energy, biomass energy, wind power, geothermal power, and energy utilization. You will learn to apply advanced methods to identify, describe, quantify, and find environmentally sustainable
solutions to a diverse range of energy engineering problems. Emphasis is also placed on the innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the energy society, related to how existing and new efficiency improvement innovations can be brought to market in different countries.
Sustainable Energy Technology
Joint EuroTech programme with TU/e within the Sustainable Energy MSc
This 1:1 programme in Sustainable Energy Technology is an interdisciplinary program covering aspects such as applied physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering and innovation science applied in different sustainable energy technologies. You will get scientific knowledge on and insight into the design, behaviour and performance of different
energy technologies and the integration of these technologies in grids, buildings and society.
Career prospects
Graduates can have careers in specific sustainable energy technologies and/or implementation of such technologies in the energy system. Some Sustainable Energy Technology graduates will be involved
Career prospects
Upon graduation you will be able to make key decisions which can contribute to solving climate problems. This double degree programme gives you the necessary knowledge to pursue an international career in the evergrowing energy industry.
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in development projects in companies developing and operating renewable energy technologies while other get engaged research/academia focusing on the further development of and exploration of new sustainable energy technologies or consultancy companies. The 1:1: master is international - and likewise is the labor market for the graduates.
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Transport and Logistics
DTU is one of the few European universities to offer an MSc Eng programme exclusively designed to give you the necessary qualifications to design and manage the advanced transport networks of tomorrow. The programme’s engineering approach to infrastructure includes modelling and computer-based solutions for optimizing transport and logistics. At the same time, you will also obtain knowledge of software technology, data analysis, geo-informatics, statistics, operations research, planning, and management.
Career prospects
Graduates have career opportunities in private and publics sectors, and strong competences in mathematical modelling and computer-based solutions as well as extensive knowledge of traffic, transport, and logistics combined with software technology, data analysis, planning, assessment, and management skills.
Study lines
– Logistics and Transport Optimisation
– Transport Planning and Sustainability
– Smart Mobility and Data Science
– Sustainable Supply Chains
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Wind Energy
DTU is one of the few universities in the world to offer a complete two-year MSc Eng programme in wind energy. This study programme is designed to provide you with the competences to analyse, design, develop, and operate future wind energy systems. You will have access to state-of-the-art research and technology as well as extensive knowledge of aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, mechanics, grid connection, and electrical engineering. You can choose to specialize in electrical or mechanical engineering within one of five study lines.
Career prospects
As a graduate in Wind Energy, you are qualified for employment in a rapidly expanding international industry and you can contribute to the development of wind turbines as well as design and control of the mechanical and electrical components and systems.
Study lines
– Mechanics and Aerodynamics
– Mechanics of Materials and Structures
– Testing and Measurements
– Electrical Wind Turbine Systems
– Electrical Wind Turbine Technology
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European Wind Energy Master
Joint programme with TU Delft, NTNU, and Oldenburg University within the Wind Energy MSc
Receive a double master’s degree from two of four leading European universities in the field of wind energy. Students acquire knowledge in both theoretical and applied sciences underlying wind energy systems
Offshore Wind Energy
in general and the chosen specialization track. The four specialization tracks are: Wind Physics, Rotor Design, Electric Power Systems, and Offshore Engineering.
Joint programme with KAIST within the Wind Energy MSc
This double degree programme offers crossdisciplinary knowledge of a wide range of offshore wind power technologies, and provides you with in-depth knowledge of aerodynamics, aero-elasticity, mechanics, grid connection, power systems, hydrodynamics, offshore structure design, and wind farm
planning, which will qualify you to analyse, design, develop, and operate offshore wind energy systems.
Career prospects
Graduates are qualified to work within a wide range of areas related to the offshore wind
Career prospects
This MSc prepares graduates for a career in research—in both industry as well as in academia.
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energy industry—such as wind turbine system design and manufacturing, component design of blades and towers, wind turbine operators, or certification bodies such as the DNV GL.
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MSc programme
Technology Entrepreneurship
This programme leads to a Master of Science in Technology Entrepreneurship
Get a unique opportunity to build your skills as an entrepreneur, and work in diverse teams applying technology for the benefit of people, society, and the world. Join a team and a community in an all-in-one campus fully equipped with world-class research facilities and your own team idea start-up lab. During this 2-year graduate programme (cand.tech.), you will select and validate ideas, develop technology-based solutions, explore and define your role in a start-up, and experience a semester abroad as a team at a leading entrepreneurship institution. You can bring your own ideas to the table, work with DTU inventions and patents or with ideas from industry or big science facilities.
Career
prospects
In this programme, you will accelerate your learning through doing. After graduating, you will be able to bridge market and technology to create social and sustainable impact, and apply innovation processes to any organization. As a graduate, you will either launch your own start-up, become an intrapreneur, innovation manager, or business developer, just to name a few.
Study lines
– Technology and Design
– Strategy and User Insight
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Better movie experiences for dyslexics
With the SubReader app, dyslexic and visually impaired persons can have subtitles on movies and TV series read out. The team behind SubReader won the National Startup Competition 2020. In addition to prize money of DKK 100,000, the winners were also invited to the Entrepreneurship World Cup in China.
Joint national master’s programmes
Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship
Joint programme with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and University of Copenhagen (KU)
The MSc in Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship is part of the BioBusiness and Innovation Platform (BBIP), offering Denmark’s first university degree and academic courses bridging business and biotech. The mix of life-science and business students gives you an opportunity to build cross disciplinary skills and networks. Developed in close cooperation with industry, the programme gives you a unique opportunity to apply your skills to actual business challenges in real-life entrepreneurship projects, and in the business activities of leading life-science firms.
Career prospects
The life-science industry is a key driver in the Danish economy and more globally. To maintain momentum, the sector needs innovation and entrepreneurship to build new firms and to create new business in existing firms. In lifescience, the steps of transforming research into business are complicated. To handle this transformation, you must both understand the science behind new developments, and also master methods and tools in finance, marketing, intellectual property right, business model design and much more.
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Quantum Information Science
Joint programme with University of Copenhagen (KU)
This joint DTU and University of Copenhagen Master of Science programme focuses on giving the students competences in the fast developing area of quantum information science, quantum computing, and quantum technology. The programme will be truly interdisciplinary in the interface between Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. In fact, students are expected to have a background within one or several of these fields. During the studies all students will be exposed to the diverse aspects of the field ranging from purely theoretical to more technological and experimental. Students are
then expected to specialize in one of these directions. More specifically students will gain insight into the software side, i.e, the theoretical framework for Quantum Information and the possible algorithms and into the different hard ware platforms from optical to condensed matter technologies.
Career prospects
This is a new and developing field also on the job market. Current career opportunities are for instance within the areas of communication, security and cryptography, consulting, quantum start-ups, and research.
MSc programmes
Admission and tuition
The academic level of the MSc programmes is highly advanced. The academic prerequisites for admission differ for each MSc programme and can be found here: > studieinformation.dtu.dk/msc
General admission criteria
Degree
Grade point average
English language proficiency*
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, in Science, or in Natural Science, less than 10 years old and obtained at an internationally recognized university.
Applicants interested in MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship should refer to the admission criteria here: > dtu.dk/techno
Approximately 75 per cent of the maximum obtainable grade. This may vary depending on the grading system of the university awarding the Bachelor degree. The Academic decisions will be based not only on the overall GPA but also the GPA in individual courses, which are academic pre-requisites for admission.
* Please note that applicants to Nordic5Tech programmes must fulfil the language requirements as specified under each programme here: nordicfivetech.org/studies
Application deadlines
15 January
1 March
Non-EU/EEA applicants. Please note that all non-EU/EEA applicants are required to pay an application fee.
EU/EEA applicants and all applicant for our Nordic Five Tech programmes. Please note that all non-EU/EEA applicants are required to pay an application fee.
More information on > dtu.dk/admission
Tuition fees
Higher education in Denmark is provided free of charge for all EU/EEA citizens and for students participating in an exchange programme. All other students have to pay tuition.
Per academic year*
2-year MSc programme*
EUR 15,000
EUR 30,000
You can find more information about tuition fees at dtu.dk/tuitionfee
* Please note that the tuition fees relate to 2022 only and are subject to annual review.
Pursue a PhD at DTU
Every year, DTU enrols around 500 new PhD students in our research degree programmes within science and technology.
Each PhD student follows an individual programme designed to provide insight and skills in conducting a scientific project according to the highest international standards—including course participation, presentation of research results, teaching, paper writing, and contribution to national and international research collaborations.
Career opportunities
A PhD degree from DTU opens the door to a wide variety of attractive career opportunities. When doing a PhD, you will learn to understand complex research problems and to solve research challenges. These skills are not just required in your academic work, but also to a great extent in industrial R&D laboratories and start-up companies. PhDs are usually hired for research positions or positions as analysts and consultants because of their superior analytical capabilities.
Admission
To be admitted as a PhD student at DTU, applicants must present evidence of having completed an academically rigorous master’s degree programme with honours. All applicants are assessed by the relevant PhD committee in terms of qualifications in relation to the proposed project.
You can do either a regular PhD or an industrial PhD at DTU.
Learn more about your options on > dtu.dk/phd_uk
DTU Career Centre
DTU Career Centre can help you make a successful transition from student to employee. Among the services we offer are workshops, networking events, and drop-in CV feedback.
Workshops
You can attend workshops on topics such as job seeking, writing targeted job applications and CVs, and how to prepare for a job interview. The workshops will introduce you to techniques, useful tools, and practical advice that you can utilize immediately.
Networking events with companies
Initiate contact to relevant companies at our networking events where engineers from different companies come and share their experiences and career journeys. You get to ask questions, clarify job wishes and gain insight into career paths in the industrial world.
The PhD programme consists of
• an independent scientific project
• a study programme corresponding to 30 ECTS
• teaching and dissemination activities corresponding to approx. 3 months
• an external research stay
• a PhD thesis
• a public thesis defence
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Drop-in CV feedback
You are welcome to come by our office in our opening hours to get some quick feedback on your CV or cover letter.
Learn more at > dtu.dk/careercounselling
Employability
DTU graduates find employment quickly, and their jobs are in direct continuation of their MSc programme.
Graduates stay in Denmark
According to an analysis published by DTU 69 per cent of the international students still live in Denmark after their graduation, and 60 per cent of them are in full-time employment.
Source: Graduate survey carried out by DAMVAD Analytics in 2018. The survey indicates the employment rate which only includes students available for the labour market.
Relation between MSc programme and first job
The students were also asked how their master’s programme and their first job were related.
Danish and international graduates among MSc graduates Questions for international MSc graduates: Do you still live in Denmark?
Source: Graduate survey carried out by DAMVAD Analytics in 2018.
Source: DAMVAD Analytics on the basis of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s (UFM) graduate survey for graduates who graduated in the period from 1 Oct. 2015 to 30 Sep. 2017, and who have indicated that they have been or are employed. Survey carried out by DAMVAD Analytics in 2019.
Workplace culture in Denmark
The Danish labour market is internationally known for its ‘flexicurity model’. The concept is a combination of the terms ‘flexibility’ and ‘security’ and refers to a welfare state model that combines social security for all workers with a flexible labour market.
The typical Danish workplace is characterized by a flat management structure and an informal tone of communication. Knowledge-sharing and teamwork
are valued traits, and everybody is expected to pitch in with ideas and opinions. The typical workweek in Denmark is 37 hours, making it one of the shortest in Europe. Employees generally have a fair amount of autonomy and flexibility to organize their workload, as long as deadlines are met in time.
To learn more please visit Work in Denmark at > workindenmark.dk
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BSc Eng
Please direct any questions about our BSc programme in General Engineering and admission to studvejl@adm.dtu.dk or phone +45 4525 1199
MSc
Please direct any questions about our MSc programmes and admission to mscadmissions@adm.dtu.dk or phone +45 4525 1023
PhD
Please direct any questions about our PhD programme to phd@dtu.dk