Academic requirements for this programme
National Students
Students from DTU
The following BSc Eng programmes at DTU entitle students to admission to the MSc Eng in Environmental Engineering:
- Environmental Engineering
- Chemistry and Technology
- Biotechnology
- Civil Engineering
- Human Life Science Engineering
- Earth and Space Physics and Engineering
- General Engineering
- Design and Innovation (from february 2019)
It is recommended that the BSc Eng electives are used to acquire the necessary prerequisites in the planned area of specialization.
Students from other BSc Eng programmes at DTU have access to be admitted provided their BSc Eng study contains 20 ECTS Mathematics, 10 ECTS in Chemistry and 10 ECTS in Physics (or similar) and completed 20 ECTS out of the following courses:
12102 |
Environmental Processes |
10 |
point |
Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17) |
12134 |
Environmental Microbiology |
5 |
point |
Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) |
12320 |
Hydrology |
10 |
point |
Spring F2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12) |
41102 |
Hydrodynamics 1 |
5 |
point |
Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
The following Bachelor of Engineering programmes at DTU have access to be admitted to the MSC Eng programme in Environmental Engineering:
- Building and Civil Engineering
- Arctic Technology
- Chemistry and Biotechnology
provided they have completed the following courses or similar (01035 and 01037 are identical):
01035 |
Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 |
5 |
point |
Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12), Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
01037 |
Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University) |
5 |
point |
August |
Students from other Danish Universities
The following BSc Eng programmes entitle students to admission to the MSc in Environmental Engineering:
- University of Southern Denmark: Chemistry and Biotechnology
- Aalborg University: Chemistry and Biotechnology
- Aalborg University: Water and Environmental Engineering (from February 2019)
- Aalborg University: Biotechnology
- University of Copenhagen: Chemistry with specialization in Environmental Chemistry
- University of Aarhus: Geoscience
- University of Aarhus: Biotechnology (from February 2019)
- University of Aarhus: Chemical Engineering (from February 2019)
The following BSc and BSc Eng programmes from other Danish universities have access to be admitted to the MSc in Environmental Engineering provided the students have completed course 01035/01037 Mathematics 2 or similar unless the applicant already has passed 20 ECTS mathematics in the previous education:
- University of Aarhus: Physics
- University of Copenhagen: Physics
- University of Aarhus: Chemistry
- University of Copenhagen: Chemistry
- University of Copenhagen: Biology-Biotechnology
- University of Aarhus: Agrobiology
- University of Aalborg, campus Copenhagen: Sustainable Biotechnology (from February 2019)
- University of Aalborg: Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (from February 2019)
Students that lacked courses on redox processes, reactor kinetics, chemical reaction kinetics and process kinetics in their studies are advised to chose course 12111 Environmental Processes early in their MSc studies because it is a pre-condition for many courses.
International students
Applicants for admission to the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering should hold a bachelors degree in engineering in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, BSc Engineering (Chemistry biotechnology or other relevant areas).
A strong, working knowledge of mathematics and natural sciences is a prerequisite. A year’s full time study at DTU amounts to 60 ECTS points. The MSc programme builds on a bachelor curriculum with at least 45 ECTS points in mathematics and the natural sciences, with a minimum of points in the following subjects:
- Mathematics 20 ECTS points
- Chemistry 10 ECTS points
- Physics 10 ECTS points
- Additional courses in computing, mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry or biology so that the total amount of courses in the natural sciences amounts to 45 ECTS points.
In addition to having a strong background in the natural sciences, the applicant must demonstrate skills in the field of environmental engineering, for example in the subjects below:
12102 |
Environmental Processes |
10 |
point |
Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17) |
12134 |
Environmental Microbiology |
5 |
point |
Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) |
12139 |
Resource Engineering |
5 |
point |
Autumn E3B (Fri 13-17) |
12320 |
Hydrology |
10 |
point |
Spring F2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12) |
41102 |
Hydrodynamics 1 |
5 |
point |
Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
It is strongly recommended that international students take course 12111 Environmental Processes in their first semester, unless they had a similar course in their previous studies.
The required level may be gauged by comparison with the contents of the DTU courses listed above. Note also that some of the technological specialization courses in the MSc Eng programme have one or more of the bachelor level subjects listed above as prerequisites. The description of the MSc level courses may be used to assess the expected level of knowledge.
Admission will be decided on the basis of the relevance and quality of the applicant’s educational background.
All steps in the admission procedure are handled through DTU’s Office of International Affairs, to which inquiries about formalities should be directed. Questions about academic qualifications and program content should be directed to the program coordinator.
General admission requirements
Only applicants holding either a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. The bachelor degree must be less than 10 years old.
The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants have to complete supplementary educational activities.
Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified in the form of a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes.
The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor programme or in connection with conditional admission to a particular MSc Eng programme. The courses must be passed prior to the commencement of studies within one year from the conditional admission.
Supplementary educational activities in connection with conditional admission to an MSc Eng programme do not form part of the MSc Eng programme, and partial tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the deadlines specified, the conditional admission to the programme is withdrawn.
The Master of Science in Engineering programmes are offered in English. Therefore applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level, IELTS, TOEFL- or Pearson test).
DTU offers Honours Programme as part of all MSc Eng. programmes. The admission requirements are described at http://www.dtu.dk/english/education/msc/honours-programmes