Prerequisites for Architectural Engineering

Academic requirements for this programme

National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)

Bachelors of Science in Engineering from DTU:

The following BSc Eng. programmes at DTU give students legal right of admission to the MSc Eng programme in Architectural Engineering: 

• Architectural Engineering 
• Civil Engineering

Students holding af BSc in Civil Engineering are advised to supplement their bachelor education with knowlegde about architecture and design.

The following courses forms the basis for the general competences for the Master programme. It is advised, that the applicant has achieved the content from at least five of these course in the previous education.

Please note that there have been changes to the course numbers from the previous byg institute prefix 11xxx to Construct with a prefix of 41xxx. Please note however that the numbers after 41 will also have changed.

Bachelors of Engineering (B.Eng) from DTU:

Applicants who have completed DTU’s B.Eng in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering have access to be admitted to this programme subject to having completed at least 10 ECTS credit from the two following groups of courses - at least 5 ECTS from each group.

Mathematics, minimum 5 ECTS from this group:

Technological courses, minimum 5 ECTS from this group:

Bachelors in Engineering (B.Eng) from other Danish universities

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor in Engineering, Civil Engineering, from other Danish universities, have access to admission to this programme with the same supplementary requirements as mentioned above, supposed the actual bachelor programme has a similar curriculum of courses in mathematics and physics as the bachelor educations at DTU have.

International Applicants (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark)

To be eligible for admission, applicants must document a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed a minimum of 75 ECTS credits within relevant subject areas, distributed across the following groups.

• 15 Mathematics
• 10 Physics
• 10 Innovation or Design
• 5 Statistics
• 5 Material Science
• 5 Chemistry
• 5 Programming
• 5 Structural mechanics
• 5 Building Design
• 5 Building Information Modelling
• 5 Parametric Modelling

The assessment will be based on completed and documented courses. Admission is based on an overall academic assessment. Meeting the minimum ECTS requirements does not in itself guarantee admission.

Limited intake and selection criteria

The master's degree programme has a limited intake. Meeting the admission requirements does not automatically ensure your offer of admission. Because of the limited intake all qualified applicants will be prioritised according to a set of selection criteria and a point-based system.

Only if you are a student with a Bachelor’s degree from a Danish institution and meet one of the four criterias listed below will you be guaranteed an offer of admission:

1. Legal right of admission
2. Direct admission
3. Students who have been conditionally admitted under the Supplementary admission
4. Pre-approved students under the *Transition semester* category

Other National and International applicants

Selection criteria

If there are more qualified applicants than available student places, the selection will be based on the following criteria: 

Evaluation Criteria and Weighting: 

The minimum point requirement for the programme will be determined based on the overall competitiveness of the other applicants.

General admission requirements

Only applicants holding a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering (diplomingeniøruddannelse) or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. The bachelor's degree must be less than ten years old.

Supplementary educational activities (only applicable for National students):  The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants must complete supplementary educational activities. Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified as a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes. The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor's 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 tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the specified deadlines, 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, CAE) Applying for an MSc at DTU - Language test requirements

DTU offers an Honours Programme as part of all MSc  Eng. programmes. The admission requirements are described at https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/honours-programmes

Specific prerequisites for the Industry MSc Eng Programmes

The prerequisites are similar to the specific ones that apply to the 2-year-programmes, but in addition, the applicant must have a job relevant to the studies with a workload of at least 25 hours a week, or the applicant may be self-employed in a start-up company. Read more about the rules on https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/industry-master-of-science-in-engineering