Prerequisites for Sustainable Energy

Academic requirements for this programme

The admission requirements for the MSc programme in Sustainable Energy are specific for each study line and all students are admitted to only one study line. Within the study lines (Systems or Technologies), the students are free to choose study tracks, which are not mandatory and can be changed during the MSc education. 

1. Study line: Sustainable Energy - Systems

• Study tracks (optional)
  • Digital Energy Systems
  • Energy systems analyses
  • Energy-efficient building systems

2. Study line: Sustainable Energy - Technologies 

• Study tracks (optional)
  • Bio Energy
  • Energy conversion and storage 
  • Solar Energy 
  • Thermal Energy 
  • Wind Energy 

Important guidance information for all applicants: If you want to follow a study track within the study line Technologies or Systems, we strongly encourage you to contact the Head of Study to identify the right study track and align your competencies with the desired prerequisites for each study track.

Study lines - specific admission requirements

Study line: Sustainable Energy - Systems

National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)

BSc Eng applicants. The following Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes from DTU gives students access to admission to the study line Systems of the MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy:

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Design of Sustainable Energy Systems
• Electrical Engineering
• Mathematics and Technology
• Artificial Intelligence and Data 
• Data Science and Management

Other applicants must have completed the following DTU courses or similar to apply for admission to the study line Systems of the MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy

Study line: Sustainable Energy -Technologies

National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)

The following Bachelor programme from DTU gives students the legal right of admission to the Study line: Sustainable Energy -Technologies. 

• General Engineering (Future Energy)

The following Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes from DTU gives students access to admission to the study line Technologies of the MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy:

• Engineering Physics
• General Engineering
• Chemistry and Technology
• Earth and Space Physics and Engineering
• Design of Sustainable Energy Systems
• Electrical Engineering
• Biotechnology
• Mathematics and Technology
• Mechanical Engineering

Other applicants must have completed the following DTU courses or similar to apply for admission to the study line Technologies of the MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy

Other National and International (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark) Applicants

Applicants with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor of Natural Science, or a Bachelor of Engineering from another university with qualifications equivalent to the relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes from DTU, can apply for admission to the study lines Technologies or Systems of the MSc Eng programme in Sustainable Energy.

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.

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) https://www.dtu.dk/english/education/graduate/admission-and-deadlines/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