Prerequisites for Industrial Engineering and Management
Academic requirements for this programme
National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
The following BSc Eng programmes at DTU give students direct admission to the MSc Eng Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management:
Students admitted to the BSc Eng programme in General Engineering admitted before September 2026 have direct admission with the Cyber Systems specialization. Students admitted later will have to fulfill the prerequisites presented below.
The academic requirements for admission for other BSc Eng graduates are described below. Applicants from other Danish universities must have competencies in mathematics equivalent to at least 20 ECTS and 5 ECTS in statistics.
In addition, a BSc Eng applicant must fulfill the following requirements:
The following course is mandatory (Group 1):
| 42101 | Operations Research | 5 | point | Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) |
At least 5 ECTS must come from the following courses (Group 2):
| 41619 | Introduction to Production | 5 | point | Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 42009 | Managerial Economics | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 42587 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 62133 | Supply Chain Management | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
At least 5 ECTS must come from the following courses (Group 3):
| 42421 | Management and Organization | 5 | point | January |
| 62074 | Project Management - Tools and practical management | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12), Spring F4B (Fri 8-12), Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12), Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 62640 | Transport Logistics | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 63852 | Project Management | 5 | point | August and January |
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) (Diplomingeniør)
Applicants with a Danish Bachelor of Engineering (BEng - Diplomingeniør) have access to be admitted to the programme according to the academic requirements outlined above (Groups 1-3).
In addition, the BEng applicant must complete 5 ECTS in Statistics and at least 10 ECTS in Mathematics and Natural Science at BSc level. The requirement can be fulfilled by completing the courses presented below (Groups 4 and 5) or by completing equivalent courses at a similar level (BSc) and content.
There will be an individual assessment of the applicant's academic qualifications. If the applicant has already taken a BEng version of one of the mentioned courses that is not applicable with the BSc version, the applicant will need to choose one of the other BSc courses from the list. BEng versions of the courses in groups 4 and 5 are not approved as prerequisites.
At least 5 ECTS credits must come from the following courses (Group 4):
| 01017 | Discrete Mathematics | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 01025 | Differential Equations and Infinite Series | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 01034 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12) |
| 01035 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 01037 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University) | 5 | point | August |
At least 5 ECTS credits must come from the following courses (Group 5):
| 01227 | Graph Theory | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 02105 | Algorithms and Data Structures 1 | 5 | point | Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 02405 | Probability theory | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 02601 | Introduction to Numerical Algorithms | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17), Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
Applicants with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Manufacturing and Management from DTU (BEng i Produktion) have access to admission by completing the required 5 ECTS in Operations Research (Group 1), the 5 ECTS in statistics, and the 10 ECTS in mathematics and natural science courses (Groups 4 and 5), and thus are exempt from the requirement for 10 ECTS in economics and management (Groups 2 and 3).
Applicants with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Chemical Engineering and International Business from DTU (BEng i Kemiteknik og International Business) have access to admission by completing the required 5 ECTS in Operations Research (Group 1), 5 ECTS in Management (Group 3), 5 ECTS in Statistics, and 10 ECTS in mathematics and natural science courses (Groups 4 and 5). They are thus exempt from the 5 ECTS requirement in Economics (Group 2).
Separate requirements for Global Business Engineering (BEng i Global Business og Teknologi) are listed in the following section.
Bachelor of Engineering in Global Business Engineering
Applicants with a Danish Bachelor of Engineering (Diplomingeniør) in Global Business Engineering (BEng i Global Business og Teknologi) have access to be admitted to the programme if they fulfill the list of courses below.
| 01017 | Discrete Mathematics | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 01034 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E1A (Mon 8-12) |
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| 01037 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University) | 5 | point | August |
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| 01035 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 02105 | Algorithms and Data Structures 1 | 5 | point | Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 02601 | Introduction to Numerical Algorithms | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17), Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 42101 | Operations Research | 5 | point | Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 62640 | Transport Logistics | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
International Applicants (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark)
International students will be assessed according to the academic requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (mentioned above), comprising:
- 20 ECTS in Mathematics
- 10 ECTS in Programming, Algorithms, or Data Structures
- 5 ECTS in Statistics
- 5 ECTS in Operations Research (linear programming, integer programming)
- 5 ECTS in Economics, Production, or Supply Chain Management
- 5 ECTS in Management or Organization
- 5 ECTS in Innovation, Technology, Business Studies, or AI
- 5 ECTS in Natural Science, Theory of Science, Research Methodology, Chemistry, Physics, or Bio Engineering
When assessing an applicant's prerequisites, DTU courses covering the topics listed above are used as the benchmark (see the previous section for applicants holding a Danish BSc degree for specific DTU course numbers). Prerequisite courses are approved only if they cover at least the same number of ECTS and have learning objectives with significant overlap. 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.
The international applicants can disregard the specific requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (BEng).
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:
- Legal right of admission
- Direct admission
- Students who have been conditionally admitted under the Supplementary admission
- 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:
Criterion | Max Points | Details |
Academic Performance | 60 | Based on overall GPA, and GPA within the pre-requisites for admission and grade harmonization |
Other relevant subjects | 20 | Programme specific – Number of ECTS* |
Signs of academic excellence | 10 | Research/Publications/Awards (Minimum Bachelor level) |
Study-related work | 10 | Industry, internships, projects within Industry (Minimum Bachelor level) |
*Programme specific – Number of ECTS
- Mathematics
- Probability theory & statistics
- Operations research (additional ECTS, if any)
- Supply Chain Management, economics, and production (Additional ECTS, if any)
- Management and organization (Additional ECTS, if any)
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
