Prerequisites for Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
Academic requirements for this programme
National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)
Students from DTU
The following Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes at DTU gives students legal right of admission to the MSc Eng programme in Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
The following Bachelor of Science in Engineering programmes at DTU gives students access to admission to the MSc Eng programme in Pharmaceutical Design and Engineering
subject to having passed the following courses:
| 27020 | Bioengineering (Polytechnical Foundation) | 5 | point | Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17) and Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
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| 27002 | Life science | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 27030 | Biomedical cell and tissue biology | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
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| 27022 | Biochemistry | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
N.B. 27008 is the English language equivalent to 27002.
The following Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) programmes at DTU have access to be admitted:
The following Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) programmes at DTU have access to be admitted
subject to having passed the following course:
| 27022 | Biochemistry | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
Other National and International (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark) Applicants
To be eligible for admission, applicants must document a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed a minimum of 65 ECTS credits within relevant subject areas, distributed across the following groups.
- 10 ECTS mathematics and statistics
- 5 ECTS general chemistry
- 5 ECTS organic chemistry/medical chemistry
- 25 ECS life science, molecular biology, cell biology and microbiology
- 10 ECTS biochemistry, analytical chemistry, biotechnology or bioengineering
- 5 ECTS physics or biophysics
- 5 ECTS Computer programming
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 MSc Eng programme builds on a bachelor curriculum comprising the following DTU courses or other university natural sciences courses corresponding to these:
| 01001 | Mathematics 1a (Polytechnical foundation) | 10 | point | Autumn |
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| 01002 | Mathematics 1b (Polytechnical foundation) | 10 | point | Spring |
| 26400 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 27002 | Life science | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 27022 | Biochemistry | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
The required level will be evaluated by comparison with the contents of the corresponding DTU courses. Admission will be decided on basis of relevance and quality of the applicant’s educational background. Degrees with significant clinical or clinic-related courses (e.g. Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy etc.) are not eligible for this degree programme.
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 subjects (measured in ECTS):
- Cell Biology
- Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
- Immunology
- Experimental courses
- Analytical Chemistry
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
