The programme is closed - Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (SDC)

The MSc program gives you a solid starting point for contributing to the development of your society, bringing chemical and biochemical innovation from laboratories to useful production. Graduates are qualified to work in innovation driven enterprises of any size.

For some graduates the MSc degree will be the starting point for PhD or industrial PhD studies.

You will be specially qualified to work in challenging international environments.

Your base in this intercultural program makes an international consulting career a possibility.

Admission to the master's programme in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Biomass and Energy, is based on the applicant holding a bachelor degree in chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, chemical technology, biotechnology, or related fields. Specifically, the following prerequisites apply: 

How to apply

Application form for Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (SDC)

For Chinese applicants

According to national legislation in China, Chinese citizens cannot apply for admission to Chemical and Biochemical Engineering through a Danish university. Instead, Chinese Citizens must apply for admission through the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

To obtain the degree MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering the student must

The courses and their semester placements are shown below:

The abbreviation "Cont." in the ECTS column indicates that the course continues the following semester. The ECTS credits for any course are shown in the semester in which the course is completed. The column “DTU #” shows the course numbers of DTU courses partly or fully equivalent with SDC courses. Summer School in Unit Operations and part of the Green Challenge course are expected to take place at DTU. Research Immersion is only offered to students who have taken a laboratory course in unit operations at DTU Chemical Engineering during bachelor study.

Teaching schedule
The courses are primarily organized in 3-week blocks, each covering 5 ECTS points. Some of the 5 ECTS courses, including Biorefinery, Laboratory Experiments, and Green Challenge, are divided into 2 or more blocks. 10-ECST and 7.5-ECTS courses are carried out in a continuous block lasting for 4.5-6 weeks, or divided into two blocks.

Progress in Research consists of 12 lectures on current research topics evenly distributed over semester 1-3. Each lecture is assigned a half-day for the lecture and some follow-up work, but additional homework will be expected. The lecture days are placed as needed in the regular 3- week blocks of other courses. In each semester, a dedicated week is allocated for writing the Progress in Research reports.

This organization of the teaching provides an opportunity for concentrated and in-depth work with each subject, allowing for close contact with teachers and teaching assistants in each course period.

The program leads to a double degree from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Hence exams follow regulations applying to DTU, and that means that some exams are assessed with participation of ministerially appointed external examiners from the official Danish Corps of External Examiners.

Written and oral exams contributing in part or in full to the final grade are usually assessed by internal examiners, with some of the exams involving the participation of external examiners. Project reports, homework solutions, and essays may be assessed by the teachers only. No external examiner participates if the course evaluation is characterized as “internal”. The MSc Thesis must always be assessed by an external examiner, who must also be present at the oral presentation of the project. At least 1/3 of the ECTS points (including MSc Thesis) should be earned with participation of an external examiner.

All courses and the MSc Thesis will receive a grade in the Danish scales (either the 7-step numerical scale or the two-step pass/not passed scale) for the MSc degree from DTU, and a grade in the Chinese scales (either 100 point-based scale or the two-step pass/not passed scale) for the MSc degree from UCAS. At least 2/3 of the ECTS points must be earned through courses (including MSc Thesis) assessed using the Danish 7-step scale and Chinese 100 point-based scale.