Prerequisites for Civil Engineering

Academic requirements for this programme

National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)

Bachelors of Science in Engineering from DTU

The following Bachelor of Science (BSc) in engineering programmes at DTU give students legal right of admission to the MSc Eng programme in Civil Engineering: 

• Civil Engineering 
• Architectural Engineering

Bachelors of Engineering (B.Eng) (diplomingeniør) from DTU

Applicants who have completed the following Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) programmes from DTU:

• Architectural Engineering
• Arctic Civil Engineering
• Civil Engineering

have access to be admitted subject to having completed the following four courses:

Also it is strongly recommended that applicants possess qualifications corresponding to:

To be able to seamlessly enter the Civil Engineering MSc education from the General Engineering BSc program, the following courses (or equivalent) should be completed:        

The following two courses serve as an alternative to 41815:

Students from the following bachelor programmes from outside DTU have access to be admitted to the MSc Eng Programme:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Aarhus University
• Bachelor of Engineering in Building Design from Aarhus University (only with a specialisation in Load Bearing Structures)

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

May be admitted after an individual evaluation of their academic qualifications, provided they fulfil the requirements, as outlined below. 

The required bachelor-level background for admission into the program includes: (i) mathematics; (ii) statistics; (iii) physics; (iv) chemistry; (v) programming; (vi) numerical analysis, e.g., finite-element method or other computational mechanics techniques; (vii) mechanics of materials, e.g., stress, strain, elasticity, plasticity, strength; (viii) mechanics of structures, e.g., beam theory, plate theory, forces and moments in frames, support types and reactions; (ix) soil mechanics and geotechnics; and (x) construction materials, e.g., Portland cement concrete (essential), steel (essential), asphalt concrete, wood, aluminum, and glass.

In the MSc programme, students should be willing to acquire any prerequisites that they may be missing on their own.

Limited intake and selection criteria - From Autumn 2026 intake

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