Prerequisites for Design and Innovation
Academic requirements for this programme
National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)
BSc from DTU
The following BSc programme from DTU gives students legal right of admission to the MSc programme in Design and Innovation:
Other BSc Engs from DTU must have knowledge of design theories and methods in the forms of
- systematic design methods (41612 Product Design and Documentation or similar)
- industrial design (41031 Industrial Design 1 or similar)
- user-centric design (41011 User-Centric Design or similar).
- accomplishment of a design or product devleopment project (41020 Product Analysis and Redesign, 41028 Desing of Mechatronic System I, 41013 Introduction to Prototyping or similar).
B Eng from DTU (diplomingeniør)
Students from the following B Eng programme (diplomingeniør) at DTU have access to be admitted to the MSc programme in Design & Innovation
subject to having completed 10 ECTS among the courses below:
| 01002 | Mathematics 1b (Polytechnical Foundation) | 10 | point | Spring |
| 01035 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12), Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 01037 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University) | 5 | point | August |
| 02002 | Computer Programming (Polytechnical Foundation) | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 02402 | Statistics (Polytechnical Foundation) | 5 | point | Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12), Spring F4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 02403 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | 5 | point | June |
BSc from other Danish universities
BSc students from the following programmes
- Product Development and Innovation (SDU)
- Sustainable Design (AAU)
are admitted subject to having completed 5 ECTS among the courses below.
If you have acquired equivalent competency in your programme, include a statement in your application that demonstrates the equivalency in learning objectives. If accepted, you do not need to complete additional ECTS.
| 01002 | Mathematics 1b (Polytechnical Foundation) | 10 | point | Spring |
| 01035 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12), Spring F2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| 01037 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (Summer University) | 5 | point | August |
| 02002 | Computer Programming (Polytechnical Foundation) | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 02402 | Statistics (Polytechnical Foundation) | 5 | point | Autumn E3A (Tues 8-12), Spring F4A (Tues 13-17) |
| 02403 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics | 5 | point | June |
BSc students from the following programmes
- Digital Design and Interactive Technologies (ITU)
- Interaction Design (Interaktionsdesign) (AAU)
must demonstrate competences in the design of physical products. They are admitted subject to having completed 10 ECTS among the courses below:
| 41011 | User-centered design | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 41013 | Introduction to Prototyping | 5 | point | January |
| 41020 | Product analysis and redesign | 15 | point | Spring and June |
| 41028 | Design of mechatronic systems 1 | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 41029 | Design of mechatronic systems 2 | 5 | point | June |
| 41031 | Industrial design 1 | 5 | point | January |
| 41612 | Product design and documentation | 10 | point | Autumn E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12) |
B Eng from other Danish universities (diplomingeniør)
B Eng students from the following program
- Integrated Design (SDU)
- Interaction Design (SDU)
are admitted if they fulfil the prerequisites for DTU B Eng students (see above).
Students from other Danish BSc or B Eng programs
Students from other Danish bachelor or B Eng programs (diplomingeniør) will be evaluated individually by the Head of Studies. Please review the requirements fore International Applicants.
International Applicants (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark)
Bachelors with relevant engineering education from other universities than DTU have access to admission based on an individual evaluation. The academic requirements are (1) at least one, better two or more, design projects and (2) courses that provide the applicant with the knowledge and skills that are achieved during the completion of a BSc in Design & Innovation at DTU. As a minimum this includes the following competences:
- systematic design methods
- accomplishment of a design or product development project
- industrial design
- socio-technical analysis and design demonstrating interaction with users
- mechanics and materials
- foundation in natural sciences, including mathematics, statistics, programming, physics, chemistry and biology
Please see example courses below that provide further details.
| 41011 | User-centered design | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 41013 | Introduction to Prototyping | 5 | point | January |
| 41020 | Product analysis and redesign | 15 | point | Spring and June |
| 41028 | Design of mechatronic systems 1 | 5 | point | Spring F4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 41031 | Industrial design 1 | 5 | point | January |
| 41612 | Product design and documentation | 10 | point | Autumn E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12) |
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
