Prerequisites for Food Technology
Academic requirements for this programme
National Applicants (holding a Bachelor from Denmark)
Prerequisites, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc Eng) from DTU
The following BSc Eng programmes have a legal right of admission:
The following BSc Eng programmes have access to admission:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry and Technology
- Environmental Engineering
- General Engineering with specialization in Living Systems
- Human Life Science Engineering
- Quantitative Biology and Disease Modelling
It is recommended that the following courses have been completed as part of the BSc Eng programme:
| 23220 | Food Microbiology | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 26400 | Organic Chemistry 1 | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
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| 23302 | Food chemistry | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
23302 Food chemistry is only applicable for the BSc Eng programme in Life Science Engineering. For other BSc Eng programmes it is recommended to complete 26400 Organic Chemistry 1 as part of the BSc Eng programme.
Prerequisites, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) from DTU
The following BEng programmes have access to admission:
Prerequisites, Bachelor of Science (BSc) from DTU and the University of Copenhagen
The following BSc programmes have a legal right of admission:
- Food and Nutrition with specialization in Quality and Technology (joint programme run by DTU and the University of Copenhagen)
- Food Science and Technology (joint programme run by DTU and the University of Copenhagen)
Prerequisites, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc Eng) from other Danish universities
The following BSc Eng programmes have access to admission:
- Biotechnology, Aalborg University
- Biotechnology, Aarhus University
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Aalborg University
- Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Southern Denmark
Prerequisites, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) from other Danish universities
The following BEng programmes have access to admission:
- Biotechnology, Aarhus University
- Food Technology, Aarhus University
Other applicants holding a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, or Bachelor of Natural Science degree may be admitted to the MSc Eng programme in Food Technology. Academic qualifications will be assessed based on the documents submitted.
International Applicants (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark)
Applicants holding a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc Eng), a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), a Bachelor of Natural Science (BSc in Natural Sciences), or an equivalent degree in food science, food engineering, biotechnology or related fields may be admitted to the MSc Eng programme in Food Technology. The expected academic prerequisites can be seen in the pre-mapping table for the MSc Eng programme in Food Technology, which also have to be filled in as part of the application. Please see here. Academic qualifications will be assessed based on the documents submitted.
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
