Beer Brewing - Focus area
Beer Brewing
Within this specialization, you will obtain general competences in food technology and more specific competences in beer brewing. You will follow courses at DTU and at the University of Copenhagen. Emphasis is put on sustainable consumption and production patterns (Sustainable Development Goal 12). Upon graduation, you will receive your MSc Eng (Food Technology) diploma with the specialization title as well as a diploma with the title Brewery Engineer from the Scandinavian School of Brewing.
If you have an interest in this specialization, please contact the head of studies when you have been admitted to DTU.
All mandatory courses under the polytechnic foundation and programme specific courses categories must be completed, in addition, the following must be fulfilled:
Programme specific courses, mandatory for this specialization:
| ku320 | Brewing process and technology | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| ku321 | Brewing and raw materials | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| ku322 | Yeast Physiology and Applications | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| ku323 | Beer and Packaging Technology | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| NFOK15011U | Food Quality Management and Control | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
Note that the courses listed above are run by the University of Copenhagen and have participant restrictions and that the course NFOK15011U Food Quality Management and Control replaces the core competence course 23102 Food safety in production chains.
Choose 20 ECTS among the following programme specific courses:
| 23521 | Hygienic design in the food industry | 5 | point | Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12) |
| NFOK17001U | Food Processing | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| NFOK20003U | Sustainable Innovation in Food Science | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
| NPLK19005U | Fundamentals of Beer Brewing and Wine Making - Biochemistry, Organisms and Omics Techniques | 7.5 | point | Outside schedule structure |
Note that the courses NFOK17001U, NPLK19005U and NFOK20003U listed above are run by the University of Copenhagen and have participant restrictions.
Suggested study plan - Start in autumn
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
Food Quality Management and Control
Fundamentals of Beer Brewing and Wine... Fundamentals of Beer Brewing and Wine Making - Biochemistry, Organisms and Omics Techniques
Master's Thesis
Note
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.