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Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Engineering and Management

With the Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Engineering and Management, you learn to navigate organisations from strategic decision-making to technical implementation. You develop the technical, analytical, and management skills to improve processes, drive change, and support decision-making across industries.

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Industrial Engineering and Management

Create value by connecting technology and management

The MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management combines engineering, quantitative methods, and management to prepare you for solving complex challenges across a wide range of industries.

You build the skills to analyse technical, organisational, and commercial challenges, and create solutions that strengthen organisations and benefit society.

Throughout the programme, you strengthen your ability to connect strategic decision-making with technical implementation. By combining analytical methods with engineering knowledge and management perspectives, you develop the competences to improve processes, optimise operations, and support informed decisions in complex organisations.

Working in interdisciplinary teams, you learn to integrate different disciplinary perspectives and collaborate across disciplines to develop effective solutions.

Whether your interests lie in production, transport, energy, life science, finance, or another sector, you will graduate with the skills to understand organisations from multiple perspectives and contribute to innovation and organisational development.

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Specializations

The MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management offers a high degree of flexibility and allows you to specialize in areas that match your academic interests and career ambitions. Through carefully designed specializations, you can tailor your study programme while maintaining a strong foundation in engineering and management.

 

Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Develop the skills to design, analyse, and optimise operations in supply chains and logistics systems. You will work with supply chain analytics, network optimization, operations management, and sustainability to improve overall performance.

 

Production and Project Management

Focus on the planning, development, and management of production systems and projects. You will develop the competences to improve production processes, manage complex projects, and support innovation.

 

Management and Analysis of Operations

Build strong analytical skills in operations management through mathematical modelling, optimization, and data-driven decision-making. This specialization prepares you to improve operational processes across all sectors in society.

 

International Specialization

This study programme gives you the opportunity to enroll in a joint international master's programmes and gain a unique specialization.

Combine work with study!

You have the the opportunity to join an Industry Master of Science in all DTU's master's programmes.

Combining work and study, an industry master's programme is the ideal way to apply your academic knowledge in real-world settings and build a strong foundation for your future career.
Learn more about the Industry MSc

Future opportunities

As a graduate, you can pursue a career across a wide range of industries, applying engineering, analytical thinking, and business understanding to create value. Your broad profile enables you to work across technical and organisational functions, making you a valuable link between strategy and implementation.

Many graduates develop and optimise supply chains and logistics systems at companies such as Maersk, DSV, and Novo Nordisk. Others manage production systems and complex projects in manufacturing or help organisations improve performance as consultants at firms such as Implement Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, and Cowi.

The programme also opens opportunities in sectors such as finance, where your analytical and strategic competences are increasingly in demand, as well as in start-ups developing new technologies and business solutions.

The programme equips you with the technical, analytical, and management competences to work across disciplines and organisational levels. These competences are in high demand among organisations seeking to improve operations, strengthen supply chains, drive digital transformation, and support the green transition.

The programme also provides a strong foundation for a PhD if you wish to pursue a career in research. Learn more about DTU's PhD programme

Honours Programmes

Challenge yourself with a particularly demanding study track.

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Application and admission

Admission requirements

Learn more about the academic requirements and the selection criteria for this programme.

Prerequisites for Industrial Engineering and Management

How to apply

All you need to know about applying for admission to an MSc programme at DTU.

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Study abroad

Seize the opportunity to study overseas as part of your degree. Options range from doing a semester in Shanghai to following a set programme in Stockholm or spending your summer in Chicago. Anything is possible!

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