MSc in Environmental Engineering
Master of Science in Engineering (Environmental Enginnering)
The
Master of Environmental Engineering provides a research-based
education in the technical and environmental sciences. Students are
equipped to develop sustainable solutions to complicated societal
problems while considering environmental, resource, health,
legal and economic aspects. The program is broad,
interdisciplinary and application-oriented with opportunity
for specialization in various environmental problems or technical
solutions.
The
degree program emphasises technical and management solutions to
environmental problems, based on an understanding of the physical,
chemical and biological processes governing those problems.
Students employ empirical and theoretical approaches and
obtain an understanding of the processes through mathematical and
statistical processing of measured data. Students are equipped with
problem solving approaches that aim to prevent and
mitigate environmental impact.
Study Lines
The program has five
broad areas of specialization, so called study lines:
Completing a certain
study line will result in a more specialized educational profile
and will be shown as a specialization on the diploma for
the MSc in Environmental Engineering.
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements, MSc
Eng
Applicants for admission to the Master of Science
in Environmental Engineering should hold a bachelors degree in
engineering in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, BSc
Engineering (Chemistry biotechnology or other relevant
areas).
A strong, working knowledge of mathematics and natural sciences
is a prerequisite. A year's full time study at DTU amounts to
60 ECTS points. The MSc program builds on a bachelor curriculum
with at least 45 ECTS points in mathematics and the natural
sciences, with a minimum of points in the following
subjects:
- Mathematics 20 ECTS
points
-
Chemistry 10
ECTS points
-
Physics
10 ECTS points
- Additional courses in computing, mathematics, statistics,
physics, chemistry or biology so that the total amount of courses
in the natural sciences amounts to 45 ECTS points.
In addition to having a strong background in the natural
sciences, the applicant must demonstrate skills in the field
of environmental engineering, for example in the subjects
below:
| 12102 | Environmental Processes | 10 | point |
| 12134 | Environmental Microbiology | 5 | point |
| 12205 | Climate change – impacts, mitigation and adaptation | 5 | point |
| 12320 | Hydrology | 10 | point |
| 12402 | The Earth, Sea and Sky | 5 | point |
| 41102 | Hydrodynamics 1 | 5 | point |
| 42342 | Sustainable Production | 10 | point |
The required level may be gauged by comparison with the contents
of the DTU courses listed above. The applicant should have good
results in the required prerequisites. Note also that some of the
technological specialization courses in the MSc-program have one or
more of the bachelor level subjects listed above as prerequisites.
The description of the MSc level courses may be used to assess the
expected level of knowledge.
Admission will be decided on the basis of the relevance and
quality of the applicant's educational background. The
applicant's grade point average or equivalent, as well as
individual grades for relevant courses will be taken into
account.
All steps in the admission procedure are handled through
DTU's Office of International Affairs, to which inquiries about
formalities should be directed. Questions about academic
qualifications and program content should be directed to the
program coordinator.
DTU BSc Eng Degrees Giving Direct
Admission
The following BSc Eng degrees from DTU provide direct admission to
the MSc in Environmental Engineering:
· Environmental
Technology
· Biotechnology
· Civil
Engineering
Candidates with other bachelors degrees from DTU are welcome to
apply provided their BSc study contains the necessary prerequisite
knowledge for MSc study.
It is recommended that the BSc electives are used to acquire the
necessary prerequisites in the planned area of specialization in
the MSc.
Admission with BSc Degrees from other
universities
Candidates with bachelors degrees from other universities are
welcome to apply provided their BSc study contains the necessary
prerequisite knowledge for MSc study.
Danish Bachelors of Engineering Giving Direct
Admission
The following B Eng at DTU give direct admission to the MSc in
Environmental Engineering:
· Bygning
· Arktisk
teknologi
· Kemi
og Bioteknologi
Other B Eng degrees from DTU or other Universities can be admitted
provided they have a background equivalent to a DTU BSc in
Environmental Technology.Students with a bachelor degree who seek admission to MSc
programs at DTU must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level
for students from Nordic countries, IELTS, TOEFL or Pearson test
for international students).
MSc in Environmental Engineering
Program Provisions, MSc Eng
In order to obtain
the MSc degree in Environmental Engineering the student must
complete 120 points and fulfill the following
requirements:
- Have passed a
minimum of 30 ECTS from within the group of General Competence
Courses
- Have passed a
minimum of 30 ECTS from within the group of Technological
Specialization Courses
- Have passed a Master
Thesis of 30 or 35 ECTS within the field of the general
program
- Have passed a
sufficient number of Elective Courses to bring the total number
of points for the entire program of study up to
120
Course List
General Competence Courses
Students must complete the following 30 ECTS general competence
courses:
| 12104 | Modelling of Environmental Processes and Technologies | 10 | point |
| 12237 | Chemicals in the environment | 10 | point |
| 12240 | Environmental Management and Ethics | 5 | point |
| 42631 | Environmental Economics | 5 | point |
Students who have completed some of these general competence
courses as part of their BSc study, are exempt from these courses
in their MSc degree and may instead include approved additional
electives in their program of study.
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to September 2011, can
include the following as a general competence course instead of the
course 12237:
| 12230 | Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology | 10 | point |
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to September 2009, can select
their general competence courses from the list above or from the
following:
| 12121 | Water Supply | 10 | point |
| 12130 | Solid Waste Technology and Management | 10 | point |
| 12333 | Integrated Water Resources Management | 5 | point |
| 42372 | Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems | 10 | point |
Technological Specialization Courses
Students must complete at least 30 ECTS of the following
technological specialisation courses:
| 12121 | Water Supply | 10 | point |
| 12122 | Urban drainage systems | 5 | point |
| 12130 | Solid Waste Technology and Management | 10 | point |
| 12131 | Wastewater Biotechnology | 10 | point |
| 12132 | LCA-Modeling of Waste Management Systems | 5 | point |
| 12136 | Bioenergy Technologies | 10 | point |
| 12137 | Experimental Molecular Microbial Ecology | 5 | point |
| 12140 | Integrated Urban Water Quality Management | 5 | point |
| 12226 | Air Pollution and Environmental Effects. | 5 | point |
| 12231 | Applied Analytical Environmental Chemistry | 5 | point |
| 12233 | Water Pollution | 10 | point |
| 12330 | Contaminated Sites | 10 | point |
| 12333 | Integrated Water Resources Management | 5 | point |
| 12335 | Groundwater Resources | 10 | point |
| 12341 | Surface Water Hydrology | 10 | point |
| 12600 | Nanotechnology and the Environment | 5 | point |
| 30530 | Geographic Information Systems | 5 | point |
| 42273 | Urban Planning and Sustainable Urban Development | 10 | point |
| 42372 | Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Systems | 10 | point |
| 42375 | Advanced life cycle assessment and evaluation of environmental impacts | 5 | point |
| 42377 | Life Cycle Management in industry | 5 | point |
| 42644 | Global product chains and sustainable development | 10 | point |
Students who have completed some of these technological
specialisation courses as part of their BSc study, are exempt from
these courses in their MSc degree and may instead include approved
additional electives in their program of study.
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to February 2013, can select
their Technological Specialisation courses from the list above or
from the following:
| 12242 | Environmental Management in the Tropics | 10 | point |
| 42470 | Introduction to Industrial Environmental Management | 5 | point |
| 42542 | Management of Environment and Work Environment in a Network Perspective | 5 | point |
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to September 2011, can select
their Technological Specialisation courses from the list above or
from the following:
| 12225 | Air Pollution and Environmental Effects. | 10 | point |
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to September 2010, can select
their Technological Specialisation courses from the list above or
from the following:
| 02431 | Risk Management | 5 | point |
Students
enrolled in the DTU MSc program prior to September 2009, can select
their Technological Specialisation courses from the list above or
from the following:
| 11119 | Energy End-Use Savings and the Environment | 5 | point |
| 12133 | Environmental Biotechnology | 5 | point |
| 12240 | Environmental Management and Ethics | 5 | point |
| 12243 | Environmental Field Studies in Developing Countries | 20 | point |
| 12328 | Modelling of Contaminant Transport in Porous Media | 5 | point |
| 12331 | Field investigations of contaminated sites | 5 | point |
| 12332 | Groundwater Geochemistry | 10 | point |
| 28852 | Risk Assessment in Chemical and Biochemical Industry | 5 | point |
| 42644 | Global product chains and sustainable development | 10 | point |
| 42645 | Preparation of Field Study Within Environment and Development | 7.5 | point |
| 42646 | Field Course in Developing Countries | 10 | point |
Elective Courses
Elective Courses are any advanced level courses at
DTU as well as courses from other universities with
credit transfer to DTU. They can be in areas such as:
| • | Non-program courses to obtain scientific skills on an advanced
level (statistics, computation, advanced chemistry, microbiology,
etc.) |
| • | Additional technological specialization courses or external
program courses with the objective of obtaining further
specialization within a selected area or broadening the
environmental scope of the study plan |
| • | Bachelor DTU courses with the objective of obtaining basic
skills not originally obtained in the qualifying bachelor
degree |
We
strongly recommend the following courses to students who intend
to complete a laboratory project for their MSc
Thesis:
| 12137 | Experimental Molecular Microbial Ecology | 5 | point |
| 12231 | Applied Analytical Environmental Chemistry | 5 | point |
On
a case-by-case basis for students with a qualifying bachelor
degree from a “non-approved” external bachelor program, a
fraction of the “Elective courses” may be mandatory courses
selected by the program coordinator to strengthen weaknesses in a
candidate's previous bachelor study.
Studying abroad
DTU recommends that students study one semester at a foreign
university if they have not been on an international exchange
before. International experience is highly prioritized
by employers of our graduates.
Students can enroll in the 1:1 program in Environmental
Engineering with TU Munich (see
1:1 Program at TU Munich). This program involves 1 year of
study at TU Munich and 1 year at DTU.
Students can enroll in the 1:1 program in Environmental
Engineering with École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
(EPFL). This program involves 1 year of study at EPFL and 1 year at
DTU.
Students can study for 6 months at an international University
as part of an approved exchange program. The following
programs are recommended:
The M.Sc. coordinator may approve selected courses taken
as part of an approved International Exchange Program as
substitutes for required DTU courses.
Please contact International Affairs for further
information. Deadlines are listed
here
The Master Thesis is the final project of the course of study.
The Master Thesis must as a minimum equal 30 ECTS points but may
also be 32½ or 35 ECTS points. The Master Thesis combined with the
elective courses must total 60 ECTS points.
Up till september 2012 the thesis may be larger but no larger
than 50 ECTS points. Please read Chapter 11 in the generel
curriculum program for more information.
Ideas for Master Thesis can be found in the
searchable DTU student project
database. However, it is
always possible to contact academics who do research in areas
of interest to hear about project ideas that are not included in
the databases. The MSCEE program coordinator must approve MSc
project agreements.
The Master Thesis can be carried out in collaboration with
an external institution (academic, industrial, consulting or
administrative). For collaborative projects, an agreement between a
DTU supervisor and a person from the collaborating institution
must be established.
Head of Studies
Stefan Trapp
Department of Environmental Engineering
DTU Building 115
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Phone: (+45) 4525 1622
E-mail: sttr@env.dtu.dk
Web: www.env.dtu.dk