Master in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Engineering

Master in Chemical Engineering, MSc in Engineering is one of 5 English-taught Chemical Engineering programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 4 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 7,455 to EUR 17,300; this programme lists EUR 7,455 a year. 4 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

The Master's in Chemical Engineering at Aalborg University is a two-year MSc in Engineering programme taught in English in Esbjerg. It combines advanced chemistry, process design and sustainable technology with hands-on project work and cross-disciplinary collaborations. You learn to develop and optimise chemical processes for purposes such as sustainable energy production, removal of xenobiotics, pharmaceutical production and production of new materials.

What you study

The programme builds on your bachelor's degree and lets you immerse yourself in areas such as materials, environmental technology, spectroscopy or process control. Study topics include environmental chemical engineering, renewable energy production and energy carriers, high temperature and high pressure processes, process system engineering, process analytical technology and multivariate data analysis, materials science and polymers, natural product chemistry, and oil and gas technology as a specialisation.

In the first two semesters you split your time equally between three 5 ECTS courses and one 15 ECTS semester project. First-semester courses are Fluid Mechanics, Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, and Colloid and Interface Science, with a Process Analysis project. Second-semester courses are Process Design and Simulation, Advanced Redox and Separation Processes, and Chemometrics and Process Monitoring, with a Process Modelling project. Example project topics range from ammonia removal from degassed manure to salt power and microbial enhanced oil recovery.

How the programme is organised

Teaching combines lectures, workshops, laboratory exercises and problem-based project work. You complete two biannual research and development projects and a thesis, so you can tailor large parts of the programme to your interests. Projects are often carried out with companies, where you combine theory and experimental work to address real-world challenges.

The third semester offers 30 ECTS of options: an internship in Denmark or abroad with a project about your tasks, a semester at another institution in Denmark or abroad, a regular semester at AAU with courses and project work, or starting your master's thesis so the work is spread over the third and fourth semesters. The fourth semester is the 30 ECTS master's thesis on a topic of your own choice, drawing on all you have learned.

Who it suits

Choose this programme if you want to work with planning, analysing and managing chemical production processes. It suits students who like to solve concrete problems in groups and who want to apply theory to practice. The problem-based learning method gives you the chance to acquire new knowledge independently and to work closely with researchers and industrial partners on sustainable solutions.

Admission, language and next steps

The programme is taught in English. The source page lists admission requirements and how to apply under its admission section, but does not state specific entry requirements here. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge; other students pay a fee set by the institution. Applications for master's programmes go directly to the institution. The study start is September. The page also notes that from 2028 the degree is expected to be offered as a two-year full-time programme (120 ECTS) and as a three-year master's for working professionals (first year full-time, then two years part-time alongside relevant employment).

Master’s applications go straight to Aalborg University, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.