Master of Science in Autonomous Systems

Master of Science in Autonomous Systems is one of 16 English-taught Engineering programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 7 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 3,515 to EUR 17,300. 6 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

Autonomous systems are moving into workplaces, cities and homes. Think fleets of robots working together on a factory floor, automated warehouse logistics, crew-less cargo ships, smart grids and connected home appliances. The MSc in Autonomous Systems at DTU in Lyngby is built around designing and deploying systems like these.

What you study

The programme draws on artificial intelligence, big data analysis, digitization, sensing, optimization, information technologies and systems engineering. You work on both the mathematical and theoretical understanding behind autonomous systems and the practical experience of building them.

The teaching points at application areas such as Industry 4.0, robotics and autonomous software agents. The focus is on systematic problem solving and synthesis, so you learn to break a problem down and put a working solution together. You also get hands-on experience through laboratory work and IT-based tools.

How the programme is organised

Your individual study plan is flexible. You choose courses from the range DTU offers and shape your own programme and career direction. That freedom comes with responsibility: you are the one who has to make sure the courses you pick hang together as a coherent degree.

You can also combine study with work through DTU's Industry Master of Science option, which is open to all of DTU's master's programmes. It lets you apply your academic knowledge in a real workplace while you study. DTU also runs Honours Programmes for students who want a particularly demanding study track.

Who it suits

This programme suits someone who likes both the theory and the building. You should be comfortable with mathematics and interested in how intelligent systems sense, decide and act. If you want to work across software, robotics and systems engineering rather than stay inside one narrow specialism, the flexible study plan gives you room to follow that interest.

Admission, language and next steps

The programme is taught in English. Entry requirements and selection criteria are set out on the programme's own prerequisites page, and you should read those before you apply. The application procedure for DTU master's programmes is described on DTU's application pages. Applicants with a bachelor's degree from outside Denmark can get guidance on the process from DTU's International Admissions Office.

Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee that the institution sets. Once you are in, DTU's Study Guidance can help with course planning, credit transfer and exemption questions, and International Student Services helps new students settle in Denmark.

Master’s applications go straight to Technical University of Denmark, 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.