Master of Science in Civil Engineering

The MSc Eng in Civil Engineering at DTU is a two year master's programme worth 120 ECTS, taught in English on the Lyngby campus. The degree you finish with is a Master of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering. The programme's own framing is practical: it is about making future construction projects more exciting, secure and sustainable.

What you study

Civil engineering at DTU is taught as a multi-disciplinary field. The programme page lists the areas the modern practice covers: construction materials and processes, structural mechanics, geotechnics, energy technology, safety, indoor climate, acoustics, hydrology, geology, environmental sciences and project management. The curriculum combines theoretical studies, mathematical modelling, computer simulations, and hands-on experiments in the laboratory and in the field.

You choose a specialisation. The options named on the programme page are:

• Bridges, Pavements, and Large Structures
• Building Services
• Cold Regions (Sisimiut campus, Greenland)
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Marine and Coastal Engineering
• Mechanics of Materials
• Structures

There is also an international route: a joint international master's programme in Cold Climate Engineering, which the page describes as a unique specialisation.

How the programme is organised

Teaching alternates between individual work and group work. You will meet both industry and research during your studies. The study process is built around creative thinking, systematic problem solving, collaboration with experienced professionals, and seeing the bigger picture. The programme stresses close collaboration among students and with researchers, and gives access to experimental facilities.

DTU also offers an Industry Master of Science option across all its master's programmes. It combines work and study, so you apply your academic knowledge in a real workplace while you take the degree. Honours programmes are available too, as a more demanding study track.

Who it suits

This suits someone who wants an engineering career built on analysis and testing, not just theory. You should be comfortable moving between a simulation model and a laboratory or field experiment. Group work is a regular part of the programme, so you need to work well with others. If you want to specialise in structures, geotechnics, coastal work, building services or cold-climate engineering, the programme gives you a named track for it. The Industry MSc route suits students who want to be in a company while they study.

Admission, language and next steps

Admission requirements and selection criteria are set out on the programme's own prerequisites page, and the application procedure page covers how to apply to an MSc programme at DTU. The programme is taught in English. Applicants with a bachelor's degree from outside Denmark should contact DTU's International Admissions Office for guidance on the application process. Study Guidance handles questions about course planning, credit transfer, exemption applications and DTU's rules and regulations. International Student Services helps with exchange options and with administrative and cultural questions about being new in Denmark and at DTU.

Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee set by the institution. The programme page also points to study abroad options, from a semester in Shanghai to a set programme in Stockholm or a summer in Chicago.

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.