Civil Engineering Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

General requirements

• May be admitted after an individual evaluation of their academic qualifications, provided they fulfil the requirements, as outlined below. 

• The required bachelor-level background for admission into the program includes: (i) mathematics; (ii) statistics; (iii) physics; (iv) chemistry; (v) computer programming; (vi) computational mechanics techniques, e.g., the finite element method; (vii) mechanics of materials, e.g., stress, strain, elasticity, plasticity, strength; (viii) mechanics of structures, e.g., beam theory, plate theory, forces and moments in frames, support types and reactions; (ix) soil mechanics and geotechnics; and (x) construction materials, e.g., Portland cement concrete (essential), steel (essential), asphalt concrete, wood, aluminium, and glass.
• Thus, strong working knowledge of mathematics, structural design, and programming are prerequisites. A year's full-time study at DTU amounts to 60 ECTS points.