48 monthsProgramme duration
15,000 EURTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Engineering - Civil and Structural
Degree
BEng
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Arctic Civil Engineering is a BEng programme focusing on working as a civil engineer under extreme climatic conditions.
Greenland and the Arctic region are seeing rapid development. Homes and roads have to be built, water and energy have to be provided, wastewater and household waste have to be removed, and a solid economic basis has to be created for society by exploiting the vast natural resources.
The lessons is primarily conducted in danish.
Arctic Civil Engineering gives you knowledge of the special climatic, natural, and cultural conditions you need to be aware of in order to work in Arctic regions.
The study programme also gives you general engineering competences in the areas of construction, environmental engineering, and planning, so you can work in fields such as construction adapted to Arctic conditions, infrastructure development in regions with isolated communities, protecting vulnerable environments, hydroelectric power plants, and mineral extraction.
You will learn to conduct studies in an Arctic environment, analyse the special issues and find a sound technological and sustainable solution.
Study programme structure
You will spend the first three semesters at the Arctic Technology Centre in Greenland’s second largest city, Sisimiut, which lies 50 km inside the Arctic Circle. You will be taught through field work here in the challenging Greenland environment by local experts and researchers from DTU.
You will spend semesters 4 and 5 studying at DTU in Ballerup and Lyngby.
You will spend semester 6 on an internship in a consulting engineering company, a construction company, a mining company, a government department, etc. in Greenland or another Arctic location. During semester 7 you will study electives at DTU or a university abroad.
The programme ends in semester 8 with a BEng project linked to the Arctic region.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Engineering - Civil and Structural
Degree
BEng
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Arctic Civil Engineering is a BEng programme focusing on working as a civil engineer under extreme climatic conditions.
Greenland and the Arctic region are seeing rapid development. Homes and roads have to be built, water and energy have to be provided, wastewater and household waste have to be removed, and a solid economic basis has to be created for society by exploiting the vast natural resources.
The lessons is primarily conducted in danish.
Arctic Civil Engineering gives you knowledge of the special climatic, natural, and cultural conditions you need to be aware of in order to work in Arctic regions.
The study programme also gives you general engineering competences in the areas of construction, environmental engineering, and planning, so you can work in fields such as construction adapted to Arctic conditions, infrastructure development in regions with isolated communities, protecting vulnerable environments, hydroelectric power plants, and mineral extraction.
You will learn to conduct studies in an Arctic environment, analyse the special issues and find a sound technological and sustainable solution.
Study programme structure
You will spend the first three semesters at the Arctic Technology Centre in Greenland’s second largest city, Sisimiut, which lies 50 km inside the Arctic Circle. You will be taught through field work here in the challenging Greenland environment by local experts and researchers from DTU.
You will spend semesters 4 and 5 studying at DTU in Ballerup and Lyngby.
You will spend semester 6 on an internship in a consulting engineering company, a construction company, a mining company, a government department, etc. in Greenland or another Arctic location. During semester 7 you will study electives at DTU or a university abroad.
The programme ends in semester 8 with a BEng project linked to the Arctic region.
Admission Requirements
Level requirements
- Mathematics A
- Physics B or Earth Sciences A
- Chemistry C or Biotechnology A
- English B
Danish language requirement
In all Danish-language civil engineering and engineering majors, it is a requirement that your Danish qualifications are equivalent to a Danish A-level from upper secondary school. This is called the Danish language requirement. The Danish language requirement applies to those who apply with a foreign entrance examination.
In the Danish-language civil engineering majors, the Danish A-level is included as one of the specific entrance requirements. Fulfilling the Danish A-level by passing a subject in the Danish A-level also fulfills the Danish language requirement.
In engineering majors, the Danish A-level is not included as one of the specific entrance requirements and the Danish language requirement is therefore relevant if you apply on the basis of a foreign entrance examination.
How to meet Danish language requirements/Danish A-level
- High school Danish A-level
Passed upper secondary supplementary subject (Danish A-level).
- Nordic entrance exams
The requirement for Danish A-level is fulfilled by Norwegians, Swedes, Finns and Icelanders by passing Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Icelandic at an equivalent level. Faroese can fulfil the requirement for Danish A by passing Danish or Faroese at an equivalent level. Greenlanders can fulfil the requirement for Danish A by passing Danish at an equivalent level.
- The Danish language proficiency test
is considered equivalent to the Danish A-level. The Danish language proficiency test is the final exam for Danish language education 3, module 6. It is the highest level in the Danish language education system. The Danish language proficiency test is an exam at C1 level. The Danish language proficiency test must be passed with at least a 2 in each of the three disciplines.
- The Danish primary school leaving exam
Danish applicants with a foreign admission basis (e.g. IB) who have previously passed the Danish primary school and received a full leaving certificate, and who were raised in a Danish-speaking home, can obtain an exemption from the requirement for Danish at A-level if they submit documentation of their leaving certificate.
- Prior learning assessment certificate with full recognition in Danish A
If you have skills that correspond to Danish A, you have the opportunity to get an Individual Competence Assessment (IKV) at a VUC.
English language requirement
For admission to the English-language bachelor's degree in General Engineering, all applicants with a foreign degree must meet the English language requirement. Even if you meet the requirement for English at B level from your foreign upper secondary education, you must still take an English test when applying for admission to General Engineering. If you have a Danish entrance exam, please note that you cannot take a language test instead of taking a supplementary course. The English language requirement can be met by documenting completion of the tests below with a test result above the minimum score.
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