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This programme is for anyone who wants to work very closely with human molecules and biochemistry, and use their knowledge to address major health problems.
The world needs engineers who can discover, design, and manufacture the pharmaceuticals and food of the future. As a Human Life Science Engineering student, you will learn just that.
You will become an expert in complex human biology, while learning how technological solutions such as bioinformatics and AI can assist us in developing new products.
Human Life Science Engineering graduates develop all kinds of products that make people healthier—from pain-relieving molecules, vaccines, and sustainable foods to genetically modified human cells that can kill cancer cells.
What will you learn? If you study Human Life Science Engineering, you will be equipped to understand the connection between disease, the molecular mechanisms, and the drugs that can restore the biochemical balance.
In addition to DNA, RNA, proteins, and carbohydrates, you will learn about the combination between human biology and technology.
You will thereby be equipped to create biochemically active products that can improve and change lives. Along the way, you have to choose whether you want to specialize in food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
Study programme structure During your first year of study, you will lay your academic foundation with courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology, and you will learn to perform laboratory exercises and program in Python.
From the beginning of your second year, you will have courses on topics like molecular biology and biophysics, and you will then have to choose to whether to focus on food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
The final part of your bachelor programme depends on which course of study and which electives you choose.
This programme is for anyone who wants to work very closely with human molecules and biochemistry, and use their knowledge to address major health problems.
The world needs engineers who can discover, design, and manufacture the pharmaceuticals and food of the future. As a Human Life Science Engineering student, you will learn just that.
You will become an expert in complex human biology, while learning how technological solutions such as bioinformatics and AI can assist us in developing new products.
Human Life Science Engineering graduates develop all kinds of products that make people healthier—from pain-relieving molecules, vaccines, and sustainable foods to genetically modified human cells that can kill cancer cells.
What will you learn? If you study Human Life Science Engineering, you will be equipped to understand the connection between disease, the molecular mechanisms, and the drugs that can restore the biochemical balance.
In addition to DNA, RNA, proteins, and carbohydrates, you will learn about the combination between human biology and technology.
You will thereby be equipped to create biochemically active products that can improve and change lives. Along the way, you have to choose whether you want to specialize in food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
Study programme structure During your first year of study, you will lay your academic foundation with courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology, and you will learn to perform laboratory exercises and program in Python.
From the beginning of your second year, you will have courses on topics like molecular biology and biophysics, and you will then have to choose to whether to focus on food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
The final part of your bachelor programme depends on which course of study and which electives you choose.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
88+
24+
180+
Level requirements
Mathematics A
Physics B or Earth Sciences A
Chemistry B or Biotechnology A
Danish 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
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.
3 Years
Sep
International
15,000 EUR
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Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Human Life Science Engineering
DTU Lyngby, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
36 monthsProgramme duration
15,000 EURTuition Fee/year
Programme overview
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme is for anyone who wants to work very closely with human molecules and biochemistry, and use their knowledge to address major health problems.
The world needs engineers who can discover, design, and manufacture the pharmaceuticals and food of the future. As a Human Life Science Engineering student, you will learn just that.
You will become an expert in complex human biology, while learning how technological solutions such as bioinformatics and AI can assist us in developing new products.
Human Life Science Engineering graduates develop all kinds of products that make people healthier—from pain-relieving molecules, vaccines, and sustainable foods to genetically modified human cells that can kill cancer cells.
What will you learn?
If you study Human Life Science Engineering, you will be equipped to understand the connection between disease, the molecular mechanisms, and the drugs that can restore the biochemical balance.
In addition to DNA, RNA, proteins, and carbohydrates, you will learn about the combination between human biology and technology.
You will thereby be equipped to create biochemically active products that can improve and change lives. Along the way, you have to choose whether you want to specialize in food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
Study programme structure
During your first year of study, you will lay your academic foundation with courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology, and you will learn to perform laboratory exercises and program in Python.
From the beginning of your second year, you will have courses on topics like molecular biology and biophysics, and you will then have to choose to whether to focus on food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
The final part of your bachelor programme depends on which course of study and which electives you choose.
Programme overview
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme is for anyone who wants to work very closely with human molecules and biochemistry, and use their knowledge to address major health problems.
The world needs engineers who can discover, design, and manufacture the pharmaceuticals and food of the future. As a Human Life Science Engineering student, you will learn just that.
You will become an expert in complex human biology, while learning how technological solutions such as bioinformatics and AI can assist us in developing new products.
Human Life Science Engineering graduates develop all kinds of products that make people healthier—from pain-relieving molecules, vaccines, and sustainable foods to genetically modified human cells that can kill cancer cells.
What will you learn?
If you study Human Life Science Engineering, you will be equipped to understand the connection between disease, the molecular mechanisms, and the drugs that can restore the biochemical balance.
In addition to DNA, RNA, proteins, and carbohydrates, you will learn about the combination between human biology and technology.
You will thereby be equipped to create biochemically active products that can improve and change lives. Along the way, you have to choose whether you want to specialize in food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
Study programme structure
During your first year of study, you will lay your academic foundation with courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and microbiology, and you will learn to perform laboratory exercises and program in Python.
From the beginning of your second year, you will have courses on topics like molecular biology and biophysics, and you will then have to choose to whether to focus on food, biomedicine, or bioinformatics.
The final part of your bachelor programme depends on which course of study and which electives you choose.
Admission Requirements
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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