How is Mechanical Engineering structured?
The BEng in Mechanical Engineering is a three-and-a-half-year programme comprising seven semesters. Theory is combined with practical, problem-based project work, often based on challenges from companies.
The first five semesters develop your skills in product development, design, materials, testing, automation and project management. Semester 6 is a compulsory company internship, and Semester 7 is devoted to your final engineering project.
A typical week
The schedule varies from week to week, but you should expect a workload equivalent to a full-time course of study. A typical week combines classroom teaching with exercises, laboratory or workshop work, project meetings and independent preparation.
Below you can see an example of a week from the 1st semester.
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8.15 am-12 pmMechanical Semester Project 1 DTeaching |
8.15 am-10.00 amMathematics for Engineering 1Lecture |
8.15 am-12 pmMechanical Semester Project 1 DExercises |
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10.15 am-12.00 pmMathematics for Engineering 1Teaching |
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12.30 pm-4.15 pmIntro to Programming |
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12.30 pm-2.15 pmMechanical DesignExercises |
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2.30 pm-6.15 pmStatics and MaterialsTeaching |
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Choices and options
You can shape your programme through specialisation, interdisciplinary projects, an exchange period and your company internship. These choices are concentrated in Semesters 5 and 6 and connect your interests with experience from companies and other fields.
In Semester 5, you can deepen your academic profile and work with innovation alongside students from other programmes.
You may spend Semester 5 at a university abroad, provided that the programme is approved in advance.
In Semester 7, you complete your final project, often with your internship company.
Semester 6 is a compulsory internship in Denmark or abroad. You apply theory, solve real tasks and build a professional network.
Further Study
The Bachelor of Engineering programme is an independent, professionally oriented degree, so you can go directly into the job market after 3½ years. You can also apply for admission to a relevant Master's degree programme.
Possible Master's degree programmes:
Admission depends on whether you meet the applicable entry requirements for the individual Master's degree programme; the Bachelor of Engineering programme does not automatically confer a legal right of admission.
Academic culture in Denmark
Danish academic culture is characterised by active participation in class, group work and critical thinking. Rather than simply accumulating and reproducing knowledge, you will be expected to analyse, question and discuss the course topics.
The relationship between lecturers and students is often rather informal; students and lecturers may find themselves joking together and engaging in vigorous debates during classes and lectures.
