Language requirements
The programme is taught in English. If you do not have a bachelor’s degree from SDU, you must document English language proficiency equivalent to level B in the Danish system.
How to apply
Submit your application through the Danish application system DANS.
You have a legal claim for admission to the programme, if you have a bachelor's degree in:
- Chemistry and Biotechnology from SDU
Legal claim means that you have the right to be admitted to the programme. Your legal claim is valid for three years.
You are qualified for admission to Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, if you have a degree in:
- BEng in Chemical Engineering from SDU
- BSc in Chemical Engineering from Aalborg University
- BEng in Biotechnology (previously Bioprocess Technology) from Aarhus University
Subject requirements
You can also apply if you hold a similar, relevant degree within Science or Engineering. To be considered, your degree must include a minimum of:
- 10 ECTS in Chemical engineering
- 5 ECTS in Reactor design
- 5 ECTS in Process and product design
- 20 ECTS in General and analytical chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry
- 10 ECTS in Biotechnology, incl. Technical microbiology
- 10 ECTS in Laboratory practice
- 5 ECTS in Physical chemistry
- 15 ECTS in Mathematic and physical models
- 5 ECTS in Statistics
As part of your application, you must fill in and upload a form in which you state which subjects from your education you consider relevant in relation to the requirements mentioned above. You must upload the form to the application portal when you submit your application. Download the form here (.pdf).
Notification of change in entry requirements for study start September 2027:
- 10 ECTS in chemical engineering not including chemical reactor design and/or bioreactor design
- 5 ECTS in chemical reactor design and/or bioreactor design
- 15 ECTS in general and analytical chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry
- 10 ECTS in biotechnology, which can include subjects from biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, and/or food biotechnology, but not including bioreactor design.
- 15 ECTS in laboratory practice that must include analytical chemistry and/or biochemistry, and could include applied physics, chemical engineering unit operations, or other engineering related lab activities etc.
- 10 ECTS in physical chemistry, thermodynamics and electrochemistry
- 15 ECTS in mathematic
- 5 ECTS in statistics
Language requirements
The programme is taught in English. If you do not have a bachelor’s degree from SDU, you must document English language proficiency equivalent to level B in the Danish system.
If you are a bachelor’s student at SDU, you can apply for admission even if you have not yet completed your bachelor's degree programme. In that case, you may be offered admission on the condition that you complete your bachelor's degree programme before study start.
If you hold relevant qualifications, but you are short of one or more specific courses, you may be able to follow supplementary courses to meet the requirements.
Ranking criteria
This programme has a limited number of study places. Applicants with a legal claim for admission are admitted first. If the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available study places, the remaining places are allocated between two sorting groups. Non-fee-paying and fee-paying applicants are assessed according to the following ranking criteria.
Non-fee-paying applicants
Study places will be offered to qualified non-fee-paying applicants based on the average mark from your qualifying Bachelor’s degree. Based on the marks from your qualifying Bachelor’s degree, a simple average is calculated on your local scale. If your average mark falls in the upper third of your local scale, 3 points are given, an average mark in the middle third of the scale elicits 2 points, and an average mark in the lower third elicits 1 point. If you have not completed your Bachelor’s degree at the time of application, your average mark is calculated based on the marks you have received at the time of application.
Fee-paying applicants
Study places will be offered to qualified fee-paying applicants based on an interview.
Further information about the interview will follow.
Language requirements
The programme is taught in English. If you do not have a bachelor’s degree from SDU, you must document English language proficiency equivalent to level B in the Danish system.
Apply for starting credits if you have passed exam in a similar course
You can apply for starting credits to have your courses from another study programme recognised to replace courses in your new programme.
How to apply for starting credits
- Apply for admission to the new programme through the application system and the regular admission process.
- In the application, you must state that you are or have been enrolled in another study programme.
- If your application for admission is accepted, you can then apply for starting credits through your programme. You will receive instructions after you have been admitted.
You cannot apply for starting credits in advance and it is not possible to receive a preliminary assessment of potential credit transfers.
The Danish grading system is a 7-point grading scale. It is compatible with the ECTS grading scale. A minimum grade of 02 is required to pass an exam.
Documentation can be in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English. If you have documents in another language, you must upload the original document and a translation made by a certified translator or the original document and a translation approved with a stamp and signature by your educational institution.
You cannot add documentation after the application deadline unless requested by SDU. This only happens if the application cannot be assessed without the missing documentation. This means that your application will be assessed based on the documentation you have submitted before the application deadline, so make sure to include everything.
The documentation requirements depend on your educational background.
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If you hold a bachelor’s degree from an international university, you must upload your exam certificate including a list of all your examination results. Remember to upload documentation for any additional courses you have taken to qualify for application.
If you have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree programme, you must upload an official transcript showing completed courses and the courses you are currently enrolled in, if these are relevant to meeting the admission requirements for the master’s degree programme. The transcript must include course titles and ECTS credits and be verified by your educational institution with a digital signature or a stamp and signature.
Remember to upload documentation for any additional courses.
Course descriptions
When applying you should submit descriptions of each course in your bachelor's degree programme in the system. The descriptions must be verified with a stamp or signature from your university or with links to official course descriptions on the university website.
You can use this template for course descriptions.
If you are unable to obtain official course descriptions in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English, you must translate the descriptions yourself. Your educational institution must verify the translation with a stamp or signature.
Language proficiency
Remember to add documentation that you meet the programme’s language proficiency requirements.
If you have completed your bachelor's degree at SDU and have a legal right of admission to the master's degree programme you wish to apply for, simply upload your results in the DANS application system when applying. You do not need to upload any additional documentation.
You must apply no later than three years after completing your bachelor’s degree programme to make use of your legal right.
If you have completed your bachelor’s degree at SDU, but you do not have a legal right of admission to the master’s degree programme you wish to apply for, you must upload your results in the DANS application system when applying.
If you have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree programme, you must upload a list of the courses you are currently enrolled in, if these are relevant to meeting the admission requirements for the master’s degree programme you wish to apply for.
Remember to add documentation if you are taking additional courses.
If you hold a bachelor's degree from another Danish university, you must upload your results in the DANS application system when applying.
If you have not completed your bachelor’s degree programme, you must upload an official transcript of the courses you are currently enrolled in, if these are relevant to meeting the admission requirements for the master’s degree programme. The transcript must include course titles and ECTS credits and be verified by your educational institution with a digital signature or a stamp and signature.
Remember to add documentation if you are taking additional courses.
Course descriptions
Unless your bachelor's degree programme is specifically listed as fulfilling the admission requirements for this master's degree programme, you should submit descriptions of each course in your bachelor's degree programme in the DANS system when applying. The descriptions must be verified with a stamp or signature from your university or with links to official course descriptions on the university website.
You can use this template for course descriptions.
Language proficiency
Remember to add documentation that you meet the programme’s language proficiency requirements.
If you have a professional bachelor’s degree, you must upload your exam certificate including an overview of all your examination results. Remember to upload documentation for any additional courses you have taken to qualify for application.
If you have not yet completed your professional bachelor’s degree programme, you must upload an official transcript of previous courses and the courses you are currently enrolled in, if these are relevant to meeting the admission requirements for the master’s degree programme you wish to apply for. The transcript must include course titles and ECTS credits and be verified by your educational institution with a digital signature or a stamp and signature.
Remember to upload documentation for any additional courses.
Course descriptions
Unless your bachelor’s degree is specifically listed as fulfilling the admission requirements for this master’s degree programme, you should submit descriptions of each course in your programme in the system when applying. The descriptions must be verified with a stamp or signature from your university or with links to official course descriptions on the university website.
You can use this template for course descriptions.
If you are unable to obtain official course descriptions in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English, you must translate the descriptions yourself. Your educational institution must verify the translation with a stamp or signature.
Language proficiency
Remember to add documentation that you meet the programme’s language proficiency requirements.
Submit your application for admission through the Danish application system DANS.
Students from EU, EEA or Switzerland can submit their application from:
- 1 January - 1 March for study start in September
- 1 July - 15 October for study start in February
Students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland can subit their application from:
- 1 January - 1 February for study start in September
- 1 July - 1 September for study start in February
Application fee
As a general rule, citizens from countries outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay a non-refundable application deposit fee of EUR 200. You must pay the fee before submitting your application.
Upload the e-mail receipt for your payment to your application.
Your application will not be processed, unless you have paid the fee and uploaded the receipt.
The fee will be deducted from your first tuition fee payment if your application to SDU is successful and you are offered and accept a student place.
The fee will be refunded if you receive a scholarship. The refund will be made after 15 June to the card used to pay the fee.
You must pay the fee even if you have been enrolled in the same programme before. You do not need to pay the fee if you are requesting re-enrolment or if you have already paid tuition fees covering all semesters of the programme.
Apply for several programmes
You can apply for up to 3 master's programmes or master's programmes for working professionals at SDU in the same admission round.
You must create an application for each programme and will then be asked to prioritise them. You will only be offered a place in the highest-priority programme for which you meet the admission requirements, and applications for lower-priority programmes will be closed.
You cannot change your prioritisation after the application deadline.
Speak Danish?
If you speak Danish, the information on the Danish version of this page is more relevant to you.
After you have applied
Once you have applied for admission, you can follow your application in the same system, where you sent the application. In the application system DANS, you can see the status of your application, read any messages and see the final answer. It is your responsibility to keep yourself updated on the information.
Follow the application process and see messages in the application system DANS.
If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you must follow this application process.
- By 10 June (for study start in September)
- By 10 December (for study start in February)
- By 15 June (for study start in September)
- By 15 December (for study start in February)
If you are from a country outside of the EU/EEA citizen, you must follow this application process.
- By 27 april (for study start in September)
- By 1 December (for study start in February)
- By 3 May (for study start in September)
- By 7 December (for study start in February)
Scholarships
There are currently no scholarships available for this programme.
State Education Grant (SU) for EU citizens
SU is a monthly grant to help Danish students with their living costs. As an EU/EEA citizen, you can apply for equal status with Danish citizens if you meet certain criteria.
Tuition fees
If you are from a country outside of the EU/EEA, you are required to pay tuition fees. You can see the tuition fee for this programme if you scroll to the top of the page
If you are an EU/EEA citizen, you do not pay tuition fees.
The tuition fee covers educational expenses related to your programme, including:
- courses and teaching
- academic supervision
- exams and assessment
- issuing of diplomas
The tuition fee does not cover living expenses, books, equipment, or exam-related tools such as computers or calculators.
You will receive the instructions for payment after you have accepted an offer of admission.
You must pay the tuition fee for the entire first year before studies begin.
When to pay?
Study start in September:
- Invoices sent by 30 April: payment due 1 month after issuance.
- Invoices sent from 1 May: payment due 14 days after issuance.
Study start in February:
- Payment due 14 days after issuance.
How to pay?
Payment is accepted in DKK or EUR and you can pay by credit card or bank transfer.
Your payment may take up to 21 days to be registered. This affects the processing of your residence permit, as SDU cannot initiate the process before payment is registered. Therefore, the earlier you pay your tuition fee, the sooner SDU can begin the process. If your payment fails, your admission will be cancelled.
Detailed payment terms
The full terms and conditions for tuition fee payment, refunds and enrolment obligations apply after admission and are available for enrolled students at the student site MySDU.
You do not pay tuition fees if you hold a Danish bachelor's degree.
If you are unsure whether your permit qualifies for exemption, please contact SDU Admission at tuitionfee@sdu.dk.