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With an MSc Eng in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, you can contribute to sustainable harvest and production of fish and shell-fish, assessment and management of human impact and environmental change as well as cutting-edge research on aquatic ecosystems, traits of their inhabitants, and their impact on global climate.
Study Programme
This programme focuses on the sustainable utilization of the aquatic environment and its resources, and the development of sustainable aquaculture production.
It centres on fisheries, oceanography, and the management of aquatic resources—and addresses the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as well as maintenance of healthy ecosystems under changing environments.
The MSc in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture is based at the DTU campus in Hirtshals - right by the sea and close to the Danish fishing and aquaculture industry. This is the ideal opportunity for you if you want to stay up to date with the latest research while doing exciting work in the field.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
With an MSc Eng in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, you can contribute to sustainable harvest and production of fish and shell-fish, assessment and management of human impact and environmental change as well as cutting-edge research on aquatic ecosystems, traits of their inhabitants, and their impact on global climate.
Study Programme
This programme focuses on the sustainable utilization of the aquatic environment and its resources, and the development of sustainable aquaculture production.
It centres on fisheries, oceanography, and the management of aquatic resources—and addresses the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as well as maintenance of healthy ecosystems under changing environments.
The MSc in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture is based at the DTU campus in Hirtshals - right by the sea and close to the Danish fishing and aquaculture industry. This is the ideal opportunity for you if you want to stay up to date with the latest research while doing exciting work in the field.
Admission Requirements
180+
88+
6.5+
Other National and International (holding a Bachelor from outside Denmark) Applicants Candidates with other bachelor degrees (both Danish and foreign) are welcome to apply provided their BSc study contains the necessary prerequisite knowledge for MSc study. The evaluation of applications emphasizes courses in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and environmental engineering / sciences.
General admission requirements Only applicants holding a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering (diplomingeniøruddannelse) or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. The bachelor's degree must be less than ten years old.
The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants must complete supplementary educational activities.
Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified as a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes.
The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor's programme or in connection with conditional admission to a particular MSc Eng programme. The courses must be passed prior to the commencement of studies within one year from the conditional admission.
Supplementary educational activities in connection with conditional admission to an MSc Eng programme do not form part of the MSc Eng programme, and tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the specified deadlines, the conditional admission to the programme is withdrawn.
The Master of Science in Engineering programmes are offered in English. Therefore applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level, IELTS, TOEFL, CAE).
Language test requirements All applicants applying for admission to English-taught MSc programmes are legally required to provide documentation of English language proficiency comparable with English B-level from Danish upper-secondary school, as per Ministerial Order no. 40 of 20 January 2025 (BEK nr. 40 af 20/01/2025), paragraph 36.
You must upload the official score sheet to your application. Please note, DTU does not receive physical or digital tests from the test providers. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that an official score sheet is provided by the deadline.
DTU will not make any exceptions to the minimum test scores. If conditionally admitted students cannot meet them, DTU will not be able to enroll them.
Please note, TOEFL iBT and IELTS Academic are valid for 2 years.
* Only IELTS Academic tests are accepted. DTU does not accept IELTS One Skill Retake.
** DTU does not accept “My Best Scores”.
2 Years
Sep
International
15,000 EUR
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MSc in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
DTU Hirtshals Campus, Hirtshals, Denmark
# 51-100QS Subject Rankings
24 monthsProgramme duration
15,000 EURTuition Fee/year
Earth and Marine SciencesMain Subject Area
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
With an MSc Eng in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, you can contribute to sustainable harvest and production of fish and shell-fish, assessment and management of human impact and environmental change as well as cutting-edge research on aquatic ecosystems, traits of their inhabitants, and their impact on global climate.
Study Programme
This programme focuses on the sustainable utilization of the aquatic environment and its resources, and the development of sustainable aquaculture production.
It centres on fisheries, oceanography, and the management of aquatic resources—and addresses the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as well as maintenance of healthy ecosystems under changing environments.
The MSc in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture is based at the DTU campus in Hirtshals - right by the sea and close to the Danish fishing and aquaculture industry. This is the ideal opportunity for you if you want to stay up to date with the latest research while doing exciting work in the field.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Earth and Marine Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
With an MSc Eng in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, you can contribute to sustainable harvest and production of fish and shell-fish, assessment and management of human impact and environmental change as well as cutting-edge research on aquatic ecosystems, traits of their inhabitants, and their impact on global climate.
Study Programme
This programme focuses on the sustainable utilization of the aquatic environment and its resources, and the development of sustainable aquaculture production.
It centres on fisheries, oceanography, and the management of aquatic resources—and addresses the challenges associated with sustainable fisheries and aquaculture as well as maintenance of healthy ecosystems under changing environments.
The MSc in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture is based at the DTU campus in Hirtshals - right by the sea and close to the Danish fishing and aquaculture industry. This is the ideal opportunity for you if you want to stay up to date with the latest research while doing exciting work in the field.
Admission Requirements
Candidates with other bachelor degrees (both Danish and foreign) are welcome to apply provided their BSc study contains the necessary prerequisite knowledge for MSc study. The evaluation of applications emphasizes courses in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and environmental engineering / sciences.
General admission requirements
Only applicants holding a relevant Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering (diplomingeniøruddannelse) or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. The bachelor's degree must be less than ten years old.
The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants must complete supplementary educational activities.
Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified as a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes.
The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor's programme or in connection with conditional admission to a particular MSc Eng programme. The courses must be passed prior to the commencement of studies within one year from the conditional admission.
Supplementary educational activities in connection with conditional admission to an MSc Eng programme do not form part of the MSc Eng programme, and tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the specified deadlines, the conditional admission to the programme is withdrawn.
The Master of Science in Engineering programmes are offered in English. Therefore applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level, IELTS, TOEFL, CAE).
Language test requirements
All applicants applying for admission to English-taught MSc programmes are legally required to provide documentation of English language proficiency comparable with English B-level from Danish upper-secondary school, as per Ministerial Order no. 40 of 20 January 2025 (BEK nr. 40 af 20/01/2025), paragraph 36.
You must upload the official score sheet to your application. Please note, DTU does not receive physical or digital tests from the test providers. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that an official score sheet is provided by the deadline.
DTU will not make any exceptions to the minimum test scores. If conditionally admitted students cannot meet them, DTU will not be able to enroll them.
Please note, TOEFL iBT and IELTS Academic are valid for 2 years.
* Only IELTS Academic tests are accepted. DTU does not accept IELTS One Skill Retake.
** DTU does not accept “My Best Scores”.
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