Aquatic Science and Technology

Overview

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The MSc in Aquatic Science and Technology from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will give the graduates a common basis of interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and competences, as well as in-depth academic and technological competences in their selected field. Our ambition is to educate engineers who will be able to make a substantial contribution for solving the global challenges related to aquatic environments, and the structure of the education is designed to fill this ambition.

Career opportunities

With an MSc in Aquatic Science and Technology, you can pursue a career with:

• consultancy and engineering companies, such as COWI, DHI and Orbicon;
• international organizations, such as ICES (the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea);
• national authorities, e.g. the Danish AgriFish Agency and the Environmental Protection Agency, or municipalities;
• companies, industry and interest organisations involved in aquaculture (e.g. AquaPri or AquaGroup), fisheries (e.g. the Danish Fishermen’s Association) or off-shore energy (e.g. DONG);
• universities and other research institutions.

Aquatic Science and Technology is a relatively new MSc programme. Therefore, the number of graduates is still limited. In January 2015 90 per cent of our graduates have found study-relevant jobs. Approximately half of the current MSc graduates have been awarded a PhD position, while the rest has been employed by companies or local authorities.