VIA Construction Technology  

The teaching philosophy at VIA Construction Technology consists of a combination of theory lessons, assignments and project work. You will primarily learn theory through practical assignments and case studies.

Your choice of projects will increasingly be influenced by your own interest and abilities.

1st semester: Building plot and 1-2 storey dwellings

Your first semester project will be a "single-family house," covering all aspects relating to situating the house on a plot, specifying and arranging rooms, selecting materials, selecting building services, costing, time management, etc.

2nd semester: Land plot and single family house

The project methodology in the second semester will be applied to the following themes: Industry and Technology, International Project Week and Designing a two-storey single-family house with a basement.

3rd semester: Industrialised building design

The overall theme in the 3rd semester is "Industrialised building design". As with the previous two semesters, the dominant work method will be project work – carried out as group work whenever possible.

4th semester – internship and final project

In the 4th semester of the VIA Construction Technology programme, students go on internship and prepare a final project, which is also their examination.

You can choose between two career pathways: production or construction project management.

Production focuses on employment with manufacturers or suppliers of building products and construction products.

Construction project management focuses on employment with architects or tradesmen and construction companies.

More information

Download computer reguirements (in English) (pdf)

The programme begins twice a year, in August and February.

Apply online through optagelse.dk. The application portal opens on 1 February every year.

Fill in the application form and upload any relevant documentation to optagelse.dk.

Please note that applicants applying without a Danish Civil registration number must send a signature page from optagelse.dk by email to studieplads@via.dk before 15 March at 12:00 noon.

The area code for the programme is:

• Horsens 41165
• Aarhus 41175
   

Any available study places will be published on the webpage “Available study places” after 28 July (in English).

An application form for the August/February intake can be found on the webpage “Available study places” after 28 July.

Applications for available study places will be handled manually.

For all international applicants, the deadline is 15 March at 12.00 noon.

The VIA School of Business, Technology & Creative Industries must receive your signature page and application before the deadline. Please apply before the deadline at optagelse.dk.

Signature page

When you have submitted your digital application(s), you must use the special print icon to print a signature page, which contains a unique Application ID number.

You must sign and e-mail this signature page for each of the programmes you apply for.

NB: We cannot see, download and consider your application until this signature page has been received.

Send the signature page for the application from optagelse.dk to studieplads@via.dk. If we do not receive this page, we cannot access the application in the system and your application will be lost.

Documentation

In order to apply, you must upload the following documents at optagelse.dk:

• Documentation of passing high school / upper secondary school, with examination results
• Official documentation of English skills – Please see our language requirements at the Campus Horsens website (in English) 
• Copy of passport and documentation of citizenship.
   

Visa application

A visa application may take up to three months to process. When you have paid the tuition fee, we will initiate the visa application process and you can continue with your visa application.

Deadline for payment of tuition fee is 15 May (summer intake) and 1 November (winter intake).

For further information about the visa application rules for non-EU citizens, please visit the website of the Danish Immigration Service.

General rules of admissions

Before you apply to one of VIA's programmes, you must carefully read the general rules of admissions. If there is a mistake in your application, it is your own responsibility, and it can mean that your application will not be accepted. 

Read the general rules of admissions on our English website.

Your internship teaches you things that you can't learn in a classroom.

An important part of the VIA University College programme is the opportunity to put theory-based results into use in the 'real world' by having one or more periods of internship.

Whatever the direction of your studies, you will enjoy the experience of practical training in a company or public administration and learn things that cannot be taught in a classroom.

We have excellent cooperation partners for internship: local businesses, who enjoy working with the trainees we send them.

We are also beginning to receive the same kind of positive feedback from both foreign-based companies and Danish companies operating abroad.

This is important, as it means you can stay in Denmark or go abroad for your internship period.

To enrich the study experience and nurture cultural diversity on campus, we encourage our students to study abroad and welcome foreign students from partner institutions.

VIA University College has cooperation agreements with approximately 200 institutions in 33 countries in Europe as well as overseas.

This means that you have the opportunity to choose to study for one semester at one of our partner institutions in another country.

You may also choose to do your work placement in an international company in another part of the world. Both these possibilities give you the opportunity to experience the way of life in another culture.

A study abroad experience also provides global insight and perspective. Today's business world is a global marketplace, so having a study abroad experience can be a positive for your CV.

Contact our international office (in English).