VIA Climate and Supply Engineering  

The teaching is a mixture of classroom lessons and project work, in which theory is typically taught through assignments, cases and projects. You will experience a practice-oriented form of teaching rather than lectures. 

You will work both individually and in groups, and always in a project-oriented manner. 

In each semester you will work on a cross-disciplinary project that combines the different sub-jects taught during the semester in a final project. You will notice your project work skills improving from one semester to the next. 

Most projects will be carried out in co-operation with companies. VIA University College works closely with the utility sector, so you will be able to approach your project work from a practical angle. 

During the seventh and last semester, more than half of the time has been set aside for your final Bachelor project on a topic of your choice. 

1st semester – Soil and water 

The overall theme for the first semester is "Soil and Water". You learn to use the most common principles within landscape design, planning, and project descriptions. You will also learn to build and design underground installations for water, waster-water and district heating. 

2nd semester – Climate and environment 

The overall theme for the second semester is “Climate and Environment”. You will be assigned to evaluate the effects of climate and use collected data in a project context. 

3rd. semester – Land development and construction

The overall theme for the third semester is "Land Development and Construction”. In this semester, you will plan and create a project for digging work in connection with utility lines and evaluate the financial costs. At the same time, you will calculate simple hydraulic conditions in the grid and design routes for the grid. 

4th semester – Supply and distribution

The overall theme for the fourth semester is "Supply and Distribution”. You will analyse data for a supply area, and make both professional and financial decisions about materials and products in the construction of utility lines. 

5th semester – Internship 

During the fifth semester, you will do a 20-week internship in a Danish or foreign company. You will get a chance to try out your theoretical knowledge in practice, and get a taste of the work you will carry out as a trained utility engineer. 

Your internship will give you the experience and knowledge you can use in the remainder of your studies. 

6th and 7th semester – Specialisation and bachelor project 

During the sixth and seventh semester you can target your studies within the subject areas of the programme. In the seventh semester you will write your bachelor project. More than half of your time will be set aside for your bachelor project, in which you will typically work together with a utility company or consulting engineer company.

The programme begins in August.

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

Fill out the application form and upload relevant documentation at optagelse.dk.

The area code for the programme is 49705.

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.
• Documentation of syllabus of your secondary school advanced level mathematics course. Please find more detailed information in the document: Math requirements (pdf).
   

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) .

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.

Experience the working world 

Doing an internship is a great way to get first-hand work experience and gain access to the best graduate jobs. 

Because the Climate and Supply Engineering degree programme is a professional Bachelor's degree programme, you are required to do an internship in the fifth semester. This will allow you to apply theory to real-world business tasks and practice a number of valuable skills. 

Benefits

You will benefit from working in a real-life environment and gain professional experience relevant to your future career as a Climate and Supply Engineer. 

Your internship will also improve your employability, as work-readiness is a top priority for employers when they look for graduates to fill vacancies. 

The internship has a dual purpose. You will get to know what your professional future holds while you are still preparing for it, and you will make contacts with employers within the field of your study. 

Where to go? 

You may do the internship in a company of your choice in Denmark or abroad. 

Duration 

The minimum period for a internship is 20 weeks of full-time work.

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 internship in an international company in another part of the world. Both possibilities give you an opportunity to experience the way of life in another culture. 

Today's business world is a global marketplace, so having a study abroad experience can be positive for your CV. 

For more information please contact our international coordinators (in English).