You will work with engineering tasks from the utility industry from day one.
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.