Production Technology

The Production Technology programme takes 2 years. The programme couples theory with business-related issues.

The first year and a half, you receive instruction in subjects in the following technical areas:

• Product Innovation (Product Innovation, Life-cycle Analysis)
• Technical Documentation (Technical Drawing, Drawing Systems, Technical Marketing)
• Materials and Production Technology (Materials, Production Processes, Testing of Materials, Measuring Techniques and Equipment)
• Quality Control
• Automation (Control and Regulation, Automated Plants)
• Management Technique
• Business Subjects (Management and Co-operation, Organisation, Business Economics, Project Management, Quality Management, Environment, Sales and Service)

The programme also consists of more general subjects, such as Understanding the Technology and IT, International Relations and Linguistic Communication, and Analytical Problem Solving and Study Techniques.

The last half year consists of a specialisation and a final examination project. The most common specialisations are Construction in Iron and Metal, Construction in Wood, Construction in Plastics, Operations Technology, as well as Environment and Quality.

Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. In addition, there is often project work with other students. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.

Read more about Danish teaching methods at www.studyindenmark.dk.

Production Technology is an Academy Profession (AP) Programme rated at 120 ECTS. The qualification is called an AP Degree - an Academy Profession Degree.

You can study Production Technology at Københavns Erhvervsakademi in Copenhagen and EA Dania in Skive.

General admission requirements for international students include one of the following international certificates:

• The Danish/French Baccalauréat (DFB), the European Baccalaureate (EB), the International Baccalaureate (IB), the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat (OIB) or another foreign qualifying examination certificate that can be equated with a Danish upper secondary school leaving certificate
• A relevant business programme

In addition, there can be prerequisites for English and mathematics proficiencies at predefined levels.

Contact the educational institution you wish to apply to for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels.

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.

The application deadline is March 15 for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.

A few educational institutions offer a course start in February. Applications are sent to the institution. For more information on application deadlines, contact the institution.

Exchange students should contact their own educational institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-degree students, unless you are a student from an EU/EEA country, or from Switzerland.

Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

Contact the individual institution for more specific information.

Semester Start

An academic year is made up of two semesters, which begin around September 1 and February 1.

The programme is graded at level 5 in the Danish Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning. The Qualification Framework contains levels 1-8 and defines the expected learning outcome of an education programme. Read more about Qualification Framework for Higher Education.

You can find information on practical issues related to your study visit in Denmark with Danish Agency for International Education, using either of the following links:

www.studyindenmark.dk

www.iu.dk