Automation Engineering
The Automation Engineering programme qualifies you to work with the development and optimisation of automatic process and production lines.
You will gain knowledge of the use of automation and robot technology in industrial systems.
When qualified, you will be able to work in the public utility sector or for private industry, e.g. in the industrial production of wind turbines, pumps, abattoirs, dairies etc.
Facts
Name: Automation Engineering
Type: Academy Profession Programme
Duration: 2 years
European transfer credits: 120 ECTS
Language: English
About the Programme
The Automation Engineering programme takes two years and consists of a compulsory part and an elective part. The study programme includes mathematics, physics, measurement science and data collection, operating and control systems, structuring and quality assurance.
The programme takes two years and consists of mandatory courses, supplementary courses, three month work placement and a final project.
Mandatory courses are business related elements, Design and construction of automatic unit, integration of automatic units and System design of automatic process and production lines.
Examples of elective programme elements:
- Robot technology
- Databases
- Optimisation
- High-level programming
- Vision technology
- Wireless technologies
Teaching varies between lectures and classroom instruction. The study and work form is based on project groups. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.
Read more about Danish teaching methods at www.studyindenmark.dk.
Automation Engineering is an Academy Profession (AP) Programme rated at 120 ECTS. The qualification is called an AP Degree - an Academy Profession Degree.
Educational Institutions
You can study Automation Engineering at the Business Academy Aarhus. For the address, including the respective website, see the menu to the right.
Entry Requirements
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.
In addition, there can be prerequisites for English and mathematics proficiencies at predefined levels.
Contact the educational institution for detailed information on entry requirements and required English proficiency levels. See the menu to the right for contact information.
To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate satifies the general entry requirements, see the Danish Agency for International Education.
Admission
The application deadline is March 15 (December 1 for EU and Nordic students) for a course start in September. Admission is handled through The Danish Coordinated Application System. You can apply via optagelse.dk.
The application deadline is September 15 (July 5 for EU and Nordic students) for 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.
Business Academy Aarhus cooperates with a number of representatives. Applicants from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia or Slovenia are requested to contact one of the local representatives in their country for further information and application form.
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.
Danish Qualification framework
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.
For Further Information
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:
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