Where to Continue with my BSc Degree?

Running programs

For each master’s it is defined by the Higher Education Act what kind of studies are required from earlier studies (from BSc or from possible MSc trainings).

Depending on the earlier studies of the applicant one of the following cases will apply to her/him: 

1.    Applicant has a bachelor degree of a certain major and he/she chooses the same master’s training program (e.g. with a Mechanical Engineering BSc degree you apply for Mechanical Engineering MSc). In this case credit points can be fully recognized and the application is accepted (without prescription of pre-masters courses).   

 2.    Applicant has a bachelor degree of a certain major and he/she chooses a different master’s training program (e.g. with a Mechanical Engineering BSc degree he/she applies for Mechatronical Engineering MSc). In this case the Department responsible for the major will check his/her BSc transcript (the completed subjects), compare it with the prerequisites defined in the “Educational and Outcome Requirements” of the major, and fill out the form Decision about Credit Recognition in which the Department either accepts or refuses the application as follows:  

a. If the applicant fulfils the prerequisites defined in the “Educational and Outcome Requirements” of the major, the Department states in the Decision about credit recognition that the application is accepted and no further discipline-bringing courses should be completed.  

b. If the applicant nearly fulfils the prerequisites defined in the “Educational and Outcome Requirements” of the major, the Department states in the Decision about credit recognition that the application is accepted, the applicant may start his/her studies if he/she agrees to complete the prescribed pre-masters courses in his/her first academic year.

c. If the content of the bachelor degree of the applicant is very far from the science field of the master’s program, it can happen that the prerequisites defined in the “Educational and Outcome Requirements” of the major cannot be fulfilled not even by completing pre-masters courses. In this case the Department refuses the application.

Please find below the prerequisites defined in the “Educational and Outcome Requirements” of each major with reference to the following: 

  1. Bachelor’s degrees with full credit point recognition 
  2. How many completed credit points can be taken into account and from which fields
  3. Relation of the completed credit points and application 

 

Entry requirements for MSc programs

 

Engineering Management MSc

Credit points can be fully recognized from: Technical Management Bachelor’s degree 

Completed credit points can be taken into account from following fields:

  • Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanics, Materials Science, Biology): 20 credit points;
  • Economics and Humanities (Economics, Corporate Finance, Quality Assurance, Environmental Management, Statistics in Economics, Social Science) 10 credit points;
  • Professional Skills (Technical Drawing; Machines, Constructions, Computer Science and Applications; Manufacturing and Technological Skills; Management; Finances; State Administration and Law; complex professional skills from the field of Engineering, Technology, Management and Economics): 20 credit points.
 

Application accepted without description of pre-master courses

Application accepted with description of pre-master courses

Application not accepted

In case of any BSc degree

over 50 credit points

30-49 credit points

0-29 credit points

Students with a minimum credit point of 30 from previous studies can start their studies on Engineering Management MSc. The missing credits should be obtained in the first two semesters of the program. 

 

Environmental Engineering MSc

Credit points can be fully recognized from: Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s degree 

Completed credit points can be taken into account from following fields:

  • Basics of Natural Sciences (Mathematics: at least 4 credit points, Physics: at least 4 credit points, Chemistry: at least 4 credit points; Biology-Ecology: at least 4 credit points): at least 20 credit points;
  • Economics and Humanities (Economics, Environmental Law, Management, Organisation, Project Management, Engineering Communication, Social Sciences): at least 10 credit points;
  • Field-Specific Professional Skills [General Engineering Knowledge, Health Protection and Work Safety, Analytics and Measurement, Environmental Sciences (Pedology, Technical Chemistry, Environmental Biotechnology); Protection of Environmental Elements  (Water Quality Protection, Wastewater Treatment, Air Protection, Soil Protection, Waste Management, Noise and Vibration Protection, Radiation Protection, Natural Environment Protection); Analysis of Environment (Environmental Informatics, Environment Condition Assessment, Environment Management): at least 30 credit points 
 

Application accepted without prescription of pre-masters courses

Application accepted with prescription of pre-masters courses

Application not accepted

In case of any BSc degree

over 60 credit points

30-59 credit points

0-29 credit points

Students with a minimum credit point of 30 from previous studies can start their studies on Environmental Engineering MSc. The missing credits should be obtained in the first two semesters of the program. 

 

Mechanical Engineering MSc

Credit points can be fully recognized from: Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s degree

Completed credit points can be taken into account from following fields:

  • Basics of Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Materials Science, Thermal- and Fluid Machines): 20 credit points;
  • Economics and Humanities (Economics and Management, Environmental Protection, Quality Assurance, Work Safety, Social Sciences): 10 credit points;
  • Field-specific Professional Skills (General Engineering Skills, Machine- and Product Design, Technology of Structural Materials, Materials Science and Technology, Information Technology, Measurement Techniques and Signal Processing, Automatics, Industrial Safety, Energy Technological Machines and Processes, Manufacturing Technology, Manufacturing Automatization, Quality Assurance, Logistics, Vehicles and Mobile Machines, Chemical- and Environmental Processes, Electrotechnics and Electrical Engineering): 40 credit points.

 

Application accepted without prescription of pre-masters courses

Application accepted with prescription of pre-masters courses

Application not accepted

With a BSc degree

from the field of Engineering: Materials Engineering, Engineering Safety, Military and Safety Engineering, Light Industry Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, Engineering Management, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Production and Design Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Mechatronic and Electrical Engineering;

From the field of Agriculture: Mechanical Engineering in Agriculture and Food Industry.

over 70 credit points

 

40-69 credit points

Mathematics: at least 12 credit points, Physics: at least 5 credit points, Professional Skills: at least 20 credit points

0-39 credit points

In case of other BSc degree

over 70 credit points

50-69 credit points

0-49 credit points

Students with a minimum credit point of 40 or 50 (see above) from previous studies can start their studies on Mechanical Engineering MSc. The missing credits should be obtained in the first two semesters of the program. 

 

Mechatronical Engineering MSc

Credit points can be fully recognized from: Mechatronics Engineering Bachelor’s degree.

Completed credit points can be taken into account from following fields:

  • Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Electrotechnics): 20 credit points 
  • Economics and Humanities (Economics and Management, Environmental Protection, Quality Assurance, Work Safety, Social Science, Psychology): 10 credit points
  • Professional Knowledge (General Engineering Knowledge, Electricity, Informatics, Materials Science and Technology, Measurement and Signal Processing, Controlling in the field of Mechatronics: 40 credit points

 

Application accepted without prescription of pre-masters courses

Application accepted with prescription of pre-masters courses

Application not accepted

With the following degrees: Materials Engineering, Security Engineering, Military and Security Engineering, Professional Pilot, Mechanical Engineering, Light Industry Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Vehicle Engineering; Bachelor degrees from the field of technical trainings, Information Technology; Bachelor degrees from the field of Informatics, Mechanical Engineering in Agriculture and Food Industry; Bachelor degrees from the field of Agriculture.

 

over 70 credit points

40-69 credit points

at least 10 credit points in Engineering, at least 10 credit points in Electricity, at least 10 credit points in Informatics and at least 10 credit points in Mechatronics (Controlling)

0-39 credit points

In case of other BSc degree

over 70 credit points

50-69 credit points

0-49 credit points

Students with a minimum credit point of 40 or 50 (see above) from previous studies can start their studies on Mechatronical Engineering MSc. The missing credits should be obtained in the first two semesters of the program. 

 

Urban Systems Engineering MSc

Credit points can be fully recognized from: Civil Engineering, Gardening and Landscape Engineering Bachelor’s degrees 

Completed credit points can be taken into account from following fields:

  • Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Drawing, Descriptive Geometry, Materials Science, Environmental Studies, Informatics, Basics of Engineering): 20 credit points
  • Economics and Humanities (Basics of Economics, Economics, Basics of Social Sciences, Law, History of Architecture): 15 credit points
  • Professional Knowledge (Land-use, Geodesy, Architecture, Geographical Information, Road and Public Systems, Environmental Protection): 45 credit points

 

Application accepted without prescription of pre-masters courses

Application accepted with prescription of pre-masters courses

Application not accepted

In case of any BSc degree

over 80 credit points

50-79 credit points

0-49 credit points

Students with a minimum credit point of 50 from previous studies can start their studies on Urban Systems Engineering MSc. The missing credits should be obtained in the first two semesters of the program. 

 

Summary of the MSc degrees and the fully/conditionally accepted BSc degrees

 

Selected MSc degree

BSc degree fully accepted

BSc degree conditionally accepted

Mechanical Engineering MSc

BSc degree at UD:

Mechanical Engineering

BSc degrees at UD:

Chemical Engineering,

Civil Engineering,

Earth Sciences,

Electrical Engineering,

Mechatronics Engineering

Other BSc degrees (the list is not exhaustive):

Energy Engineering,

Engineering Management,

Environmental Engineering,

Industrial Production and Design Engineering,

Light Industry Engineering,

Materials Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering in Agriculture and Food Industry,

Military and Safety Engineering,

Safety Engineering,

Transportation Engineering,

Vehicle Engineering

 

Engineering Management MSc

BSc degree not available at UD:

Engineering/Technical Management

BSc degrees at UD:

Biochemical Engineering,

Business Administration and Management,

Business Informatics,

Chemical Engineering,

Civil Engineering,

Commerce and Marketing,

Computer Science Engineering,

Computer Science,

Electrical Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering,

Mechatronics Engineering,

Professional Pilot

Other BSc degrees (the list is not exhaustive):

Mechanical Engineering in Agriculture and Food Industry

Mechatronical Engineering MSc

BSc degree at UD:

Mechatronical Engineering

BSc degrees at UD:

Chemical Engineering,

Civil Engineering,

Computer Science Engineering,

Earth Sciences,

Electrical Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering,

Professional Pilot

Other BSc degrees (the list is not exhaustive):

Energy Engineering,  

Environmental Engineering,

Industrial Design Engineering,

Light Industry Engineering,

Materials Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering in Agriculture and Food Industry,

Military and Safety Engineering,

Safety Engineering,

Transportation Engineering,

Vehicle Engineering

Environmental Engineering MSc

BSc degree not available at UD:

Environmental Engineering

BSc degrees at UD:

Biochemical Engineering,

Chemical Engineering,

Civil Engineering,

Electrical Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering,

Mechatronics Engineering,

Professional Pilot

Other BSc degrees (not listed here)

 

 

 

 

 

Urban Systems Engineering MSc

BSc degree at UD:

Civil Engineering

 

BSc degree not available at UD:

Architecture Engineering,   

Gardening and Landscape Engineering

 

BSc degrees at UD:

Computer Science Engineering,

Earth Sciences

Other BSc degrees (the list is not exhaustive):

Agricultural and Rural Development Engineering,

Agricultural Engineering  

Earth Sciences and Engineering,

Environmental Engineering,

Geography,

Land Surveying and Land Management Engineering,

Rural Development Engineering,

Transportation Engineering

Last update: 2023. 02. 22. 14:52