BSc in Engineering, Software Engineering

About the course

A project-based engineering degree in building software, taught in English in Vejle and Sønderborg. Each semester has a theme and a group project, often with a company. You start with programming and a project on a societal challenge, then move to web development, software design, operating systems, networks, data handling and algorithms. Year 2 adds reliable software, testing and AI; Year 3 covers secure and mobile systems, software architecture, project management, electives and a bachelor’s project. You can take a semester abroad in Year 3. SDU says software engineers are in high demand in Denmark and abroad. The bachelor is the first step towards a Master of Science in Engineering.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• SDU accepts the Irish Leaving Certificate (Established). It assesses Leaving Cert applicants on grades alone, but recommends also sitting its online admission test, uniTEST, as it can improve your chances. Send your certificate, transcripts for your last 3 years and SDU’s statement of hours form.
• Specific subjects (Vejle): English B, Mathematics A, and Physics B or Geoscience A (Danish levels). Ask SDU how your Leaving Cert maths and physics compare, and check the Sønderborg requirements if you choose that campus.
• English: the programme is taught in English and needs English at Danish B level. SDU’s Leaving Cert page does not spell out whether Irish students are exempt from a test, so check SDU’s language requirements page or ask admissions.
• Quota 1 needs a grade average of at least 7.0 (Danish scale). Quota 2 uses an admission test (uniTEST, which tests problem-solving and reading, not subject knowledge). SDU advises everyone to apply in quota 2 as well.

How to apply

1. Choose your campusPick Vejle or Sønderborg, the English-taught versions. The Odense course is in Danish.
2. Apply on optagelse.dkThe portal opens on 1 February 2027. Apply for quota 1 and quota 2 by 15 March 2027 at 12:00 noon (CET).
3. Register for uniTESTSign up on optag.sdu.dk by 20 March 2027 at 12:00 noon. The online test runs in April, and you only sit it once.
4. Upload documents and waitUpload documents by early July (5 July in the current cycle). Answers come in late July and you must confirm your place in early August.

Costs

• Tuition: EU/EEA citizens pay no tuition fees (university’s current fees page).
• No application fee for EU/EEA citizens (the fee only applies to non-EU applicants).
• Budget for living costs in Denmark, which are high. Rent is usually the biggest cost.

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