Professional[-]bachelor's
Marine Engineer
Duration
3,5 - 4,5 years depending on your qualifications
Entry requirements
Danish upper secondary education or vocational training
Economy
SU
Your motivations and qualifications
- You have a Danish upper secondary education or vocational training
- Leadership ambitions and a talent for collaboration
- Interest in repairing, building and maintaining machinery
Future
You are in charge of maintaining the machinery, repairs, changing worn out parts, etc. You are trained on a ship, but most marine engineers actually work onshore.
The programme
Your training takes 3,5 years if you already have vocational training, or 4,5 years if you have an upper secondary education.
The programme is available in Copenhagen, Svendborg, Aarhus, Fredericia, and Frederikshavn.
You will receive the broadest technical education available. Your courses include:
Engine maintenance, electrical and environmental engineering, pump and compressor technology, management, etc.
During your training, you will divide your time between in-class training and internships at sea.
Career opportunities
Right now, there is an acute worldwide shortage of marine engineers, and you will therefore find plenty of good job opportunities in Denmark, internationally, at sea, and onshore – and with a good salary.
You can take a job on cargo- and passenger ships, however 80% of all marine engineers actually work in onshore industry like wind turbine development, plants, thermal power stations, etc.
5 good reasons for choosing this career path:
- Your skills are in high demand
- Challenging work tasks every single day
- Attractive salary and tax advantages if you sail
- Sail around the world
- If you work at sea, you will work for long period of time followed by paid leave at home
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