Master’s level further education
A master’s programme builds upon your professional bachelor’s or bachelor’s degree and allows you to specialise academically—for example within maritime technologies, shipping, management, or offshore fields.
In Denmark, you can enrol in the following maritime master’s programmes:
At the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Maritime Engineering (MSc in Maritime Engineering)
Become a specialist in ship design, offshore structures, ocean technology, and the green transition. This programme provides strong technical depth and strengthens your role in developing the maritime solutions of the future.
Admission requirements: You must hold a bachelor’s or professional bachelor’s degree with technical or natural science content.
The following degrees may qualify:
- BSc in Mathematics
- Diploma Engineer in Maritime
- Design or Naval Architecture
- Marine Engineer (with relevant supplementary courses)
- Professional Bachelor in Maritime Technology
- Academy Profession Degree in Maritime Technology (requires relevant further education and supplementary courses)
- Other relevant technical or natural science degrees with a strong background in mathematics, physics, and chemistry
Read more about the programme here
Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain
This specialisation is offered as part of the MSc programme in Industrial Engineering and Management. Students gain competencies to analyse and optimise supply chains, port operations, shipping, and sustainable logistics—combining technical solutions with business-oriented insight.
Admission requirements:
You must hold a bachelor’s or professional bachelor’s degree with technical or business-related content.
The following degrees qualify:
- BSc in Production, Logistics, or Industrial Engineering
- Diploma Engineer with a focus on operations, logistics, or technology
- Professional Bachelor in Maritime Operations, Transport, or Logistics (e.g., programmes from SIMAC or UCL within shipping, port operations, or supply chain management)
- Marine Engineer (with relevant supplementary courses)
Read more about the programme and the maritime specialisation here
At Copenhagen Business School (CBS)
Note: This programme is not specifically maritime. However, a shipping or logistics profile can be built through elective courses, internships, thesis work, and case projects—especially if you do not have a shipping-related bachelor’s background.
International Business / Supply Chain Management
This specialisation is offered as part of the MSc in Economics and Business Administration (Cand.merc.) at CBS. The programme equips you with the competencies to analyse and develop global business strategies, supply chains, and logistics solutions—and it can be tailored toward shipping and maritime topics through electives and project work.
You gain insight into international trade, supply chain management, organisation, and economics, and you learn to work analytically with complex business models in global companies—including those within the shipping industry.
Admission requirements: You must hold a bachelor’s degree with social science or business-related content. The following degrees may qualify:
- BSc in Economics and Business
- Administration (HA Almen), HA Shipping, HA International Business, or similar
International Business and Language - Professional Bachelor in Maritime Operations, Transport, and Logistics (e.g., from SIMAC), provided you have completed supplementary courses such as
- Business Administration, Marketing, Microeconomics, Finance, Statistics, or Supply Chain
Professional top-up degrees for Marine Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, or Maritime Technology with relevant supplementary courses
Read more about the programme and admission requirements here
At Roskilde University (RUC)
Digital Transformation
This programme focuses on analysing, designing, and implementing digital and sustainable solutions in companies and organisations.
- Relevance for the maritime sector: The maritime industry is facing major digital transformation demands (automation, data analytics, remote monitoring). This programme strengthens employees’ ability to translate digital technologies into concrete improvements in operations, logistics, and safety.
Read more here
Environmental Science
An interdisciplinary master’s programme combining natural and social sciences, offering knowledge about environmental challenges, ecosystems, regulation, and sustainability.
- Relevance for the maritime sector:
Shipping companies, offshore operators, and port organisations increasingly work with environmental regulation, climate adaptation, emissions, and biodiversity. Graduates can contribute to environmental strategies, the green transition, and regulatory compliance.
Read more here
Economics (Samfundsøkonomi)
A master’s programme combining strong economic analysis with a focus on sustainability and the green transition.
- Relevance for the maritime sector:
Shipping and logistics are globally interconnected and economically complex. Graduates can analyse markets, sustainable investments, economic implications of regulations, and support strategic transformation across maritime value chains.
Read more here
Business Administration (cand.merc.)
A master ’s programme focusing on management, strategy, innovation, digitalisation, and sustainability in organisations.
- Relevance for the maritime sector:
Business administration skills are central in shipping companies, port operators, and maritime service firms. Graduates are equipped to lead complex organisations, develop business models, and drive digital and strategic transformation.
Read more here
Work Life Studies (Arbejdsliv)
This programme examines the development of work, working environments, organisational structures, and the role of technology in modern working life.
- Relevance for the maritime sector:
In a maritime context, working environment, shift patterns, onboard/shore dynamics, culture, and well-being are crucial. Graduates can work with organisational frameworks, retention, safety, and human factors across the maritime workforce.
Read more here