The Master's in Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering is conducted in English and combines theoretical knowledge with practice-oriented projects where you work with current issues within the fields of indoor climate, energy consumption and sustainable construction. You will learn how to analyse and design solutions that take both comfort and energy balance into account – for example, by working with ventilation principles, thermal indoor climate and system integration. The programme involves problem-based project work in groups, where you and your fellow students develop solutions for real-life challenges. This gives you hands-on experience and strengthens your collaboration and study skills.

With a Master’s in Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering, you will have strong technical and analytical skills for developing solutions that ensure a good and energy-efficient indoor climate in buildings. You can analyse and optimise ventilation systems, heating and cooling systems as well as energy consumption in both new and existing construction. You will understand the interaction between building design, technical installations and user needs – and know how to work across disciplines with engineers, architects and decision makers. You will be able to design sustainable and comfortable solutions that contribute to the green transition and improved quality of life.

With a Master’s in Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering, you will have great job opportunities in an industry with a strong focus on sustainability, energy efficiency and healthy indoor climate. You can work for consulting engineering companies, in the construction industry, with manufacturers of technical installations or with public authorities. In such positions, you can work with the design, analysis and optimisation of building energy systems, ventilation solutions, thermal comfort and indoor climate. You can also work with sustainability strategies, energy framework calculations and documentation for certifications such as DGNB.

The keywords of the first semester are ventilation, indoor climate, airflow and health. 

The teaching combines lectures, laboratory work and project work and on the first two semesters, you will spend half of your study time on courses and the other half on a semester project.

Each semester has an overall theme and within this theme, you conduct a semester project with your project group, where you investigate and attempt to solve a relevant issue within your field of study.

Description of courses
Read the description for the respective courses for the semester in the most recent version of the curriculum for Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering, see under the paragraph Overview of the programme. 

In the second semester, you will work with the integrated design process and integrated building concepts in relation to energy efficient buildings.

You will explore the natural possibilities for passive solar energy, passive cooling, daylight and natural ventilation in combination with advanced technical climate installations and continuous energy systems.

The teaching combines lectures, laboratory work and project work and on the first two semesters, you will spend half of your study time on courses and the other half on a semester project. 

Description of courses
Read the description for the respective courses for the semester in the most recent version of the curriculum for Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering, see under the paragraph Overview of the programme. 

During the third semester, you have different options for the structure of the semester:

• You can do an internship in Denmark or abroad, where you take part in the day-to-day operations in the business. During the internship, you will write a project about one or more of your tasks during the process
• You can study a semester at another educational institution abroad or in Denmark
• You can do a regular semester at AAU with courses and project work
• You can begin your Master’s thesis, so your work is spread out over both your 3rd and 4th semester.

On the fourth semester, you write your Master’s thesis, where you draw on all the knowledge, experience and skills you have acquired during your studies. Depending on your topic choice, the thesis will be in the nature of developmental work, further development, or actual research.

Master’s thesis

• Topic of own choice (30 ECTS)

Examples of thesis topics

• Prognosis of heat consumption of smart grid buildings on basis of the weather forecast
• Risk of contamination in hospitals
• Ventilation window with solar shading/night blind
• Air currents in large rooms with many people
• Optimisation of personal ventilation in aircrafts

For more detailed description of the courses on each semester, please see the current curriculum for Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering (under §18 Overview of the programme). 

You can choose to do an internship in Denmark or abroad during your 3rd semester, where you take part in the day-to-day operations in the business. During the internship, you will write a project about one or more of your tasks during the process. 

You can choose to study for a semester at another educational institution abroad or in Denmark.

Aalborg University has collaboration agreements with universities around the world, and the programme’s research environment has a wide range of internship contacts.

You can work with specific building assignments doing calculations, choosing materials, and supervising the construction process.

Your work tasks may include:

• Energy efficient buildings
• Alternative energy
• Computer simulations of airflows
• Indoor climate in offices and houses
• Heating plants
• Mechanical and natural ventilation

Graduates from Indoor Environmental and Energy Engineering have many possible career paths, both in private companies and the public sector.

Problem based learning and working in groups during your study programme will give you many useful skills that make you an attractive candidate on the job market. You know how to approach a problem and solve it in collaboration with other people, which is often how things are done in the “real world”. Furthermore, you have experience with collaborating with others from different professional and cultural backgrounds.

Examples of where graduates are now employed:

• R&D in the private and public sector
• Danish Technological Institute
• Contracting industry
• Consulting engineering companies
• In EU working with patenting

AAU Career helps you on your way from student life to job life in Denmark by giving you the tools to examine your options and find out what to do.

While studying at AAU, you can participate in career and job-related events, find help on our website, and book a personal career counselling session to talk about e.g.:

• Finding your way in your career
• Danish working culture
• Application and CV the Danish way
• What you can offer an employer
• How to go about job search in Denmark – both student job, internship and full-time job

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If you need guidance on the content and workload of the study, admission, study environment or know more about what it is like to study at Aalborg University, you can contact your student counsellor. The student counsellor is a student themselves and under an obligation to maintain confidentiality. 

Student guidance
Department of the Built Environment
Thomas Manns Vej 23
9220 Aalborg Ø

Phone (Wednesdays 15-17): 2075 8277
E-mail: studievejledning@build.aau.dk 
Office hours: Wednesdays 15:00-17:00

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Do you have questions regarding the composition of your education, admission, study changes, examination rules, credit, exemptions, etc. you can contact the Study Board. 

Study Board of the Built Environment
Thomas Manns Vej 23
9220 Aalborg East
E-mail: inst.build.sdnvn@build.aau.dk 

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