Do you dream of working with product development and new technologies?
Product Development and Integrative Technology
Top Up (Bachelor Degree) 1½ year (90 ECTS) Download curriculum
Important information about international programmes at KEA
KEA no longer admits new full degree students to English-taught programmes (the so-called international lines). New intakes only take place at the Danish lines. Current students who are already part of an international line can of course complete their education at KEA.
We also welcome exchange students from partner universities, just as we are sending out students on studies abroad.
Product Development and Integrative Technology (PTI) is a top-up degree that complements your AP Degree in product development/production, IT/electronics, automation, energy and installation. The programme provides you with academic, methodological and practical skills that enable you to integrate and manage a product development process in the technical field.
During the three semesters of the programme, you will become an integrator of the latest technology in products such as physical products, digital products and technical services. You build a strong technical profile through the programme and you choose at least two electives that will help shape your course of study.
Programme content and structure
On the Product Development & Integrative Technology programme you learn to apply your professional expertise, and you learn to interact with other disciplines to address and solve issues and problems in the best possible way.
The Bachelor's degree in Product Development and Integrative Technology is a top-up programme that complements various academy programmes, and thus only takes a year and a half (90 ECTS) to complete.
The first two semesters (5th and 6th semesters) introduce you to the theoretical aspects of the programme and give you methods and tools etc. to e.g., be able to develop ideas, do sprints and work with digitized development courses while taking the environmental impact into account. In the last semester (7th semester) you must do an internship in a company and then write a bachelor project.
During the programme, you must go through the following mandatory elements:
- Theoretical Product Development
- Disciplinary and Sustainable Product Development and Design
- Interdisciplinary Product Development and Design
The mandatory elements are largely based on project work, and in classes you and your fellow students will learn more about technological project work, research (theory and method) and integrative technology.
Specialisations
A small part of the study programme is divided into three specialisations, depending on your qualifying academy profession programme.
Here, the teaching is targeted at innovation and product development and you are introduced to the subjects of construction, design, environment and sustainability.
Technology
We strive to be up to date and at the forefront of technologies and therefore teach projects and electives in photogrammetry, biometric data, 3D scan, environmental calculation (not a full LCA), topology optimisation, 3D printing (FFF, BJ, SLA at KEA and, through collaboration, SLS and SLM (aluminium) and much more.
Electives
The programme's 6th. semester equals 20 ECTS and consists of two electives. Here, you push your course of study in the directions you find the most interesting.
Typically, we offer four to six different electives that each runs for approximately four weeks. These short, intensive courses are highly valued by all students and are held at the same time as the semester project, which runs throughout the 6th semester.
Internship
In your final semester, you will do an internship. The internship runs for 10 weeks (equivalent to 15 ECTS) and takes place in a relevant company, where you can test what you have learned on the programme. The internship company may be an industrial enterprise, a small and medium-sized manufacturing company, an architectural firm, etc.
All KEA students have an internship coordinator appointed to them. The coordinator can help you with practical questions about the internship, which, by the way, you have to help find yourself.
Bachelor project
In the bachelor project, you use the analytical and methodological competencies that you have been given during your studies. These were given to you to enable you to work with a complex product development project. You must show that you can develop and integrate technological solutions by way of "proof of product", manage the project and communicate the solutions to relevant stakeholders.
More information
If you want to know more in details about the programme and the elements, you can read more in the curriculum.
Already a student at KEA?
Students at KEA can find more information about their programme at MyKEA (mit.kea.dk/en). MyKEA is our intranet for students, where you can find information about internship, the social life at KEA, contact information for study counsellors and the study administration and much more.
Study form
The teaching focuses on problem-oriented project work and on solving concrete problems and issues defined by you and your fellow students and/or a company.
The teaching activities are organised to support the academic content that is being worked on.
The teaching is both physical and virtual, e.g.:
- Lectures
- Classes, problem-based learning, case work and project work with presentation and opponent activities.
- Guidance in connection with individual and common tasks such as project work
- Reading groups, study groups and workshops
How will you study?
On Product Development and Integrative Technology, you need to think innovatively and creatively. The programme goes into depth with a combination of theory and practice and ensures that you are constantly able to argue persuasively for the choices you make.
You will learn about a wide range of the latest methods and will be able to handle the process from idea to finished product in a visionary way.
Process and methodology
You acquire in-depth knowledge of different methods of idea generation and idea development. You further develop practical and theoretical tools to make reasoned choices of construction, material/production process/form, system architecture and e.g., software selection and development. CAD/CAM, 3D printing, models, mock-ups, arduino, IoT and not least speed in the use of this type of tools will be part of your everyday life.
At the same time, you will do practice-oriented research and mapping of the issues you are dealing with such as e.g. user observations. How do people interact with a given product and what needs and challenges do they have? But also technology analyses such as the Technological Readiness Level (TRL) are part of the arguments that support the implementation of new technology.
Collaboration with businesses
On the programme, we usually work with specific cases and problems presented by the companies we work with.
In addition, you will come into close contact with one or more companies during your studies, both in connection with your internship and in your work with the individual projects.
What does it take to study at KEA?
Studying is not just about attending lectures and classes and taking part in the teaching activities. The active enrolment model shows you what is expected of you as a student at KEA.
The study programmes at KEA are full-time programmes, which means that you should expect to have to devote an average of about 42 hours a week to your studies. The hours are split between various activities such as teaching activities and preparation time.
Read more about the Active Enrolment Model
On this page you can also get tips for planning your time while studying at KEA.
KEA is a playground, a community and a wealth of responsibilities
As a student at KEA, you have almost endless possibilities.
Workshops, with everything from CNC milling machines and wild 3D printers to a wide range of digital hardware. We have one of the world’s leading material libraries. We have cozy corners, roof terraces, cafes and bars.
At KEA, there is a new challenge around every corner.
We hope you will use all these possibilities for creativity, development and socialising.
Transfer to KEA
If you want to transker to Product Development and Integrative Technology at KEA, you must meet our entry requirements. You can read more about the requirements below.
Requirements for transfer to KEA
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Admission requirements
The following Danish AP degrees qualify for admission:
- Service Engineering, plumbing
- Electrical Service Engineering
- Energy Technology
- Automation Technology
- IT Technology
- Production Technology
3 separate programmes
A small part of the education is divided in 3 separate programmes depending on your qualifying AP degree:
- Development of products and production (AP Graduate in Production Technology)
- Automation and Service Engineering (AP Graduate in Service Engineering, Automation and Energy Technology)
- IT Network and Electronics Technology (AP Graduate in IT Technology)
In order for the 3 separate programmes to be formed, there have to be enough applicants with the above mentioned qualifications.
If you have an equally relevant higher education, you can apply for "admission with special permission" based on an individual competency assessment (IKV).
Please note that you must document competencies equivalent to the qualifying Danish AP degrees.
Deadline for IKV application: see the section "Admission with special permission".
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Language requirements
All applicants must have passed English at a level equivalent to a Danish Upper Secondary education B-level.
If you're applying with a Danish-taught AP degree, you have to include documentation for your English B level.
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Application fee
Non-EU applicants are required to pay an application fee in order for KEA to process their application.
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Admission with special permission
If you do not meet the formal admission requirements, you can apply for admission with special permission based on an individual competency assessment (IKV), (in Danish: "Individuel KompetenceVurdering - IKV).
In an IKV, KEA assesses whether your competencies correspond to fulfillment of the formal admission requirements for the programme in question. You must document competencies corresponding to fulfillment of the formal admission requirements, and you must document that you meet the language requirements.
If you wish to apply for admission with special permission, you must meet the following application deadlines:
- Summer intake: 15 March at 12.00 CET
Below you can read more about the application process and find the application form:
If you want to know more
Read more about transfer to KEA, re-admission and re-enrollment on the page APPLICATION AND ADMISSION.
Exhange at KEA
It is still possible to go on exchange at KEA. You can read more about exchange below.
Information about exchange at KEA
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Exchange
As an international student it is still possible to go to KEA for exchange.
We welcome exchange students with appropriate educational backgrounds who wish to attend one of our international programmes for one or more semesters.
You must be a regular student at one of our international partner institutions. YOU CAN SEE ALL OUR PARTNER INSTITUTIONS HERE
At KEA the international element is of great importance and we pride ourselves of an intercultural environment.
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Contact
If you are interested in exchange at KEA you kan contact our international office, KEA Global.
Semester start
The fall semester begins in the end of August and the spring semester begins in the end of January. You can see study start dates in our Academic Calendar.
Please note, that from August 2022 the programme will no longer be available in English for full degree students at KEA. It is still possible to go on exchange at KEA, see more at global.kea.dk
Contact
If you have questions about transfer to KEA, re-admission or re-enrollment KEA Applicant is ready to help you. If you have questions about exchange programmes please contact KEA Global.
Questions about transfer, re-admission and admission requirements
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or +45 46 46 07 00.
You can call us Monday to Friday, between 10.00-12.00. All times are CET.
Questions about exchange programmes
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or find contact information for our international coordinators at global.kea.dk.
General information
Below you can find information about study place, curriculum and other practical information regarding Product Development and Integrative Technology.
Practical information about the programme
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Language
The programme is offered in English.
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Address
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Finance
The programme is entitled to the state education support (SU) for Danish citizens. Read more at www.su.dk
Tuition fee terms:
- Nordic/EU/EEA students are free of charge
- Non-EU citizens must pay a tuition fee of € 5,600 per semester
There is no fee for following students:
- Students from the European Union (EU)
- Students from EEA countries (Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland)
- Students from Switzerland
- Students who are granted permanent residency or time-limited permit with the possibility of permanent residence in Denmark
- Students exchanged with Danish students as part of a bilateral agreement with an educational institution abroad
- Students who are granted residence permit under §9c, paragraph 1 of the Aliens Act as the accompanying child of a foreigner with a residency permit issued under pursuant to section 9a of the Aliens Act
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Expenses
You must buy textbooks (approx. DKK 5,000 over 1 1/2 years). In addition, you must pay for materials for modelling work when you make physical models that are not paid by the client.
Also, you must bring a PC (possibly MAC) that supports 5GHz (802.11a) to avoid problems with KEA's network. You must have Office 2010 installed on your PC.
Please note that certain applications in the industry are not supported by the MAC operating system and therefore you may have to use Apple’s Boot Camp Assistant.
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Scholarship
Unfortunately, the Danish Government has discontinued allocating funds towards scholarships for non-EU/EEA students.
Due to this decision, KEA is unable to offer any scholarships at this point.
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Curriculum
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Code of conduct
KEA has a set of general codes of conduct, which apply to everyone. Locally, there might be more detailed codes.
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Diploma Supplement
KEA issues a Diploma Supplement in English automatically at the end of your studies, as a supplement to your diploma.
The Diploma Supplement is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the qualification.
The Diploma Supplement contains a description of KEA Copenhagen School of Design and Technology and the Danish educational system.
