VIA University College

The bachelor programme in Branding and Marketing Management within Fashion and Furniture is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English structured as an AP degree and a BA top-up.

You will learn about the changing nature of the market, and how to give a brand a commercial dimension and ensure that the target group cannot avoid hearing about it. You learn to employ different marketing channels – from homepages to outdoor commercials – and how the respective channels help the brand achieve the right position in the market.

The teaching includes a combination of cases and true-to-life issues related to fashion and lifestyle companies.

You will also acquire competencies in order to supervise and develop brands in an independent manner. Working out suggested solutions and implementing them in practice, both visually and communicatively, will also be one of your major qualifications. You will be able to establish the right position for the brand and see to it that new concepts fall in line with the values of the brand.... [-]

The bachelor programme in Climate & Supply Engineering is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English. If you would like to help solve problems relating to climate change, flooding caused by cloudbursts, clean drinking water supply, protection of groundwater and the development of the energy supply of the future, then the Supply Engineering degree programme is the right choice for you.

As a graduate supply engineer, you can work in utility companies, consulting engineering firms, firms of contractors or in the public sector.

You will have plenty of opportunities to work abroad, where the lack of clean water and wastewater processing is a growing global challenge that requires skilled engineers.... [-]

The bachelor programme in Fashion Design is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English structured as an AP degree and a BA top-up.

The Fashion Design programme will qualify you to handle de¬sign processes and to choose your materials with confidence. You will learn to work with trend research and analysis to create innovative designs for the fashion industry. Of course, the program will also equip you to keep in mind the identity of the company you work for, helping you stay true to their vision. You will acquire competencies in working creatively and visually with idea generation and in preparing graphical presentation material. All at a high level.

You will also acquire competencies in working towards a specific objective and in taking responsibility for influencing the design of the future. You will develop your own design identity. And you will get the skills necessary to handle new challenges so that you feel at home on the global fashion scene.... [-]

The bachelor programme in Materials Science Engineering is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English, which enables you to work with materials and manufacturing processes in the fashion and furniture business. You get expert knowledge of new and innovative materials and insight into modern processing technology.

Apart from that, you get insight into modern processing technology, thus you can be part of optimizing aspects when it comes to techniques, product design, product development process, economics, and production in manufacturing companies.

The programme takes place in Herning in collaboration with the engineering training programmes at VIA and the University of Aarhus in Herning (AU Herning).... [-]

The Software Technology Engineering Programme is a 3½-year full-degree programme taught in English. It is the education of the future, providing students with the skills and knowledge required to manage information systems in companies of today and of tomorrow. This programme will give you knowledge of information technology, microprocessors, and web technologies, as well as the way companies today, work with IT. The programme takes place at Campus Horsens.

The programme is a combination of theory lectures and project work within Software Development in general, programming electronics devices, real-time programming, computer networks, Internet-of-things, game design, web design, augmented and virtual reality, database technology, big data and cloud computing.... [-]

The bachelor programme in Architectural Technology and Construction Management is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English. You will gain extensive knowledge within design, planning and implementation of construction projects. The programme also offers you the opportunity of specialising in one or more professional areas. Sustainability and energy efficient design and construction play a very important role in the programme. The programme takes place at Campus Horsens or at VIA’s department in Aarhus. Students with an AP degree or a similar diploma can complete a bachelor degree in two years.

The programme is organised in seven semesters, where each semester covers a theme leading to an understanding of all elements involved, such as design, planning and implementation of construction projects. The learning process covers theory in combination with a number of multidisciplinary projects to be carried out both individually as well as in groups. Theory lessons and classes will have higher intensity at the beginning of each semester, whereas they, later on, tend to be more project-oriented.On the 5th semester of this programme, you must choose a specialisation, while the 6th semester allows for the opportunity of gaining practical experience during a work placement period. In the final 7th semester, you will write you final Bachelor project.... [-]

The bachelor programme in Civil Engineering is a 3½-year full-time programme taught in English, which provides you with the skills and knowledge needed to manage structural calculations, drawings, soil mechanics, load calculations, etc.

The flexibility of the programme and the variety of electives allow you to create an individual degree that will prepare you for a desirable career.

Civil Engineering is an international profession that involves the design, construction, operation, and improvement of the built environment. Civil Engineers provide the technical expertise and management skills to plan, design, construct and maintain such facilities as buildings, air and sea ports, water supply systems, waste treatment systems, road and rail networks and bridges - in a sustainable manner to reduce the impact on the environment. This programme takes place at Campus Horsens.... [-]

Combine engineering and business to enhance your international career prospects! Global Business Engineering is a 4½-year full degree professional Bachelor of Engineering programme taught in English and set in a vibrant environment of Danish and international students. As a graduate, you will be able to combine knowledge of technical and business issues and have the global skills in language and communication necessary to work worldwide. This combination makes the Global Business Engineer truly unique. During studies, you will learn how to design and implement technical solutions and also how to market and sell products. Through market analyses, product development, etc., you will also learn about cultural factors that may influence the buyers’ behaviour. The programme is taught in English at Campus Horsens and at Campus Aarhus C. ... [-]

The Bachelor Programme of International Sales and Marketing Management is a seven-semester programme taught in English. The programme is based on applied science and provides you with a combination of subjects in the fields of business, economics, organization and management, communication, culture, and business law with a major focus on international marketing and sales. The programme combines theory with practice through project work and case studies from a broad range of companies. Furthermore, the programme includes 2 separate business placement periods of 12 weeks each. The aim of the placement periods is to equip you with experience of work within a business environment and to give you the opportunity to focus in depth upon real-life business problems and issues. The programme takes place at Campus Horsens.... [-]

The 3½-year full-degree programme is taught in English. The Mechanical Engineer creates ideas, develops and designs new products – a process which requires both creative skills and engineering skills. Knowledge of social and economic conditions, as well as work-related and environmental conditions, is also essential. This programme takes place at Campus Horsens.

Mechanical Engineering is a seven-semester programme which is professionally oriented and structured so that, in the course of the programme, you will work with project themes in close cooperation with companies within the fields of industry, automation, energy, and environment.

The 3½-year full-degree programme in Value Chain Management is taught in English and prepares students for careers in business and industry. You will gain the skills and knowledge needed to manage the way businesses receive raw materials as input, add value to the raw materials through various processes, and furthermore sell finished products to customers. This is achieved through analyses, improvement, and innovation of value chains in global business environments. The programme takes place at Campus Horsens and at Campus Aarhus C.

The aim of the Value Chain Management programme is to provide you with an overview of the network of processes that lead to the production and marketing of goods. You will learn to look at these processes from an overall perspective.... [-]