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Entry requirements for Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment

To be eligible for the master's programme in Chemical Engineering for Energy and the Environment, you must meet the listed admission requirements and submit the documents required in your application. We will assess your application according to the selection criteria set for the programme. The same process applies to students with a bachelor's degree from a Swedish university.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree

Academic qualifications from an internationally recognised university equivalent to a Swedish bachelor's degree.

Students in their final year of bachelor's studies can meet the requirement if they follow the instructions from University Admissions . Final-year students at Swedish universities  must have completed 150 ECTS credits in their programme by 3 February.

English proficiency

English proficiency equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

You can meet the requirement with an English test, for example an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90. Depending on your country of previuous studies you could also meet the requirement through completed upper secondary or university studies. Visit University Admissions  to see all recognised English tests and what applies to your country of previous studies.

Specific requirements for Chemical Engineering for Energy and the Environment

A bachelor's degree, corresponding to 180 ECTS credits, in Chemistry or closely related subject including courses in:

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering or closely related subject corresponding to at least 75 ECTS credits, of which at least 22,5 ECTS credits in Chemical Engineering.
  • Courses in Mathematics corresponding to at least 20 ECTS credits.
  • Courses in Numerical Analysis/Computer Science corresponding to at least 9 ECTS credits.

Application documents

You need to submit all of the following documents according to the instructions from University Admissions .

Selection criteria

The selection process is based on the following criteria: study results (grades and specific subjects), motivation for the studies (letter of motivation, references, courses and relevant work experience) and previous education. Previous education is assessed on the quality the previous education is considered to have in the topics relevant for the applied education. To assess this, the Swedish Higher Education Authority quality evaluation is used for Swedish universities. For foreign universities, university ranking and previous experience is used. The rating of each student is made on a scale of 1-75.

Acceptance rate

The acceptance rate for the master's programme in Chemical Engineering for Energy and the Environment for 2024 was 75 %. We admitted 108 students out of the 145 applicants that met the admission requirements. To increase your chances of getting admitted to KTH, we advise you to select more than one programme when applying. You can apply for up to four programmes and rank them in your order of preference.

Recognition of prior learning

Suppose you entirely or partially lack a formal requirement for a course or programme, but you believe you have the necessary knowledge to meet the requirement. In that case, you can apply for recognition of prior learning .