The Space Track offers two main options: Start at Aalto or start at DTU. There are several options for electives and a possibility for one course in Greenland.
Aalto’s main focus for Arctic thesis project is in collaboration with industry and DTUs main focus for Arctic thesis projects is at the university.
See the detailed course plans for the different options of the Space Track below.
Option 1: Start at DTU
| Year 1: DTU, including possible course in Greenland* |
| Semester 1 |
Mandatory |
12105 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS) or 12106 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS)*
30202 Measurement technologies in Earth and Space Physics (5 ECTS)
30230 Data analysis and modeling in Geoscience and Astrophysics (5 ECTS)
30350 Remote Sensing (10 ECTS)
30755 Climate Change – physics and observation (5 ECTS) |
| Electives (5 ECTS) |
30752 Cryosphere physics and observation (5 ECTS)** or 30857 Extreme Climate and Physical Nature (5 ECTS)*** |
| Semester 2 |
Mandatory |
Special course (5 ECTS)***
42501 Innovation in Engineering (5 ECTS) |
Electives (15 ECTS),
for example |
12859 Environmental Engineering in the Arctic (5 ECTS)
30857 Extreme Climate and Physical Nature (5 ECTS)***
41882 The Arctic Infrastructure and Society (5 ECTS) |
| Note: |
*35 ECTS in the autumn and 25 ECTS in the spring if 30857 is not chosen
**mandatory if course 30857 is not chosen on 2nd semester
***mandatory if course 30752 is not chosen on 1st semester
****special course of your own choice, combining competences gained from 30202 and 30230. The students must find a supervisor themselves.
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Year 2: Aalto, including master thesis and possible course in Greenland
| Year 2: Aalto, including Master's thesis and possible course in Greenland* |
| Semester 3 |
Mandatory |
GIS-E1010 Geodesy and positioning (5 ECTS)
GIS-E1040 Photogrammetry, Laser Scanning and Remote Sensing (5 ECTS)**
ELEC-E4930 Project in Space Science and Technology (10 ECTS)*** |
Electives,
for example |
GIS-E1020 From measurements to maps (5 ECTS)
GIS-E1070 Theories and techniques in GIS (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4130 Electromagnetic fields (5 ECTS) |
| Semester 4 |
Electives (5 ECTS),
for example* |
30857 Extreme Climate and Physical Nature (5 ECTS)****
GIS-E3020 Digital Image Processing and Feature Extraction (5 ECTS)
GIS-E3050 Advanced Remote Sensing (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4520 Space physics (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4240 Satellite systems (5 ECTS)
CS-E4890 Deep Learning (5 ECTS) |
| Thesis |
MEN.thes Master’s thesis (30 ECTS) |
| Note: |
*25 ECTS in the autumn and 35 ECTS in the spring if electives on 4th semseter is chosen
**if not 30540 was chosen at DTU
***if not 30220 was chosen at DTU
****if not 30752 was chosen at DTU |
Please note! It is compulsory for Aalto students to enroll in a foreign language course.
The workload corresponds to 3 ECTS. Read more about the requirements here.
Option 2: Start at Aalto
Year 1: Aalto
| Year 1: Aalto |
| Semester 1 |
Mandatory |
GIS-E1040 Photogrammetry, Laser Scanning and Remote Sensing (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4230 Microwave Earth observation instrumentation (5 ECTS) |
Electives (20 ECTS),
for example |
ELEC-E4130 Electromagnetic fields (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4210 Introduction to space (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4930 Project in Space Science and Technology (10 ECTS)
GIS-E1020 From measurements to maps (5 ECTS)
GIS-E1070 Theories and techniques in GIS (5 ECTS) |
| Semester 2 |
Mandatory |
GIS-E3050 Advanced Remote Sensing(5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4240 Satellite systems (5 ECTS)
TU-E1120 Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation (5 ECTS) |
Electives (15 ECTS),
for example |
ELEC-E4420 Microwave Engineering 1 (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4520 Space physics (5 ECTS)
GIS-E3020 Digital Image Processing and Feature Extraction (5 ECTS)
CS-E4890 Deep Learning (5 ECTS)
ELEC-E4930 Project in Space Science and Technology (10 ECTS) |
Year 2: DTU, including master thesis and possible course in Greenland.
| Year 2: DTU, including Master's thesis and possible course in Greenland* |
| Semester 3 |
Mandatory |
12105 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS) or 12106 Quantitative Sustainability (5 ECTS)
30202 Measurement technologies in Earth and Space Physics (5 ECTS)
30230 Data analysis and modeling in Geoscience and Astrophysics(5 ECTS)
Special course (5 ECTS)****
42500 Innovation in Engineering (5 ECTS) or 42504 Innovation in Engineering (5 ECTS) |
| Electives (5 ECTS) |
30752 Cryosphere physics and observation (5 ECTS)** or 30857Extreme Climate and Physical Nature (5 ECTS)*** |
| Semester 4 |
Electives (5 ECTS)*** |
30857Extreme Climate and Physical Nature (5 ECTS)*** |
| Thesis |
Master’s thesis (30 ECTS) |
| Note: |
*25 ECTS in the autumn and 35 ECTS in the spring if 30857 is chosen
**mandatory if course 30857 is not chosen on 4th semester
***mandatory if course 30752 is not chosen on 3rd semester
****special course of your own choice, combining competences gained from 30202 and 30230. The students must find a supervisor themselves. |
For the most up to date information about the curriculum, please consult the website of the corresponding university.
More information about DTU courses.
More information about Aalto courses
Additionally, there is a 3 ECTS language requirement for achieving the Aalto degree.