Civil Engineering

The program covers how to design and plan the construction of buildings, roads, dams, rail networks, and building pits. All such undertakings significantly alter the environment. In this respect, civil engineering categorically distinguishes itself from architecture. For the civil engineer is primarily concerned with structural safety and functionality, on the basis of which the planning and designing of structures first becomes possible.

The bachelor's program in Civil Engineering conveys the fundamental disciplines required for modern construction work. Central to the program is the conception, planning, production and operation of construction sites and associated infrastructure. These skills are taught in thorough theoretical as well as practical courses in advanced mathematics, applied mechanics, materials science, construction processes, civil engineering informatics, statics, and structural physics. In addition to the principles of engineering and natural sciences, students have the chance to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of hydraulic engineering, material-specific issues and transportation technologies. Special attention is paid throughout to the interrelated areas of safety, economics and ecology. 

Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?

Graduates possess sound foundational skills in and knowledge of engineering and the natural sciences. You understand the most important structural-physical phenomena, can make associated calculations, and have grasped how these phenomena interact with construction processes. Your skills enable you to plan all major types of construction and present the appropriate certificates for various building materials. Further, you are able to make basic structural calculations. You can use current programs, or programs you have written yourself, to support your work, and visualize your work with the help of CAD drawings.

Independent of your elective modules, you also possess deepened knowledge of individual disciplines. These include, for example, hydraulic engineering, urban water management, transportation technologies and engineering, and geotechnics; or specialized disciplines devoted to foundation engineering, or to structures built in concrete, metal or wood.

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the program, you can also call upon further transferable competencies. You have knowledge of construction planning, structural and civil engineering, construction logistics and production planning. You are conscious, too, of the underlying legal and economic conditions of your field of activity. You work in a solution-oriented manner in teams and can also enter independently into any cross-disciplinary area of civil engineering.

Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your English language skills.

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies. Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.