Construction Site Management (Bachelor)

Brief overview
Requirements and enrolment
Detailed information about the degree programme

Brief overview

Degree	Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Department	Department of Civil Engineering
Site	Mainly in the construction industry training centre in Kerpen
Special type of study	executive
Intake	Winter semester
Standard period of study	8 semesters
Language of Instruction	German
Semester fee	Students in franchise programmes can apply to be enrolled, and will have to pay a semester fee of €335.20 (winter semester 2023/24) in addition to the tuition fees.
Tuition fee	This is a fee-paying course. Please contact our cooperation partner to find out the course fee.
Characteristics	This programme is run in cooperation with BAU-Akademie West.

Requirements and enrolment

Admissions restrictions	No local entrance restrictions
Pre-study placement	No
Additional entrance requirements	Before you can start this Bachelor programme, you must have completed a three-year apprenticeship in the building trade and have three years’ work experience or you must be a certified foreman/master craftsman or your must have an entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife or Abitur)
Enrolment	To apply for a place on this degree programme, please visit the Bauakademie West website. Once you have been accepted to the academy, enrol online at Münster University of Applied Sciences.

Access to higher education for applicants with qualifications in vocational education

Detailed description of the degree programme

Which materials and construction methods are required to build a high-quality structure on time, economically and with a high standard of health and safety? As a civil engineer focusing on construction management/construction or construction site management/construction management, you will be able to answer this question reliably and competently.

If you are engaged in the building trade or have completed a relevant apprenticeship, you can enhance your professional profile by taking our degree programme in Construction Site Management.

Objectives

After completing the part-time degree programme, you will be able to undertake construction management independently. You will have the technical skills and application-oriented expertise to be a successful construction site manager.

Occupational fields

Our degree programme will prepare you for work as a construction manager or project leader, e.g. for a construction company or housing association. Engineering firms and agencies are also potential employers. Last but not least, you can also become a self-employed service provider after graduating.

Content and course sequence

You will study Construction Site Management while working – during 40 periods of mandatory attendance altogether, which you will complete within the space of four years, or eight semesters. Each one-week period of mandatory attendance comprises 48 teaching units, most of which are held at construction industry training centres in Essen and Kerpen. Your employer will release you from work for these periods for a maximum of ten weeks per year.

As far as content is concerned, you will initially explore engineering foundations during the programme. You will then enhance your knowledge in areas such as construction site management, constructional process engineering and bid preparation, construction management, controlling and project management. The field trips and project work involved will enable you to pursue practice-relevant studies. You will be taught by professors, part-time lecturers from various building companies, and external part-time lecturers.

Why choose us

We offer you a study programme with a high degree of practical relevance. All subject areas focus on the special field of construction site management/construction management. In the specialisations, you will benefit from the fact that the teaching staff are qualified specialists in their field, such as experts, construction lawyers or visiting lecturers.