You will be able to meet the challenges faced in the building and construction industry. You will enhance your knowledge in relevant fields in addition to developing multidisciplinary skills, such as the ability to work in a team, to harness your critical faculties, and to manage your time.

We will prepare you to take on managerial responsibilities in the entire sphere of civil engineering. These include activities in the building and construction industry, in engineering companies, in administrative bodies or in associations. Alternatively, you may want to become self-employed.

The structure of our Master’s programme gives you the freedom to develop your profile in a goal-oriented way. You can choose between three strands of study: “Structural Engineering”, “Construction and Project Management” and “Environment and Infrastructure”. Within these areas, you will take modules that define your professional profile. You will be able to acquire specific expertise by selecting from a wide range of core elective and elective modules covering an extensive variety of topics, putting you in the best possible position for your chosen field of work. This will allow you to individually put together the topics that interest you on your degree programme.

Intensive modules are offered over three to four consecutive days during the lecture period and as short intensive courses, some of which are also delivered during the semester break. This structure will enable you to gain at least some engineering practice alongside studying. During projects in the second and third semesters, you will be able to tackle interesting issues from your engineering work, creating a link between your studies and professional practice. Or you can contribute your own creative ideas to the department’s innovative research activities and develop engineering solutions for current challenges in civil engineering.

For more information on content and topics, please refer to the Department of Civil Engineering website.

• Further information

Our department has been actively involved in research and development for years. For this reason, we have close contacts with partners from the industry and thus we are able to offer you interesting field trips in Germany and abroad. We also give you the opportunity to become involved in academic projects and to pursue a doctorate after completing your degree. Labs from all areas of civil engineering are available for research and teaching purposes.

In addition, our department is characterised by the collaboration between its students and professors, based on respect. Fixed contacts and clear, straightforward information ensure a climate of mutual trust. The high quality of the specialist training and existing structures is also reflected in the very good ratings achieved in the CHE University Ranking in recent years.