Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering includes planning, calculating, constructing and overseeing engineered structures both above and below the ground. The Bachelor’s degree course leads to a primary degree conferring a professional qualification as a Civil Engineer, which entitles the holder to take on leadership positions in the construction industry and building trade and to gain further academic qualifications.

The course of studies builds sound expertise in the areas of specific relevance to construction professions as well as the ability to work independently in accordance with scientific methods.

• Contents of semesters 1 and 2: Structural design, mathematics, structural physics, building material studies – chemistry of building, statics, construction informatics – descriptive geometry, surveying, construction business – construction industry, engineering geology and hydromechanics

• Contents of semesters 3 to 7: Statics, geotechnics, steel structures, reinforced concrete structures, building renovation, wood structures, construction informatics – FEM, construction business – construction industry, hydraulic engineering and water management, pre-stressed concrete structures, traffic engineering, building services engineering, project studies in construction management or constructive engineering, English, free-choice subjects from the fields of building restoration, construction business, and project management in traffic, geotechnical and foundation engineering.

The course includes a 20-week internship in the fifth semester.