Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)

Study Civil Engineering

Our Master's in Civil Engineering focuses on the areas of building and infrastructure rehabilitation and digital building methods. You will become an expert in the preservation of existing structures and infrastructure and learn all the applications of digital methods.

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Content

What is the Master of Civil Engineering (B) about?

The postgraduate Master's programme in Civil Engineering is aimed at Bachelor's graduates as well as specialist engineers with initial professional experience. Expand your knowledge in the areas of building and infrastructure rehabilitation and digital building methods. Broaden your professional profile as a Master of Engineering and learn and apply the latest digital methods.

In addition, the Master's programme also teaches project management skills and negotiation and presentation techniques in order to promote the soft skills useful in professional life. Some courses are offered in English and foreign language learning is encouraged.

Graduates with the skills taught in the Master's programme in Civil Engineering are in high demand. In the German and international construction sectors, the focus of construction activity has shifted from new builds to the maintenance, repair and upgrading of existing structures and infrastructure. At the same time, the use of digital methods is becoming increasingly important in all areas of construction.

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Strengths of the degree programme

Practical relevance

The connection between theory and practice is very important to us, be it on excursions or through contact with professional practice. Assistant lecturers complement the teaching content by providing insight into its current practical applications.

Labor für Siedlungswasser- und Wassergütewirtschaft
Foto: Florian Hammerich

State-of-the-art laboratories

Master's students have the use of numerous laboratories, which can also be used for interdisciplinary projects and the Master's thesis. The laboratories are equipped with new equipment and software especially for the Master's programme:

  • CIP pools with 120 computer workstations, plotters and printers and generous opening hours. - Surveying: Integrated Surveying (reflectorless tacheometry and robotic tacheometry as well as satellite-based surveying GNSS), and introduction of terrestrial laser scanning.
  • A 5D laboratory utilising virtual and mixed reality is under construction
  • The Building Lab, opening in 2023: our own building with laboratories, computer workstations and shared spaces for the field of digital building methods
  • The faculty Maker Space, where students can gain experience with 3D printing.
Labor für Wasserbau - Wasserrinne
Foto: Florian Hammerich

Personal academic support, pleasant study atmosphere

Our dedicated lecturers take time for their students. Thanks to small study groups, we can react quickly to individual needs. The student body and the faculty work together closely to to support the students and maintain our high educational standards.

Career opportunities

High demand for graduates in all areas of construction

In the forseeable future, the construction industry promises excellent career prospects with planning offices, construction companies and in the public sector.

Structure and modules

How is the degree programme structured?

The Master's in Civil Engineering is designed as a full-time programme lasting three semesters.

Specialisation

Which specialisations can I choose?

Building and Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Digital Building Methods

Studies and organisational matters

So that everything runs smoothly

Where and when do lectures take place? Which legal regulations must be observed? Answers to these and other questions about the Master's in Civil Engineering programme can be found here.

Application info

This programme is taught in German and requires advanced German language proficiency (DSH2/C2). For more information about the admission requirements and application process, please switch to the German language version of this website. 

1. Please register in the OTH Regensburg application portal. It is not necessary to register with “Hochschulstart” for this degree programme.

2. The application process is entirely online. Please complete the online application and upload all required application documents.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. These documents must be submitted by the end of the deadline.

4. You will automatically receive email notifications via the application portal when your application status changes.

5. After your application has been processed, you will receive an e-mail with further information from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg as confirmation of receipt.

 

6.  If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline.

7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

For winter semesters:

Application period: 1 May – 15 June

For summer semesters:

Application period: 15 November – 15 January

1. Please register in the application portal of OTH Regensburg .

2. You can now select the programme you want to apply for. Please go through the steps of the application, read the information carefully and upload the required documents when prompted. If you are applying for a higher semester, the most important documents are your university entrance qualification (for details please also check the tab „International“), certificates of language proficiency, official transcripts of records showing the courses you already completed, as well as a completed and signed application for credit recognition. Additional documents will be pointed out in the application portal.

Important!
You should only apply for a higher semester if you have already completed at least one semester in a similar university degree in terms of academic level (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) and field of study. If you are currently enrolled in your first semester at university, you should not apply for a higher semester because you will most likely not receive your exam results before our application deadline (we do not accept any documents after the deadline).

To assess whether you have already completed creditable work, you should first read the study and examination regulations of the programme you wish to study, in particular which courses and modules are included in the curriculum. Further details of course content can be found in the programme’s module handbook. You can find these documents on the OTH Regensburg programme website. If you believe that you have already completed courses that are equivalent in terms of content and workload to courses from the programme’s curriculum at OTH Regensburg, you can make a proposal for recognition to the Admissions Board by listing these courses in the application for credit recognition. You also need to submit transcripts of records. Please combine these with course or module descriptions from your previous university. Instead of uploading the complete module handbooks, you should only upload the module descriptions of the courses you have completed. If the courses were taken at OTH Regensburg, module descriptions are not required. If you would be interested in studying the programme in the first semester as well, you should apply separately for the first semester (different deadlines or requirements may apply).

3. Please check the OTH Regensburg application portal regularly for updates on your status or missing documents. If necessary, you can upload any missing documents before the application deadline.

4. As soon as your application has been processed by the Admissions Office, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with additional information. Please note that receiving a confirmation e-mail does not imply that you will also receive admission.

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will receive an e-mail with further information after the examination committee has checked the documents. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

6. The examination committee decides on the crediting of academic achievements and whether a placement in a higher semester is possible. This placement is based on the creditable achievements and not on the semesters completed. Please note that there may also be admission restrictions in the admission procedure for higher semesters. 

7. So what comes next? You can find all the information you need in the section under "Admissions and enrolment".

 

DEGREE CERTIFICATES

To apply for this Master degree programme, please submit copies of your original foreign certificates, as well as translations into German or English. We require both the university entrance qualification (i.e. the higher secondary certificate or similar), as well as the complete Bachelor's certificate with all subjects, the final grade and the grading scale. Detailed information can be found in the admission requirements.

GERMAN LANGUAGE SKILLS

German language skills on level DSH 2 are required. You have to upload your German language certificate either when applying or when enrolling via the online portal.

If you are attending a preparatory German language course at the University of Regensburg, please upload your enrolment certificate with your application and submit your DSH certificate later.
If you are taking the DSH at the University of Regensburg in March or September, please upload your exam registration when you enrol.

These certificates are accepted as an alternative to the DSH 2 certificate:

  • TestDaF: TDN 4 in all sections of the exam
  • Studienkolleg: Feststellungsprüfung „Deutsch“
  • DSD: Level II with C1 in all sections of the exam
  • Goethe: C2
  • telc: telc Deutsch C2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule
  • ÖSD: C2
  • UNIcert® Deutsch III

Please read all texts and, if available, linked documents directly under Application Info!

If you need a visa to study in Germany, you should look into the visa procedure and (if necessary) register on the waitlist as soon as possible. Depending on your country, receiving a visa appointment can take a long time. On the other hand, our admission letters are only valid for one semester and admission cannot be deferred.

You can find more information for prospective international students (e.g. details about the recognition of certificates and visas) on the web pages of the International Office.

Admission and enrolment

After the Master Commission has checked your documents, you will receive an admission or rejection notice by e-mail.
If you receive admission, you can immediately accept the place of study online in the application portal and upload the enrolment documents.
Enrolment generally takes place in August for a winter semester or in February for a summer semester.
 

Important information for online enrolment

Semester fee

The application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") will include information about the current semester fee and the transfer details.

Documents

The following documents must normally be uploaded for online enrolment at the university:

  • Signed application for enrolment ("Antrag auf Immatrikulation") along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will receive this by e-mail.
  • Signed(declaration of consent regarding data protection (“Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz”). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
  • Copy of valid identity card/passport
  • Digital notification of health insurance (M10), see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"

I want to enrol as a student and have to provide proof of health insurance. What do I need to do?

  • If you have chosen public / statutory insurance, please contact your health insurance company and inform them that you are planning to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. Your health insurance company will then send us a digital notification known as M10. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in PDF or paper form. Our institution number is H0000048 (please provide this to your insurance company if necessary).

    If you have questions about public vs. private insurance, please check the website of the DAAD.


  • If the insurance from your home country is not accepted in Germany and you are over 30 years old, you may have chosen a private health insurance for Germany. In this case, please contact any public health insurance company in Germany with your insurance documents. Please inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg and remain privately insured. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification of your exemption from public insurance. Please note that we cannot accept an insurance membership certificate from your private health insurance instead of the exemption. Our institution number is H0000048.

    If you have questions about public vs. private insurance, please check the website of the DAAD.


  • If you are already insured in another EU country, your insurance may be accepted in Germany. If that is the case, you need to apply from exemption from compulsory public insurance. To do that, please contact any public health insurance company in Germany, send them your insurance documents and inform them that you would like to enrol at Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg. The health insurance company will then send us a digital notification of exemption. Please note that we cannot accept any insurance membership certificates in paper form. Our institution number is H0000048.

    If you are coming from a non-EU country and/or are over 30 years old, you need to take on public or private health insurance which is valid in Germany. The website of the DAAD should help you better understand your options and choose the type of insurance which is best for you. After you have chosen your insurance, please ask your insurance company to send us a digital confirmation message of your insurance, or (if you have chosen private insurance) apply for exemption as instructed above.