Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

Study Civil Engineering

As a civil engineer, you take on a high level of social responsibility designing buildings, cities and infrastructure. You lay the technical foundations for coexistence in civil society and the protection of our natural environment.

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Architect team working with blueprints for architectural plan
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Content

What is the Civil Engineering (B) degree programme about?

The focus of the Bachelor's in Civil Engineering is a practice-oriented academic education. Theoretical knowledge is put into practice during the degree through close cooperation with construction companies, planning engineering offices, building associations and authorities, giving our students a comprehensive insight into the industry. The involvement of practical partners in projects and final theses or in the course of dual studies rounds off this practice-oriented degree.

Labor für Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau
Foto: Florian Hammerich

Strengths of the degree programme

Flexible content

Design your studies individually. In the Bachelor's in Civil Engineering you can choose content according to your own interests and skills.

Attractive excursions

Thanks to our well-connected lecturers, we are able to offer attractive excursions on a regular basis.

Collegial exchange between students and lecturers.

In your course, students and lecturers are equals. We offer a collegial working atmosphere in which you can unfold your full potential.

Career opportunities

What career prospects do I have as a civil engineer?

Civil engineers are in high demand on the job market and have a wide range of prospects after graduating with a bachelor's degree: from going straight into working life, to a master's degree or a doctorate.

    • Engineering offices: Design, planning, construction and calculation of structures of all kinds in structural and civil engineering. This includes residential and office buildings, halls, bridges, stadiums as well as tunnel structures and dams or waste disposal sites.
    • Construction industry: Project planning and project management, construction management, construction work and logistics, surveying, site supervision, controlling.
    • Public sector: planning, project management, supervision, construction management, maintenance, repair.
    • Services: Permit management, construction financing, real estate industry, maintenance, administration and management of buildings, facilities and infrastructure.
    • Resources: quarries and gravel works, cement and lime production, masonry blocks, mortar and concrete, insulation materials, pipes, poles, wood, glass, metal and plastic products, construction machinery.

  • Expand your knowledge in the postgraduate Master's in Civil Engineering and specialise in "Building and Infrastructure Rehabilitation" or "Digital Building Methods"


  • In the Faculty of Civil Engineering, we offer our graduates the opportunity to complete a doctorate in cooperation with a university. This is indispensable for an academic career, but specialised experts are also in demand in industry or engineering offices.


Structure and modules

How is the degree programme structured?

The degree programme is designed as a full-time course lasting seven semesters, six theoretical and one practical semester. After the 5th semester, specialisations can be chosen to focus on specific areas of civil engineering.

  • Modules:

    • Basic Mechanics
    • Mathematics for Civil Engineering
    • Building physics - Construction Chemistry
    • Geological Engineering and Soil Mechanics
    • Introduction to Digital Modelling
    • IT for Civil Engineering 
    • Construction Materials
    • Building Construction
    • Building Design

    In addition to the above-mentioned modules, a first Mandatory General Studies Elective Module (so-called AW-Module) must be completed in the 1st semester. Students can choose from a wide range of courses according to their personal interests:

    • Foreign languages
    • International programmes
    • Orientational knowledge (including cultural studies, natural sciences, economics)
    • Social and methodological competence (soft skills)
    • Technology and engineering sciences

    More details and a catalogue of the AW-modules and additional courses are available through the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Cultural Studies.


  • Modules:

    • Surveying
    • Structural Analysis
    • Steel design, timber design, design of concrete and masonry structures
    • Geotechnics
    • Hydraulic Engineering
    • Road and Railway Design
    • Project Management, Sanitary Engineering, Sustainability in Construction, Construction Law, IT for Engineering

  • The practical semester comprises of an 18-week internship in a construction company or industrial company, with a construction service provider or building authority, or with an engineering or architect's office (full-time).


  • Here you may choose from four different specialisations or you may decide to study general civil engineering, shaping your studies according to your interests.


Specialisation

Which specialisations can I choose?

You may choose from four specialisations or the study of general civil engineering. If none of the four specialisations are selected, but rather the compulsory modules are combined freely, no specialisation is named on the degree certificate.

Construction

You may choose from compulsory modules in the areas of reinforced concrete design, steel design and finite element analysis.

Sustainable Infrastructure

Choose three compulsory modules from the areas of road construction, railway construction, sanitary engineering, hydraulic engineering, geotechnics, and the basics of traffic engineering and sustainable traffic planning.

Integrated construction project management

Here you may choose from compulsory modules in the areas of construction management, construction law and construction contract law.

Energy-efficient and sustainable construction

Choose three from: acoustics in civil engineering, sustainable maintenance of structures, energy advice for residential buildings, energy-efficient building concepts, resource efficient and circular construction and project work on sustainable structures.

No specialisation chosen

In addition to choosing a specialisation, you also have the option of freely combining the compulsory modules. No specialisation is included on the final certificate, however this has no effect on the quality or validity of the professional qualification.

Dual study programme

Engineering in practice - dual studies

You also have the option of studying the Bachelor's in Civil Engineering as part of a dual study programme.

Studies and organisational matters

So that everything runs smoothly

Where do the lectures and internships take place? What else do I need to know? You can find answers to these and other questions here.

  • Lectures are usually held on the main campus of the OTH Regensburg in the buildings of the Faculty of Civil Engineering.

    Buildings H and J
    Galgenbergstrasse 30
    93053 Regensburg

    When necessary, in the 3rd and 4th semesters some lectures take place at our second location, "Prüfeningerstrasse 58".


  • The Civil Engineering degree course (B.Eng.) was successfully re-accredited by the Internal Accreditation Commission on 19.02.2021, valid until 14.03.2027.


Faculty strengths

  • The size and high staffing level of the faculty offers you an extremely diverse and broad range of courses and study opportunities.


  • The Faculty of Civil Engineering is excellently equipped with modern laboratories and high-tech utensils. Here you can live out your passion for technology and try out new equipment.


  • Through long professional experience and research, the teaching staff in the Faculty of Civil Engineering is highly qualified and extremely motivated to teach the students new content. Due to our well-connected lecturers, it is possible to offer attractive excursions on a regular basis.


Application info

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. Complete the online application and upload all required application materials. This includes as a minimum your university entrance qualification. If further documents are necessary, they will be requested in the application portal.

3. Make sure you regularly check your status in the application portal. Here you can also see whether any documents are still missing. You can upload missing documents by the end of the deadline. If you upload the required documents, your status will change.

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

 

5. If all application documents have been received within the application deadline and are valid, you will then receive an offer of a place of study online via the portal as well as an additional e-mail notification from the Admissions and Organisation Office of the OTH Regensburg. Please note that it is no longer possible to apply after the application deadline. 

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

 

For winter semesters:

Application periods for first semesters: 1 May - 15 September

Application period for higher semesters: 1 May - 15 June.

For summer semesters:

Application period for first semesters: 15 November - 01 March

Application period for higher semesters: 15 November - 15 January

General Information:

During the pre-study placement, practical ideas and knowledge are to be conveyed, i.e. no auxiliary activities should be performed. It is to be completed full-time ( which is normal in companies/institutions).
If you are attending the FOS/BOS, please do not enclose any internship documents, proof of activities, etc. Your school leaving certificate is sufficient, as it states the field of study.

Confirmation of pre-study placement:

- Submit one complete confirmation and not several partial confirmations.
- The number of weeks must be included in all pre-study placement confirmations; i.e. not only the period of time.
- If the previous pre-study placement was not completed in Germany, a certificate in at least English is required.

You are welcome to use our ”Praktikumsbestätigung” (pre-study placement confirmation) form as an aid and submit it to the company/institution for signature.

Special information for this study programme:

The pre-study internship requirement does not apply if the FOS/BOS certificate with a subject major in technology is uploaded with the application for admission. In all other cases, the following information applies:

Due date of the pre-study placement certificate:

From the start of your studies until the beginning of the fourth semester at the latest (not the deadline for your application for admission). To be submitted by e-mail to the Examinations and Internships Office.

Duration:

12 weeks

Splitting up your pre-study internship:

The pre-study internship can be divided into three periods and three internships. The documents must be submitted once in full, not several times with partial confirmations.

Content:

Please also note the detailed information. Proof of practical construction or construction planning activities must be provided, e.g.: construction preparation, earthwork, masonry construction, timber construction and concrete construction.

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".

 

For their application at the OTH Regensburg, international applicants need

  • a university entrance qualification
  • an adequate knowledge of German

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE QUALIFICATION

For an application for a Bachelor’s degree programme at the OTH Regensburg (university of applied sciences) international certificates, transcripts of your educational records and diplomas must first be recognized by uni-assist. Please request a so-called “preliminary review documentation” (in German "Vorprüfungsdokumentation", abbr. VPD). The processing time is 4-6 weeks, often longer. The VPD must be submitted by the deadline (see ‘Deadlines’ / ‘Deadline for late submission of certificates’). The application for the VPD is not sufficient!

Exceptions are applications from the PR China and Vietnam. The recognition lies in the responsibility of the particular Academic Evaluation Center. However, if the APS certificate does not show a grade, a VPD is also required. Applicants from India need a certificate of the Academic Evaluation Center of India in order to request the VPD from uni-assist.

If you have already attended a preparatory college (Studienkolleg) and have passed the assessment examination (Feststellungsprüfung = FSP), you don't need a VPD from uni-assist any more. Please submit your FSP certificate together with your foreign school-leaving certificate as a university entrance qualification (HZB). If you have a VPD for the Studienkolleg or any other kind of recognition of our school-leaving certificate from abroad, please submit it as well.

If you have an IB Diploma, you do not need to apply for a VPD from uni-assist, just upload the diploma as your university entrance qualification. 

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.

For prospective students with a master craftsman's certificate

With a master craftsman's certificate or an equivalent equivalent qualification, you can apply without restriction and have no subject restrictions, as you have a general university entrance qualification. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Meister" (vocationally qualified master craftsman).

When applying, in addition to your complete certificate including grade point average, you must also submit documentary proof of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with documentary proof that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

 

For prospective students with a vocational qualification certificate

If you have completed vocational training, it is possible to apply for a place at university with a specific subject in mind. Your vocational training and the degree programme you wish to pursue must have a subject-related connection. In the application portal, you will be asked for your higher education entrance qualification. Please enter "Beruflich Qualifizierte Gesellen" (vocationally qualified journeymen).

Please upload the following documents with your application:

1. Certificate of completion of vocational training including grade point average

2. Certificate of completion from a vocational school

3. Proof of subsequent full-time employment of at least three years relevant to the vocational training.

4. Other documents specific to your chosen study programme can be found in the application portal.

5. Documentary record of an interview with the departmental advisor for course guidance. Please make an appointment as early as possible. The name and contact details can be found in the "contact" section of each degree programme. Your course guidance advisor will also provide you with confirmation that the interview took place. Documentary records of academic counselling from other universities in Bavaria are recognised for the same or similar degree programmes and must also be uploaded in the application portal.

For full admission, applicants are still required to complete a two-semester probationary period, i.e. admission is tentative and subject to certain conditions.

Attending a preparatory course (including mathematics) is particularly useful for taking up a technical or engineering degree programme. The OTH Regensburg offers suitable preparatory courses for those with vocational qualifications.

If you would like to study part-time - i.e. parallel to your job - rather than full-time, we recommend that you visit the pages of the Centre for Continuing Education and Knowledge Management (ZWW).

Admission and enrolment

If your application has the status “Gültig” ("valid"), you can already be assured that you will be offered a place in a study programme at the OTH Regensburg. (This does not apply to Bachelor degrees in Architecture and Industrial Design). You can download the corresponding “Zulassungsbescheid” (admission letter) in the application portal. You can accept your offer of admission immediately in the application portal and enrol online.

Enrolment generally takes place in August for the winter semester and in February for the summer semester.
If you have also applied for a degree programme with restricted admission, please wait with your current enrolment until the allocation of places in study programmes has been decided. However, to be on the safe side, you should enrol by the end of the deadline at the latest.
If you cannot be admitted due to missing documents, you will receive a letter of rejection.

Documents

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

  • “Antrag auf Immatrikulation” (Application for enrolment) along with other documents required, depending on the individual case. You will be able to download the application for enrolment after accepting the place of study online in the OTH Regensburg application portal.
  •     Signed “Einwilligungserklärung zum Datenschutz” (declaration of consent regarding data protection). You will receive this together with the application for enrolment.
  •     Copy of valid identity card/passport
  •     Digital notification of health insurance, see the following notes "I would like to enrol. What do I have to do?"

Semester fee

You will receive the transfer details for the semester fee with your application for enrolment.

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.