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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What is the Master of Civil Engineering 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.
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
Specialise in Building and Infrastructure Rehabilitation
You may choose 20 credits from a comprehensive catalogue of compulsory and general elective modules for each specialisation. The following modules exist for Building and Infrastructure Rehabilitation:
- Earthquake-Resistant Design
- Selected Works in Structural Design
- Retrofitting for Existing Structures (glass, cables)
- Bridges: Maintenance and Retrofit
- Steel Composite Structures
- Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Building Physics
- Measurements and Diagnosis
- Special Materials and Methods for Repair Work
- Heritage Production and Engineering
- Fire Safety
- Advanced Concrete Technology (E-certificate)
- Dismantlement and Brownfield Restoration
- Maintenance and Repair of Earthworks
- Applied Structural and Soil Dynamics
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Maintenance and Retrofitting
- Road Maintenance and Road Expansion
- Law for Existing Structures
Germany has high-quality building stock and highly-developed infrastructure, which require preservation, as well as buildings of great historical and cultural value. This results in liveable cities and contributes significantly to tourism. As a country at the centre of Europe, both we and our neighbours need well-functioning infrastructure in the form of roads, railways and waterways.
All of this must be maintained, upgraded and its environmental impact improved. Existing structures often no longer comply with current standards. Materials were used that are no longer common today. Those who plan and build "in existing structures" will therefore have to approach problem solving creatively and with a great deal of willingness to make decisions. An interest in the technical, cultural and historical background, in building materials and the often unusual constructions is a prerequisite.
Our Master's programme is aimed particularly at those engineers who are not afraid of these requirements, but rather feel drawn to them. An exciting and challenging field of work is then open to them.
An exciting and challenging field of work is then open to them. In this specialisation, you can choose 20 credits from numerous compulsory and general elective modules and thus expand your knowledge according to your personal preferences.
Building and Infrastructure Rehabilitation" is a comprehensive and complex field of work. It differs from new construction in several essential characteristics.
Building while a structure remains in operation requires flexible and economical methods of construction management and a sound knowledge of construction law and project management. Tricky structural constellations during retrofitting or dismantlement present those involved with particular challenges. Special expertise is expected in structural planning, building physics, construction materials and the repair of structural damage. Upgrading transport infrastructure or supply and disposal systems requires knowledge of new construction methods and techniques. All this can no longer be covered by knowledge of basic principles or "ready-made solutions". Instruction is carried out using a methodical and analytical approach, special expertise in on-site surveys, measurements, self-generated diagnoses and assessments.
Graduates acquire methodological and analytical skills that enable them to define the scope of a task, to critically question and weigh up potential solutions and to implement them successfully.
Specialise in Digital Building Methods
Foto: immimagery - stock.adobe.com You may choose 20 credits from a comprehensive catalogue of compulsory and general elective modules for each specialisation. Modules for Digital Building Methods are offered in the following areas:
- Digital design and planning
- Digital construction and operation
- Digital construction production
Foto: AUUSanAKUL+ - stock.adobe.com Die Chancen und Möglichkeiten der digitalen Bauplanung und Bauausführung der Zukunft sind nicht von der Hand zu weisen. Architektinnen und Architekten, Ingenieurinnen und Ingenieure, Bauherrinnen und Bauherren, Bauunternehmerinnen und Bauunternehmer und Handwerkerinnen und Handwerker arbeiten Hand in Hand an und über ein gemeinsames sowie prozessintegriertes 3D-Bauwerksinformationsmodell.
Hierzu bildet die Methode des Building Information Modelling (kurz BIM) eine der zukunftsweisenden Säulen zur effizienten Steigerung der Produktivität in der Baubranche. BIM bildet aber nicht nur die Basis zur Digitalisierung des Bausektors, sondern stellt auch die Weiche zur Industrialisierung des Baugewerbes hin zu Bauen 4.0 dar. Diese Vision des zukünftigen Bauens ist und soll von der neuen Generation der Bauingenieurinnen/e und Architektinnen/en mitgestaltet und letztendlich in die Praxis adaptiert werden.
Foto: metamorworks - stock.adobe.com However, implementing this modern way of working requires well-trained engineers, leading the OTH Regensburg to introduce "Digital Building Methods" as a new specialisation in the Master's curriculum of the Faculty of Civil Engineering. The aim is to equip future engineers with the necessary skills to achieve the systematic coordination, integration and digitalisation of the processes involved in a construction project.
The basic requirements include an in-depth knowledge of the use of digital tools and foundational knowledge of a variety of processes involved in the planning, execution and operation of construction projects. It also requires excellent communication between the various individuals and organisations involved in the project.