Civil Engineering / Bauingenieurwesen – (B.Eng.)

Programme Goal

The full-time Bachelor programme in Civil Engineering offers students the ability to acquire fundamental subject knowledge and skills to be able to plan, design, assess, construct, maintain and manage functional building structures under social, ecological and economical considerations and within a team environment. Students acquire these skills within six semesters full time.

Programme Profile

The Bachelor degree offers a professional level qualification in three years. The programme is predominantly project oriented and students have the opportunity to apply curriculum contents and methods taught in this programme directly to concrete examples by way of an internship at a construction company, an engineering office or an administrative body. The modular structure of the programme is designed to aid in students’ mobility.

Fields of Employment

Career opportunities for civil engineers are diverse. They may include professional roles with private sector employers or public offices, self-employment in planning or project management as well as independent consultancy or executive entrepreneurial roles.
Presently, there are more than 100,000 civil engineers employed in construction, building or civil engineering. These roles comprise employment in engineering and planning offices, technical administration offices, service providers for building, transport and water management, as well as organisations engaged in technical development aid. Based on an anticipated shift in demographics, it is expected that the demand for well-educated personnel in this field will continue to grown in the middle and long term.