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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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.

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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.

Conceptual visualization of the BIM model utilities of the building
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Research opportunities

Planning an academic career? Our faculty is extremely well-connected, be it in the OTH's research clusters or through the "Integral Construction" doctoral programme in cooperation with the universities of Munich and Nuremberg. Our students receive a sound academic education as well as the opportunity to pursue a cooperative doctorate following their studies.

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.