Civil Engineering
Summary
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Subject group | Engineering Sciences |
| Standard program duration | 4 semesters |
| Admission requirements |
none
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| Start of studies |
Winter semester
Summer semester |
| Language | German |
| Enrollment requirements | |
| Further information | Website of Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
Overview
Students expand their skills in the dimensioning and constructive design of support structures. This includes material-specific analysis and computer-assisted modeling. The Master’s degree program empowers students to apply the skills acquired in an independent and reflective manner and to work autonomously and methodically, as they also demonstrate in their Master’s thesis.
Possible specializations are:
- Structural Engineering
- Numerical Mechanics
- Resource-efficient Construction
- Construction Management
The prospective civil engineers study alongside Architecture students within the “Dortmunder Modell Bauwesen”. This model is unique in Germany and embodies a teaching concept which aims – in addition to giving them a thorough grounding in their subject – to teach students how to work together in an interdisciplinary team with the other stakeholders involved. The projects, on which a group of both Architecture as well as Civil Engineering students work together, play a key role here. In this way, realistic planning tasks form the basis for later successful teamwork in practice.
Skills and knowledge
Prerequisite for the Master’s degree program in Civil Engineering is the successful completion of the six-semester B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University. The final cumulative grade must be 2.3 or higher. In the case of applicants with another degree and/or a lower grade, the University checks on the basis of the application documents to be submitted in addition to the enrollment forms whether the degree earned is equivalent to the degree required or whether the candidate exhibits the special potential required to complete the Master’s degree program successfully. As a rule, a degree is regarded as equivalent if the study and examination achievements essentially equate to those of the B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at TU Dortmund University in terms of content, scale and requirements.
Field of activity
Through successful completion of the Master’s degree program, graduates demonstrate that they are qualified for subsequent scientific work in the area of research and development and are capable of performing structural engineering tasks independently, e.g., as project managers in engineering offices, self-employed freelance structural engineers, for managerial tasks in the construction industry or management positions in project development and in higher public services.