Civil Engineering, M.Sc.
The master's degree in civil engineering offers in-depth, research-oriented training for all typical professional fields in civil engineering. The central component of the training lies in the engineering application of the qualifications acquired in the bachelor's degree, supplemented by in-depth and expanded knowledge and methods in at least two of the five major subjects "Structural Engineering", "Water and Environment", "Mobility and Infrastructure", "Technology and Management in construction ”and” geotechnical engineering ”.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €184 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The profile of the master's degree in civil engineering corresponds to training to become a generalist in several specialist areas. The student selects two of the following five areas of focus for the specialization course:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
In line with their broad field of activity, civil engineers are in great demand as specialists with excellent career prospects.With a master’s degree, they can be found in managerial positions in the following sectors - depending on the master’s focus: civil engineering, in engineering offices, public administration, consulting firms, railways, post offices, insurance companies , Energy industry, software companies and a few others. A civil engineer designs, plans, calculates, builds, manages, above all, residential, commercial, administrative and industrial buildings, traffic routes (roads, bridges, tunnels, airfields, hydraulic structures (locks, dams, dams, etc.), power plants, systems for the Environmental protection (irrigation and drainage systems, sewage treatment plants, waste incineration plants), buildings for disaster control and much more. The master’s degree also lays the foundations for a subsequent doctorate.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €184 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Requirements for access to the master’s degree are: an above-average bachelor's degree from a university or at least an equivalent degree from a university of applied sciences or vocational academy or dual university, whereby the course must be completed with a minimum of 180 ECTS points, alternatively with at least three years of regular study time in civil engineering necessary minimum knowledge and minimum performance imparted by the bachelor's degree in the following areas: Statics and mechanics to the extent of at least 28 LP Mathematics with at least 20 CP Building materials and constructions with a volume of at least 18 LP as well as additional minimum knowledge and minimum performance from three of the following areas: Structural engineering with at least 10 LP Water and environment for at least 10 LP Mobility and infrastructure to the extent of at least 10 CP Technology and management in construction operations to the extent of at least 10 LP Geotechnical engineering worth at least 10 LP In the case of missing minimum skills, admission can be granted on the condition that the applicant successfully completes the missing minimum knowledge and minimum skills by the end of the 1st semester of the master’s course. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.01Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.