Civil Engineering, B.Sc.
Civil engineers build residential buildings, industrial buildings or trade fair and sports centers. They plan water and wastewater systems that, for example, provide us with modern living comfort. Tunnels and bridges they create overcome natural boundaries. Transport systems connect districts, regions and entire continents. Studying civil engineering is as varied as these areas of responsibility.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.09 |
| 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
In the first three semesters you will learn the basics. Sometimes that also means: persevere! The basic training in “Higher Mathematics” or “Technical Mechanics” is intensive and a challenge for many students. To prepare for this demanding course content, you can use the offerings of the MINT college.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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With a bachelor's degree, you are qualified to work and can work, for example, at construction companies, engineering offices or public institutions such as municipal utilities and civil engineering authorities. There you build training and company buildings, bridges, road networks or airports or manage projects for the supply of drinking water and disposal of dirty water.
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Civil engineers build and construct structures, e.g.
- Schools, residential complexes, company buildings
- Tunnels, bridges, dams
- Subway lines, road networks, airports
- and much more.
Each building must be planned and implemented individually. To do this, civil engineers create, for example, static calculations and construction plans. To ensure that each individual structure meets the respective requirements, there is a lot to take into account: What loads (applied pressure) are there? Which materials should be used and how do they behave? How is fire protection guaranteed? What signs of wear and aging can be expected? Every construction project brings with it new challenges for which new and creative solutions must be found.
Civil engineers work at:
- Construction company
- Engineering or appraisal offices
- Companies for prefabricated parts and building materials
- State authorities & Offices (e.g. civil engineering authorities, municipal utilities, regional councils, ministries)
- Transportation companies (e.g. Deutsche Bahn AG, airports)
- Real estate development or management companies
- Manufacturers of specialist software
- Research institutions (universities, Fraunhofer Institutes, Max Planck Society)
In the private sector, you can advance to team, project or construction management – or even to management or the board. In the public service, you can work your way up to department management, department management or construction mayor. The path to science with research and teaching is also open to them. Anyone who would like to work in other countries also has the best conditions. Many companies are looking for engineers who want to work abroad.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €184 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Interest and talent for mathematics and physics are essential requirements for your studies. |
|---|---|
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.09 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.09Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.09.2027 (336 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.