Civil Engineering, B.Sc.
The bachelor's degree in civil engineering provides the technical and scientific foundations and knowledge that enable further academic qualifications in a master's degree and a first professional qualification for the processing of planning and execution tasks in general building construction.
Among other things, the mathematical-mechanical basics, the basics of structural planning, the supporting structures and the material-specific dimensioning in the so-called Dortmund model construction. Within this interdisciplinary training concept, especially in the context of project work, the later professional practice and collaboration between architects and civil engineers is practiced during your studies and teamwork and social skills are promoted.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €339.70 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
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 aim of the bachelor's degree is to impart basic knowledge for civil engineering and a basic understanding of engineering approaches and working methods. The application of basic knowledge is expanded through interdisciplinary projects in cooperation with the architects (Dortmund model construction) in order to promote the professional qualification for building practice.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The professional opportunities of civil engineers are broad: in addition to the classic planning work in engineering offices, graduates have a variety of fields of activity, e.g. as experts, in construction companies, in the construction industry, with project developers and in project management or in public administration. Due to the close integration with the architecture in the Dortmund model of construction, the civil engineering graduates are comprehensively and interdisciplinarily trained and thus prepared for the reality of the job market in a special way.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €339.70 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | In addition to the general university entrance qualification and a good general education, future civil engineers should bring interest and joy in the construction and calculation and in particular in a creative and holistic way of thinking. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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 15.07.2027 (274 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.