Civil Engineering, B.Sc.
The university bachelor's degree in civil engineering is completed after 6 semesters of regular study time with the degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). In the first four semesters, you will be taught scientific and technical skills and methods of the field (basic study), on the basis of which you will study one of the two majors in structural engineering or building materials and renovation in the fifth and sixth semesters. No matter which specialization you choose, they all impart knowledge and skills with which you can plan and design, construct and organize in your professional life in order to help shape our structural environment. You will acquire a first academic professional qualification and can further expand on the specializations in the corresponding master's program!
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 | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €195.27 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 bachelor’s degree Civil Engineering lasts six semesters, i.e. three years. During this time, you will go through several modules, each of which conclude with a examination performance (exam, project work, homework, etc.) You will be credited with credit points per completed module. In total, you need to 180 credit points to earn a Bachelor of Science.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Job description and areas of application
Modern construction is characterized by a wide range of tasks and subject areas. The aim of our university course is to provide civil engineers with a solid basic knowledge as well as ready-to-use skills and abilities in order to prepare them for the current and future challenges in the planning and maintenance of buildings and structural systems.
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Graduates can find jobs in the following private and public companies and institutions:
- Planning offices for civil engineering, and bridge construction
- Regional, national or international construction companies
- Company of mechanical and plant engineering
- Company of building renovation and building maintenance
- Planning offices for environmental technology
- Energy and water management companies as well as supply and disposal companies
- Recycling and environmental protection company
- Offices for building materials testing, approval and quality assurance in construction
- Expert offices for damage diagnosis and cause research
- Software development company
- Universities, colleges and technical colleges
- Non-university research institutions
- Housing industry companies
- State and municipal administrations
- Aid agencies
The specialization in structural engineering prepares you for the responsible design-related planning and erection of building structures. This includes e.g. the structural design and the technical conception, the static modeling and calculation, the dimensioning and constructive design of building structures as well as the planning, management and supervision of the construction.
The specialization in building materials and renovation is based on the disciplines of physics, chemistry, mineralogy, crystallography and engineering and prepares you for an activity in the design, manufacture, characterization, processing, application and utilization of modern construction and Materials.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Thuringia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €195.27 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09 |
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.
- 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 30.09Send 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.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 30.09.2027 (351 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.