Sustainable Structures, M.Eng.
Study with a focus on future developments in the building sector. The Master's degree course Sustainable Structures conveys students knowledge and skills with which they are able to encounter future building tasks considering the changing social, ecological and economic framework conditions.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Part-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €361.07 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 four-semester course (standard period of study) concludes with the internationally recognized Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree. The study program comprises a total of 120 ECTS; the qualification qualifies for higher service and for a doctorate.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The Master's degree course Sustainable Structures qualifies graduates for manifold tasks in civil engineering. The areas of activities of the graduates include the entire spectrum of building and planning.
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Fields of employment allow:
- Engineering, architecture and planning offices,
- construction companies,
- technical administrations of the federal government, federal states and municipalities,
- service companies in the field of facility management
- and organizations of technical development aid.
During the studies competencies and skills
- for autonomous planning and implementation of complex building projects,
- for the development and implementation of sustainable future concepts,
- for company and employee leadership,
- for an integral planning understanding
- and for the collaboration in interdisciplinary teams is acquired.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €361.07 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Only those who have passed the bachelor's examination in a bachelor’s degree in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, spatial data management (previously: geoinformation and municipal engineering) or other construction-related degree programs with a standard period of at least six semesters with at least 180 ECTS points can be admitted to the master’s degree (Credits) and, subject to the provision in sentence 2, has passed an overall grade of at least 2.3. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 15.01uni-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 15.01.2027 (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.