The Master program in Civil Engineering prepares its graduates for well-positioned and effective roles in industry, government, and academia. Main program objectives are:
- Conferring advanced academic qualifications, in particular with a view to developing research capabilities in the different disciplines of civil engineering related sciences
- Conducting research that relates to any academic discipline at Faculty of Civil Engineering and to the application of scientific findings in the fields
- Considering ethics and community needs in all research activities
For specialization, students can choose among the majors of:
- General Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transportation Sciences Engineering
- Water Resources and Treatment Engineering.
The study programs Master of Science in Civil Engineering consists of 4 semesters. Students earn a total of 120 ECTS credit points according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.
Curriculum
First Major: Construction Management
1st Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Topics in Architectural Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Geotechnical & Foundation
Engineering | 5 |
CIG | Construction Contracts and Project
Administration | 5 |
CIW | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | 5 |
| Elective (1) | 5 |
| Elective (2) | 5 |
2nd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Advanced Numerical and Statistical Methods | 5 |
CIG | GIS for Civil Engineering Applications | 5 |
CIG | Construction Management III | 5 |
| Elective (3) | 5 |
| Elective (4) | 5 |
| Elective (5) | 5 |
3rd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Advanced Research Methods and Writing | 4 |
CIG | Special Topics in Construction Engineering | 4 |
CIG | Elective (6) | 4 |
CIG | Elective (7) | 4 |
CIG | Seminar | 8 |
Elective Courses
Students are required to select 5 courses from this list
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Performance and Cost | 5 |
CIS | New Construction Materials | 5 |
CIT | Road and Pavement Design | 5 |
CIT | Civil Aviation and Airport Planning and
Design | 5 |
CIG | Special Projects in Building Technology | 5 |
CIG | Environmental Impact Assessment | 5 |
CIG | Latest Developments and Technologies in
Civil Engineering | 5 |
CIG | Laboratory and Modelling Methods in Civil
Engineering | 5 |
CIG | Advanced Topics in Civil Engineering | 5 |
CIW | Solid Waste Management | 5 |
Semester 4
Master Thesis and Seminar | 6 months | ECTS 30 |
Second Major: Structural Engineering
1st Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Topics in Architectural Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Geotechnical & Foundation
Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Structural Dynamics | 5 |
CIS | Steel Structures Design III | 5 |
| Elective (1) | 5 |
| Elective (2) | 5 |
2nd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Numerical Methods and Advanced
Statistics | 5 |
CIG | GIS for Civil Engineering Applications | 5 |
CIS | Special Topics in Reinforced Concrete
Design | 5 |
| Elective (3) | 5 |
| Elective (4) | 5 |
| Elective (5) | 5 |
3rd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIS | Advanced Research Methods and Writing | 4 |
CIS | Special Topics in Reinforced Concrete Design | 4 |
CIS | Elective (6) | 4 |
CIS | Elective (7) | 4 |
CIS | Seminar | 8 |
Elective Courses
Students are required to select 5 courses from this list
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Construction Contracts and Project
Administration | 5 |
CIS | New Construction Materials | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Structural Mechanics | 5 |
CIS | Earthquake-Resistant Design | 5 |
CIG | Special Projects in Building Technology | 5 |
CIS | Finite Element Analysis | 5 |
CIS | Composite Structures and Masonry Design | 5 |
CIS | Repair and Strengthening of RC Structures | 5 |
CIS | Laboratory and Modelling Methods in
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Topics in Structural and
Geotechnical Engineering | 5 |
Semester 4
Master Thesis and Seminar | 6 months | ECTS 30 |
Third Major: Transportation Sciences Engineering
1st Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Topics in Architectural Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Geotechnical & Foundation
Engineering | 5 |
CIT | Civil Aviation and Airport Planning and
Design | 5 |
CIT | Advanced Topics in Railway Engineering | 5 |
| Elective (1) | 5 |
| Elective (2) | 5 |
2nd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Numerical Methods and Advanced
Statistics | 5 |
CIG | GIS for Civil Engineering Applications | 5 |
CIT | Public Transport Planning and Systems | 5 |
| Elective (3) | 5 |
| Elective (4) | 5 |
| Elective (5) | 5 |
3rd Semester MSc
Code | Nr | Course | ECTS |
CIT | 11xx | Advanced Research Methods and Writing | 4 |
CIT | 11xx | Public Transport Planning and Systems | 4 |
CIT | 11xx | Elective (6) | 4 |
CIT | 11xx | Elective (7) | 4 |
CIT | 11xx | Seminar | 8 |
Elective Courses
Students are required to select 5 courses from this list
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Special Projects in Building Technology | 5 |
CIT | Traffic Flow Theories | 5 |
CIT | Intelligent Transport Systems I | 5 |
CIT | Transport Demand Management | 5 |
CIT | Traffice Safety Auditing | 5 |
CIT | Intelligent Transport Systems II | 5 |
CIT | Advanced Topics in Transportation Demand
Modelling | 5 |
CIT | Innovation in Transportation Engineering | 5 |
CIT | Laboratory and Modelling Methods in
Highway and Transportation Engineering | 5 |
CIT | Advanced Topics in Highway and
Transportation Engineering | 5 |
Semester 4
Master Thesis and Seminar | 6 months | ECTS 30 |
Fourth Major: Water Resources and Treatment Engineering
1st Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Topics in Architectural Engineering | 5 |
CIS | Advanced Geotechnical & Foundation
Engineering | 5 |
CIW | Coastal and Harbor Engineering | 5 |
CIW | Advanced Water and Wastewater
Treatment | 5 |
| | Elective (1) | 5 |
| | Elective (2) | 5 |
2nd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Numerical Methods and Advanced
Statistics | 5 |
CIG | GIS for Civil Engineering Applications | 5 |
CIW | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 5 |
| | Elective (3) | 5 |
| | Elective (4) | 5 |
| | Elective (5) | 5 |
3rd Semester MSc
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIW | Advanced Research Methods and Writing | 4 |
CIW | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
CIW | Elective (6) | 4 |
CIW | Elective (7) | 4 |
CIW | Seminar | 8 |
Elective Courses
Students are required to select 5 courses from this list
Code | Course | ECTS |
CIG | Performance and Cost | 5 |
CIW | Water Desalination | 5 |
CIW | River Engineering | 5 |
CIW | Integrated Water Resources Management | 5 |
CIG | Special Projects in Building Technology | 5 |
CIW | Hydraulic Structure Design | 5 |
CIW | Solid Waste Management | 5 |
CIW | Water and Environmental Laws | 5 |
CIW | Laboratory and Modelling Methods in Water and Environmental Engineering | 5 |
CIW | Advanced Topics in Water and Environmental
Engineering | 5 |
Semester 4
Master Thesis and Seminar | 6 months | ECTS 30 |