Bauingenieurwesen B. Sc. (auch dual)

Overview

Degree	Bachelor of Science
Start of study	Wintersemester
Application period Wintersemester	01 June until 15 July
Standard period of study	7 semesters
Credits	210
Accredited	Ja
Admission restricted	Yes
Admission requirements	Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Fachhochschulreife oder fachgebundene Hochschulreife Handwerkliches Vorpraktikum von 13 Wochen in einem baubezogenen Berufsfeld, nachweisbar bis zum dritten Fachsemester Für die duale Variante: Studienvertrag (keinen Ausbildungsvertrag) mit einem Praxispartner Weitere Informationen zu den Zulassungsvoraussetzungen
Language of instruction	German and English
Faculty/institution	Fakultät Architektur, Bau und Umwelt
Integrated stay abroad	No
Study format	duales Studium optional

Das Bauingenieurwesen ist für unsere Gesellschaft von grundlegender Bedeutung. Um einen hohen Lebensstandard zu gewährleisten, sind eine gut funktionierende Infrastruktur und hohe Standards im Bauwesen entscheidend.

Als Bauingenieur:in sind Sie für die Planung, Konstruktion und Überwachung von Bauwerken wie Gebäuden, Brücken, Straßen, Tunnel und anderen Infrastrukturprojekten verantwortlich. Dabei arbeiten Sie eng mit Architekten, Objektplanern, Bauarbeitern und weiteren Fachleuten zusammen.

Unser Bachelorstudium Bauingenieurwesen vermittelt Ihnen die grundlegenden Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten, um komplexe Bau- und Infrastrukturprojekte zu planen, zu entwerfen und umzusetzen.

Dazu gehören unter anderem mathematische und technische Grundlagen, Baukonstruktion, Tragwerkslehre, Bauwerkserhaltung und Baurecht sowie Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte. Praxisnahe Projekte, Exkursionen und Praktika bereiten Sie optimal auf Ihre zukünftige Tätigkeit vor.

One degree program - two variants

You can study the Bachelor's degree programme in Civil Engineering in the classic version, i.e. entirely at the university, or as a dual study programme.

The dual study programme is extended by additional practical periods with an employer, your practice partner. You complete the same degree programme as traditional students, but gain in-depth practical knowledge and are already familiarised with your future job during your studies.

The traditional course of study takes place entirely at the university, where you learn in seminars and in the laboratory. You will get to know construction practice through exercises, projects, excursions and the final internship.

In the first three semesters, you will acquire basic mathematical, scientific and technical knowledge and be prepared for engineering applications.

From the fourth semester onwards, you will gain a broad overview of all the key specialist areas of civil engineering. You can choose one of the two specializations “Structural Engineering” and “Infrastructure” or study without a specialization and design your studies with elective modules according to your personal taste.

With the final Bachelor's thesis, you will demonstrate that you can solve challenging theoretical and application-related problems as well as practical tasks.
The dual study program is integrated into the traditional study program, i.e. traditional and dual students study together at the university. However, dual students have a second place of learning in addition to the university: an employer, i.e. a company or other organization, where they acquire in-depth practical professional knowledge in the so-called theory-practice transfer projects and in a total of six practical phases between semesters. What are the benefits?

Plus in practical experience: You have an employer, your practice partner, at your side right from the start, where you can gain qualified practical experience during your studies and prepare yourself step by step for your future job.

Financial support: Your practice partner will also pay you a salary during the theoretical phase at the university so that you can cover your living costs and concentrate fully on your studies.

No need to search: You don't need to look for a part-time job, an internship, a partner for your practical Bachelor's thesis or a job after your studies. You already have everything - with your practice partner.

To the practice partners

Information for employers

Perspectives

A market of opportunities awaits you: Civil engineering is a very wide-ranging and multi-faceted course. After graduating, all doors are open to you in the construction industry!

For example, you can work in the fields of structural and civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, environment, transportation or network infrastructure and take on the following tasks:

Design, planning and construction of buildings
Site management and project management for construction projects
Construction supervision and quality control during the construction phase
Construction supervision and compliance with building regulations and guidelines
Advising clients and contractors on construction-related issues
As construction projects are realized worldwide, an international career is also possible.

You can also work in research and teaching at universities or research institutes - or become self-employed and set up your own engineering firm.

With our Master's degree in Civil Engineering - Sustainable Planning and Building, you can further improve your career prospects and advance to management positions.

Additional information

Large elective area: If you do not choose a specialization, you have a total of 8 modules (5 compulsory specialization modules and 3 compulsory elective modules) at your disposal, which you can use to design your course of study according to your individual interests.
Free modules: For even more freedom of choice, you can even choose 2 of the 3 compulsory elective modules from the free modules offered by HSB or at our international partner universities (subject to program approval).
Topicality guaranteed: If necessary, the range of compulsory elective modules is adapted to the changing conditions in the construction industry.
Further information: The exact descriptions of the compulsory elective modules can be found below in the module handbook 2024.
If you are not fresh out of school with an advanced mathematics course, you can acquire or refresh the essential basics for the mathematics modules of the degree course with our engineering mathematics preparatory course. This is generally recommended for everyone, but especially for those who graduated from school a long time ago or who do not have an advanced mathematics course.

The course takes place annually for first-semester students on the Bachelor's degree courses in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering in the week before the start of lectures.

Preparatory course in engineering mathematics

Practical orientation

Our Bachelor's degree course in Civil Engineering is characterized by a high degree of practical relevance. This enables you to apply your theoretical knowledge in real-life situations and develop a better understanding of the practical challenges and requirements of civil engineering.

Thanks to our large network of cooperation partners from the construction industry, urban planning and environmental engineering, the course has a close connection to practice and can incorporate current topics directly into the course.

In addition to the theory modules, a project module is offered each semester in which you work independently in small groups on practical professional problems during the semester. The project modules introduce you to the professional field of civil engineering and teach you techniques of scientific work, project management and experience with group dynamic processes.

Dual students complete the project module (here: theory-practice transfer project) from the 2nd semester with their practice partner. The exchange about the project and the presentation of the project results takes place together with all students in the semester group.
In the seventh and final semester, you will complete a twelve-week internship in which you will work in construction companies, engineering offices, building authorities, laboratories or institutes. This enables you to apply the knowledge you have acquired directly to engineering tasks and immerse yourself more deeply in the professional field.
In our laboratories, you will apply the methods of civil engineering. Here you can tinker, measure, analyze and experiment - and sometimes make a mistake. In this way, you will develop a sense of what is possible and acquire the necessary skills that are essential for your job as a civil engineer.

BIM/GIS laboratory

Laboratory for geotechnics

Laboratory for experimental statics

Laboratory for structural engineering

Laboratory for Building Materials Technology

Laboratory for Traffic and Road Construction (LaVeS)

Laboratory for Hydraulic Engineering

Laboratory for Environmental and Biotechnology

Laboratory for Circular Economy
Our Bachelor's degree course in Civil Engineering is taught on site, which means that you study at Bremen University of Applied Sciences. You will meet many different people with whom you will learn together, discuss and work on joint solutions, but also have difficult conversations and arguments. As a result, you will develop the social skills you will need in your future job as a civil engineer in order to implement complex construction projects as a team player together with other participants.

Practice partner

You can apply for the dual study program with our practice partners. The dual study course option is only just being set up and the list of practice partners will be gradually expanded. You are also welcome to “bring along” a company with which you would like to do a dual study program.

Information on current vacancies and entry opportunities:

https://www.umtec-partner.de/karriere-page

Inquiries to: bewerbungen@umtec-partner.de

Internationality

As a civil engineer, you can also work abroad, for example if you work for a globally active company or an international construction company or take on projects abroad as a self-employed person.

Specialist English in selected courses: English-language courses are interwoven into certain modules to familiarize you with the technical language. In the fifth semester, modules are held in English if required.

Voluntary semester abroad: You can integrate a voluntary semester abroad into the Bachelor's degree course in Civil Engineering. The Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering maintains relationships with numerous universities abroad. The central International Office and the Decentralized International Office (DIO) of the faculty will advise you on the organization and financing of your stay abroad.

All partner universities of Bremen University of Applied Sciences

Application

Inform

Check the application deadlines and admission requirements for your desired degree program.

The following also applies to the dual option: Ask our practice partners or other employers whether they are currently offering a dual study place at HSB.

The contact persons listed below will answer any questions you may have about the degree program. If you have any further questions about your decision to study at HSB, our Central Student Advisory Service can help you.
Apply

The following applies to the dual study program: You first apply for a dual study place with a practice partner. Only once you have concluded a study contract with them can you register for the dual study program in the HSB application portal.

The following applies to the classic study program: You apply directly to HSB.
Accept a study place

Have you been admitted by the HSB? Congratulations! Now accept your place and enrol.
- Accepting a place and enrolling online
Welcome to the HSB!

Let's get started: Your studies begin in October! During the orientation week, all first-semester students receive the information they need to start their studies.

The dual study program often starts as early as August or September. The time before the start of your studies is used to get to know your practice partner and to introduce you to the company.

Specific admission requirements

For admission to the Bachelor's degree program in Civil Engineering, you need a pre-study work placement

for a period of 13 weeks

which includes manual, craft activities

either completely in the main construction trade (only activities under paragraph 2 plus activities in steel construction) or in the main construction trade (7 weeks) and in a construction-related occupational field (6 weeks)

includes. The internship should take place before the start of the course and should be as consecutive as possible. Proof must be submitted to the Enrolment Office upon enrolment and by October 1st of the following year (start of the 3rd semester) at the latest.

Not recognized is an internship in an engineering office (planning activities).

Fully recognized will be a completed vocational training in the main construction industry and the six-month internship in year 11 of the technical secondary school if it was completed in the main construction industry.

Further information on the pre-study internship
If you would like to apply for the dual degree programme, you will need a study contract with a practice partner who is registered with Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences. The study contract must be submitted with your application.

Please note: No training is integrated into the dual study program in Civil Engineering. Therefore, no training contract will be accepted.

You need a study contract that regulates the relationship between you and your employer during the dual study program. Our dual variant is “dual-practice-integrated”. This means that theory and practice are closely interlinked.

Head of study program

Do you have detailed questions about the Bachelor's degree program in Civil Engineering, e.g. about the modules, the required previous math knowledge, the elective options or the workload? Then please contact our head of degree program by e-mail at: studiengang-bau@hs-bremen.de

Contact persons for dual studies

Would you like to study the dual study program and need more information, e.g. on the procedure, the differences to the classic study program and our practice partners? Or would you as a company like to offer the dual study program and become our practice partner? Get in touch with us!

You are not yet sure whether and what you would like to study? Or do you need support to cope with your studies, e.g. because you have family care responsibilities, have to work part-time or have learning difficulties?

Our Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) is your first point of contact for all questions relating to your studies!

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Bauingenieurwesen B. Sc. (auch dual)

Overview

One degree program - two variants

Perspectives