The central goal is to teach and develop expertise, abilities and competencies for a holistic approach to cross-sectional challenges in planning and construction projects. Since the project parameters are characterized by increasing productivity pressure due to dynamics and complexity, there is a need for a stronger focus on construction processes and on fundamentally different approaches, instruments, management tools, methods and behavior in construction projects. With a view to sustainability, building technology is assuming an increasingly more dominant role in the planning and implementation processes. Building technology makes considerable contributions to the functionality of buildings; the investment and operating costs account for an ever increasing share.

Important concentrations are:

1. Strategic leadership and operative management: Bringing to bear the overarching corporate strategies and goals at the operative project level requires not only the ability to lead but also to manage.
2. Product and production perspective: There has to be insight into the construction product (What is being built, what it the goal?) and into the building (How are we going to reach our goal?).
3. Building technology, energy and sustainability: Efficient building technology system solutions ensure the energy-efficient and sustainable operation of buildings. The technical building equipment is becoming more and more important in the planning, construction and operation for the overall success.
4. Problem solving capabilities: Competence in construction projects requires professional expertise, methods competence and personal skills, the effectiveness of which is supported by suitable instruments and tools.
5. Areas for action and process orientation in construction: construction projects have to be organized in such a way that not only a synergetic optimization of product and process quality results, but also of time and money resources. In order for this to happen, there has to be control of overlapping processes like risk management, quality management and controlling.
   
   Future job profiles for graduates of this concentration include project managers, construction supervisors, project managers for private and public customers in construction groups and mid-size construction companies initially at the project level and later as managers at the board level in project management offices.

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The concentration is geared to the academic training and development of young graduates from the Bachelor’s program with a view to preparing them for an academic career. Building material engineers learn about important materials and basic principles so they can start to work on scientific research thereby reducing the time they need to complete their Ph.D. As a result of the concentration’s heavy emphasis on mathematic/physics, on the one hand, graduates of the Master’s program are ideally suited for a number of academic positions within civil engineering departments and institutes, and, on the other hand, also for those faculties that focus on the materials science. Thanks to their broad training in the Bachelor’s program and in-depth advanced training in the Master’s program, graduates of this program with a concentration in building materials are interesting candidates for those companies that manufacture building materials and for the processing industry in the area of technology (production, R&D).

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Graduates of the Master’s program in civil engineering with a structural building engineering concentration work with buildings and focus especially on balloon frame constructions, industrial buildings and building in existing buildings.
As a result of in-depth training in subjects from the core area of structural engineering (structural analysis, concrete construction, steel construction, wood construction), which are complemented by specialized subjects from prefabricated construction and façade construction, the structural building engineering program teaches a basic understanding not only of the carrying behavior, design and measurement of structural systems, but also of the selection of the right building materials from technical and economic standpoints. The expertise required concerning design and operation of the necessary building technology for buildings is taught in the subjects building technology and construction management. Qualifying the students to use analytical processes to solve engineering tasks is the emphasis of the program so that engineers in structural building engineering are not only able to tackle and solve demanding issues that arise during the planning, execution and maintenance of buildings, but also to pursue more academic studies like a doctorate.

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In the civil engineering Master’s program with the structural engineering concentration, expertise and basic knowledge taught in the Bachelor’s program on carrying behavior, design, measuring of structural systems and selection of the right building material from technical and economic standpoints will be deepened and considerably expanded.

The goal of this degree program is to qualify students to use analytical processes to solve engineering tasks and to independently apply scientific findings and methods in the structural engineering field.

Students will learn to tackle and solve demanding issues that arise during the planning, execution and maintenance of engineering structures. The program provides intensive preparation for work in the areas of design, calculation, construction, building and research & development.

This goal is achieved by in-depth training: For the most part, the program focuses on subjects from the core area of structural engineering (structural analysis, concrete construction, steel construction) which are expanded upon in a number of specialized subjects (building materials, structural mechanics and structural dynamics) and complemented by subjects in related disciplines like geotechnology and construction management.

After successfully completing the program, graduates are qualified to pursue an academic career path (Ph.D.) or to assume a position of responsibility in a construction company, an engineering or planning office. Graduates can tackle technically complex tasks involving the construction, expansion and maintenance of buildings, civil engineering structures and bridges. Furthermore, the program and hands-on training in the technical processing of civil engineering structures allows graduates to assume positions as site managers and project managers in demanding and complex construction projects.

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Hydraulic structures like weirs, dams and dam walls, flood protection walls, dikes and groins, locks, sewage treatment plants, canals, sluices and pump stations require that civil engineers have basic expertise in hydraulic engineering and water management, in structural engineering (structural analysis, concrete construction, steel construction), in geotechnology and in soil mechanics. Here every hydraulic structure has to be firmly grounded and made out of suitable construction material (e. g., sand, pebbles, concrete or steel). Only a combination of these subjects makes it possible to plan, construct and operate these structures. The topic of structural maintenance has high priority given the age of many hydraulic structures but also due to their long life span which, in some cases, is several hundred years.

For this reason, in the structural hydraulic engineering concentration in-depth principles will be established for the planning, constructing and operating hydraulic structures. Aspects to be considered include functionality and stability. To do this, subjects dealing with water, constructive civil engineering, geotechnology and construction management will be combined with each other in such a way so that it is possible to tackle hydraulic engineering issues.

Graduates from the concentration structural hydraulic engineering are in demand and hired by planning engineering offices, construction companies and construction material companies as well as by authorities and public institutions (water boards, water and maritime administrations, reservoir operators, water suppliers and so on.).

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Geotechnologists work in a wide range of fields that overlap with other areas of civil engineering and related disciplines. Every building structure is connected to the subsurface via its foundation; many underground structures are either partially or completely embedded in the surrounding rock or soil.

Particularly in the area of transport infrastructure numerous geotechnological issues arise when establishing transportation routes underground.

Future graduates of the tunnel construction and geotechnology Master’s program will learn about the necessary scientific correlations and relevant engineering solution methods to conduct construction and measuring activities safely. These include processes to explore the subsurface, the material laws to describe its characteristics and the analytical and numerical calculation methods based on these. Moreover, the diverse building and construction methods used in special geotechnological applications will be introduced such as for tunnel construction, dam construction, rock mechanics and rock construction; the verifications to be provided for these structures regarding load capacity and serviceability will be discussed.

The concentration aims to train and develop young graduates from the Bachelor’s program and prepare them for demanding tasks in positions of responsibility in engineering offices, construction companies or authorities in the position of planners, executers or supervisors of geotechnological or underground construction measures. Sound expertise in related disciplines like structural engineering, hydraulic engineering or roadways and transportation are just as indispensible as expertise in project management, construction law or in building material science. So, in addition to the geotechnological subjects, these subjects are broadly integrated into the Master’s concentration on tunnel construction and geotechnology. Successful graduates are qualified to work in a wide range of occupations even outside the geotechnology specialization.

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Ensuring mobility, the networked use of all types of transportation and the construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure facilities and plants are key challenges made on modern communities. At the same time, particular importance is given to the maintenance of the infrastructure as a long-lasting and cost intensive government facility against the backdrop of tighter budgets and the challenges resulting from demographic change. Global warming and the general requirement to reduce emissions and protect resources highlight the need for new and additional approaches towards a sustainable and environmentally friendly operation of transportation systems which can only be solved on a platform basis if integrated consideration is give to construction, operation and transportation. So the transportation concentration has been incorporated into the Master’s program to deal with essential questions on the construction and operation of transportation infrastructures, mobility and the transport industry.

The goal of the program is to give students comprehensive and in-depth knowledge in the area of transportation. This involves courses in land use, regional and city planning as well as in the construction and operation of roadways, rail connections and airports. Traffic management and transportation also constitute other important components of the courses. Students are free to choose from a wide range of electives within the transportation concentration and further their knowledge about design, operations, construction or scientific details. The courses are both academic and at the same time hands-on.

The concentration transportation and regional planning in the civil engineering Master’s program qualifies graduates for a demanding job in engineering offices, industry, public administrations and transportation companies and also for jobs in science. Furthermore, graduates possess the technical expertise for an internship as the starting point for a higher technical administrative career path.

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The goal of the program is to give those civil engineering students with a water management concentration not only a broad basic training but also an in-depth specialization. The program is guided by the principle of environmental compatibility and sustainable water management. Upon completion of the program, civil engineers with a water management specialization can work in many different fields:

1. Layout, design and planning of water supply structures and plants, waste water management, waste disposal and water management structures and plants
2. Coordination and monitoring the construction of these structures and plants
3. Operation and maintenance of these structures and plants
   
   Civil engineers with a Master‘s degree in water management can work in many different capacities. For instance, they can work as project managers, planners, independent experts or as representatives of the builder or supervisory authorities. Moreover, civil engineers in water management can work for regulatory authorities like environmental agencies, state offices or ministries. In addition, responsibility for the operation of water management plants is an integral component of the profession. Another occupation is research in the university and non-university sectors.
   
   In order to carry out all of the professions mentioned above, a high level of independence and responsibility is required. In addition, considerable skills and abilities in interdisciplinary communication and cooperation are required.

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