The construction-oriented dual degree programme in civil engineering deals with the planning, construction and operation of structures, with a focus on structural and civil engineering. This includes residential, commercial and industrial buildings as well as infrastructure structures such as bridges. Here you will learn to plan, design and calculate structures and organise the construction process. This is not only done theoretically, but you will also be able to put your acquired knowledge into practice or apply it right away in a cooperating company.
Degree:
Bachelor of Engineering
Type:
Full time
Dual
Course language:
German
Standard study period:
8 semesters, practice-integrated
Start of study:
Winter semester
Application deadline:
15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
Admission requirements:
General higher education entrance qualification/ entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences/ equivalent recognised prior vocational training, education contract with a cooperating practice or transfer partner
Profile
Ensure new construction and maintenance of structures
The design and calculation of structures are an essential focus of the degree programme. This is done on the basis of mathematical-technical and scientific knowledge and methods. They are used, for example, in the planning of load-bearing structures, the selection of building materials and the dimensioning of components, the determination of the load-bearing capacity of the building ground or those measures that become necessary in the meantime during the construction of buildings.
Apart from the construction disciplines, construction management is another focus. This involves planning and managing the implementation of construction projects. This concerns the selection of construction methods, the economic efficiency in the planning and execution of construction work, as well as the cooperation with all planners and the contractors directly on the construction site in compliance with all legal regulations. In addition to new construction, the preservation of buildings and building in the existing fabric is of great importance.
Is this degree programme right for me?
The high level of practical relevance of the dualdegree programme in civil engineering allows you to enter the professional world at an early stage. You can apply what you have learned in theory directly at one of the cooperating practical sites. The parallel study and practice requires good organisation and communication skills. At the same time, the digital orientation of the degree programme allows you a lot of flexibility and you are in constant exchange with the lecturers.
You bring these qualities with you
- Interest in construction processes and structures
- High mathematical, physical and technical understanding
- IT affinity and an openness towards digital solutions
- Problem solving skills
- Organisational skills
- Independent working style
- Teamwork and communication skills
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Information day for prospective students on the 11th of June 2024
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- Flyer Studiengang Bauingenieurwesen (B. Eng.) (PDF, 259.15 KB)
Contact
The colleagues at the student counselling service provide information to prospective students, first-year students, parents, teachers and students on all general questions about studying. If you have specific questions or concerns about the dual Bachelor's programme in civil engineering, please contact the subject counseeling service.
Subject Counselling Service
Professor for Construction Operations and Management
Student Advisor Civil Engineering (BEng), Civil Engineering Dual (BEng)
Coordinator Dual Degree Programmes
Coordinator Dual Study Programmes
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Civil Engineering (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission)
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Civil Engineering | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Infrastructure Systems (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission)
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Infrastructure Systems | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Ing•Bau: Preservation and Construction Work in Structural Engineering (MSc) | German | Summer semester, Winter semester | 15/12 – 15/02 and 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission)
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MEng Building Conservation and Construction Work on Existing Buildings | German | Summer semester | 15.12. – 15.02. (admission restricted)
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Urban Water Management | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Career prospects
Career prospects
Civil engineers are sought-after specialists with a high level of responsibility. Therefore, career starters are offered very good prospects upon successful completion of the degree programme. You will already grow into your practical company during the dual study programme, which gives you many opportunities both there and on the labour market.
Civil engineers can choose to become self-employed, for example with an engineering office, or you can opt for employment in a company in the construction industry, the building trade, project management or similar. A subsequent Master's degree is also possible.
Possible areas of application
- Road construction company
- Building construction and civil engineering companies
- Construction planning departments
- Construction management
- Property developers
- Building materials industry
- Architect's office
- Distribution
- Manufacturers of building products
- Development departments
- Public administrations
- Consultancy and expert opinions
- Facility management etc.
Prepared for the world of work
The civil engineering degree programme prepares you to competently handle the following situations:
- You will accompany the construction of a new building as well as construction measures on existing buildings from the first sketch to completion, e.g. the construction of a factory building, the conversion and modernisation of a residential building or the maintenance of a railway bridge.
- To do this, you design, construct and calculate the individual parts of the structure from the foundation to the roof. You decide on the construction method, select the building elements and the suitable materials such as steel, wood, masonry or concrete.
- You ensure that the structure meets both legal and technical requirements. For example, you accompany the approval procedure and ensure stability as well as compliance with the current requirements for energy efficiency and emission protection.
- You plan and control the execution of construction projects in the office and on the construction site. In dialogue with architects, specialist planners, building owners and the companies carrying out the work, you ensure the completion of the building project with regard to time, costs and quality.
- You work on technical problems independently and systematically in a team as well as individually on the basis of scientific working methods. In doing so, you apply your knowledge and skills, e.g. in the use of specialised software, and expand your knowledge as required. You support decision-making processes, e.g. through reports and presentations.
These degree programmes might also interest you
More courses| Department | Degree programme | Teaching language | Start of study | Application deadline |
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Civil Engineering (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission)
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Civil Engineering | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Infrastructure Systems (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission)
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Infrastructure Systems | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Urban Water Management | Dual (BEng) | German | Winter semester | 15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
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Study content
Course of studies
The standard period of study for the full-time civil engineering degree programme is eight semesters and concludes with a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
In the dual Bachelor's programme in civil engineering, university semesters alternate with practical phases and semesters that are completed at the training partner. The theoretical and practical phases are coordinated with each other in terms of content. Students are therefore bound to the course of study according to the standard curriculum. This consists of compulsory modules in structural engineering and infrastructure systems, compulsory elective modules and concludes with a Bachelor's thesis and its defence.
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Semester 1 – 2 |
Compulsory modules, basic studies: Structural engineering, infrastructure systems |
| Semester 3 – 4 | Compulsory modules, basic studies: structural engineering Practical periods |
| Semester 5 | Practical semester |
| Semester 6 – 7 |
Compulsory modules, in-depth studies, elective modules, |
| Semester 8 | Practical semester, Bachelor thesis and colloquium |
Study content
During the first four semesters, students learn the technical and scientific basics of civil engineering. In the sixth and seventh semesters, the specialised knowledge is deepened and an individual focus is set through elective modules.
In the currently valid module handbooks and study and examination regulations of the civil engineering department you will find the module overview, a detailed description of the modules and study contents as well as the study plan for the dual degree programme in civil engineering.
Teaching formats
The theory semesters in the dual degreeprogramme civil engineering guarantee a theoretically sound and, through the choice of teaching formats, an equally practical study:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- (Laboratory) exercises
- Projects
- Excursions
- Tutorials
Modules
The content of the dual Bachelor's degree programme in Civil Engineering consists of general fundamentals, fundamentals of construction, content of structural engineering, construction management and law as well as infrastructure:
- Mathematics, technical drawing, surveying, communication and scientific work, reflection on theory-practice transfer and course of study.
- Statics, structural design, building materials, building physics
- Foundation engineering, solid construction, steel construction, timber construction, building in existing contexts, construction history
- Project management, construction operations, construction planning, construction law, construction management, environmental protection
- Urban construction
Practical phases
You are under contract with a company throughout your studies and complete the practical phases and practical time there.
Practice partner
Practice Partner for the Civil Engineering | Dual Degree Programme
Adolf Lupp GmbH + Co KG
Alois-Thums-Strasse 1-3
D-63667 Nidda
Website
ANES Bauausführungen Berlin GmbH
Adam-von-Trott-Strasse 7
13627 Berlin
Contact:
Ms. Michaela Grötzner
+49 30 854 00 88 62
info@anesbau.de
Website
Apo Projekt GmbH
Hostenwall 5 - 20355 Hamburg
Website
ARIKON AG
Komturstraße 18A, 12099 Berlin
Website
Asphalta Prüf- und Forschungslaboratorium GmbH
Halenseestraße, interior Avus Nordkurve
14055 Berlin
Website
Berliner Ausbau GmbH
13158 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Ute Oehme
+49 30 91602-141
oehme@berliner-ausbau.de
Website
bQuadrat Architektur und Bauleitung Bestensee GmbH
Goerzallee 299, 14167 Berlin
Contact:
Mr. Mathias Britze
britze@bquadrat-bestensee.de
Website
Brandenburg State Office for Real Estate and Construction
Sophie-Alberti-Str. 4-6, 14478 Potsdam
Contact:
Ms. Sabine Berseck
+49 331 58181-230
sabine.berseck@blb.brandenburg.de
Website
Brun & Böhm Baustoffe GmbH
Orenstein & Koppel-Str. 11, 14482 Potsdam
Website
Carl Zauber Tiefbau GmbH
Kirchstraße 7, 12529 Berlin
Website
Covivio Immobilien GmbH
Knesebeckstraße 3, 10623 Berlin
Contact:
Ms. Ute Sohrab
personalentwicklung@covivio.immo
Website
DELTA BLOC Deutschland GmbH
Member of the Kirchdorfer Group, D-14482 Potsdam, Grünstraße 12 (Haus 2)
Contact:
Mr. Christian Qualmann
+49 331 70 44 88 15
Christian.Qualmann@deltabloc.de
Website
Echterhoff Bau GmbH
Order Master. 15-16, 12099 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Meike Kantin
mkantin@echterhoff.de
Website
Eiffage Infra-Ost GmbH
Steinbruchweg 2, 01723 Wilsdruff
Contact:
Mr. Torsten Graul
torsten.graul@eiffage.de
Website
emproc Bauprojektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Savignyplatz 9-10, 10623 Berlin
Contact:
Ms. Franziska Kinsukoin
f.kinsukoin@emproc-bpm.de
Website
Energieberater im Land Brandenburg GmbH
Dennis-Gabor-Str. 2, 14469 Potsdam
Contact:
Ms. Emmely Molozidis
ems@energieberater-brb.de
Website
Freie Universität Berlin Technical Department
14197 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Anja Urban
+49 30 838 62811
anja.urban@fu-berlin.de
Website
G.U.B. Ingenieur AG
Berlin Branch
Allee der Kosmonauten 33 D,
12681 Berlin
Contact:
Mr. Oliver Staats
+49 30 2200249-23
oliver.staats@gub-ing.de
Website
GEPARD Bauunternehmen GmbH
16515 Oranienburg
Contact:
Mr. Falk Deparade
+49 3301 678027
deparade@bau-gepard.de
Website
Gottlieb Tesch Kanal- und Rohrleitungsbau
Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 103
14532 Stahnsdorf
Contact:
Mr. Olaf Brucki
o.brucki@gottliebtesch.de
Website
Günther Bau GmbH
Hermann-Muthesius-Strasse 18, 14478 Potsdam
Website
Hölscher Wasserbau
Hinterm Busch 23, 49733 Haren (Ems)
Website
HTK Gesellschaft für Hoch-, Tief- und Kulturbau mbH
16868 Wusterhausen
Contact:
Mr. Matthias Golm
+49 33979 879-33
m.golm@htk-bau.de
Website
IGP Ingenieur GmbH
Friedrichstraße 185, 10117 Berlin
Contact:
Human Resources
+49 30 21015-100
bewerbung@igp-ingenieur.com
Website
INGENIEURBÜRO EMERSLEBEN GbR
Bahnhofstraße 3, 14612 Falkensee
Contact:
Mr. Constantin Emersleben
c.emersleben@emersleben.de
Website
Ingenieurbüro Friedrich Haag
Elsterstr. 13 14552 Michendorf-Bergheide
Contact:
Mrs. Marion Haag
marionhaag@f-haag.de
Website
John Brown Voest Schwedt GmbH
16303 Schwedt/Oder
Contact:
Mr. Sven Paatzsch
+49 33 32 45 03 51
s.paatzsch@jbv-schwedt.de
Website
John Brown Voest Schwedt GmbH
16303 Schwedt/Oder
Contact:
Mr. Sven Paatzsch
+49 33 32 45 03 51
s.paatzsch@jbv-schwedt.de
Website
KARL WEISS Technologies GmbH
Robert-W.-Kempner-Straße 6, 14167 Berlin
Contact:
Secretariat
+49 30 311762-0
info@karl-weiss.com
Website
Horst Kasimir Bauunternehmung GmbH
16567 Mühlenbeck
Contact:
Mr. Kasimir André
+49 33 056 875 - 17
a.kasimir@kasimir-bau.de
Website
KEMNA BAU Andreae GmbH & Co. KG
Tondernstraße 70, 25421 Pinneberg
Landesbetrieb Straßenwesen Brandenburg, Dienststätte Potsdam
14480 Potsdam
Contact:
Ms. Richter
+49 3342 249-1359
LS-Bewerbungen@LS.Brandenburg.de
Website
Application
State Capital Potsdam
14480 Potsdam
Contact:
Mr. Oliver Lata
+49 331 289-1205
+49 3302 804-1217
Oliver.Lata@rathaus.potsdam.de
Website
District of Oder-Spree
Breitscheidstraße 7, 15848 Beeskow
Website
District of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Rostock County
Am Wall 3-5, 18273 Güstrow
Website
Matthäi Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG, NL Berlin
Flottenstr. 24d,13407 Berlin
Contact:
Ms. Ivonne Schröter
+49 30 419 005 70
Ivonne.Schroeter@matthaei.de
Website
Matthäi Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG, NL Großräschen
Großräschen
Contact:
Ms Christin Schulz
Christin.Schulz@matthaei.de
Website
Matthäi Bauunternehmen GmbH & Co. KG, NL Michendorf
Michendorf
Contact:
Mr. Lars Gerstenberger
lars.gerstenberger@matthaei.de
Website
MBN GmbH
13355 Berlin
For the year 2023 and 2024 - no need for dual students.
Contact:
Mr. Christian Kadow
+49 30 399 936 0
berlin@mbn.de
Website
Meister Bau Teltow GmbH
14513 Teltow
Contact:
Mr. Christoph Pawlazyk
+49 3328 310 99 0
info@baumeister-haus-berlin.de
Website
Meyer Erdbau GmbH & Co. KG
14621 Schönwalde/Glien OT Perwenitz
Contact:
Ms. Sabrina Winkelmann
+49 33231 6262-0
info@meyererdbau.de
Website
MILA Gebäudeservice Potsdam GmbH
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 2, 14469 Potsdam
Website
MTH Containerdienst e.K.
14621 Schönwalde-Glien
Contact:
Ms. Ivelina Vassileva
+49 3322 25 30 25
info@mth-containerdienst.de
Website
NEUBAUER Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Dorfaue 9, 14979 Großbeeren
Website
O & F Bauunternehmung GmbH
Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 37, 14712 Rathenow
Website
Pause Dachdecker Maurer GmbH
Hämmerlingstraße 117a - 12555 Berlin
Website
PRB-Special Civil Engineering GmbH
Gewerbepark Damsdorf 36, 14797 Kloster Lehnin OT Damsdorf
Website
ProPotsdam GmbH
14469 Potsdam
Contact:
Ms Sophie Rother
+49 331 6206 223
sophie.rother@propotsdam.de
Website
RWG I Abbruch & Tiefbau GmbH
Wiesendamm 32, 13597 Berlin
Website
RWG I Abbruch & Tiefbau GmbH
Wiesendamm 32, 13597 Berlin
Website
SCHIELICKE BAU Hoch-, Tief- und Ingenieurbau GmbH
Berliner Straße 151, 14547 Beelitz
Website
Schrobsdorff Bau AG
Cicerostr. 37/38, 10709 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Nancy Platte
+49 30 89666140
n.platte@sb-bau.de
Website
Schüßler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
10405 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Stephanie Rupnow
+49 30 42106 0
personal.berlin@schuessler-plan.de
Website
SPITZKE SE
14979 Großbeeren
Contact:
Ms Lisa Tritsch
+49 33701 901-217
Lisa.Tritsch@spitzke.com
Website
Stadt Baruth, Eigenbetrieb WABAU
15837 City of Baruth/Mark
Contact:
Mr. Frank Zierath
+49 33704 972-60
zierath@stadt-baruth-mark.de
Website
City of Ketzin/Havel
14669 Ketzin/Havel
Contact:
Ms. Sabine Pönisch
+49 33233 720210
sabine.poenisch@ketzin.de
Website
City of Luckenwalde
Market 10, 14943 Luckenwalde
Contact:
Ms Tanja Meyfarth
+49 3371 672 228
personal@luckenwalde.de
Website
City of Oranienburg
16515 Oranienburg
Contact:
Ms Nicole Döhler
+49 3301 600625
doehler@oranienburg.de
Website
Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH
Gützkower Landstraße 19-21, 17489 Greifswald
Contact:
Ms Kathrin Motullo
kathrin.motullo@sw-greifswald.de
Website
RWG I Abbruch & Tiefbau GmbH
Wiesendamm 32, 13597 Berlin
Website
RWG I Abbruch & Tiefbau GmbH
Wiesendamm 32, 13597 Berlin
Website
Stehmeyer + Bischoff Berlin GmbH & Co. KG
13629 Berlin
Contact:
Mr. Martin Rudolph
+49 30 417 885 - 26
martin.rudolph@stehmeyer-belin.de
Website
structure GmbH Bauträgergesellschaft
An den Pfühlen 18, 16348 Wandlitz
Website
Tharo Straßen- und Tiefbau GmbH
16227 Eberswalde
Contact:
Mr. Matthias Uffrecht
+49 3334 38075-0
info@tharo.de
Website
Tiefbau Beschorner and Otto GmbH
Mötzower Landstraße 57, 14776 Brandenburg an der Havel
Website
TRP Bau GmbH
Stahnsdorfer Strasse 107, 14513 Teltow
Contact:
Ms. Astrid Grimm
Human Resources
+49 3329 6044 54
Website
UNDKRAUSS Bauaktiengesellschaft
12203 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Katrin Krauth
+49 30 30 843718-131
K.Krauth@undkrauss.com
Website
University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald
17489 Greifswald
Website
VIC Verkehrs- und Ingenieurbau Consult GmbH
14482 Potsdam
Website
VIC Verkehrs- und Ingenieurbau Consult GmbH
14482 Potsdam
Website
W. Markgraf GmbH & Co KG Bauunternehmung
Regional Office Berlin, 10117 Berlin
Contact:
Mr. Thomas Stenke
+49 30 5858 294-12
thomas.stenke@markgraf-bau.de
Website
WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte mbH
Dircksenstraße 38, 10178 Berlin
Contact:
Ms Anne-Christin Schneider
+49 171 2144175
anne-christin.schneider@wbm.de
Website
Wolfgang Bauer Ingenieurbau GmbH
16567 Mühlenbeck
Contact:
Mr. Wolfgang Bauer
+49 30 417 87 3-0
info@bauer-ingbau.de
Website
Zimmerei Müller GmbH
14548 Schwielowsee
Contact:
Mr. Raoul Müller
+49 3327 732466
info@zimmerei-mueller.net
Website
Become a practice partner
Would you like to become a practice partner? As a practice partner for the dual study programme, you take on students for the entire duration of their studies and ensure that your students are supervised during the practical phases. Further details are regulated in a cooperation agreement with the university. We will be happy to advise you!
Contact
Coordinator Dual Study Programmes
Application & Contact
Dates & requirements for your application
The most important deadlines, dates and admission requirements for the dual Bachelor's degree programme in civil engineering are compiled here. You can find out which steps you need to take for a successful application in the next section.
Dates
- 11th of June: Info day for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Systems, Urban Water Management
- by 15th of August: submit application for enrolment
- by 15th of July: apply for a higher semester to continue a degree programme you have started at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Access requirements
- General higher education entrance qualification according to the Brandenburg university act: General higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied science or previous vocational training recognised as equivalent
- Completed education contract with a recognised practice partner
This is how you apply!
In the following, we explain which aspects you should consider from the conclusion of an education contract to enrolment (registration).
Further information
The following links provide you, and especially international applicants, with further information on the topics of application and enrolment at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
International applicants
You would like to apply for studies from the first or a higher semester and have acquired your school-leaving qualification and/or university degree abroad? Then you can have degrees and achievements acquired abroad recognised and study with us.
Application & Enrolment Procedure
The application and study service provides information and advice on general questions regarding the application process, admission and enrolment at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, application for a higher semester, but also on topics such as compensation for disadvantages, part-time studies, waiting semesters and hardship applications.
Application & Enrolment University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Contact & Services
The student counselling service provides information and advice on general questions about studying as well as on topics such as choosing a degree programme, application, enrolment and study organisation.
For subject-specific questions on module content, credit transfer, examinations or specialisations in the dual study programme Civil Engineering, the subject counselling service is the right place to go.
Subject Counselling Service
Professor for Construction Operations and Management
Student Advisor Civil Engineering (BEng), Civil Engineering Dual (BEng)
Coordinator Dual Degree Programmes
Coordinator Dual Study Programmes
Study and Examination Service
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pruefungs-service@fh-potsdam.de
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Room
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