MSc Civil Engineering at HafenCity University Hamburg

The MSc Civil Engineering offers two fields of competence, Design and Construction (formerly Architectural Engineering) and Infrastructure (formerly Infrastructural Engineering). Both give research-based expert knowledge through practical tasks and are consecutive to the HCU Bachelor in Civil Engineering.

Faculty: Civil Engineering  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Design and Construction covers planning buildings with engineering methods (structural engineering, structural design, building physics, building services); Infrastructure covers planning, construction, maintenance and environmental impacts of technical infrastructure. Each consists of 20 modules in five teaching areas (basics, competence field, electives, FaSt, thesis); the Master's thesis takes 22 weeks.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to work as consulting engineers, lead designers and structural engineers, and in site management, construction operations and construction management; the research orientation also opens entry into research and teaching.

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