Bachelor Civil Engineering

It is difficult to imagine our everyday lives without bridges, tunnels, hydroelectric power plants, road and rail networks, or residential, office and industrial buildings. All of these are subject to increasingly higher demands on standards and functionality because our modern society requires reliable, efficient and safe infrastructure.

Career profile

Civil engineers are highly sought-after specialists who perform demanding tasks in the service of our society. They are more than just cool-headed, smart designers and constructors.

While taking the environment into account, they must ensure that buildings and installations are planned functionally, built cost-effectively and can be economically operated and maintained. They work closely with architects, environmental engineers, geomatic engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, economists, lawyers and other specialists to provide essential bases for political decision-making processes.

They work in engineering offices and construction companies; for federal, cantonal and municipal authorities; in power supply and transport companies; and in research and education.

Bachelor's degree programme (180 credits)

The curriculum begins with the fundamentals of mathematics and natural sciences, and a basic knowledge of engineering. These core competences are subsequently expanded and the foundations laid for the Master¡¯s degree programme. The Bachelor¡¯s degree programme concludes with a Bachelor¡¯s thesis.

General basic courses:
Mathematics, Mechanics, Computer Science, Physics, Geology, etc.
Subject-specific fundamentals:
Selected from the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transport Systems, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Process Engineering and Materials
Social science subjects:
Law, Business Administration, Systems Engineering
Project work, field courses, Bachelor¡¯s thesis

For detailed information go to the pages in German Bauingenieurwissenschaften

Master's degree programme (120 credits)

The Master¡¯s degree programme builds upon the knowledge acquired in the Bachelor¡¯s degree programme. Students select two out of six possible subject areas (see below). A large range of electives supplement these, making it possible to either specialise further or to broaden out into a wider area of knowledge. Independent project work and seminar papers reinforce the scientific work, and foster the working methods expected in civil engineering. Topical construction projects or research topics are commonly used as examples.

Choice of two specialisations from:
¨C Construction and Maintenance Management
¨C Geotechnical Engineering
¨C Structural Engineering
¨C Transport Systems
¨C Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management
¨C Materials and Mechanics
Electives, seminar papers and project work
Master¡¯s thesis (16 weeks)

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