M.Sc. Civil Engineering
University of Stuttgart Stuttgart
- Up to 1,500 EUR/semTuition
- Winter and summerIntake
- GermanLanguage
- 4 semestersDuration
- 15 JanNext deadline
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About the programme
Civil Engineering at the University of Stuttgart is a four-semester Master's with unrestricted admission, and you can start in the winter or the summer semester. Teaching is in German. You learn to design, develop and implement new building materials and construction methods, choose the right tools for each task, plan and manage construction projects using data and models, analyse complex data and work in interdisciplinary and international teams. Study fields include construction and materials, project planning and management, geographic information systems and building information modelling, modelling and numerical methods, and statistics and optimisation. You can specialise in structural engineering, computational methods, transportation, or water and the environment. A solid foundation in mathematics and engineering prepares you to develop project-specific solutions and help make the built environment more sustainable. No internship is required.
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What you need to apply for Civil Engineering at University of Stuttgart
German language
Academic requirements
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Prerequisites
Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree of at least six semesters (or equivalent) in civil engineering or a closely related field. Complete information on the admission procedure and the criteria for determining professional suitability can be found in the admission regulations.
Admission to the master's program requires professional aptitude. This is demonstrated by the completion of a bachelor's degree program of at least six semesters in civil engineering or a closely related program at a German university or equivalent institution of higher education, a university of applied sciences, a cooperative education center, or a university of cooperative education whose qualification is equivalent to a university of applied sciences degree.
The same applies to degrees from foreign universities.
In addition, applicants must have acquired knowledge and skills equivalent to those of the Bachelor's program in Civil Engineering at the University of Stuttgart in terms of scope and complexity, and must meet the academic requirements for the Master's program in Civil Engineering.
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What to prepare for your application to Civil Engineering
Programme-specific documents
You can upload the following documents directly in the application portal:
Certificate of higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), which entitles the holder to study at a university in the respective home country, including the corresponding list of individual grades
Certificates or diplomas of university entrance examinations passed abroad, including the corresponding list of individual grades, if a university entrance examination is required in your home country
if available: all acquired higher education and university certificates (e.g. from colleges or academies), including the corresponding list of individual grades or proof of university examinations already passed
Proof of the required German language skills
Possibly additional documents that you will be asked for automatically
Country-specific documents : Applicants with educational certificates from the following countries must also upload the following documents:
India: Certificate of the Academic Testing Center (APS) at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Additionally for applications to Master’s programs:
Performance overview with grade point average
Bachelor's certificate if you have completed your Bachelor's degree and have already received the certificate
Depending on the subject, there may be supplementary applications that you should definitely include with your application. You can find these on the page Selection Criteria and Admission Regulations for Master's Programs.
Description of the course content of your completed Bachelor's degree program
This programme applies directly to the university. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.
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70569 Stuttgart
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Costs
Tuition
Up to 1,500 EUR
per semester
Semester contribution
184 EUR
per semester
Application fee
Free
per application
Estimated year-1 total cost
12,272 – 15,270 EUR
Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs. Range accounts for lifestyle differences.
Additional fee information
1500 EUR
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