Civil and Environmental Engineering
(Bachelor of Science)
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German HZB: none
International application: German C1
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Pre-internship (recommended)
Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.
Short Description
Civil and environmental engineering involves more than just performing structural analysis for detached houses. Civil and environmental engineers are in demand wherever smart solutions are required for structural work that also take environmental protection into account. This could be a landfill site that is to be created without endangering groundwater. Or an underground railway line that passes beneath a listed church. Or a dyke that is to be constructed based on computer-aided flood forecasts. Civil and environmental engineers plan and design, construct and programme, calculate and shape our structural environment. In the process, they must increasingly take into account conflicts between environmental protection and economic concerns, find interdisciplinary solutions and assess the applicability and effects of new technologies. In order to prepare graduates for these extensive requirements, Leibniz Universität Hannover offers an exceptionally wide range of courses on its Civil and Environmental Engineering programme. Students on this Bachelor’s degree programme acquire both mathematical/scientific and specialist foundations. At the same time, they have the opportunity to specialise to suit their interests and strengths, enabling them to prepare for a Master’s degree programme in Structural Engineering; Water Management, Environmental and Coastal Engineering; Computational Methods in Engineering; or Wind Energy Engineering.
Course Content
- Building site operations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Numerical methods
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Transport
- Water management
Graduates of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Civil and Environmental Engineering obtain the eligibility to pursue a profession in addition to gaining the knowledge required to pursue a postgraduate Master’s degree programme. During the first three semesters, students learn the mathematical and scientific foundations of engineering. In addition, they gain important key transferable skills, such as the ability to work on projects, which they will be able to put to specific use later on at university. During the second stage of the degree programme, specialist foundations are expanded on and applied. Within the range of compulsory elective modules, students can specifically prepare to embark on one of the subsequent related Master’s degree programmes such as Civil Engineering (Construction Management, Structural Engineering, Water and Coastal Engineering or Wind Energy Engineering), Environmental Engineering or Computational Methods in Engineering.
- Creativity and imagination
- A keen sense of responsibility
- Assertiveness and eagerness to take decisions
- Enjoyment of mathematical and scientific issues
- English language skills (recommended)
- Building and engineering companies
- Housing and energy industry
- Steel producers and heavy industry
- Municipal building authorities, agencies and administrative bodies
- Aviation and aerospace industry
- Research institutions and higher education institutions
- Civil Engineering (Master of Science)
- Computational Methods in Engineering (Master of Science)
- Geodesy and Geoinformatics - Navigation and Field Robotics Track (Master of Science)
- Environmental Engineering (Master of Science)
- Water and Environment (distance learning) (Master of Science)
Under certain conditions, admission to the following Master''s programmes is also possible. More detailed information can be found in the respective admission regulations. If you have any questions, please contact the course advice of the desired Master''s programme:
- Environmental Planning and Territorial Development - Major Nature Conservation and Landscape Planning (Master of Science)
- Water Resources and Environmental Management (Master of Science)
Admission Requirements
This degree programme is admission-free.
If you did not graduate from a German school nor have a German higher education entrance qualification (for example, the Abitur), a language certificate proving your knowledge of German is required for the application and enrollment.
Application Deadlines
01.06.-30.09. of the year for the winter semester
- First-year students (application for the 1st semester) can only enrol for the winter semester.
- Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application for a higher semester) can also enrol for the summer semester (December 1st - January 15th).
- Requirements for applications from non-EU countries:
- VPD from uni-assist OR a passed assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung) of a preparatory foundation course (Studienkolleg)
- Applications for the Studienkolleg must be submitted by July 15th.
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