The Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in civil engineering provides students with a unique opportunity to combine scientific, technical, and economic interests. The engineering program enhances the analytical and holistic skills and competences, thus enabling graduates to successfully develop and manage innovative business solutions or fulfill complex specialist tasks.
The program prepares graduates to become leaders in their field with possible specializations encompassing bridge and structural engineering, dam construction, river and hydraulic engineering, preservation of existing infrastructure, sustainable and energy-efficient construction, natural hazards and building envelopes. Within the field of bridge and structural engineering, students deepen their understanding of structural design and construction, while the major in geotechnical engineering emphasizes the modeling of foundations and supporting structures. The specialization in river and hydraulic engineering focuses on issues such as natural hazards, whereas in the building envelope major, design, structural and energy-related challenges in façades are addressed by adopting digital and experimental analysis methods.
As a consecutive degree program, the Master of Science with specialization in civil engineering requires a solid basis in the natural sciences and the field of engineering. Applicants are required to hold one of the following Bachelor degrees:
- BSc in civil engineering
- BSc in geomatics, major in construction and infrastructure (BSc HES-SO)
Courses within the civil engineering profile are taught in German. Therefore, applicants who are not native German speakers are required to provide an official German language certificate at a level C1 or higher in order to enroll for this profile.
Applications from prospective students with a different academic background may be considered under certain conditions.
Civil engineering MSc graduates have a wide range of career options in Switzerland as well as internationally. In the fields of bridge and structural engineering as well as geotechnical engineering, you will be able to assume positions in the conception, planning and realization of load-bearing and supporting structures. In the fields of river and hydraulic engineering, you may pursue careers in specialized engineering companies and in the public sector. In the field of building envelopes, you will specialize in facade engineering and have earned that competences to realize complex and sustainable facade constructions.
