Baustoffingenieurwissenschaft
BAUSTOFFINGENIEURWISSENSCHAFT
Master of Science
Increasing requirements in new construction, renovation, environmental protection, recycling, and the use of waste materials call for specialists who develop, test, and implement tailored solutions for construction materials. For civil engineers, it means to think beyond the boundaries of their traditional discipline and to acquire expert knowledge in the field of materials science. The study programme »Building Materials Engineering«, which is unique in Germany, provides you with the necessary expertise:
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Vorstellung des Studiengangs »Baustoffingenieurwissenschaft«
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The master's degree programme is completed with the academic degree »Master of Science« (M. Sc.) after four semesters of regular study time. The programme addresses everyone with interest, who already obtained a primary university degree in civil engineering or in another field of engineering science or applied natural science and who wish to further develop their technical and methodological expertise in the field of building materials and renovation.
Our graduates are qualified for advanced engineering jobs in leading positions with testing, research, and development tasks for existing and new buildings. Due to close supervision and the practice-oriented study programme, you as a building materials engineer will be able to fill key positions in companies, institutes, and planning offices as well as actively promote future-oriented solutions for resource-saving and sustainable construction.
Overview of the study programme
| Degree | Master of Science |
| Standard Period of Study | 4 semesters |
| Scope | 120 ECTS credit points |
| Focus | engineering and natural science-oriented subjects in the fields of materials sciences in civil engineering, such as concrete, wood, masonry and repair building materials, building damage analysis and building repair, ecological building and building materials recycling |
| Application procedure | Preliminary test, online application |
| Matriculation deadline | winter term 30.09. / summer term 31.03. of the current year |
The focus of the study programme »Building Materials Engineering« is the holistic analysis of composition, production, and application of materials in construction. The aim is to train engineers, who can independently develop multifunctional materials and tailored construction materials for modern, future-oriented engineering structures and historical buildings and their renovation as well as safely classify and repair materials-dependent structural damage.
The programme is structured as follows (click to enlarge):
Both, engineering and natural science-oriented subjects are taught: By starting with the fundamentals of general materials science, the characterization of building materials, and the interaction between structure and properties of materials, the identification of structural damage and the possibilities of repair and renovation are part of the education as well. Furthermore, the study introduces you to raw material resources and the options of building material recycling.
Supplementary to the lectures, exercises and project work, which teach skills in the use of testing and analysing methods, are offered. In our well-equipped construction materials, chemistry, and physics laboratories, you will to a great extent independently analyze and test construction and other materials.
In order to refine your individual profile, you are able to take various elective modules depending on your interests. Here you can benefit from the resources at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and, for example, take subjects such as structural engineering, construction management, architecture or environmental engineering as well as foreign language courses. With the final master's thesis, you demonstrate your ability to work scientifically on the current state of construction research.
Our guarantee:
- study in small groups
- very good, personal supervision
- very well-equipped laboratories with access to the latest testing and analysis technology
- integration of latest research topics into lectures, term papers, and master theses as well as due to the work as student assistant
- cooperation with industrial partners
- excursions
- voluntary participation in student projects such as the concrete canoe regatta or the high-strength concrete competition
- short distances
- part-time studies possible
- starting in the summer term possible
Further details can be found in the »Study and Exam Regulations« and the »Module Catalogue«.
