- German required · DSH-2
- Winter & summer intake
Civil Engineering (Bauingenieurwesen) (M.Sc.)
⚠ This programme is taught in German. DSH-2 is required before enrolment. That is university-entrance German (approximately C1). For a beginner this typically means one to two years of intensive study before enrolment.
At a glance
- Language
- German-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Structural engineering (Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau) · Water and environment · Mobility and infrastructure · Technology and management in construction · Geotechnical engineering
Research-oriented civil engineering master with strengths in structural engineering, geotechnics, water and environment, mobility and infrastructure, and construction management. Officially German-taught (Unterrichtssprache: Deutsch) with a bilingual character — DAAD reports that the core courses of the first two semesters are taught predominantly in English, but do not plan around that without German. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in Civil Engineering or a substantially equivalent degree, at least 180 ECTS over at least three years
- Minimum grade
- Admission with conditions is possible; selection follows the programme statute
- English
- CEFR B2 English if English-taught courses are attended.
- German
- B1 German to apply and DSH-2 (or TestDaF 4x4, telc C1 Hochschule, Goethe C2, DSD II) for enrolment.
- Prerequisite credits
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- Statics and mechanics at least 20 CP
- Mathematics at least 20 CP
- Building materials and construction at least 18 CP
- At least 10 CP in three of the five civil-engineering areas
- Also required
- EU and non-EU applicants alike apply directly through the KIT Online-Portal of the International Students Office; KIT performs its own foreign-degree equivalence check. No uni-assist, no VPD, no application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from China, Vietnam and India.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants. |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. A 30 September deadline for an October start is only practical if you are already in Germany or the EU. | |
| Non-EU applicants | Summer semester | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Summer semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
KIT is a Baden-Württemberg state university. Non-EU/EEA students pay tuition of €1,500/semester IN ADDITION to the semester contribution of €201.50/semester (total €1,701.50/semester for non-EU students). EU/EEA students pay only the semester contribution. The contribution breaks down as €80.00 administrative charge + €109.50 Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe (including student liability insurance) + €12.00 Students Union. The semester ticket is NOT included — only about €17.50 of the Studierendenwerk charge funds a limited off-peak KVV base ticket (weekdays 18:00–06:00, all day at weekends and on public holidays); budget separately for a KVV Studikarte or Deutschlandticket. A second degree costs €650/semester. Source: https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php Confirmed exemptions from the Baden-Württemberg €1,500 non-EU tuition: EU/EEA citizens, holders of a German Abitur, Erasmus Mundus / double-degree / EUCOR / cooperation-programme students, doctoral students, Baden-Württemberg-Stiftung scholarship holders, and students grandfathered from before WS 2017/18.
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.bgu.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- DAAD DAAD International Programmes (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via the KIT Online-Portal (no uni-assist) (opens in a new tab)
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