Information for International Students

Welcome to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at TU Darmstadt! We are pleased that you have chosen to study at our department and wish you a successful and enjoyable stay!

General Information

Institutes and Chairs of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

All institutes and Chairs of the departement

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Study Programs of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contents of all degree programmes

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M. Sc. Civil Engineering

The department of civil and environmental engineering offers a bilingual masters degree

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Departmental questions: “Studienbüro ” (Office for Student Affairs)

Information for Students

  • Service and advice for students
  • Questions concerning TUCaN
  • Registration for thesis
  • Sickness notifications (cancellations of examinations)
  • Transcript of Records

Information for Applicants

You would like to apply for one of our Master degree programs? For general questions on application, admission, and enrolment, please contact the International Admission of TU Darmstadt. Here you will also find information on deadlines and required documents. For the application please fill out the corresponding Competence Statement for the Application and send it to

Scholarships

A lot of information on scholarship searches can be found here . At TU Darmstadt, international students can apply for the Deutschlandstipendium and, in the final phase, for a graduation scholarship. Both are not full scholarships and are only paid out for a limited time. It is therefore advisable to apply to scholarship providers in your home country, e.g. the DAAD, or to look into other financing options.

Welcome to the TU Darmstadt! We are delighted that you would like to spend one or two semesters in our department. You can find basic information about studying with us in this presentation (opens in new tab) .

Please see TU Darmstadt’s central information for incoming students regarding

  • Application process
  • Language requirements
  • Accommodation
  • Student card and public transport
  • Health insurance

Please contact the office for Student affairs (Studienbüro) for questions regarding the department, such as:

  • Service and advice for exchange students
  • Study program
  • Learning agreement and credit points
  • Transcript of records

You are planning to study in English?

Please have a look at the current overview of our English taught courses winter term – summer term (please see below: Module and Courses ).

Modules and Courses

At TU Darmstadt, the offered courses are organized in modules:

  • A module consists of one or more courses.
  • A course is always part of a module (and can be part of various modules).
  • A course for example can be a lecture (“Vorlesung” –vl), a practical course (“Übung” –ue), or a seminar (“Seminar” –se).

Students only get a grade when they finish the whole module. A module consists of one or more courses as well as examinations. So please register for every module, every course of the module, and the examinations on TUCaN. If you register for a module you are not automatically registered for the associated examination.

Please consider that the language of instruction at the department is usually German. Courses taught in English can be found below.

For exchange students we offer the “International Research Project” (opens in new tab) at master level. Students work on a given topic largely independently using engineering methods. The results are presented in a scientifically correct manner in written and oral form.

  • 12 CP
  • Taught in English
  • Module number: 13-01-M007

Language Courses and Orientation

The international student service invites you to join X-Weeks and the Kick-Off Days with different online activities. Please check the ISS website for updated information.

IREP

This program aims to enable undergraduate and graduate students from TU Darmstadt's partner universities in the USA and Canada to:

  • Acquire an insight in research in your field through active participation
  • Gain intercultural experience
  • Transfer credit points home

More information here

For information considering students with refugee background, please see the Coordinating Center for Refugee Integration (Zentrale Koordinierungsstelle für Flüchtlingsintegration)

Basics

  • The academic year consists of two terms/semesters called “Wintersemester” and “Sommersemester”. The winter semester courses start in mid-October and end by mid-February. The summer semester courses start in mid-April and end by mid-July. The so-called „vorlesungsfreie Zeit“ (semester break) is used to take exams, finish term papers, go on excursions, enroll in practical courses and prepare for the upcoming term.
  • In order to give you a good start to your studies, we have collected bundled and detailed information about the start of the semester.
  • At the beginning of your stay, it is important that you choose your modules and courses in the campus management system of TU Darmstadt TUCaN (for more information please see below).
  • Course calendars are online by September 15th for winter term and by March 15th for summer term.
  • Here you find our department’s module manuals (scroll down to the end of the webpage).
  • Please consider that the language of instruction at the department is usually German. You are planning to study in English? Please have a look at the current overview of our English taught modules. It also contains information on the type of examination.

Choice of Modules and Exams

At TU Darmstadt, the offered courses are organized in modules:

  • A module consists of one or more courses.
  • A course is always part of a module (and can be part of various modules).
  • A course for example can be a lecture (“Vorlesung” –vl), a practical course (“Übung” –ue), or a seminar (“Seminar” –se).

Students only get a grade when they finish the whole module. A module consists of one or more courses as well as examinations. So please register for every module, every course of the module, and the examinations on TUCaN. If you register for a module you are not automatically registered for the associated examination.

Examinations take place between mid February and End of March (winter semester) or mid of June and End of September (summer semester)

TUCaN

TUCaN is the central organizing system for courses and examinations at TU Darmstadt. On TUCaN you can find out who will teach the course, what the course is about and where and when the course takes place.

  • With TUCaN you register for modules, courses and examinations, access materials for seminars and lectures and you also find your grades.
  • A module can contain several courses and so, several examinations. To get a grade at TU Darmstadt, you need to finish the entire module and pass all examinations.
  • Please note that there are specific deadlines for the registration/cancellation for modules and registration for examinations in TUCaN is mandatory!
  • Please have a look at the FAQ for TUCaN

Registration Process via TUCaN

  • Register for a module (at the beginning of the semester)
  • Register for a course (at the beginning of the semester)
  • Register for an exam (special registration period)
  • Taking an exam without registration in the module and the for the exam is not possible!

Grades and Documents

  • After completing the examinations, you will receive a transcript of records.
  • Please be aware, that it can take up to 8 weeks after an exam for your final grades to be entered into the TUCaN system.
  • We will send the transcript of records to your home university.

General Information on Preparation, Arrival and Orientation

  • For general questions (student card, health insurance…) please contact the International Student Services (ISS)
  • TU Darmstadt offers online orientation and language courses for international students:
    • In the beginning of the semester the International Student Services offers the X-Weeks (Experience Weeks) to exchange students and the Kick-Off Days to all international students. During these orientation programs, student tutors support you in organizing your stay and you get the possibility to participate in many different online activities. You will also get help with arrangements to be made in order to be able to begin your studies such as TU-ID, student email-address, Athena Card, TUCaN (please see section above). Please check the ISS website for updated information.
    • International Student Service ISS

Language Courses

  • The Language Resource Center of TU Darmstadt offers regular and intensive language courses.
  • Please note that you have to register and take a placement test before signing up for courses.

Sprachencafe

  • The Sprachencafé offers a platform for students interested in languages, culture and people of all nationalities. It is a weekly gathering in cozy atmosphere. There is no registration required, you can come by whenever you prefer. Meetings are organized in a Facebook group that you are welcome to join.
  • The Sprachencafé is currently online – every Thursday 5 to 8 p.m at their Discord channel
Module Nr. Module Name Course Nr. Course Name Credit Points
13-01-M003 Interdisziplinäres Projekt Bau und Umwelt (IPBU) 6
13-01-0005-se Interdisziplinäres Projekt IPBU- Projekt-Kick-Off
13-01-0006-ov Interdisziplinäres Projekt IPBU – Auftaktveranstaltung
13-01-0014-se Interdisziplinäres Projekt IPBU – Einführung in die Projektarbeit
13-A0-M001 Construction Technologies and Management III 6
13-A0-0003-vu Construction Technologies and Management III
13-D3-M001 Advanced Building Physics 6
13-D3-0002-vl Advanced Building Physics
13-D3-0002-ue Advanced Building Physics – Exercise
13-E2-M001 Theory of Plasticity (Mechanics) 6
13-E2-0010-vl Theory of Plasticity
13-E2-0011-ue Theory of Plasticity – Exercise
13-C0-M001 Geotechnics III 6
13-C0-0011-vl Geotechnics III
13-C0-0012-ue Geotechnics III – Exercise
13-M4-M002 Facade Technology I 6
13-M4-0002-vu Facade Technology I
13-D2-M005 Prestressed Concrete Structures 6
13-D2-0018-vl Prestressed Concrete Structures
13-D2-0019-ue Prestressed Concrete Structures – Exercise
13-F0-M003 Engineering Informatics I 6
13-F0-0009-vl Engineering Informatics I
13-F0-0010-ue Engineering Informatics I – Exercise
13-K6-M006 Drinking Water 6
13-K6-0006-vl Drinking Water
13-K6-0006-ue Drinking Water – Exercise
13-K0-M008 Water Treatment Processes 6
13-K0-0008-vl Water Treatment Processes
13-K0-0008-ue Water Treatment Processes – Exercise
13-I1-M002 Steel Construction III – Detailing and Design of Steel Structures 6
13-I1-0013-vl Steel Construction III – Detailing and Design of Steel Structures
13-I1-0014-ue Steel Construction III – Detailing and Design of Steel Structures – Exercise
13-I1-M003 Steel Construction IV 6
13-I1-0015-vl Ultimate Load Design
13-I1-0016-vl Torsion / Lateral Torsional Buckling
13-I1-0017-se Ultimate Load Design – Seminar
13-M2-M003 Structural Analysis III 6
13-M2-0005-vl Structural Analysis III
13-M2-0006-ue Structural Analysis III – Exercise
13-G0-M006 Photogrammetric Computer Vision 3
13-G0-0025-vl Photogrammetric Computer Vision
13-G0-0026-ue Photogrammetric Computer Vision – Exercise
13-02-J001 Urban Development and Architecture of Cities 6
13-B2-J005-se Urban Structures
13-M4-J001-se Typology of Buildings
13-C0-M042 Advanced Soil Mechanics 3
13-C0-0042-vl Advanced Soil Mechanics
13-J2-M026 BIM for Transportation Infrastructure 6
13-J2-0026-vl BIM for Transportation Infrastructure
13-J2-0026-ue BIM for Transportation Infrastructure – Exercise
13-J1-M010 Design of Safety Critical Systems in Railway Engineering 3
13-J1-0010-vl Design of Safety Critical Systems in Railway Engineering
13-K3-M016 Energy Efficiency 3
13-K3-0016-vl Energy Efficiency
13-B2-J002 Methodology of Empirical Analysis 6
13-B2-J002-se Methodology of Empirical Analysis
13-J2-M023 Management of Traffic Infrastructure II 3
13-J2-0023-vl Management of Traffic Infrastructure II
13-J2-M021 Specialization in Road Construction 3
13-J2-0021-vl Specialization in Road Construction
13-E2-M002 Continuum Mechanics I 6
13-E2-0004-vl Continuum Mechanics I
13-E2-0005-ue Continuum Mechanics I – Exercise
11-01-4109 Micromechanics for Materials Science 6
11-01-7050-vl Micromechanics for Materials Science
11-01-7050-ue Exercises in Micromechanics for Materials Science
13-C0-M004 Geotechnisches Praktikum und Projektseminar II 6
13-C0-0018-se Geotechnical Project Seminar II
13-C0-0039-pr Geotechnisches Praktikum II
13-M3-M003 Glass and Polymers I: Glass Structures 6
13-M3-0002-vu Glass and Polymers I: Glass Structures
13-J3-M002 Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering II 3
13-J3-0007-vl Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering II
13-J3-0011-ue Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering II – Exercise
13-K8-M002 Oxidative Processes in Water Treatment 6
13-K8-0002-vu Oxidative Processes in Water Treatment
13-M2-M022 Artificial Intelligence for Building Industry 6
13-M2-0022-vl Artificial Intelligence for Building Industry
13-M2-0022-ue Artificial Intelligence for Building Industry – Exercise
13-M2-M007 Cable and Membrane Structures 6
13-M2-0012-vl Cable and Membrane Structures
13-M2-0013-ue Cable and Membrane Structures – Exercise
13-B1-M015 Structural Monitoring II 6
13-B1-0042-vl Structural Monitoring II
13-B1-0043-ue Structural Monitoring II – Exercise
13-G0-M012 Image Analysis 3
13-G0-0029-vl Image Analysis
13-G0-0030-ue Image Analysis – Exercise
13-D3-M006 Concrete Durability 6
13-D3-0009-vl Concrete Durability
13-D3-0009-ue Concrete Durability – Exercise
13-B2-M009 Geoinformationssysteme II 6
13-B0-0003-vl Geoinformationssysteme II
13-B0-0004-ue Geoinformationssysteme II – Übung
13-K6-M004 Ingenieurpraktikum Wassertechnologie 6
13-K6-0004-se Ingenieurpraktikum Wassertechnologie
13-L1-M007 Integrated Water Management 6
13-L1-0006-vu Integrated Water Management
Module Nr. Module Name Course Nr. Course Name Credit Points
13-J2-M019 Management of Traffic Infrastructure I 6
13-J2-0019-vl Management of Traffic Infrastructure I
13-J2-0019-ue Management of Traffic Infrastructure I – Exercise
13-E1-M019 Computational Plasticity 6
13-E1-0019-vu Computational Plasticity
13-C0-M002 Geotechnics IV 6
13-C0-0015-vl Geotechnics IV
13-C0-0016-ue Geotechnics IV -Exercise
13-C0-M003 Geotechnisches Praktikum und Projektseminar I 6
13-C0-0017-se Geotechnical Project Seminar I
13-C0-0040-pr Geotechnisches Praktikum I
13-K8-M001 Pollutants in the Water Cycle 6
13-K8-0001-vu Pollutants in the Water Cycle: Sources and Fate in the Aquatic Environment
13-K4-M007 Infrastructure Planning 6
13-B2-J006-se Economic Assessment Methods
13-B2-J007-se Systems of Infrastructure
13-M4-M003 Facade Technology II 6
13-M4-0003-vl Facade Technology II
13-M4-0004-ue Facade Technology II – Exercise
13-D2-M015 Masonry Structures and Special Topics of Concrete Construction 6
13-D2-0012-vl Masonry Structures and Special Topics of Concrete Construction
13-D2-0013-ue Masonry Structures and Special Topics of Concrete Construction – Exercise
13-F0-M004 Engineering Informatics II 6
13-F0-0012-vl Engineering Informatics II
13-F0-0011-ue Engineering Informatics II – Exercise
13-J0-M003 Air Transport I 6
13-J0-0005-vl Air Transport I
13-J0-0006-ue Air Transport I – Exercise
13-J3-M001 Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering I 6
13-J3-0005-vl Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering I
13-J3-0006-ue Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering I – Exercise
13-I1-M003 Steel Construction IV 6
13-I1-0015-vl Ultimate Load Design
13-I1-0016-vl Torsion / Lateral Torsional Buckling
13-I1-0017-se Ultimate Load Design – Seminar
13-M2-M004 Structural Analysis IV 6
13-M2-0007-vl Structural Analysis IV
13-M2-0016-ue Structural Analysis IV – Exercise
13-B1-M055 Structural Monitoring I 6
13-B1-0055-vl Structural Monitoring I
13-B1-0055-ue Structural Monitoring I – Exercise
13-02-M007 Project Geodetic Metrology 6
13-02-0013-pj Project Geodetic Metrology
13-K4-M007 Infrastructure Planning 6
13-B2-J006-se Economic Assessment Methods
13-B2-J007-se Systems of Infrastructure
13-K4-M004 International Spatial Development and Planning 6
13-K4-0011-se International Spatial Development and Planning
13-D3-M004 Special Concretes 6
13-D3-0008-vl Special Concretes
13-D3-0007-ue Special Concretes – Exercise
13-D3-M016 Building Chemistry 6
13-D3-0012-vl Building Chemistry
13-D3-0013-ue Building Chemistry – Exercise
13-E2-M016 Analytische Mechanik 6
13-E2-0016-vl Analytische Mechanik
13-E2-0016-ue Analytische Mechanik – Übung
13-D3-M020 Computational Methods for Building Physics and Construction Materials 6
13-D3-0022-vl Computational Methods for Building Physics and Construction Materials
13-D3-0023-ue Computational Methods for Building Physics and Construction Materials – Exercise
13-K3-M008 Environmental Sciences 6
13-K3-0004-vl Environmental Sciences
13-K3-0005-ue Environmental Sciences – Exercise
13-E1-M018 Finite Elements III: Stabilized Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics 6
13-E1-0018-vu Finite Elements III
13-J3-M012 Future of Mobility 6
13-J3-0012-se scAInce Lab Seminar
13-M2-M011 Glass and Polymers II: Polymer Mechanics 6
13-M2-0019-vl Glass and Polymers II: Polymer Mechanics*
13-M2-0021-ue Glass and Polymers II: Polymer Mechanics – Exercise*
13-K6-M002 Mathematical Simulation in Wastewater Treatment 6
13-K6-0002-se Mathematical Simulation in Wastewater Treatment*
13-C0-M041 Numerical Simulations in Geotechnical Engineering 3
13-H0-0007-vl Numerical Simulations in Geotechnical Engineering
13-H0-0008-ue Numerical Simulations in Geotechnical Engineering – Exercise
13-G0-M013 Remote Sensing II 6
13-G0-0001-vl Remote Sensing II
13-G0-0002-ue Remote Sensing II – Exercise
13-H0-M044 Satellite Geodesy 3
13-H0-0044-vl Satellite Geodesy
13-H0-0044-ue Satellite Geodesy – Exercise
13-K3-J021 Sustainable Waste Management and Life Cycle Assessment Application 6
13-K3-0021-vl Sustainable Waste Management and LCA Application
13-K3-0021-ue Sustainable Waste Management and LCA Application – Exercise
13-02-J004 Water in Urban Development 6
13-K0-J001-se Sanitary Environmental Engineering 3
13-L2-J001-se Hydraulic Engineering 3