Study Programme

UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (HBO) DEGREE

If you have a relevant Bachelor’s degree from a university of applied sciences (HBO) programme, you may be admitted to one of the University of Twente’s Civil Engineering programmes upon completion of a pre-Master’s course. It is also possible to complete the pre-Master’s programme as a component of your minor. Relevant Bachelor’s degrees are in Civil Engineering, Architecture or other closely related disciplines (like bouwtechnische bedrijfskunde and land and watermanagement).

LANGUAGE

The pre-Master's programme is in English as is the required literature.

PROGRAMME

The pre-Master’s programme contains 30 credits for the majority of the bachelor’s degrees. This is a fulltime study programme of one semester.

Quartile 1 [1A]: September-November

EC

 

Calculus A

4

202001172

Academic Research Skills

3

202000237

Design Project Urban Development

6

202000241

Matlab  

2

202001390

Quartile 2 [1B]:  November-February

 

 

Calculus B

3

202001174

Probability Theory and Statistics

3

202001177

Academic Research Skills (continued)

4,5

202000237

Fluid Mechanics 1

2

202000049

Water  

2,5

202000051

Total

30

 

START DATE

The pre-Master's programme starts every September. After successfully completing the pre-Master programme you can directly enter the Master's programme. Students doing their pre-Master’s as part of their University of Applied Sciences degree (transfer minor/'Kies op maat') can enter the Master’s programme in February or September after finishing their University of Applied Sciences Bachelor's programme. 

Whether you are an University of Applied Sciences student or a university student, you can start the pre-Master's programme during your Bachelor's programme as a minor or after obtaining your Bachelor’s degree.

GOALS

Our pre-Master programme has the following goals:

To achieve these goals we expect you to participate in lectures, tutorials and group work. Self-study forms an important part of your premaster track. A premaster student has to finish this programme within one year. After finishing the premaster programme you can enter in September or February in the master programme.

ADMISSION

The pre-Master’s programme is designed for students who have the motivation and capacities to obtain an academic degree from an English-taught Master’s programme in Civil Engineering and Management or Construction Management and Engineering. Your eligibility for admission to the pre-Master's programme in CEM/CME depends on your previous education.

Requirements for Dutch students:

Students with an international Bachelor’s degree can only apply for the Master’s programme directly and do not have the option of participating in a pre-Master's programme. 

More information on admission

Rules of the pre-Master’s programme

The pre-master’s programme is designed not only to address any deficiencies in your prior knowledge, but it is also an effective way to find out whether studying at a research university is right for you. Therefore, the following rules apply: