ET - Civil Engineering

  • Bachelor level

    Modules & Minors selection guidelines
    1.  Before selecting your modules/minors, please review the rules and regulations on our website for Incoming Exchange
    2. If you're nominated for a study programme within ET faculty (refer to your application), you may:
    a. take modules from any study programmes within the ET faculty
    b. take one module from another faculty if desired

    Available Modules & Minors
    If a module from the regular Civil Engineering curriculum, or an elective minor is not listed below, it's not an option to exchange students.

    Msc courses
    When you're in the 3rd year (or higher) of your Bsc studies, you may also opt for Msc courses from the Civil Engineering study programme. 
    With exception to:
    - courses that are focused on thesis or assignments
    - courses that involve group work, so individually assessed courses only 

    Semester 1 [Fall]:

    Quartile 1

    Quartile 2

    202000041 Introduction to Civil Engineering (MOD01; 15 ECTS credits)

    202000048 Water Management
    (MOD02; 15 ECTS credits)

    202000064 Safety and Risk in Deltas
    (MOD05; 15 ECTS credits)
    Basic knowledge of programming required, preferably Python


    Minor: 
    15 ECTS credits
    202500117 Multifunctional Design of Nature-based Coastal Flood Protection
    Best (but not mandatory) to take in combination with Smart Solutions for Sustainable Cities, see Q2

    Minor: 
    15 ECTS credits
    202000099 Smart solutions for Sustainable Cities.
    Best (but not mandatory) to take in combination with Smart Cities - Multifunctional Flood Defences, see Q1

    One of the many HTHT-minors*


    one of the other many HTHT-minors*, such a


    Minor*: 202400016 Fundamentals of Humanitarian Engineering


    semester 2 [Spring]

    Quartile 3

    Quartile 4

    202000056 Traffic and Transport.
    (MOD03; 15 ECTS credits)

    202200229 Simulation and Stochastic Modelling in Civil Engineering.(MOD08; 15 ECTS credits)
    pre-knowledge in math required

    202000072 Area Development.
    (MOD07; 15 ECTS credits)


  • Master level

    Course selection guidelines:
    1. The MSc programme in Civil Engineering offers several specialisations within its curriculum. You can explore them here.
    2. If you're nominated for a study programme within ET faculty (refer to your application), you may:
    a. Select courses from any study programme within ET faculty 
    b. Take courses at other faculties, keeping in mind the 60/40% rule.
    Important: Always check the pre-knowledge requirements to see if you're eligible for a course.
    3. Courses not open to Exchange students:
    -Academic Research and Skills
    -Preparation Msc Thesis
    -Msc Thesis


    Other available courses - Master-Insert:
    Next to our regular programme, the UT offers so-called Master-Insert courses: Shaping Responsible Futures programmes. 
    You'll learn to transcend disciplinary boundaries. You'll connect science to society by collaborating with real-world stakeholders. And, you'll build confidence as a responsible change-maker.
    (You'll need an additional registration for these courses. Once approved by the Exchange Coordinator on your Learning Agreement, you can register for these courses through the Master-Insert link).