Learn to design, construct and maintain our natural and built environment in a way that is futureproof and sustainable.
Civil engineers play a crucial role in shaping our world and society. In fact, it is hard to imagine a world without them. Infrastructures, buildings, water resources, coastal protection: our environment would look entirely different if it weren’t for civil engineers. What does it take to design, construct, and maintain the natural and physically built environment in a way that is futureproof and sustainable? For example, how can we protect ourselves against rising sea levels? Are there smarter ways to perform maintenance on bridges to lower the risk of failure? And what infrastructure improvements are needed for the wider adoption of electric vehicles? The Master’s in Civil Engineering & Management at the University of Twente will help you to create solutions to many complex challenges related to construction and infrastructure, sustainability, resilience, water management, and traffic and transport.
This two-year, English-taught Master’s focuses extensively on both the technical and non-technical aspects of the management, design, realisation, and maintenance of civil engineering projects and systems. After all, while engineering skills are very important, they are not the only determining factor for success. Many other factors need to be taken into account while managing civil engineering projects: policy, political interests, participation and permits, stakeholders, land expropriation, sustainability, costs, budgeting and price control, logistic efficiency and safety. It is exactly this integrated approach to civil engineering projects that differentiates this Master’s from similar degrees at other universities – and will make you stand out on the job market as well!
Start date
You can start your studies in September or February. In case you need to follow the pre-master’s first, you can start in September and continue with the Master’s afterwards.
Choose a specialisation
You have a lot of freedom to tailor your Master’s in Civil Engineering & Management to your interests and ambitions. You will build your own expertise within one of the four specialisations, which represent different domains of civil engineering. Within these specialisations, you can even choose from different profiles and electives. You can choose one of the following specialisations:
Construction Management & Engineering
This specialisation helps you become an innovative expert in managing large construction projects, combining both management and digital skills such as digital twinning and BIM.
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Hydraulic & Geo-Structures
This specialisation focuses on interactions between soil, water, and man-made structures. You combine geotechnics, hydraulics, and structural engineering with data-driven and computational approaches.
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Sustainability & Resilience
Do you want to make civil infrastructure future-proof and reduce environmental impact? This specialisation deepens your knowledge of sustainability, resilience, and circularity in civil engineering.
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Transport Engineering & Management
What does it take to make transport more efficient, safe and sustainable? This specialisation helps you to maintain and improve the mobility of people by optimising traffic and transport networks.
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Water, River and Coastal Engineering & Management
This specialisation helps you find solutions for water-related challenges through analysis and modelling of the long-term behaviour of water systems (like catchments, seas and rivers).
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