# Civil Engineering (Bauingenieurwesen) (MSc) at KIT

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.

University: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) (https://studygermany.dev/universities/kit.md)
City: Karlsruhe (https://studygermany.dev/cities/karlsruhe.md)
HTML page: https://studygermany.dev/programmes/kit-msc-civil-engineering/

## At a glance

- Degree: MSc
- Language of instruction: German
- English requirement: CEFR B2 English if English-taught courses are attended.
- German requirement: B1 German to apply and DSH-2 (or TestDaF 4x4, telc C1 Hochschule, Goethe C2, DSD II) for enrolment.
- ECTS: 120
- Duration: 4 semesters
- Intake: Winter & summer
- Tuition: €1,500 per semester (rate depends on student category; see fee notes)
- Semester contribution: €201.50
- Semester ticket included: no

Fee notes: 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.

## 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
- Prerequisite credits: 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.

## Application deadlines

- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 2026-07-15 (PASSED as of the last site build; the window usually repeats next cycle). Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants.
- EU / German-degree applicants, winter semester: 2026-09-30. 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: 2027-01-15. Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants.
- EU / German-degree applicants, summer semester: 2027-03-31. German and EU/EEA applicants.

## How to apply

- uni-assist required: no
- Application portal: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en
- Official programme page: https://www.bgu.kit.edu/english/2491.php

## External resources

- [Official programme page](https://www.bgu.kit.edu/english/2491.php)
- [DAAD International Programmes](https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/8333/)
- [Apply via the KIT Online-Portal (no uni-assist)](https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en)


## Focus areas

- Structural engineering (Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau)
- Water and environment
- Mobility and infrastructure
- Technology and management in construction
- Geotechnical engineering

## Provenance

Last checked: 2026-08-09

- KIT BGU — Civil Engineering M.Sc. (Unterrichtssprache Deutsch; credit prerequisites): https://www.bgu.kit.edu/english/2491.php
- DAAD — KIT Civil Engineering (bilingual; first two semesters taught predominantly in English): https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/8333/
- KIT — Charges and Fees (semester contribution €201.50 WS 2026/27: €80.00 administrative + €109.50 Studierendenwerk + €12.00 Students Union): https://www.sle.kit.edu/english/imstudium/703.php
- KIT International Students Office — tuition fees for third-country students (€1,500/semester since WS 2017/18, Art. 3 LHGebG): https://www.intl.kit.edu/istudies/12606.php
- KIT International Students Office — application route: direct via the KIT Online-Portal, no uni-assist and no VPD: https://bewerbung.studium.kit.edu/en