- German required · DSH-2
- Winter & summer intake
Technology and Management in Construction (Technologie und Management im Baubetrieb) (M.Sc.)
⚠ This programme is taught in German. DSH-2 is required before enrolment. That is university-entrance German (approximately C1). For a beginner this typically means one to two years of intensive study before enrolment.
At a glance
- Language
- German-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- Winter & summer
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester; see fee notes
- Semester fee
- €201.50
● Closed for this intake Non-EU applicants · Winter semester The window usually repeats next cycle; the full deadline table below shows every route and date.
Focus areas: Site Management and Production Methods · Project Management and Lean Construction · Real Estate and Facility Management · Digital Technologies in Construction · People and Environment in Construction
German-taught construction-management master in KIT’s BGU department, structured into five profiles. Set within KIT’s dual mandate as a research university and a national research centre. Based at KIT Campus South in central Karlsruhe.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in civil engineering or a substantially similar subject
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- CEFR B2 English if English-taught courses are attended.
- German
- B1 German to apply and DSH-2 (or TestDaF 4x4, telc C1 Hochschule, Goethe C2, DSD II) for enrolment.
- 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.
Deadlines & timeline
| Who | Intake | Deadline | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-EU applicants | Winter semester | closed for this intake; next cycle usually repeats the same window | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants apply earlier than German and EU applicants. |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Winter semester | 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 | Non-EU / foreign-degree applicants. | |
| EU / German-degree applicants | Summer semester | German and EU/EEA applicants. |
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €1,500 per semester
- Semester contribution
- €201.50
- Semester ticket
- not included
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.
Scholarships are listed per university: see KIT scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- bewerbung.studium.kit.edu
- Official page
- www.bgu.kit.edu
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
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External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- Official KIT TMB institute (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via the KIT Online-Portal (no uni-assist) (opens in a new tab)
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