General description of degree program Name Construction Management and Construction Engineering Qualification awarded Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), degree program in Construction Management and Construction Engineering at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Specialization in Construction Management, Business Administration and Engineering in Construction Specialization in Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering Level of qualification Qualification requirements and regulations Specialization: Key learning outcomes Profile of the program Occupational profiles of graduates Program duration: Pre-study work experience: Specific admission requirements first-cycle n/a Starting with their 3rd semester, students choose to specialize in Construction Management or Construction Engineering Graduates of this program with a major in Construction Management will have acquired the knowledge and the practical skills that enable them to deal with all major economic, organisational, and legal aspects of the construction industry. Graduates with a major in Construction Engineering will have been prepared for the challenges of production planning, organization, and monitoring in companies responsible for carrying out construction projects. While the Construction Management major was conceived so that the course content fulfilled all the attributes of a Business Administration and Engineering course targeted at the construction market, the Construction Engineering major delivers knowledge in the areas of production, finance, and management. As a compulsory component of the program a one-semester work placement in the 5 th semester allows students to apply in industry what they have learned up to this stage. For Construction Management majors, the internship can be conducted, for instance, in a company dealing with project development, project management, facility management, or in real estate. Construction Engineering majors, on the other hand, can gain work experience in construction firms, planning offices, building authorities, or in construction site management. Construction Management majors will go on to work with companies involved in construction investment, project management, general contracting, ready-to-use constructions, consulting etc. Construction Engineering majors, on the other hand, will go on to work in roles ranging from draftsman, planning engineer, surveyor or plant manager (for instance in pre-fabricated section plants) to site manager in planning offices, with authorities, or on construction companies, and right up to top company-management positions. 7 semesters or 210 ECTS Not required General or subject-specific university entrance qualification or comparable entrance qualification. Ranking is created using weighted grades for the university entrance qualification grade (factor 5) and the individual subjects of mathematics (factor 3), German or appropriate language for a foreign entrance qualification (factor 2), English (factor 2), physics/chemistry/biology (factor 2). Bonus points are awarded for a vocational qualification (4 points) or demonstration of at least one year s work experience (3 points). For students from abroad: proof of satisfactory knowledge of
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning Traineeship semester: Start of program: Application deadline: Language of instruction: Mode of study The applicant should: Access to further studies Examination regulations, assessment and grading Final examination Graduation requirements Program director ECTS Departmental coordinator German. Vocational training at Meister level or acquired at a school for further vocational training, together with an interview at HsKA, will be recognized as equivalent to university entrance qualification. 2-year vocational training followed by 3-year occupation in a related job, together with an interview at HsKA and an eligibility exam at Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, will be recognized as equivalent to university entrance qualification. Results achieved in theory or practical courses of an academic degree program at a recognized higher education institution can be transferred to HsKA according to ECTS recognition procedures upon express request, if the Committee of Trinational Civil Engineering Studies acknowledges these results to be comparable in terms of level, subject content and extent. Prior learning must be in a similar or related subject. 5 th semester is traineeship semester In summer semester and in winter semester 15 January for application into summer semester 15 July for application into winter semester German Full-time Be interested in technology, management, and building processes; have good averages in the school subjects mathematics, German (or mother tongue), English, physics or chemistry, as bonus points are given for these subjects in the application process Master For information about the courses as well as the study and examination credits required for successful completion of studies, see annex (pages 4-14). The annex also shows the weight of the various examinations towards the final grade. All parts which count towards a subject examination must be concluded successfully with a mark no less than 4.0 each. Bachelor s thesis and final examination. The student must have attained the pre-examination credits as laid down in the table below. Prof. Dr. iur. Andreas Luckey Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erwin Schwing
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Annex Tables for the degree program The courses and subject examinations are grouped together in the following tables: Table 1: Foundation courses (courses and examinations required to meet lower-division requirements) Table 2: Bachelor preliminary examination (subject examinations and related courses) Tables 3a and 3b: Advanced courses (courses and examinations required to meet upper-division requirements) for each specialization respectively Tables 4a and 4b: Bachelor examination (subject examinations and related courses) for each specialization respectively Explanation of the content of the columns and abbreviations in tables 1 and 3 Column number 1 Course code (EDV-Bez) 2 Course title (course) 3 Semester in which the course is offered (Sem) 4 Contact hours per week (CHW) in the lecture period of a semester, ECTS credit points (CP) 5 Course type (type) V*: Lecture Ü: Exercise P: Project work PA: Practical assignment (V+V) = examination covering 2 lectures (V+V+V) = examination covering 3 lectures * these can be supplemented by exercises, labs, and project work. 6 Prerequisites (Voraus.) for admission to the exam procedure, in addition to the study credits / pre-examination credits listed in column 7 7 8 For 7 and 8 Type of study credits/pre-examination credits specifying duration in minutes, if no other unit is specified. (SL/PV / Dur) Type of examination credits specifying duration in minutes, if no other unit is specified (PL/ Dur) The following can be designated as study or pre-examination credits (SL/PV) or examination credits (PL): En: Draft Kl: Written exam MP: Oral exam Re: Presentation Ue: Practical exercises Ha: Term paper La: Lab work PA: Practical assignment / Project work St: Study assignment BT: Thesis The following applies for the duration S: Semester M: Month(s) W: Week(s) T: Days(s) 9 Weight for subject grade (GFN) 10 Assigning examination credits to subject examination (FP) 11 Note For 6 to 11 The following abbreviations are used: Block: Block course CP: Credit Points PS: Practical study semester PT: Attendance days Sem.: Semester
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Foundation courses BM and Degree awarded: Bachelor of Table 1 Engineering BB Engineering 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7a 7b 8a 8b 9 10 11 EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Voraus. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP-No. Note BMB110 Mathematics I 1 5 4 V Kl 120 1 01 BMB120 Programming and Standard Software 1 5 5 V Kl+St 90+1S 3+2 01 BMB130 Structural Mechanics I 1 5 4 V Kl 120 1 02 BMB140 Building Construction 1 5 4 V Ue 1S Kl 120 1 03 BMB150 Surveying 1 5 4 V Ue 1S Kl 120 1 04 BMB160 Construction Management 1 5 4 V Kl 180 1 05 Total 1st semester 30 25 BMB210 Mathematics II 2 5 4 V Kl 120 1 01 BMB220 Structural Mechanics II 2 5 4 V Kl 120 1 02 BMB230 Building Materials I 2 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 03 BMB240 Project Planning I 2 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 05 BMB250 Civil Law I 2 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 05 BMB260 Road Construction, Hydraulics & Sanitation Eng. 2 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 06 Total 2nd semester 30 24 Total foundation courses 49 60
Degree program: Construction management and construction engineering Preliminary examination BM and BB Table 2 EDV-Bez. Subject examination (FP) Title Course Title Semester Credit Points CP Weight for overall grade BMBF01 Mathematics Mathematics I 1 5 15 Mathematics II 2 5 Programming and Standard Software 1 5 BMBF02 Structural Mechanics Structural Mechanics I 1 5 10 Structural Mechanics II 2 5 BMBF03 Building Construction Building Construction 1 5 10 Building Materials I 2 5 BMBF04 Surveying Surveying 1 5 5 BMBF05 Basics of Project Planning and Law Construction Management 1 5 15 Project Planning I 2 5 Civil Law I 2 5 BMBF06 Basis of Structural Engineering Road Construction; Hydraulics & Sanitation Eng. 2 5 5 Total foundation courses 60
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Advanced courses, specialization BM Degree awarded: Table 3a Engineering (construction management) Bachelor of Engineering 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7a 7b 8a 8b 9 10 11 EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Voraus. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP-No. Note Minimum 48 cp from sem. 1+2 * = specialization module BMB310 Cost Accounting in Construction Industries 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 07 BMB320 Tendering and Accounting 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 07 BMB330 Foundation and Soil Engineering 3 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 08 BMB340 Building Materials II 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 BMB350 Reinforced Concrete Design I 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 BMB360 Structural Analysis 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 Total 3 rd semester 30 24 BMB410 Project Planning II 4 5 5 (V+V) Kl 180 1 10 BMB420 Applied Mathematics, Construction Logistics* 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 11 BMB430 Tax Law II* 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 12 BMB440 Building Physics 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 12 BMB450 Reinforced Concrete Design II and Steel Design 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 13 BMB460 Construction Engineering 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 13 Total 4th semester 30 25 BMB5P1 Internship Preparation* 5 3 3 (V+V) Kl 120 1 16 Block BMB5P2 Internship* 5 24 Pa Foundation courses Pa+Re 95T+1S 16 PS, 95 PT BMB5P3 Internship Follow-up 5 3 2 V+Ü 1S Kl 120 1 16 Block Total 5th semester 30 5
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Advanced courses, specialization BM Degree awarded: Table 3a Engineering (construction management) Bachelor of Engineering 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7a 7b 8a 8b 9 10 11 EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Voraus. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP-No. Note * = specialization module BMB610 Cost Planning, Financing 6 5 4 (V+V)+Ü Ue 1S Kl 180 1 10 BMB620 Project Management* 6 5 5 V+Ü Ue 1S Kl 120 1 11 4,0 BMB630 Communication 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 14 BMB640 Controlling* 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 15 BMB650 Construction Contract Law * 7 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 15 Block BMB660 Quality Management 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 17 Total 6th semester 30 25 BMB710 Economics* 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 12 BMB720 Project* 7 5 2 P St+MP 1S+15 1+1 16 Block BMB730 Elective 7 5 4 1 18 Block, s. 43 (4) BMBA00 Bachelor s thesis 7 12 Minimum 108 BT 4 M 1 19 cp from sem 3- BMBA01 Final examination 7 3 7 MP+Re 20+20 1+1 19 Total 7th semester 30 10 Total advanced courses (3 rd to 7 th semester) 150 89
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Engineering Bachelor s examination, specialization BM (construction management) Table 4a Subject examination (FP) EDV-Bez. Title Course Title Sem. Credit points CP Weight for overall grade BMBF07 AVA and Cost Accounting Cost Accounting in Construction Industries 3 5 10 Tendering and Accounting 3 5 BMBF08 Foundation and Soil Engineering Foundation and Soil Engineering 3 5 5 BMBF09 Basics of Construction Engineering Building Materials II 3 5 15 Reinforced Concrete Design I 3 5 Structural Analysis 3 5 BMBF10 Cost Planning and Financing Project Planning II 4 5 10 Cost Planning, Financing 6 5 BMBF11 Project Management Applied Mathematics, Construction Logistics 4 5 10 Project Management 6 5 BMBF12 Law Tax Law II 4 5 15 Building Physics 4 5 Economics 6 5 BMBF13 Construction Engineering Reinforced Concrete Design II and Steel Design 4 5 10 Construction Engineering 4 5 BMBF14 Communication Communication 6 5 5 BMBF15 Economy and Management Controlling 6 5 10 Construction Contract Law 7 5 BMBF16 Internship Internship Preparation 5 3 11 Internship 5 Internship Follow-up 5 3 Project 7 5 BMBF17 Quality Management Quality Management 6 5 5
BMBF18 Elective Elective 7 5 5 BMBF19 Bachelor s thesis Bachelor s thesis 7 12 15 Final examination 7 3 Total advanced courses 126
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Advanced courses, specialization BB Degree awarded: Table 3b Engineering (construction engineering) Bachelor of Engineering 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7a 7b 8a 8b 9 10 11 EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Voraus. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP-No. Note Minimum 48 cp from sem. 1+2 * = specialization module BMB310 Cost Accounting in Construction Industries 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 07 BMB320 Tendering and Accounting 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 07 BMB330 Foundation and Soil Engineering 3 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 08 BMB340 Building Materials II 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 BMB350 Reinforced Concrete Design I 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 BMB360 Structural Analysis 3 5 4 V Kl 120 1 09 Total 3 rd semester 30 24 BMB410 Project Planning II 4 5 5 (V+V) Kl 180 1 20 BMB440 Building Physics 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 20 BMB450 Reinforced Concrete Design II and Steel Design 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 23 BMB460 Construction Engineering 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 21 BMB470 Structural Analysis; Masonry Construction* 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 23 BMB480 Mathematics III* 4 5 4 (V+V) Kl+St 90+1S 1+1 24 Total 4th semester 30 25 BMB5P4 Internship Preparation* 5 3 3 (V+V) Kl 120 1 25 Block BMB5P5 Internship* 5 24 Pa Foundation courses Pa+Re 95T+1S 25 PS, 95 PT BMB5P6 Internship Follow-up* 5 3 2 V+Ü Ue 1S Kl 120 1 25 Block Total 5th semester 30 5
Degree program: Construction Management and Construction Advanced courses, specialization BB Degree awarded: Table 3b Engineering (construction engineering) Bachelor of Engineering 1 2 3 4a 4b 5 6 7a 7b 8a 8b 9 10 11 EDV-Bez. Course Sem. CP CHW Type Voraus. SL/PV Dur PL Dur GFN FP-No. Note * = specialization module BMB610 Cost Planning, Financing 6 5 4 (V+V)+Ü Ue 1S Kl 180 1 20 BMB630 Communication 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 22 BMB660 Quality Management 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 26 BMB670 Structural Engineering* 6 5 5 (V+V+V) Kl 180 1 21 BMB680 Reinforced Concrete Design III* 6 5 4 V Kl 120 1 23 BMB690 Structural Engineering III* 6 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 23 Total 6th semester 30 25 BMB730 Elective* 7 5 4 1 27 Block, s. 43 (4) BMB740 Calculation, Supplemental Management* 7 5 4 (V+V) Kl 180 1 20 Block BMB750 Project* 7 5 2 P St+MP 1S+15 4+1 25 Block BMBA00 Bachelor s thesis* 7 12 Minimum 108 BT 4 M 1 28 cp from sem 3- BMBA01 Final examination* 7 3 7 MP+Re 20+20 1+1 28 Total 7th semester 30 10 Total advanced courses (3 rd to 7 th semester) 150 89
Degree program: Construction Management and Bachelor s examination, specialization BB (construction Construction Engineering engineering) Table 4b Subject examination (FP) Course Weight for EDV-Bez. Title Title Semester Credit points CP overall grade BMBF07 AVA and Cost Accounting Cost Accounting in Construction Industries 3 5 10 Tendering and Accounting 3 5 BMBF08 Foundation and Soil Engineering Foundation and Soil Engineering 3 5 5 BMBF09 Basics of Construction Engineering Building Materials II 3 5 15 Reinforced Concrete Design I 3 5 Structural Analysis 3 5 BMBF20 Construction and Law Project Planning II 4 5 20 Building Physics 4 5 Cost Planning, Financing 6 5 Calculation, Supplemental Management 7 5 BMBF21 Structural Engineering Construction Engineering 4 5 10 Structural Engineering II 6 5 BMBF22 Communication Communication 6 5 5 BMBF23 Construction Engineering Reinforced Concrete Design II and Steel Design 4 5 20 Structural Analysis; Masonry Construction 4 5 Reinforced Concrete Design III 6 5 Structural Engineering III 6 5 BMBF24 Applied Mathematics Mathematics III 4 5 5 BMBF25 Internship Internship Preparation 5 3 11 Internship 5 Internship Follow-up 5 3 Project 7 5 BMBF26 Quality Mangement Quality Mangement 6 5 5 BMBF27 Elective Elective 7 5 5
BMBF28 Bachelor s thesis Bachelor s thesis 7 12 15 Final examination 7 3 Total advanced courses 126