The study program Civil Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with the degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) provides a fundamental-, research- and practice-oriented qualification in all professional fields of civil engineering.

Civil engineers design, plan, calculate, construct, manage and maintain all kinds of buildings and infrastructure required by our society. This very wide range of their professional activities is expressed by the job title 'Civil Engineer'.

The six-semester Bachelor's program is structured in the two phases Basic Studies and Basic Subject Studies, each with a duration of three semesters. In the Basic Studies the fundamentals of engineering science are imparted particularly in the subjects Mechanics, Mathematics as well as Building Materials and Structural Design. Further basic skills are gained specifically in the subject Interdisciplinary Qualifications. In this subject among others, skills in communication and teamwork can be credited, obtained in an internship which is voluntary but strongly recommended. In the Basic Subject Studies the subject-related basic knowledge in the major fields of the professional activity of a civil engineer is imparted. These are allocated to the foci 'Structural Engineering', 'Water and Environment', 'Mobility and Infrastructure', 'Technology and Management in Construction Operation' as well as 'Geotechnical Engineering'. The students show by their Bachelor's Thesis that they are able to work by themselves and in limited time with scientific methods on a technical problem, to comprise the essential contents and results clearly structured in a written text and to present them in an oral presentation.

Having passed the Bachelor's program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the graduates attained the scientific qualification for starting a master degree program in Civil Engineering or a related field. They have knowledge and master methods of the entire range of civil engineering. Therefore, they are able to deepen themselves later in every shaping of the professional profile and to become acquainted with technical problems mostly by themselves. They think holistically and thus they harmonize social, ecological and economic aspects in order to develop problem solutions. Their strength is a sound and up to-date technical knowledge which is supplemented by good teamwork and communication skills.