VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures)

Ostrava, Czech Republic

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

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EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2025

TUITION FEES

CZK 50,000 / per semester

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures) focuses on the fundamental principles of civil engineering with a specific emphasis on materials and structural diagnostics. The program combines theoretical knowledge with practical applications, preparing students to address real-world engineering challenges.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can explore careers in various fields, including construction management, materials engineering, and structural analysis. Opportunities exist in both public and private sectors, allowing roles such as construction project manager, structural engineer, or materials testing technician.

Introduction

Graduates of the bachelor's program with a specialization in Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in a variety of study activities including excursions, field lessons, realization of testing methods by modern equipment, and also theoretical lessons with the participation of practice experts. The characteristic is an individual approach, which corresponds to the conception of final work based on practice requirements and especially the student's interests. The program completion provides students with a general overview of building structures, current and latest building materials, its development and testing, diagnostics and rehabilitation of building structures, as well as environmental issues of building impact on the environment.

Admissions

Curriculum

Semester 1

Building Constructions I.
CAD and visualisation
Chemistry and Building materials
Descriptive Geometry
Fundamentals of Architectural Design 1
History of Architecture
Mathematics
Physical Education A
Czech Language for Foreign Degree Students a/I
English Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)
German Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)

Semester 2

Building Constructions II.
Building Information Model
Civil Engineering Geology
Fundamentals of Architectural Design 2
Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
Mathematics II
Physical Education B
Typology of buildings
Czech Language for Foreign Degree Students a/II
English Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)
German Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)

Semester 3

Actions on Building Structures
Building materials
Elasticity and plasticity
Physics
Probability and Statistics
Soft Skills I
Traffic Structures I
Czech Language for Foreign Degree Students a/III
English Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)
German Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)

Semester 4

Building Environment
Concrete Structures Elements
Geodesy In Civil Engineering
Physics for Civil Engineering Laboratory
Rock and Soil Mechanics
Structural mechanics
Traffic Structures II
Czech Language for Foreign Degree Students a/IV
English Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)
German Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)

Semester 5

Building Service-Systems
Concrete and Masonry Structures
Foundation engineering
Fundamentals of Testing and Metrology
Non-destructive testing course
Structural Analysis for Engineers
Technology of Concrete and Binders

Semester 6

Brownfield management
Degradation processes and durability of building materials
Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
Laboratory analysis of building materials
Preparation for the implementation of the quality system and the basics of the environmental management system
Technical Infrastructure
Technological processes during the manufacturing of building materials

Semester 7

Building Components Technology
Building information modeling
Building materials in practice
Diagnostics of Structures
Materials Engineering
Rehabilitation technologies
Silicate materials and technologies
Steel and Timber Structures

Semester 8

Alternative raw building materials
Bachelor thesis
BIM for diagnostics of buildings
The economy in construction processes
Historical building materials and technologies
Legal environment in the construction industry
Rehabilitation of concrete structures

Program Outcome

Hard Skills

Knowledge of non-destructive testing
Knowledge of PC basic programs
Knowledge of environmental and waste management legislation (Chemical Substances Act, Waste Act, EIA)
Knowledge of construction chemistry

Study Aims

The aim of the bachelor's degree with specialization in Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures is to prepare the graduate for work in the building practice, for which he will acquire relevant theoretical and professional knowledge and skills. After the first two years of joint study, focusing on theoretical basis and basic technical subjects, students continue in the specialization Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures, where they will gain knowledge focused on specific areas:

Application of building materials to building structures, material compatibility, durability,
Application of building materials in relation to the required mechanical, physical, and thermal-technical properties of building structures,
Design and development of building materials, sourcing of raw materials,
Production of building materials and elements, range of products and their practical application,
The impact of the whole lifecycle of building materials and structures on the environment, recycling, the principles of sustainable development,
The role of testing and quality issues in civil engineering,
Issues about diagnostics of structures - requirements for building structures, defects, and damages, diagnostic methods for assessment of structures and materials,
Rehabilitation of structures - rehabilitation methods for masonry, steel, concrete and timber structures, historical structures, rehabilitation of surface finishes of structures or the requirements and assessment of repair materials themselves,
The issues of design and implementation of building structures in relation to building materials.

They also work on their final (bachelor) work in these areas. The study of specialization, thanks to the previous joint study, allows the student flexibility to move to any area of civil engineering activity. In the fourth year, in addition to specialized vocational subjects, students prepare projects related to their final work. The study program is completed by verifying the knowledge of two thematic areas arising mainly from the profiling of subjects and defending the final bachelor thesis.

Graduate's Knowledge

A graduate of the bachelor's program with a specialization in Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures will gain broad knowledge in the field of civil engineering, deepened in the theoretical and practical knowledge about the design, production, and testing of building materials, methods of solution and application of a specific design concept or diagnostic method, about understanding the possibilities, conditions, and limitations of methods application and concepts in practice. The graduate is able to apply the acquired professional knowledge on the basis of a generally defined task, which results from the specific requirements of practice.

Graduate's skills

The graduates of the bachelor's program with a specialization in Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures have the necessary skills in terms of using terminology, application of test methods and evaluation of building materials, performance of investigations and proposals for rehabilitation interventions, and environmental issues. The graduate is able to apply the acquired professional skills on the basis of a generally defined task, which results from the specific requirements of practice.

Graduate's general competence

Graduates of the bachelor's program with a specialization in Building Materials and Diagnostics of Structures are able to use engineering approaches for solving problems based on generally accepted computational methods and procedures, including standard and specialized software applications. They are able to evaluate new knowledge and acquire new expertise knowledge, skills, and capabilities through their own creative activities. The above-mentioned knowledge can be applied by the graduates in the construction practice, where they can find employment in management positions of design and production organizations in civil engineering, such as construction manager, technologist, construction specialist, technical advisor, employee of management and quality control, employee of state-owned or private testing and research institutes or as a private businessman. The graduate also has the possibility to continue on a master's study program either at the university at FAST VŠB-TU Ostrava or at another technical university in the Czech Republic or abroad after a master's degree. They can be also accredited as an Authorized Engineer in the field of Building Structures and Specialization Testing and Diagnostics of Buildings after fulfilling the requirements set by the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Techniques in the Constructions.

Career Opportunities

Program Admission Requirements

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