Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Transport Constructions)
VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
About this program
Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Transport Constructions)
Within the bachelor study program Civil Engineering, specialization Transport Constructions, the students are trained to apply in the field of transport structures in a wide range of activities in the design, construction, maintenance and administration of transport structures and constructions (roads, motorways, bridges, urban roads, intersections, stations and industrial trucks, public transport constructions etc.). In the field of traffic engineering, students focus on building safety elements, elements of traffic control and traffic management, traffic modelling and simulation etc. Graduates of this specialization may continue in the follow-up master´s degree program Civil Engineering - Transport Constructions.
Admission requirements
Criteria for Admission
- Secondary school-leaving certificate
- English-language ability – students, who are not native speakers may be asked to demonstrate their ability to study in English, e.g. by presenting the results of any language tests they have taken. English language ability document - minimum requirements: IELTS score 5,0; TOEFL internet-based score 62 (possibly other certificates at the same level).
- Entrance examination (according to the Faculty Admission Procedure Rules and Conditions for Admission)
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Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Transport Constructions) – Full Time
Semester 1
Compulsory
- Building Constructions I.
- CAD and visualisation
- Chemistry and Building materials
- Descriptive Geometry
- Fundamentals of Architectural Design 1
- History of Architecture
- Mathematics
- Physical Education A
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/I for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/I (intermediate)
- German Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/I (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/I (intermediate)
Semester 2
Compulsory
- 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
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/II for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/II (intermediate)
- German Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/II (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/II (intermediate)
Semester 3
Compulsory
- Actions on Building Structures
- Building materials
- Elasticity and plasticity
- Physics
- Probability and Statistics
- Roads
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/III for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/III (intermediate)
- German Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/III (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/III (intermediate)
Semester 4
Compulsory
- Building Environment
- Concrete Structures Elements
- Geodesy In Civil Engineering
- Physics for Civil Engineering Laboratory
- Railway Infrastructure
- Rock and Soil Mechanics
- Structural mechanics
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/IV for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/IV (intermediate)
- German Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/IV (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/IV (intermediate)
Semester 5
Compulsory
- Building Service-Systems
- Concrete and Masonry Structures
- Foundation enginering
- Highway Engineering
- Software for Traffic Structures
- Structural analysis for Engineers
- Traffic Engineering
Semester 6
Compulsory
- Construction Machines and Mechanisms
- Constructions of Bridge Structures
- Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
- Project I
- Railway Structures
- Technical Infrastructure
- Urban Roads and Intersections
Semester 7
Compulsory
- Building information modeling
- Diagnostics of Structures
- Integrated Systems of Public Transport
- Project II
- Road Signaling and Organization Transport
- Steel and Timber Structures
- Underground and Geotechnical Constructions
Semester 8
Compulsory
- Bachelor Thesis
- BIM for Transport Constructions
- Economy in construction processes
- Legal environment in the construction industry
- Realization Transport Constructions
- Special Excursion
Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Transport Constructions) –Part Time
Semester 1
Compulsory
- Building Constructions I.
- CAD and visualisation
- Chemistry and Building materials
- Descriptive Geometry
- Ethics of Sport
- Fundamentals of Architectural Design 1
- History of Architecture
- Mathematics
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/I for FAST (komb.st.)
- German Language b/I for FAST
Semester 2
Compulsory
- Building Constructions II.
- Building Information Model
- Civil Engineering Geology
- Fundamentals of Architectural Design 2
- Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
- Mathematics II
- Sociology of Sport
- Typology of buildings
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/II for FAST (komb.st.)
- German Language b/II for FAST
Semester 3
Compulsory
- Actions on Building Structures
- Building materials
- Elasticity and plasticity
- Physics
- Probability and Statistics
- Roads
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/III for FAST (komb.st.)
- German Language b/III for FAST
Semester 4
Compulsory
- Building Environment
- Concrete Structures Elements
- Geodesy In Civil Engineering
- Physics for Civil Engineering Laboratory
- Railway Infrastructure
- Rock and Soil Mechanics
- Structural mechanics
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/IV for FAST (komb.st.)
- German Language b/IV for FAST
Semester 5
Compulsory
- Building Service-Systems
- Concrete and Masonry Structures
- Foundation enginering
- Highway Engineering
- Software for Traffic Structures
- Structural analysis for Engineers
- Traffic Engineering
Semester 6
Compulsory
- Construction Machines and Mechanisms
- Constructions of Bridge Structures
- Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
- Project I
- Railway Structures
- Technical Infrastructure
- Urban Roads and Intersections
Semester 7
Compulsory
- Building information modeling
- Diagnostics of Structures
- Integrated Systems of Public Transport
- Project II
- Road Signaling and Organization Transport
- Steel and Timber Structures
- Underground and Geotechnical Constructions
Semester 8
Compulsory
- Bachelor Thesis
- BIM for Transport Constructions
- Economy in construction processes
- Legal environment in the construction industry
- Realization Transport Constructions
- Special Excursion
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
Tuition fee: 50 000 CZK per semester, approx. 2000 EUR per academic year
Qualification
Graduate's skills
Graduates of the specialization Transport Constructions have the necessary skills in terms of using professional terminology and processing technical documentation. They know the principles of professional methods of this field and are able to use them in a practical context. They can adopt and develop new theories and methods of this field, including their inclusion in application practice. Basic competencies include the ability to design transport constructions and related technologies efficiently, taking into account the minimization of their negative environmental impacts. The graduates are able to analyze and synthesize problems in the framework of building organization and construction production, to use technical procedures for solving problems of building practice and to design buildings, also in terms of safe use and maintenance of constructions.
Graduate's general competence
The graduate will be able to perform individual activities within the selected professional field and participate in implementation teams for complex solutions of large-scale orders. They will be able to independently solve partial tasks and plan, implement, organize and decide partial building activities and works, whether directly in building production or in design and construction practice, especially in the field of rail and non-rail transport constructions. The graduate will be theoretically equipped for the follow-up master's study of the technical orientation of related study programs at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of VSB-TU Ostrava or at other faculties of civil engineering in the Czech Republic or abroad. After fulfilling the requirements for professional practice, the graduate will comply with the conditions for authorization in the field of Transport Structures.
Career paths
Graduate's employment
Graduate of the bachelor study program Civil Engineering, specialization Transport Constructions, finds employment in design offices as well as on construction sites or building offices, especially in the positions of designer, site manager, technologist, preparation of production and investment, realization of investments and engineering, control quality and management. Due to its wide theoretical and practical basis, it will be used in road construction, in the construction and modernization of regional and high-speed railways and in the construction of integrated transport systems. The graduate will also find employment in the preparation, design, implementation and maintenance of transport constructions and equipment, as well as in administrative activities within the field, both at regional level and throughout the Czech Republic or abroad.
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VSB - Technical University of Ostrava
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