CivilEngineering BE MSc info
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Buildingthefuturestartshere
Diploma MasterofScienceCivilEngineeringTrack:BuildingEngineering
Credits 120ECTS,24months
Startsin September
Languageofinstruction
English
%Internationalstudents
30%
Canyouimagineanythingmorechallengingandexcitingthancreatingaphysicalenvironmentwherepeoplecanperformtothebestoftheirabilities?Creatingabuilding–fromtheearlyideas,thefirstsketches,therealisationandtheusephase,rightuptorefurbishmentordemolition–isatrueadventure.Developingandrealisingwhatyouhaveinmindbyconnectingtechnologytoaninnovativedesign;meetingthechallengeoffindingtherightmaterials,comingupwiththerightsolutionswithinthegoalssetandprovingthereliabilityofthestructure.ThatiswhattheBuildingEngineeringtrackoffersyou.
TheMSctrackBuildingEngineeringoffersavariedandbroadprogrammethatdealswitheveryaspectofbuildingengineeringoverthelifespanofabuilding.
Asacivilengineer,youneedabroadrangeofknowledgeinordertobeabletomakeavaluablecontributiontotheconstructionanddesignofbuildings.Thatiswhythistrackcoverseverythingfromtheplanningphaseuptotherealisationofabuilding.Wealsoconsidertheoptionsforthereuseofbuildings.Sustainabilityisinextricablylinkedtoconstructionandthetimesinwhichwelive;wemusttakeaccountoffuturegenerations.Whatismore,becausetheaestheticaspectsofbuildingsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportantduetotheirvisualimpactonourhabitat,architecturalandindustrialdesignarebecomingincreasinglyimportant,too.Howelsewouldyouknowwhetheranarchitecturalideaissound,fromanengineer’spointofview?
FacultyofCivilEngineeringandGeosciences
MScProgramme
CurriculumBuildingEngineering
TheBuildingEngineeringtrackofferstwospecialisations.Thepurposeofthissegmentationistoallowyoutochoosethedirectionwithinthetrackthatsuitsyoubest.Itisafirststepindefiningyourfuturecareerdirection.
BuildingTechnology&Physicsfocusesonthetechniquesthatcontributetopeople’sexperienceandenjoymentofabuilding;thinkoftheindoorclimateandappearanceofabuilding,forexample.Youwilllearntotranslatethearchitect’swishesintoreality.Thismeansdeterminingwhichmaterialswillbeusedforthefinishingofabuildingandensuringthatthebuildingissustainable.BuildingTechnology&Physicsisthescienceofdesigninghigh-performancebuildingsthataredurable,comfortable,energy-efficient,affordableandhealthy.
Toaddressmanybuildingproblems,weneedauniquemixofheatandmasstransferphysics,acoustics,materialscience,constructiontechnology,humanphysiology,andengineeringanalysisanddesign.
StructuralDesignhasemergedinresponsetomodern-daybuildingdevelopments.Increasingly,thedesignphaseofbuildingsinvolvesnotonlystructuralexpertsandarchitects,butalsostructuraldesigners.These‘designingengineers’actasabridgebetweenarchitectsandthestructuralexpertswhofocusonverificationofstandards,dimensioninganddetailing.Theapproachisbasedontheprinciplesofmechanicsandknowledgeofmaterials.
Withinthesespecialisations,itispossibletofocuson:
IntegralDesign&ManagementTechnologyinSustainableDevelopmentEntrepreneurshipUrbanPlanning&EngineeringInfrastructurePlanning EnvironmentalEngineering
Futurestudentsthatwanttolinkcreativitywithtechnologicalprofundity,chooseforBuildingEngineering.ThisMaster'sofferstwodirections:BuildingTechnologyofPhysicsandStructuralDesign.IchoseforthelatterbecauseIwantedtofocusmoreonbuildingdesignandbecomepartofthedesignteamwitharchitectsandotherconstructionspecialists.Theuniversityrespondscleverlytothatobjectivebyencouragingfacultiestocollaborate.DuringtheHighRiseworkshop,forexample,wewerechallengedtodesignafullyintegratedandinnovativeskyscrapertogetherwithstudentsofthefacultyofArchitecture.Besidethefactthatitisfuntogettoknowstudentsfromotherfaculties,wealsolearnedtospeaktheirdesignlanguage–inmyopinionanessentialqualityforabuildingengineer.ThisalsocorrespondstomyexperienceduringmyinternshipatengineeringfirmArupinLondon,whereIwasgiventheopportunitytokeepondevelopingmyselfinthisdynamicfield.Thiswassuchafantasticexperience,Idecidedtostayandappliedforajob;IamnowonthevergeofcontinuingmycareerintheUK.Trustme,whetheryouwanttoworkoncomplexbuildingsintheNetherlandsoronimpressivestructuresinDubai,theworldisyourplaygroundasabuildingengineerfromDelftUniversityofTechnology.
Preliminarystructuraldesignandfinancialfeasibilitystudyofatransportablemultifunctionalstadium.Increasingnumbersoflarge-scale,high-qualitystadiumsarebeingleftvacantaftertheeventforwhichtheywerebuilt.Therefore,ademountableandtransportablemulti-functionalA-venuestadiumhasbeendesigned.StructuralfeasibilityoftherotatingtowerinDubai.Glasscolumns:afundamentalstudytoslenderglasscolumnsassembledfromrectangularmonolithicflatglassplatesundercompressionasabasistodesignastructuralglasscolumnforapavilion.Auser-centredre-designofindoorcomfortforthefacultyofCivilEngineeringandGeoscienceswithanenergy-consciousapproach.Flexiblemouldforproductionofdouble-curvedconcreteelements.
Duetothecomplexityofbuildings,thedevelopmentofbuildingmaterials,theever-changinguserrequirementsandnewtechnologicalinsights,therearemanybuildingengineers.Gettingallofthesespecialiststocooperateefficientlyisasgreatachallengeastheactualconstructionofbuildings.Astherearemanyspecialisedcompaniesinvolvedinconstruction,thereareextensivecareeropportunities.Thinkofbuildingcontractors,realestatedevelopers,institutionalinvestors,architectural,engineeringandconsultancyfirms,researchinstitutesandeducationalinstitutes.
Agoodcivilengineerhasawideknowledgeofthefieldofbuilding.Notonlybeabletocalculateanystructureoutofanymaterial(whichstillisthefoundationofagoodengineerincivilengineering)butalsoabletotalkwithpeoplethatactuallyhavetobuildthedesignmadebytheengineer.Ifanengineerhasnoorlimitedknowledgeofthewaystructuresarerealisedorofprojectmanagementorofbuildingphysicsthisdiscussionisuselessforbothparties.ThereforeBuildingEngineeringtrackoffersallscientificinformationtobenotaspecialistbutawell-informedgeneralistthatisabletodiscussaboutallaspectsofbuilding.ThemorethanrequiredknowledgeofsustainablebuildingandenergysavingtechniquesarealsoimplementedintheBuildingEngineeringtrackleadingtoengineersthatcangiveanimportantcontributiontoabetterworld.
IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreeinCivilEngineering(CiTG),Architecture(BK)orPolicy,TechnologyandManagement(TBM)thatiscloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.IfyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,however,youwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourBachelor’sdegreeataDutchuniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl.
AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebycompletingabridgingminor,orbymeansofabridgingprogrammeaftercompletingyourHBOdiploma.
EntrancerequirementsforMathematicsandEnglish(someexceptions)applytoboththebridgingminorandthebridgingprogramme.
Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl.
InternationalapplicantsTobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.
1.AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesforthekeycourses.
2.ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum.
3.ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.
-ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.
-oranIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.-orproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'ortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'withaminimumgradeB.
Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartson1Octoberandcloseson1April.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Youwillthenreceiveanemailwithalinktouploadtherequireddocuments.
FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl.
Allinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.Afterthisinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheCEGfaculty.YouwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.
Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation:
KarelTerwelMaster'sCoordinatorBuildingEngineeringT+312781512E
KarelKarsenAcademicCounsellorT+31(0)152783337E
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