The curricula are skill-based and geared toward a defined graduate profile. The lecturers see themselves as accompanying the students in their learning process and integrate project-based and research-based learning into the courses. Activating teaching methods and additional virtual teaching and learning environments foster the exchange between teachers and students and students among themselves. The (partly interdisciplinary) projects integrated in the curriculum as well as the final theses are often carried out in cooperation with companies.

The degrees prepare students for an increasingly international working environment. There are various opportunities to gain experience abroad (semester abroad, work placements abroad, etc.). Cologne University of Applied Sciences and the faculty have various international partnerships for this purpose. In teaching and research, students benefit from the personal international contacts of the professors and lecturers.

Faculty-wide there are 55 laboratories available to conduct practicals as well as projects and research (including the necessary research by students for their degree theses). The Institute of Technical Building Services has such as for fire detection technology, a laboratory for CFD simulation, a laboratory for chemistry and water analysis, a laboratory for electrical building equipment, a laboratory for burglar alarm and video technology, a laboratory for building automation and control technology, a laboratory for building systems technology.

The module structure and learning objectives of the degree courses were developed in the context of the graduate profile defined in curriculum workshops. The analysis of the professional fields by discipline-specific industries serves as a basis. The learning objectives and module contents are all aligned with one another and build on one another as the degree course advances. Ongoing assessment of integration of the courses across semesters ensures that skills are acquired.