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CHE University Ranking

CHE University Ranking

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department

Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen

FH Münster University of Applied Sciences

Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen
Corrensstraße 25
D-48149 Münster
Telephone: +49 251 83-65153
https://en.fh-muenster.de
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Basic information

Teaching staff at the department

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Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education

170

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

14/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

1.0%

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

35.0%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

25.0%

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

73.9%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

73.3%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

6

Third party funds per professor

94,200 €

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Comprehensive tutorials in the basic subjects; Extensive laboratory practicals and exercises in the basic studies; A wide range of practice-oriented degree courses; Digitisation of teaching content (BIM, GIS, FEM,...); Early collaboration with practice partners (guest lectures, excursions, projects), a wide range of guidance services and consultation hours for students

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Choice between three profile lines (Structural Civil Engineering, Construction and Project Management or Environment and Infrastructure), wide range of options with practical relevance and scientific depth, individual support through project work, digitalisation of course content (BIM, GIS, FEM, etc.),

Special features regarding the international orientation

Native speakers as guest lecturers; Double degree with the University of San Sebastian (Spain), Erasmus+ programme with collaborative international universities, DAAD programme, PROMOS scholarships

Special features regarding the equipment

Extensive and application-oriented computing equipment; Extensive equipment of the experimental laboratories; BIM laboratory, subject-specific databases (e.g. Perinorm, Schneider Bautabellen (construction tables), Straßenbau A-Z (road building A-Z) provided via the digital library

Special features regarding research and development

The department represents current topics in the field of sustainability, leads joint projects with universities, heads the Institute of Infrastructure, Water, Resources, Environment (IWARU), a university institute for interdisciplinary research collaborations, participates as a joint partner in R&D projects (e.g. FH-Kooperativ), founded the Centre for Circular Value Creation for research initiatives with industry

Other special features

Attractiveness of the city of Münster, new interdisciplinary Master's degree programme "Sustainable Transformation Design", new continuing education Master's degree programme and certificate course "BIM", "Bienenvölker Bauingenieure" (Bee Peoples Civil Engineers).

Further information on research activities

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Further information about study entry phase

Link

Information on access restrictions

Link

Website of the Student Council

Link

online-application

Link

Civil Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

1,450

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

270

Teaching in core subjects

  • Basics: 42.3%
  • Constructive engineering: 14.2%
  • Water Management: 11.3%
  • Ressource Management: 2.9%
  • Transport Systems, Urban and Regional planning: 14.2%
  • Construction Management: 15.2%

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Learning and working spaces
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Courses offered
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Digital teaching elements
Laboratory internships
Excursions
Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Support during practical semester
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

185

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Digital teaching elements
Practical orientation in teaching
Courses offered
Study organisation
Transition to Master's studies
Research orientation
Support for stays abroad
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

53

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

CE = Civil Engineering

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Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education