MSC in Structural and Civil Engineering

The Master’s program in Structural and Civil Engineering at Aalborg University is a 2-year full-time degree designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in the design and analysis of buildings and infrastructures. The program covers a broad spectrum of structures including land-based facilities, offshore installations, harbors, coastal protections, and structural designs for energy devices such as wind turbines.

The program emphasizes safety against environmental hazards like earthquakes, floods, and wind, preparing students to meet modern engineering challenges. Throughout the program, students engage in project-based learning, working collaboratively in groups on complex real-world issues, often partnering with external organizations and industry to gain practical insights and experience for their future careers.

Curriculum highlights include:

• Structural mechanics and dynamics
• Material behavior and modeling
• Coastal, offshore, and port engineering
• Risk and reliability in engineering
• Computational, experimental, and probabilistic methods
• Use of commercial finite element analysis software and programming languages like Matlab, Python, and Fortran

The course structure includes coursework, laboratory work, and semester projects, with flexibility in the third semester for internships, study abroad, or beginning the master’s thesis. The final semester focuses on a research or development master thesis.

Graduates are prepared for careers as consulting engineers, project managers, development engineers, researchers, and academic teachers within civil and structural engineering fields, contributing to the design, construction, maintenance, and management of sustainable infrastructure projects.

The program is offered on campus at Aalborg and Esbjerg with the Esbjerg campus focusing more on industry collaboration and offshore structural design.

Tuition fees apply for non-EU/EEA/Swiss students, and admission requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and English proficiency.