Civil Engineering

The Master's Programme in Civil Engineering deals with the design, construction, use, and maintenance of civil engineering structures, such as buildings and bridges. Since civil engineering plays a central role in creating safe and sustainable living spaces, working in the field gives you a real chance to help the society in solving environmental issues and shape the future for the better. Knowing how to build durable structures, utilise sustainable materials, improve energy efficiency, and reuse structures and materials to advance the circular economy – these are some of the essential competences today’s experts need. This programme educates future professionals and leaders who seamlessly merge science as well as environmentally responsible and human-centric design to help the transition towards a smarter built environment. As a young university, Aalto offers students a more modern and refreshing approach to study civil engineering. The teaching in this programme is highly research-based – students get insights into ongoing research projects. Additionally, international research findings are quickly integrated into our teaching. Upon graduating from the Civil Engineering Master’s Programme, you are able to:  Design safe and sustainable civil engineering structures. Graduates comprehend the fundamental theories and concepts of structural mechanics, structural engineering, and building physics. They also know how to use and reuse environmentally friendly materials in construction.Identify physical phenomena as well as use experimental, theoretical, and computational methods to examine and model them.Assess the structures and indoor environments with respect to their performance regarding the context-specific loads and physical phenomena.Use appropriate experimental methods to analyse mineral-based materials.Identify alternative management methods and apply them to planning and controlling both design and construction processes. During their studies, students will also develop their working life skills, such as analytical and critical thinking, multidisciplinary collaboration, and communication.