Fachbereich B - Bauingenieurwesen at the HS Bochum

HS Bochum

Lennershofstraße 140
44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 3210-200

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Basic information

Teaching staff in core subjects

Teaching staff at the department	33
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	20.0 %

Cooperative Education

Students in cooperative education	90
Extent of interlinking	3/10 points

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

11/14 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

0.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	56.0 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	70.9 %
Share of professors with work experience	35.0 %
Professors with own engineering company	20.0 %

Research

Third party funds per professor

146.8

Students' assessments on cooperate education courses

Teacher support	2.3
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	2.1
Study organisation	1.8
Exams	2.2
Support for stays abroad	number of cases too small
Coordination of theory and practice phases	2.6
Rooms	2.6
IT-infrastructure	2.3
Laboratories	1.8
Overall study situation	1.8

Civil Engineering

Facts

Total number of students	860
Number of master degree students	110
Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	61.5 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	39.4 %
Contact with work environment, bachelor's	9/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	3/12 points
International orientation, bachelor's	2/9 points
International orientation, master's	3/9 points

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Transition to Master's studies	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Environmental Civil Engineering

Facts

Total number of students	50
Number of master degree students	10
Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	no graduates in the years surveyed; source: department survey
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	no graduates in the years surveyed; source: department survey
Contact with work environment, bachelor's	9/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	3/12 points
International orientation, bachelor's	3/9 points
International orientation, master's	6/9 points

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	no survey
Support in studies	no survey
Courses offered	no survey
Study organisation	no survey
Transition to Master's studies	no survey
Support for stays abroad	no survey
Overall study situation	no survey

Degree courses with details

Civil Engineering (B.Sc.)
(CE)
Environmental Engineering (B.Sc.)
(EnvCE)
Civil Engineering (M.Sc.)
(CE)
Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.)
(EnvCE)
Civil Engineering (B.Sc., cooperative education)
(CE)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Both the Bachelor's degree course in "Civil Engineering" as well as the Master's degree course in "Civil Engineering" are characterised by a wide range of advanced courses which build on broad basic training. Starting in the fifth semester of the Bachelor's degree course and already in the first semester of the Master's degree course, students can choose from a wide range of possible modules and thus gain more in-depth knowledge in different study profiles; https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/fbb/uebersicht/
Special features regarding the international orientation
Both the Bachelor's and the Master's degree include one semester without compulsory courses. This gives students the opportunity to study abroad without delaying their studies. There are good contacts with both international universities and companies. The Foreign Student Advisers support students when planning a study visit abroad. The Master's degree in Environmental Engineering includes the English-language specialisation course "Geothermal Energy Systems".
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Université du Luxembourg, Luxemburg; Politechnika Krakowska, Krakau, Polen; Westpomeranian University of Technology, Stettin, Polen; AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakau, Polen; Técnico Lisboa, Lissabon, Portugal; Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spanien; Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha, Spanien; Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spanien; Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Kocaeli, Türkei; Siberian State Automobile and Highway Academy, Omsk, Russland
Special features regarding the equipment
The department has very good laboratories with modern equipment for Hydraulic Engineering, Community Water Management, Building Material Technology, Geo-Engineering and Building Physics. The department that belongs to the International Geothermal Centre has excellent, internationally acclaimed equipment to research the most promising technologies to combat global warming. All lecture theatres and seminar rooms are equipped with modern presentation equipment, and there are sufficient workspaces available to students. Students have access to numerous subject-specific online databases.
Special features regarding research and development
Almost all institutes of the department are involved in research projects. Students have the opportunity to take modules which combine teaching and research projects during the Bachelor's degree and especially during the Master's degree. They can also work as student or scientific assistants in projects. The department has numerous contacts to various universities; And therefore offers suitable graduates the opportunity of a cooperative doctorate; ; One completed cooperative doctorate in the years 2015-2017
Support for founders
The university offers a wide range of support for starting your own business; https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/studium/nach-dem-studium/selbststaendigkeit-als-beschaeftigungsalternative/
Other special features
The specialisation course "Building Physics and Construction" is unique. This specialisation mainly focuses on the topics of energy efficiency, sound insulation and acoustics, moisture protection and fire protection.
Further information on research activities
https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/fbb/fachbereich-bau-und-umweltingenieurwesen/
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.hochschule-bochum.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/informieren-orientieren/

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(S)-Students' judgements (F)-Facts (P)-Professors' judgements

(CE)= Civil Engineering (EnvCE)= Environmental Civil Engineering (IntDiscip)= very interdisciplinary and thus not classified;
As the ranking is done for the whole subject area, for the single "sub-subjects" it can happen that not all rank groups are represented in all criteria.

Last update 2019: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education.