Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Geotechnics and Underground Engineering)
Ostrava, Czech Republic
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
CZK 50,000 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The basic aim of the specialization study - Geotechnics and Underground Engineering is the complex education and training of specialists and the achievement of the level of bachelor education, which will ensure the effective use of acquired knowledge especially in the field of geotechnical, underground and mining construction, foundation engineering, but also in the field of environmental and energy geotechnics.
Admissions
Curriculum
Semester 1
Compulsory
- Building Constructions I
- CAD and visualisation
- Chemistry and Building materials
- Descriptive Geometry
- Fundamentals of Architectural Design 1
- History of Architecture
- Mathematics
- Physical Education A
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/I for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/I (intermediate)
- German Language c/I for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/I (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/I (intermediate)
Semester 2
Compulsory
- Building Constructions II.
- Building Information Model
- Civil Engineering Geology
- Fundamentals of Architectural Design 2
- Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
- Mathematics II
- Physical Education B
- Typology of buildings
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/II for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/II (intermediate)
- German Language c/II for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/II (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/II (intermediate)
Semester 3
Compulsory
- Actions on Building Structures
- Building materials
- Elasticity and plasticity
- Physics
- Probability and Statistics
- Roads
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/III for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/III (intermediate)
- German Language c/III for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/III (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/III (intermediate)
Semester 4
Compulsory
- Building Environment
- Concrete Structures Elements
- Geodesy In Civil Engineering
- Physics for Civil Engineering Laboratory
- Railway Infrastructure
- Rock and Soil Mechanics
- Structural mechanics
Mandatory optional type B
- English Language b/IV for FAST (pre-intermediate)
- English Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)
- French Language c/IV (intermediate)
- German Language c/IV for FAST (intermediate)
- Russian Language for FAST c/IV (intermediate)
- Spanish Language c/IV (intermediate)
Semester 5
Compulsory
- Blasting operation and rock disintegration
- Building Service-Systems
- Concrete and Masonry Structures
- Foundation engineering
- Safety of construction work and operation
- Structural Analysis for Engineers
- Surveying in Tunnel Construction
Semester 6
Compulsory
- Basics of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
- Construction Machines and Mechanisms
- Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
- Excavation and Supporting of Underground Constructions
- Foundation Engineering in Difficult Conditions
- Rock and Soil Improvement
- Technical Infrastructure
Semester 7
Compulsory
- Building information modelling
- Diagnostics of Structures
- Geotechnical Constructions
- Geotechnical monitoring
- Project
- Steel and Timber Structures
- Underground constructions
Semester 8
Compulsory
- Bachelor´s Thesis
- BIM
- Computer-aided design of geotechnical structures
- The economy in construction processes
- Field Trip
- Geotechnical Laboratory
- Legal environment in the construction industry
Program Outcome
Graduate's Knowledge
According to the catalogue of the National System of Occupations, he is a graduate of the bachelor study program in Civil Engineering who is competent to work as an independent construction engineer, which includes primarily the position of site manager, independent construction engineer technologist, independent construction engineer for the preparation of production and investment, independent construction engineer designer and independent construction engineer of investments and engineering.
Graduate's Skills
Geotechnics and Underground Engineering graduates find employment not only in specialized geotechnical companies but also in companies with a more general building focus. The graduate of this specialization also meets the requirements for education prescribed by the State Mining Administration of the Czech Republic for the acquisition of firearms permission. The graduate has the possibility of authorization in the field of Geotechnics at the Czech Chamber of Authorized Engineers and Technique Activities and Construction.
Graduate's General Competence
The graduate is able to solve a standard practical geotechnical problem under the guidance of more experienced workers, is able to obtain the necessary information for solving the given problem, to sort, analyze and interpret this information. The graduate is prepared to coordinate and manage the work team and to be responsible for the results of the work team in the given problem area.
The graduate is able to present the solved problems and proposed methods and methods of solution in a clear and knowledgeable way. Graduate specialization skills also include basic professional communication in a foreign language.
Career Opportunities
Graduate's Employment
Worker in the field of surface and underground mining, as a worker of a design and realization company, a company performing geotechnical research, a manager at the level of the state administration.