Chalmers University of Technology: Chalmers University of Technology, situated in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a prominent technical university known for its world-class education and research in engineering, technology, and natural sciences. Chalmers fosters an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment and encourages innovation and sustainability. The university has strong ties with industry and offers students valuable opportunities for practical training and

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Structural engineering and building technology master's programme​ at Chalmers The built environment is fundamental for everyday life and comfort. It is also essential for the global economy. In this master’s programme, you will handle issues related to structures and buildings and work towards developing a more sustainable and resource-efficient society. Today, and in the future, the engineering skills to model, analyse, and design structural systems and complex buildings need to be based on a deep and intuitive understanding of the physical and mechanical behaviour of structural elements and systems. To work in the industry, you will need to have an understanding of the field, and the ability to cooperate with others, lead various projects and communicate in an international environment. This civil engineering master’s programme is designed to give you the tools to meet these demands. You will strive towards a more sustainable, resource-efficient society by working with new construction, and operation and maintenance of a considerable stock of buildings, bridges and other civil engineering structures. The master's programme in Structural engineering and building technology is strongly influenced by current research activities at Chalmers and has the ambition to renew engineering methodology in the practice by well-educated students. The research groups behind the programme have close contact with relevant fields in the building industry, preliminary in design and maintenance. The programme has been developed in cooperation with industry representatives from leading Swedish companies, the practising engineers from these companies contribute to the programme as guest lecturers and supervisors for project work. Furthermore, every year a significant number of master’s projects are related to development work within the industry and are carried out within the companies we collaborate with. Show less

The master's programme runs for a duration of two years, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. During each year, students can earn 60 credits (ECTS) and complete the programme by accumulating a total of 120 credits. Credits are earned by completing courses where each course is usually 7.5 credits.

The programme consists of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses and elective courses.​

Compulsory courses year 1
The first semester of the programme is compulsory. It will provide you with an overview and a common basis for further studies in specialised fields. From the second semester, you can choose to specialise in Structural engineering, Building technology or GeoStructures.

If you prefer a more general competence in building engineering and geotechnics, you can combine courses from different branches. In the final master’s project, you will independently carry out a qualified task with advanced problem solving and knowledge development. The following are the four compulsory courses during year 1.

Structural systems
Materials performance
FEM Basics
Building performance
Compulsory courses year 2
In the second year, the student completes a master’s thesis. Here, the student independently carries out a qualified task with advanced problem solving and knowledge development. The thesis may be worth 30 credits or 60 credits depending on your choice.

Master’s thesis
Compulsory elective courses
Through compulsory elective courses, you can then specialize in one of the profile tracks, or a combination thereof.

Elective courses
You can choose from a wide range of elective courses, including the following:

Finite element method – structures
Timber Engineering
Indoor climate and HVAC
Life cycle engineering
Deep foundations
Structural Concrete
Building physics, advanced course
Building acoustics
Contemporary Topics in
Geomechanics
Structural design
Steel structures
Building technology engineering
Sustainable building competition
Soil modelling and numerical analysis
Structural dynamics
Concrete structures
Sustainable building renovation
Dare to build

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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