Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Why Civil Engineering at RTU?

Tackle the critical engineering challenges of our society with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Riga Technical University.

The year 2023 marks the Riga Technical University Faculty of Civil Engineering’s 160th anniversary. Since 1863, thousands of RTU engineering students have forged their paths and had their lightbulb moments. They have designed everything from buildings, bridges, and roads to ports and railways, developed innovative building materials, and specialized in heat, water, and gas technologies—all of which are necessary for a comfortable modern life and the infrastructure that is at times so easy to take for granted.

About Civil Engineering

Civil engineers are the people’s engineers. They are the world’s first engineers—responsible for the cities that surround us—from historical marvels like the Great Pyramids and the Colosseum to modern engineering feats such as the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and the Burj Khalifa—they do it all.

Civil engineers must be able to face the complex problems of modern society involving the development of physical facilities that serve the public while protecting the environment and preserving social values. Challenges facing civil and environmental engineers include:

• Housing
• Transportation
• Pollution control
• Water resources development
• Industrial development
• Maintaining and advancing aging infrastructure
• Exploring space

Addressing these challenges with today's limited resources requires innovative and original ideas from highly skilled engineers.

The RTU Advantage

Riga Technical University boasts a vibrant community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who share the department's goals of educating future civil engineers, discovering new frontiers of knowledge, and serving society.

• Study with RTU’s world-class faculty and take advantage of dedicated research mentors who operate at the intersection of people, information, and technology.
• Enhance your global network in Riga, a high-tech hotbed metropolis with small-town historical charm.
• Thriving academic community built around a dynamic campus culture.
• RTU has a long-standing tradition of welcoming international students with 48 study programs taught 100% in English and a 20% international student body population.

Degree Awarded: bachelor’s degree in building and civil engineering

Questions?

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The undergraduate Civil Engineering program offers a broad-based education in civil and environmental engineering fundamentals, coupled with the development of leadership, management, and communications skills to establish a foundation for lifelong learning and flexible career development.

RTU’s three-year program leading to the bachelor’s degree in Building and Civil Engineering also provides flexibility in thinking and action with the inclusion of courses in marketing, sociology, and technical English—enabling the well-rounded graduate to enter professional practice as a civil engineer or to continue their studies at the graduate level.

The program’s coursework builds on a strong foundation in math and physics and exposes students to these subdisciplines, to give students a broad knowledge and in-depth understanding of all facets of Civil Engineering, including:

• Structural Analysis
• Building Structures
• Geotechnics
• Roads and Bridges
• Basics of Architecture Design
• Designing with 3D CAD and BIM
• Estimation of Buildings

Civil engineering encompasses several subdisciplines, including hydraulics and hydrology, structural, geotechnical, construction, transportation, recreation, civil infrastructure design, and environmental preservation.

Graduates can pursue a diverse range of careers that build on their RTU education, including:

• Civil engineer
• Transportation engineer
• Geotechnical engineer
• Structural engineer
• Construction inspector
• Design engineer
• Consultant
• Project Manager
• High School Teacher
• Academia

Riga Technical University boasts a vibrant community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who share the department's goals of educating future civil engineers, discovering new frontiers of knowledge, and serving society.