CIVIL ENGINEERING

Degree	Bachelor of Engineering Sciences in Civil Engineering
Study form, lenght	Continual studies (4 years), Extended studies (6 years)
Study language	Lithuanian, English
Start	1st of September

To preserve the Gediminas Hill, to implement the strangest architecture projects, to build a bridge across the widest and most rapidly flowing river are only a few examples of dreams of those, who want to change the world. If you dream to change the world, you can do it this way, as any new building already changes the world's face.

People have always dreamed of their own accommodation: ancient people found shelter in caves, their progeny built houses from branches, and built bridges across rivers.

The advancement of technologies has changed the understanding of construction works, and the conviction that a house needs only walls and a roof has become obsolete. Today, civil engineering is a prestigious profession that unites specialists of various fields, who are knowledgeable of methods to construct a solid, high and complex building, are able to design bridges, tunnels and roads, water supply and cleaning systems.

Civil engineers are able to independently built a solid wall, as they know what is needed for the wall's longevity. A good specialist examines every inch of any building and is able to explain any structural element's function.

Modern civil engineers implement the craziest projects - build almost one kilometer skyscrapers or dozen-storey underground structures, carry out construction works in the open sea on artificial islands, plan and build bridges. Impressive buildings also demonstrate the country's economic power.

If an architect cares about a buildings exterior, a civil engineer pays great attention to its reliability. A civil engineer's knowledge allows them to construct an exclusive design and most elaborately shaped buildings. No structure can be build in civil engineer's absence.

This study programme provides knowledge of building and structures design, applying the recent calculation and construction principles, and modern construction technologies. Also, in the course of studies, students learn to carry out engineering research of soils, organize and manage building and structure design process, evaluate and select reliable technical solutions, and save energy resources by rational exploitation of the advanced construction materials.

A modern civil engineer is a mathematician, physicist, chemist, and IT specialist in one person. The most elaborate computer software is being developed for and the most powerful computers are used in the building design process. Thus, buildings and structures spacial computer models are created by an engineer long before the beginning of the construction works.

The Design of Buildings and Structures specialization studies are aimed at preparation of specialists, who are knowledgeable of construction mechanics, buildings and structures design and construction, their production and equipment technologies.

The Design of Bridge Structures specialization graduates are able to design and research bridges and special structures, participate in their construction and exploitation works.
In the course of Geotechnics specialization studies students acquire knowledge of soil (or foundation) physical and mechanical qualities, analyze general foundation and structure's processes, new foundation construction and reconstruction technologies, learn about the recent foundation and bulkhead calculation methods, environmental geotechnics issues.

What are a civil engineer's career perspectives? A civil engineer may even become a country's President. The President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas' education was in the field of civil engineering.

What skills will I gain?

Some key abilities and knowledge that Civil Engineering study programme helps students develop and acquire include:

The ability to design buildings and structures, applying the newest calculation and construction principles, the newest construction technologies;
The ability to carry out engineering research and evaluation;
The ability to select reliable technical solutions and strategies;
The ability to design, organize and manage construction works processes, to reasonably utilize construction materials and energy resources, minimize costs, to carry out construction qualitative assessment;
The ability to evaluate materials, structures research data, to select the appropriate calculation methos, to prepare building structural part's project and supervise its implementation, to apply the newest computer building structures design software;
The ability to manage building design processes, applying building information modelling (BIM) principles;
The ability to investigate buildings and their structural condition, ensure fire protection, civil and labour safety, new construction materials and structure exploitation;
The ability to analyze geotechnical research, geotechnical design and construction tasks, applying technical and technological solutions, to organize and manage project and construction management processes.

What are my career perspectives?

Once you have graduated, you will be employable as a specialist at buildings and structures design, buildings and structures construction, geotechnical design and geotechnical works implementation, construction enterprises, such as "COWI", "Hidrostatyba", "Panevėžio statybos trestas", "Markučiai", "YIT Kausta", "Kauno tiltai", "Montuotojas" and etc.