What is the Civil Engineering programme?
Civil Engineering is a publicly recognised short-cycle degree programme (SQF 6 / EQF 5) of Academia Institute of Technology: 2 years, 120 ECTS, 40 % placement (800 hours) and the professional title Engineer of Civil Engineering. The programme has one track (Civil Engineering), so the module page is also the programme page. In parallel you can obtain the British BTEC HND diploma. Study alongside work: Maribor or from home.
Field → programme → track. Civil Engineering is a stand-alone programme.
On the site we group it in the Engineering field together with Mechanical Engineering and Security Engineering, but these are three separate publicly recognised programmes with their own curricula and titles. Civil Engineering has one track, so it has one page with timetable, lecturers, employers and diploma projects.
Three stand-alone programmes: Mechanical Engineering (5 modules), Civil Engineering and Security Engineering.
Short-cycle degree programme, Official Gazette 117/2007, 120 credits, title Engineer of Civil Engineering. This page: curriculum, careers, requirements, fee.
Structures 2 · Geotechnology · Buildings · Construction Production Technology.
Maribor · from homeCivil Engineering
Track page: timetable, lecturers, employers →What you will study – by year
The programme is not part of the CPI 2026 renewal; the curriculum follows the publicly recognised programme (Official Gazette 117/2007). No elective modules, 800 hours of practical training. Tools: BIM, AutoCAD/Revit, laboratory exercises at FGPA (materials, grain-size analysis). After graduating and 3 years of work experience you can take the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS) professional examination for site management (a requirement for site manager under the Building Act).
Core and programme subjects. One subject at a time, with the exam right after the lectures; practical training from the second semester.
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Business Economics | 6 | Costs, revenue and investment in a construction company, business model, cost estimates, financing and liquidity of construction. Exercises: economic analysis of a construction project. |
| Business Communication and Management | 6 | Communicating with investors, supervisors and subcontractors, running meetings and the team on site, the site diary, conflict resolution. Exercises: a coordination meeting and minutes. |
| Computing and Informatics in Civil Engineering | 6 | Computer tools for civil engineers: CAD drawing, BIM basics, spreadsheets for quantities, document systems and site digitalisation. Exercises: producing a plan and bill of quantities in CAD/BIM. |
| Professional Terminology in a Foreign Language in Civil Engineering | 6 | Professional English for civil engineering: drawings, technical documentation, standards, communicating with foreign suppliers and partners, preparation for the BTEC. |
| Structures 1 | 7 | Basics of statics and strength: forces, loads, internal forces, stresses, beams and frames, basics of design to the Eurocodes. Exercises: structural analysis of a simple structure. |
| Gradiva | 7 | Concrete, steel, timber, brick, insulation and modern materials: properties, testing, standards, durability and recycling. Exercises: materials tests in the laboratory. |
| Occupational Safety and Legislation | 5 | Construction legislation (Building Act, Spatial Management Act), permits and parties to construction, the safety plan, occupational safety on site, the site manager's responsibility. Exercises: a safety plan for a construction site. |
| Environmental Protection and Spatial Planning | 5 | Spatial planning, environmental impacts of construction, construction waste management, sustainable building and energy efficiency of buildings. Exercises: environmental assessment of a small development. |
| Practical Training – Business Communication in Civil Engineering | 5 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Practical Training – Civil Engineering I | 8 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
Professional part: subjects of the Construction Operations track, placement and the diploma thesis. The programme has no elective modules – all students follow the same curriculum.
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Structures 2 | 7 | Design of reinforced concrete, steel and masonry structures to the Eurocodes, foundations, seismic resistance, reinforcement drawings. Exercises: design and analysis of a building structure. |
| Geotechnology | 6 | Soils and rocks, geomechanical investigations, bearing capacity, foundations, retaining structures, excavations and earthworks. Exercises: a geotechnical report and foundation design. |
| Buildings | 6 | The building from foundations to roof: structural assemblies, the building envelope, thermal and sound insulation, services, details, refurbishment. Exercises: a building project with details. |
| Construction Production Technology | 7 | Site organisation, construction machinery, construction methods (earthworks, concrete, masonry, prefabricated works), schedules, quality control. Exercises: a site organisation plan. |
| Cost Estimating and Business | 5 | Bill of quantities, measurements, pricing, tender and contract, valuation of completed works (construction ledger), monitoring construction costs. Exercises: a tender and valuation for a real building. |
| Engineering Surveying | 5 | Surveying instruments and measurements, setting out, levelling and positional measurements, GNSS, survey plans and as-built surveys. Exercises: measurements and setting out in the field. |
| Free elective subject (Timber and Steel Structures) | 5 | Free elective subject of the programme; the offered content is in brackets. |
| Practical Training – Civil Engineering II | 6 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Practical Training – site module | 7 | Placement in a company – in your own job or with a partner; tasks in the field of the subject, a company mentor. |
| Subject | Credits | Brief content |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma Thesis | 5 | A real challenge from a company, a mentor from industry, a defence; the project is published on academia.si. |
40 % of the degree takes place in a company. Employed students have their placement recognised in their current job if their tasks are in the field of the programme; we arrange the mentor and the contract.
| Subject | Credits |
|---|---|
| Practical Training – Business Communication in Civil Engineering | 5 |
| Practical Training – Civil Engineering I | 8 |
| Practical Training – Civil Engineering II | 6 |
| Practical Training – site module | 7 |
Which careers it prepares you for
Roles you train for:
- civil engineer – site manager / construction manager (after the IZS professional examination)
- cost estimator and quantity surveyor
- construction production technologist
- supervisor and BIM coordinator
Entry to the 2nd or 3rd year of a professional or university civil engineering bachelor's programme under the transfer criteria; with the BTEC HND, further study at partner universities abroad. After 3 years of work experience, the IZS professional examination for site manager.
Who studies this programme – and what they say
Two years, 34 weeks a year: 24 at school, 10 in a company
Induction days
You meet your group, the lecturers, the Student Office and Orbita; a free preparatory mathematics course before the start.
Foundation subjects, one subject at a time
Structures 1, materials, economics, communication, computing in civil engineering; lectures 2–3 times a week on weekday afternoons, recordings in Orbita, laboratory exercises at FGPA.
Professional subjects and placement
most of it from 800 hours of placement on a construction site or in your own job.
Diploma and graduation ceremony
A diploma thesis for a real company, a defence, publication; the Slovenian and British documents at the graduation ceremony.
Who can enrol
General or vocational matura (or an equivalent qualification under earlier regulations) – or a master craftsman, foreman or shop manager examination, 3 years of work experience and a test in general subjects at vocational matura level. Prior knowledge of civil engineering is not required – technicians from other fields and grammar school graduates enrol too.
What we recognise
Exams from other schools and knowledge gained through work (up to 1/3 of the programme); if more than 38 credits are recognised, tuition is reduced proportionally. Placement is recognised in your current job.
What would be recognised for you? Check before enrolling →€215/month – or less with a scholarship
Tuition 2026/27: €215 a month, 12 instalments a year (€2,580 a year), enrolment fee €298 a year (1 × €298 within 8 days of enrolment or 2 × €149 by 1 Oct), 5 % discount for a one-off payment (not combined with 2for1), BTEC HND €32.50/month; there are no other compulsory costs. If you are not employed and have no guarantor: 36 interest-free instalments with an EIF guarantee. Reimbursement of up to €2,755 after graduation (under public call 374 only if you complete your studies by 30 Nov 2028 – e.g. with recognition of prior study), state, Zois, employer and municipal scholarships, 2for1 and DUALIS. You pay nothing at enrolment – the enrolment fee is due within 8 days.
What Civil Engineering candidates ask
ProgrammeIs Civil Engineering a module of Mechanical Engineering or of an "Engineering" programme?
No. Civil Engineering is a stand-alone publicly recognised short-cycle degree programme (Official Gazette 117/2007) with its own curriculum and the title Engineer of Civil Engineering. "Engineering" is just the field in which we group three separate programmes on the site: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Security Engineering.
ProgrammeWhy does the programme have one track and not several modules?
By its curriculum the Civil Engineering programme has one track (site engineering); all students follow the same curriculum. That is why the programme has a single page on the site with timetable, lecturers, employers and diploma projects.
ProgrammeDo I need a secondary school qualification in construction?
No. The requirement is a matura (general or vocational) or a master craftsman/foreman examination with 3 years of experience and an aptitude test; you learn structures, materials and technology from scratch.
ProgrammeWhen can I become a site manager?
Once you hold the Engineer of Civil Engineering qualification and have 3 years of work experience in construction, you can take the IZS professional examination for site manager.
ProgrammeWill my placement be recognised in my job?
Yes, if your tasks are in the field of civil engineering; Academia arranges the mentor and the tripartite contract.
LocationWhere is the programme delivered?
In Maribor and as study from home (live lectures online, recordings in Orbita). Laboratory exercises at FGPA take place in Maribor. The programme is not delivered in Ljubljana.
DiplomaWhat title do I obtain and do I also get the British diploma?
The professional title Engineer of Civil Engineering (short cycle degree, SQF 6 / EQF 5). BTEC HND Construction and the Built Environment (Civil Engineering)
You are interested in this programme. What now?
Leave your e-mail. Within one working day you get a personal reply from the career adviser: how your job is recognised as placement, how studying from home works and how much it costs – plus the curriculum, timetable and price list.
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