- Professional profiles in the sectors of private construction and public works
- Stimulating and dynamic study environment
- Direct and personal professor-student relationship
- Tutoring and educational support activities
- Study plans focused on traditional disciplines, new technologies and innovative materials
- Non-full-time enrollment options
- Awards for excellent students
Topics and focus
- Basic disciplines (mathematics, chemistry, and physics)
- Applied Geology and Geotechnics
- Construction Science and Technology
- Hydraulics and Hydraulic Constructions
- Transportation Engineering and Road Construction
- Drawing and Technical Architecture
- Geomatics and 2D, 3D and BIM representation techniques
Teaching approaches
- Lectures and practical exercises, also through distance teaching
- Design of projects and practical activities in labs
- Case studies, problem solving
- Technical visits
Students participate in a call for application. Admission requirements are listed in the call for application:
- early (March/May): recommended to secure a place; high school seniors may also participate, students are admitted through a selective test TOLC
- standard (July/August)
- postponed (September/October), if there are still places available
Only those admitted can enroll.
For the call for application consult the dedicated section
Degree program classL07 Civil and Environmental Engineering
Language Italian
Duration 3 yearsCourse description
The three-year degree allows undergraduates to access the employment market with the qualification of Junior Civil Engineer. The course of studies allows students to acquire skills in the four areas that characterize Civil Engineering: Geotechnics, Hydraulics, Structures and Transports. The knowledge and skills acquired allow undergraduates to design and execute civil engineering works of medium complexity. The course of studies is completed with the Master Degree in Civil Engineering, which allows undergraduates to acquire advanced knowledge of Civil Engineering and to work as professionals to their full potential.
Students with a secondary school diploma (5-year course) and students with another qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable. Ideal candidates are students with an interest in innovation and science, in the planning, design, and management of land-use, infrastructures, and the built environment
Training professionals able to deal with the various aspects of civil engineering, from the design to the execution of works of medium complexity, with an interdisciplinary approach and applying these skills to new works and systems, to the recovery of existing ones, and to the use of traditional and innovative materials.
Design activities of medium complexity in: companies dealing with the construction and maintenance of civil works, plants and infrastructures; professional firms and design companies; bodies dealing with the planning, design and management of public works; as well as in service companies focusing on the study of the impact of infrastructures at urban and territorial level
Fees, contributions and exemptions
Costs calculated based on family income (ISEE-University) and including:
- fee for the equal access to university studies (from 130€ to 160€);
- annual amount (from 0 (if ISEE-University <= € 22,000) to € 2,000);
Flat tax = €1,000 for international students (UE and non UE)
With a family income (ISEE-University < € 26,000) students are entitled to receive:
- Scholarship consisting of total exemption from taxes, cash share, canteen and accommodation service (for off-site students)
- Grants for international mobility
- Reduced rates for the use of sports facilities and cultural services
- Benefits for students completing their degrees within regulation time
Exclusively on grounds of merit, students can obtain:
- International mobility grants (Erasmus)
- Free accommodation and canteen services published in the call DUnicAL career program for student-athletes. Facilitated access to STEM programs
- prizes for excellent students
- higher scholarships for female students
Life on Campus
In the largest and best equipped campus in Italy students will experience the sense of a unique university community, sharing educational, recreational, sporting and cultural events with fellow colleagues and professors. The Campus is equipped with lecture rooms, a sports center, theaters, amphitheaters, cinemas, cafes, refreshment areas and other places for socialization, thus offering an extraordinary human and educational experience.
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Services to Students
Unical is organized as an independent town that provides the best possible solutions of accommodation for students and staff living on campus, because it offers multiple services for study activities and for individual and collective well-being: libraries, the Language Learning Center, counselling and inclusion services. The Campus also includes a health center, a post office, a bank counter and a mindfulness dedicated area.
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Residential Center
It complements and completes the services provided by the University of Calabria and has put into shape the idea of a British-American campus-style University. It encompasses 10 districts hosting the university residences, consisting of apartments with double and single rooms, living room, kitchen and toilets. In these districts there are common areas for study and recreational activities and sports, there are TV rooms, game rooms and gyms; launderettes and bike rental services are also available.
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For details on the contents of the individual courses, periods of training abroad, teachers, tutors, classrooms, laboratories, research centers, other structures and social initiatives visit the website of the Degree Course.
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