Building Constructions, Products and Materials Technologies
8.192.00.04 Building Constructions, Products and Materials Technologies
Qualification awarded: Master in building and civil engineering
Entry year: 2021
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 1,5 year
Institute: Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Systems
Number of credits: 90 credits ECTS
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 7 (Second cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 7)
Field(s) of study: Architecture and construction
Characteristics of the educational program: The educational and professional program is based on modern engineering programs and the results of scientific research in the field of construction and architecture and includes the following areas: construction of technological lines and complexes; construction of technical tasks for design; development of reporting technical documentation; design and renovation of construction industry enterprises; organization and innovative technologies of construction products production in the direction of increasing their technical and economic efficiency, resource and energy saving. The main focus is innovative energy and resource-saving technologies for the production of building structures, products and materials.
Gained competence: - design buildings and structures (according to specialization), including using computer design software systems, in order to ensure their reliability and durability, making rational design and technical decisions, technical and economic justification, taking into account the features of the construction object, determining optimal mode of its functioning and implementation of resource and energy saving measures;
- apply specialized conceptual knowledge, including modern scientific achievements, as well as critical understanding of modern problems in the field of construction and civil engineering to solve complex problems of professional activity;
- conduct technical examination of projects of construction and civil engineering objects (in accordance with specialization), monitoring the compliance of projects and technical documentation, design tasks, technical conditions and other applicable regulatory and legal documents in the field of architecture and construction;
- to carry out operation, maintenance and quality control of the construction and civil engineering objects;
- communicate freely in the state language orally and in writing to discuss professional problems and results of activities in the field of architecture and construction;
- apply modern mathematical methods for statistical data analysis, calculation and optimization of design parameters and technological processes of construction of buildings and structures;
- develop measures for labor and environmental protection during research and production activities;
- track the latest achievements in the chosen specialization, apply them to create innovations;
- specialized conceptual knowledge that includes current scientific achievements in the field of professional activity or field of knowledge and it is the basis for original thinking and conducting research;
- critical understanding of problems in the field and at the border of the fields of knowledge.
- select modern materials, technologies and methods of construction production, taking into account the architectural and planning, constructive part of the project and the base of the construction organization;
- collect the necessary information using scientific and technical literature, databases and other sources, analyze and evaluate it;
- adhere to the norms of academic integrity, know the basic legal norms regarding the protection of intellectual property, commercialization of the results of research, invention and design activities;
- ability to solve construction and civil engineering problems in new or unfamiliar environments in the presence of incomplete or limited information, taking into account aspects of social and ethical responsibility;
- develop and teach specialized educational disciplines in institutions of higher education;
- apply the acquired knowledge and understanding to identify, formulate and solve the tasks of development of technologies of construction structures, products and materials, using known methods;
- to think systematically and apply creative abilities to the formation of fundamentally new ideas in the development of technologies of building structures, products and materials;
- calculate, design, research market trends, conduct marketing analysis, introduce new products to the market;
- carry out relevant research and apply research skills in the field of creating new building structures, products and materials;
- critically evaluate the obtained results of activities and defend argumently the decisions made;
- use knowledge in practice, apply methodological tools of knowledge, analyze research results in the context of existing theories, draw appropriate conclusions;
- specialized skills/problem-solving skills required for conducting research and/or implementing innovative activities to develop new knowledge and procedures;
- ability to integrate knowledge and solve complex problems in broad or multidisciplinary contexts;
- ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments in the presence of incomplete or limited information, taking into account aspects of social and ethical responsibility.
- clear and unambiguous imparting own knowledge, conclusions and arguments to specialists and non-specialists, in particular to students.
Programme director: Deputy Director for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, PhD, Assoc. prof. Pozniak Oksana
Access to further studies: Obtaining third (educational and scientific / educational and creative) level