Building Engineering

 

Location: Ancona
Access: Open Access
Order: L-23
Type: First Cycle Degree (3 years)


 

The course of study in short

The Degree Programme in Building Engineering provides sound knowledge, methods and tools in the field of buildings construction as well as various professional skills which are useful for the job market.
The Programme pursues a twofold objective. On the one hand, it aims at training graduates with adequate skills for the subsequent master's degree in the corresponding class. On the other hand, it intends to train professionals who master the technical language and concepts necessary to carry out tasks of medium complexity in various sectors of construction.
The Programme provides the fundamentals of basic scientific disciplines (mathematical analysis, physics, chemistry, geometry) and building graphical representation and modelling, as well as a background in the following areas of building engineering:
• building structures and geotechnics;
• thermodynamics and heat transmission;
• site management and safety;
• hydraulics;
• construction technology and building design;
• materials technology;
• topography and survey of buildings;
• economics applied to business management;
• urban planning.

It also provides the knowledge and skills required to work in increasingly strategic professional sectors in the building and construction market, such as:
• digital and automation techniques for the modelling, management and control of building systems;
• digital tools for building modelling and representation;
• sustainability analysis of building interventions based on a life cycle approach;
• advanced simulation of building performance.
Internships are made available to allow students to gradually approach the world of work.
The Degree Programme uses both conventional teaching method and e-learning platforms (Moodle - Learning Management System) for the transmission of knowledge and skills.

 

Professional profile and employment opportunities

Building Engineer

Function in a work context:

The degree programme in Building Engineering is structured so as to both provide solid skills for the continuation of studies and train professional figures with the necessary technical and methodological skills to be able to operate in different fields of construction and consciously interact with operators in the sector.
Graduates from three-year programme in Building Engineering can sit the qualification exam and, if successful, can enroll in the appropriate Professional Engineers Register and then work freelance.
They will have the skills to carry out medium complexity tasks in various fields of construction autonomously as well as to integrate into collaboratively structured and managed working groups. To this end, they will be able to deal with assessing the behaviour of building structural components, during the production and / or prefabrication of building components as well as for the analysis of the behaviour of structural materials. In the field of structures and in the wider sector of building technology, they will be able to deal with the definition of project objectives, the overall performances of buildings as well as of their single components, the actions to be taken on buildings to assess their behaviour in operation, the formulation of models - also in non-stationary condition – to estimate their performance or manage processes.
In addition, they will be able to contribute to the design of medium complexity building components or the management of operational planning and building site set-up processes, which concern both the organisation of the execution phase and the control of the correct implementation and testing assistance. To this end, they will also be able to use their basic competence in economic and financial analysis.
Finally, they will be able to deal with building modelling, even when it is performed using information methods and tools for creating, organising and managing information about buildings and their construction. They will be able to deal with the direct survey of buildings (also through digital documentation techniques) and urban planning and design.

Skills associated with the function:

Graduates in Building Engineering can exploit their skills in construction materials, science and building technology to assess the structural behaviour of buildings and building components.
They will be able to perform the necessary analyses and identify the models and legislation pertaining to the fulfilment of the performances required for buildings and components in relation to essential construction requisites. They will be able to manage and organise building design stages and the relocation, planning and management of construction sites, as well as quality controls and testing during construction. They will be able to translate needs into technological choices. In addition, they will be able to deal with building surveys, also with the use of digital technologies to produce related documentation, and interpret, plan and evaluate interventions on an urban scale, besides contextualising building interventions into the urban context.
Further skills related to hydraulics, building automation, building technology, design processes, building structures and modelling will provide them a solid basis to perform advanced studies on building systems.

Employment opportunities:

At the end of the three-year degree programme, graduates will have the background and skills to directly enter the world of work both to carry out tasks of medium complexity independently and to integrate and collaborate with multi-disciplinary working groups or technical offices, included those of public administrations.
The main employment opportunities are as:
- technicians in technical offices of construction companies, manufacturers of components and semi-finished products for the construction industry, public administrations, contexts in which graduates can participate in management activities and safety planning as well as analyse needs and assess performances at the component level, at the sub ‐ system level and of the whole building structure;
- technicians for planning support, contributing to the definition of interventions, the choice of the most appropriate technologies, the assessment of environmental impact and structural behaviour;
- technicians for design support, for the purpose of using and managing digital survey tools, modelling (even interoperably) and structuring information about both new and existing buildings;
- technicians responsible for the organisational planning of the construction site, or assistants to technical direction or the works supervision office;
- technicians in service companies or third-party quality control bodies;
- technicians for the assessment of the environmental impact of building interventions (e.g. in the context of feasibility studies or energy requalification);
- technicians for the execution of surveys on buildings and environmental contexts;
- technical assistants for urban and urban redevelopment planning, both within public administrations and professional offices, consortia or engineering companies;
- technicians in real estate maintenance and management companies;
- freelancers carrying out one or some of the activities mentioned above, compatibly with the functions provided for in the corresponding Professional Engineers Register.

 
 
 
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