Overview

This Civil Engineering and Built Environment programme offered by Uppsala University focuses on engineering solutions for the built environment, covering areas from individual buildings and components to large-scale infrastructure and urban systems. It supports research into construction, design, production, and the performance of technological systems, including their energy and resource requirements and interaction with wider societal systems.

Key Facts

The academic environment integrates multiple methodological approaches, including modelling, simulation, laboratory work, and full-scale system evaluation. Training enables the ability to conduct independent research, analyse complex engineering systems, and contribute to the development of sustainable and efficient built environments.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Design and Construction of Buildings
Infrastructure Systems
Installation Technology
Technological Systems in the Built Environment
Urban and Community Systems
Mathematical Modelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Visby, Sweden

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction View 9 other PhDs in Civil Engineering & Construction in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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OR

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:

has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

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