Courses BOKU-StartDepartment of Civil Engineering and Natural HazardsCourses This page is available under these URLs: https://boku.ac.at/en/baunat/courses https://short.boku.ac.at/k4zqre Course nr Title Credits Course nr TYP ECTS Title Winter term 2024/25 870100 SE Bachelor's thesis seminar - interdisciplinary project work 12 870100 SE 12 Bachelor's thesis seminar - interdisciplinary project work 870300 PJ Construction project (optional interdisciplinary) 6 870300 PJ 6 Construction project (optional interdisciplinary) 870301 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 870301 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 870305 UE Structural exercises 6 870305 UE 6 Structural exercises 870401 SE Seminar for Doctoral Students 2 870401 SE 2 Seminar for Doctoral Students 870405 SE HADRIAN Doctoral seminar III 1.5 870405 SE 1.5 HADRIAN Doctoral seminar III 870407 US Integrative and interdisciplinary research methods for natural hazards and risks I 3 870407 US 3 Integrative and interdisciplinary research methods for natural hazards and risks I 871004 VO Snow and avalanches - field methods 2 871004 VO 2 Snow and avalanches - field methods 871010 VU Torrent and avalanche control: Planning processes and engineering practice 3 871010 VU 3 Torrent and avalanche control: Planning processes and engineering practice 871324 VX Mountain hazard processes 6 871324 VX 6 Mountain hazard processes 871328 VX Physics of snow 3 871328 VX 3 Physics of snow 871340 VO Introduction to natural hazard management 2 871340 VO 2 Introduction to natural hazard management 871345 VX Snow and avalanche hazards - analysis and evaluation 3 871345 VX 3 Snow and avalanche hazards - analysis and evaluation 871346 VX Technical protection measures: avalanches 3 871346 VX 3 Technical protection measures: avalanches 871347 VX Hazards due to mass movements - rockfall 3 871347 VX 3 Hazards due to mass movements - rockfall 871358 VS Dynamics of geophysical flows 3 871358 VS 3 Dynamics of geophysical flows 871360 VS Risk management and vulnerability assessment 3 871360 VS 3 Risk management and vulnerability assessment 871361 VX Environmental aspects in the flood protection 3 871361 VX 3 Environmental aspects in the flood protection 871362 VS Vulnerability and risk management 2.5 871362 VS 2.5 Vulnerability and risk management 871363 VO Introduction to natural hazard management 1.5 871363 VO 1.5 Introduction to natural hazard management 871365 PR Simulation models in natural hazards analysis 3 871365 PR 3 Simulation models in natural hazards analysis 871366 VX Civil protection 1.5 871366 VX 1.5 Civil protection 871367 VO Communicaton, information and participation 3 871367 VO 3 Communicaton, information and participation 871368 VO Forecasting and warning systems 1.5 871368 VO 1.5 Forecasting and warning systems 871369 VO Event documentation and damage analysis 1.5 871369 VO 1.5 Event documentation and damage analysis 871370 VX Disaster management and emergency services 1.5 871370 VX 1.5 Disaster management and emergency services 871372 VO Damage adjustment 1.5 871372 VO 1.5 Damage adjustment 871373 VX The role of forests in mountain risk engineering 2 871373 VX 2 The role of forests in mountain risk engineering 871374 VS Politics of natural hazards and risk governance 1.5 871374 VS 1.5 Politics of natural hazards and risk governance 871375 VS Runoff formation in torrential headwater basins 2 871375 VS 2 Runoff formation in torrential headwater basins 872013 VO Technical petrology 2 872013 VO 2 Technical petrology 872100 VO Geology 3 872100 VO 3 Geology 872101 VO Geology and geomorphology 2 872101 VO 2 Geology and geomorphology 872104 VO Geology (AS) 1.5 872104 VO 1.5 Geology (AS) 872105 UE Petrology exercises (AS) 1 872105 UE 1 Petrology exercises (AS) 872111 VO Blasting technique 2 872111 VO 2 Blasting technique 872112 UE Blasting practice 1 872112 UE 1 Blasting practice 872138 UE Geology exercises for UIW and FW 1 872138 UE 1 Geology exercises for UIW and FW 872139 VO Geology 3 872139 VO 3 Geology 872301 VS Landslide hazards 3 872301 VS 3 Landslide hazards 872303 VU Sustainability, protection of resources and natural hazards 3 872303 VU 3 Sustainability, protection of resources and natural hazards 872309 VU Engineering geology - introduction 2 872309 VU 2 Engineering geology - introduction 872314 VU Applied geophysics for engineers 3 872314 VU 3 Applied geophysics for engineers 872319 VO Quaternary geology 2 872319 VO 2 Quaternary geology 872321 VU The engineering geological model - Fundamentals, application and modern methods 3 872321 VU 3 The engineering geological model - Fundamentals, application and modern methods 872330 VU Hydrogeology 3 872330 VU 3 Hydrogeology 872333 VU Sustainable design and use of mineral based materials 2 872333 VU 2 Sustainable design and use of mineral based materials 873018 VU Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical Engineering 2 873018 VU 2 Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical Engineering 873110 VO Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering 2 873110 VO 2 Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering 873111 EX Geotechnical engineering - field trip 2 873111 EX 2 Geotechnical engineering - field trip 873301 UE Geotechnical engineering exercises II 3 873301 UE 3 Geotechnical engineering exercises II 873310 VU Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering 4 873310 VU 4 Fundamentals of geotechnical engineering 873311 VU Applied geotechnical engineering 4 873311 VU 4 Applied geotechnical engineering 873312 VO Special ground construction I 1 873312 VO 1 Special ground construction I 874102 VO Vegetation engineering 2 874102 VO 2 Vegetation engineering 874103 VO Landscape construction I 3 874103 VO 3 Landscape construction I 874105 VO Soil bioengineering 2 874105 VO 2 Soil bioengineering 874108 SE Bachelor´s thesis seminar 12 874108 SE 12 Bachelor´s thesis seminar 874109 VO Soil and water bioengineering 2 874109 VO 2 Soil and water bioengineering 874110 VO Tendering, office management and cost calculation 2 874110 VO 2 Tendering, office management and cost calculation 874301 VS Landscape construction II 2 874301 VS 2 Landscape construction II 874302 PJ Landscape design project 7 874302 PJ 7 Landscape design project 874304 PJ Project to landscape construction, vegetation engineering and soil bioenineering 6 874304 PJ 6 Project to landscape construction, vegetation engineering and soil bioenineering 874309 VS Soil and water bioengineering in the context of nature based solutions 3 874309 VS 3 Soil and water bioengineering in the context of nature based solutions 874311 VS Earth work and soil engineering in landscaping 3 874311 VS 3 Earth work and soil engineering in landscaping 874312 PR Seed identification course 1.5 874312 PR 1.5 Seed identification course 874317 EX Field trip to landscape construction and science of building materials 3 874317 EX 3 Field trip to landscape construction and science of building materials 874323 VS Building greenary: functions and basic technologies for roof and facade greening 3 874323 VS 3 Building greenary: functions and basic technologies for roof and facade greening 874325 VS Irrigation technologies and management 1.5 874325 VS 1.5 Irrigation technologies and management 874328 VS Lighting technique 3.5 874328 VS 3.5 Lighting technique 874332 VS Building like nature & using nature based materials 2 874332 VS 2 Building like nature & using nature based materials 874334 VS Modular system and substrate technologies 1.5 874334 VS 1.5 Modular system and substrate technologies 874335 VS Basics in urban green infrastructure and nature-based solutions 3 874335 VS 3 Basics in urban green infrastructure and nature-based solutions 875006 SE Engineers for Future 2 875006 SE 2 Engineers for Future 875101 VU Mechanics 4 875101 VU 4 Mechanics 875102 VU Static and solid mechanics 7 875102 VU 7 Static and solid mechanics 875103 VU Building engineering - structural design 8 875103 VU 8 Building engineering - structural design 875300 VO Construction economy and construction management 3 875300 VO 3 Construction economy and construction management 875311 VU Structural design 3 875311 VU 3 Structural design 875321 VU Design of protection works 4 875321 VU 4 Design of protection works 875341 PJ Structural design and infrastructure construction 3 875341 PJ 3 Structural design and infrastructure construction 876100 VU Mechanics and statics 3 876100 VU 3 Mechanics and statics 876110 VO Material science 2 876110 VO 2 Material science 876301 VU Advanced BIM 3 876301 VU 3 Advanced BIM 876330 VO Planning and design / conceptual design 3 876330 VO 3 Planning and design / conceptual design 876332 VO Sustainable design and construction 3 876332 VO 3 Sustainable design and construction 876337 PJ Sustainable design and construction 3 876337 PJ 3 Sustainable design and construction 876353 VU Advanced structural timber engineering 4 876353 VU 4 Advanced structural timber engineering 876400 VO Understanding Build.Nature 4 876400 VO 4 Understanding Build.Nature Summer term 2025 870100 SE Bachelor's thesis seminar - interdisciplinary project work 12 870100 SE 12 Bachelor's thesis seminar - interdisciplinary project work 870300 PJ Construction project (optional interdisciplinary) 6 870300 PJ 6 Construction project (optional interdisciplinary) 870301 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 870301 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 870305 UE Structural exercises 6 870305 UE 6 Structural exercises 870401 SE Doctoral seminar 2 870401 SE 2 Doctoral seminar 870406 SE HADRIAN Doctoral seminar IV 1.5 870406 SE 1.5 HADRIAN Doctoral seminar IV 871005 UX Snow and avalanches - field training 2 871005 UX 2 Snow and avalanches - field training 871192 VX Torrent and avalanche control 3 871192 VX 3 Torrent and avalanche control 871312 VO Natural hazards 2 871312 VO 2 Natural hazards 871314 VX Protection and mitigation measures against natural hazards 3 871314 VX 3 Protection and mitigation measures against natural hazards 871327 VX Mountain risk engineering 6 871327 VX 6 Mountain risk engineering 871331 VO Cost/benefit analysis 3 871331 VO 3 Cost/benefit analysis 871332 VO Disaster management 2 871332 VO 2 Disaster management 871343 VS Hydrological hazards - analysis and assessment 3 871343 VS 3 Hydrological hazards - analysis and assessment 871344 VX Hydrological hazards - mitigation measures 3 871344 VX 3 Hydrological hazards - mitigation measures 871348 PJ Watershed management 6 871348 PJ 6 Watershed management 872000 VU GIS and remote sensing in geosciences 2 872000 VU 2 GIS and remote sensing in geosciences 872003 VU Rockweathering and pedogenesis 2 872003 VU 2 Rockweathering and pedogenesis 872007 UE Mudbrick building 3 872007 UE 3 Mudbrick building 872008 VU Blasting practice 2 872008 VU 2 Blasting practice 872014 VO Tunnelling and geology 1 872014 VO 1 Tunnelling and geology 872036 EX Special excursion geology 1 872036 EX 1 Special excursion geology 872079 EX Special excursion in applied geology 1.5 872079 EX 1.5 Special excursion in applied geology 872080 VU Clay minerals and clays - natural nanoparticles with specific properties 3 872080 VU 3 Clay minerals and clays - natural nanoparticles with specific properties 872100 VO Geology 3 872100 VO 3 Geology 872103 EX Field trip - geology and geomorphology 1 872103 EX 1 Field trip - geology and geomorphology 872311 VU Rock mechanics 4.5 872311 VU 4.5 Rock mechanics 872312 PR Applied geology - field practice 3 872312 PR 3 Applied geology - field practice 872313 UE Engineering-geological mapping 3 872313 UE 3 Engineering-geological mapping 872318 VO Climate change impacts on hazards in mountain regions 3 872318 VO 3 Climate change impacts on hazards in mountain regions 872323 VU Geothermal energy – Geological fundamentals and applications 3 872323 VU 3 Geothermal energy – Geological fundamentals and applications 872331 EX Hydrogeological excursion 1 872331 EX 1 Hydrogeological excursion 872332 VU Paleoclimate for future 3 872332 VU 3 Paleoclimate for future 872334 EX Green geo-environments 3 872334 EX 3 Green geo-environments 872335 VU Green geo-resources 3 872335 VU 3 Green geo-resources 873008 VO Geosyntetics in geotechnical engineering 2 873008 VO 2 Geosyntetics in geotechnical engineering 873016 VO Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering 2 873016 VO 2 Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering 873101 VU Soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering 4 873101 VU 4 Soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering 873111 EX Geotechnical engineering - field trip 2 873111 EX 2 Geotechnical engineering - field trip 873112 VO Tunnelling 2 873112 VO 2 Tunnelling 873113 VO Geotechnical engineering in the construction of roadways 2 873113 VO 2 Geotechnical engineering in the construction of roadways 873300 VU Geotechnical engineering exercises I 3 873300 VU 3 Geotechnical engineering exercises I 873302 VO Slope engineering 2 873302 VO 2 Slope engineering 873308 VO Geotechnical engineering in waste management 2 873308 VO 2 Geotechnical engineering in waste management 873309 PR Laboratory practices in geotechnical engineering 3 873309 PR 3 Laboratory practices in geotechnical engineering 873313 VO Special ground construction II 1 873313 VO 1 Special ground construction II 873320 VO Geotechnics 3 873320 VO 3 Geotechnics 874104 PJ Project and practical course in landscape construction and vegetation engineering 9 874104 PJ 9 Project and practical course in landscape construction and vegetation engineering 874108 SE Bachelor´s thesis seminar 12 874108 SE 12 Bachelor´s thesis seminar 874111 VX Dendrology 5 874111 VX 5 Dendrology 874118 EX Field trip to landscape construction and vegetation engineering 1 874118 EX 1 Field trip to landscape construction and vegetation engineering 874300 VS Soil and water bioengineering - principles and applications 3 874300 VS 3 Soil and water bioengineering - principles and applications 874301 VS Landscape construction II 2 874301 VS 2 Landscape construction II 874302 PJ Landscape design project 7 874302 PJ 7 Landscape design project 874304 PJ Project to landscape construction, vegetation engineering and soil bioenineering 6 874304 PJ 6 Project to landscape construction, vegetation engineering and soil bioenineering 874306 VS Management 3 874306 VS 3 Management 874307 VS Tree biology, tree control and arboriculture 4.5 874307 VS 4.5 Tree biology, tree control and arboriculture 874310 PR Practial course to soil bioengineering techniques 3 874310 PR 3 Practial course to soil bioengineering techniques 874313 PR Willow identification course 3 874313 PR 3 Willow identification course 874314 EX Field trip to soil bioengineering 3 874314 EX 3 Field trip to soil bioengineering 874315 VS The nature of tree nursery 3 874315 VS 3 The nature of tree nursery 874318 VS Building craft and construction 6 874318 VS 6 Building craft and construction 874320 VS Technical detailing, height and stake-out planning 4.5 874320 VS 4.5 Technical detailing, height and stake-out planning 874330 VO Soil bioengineering techniques 2 874330 VO 2 Soil bioengineering techniques 874333 UX Use of plants: integrated design of architecture and greenary 3 874333 UX 3 Use of plants: integrated design of architecture and greenary 875105 VO Construction economics and project management 2 875105 VO 2 Construction economics and project management 875314 VU Structural maintenance 4 875314 VU 4 Structural maintenance 875322 SX Construction methods and management for barrier structures 2 875322 SX 2 Construction methods and management for barrier structures 875325 VX Structural and objective based protection measures 4 875325 VX 4 Structural and objective based protection measures 875326 VU Construction and plane load-bearing structures 4 875326 VU 4 Construction and plane load-bearing structures 875334 VU Protection systems against natural hazards 3 875334 VU 3 Protection systems against natural hazards 875335 VU Safety and reliability of structures 3 875335 VU 3 Safety and reliability of structures 875339 VU Experimental testing on construction materials 6 875339 VU 6 Experimental testing on construction materials 875342 VU Finite element methods for structures 3 875342 VU 3 Finite element methods for structures 875343 VU Finite element methods for advanced structures 3 875343 VU 3 Finite element methods for advanced structures 876108 VO Building construction and architects physics 2 876108 VO 2 Building construction and architects physics 876109 PJ Building construction and architects physics 2 876109 PJ 2 Building construction and architects physics 876111 VU Technical drawing - CAD 2 876111 VU 2 Technical drawing - CAD 876119 EX Field trip building construction 1 876119 EX 1 Field trip building construction 876302 VU Lean construction management 3 876302 VU 3 Lean construction management 876333 PJ Digital design and automated construction 6 876333 PJ 6 Digital design and automated construction 876338 VO Timber construction 2 876338 VO 2 Timber construction 876349 UE Timber construction 3 876349 UE 3 Timber construction 876401 SE Cycle of materials, construction, building and resilience 2 876401 SE 2 Cycle of materials, construction, building and resilience 876402 EX PhD Excursion Build.Nature 4 876402 EX 4 PhD Excursion Build.Nature
