Students of the Highways and Airfields master’s programme must accumulate 30 credits per semester and 60 credits per academic year. The duration of study is 2 years (4 semesters), and students must complete 120 credits by the end of the programme.
One credit equals 30 academic hours, and the annual workload is 60 credits, or 1800 academic hours. Programme structure: compulsory courses — 1380 hours (46 credits), elective courses — 420 hours (14 credits), research activity — 1800 hours (60 credits); 3600 hours (120 credits) in total. Of the 1800 hours allocated to courses, 540 are contact hours (249 hours of lectures and 291 hours of practical classes) and 1260 are independent study hours. In the elective blocks, courses separated by “/” are alternatives — one course is chosen from each block.
70730503 – Highways and Airfields – is a specialty in the field of “Architecture and Construction” education, focused on the design, construction, reconstruction and scientifically informed operation of roads, motorways, airfields and associated engineering structures. Its purpose is to prepare master’s graduates who can solve engineering problems through research, calculation, experimentation and digital technologies.
70730503 – Objects of professional activity of the master’s programme in Highways and Airfields
roads and motorways;
airfield pavements;
road and bridge structures;
road construction materials and technologies;
transport infrastructure;
road asset and traffic safety management systems;
design, construction and operating organisations;
research and educational institutions.