Advanced Architecture, M.Sc.
The focus of the English-language "Advanced Architecture" course is on the combination of design and construction. In terms of content, design and construction are dealt with on all scales from urban contexts to one-to-one detail. This happens, for example, in study projects during office internships, so that future-oriented concepts are developed in close cooperation with our cooperation partners.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester |
| Application | summer semester until 15.10 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €361.07 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Modularization in studies means a study structure in which courses such as lectures, exercises, internships, excursions or seminars are combined into thematic units, the modules. The composition of a module is determined by the competence that is to be acquired by completing this module.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The graduates of the course are able to work in particular at the interface between abstract drafts and concrete findings. This means focusing on the planning phase, which is referred to as "execution planning" in the German performance plan. This is done with the inclusion of the design process and in close connection with the current developments in scientific research in the field of design and construction.
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Relevant professional fields for graduates are architecture, engineering and construction companies, the construction industry, real estate development and housing associations, real estate companies, the public sector, as well as research and technical development of design and construction.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €361.07 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | The prerequisite for admission is a degree in architecture |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | summer semester until 15.10 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application until 15.10Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.10.2026 (1 day left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.