Architecture, B.Sc.
"Mit wissenschaftlichen Methoden an der schöpferischen Gestaltung der Welt zu arbeiten – das ist unser Ziel als Karlsruher Fakultät für Architektur am KIT.
Die Studierenden an der Fakultät für Architektur erwerben Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten, die es ihnen ermöglichen, den Lebensraum des Menschen maßgeblich mitzugestalten: Gebäude für das Wohnen, Arbeiten und Erholen, Innenräume, Stadtteile und ganze Siedlungsräume sind das Ergebnis dieses Planens und Entwerfens. Sie als Architekten sollen dazu beitragen, Voraussetzungen zu schaffen für ein Optimum an Umweltqualität, für Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen, die der Gesellschaft vielfältige Entfaltungsmöglichkeiten bieten. Dies setzt eine Ausbildung voraus, die die technischen Möglichkeiten, die Kenntnisse über Wirtschaftlichkeit und allem voran über das Entwerfen einer zu gestaltenden Welt vermittelt und die Sie umfassend vorbereitet auf die ständig sich wandelnden Erfordernisse Ihres Berufsstandes. Eine Stärkung von Praxis und Forschung samt der Nutzbarmachung der Erkenntnisse innerhalb der Lehre garantiert eben solch eine Ausbildung.
Im Bachelorstudiengang Architektur wird pro Semester in einem thematisch bestimmten Entwurfsstudio gearbeitet. Dabei betreut je ein*e Professor*in ein Studio persönlich. Die Entwurfsarbeiten werden von einem darauf abgestimmten Grundlagenangebot begleitet. Im Bachelorstudium werden damit sowohl die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen als auch die dazugehörigen Methodenkompetenzen vermittelt."
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €184 per semester |
| Practical semester | Optional |
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
Overall, the course is divided into the following subjects:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The job profile of modern architects is associated with a high degree of responsibility, both towards the client and towards society. As a cultural practice, architecture is closely tied to social, technological and economic developments. The diversity of the discipline unites the humanities, social and natural sciences as well as subjects from technology and art. Depending on the task, in addition to artistic design, questions of building construction, planning, business administration, project management, urban planning, building technology or sociology or architectural theory can be important.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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| Semester contribution | €184 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German C1, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
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.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, 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.
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Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days 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.