Architecture, M.Sc.
Against the backdrop of a profession whose image is constantly changing, the Faculty is guided by its claim to provide generalist academic architecture studies in the form of its Master program. Here, the focus is on design and structural aspects, which account for over half of the program content. In cooperative ventures that can change in terms of subject and people, all our faculty put current issues in construction, in social and technological change in society, and in maintaining our cultural heritage, as well as the cultural and historical identity of cities and regions, at the center of their teaching and research.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.03, summer semester until 01.09 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €375.19 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
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 →About the programme
Architecture, dealing theoretically and artistically with the spatiality of the world in general and with the constructed space in particular, belongs to the oldest evidence of culture and society. As an academic engineering degree program, architecture has been a self-evident component of the traditional subject canon ever since the foundation of the Technical University of Aachen in the year 1870. Thus, the Aachen Faculty of Architecture is one of the oldest academic training institutions in Germany. Traditionally, at the RWTH, the Faculty with its interdisciplinary cooperation within and beyond the university is the interface between aesthetics and engineering and highly represents the academic spirit. It profits from the diversity and quality of teaching, research and praxis of one of the leading technical universities and from the lively urban region in the European setting. Its special geographic location on the border of Belgium and the Netherlands expands the view towards international problems.
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In the center of academic education is the conveyance of knowledge and abilities with regard to design, art and engineering on the basis of a social and cultural responsibility.
What you study
There are five main topics within the Faculty of Architecture:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €375.19 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.03, summer semester until 01.09 |
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 01.03Send 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.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.03.2027 (138 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.