Architecture, B.Sc.
The main task of architects is the planning, drafting, design and construction of buildings.
The focus of the architecture studies at the TU Darmstadt is the creative design. Further constructive, artistic and historical-scientific areas are grouped around this. Systematic transfer of knowledge and creative and playful elements are thus intertwined. Building construction and urban development are understood as a unit. The areas are: historical basics, design and presentation, construction, building technology, building planning and urban planning.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| 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 | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €402.68 per semester |
| Campus | Campus Stadt |
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 →About the programme
The focus of teaching each semester is a central design project to which the majority of the other courses in this semester are directly or indirectly related. This project is designed alternately by the areas of spatial design, building construction, building theory and urban planning.
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The architecture department is organized into six specialist groups: Historical Basics, Design and Representation, Construction, Building Planning, Urban Planning, Building Technology. These cover the broad spectrum of teaching and research topics at the Department of Architecture at the TU Darmstadt and reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the architecture education.
What you study
There are 27 modules in the Bachelor course, which are spread over the six semesters as follows:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Architects deal with the planning, drafting, design and construction of residential houses, public buildings and industrial buildings. Her tasks also include the design of complex urban development systems at home and abroad as well as the takeover of renovations. Technical and constructive issues must be taken into account, as well as, for example, design, economic, cultural-social, ecological and legal aspects and requirements. Ideally, functionality, aesthetics and the context / target group relationship are closely related in the work of the architects.
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It is unfortunately not always easy for architects to start their careers, as a large number of architects have already been trained in recent years, but job vacancies and construction activities have not kept pace with it. Architects are now active in many areas. Architects very often set up their own office as “generalists”. In addition, there is also the possibility of working as an employed architect in large offices, then possibly specializing in just one or a few areas (e.g. tenders). Other fields in which architects can work are municipal and other authorities (e.g. building authorities), engineering and construction offices, the real estate industry, consulting and expert activities (self-employed or e.g. for insurance) and the construction industry / property developers. As “facility managers”, architects optimize the profitability of buildings. Some architects specialize in certain areas such as renovation and / or energy-efficient construction, etc. Due to the aesthetic-artistic side of the architecture degree, there are interfaces to professional fields such as photography, design, advertising and graphics. And finally, women architects can also be employed by monument protection offices, in museums, in journalism, in the art trade or in (humanities) scientific research (e.g. art history).
It is therefore important, in addition to your studies, to gain your own practical experience at an early stage in architecture offices or other relevant institutions, to prove your general suitability for practice and to establish contacts. The prospect of a good position is increased by the willingness to move professionally, also abroad. A good command of the English language is particularly recommended if you have an international focus.
In addition, in the case of the B.Sc. Architecture, it should be noted that a bachelor's degree (so far) is not sufficient for a chamber entry and work as a self-employed architect, as you have to have studied architecture for at least 8 semesters. We therefore recommend completing a master’s degree.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Hesse), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €402.68 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | In order to be able to create technically functioning and aesthetically demanding structural solutions within the framework of given conditions in later professional life, prospective students should have a sound understanding of the technical basics of building as well as artistic and creative talent. |
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| Language | German C1 — 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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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.