Architecture, B.A.
The architect's area of responsibility is the responsible conception, planning and implementation of buildings. In addition, the job description is increasingly being expanded to include the role of a mediator and holistic planner of a planning, design and construction process, who conceives, accompanies, monitors and is ultimately responsible for all areas of this process in both analog and digital form. Future questions will be dealing with existing buildings, the need for living space, especially living space, as well as reacting to demographic, socio-social, ecological and economic conditions regionally and internationally (> Master's program focus: “near and far”).
The complexity of the processes in the construction industry therefore requires the architect as a responsible generalist more urgently than ever; this includes in particular sensitive contextual design. Projects with added social value and a connection to the region form a focus.
For this purpose, the basics are laid in the bachelor's degree in architecture and the first profile focuses are set, which are continued in the master's degree in architecture.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Dual Study |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 30.06 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €164.25 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
| Campus | Campus am Brunnenlech |
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 aim of the course is to enable students to act independently in the professional field of architecture through a practice-oriented, scientifically based and subject-specific basic training course. The students should acquire the prerequisites for exercising the profession according to the standards applicable in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the member states of the European Union. In addition, the students should have developed their own attitude towards architecture with critical expertise and technical knowledge as well as a sensitization for architectural design. You are thus able to expressly represent the complexity of the subject in a competent and responsible manner vis-à-vis society, the environment, culture and the principles inherent in the subject.
What you study
In the 1st semester, the course offers an initial overview and overview of the main course content as well as an introduction to designing, drafting, constructing and contextualising. In the 2nd semester, design is the focus, followed by a focus on construction (3rd semester), urban planning (4th semester) as well as building in existing structures (5th semester), which are supported by other relevant subjects. As a special feature, an integrated practical semester , which can also be completed abroad, is mandatory in the 6th semester. After this practical experience, the experience of the first semester culminates in the independent processing of the bachelor thesis with possible emphases in design, construction, town planning or building in existing buildings.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Architects are all-rounders - they are creative, but also service providers. In addition to a high technical understanding, your job also requires economic thinking. As an architect, you need architectural social knowledge, critical expertise and you must be familiar with building materials as well as with relevant standards and laws. Your future areas of responsibility include the creative, technical and economic planning of buildings of all kinds in residential construction, office and municipal construction, industrial and commercial buildings through to urban and regional planning.
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The client relies on the know-how and experience of the architect. He will be advised by you and represented in all questions related to the planning and implementation of a building project. The monitoring of the project execution is also part of it.
After successfully completing your degree, many doors are open to you, for example in architecture offices, in special areas of construction, in the real estate and construction industry, in public administration or in architecture journalism.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €164.25 |
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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 B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 30.06 |
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 B2 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 uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 30.06uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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 30.06.2027 (259 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.