Architecture and Urban Planning, M.Sc.
The Master’s in Architecture and Urban Planning combines multiple subjects to form a broad spectrum of artistic, technical, and scientific disciplines. The studies bring together a comprehensive education and networked thinking that make it possible to understand complex situations and analyze them to arrive at independent solutions. These studies will equip you to become planners who think independently and are conversant with all aspects of building culture.
In studying for the Master’s, you will deepen the competences you acquired in the Bachelor’s program and will build on them in a personalized specialization from the department’s subject palette. Also, be aware that with an urban planning focus for your studies, you will meet the prerequisite for inclusion on the List of Urban Planners.
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 | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €184 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
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
In the Master Architecture and Urban Planning you should practice the architectural design and further qualify in seminars in artistic, technical and scientific terms. The program consists of three semesters of study and the Master's thesis in the fourth semester. In total, three design and project works have to be completed, usually one per semester. At the same time, you should attend accompanying seminars as well as thematically continuing seminars. In total, seven seminars have to be completed. In the choice of topics you are completely free in drafts and seminars. Autonomous is an individual specialization to choose in which you prepare with drafts and seminars on the master's thesis.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The Master's examination represents a professional qualification that is the basis for admission to the German Chambers of Architects. In addition, the Master's degree (M.Sc.) entitles the holder to a doctorate and gives access to the higher administrative service (2nd state examination for building construction / urban planning). Since the M.Sc. Architecture and urban planning fully complies with international standards (EU, UIA, UNESCO) for the recognition of professions, this also results in an unlimited international career prospects.
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 | The Master’s in Architecture and Urban Planning combines multiple subjects to form a broad spectrum of artistic, technical, and scientific disciplines. |
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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.