Interior Architecture, M.A.
The MA interior design is a consecutive course aimed at prospective students with a BA degree in interior design. The course builds on the knowledge already acquired and enables the students to develop individual, creative and well-founded solutions for interior design tasks and issues. The course is closely linked to Berlin's dynamic creative scene, but is taught exclusively in English. Students are supported in defining their professional role and responsibility in different structural and cultural contexts: both on a local and global level. Graduates can apply their in-depth understanding of interior design, their creative skills and their knowledge of various professional discourses - for example on sustainability, technology, art and geographic, social, cultural and political contexts - to master complex challenges in their professional field.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.08 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €5,550 / semester |
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 →What you study
Experienced and internationally trained teachers support our MA students in expanding their existing specialist knowledge in a practice-oriented and personal learning atmosphere and in broadening their professional horizons.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Interior designers have a wide range of employment opportunities. Graduates can work on projects of various sizes and types: living quarters, offices, gastronomy, event rooms, theater and film sets, sales rooms, exhibitions, etc.
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Potential working environments:
- Offices for interior design and architecture
- Design and communication agencies
- Cultural Institutions
- Production design for film, television, theater
- Furniture manufacture and design
- Freelance work
Interior design is a protected designation in Germany. Recognized BA and MA degrees and registration with the Chamber of Architects are required to be able to bear the title "Interior Designer".
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
|---|---|
| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 31.08 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 31.08Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, 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.
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The deadline is 31.08.2027 (321 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.