Spatial Communication, M.A.
With the consecutive master's degree program Spatial Communication, the field of interior architecture offers you an independent profile with a high potential of innovative project work.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.06 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €324 per semester |
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 →What you study
The master’s degree in spatial communication is designed to last three semesters. The focus of each semester is the processing of an interdisciplinary topic in the field of tension between communication and space. From the first idea to the completion of the project, you will work on innovative issues that correspond to real professional conditions and bring together the disciplines necessary for the realization of the project.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The three-semester master’s program concludes with the academic degree of Master of Arts in the thesis. After a practical period of two years, this enables you to be admitted to a chamber of architects and to use the professional title of interior designer.
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In addition, the Master of Arts qualifies you for admission to a doctorate in cooperation with a university and for admission to higher civil service.
Admission to the Chamber of Architects
In order to be able to work independently and as a freelancer, membership in a chamber of architects is required. After completing a master's degree, admission to the chamber is possible after a practical period of two years. This is, for example, a prerequisite for holding the professional title (interior architect) and for the building permit authorization. Furthermore, the Master of Arts degree qualifies you for admission to a doctorate in cooperation with a university and for admission to higher civil service.
You will find possible professional fields in architecture, architectural photography, exhibition architecture, building in stock, construction management, stage design, corporate design, preservation of monuments, event architecture, facility management, color consulting, film architecture, building management, interior design, journalism, lighting planning, material development, media architecture, mobile Architecture, model making, furniture design, exhibition stand construction, product design, retail design, street furniture, scenography, transportation design and visualization.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Rhineland-Palatinate), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €324 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | If you have completed a bachelor's or diploma degree in the field of interior design, architecture or design, are committed and interested in new approaches and disciplines, then this master's degree is the right choice. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.06 |
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 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 via uni-assist until 15.06uni-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 15.06.2027 (244 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.