Transforming City Regions, M.Sc.
Transforming City Regions (TCR) is an interdisciplinary master's program that focuses in particular on the European dimensions of spatial development. It was developed in view of the environmental, social, technological and economic challenges facing Europe's changing cities and regions today. A technology-supported, solution-oriented approach is pursued that enables students to identify social needs, develop an understanding of economic aspects and thus contribute to solving the above-mentioned challenges. The language of instruction is English throughout.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.03 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €375.19 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
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
Transforming City Regions is a four-semester course. The structure of the first three semesters is the same: students acquire half of the credit points in integrated projects that deal with complex urban and urban development problems; here the perspective widens from the city and the region to the European perspective.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Due to the interdisciplinary approach and the European focus of the course, graduates are ideal for careers in the following areas:
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- In the private sector: development and urban planning agencies, investment banks, as well as companies, institutions and research institutes in the fields of technical infrastructure, territorial analysis and structural funds
- Authorities and public bodies at local, regional, national and international level
- Civil society organizations such as covering a wide range of urban issues.
The content and qualification goals and the modules of the course do not take into account the requirements of the professional chambers for urban planners or the European and international training guidelines. This means that the chance of being entered in the town planner lists of the chambers of architects is not guaranteed.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €375.19 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Successfully completed bachelor's degree with at least 30 credit points, in modules with spatial reference such as urban planning, urban development, urban studies, spatial planning, regional planning, landscape architecture, architecture, transport planning, environmental technology, urban geography, urban ecology, urban governance, urban sociology, regional economy, protection of cultural assets, GIS, design were purchased. |
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| Language | English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.03 |
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 01.03Send 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.
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 01.03.2027 (138 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.