Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Architektur
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
HafenCity University Hamburg · Studiengang Architektur (HafenCity Universität Hamburg) · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Official award
- Bachelor of Science ArchitekturB.Sc.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus6 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Six-semester bachelor's built around design projects, with foundations in the first year, practice-related design projects in the second and electives, an object-and-city project and a bachelor's thesis in the third.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Studiengang Architektur (HafenCity Universität Hamburg)
- Awarding body
- HafenCity Universität Hamburg
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalA first stage. The source says further study or a further qualification is needed before registration or licensure.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page says entry in the architects' list and use of the title Architekt/in is only possible after the master's degree and professional experience.“ist nach den Vorgaben der Landesarchitektenkammern erst nach dem Masterabschluss sowie berufspraktischer Erfahrung (zumeist zwei Jahre) möglich.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Entry in the architects' list requires the master's degree plus professional experience, usually two years.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 6 Semester | 180 | –Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 6 Semester
- Credits
- 180 ECTS (CP)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Design projects are the core of the program.
- Campus attendance
- The page describes architecture study as a full-time program.
- Internship or placement
- A site internship (12 weeks, or 8 weeks for entrants from winter semester 2023/24) is compulsory; recommended before starting.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Bachelorthesis in the third year.
- Intakes
- Wintersemester
- Campus
- HafenCity Universität Hamburg
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The program page does not state the teaching language.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not publishedFirst-semester applications for the winter semester run 1 June to 15 July (no year printed); applicants with a foreign entry qualification apply through uni-assist from 1 March.
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag); no tuition fee listedOther compulsory charge · mandatory | €399per semester, Wintersemester 2026/27 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, portfolio requirement, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)