Master’s degree
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Architektur
Master of Science in Architecture
HafenCity University Hamburg · Studiengang Architektur (HafenCity Universität Hamburg) · Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Official award
- Master of Science ArchitekturM.Sc.
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-semester master's with a ten-credit design project in each semester, compulsory and elective modules in four areas, and a 25-credit master's thesis.
- 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
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page says the master's conveys the core competences that, after appropriate professional practice, entitle graduates to use the title Architekt/in.“nach entsprechender beruflicher Praxis zur Führung der Berufsbezeichnung Architekt/in berechtigt”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Appropriate professional practice after the degree is needed before the title Architekt/in may be used.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | 120 | –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.
Stated by the schoolLandesarchitektenkammern / title Architekt/in (as named on the school page)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusDE
Scope: M.Sc. Architektur: with appropriate professional practice, entitles to use the professional title Architekt/in
Further requirements: Appropriate professional practice (the bachelor's page says usually two years)
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Credits
- 120 ECTS (CP)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Each semester has a design project of 10 CP at its core.
- Internship or placement
- A twelve- or eight-week office internship (depending on the BSPO) before starting is compulsory; no further practice phases within the master's.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Master's thesis with 25 CP in the final semester.
- 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; the HCU separately lists an English-language master's in Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning (not recorded here).
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not publishedFirst-semester applications for the winter semester run 1 June to 1 July (no year printed); applicants with a foreign first degree 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, full-time or part-time options, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
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)