Master’s degree
Masterstudiengang Architektur
Master's program in Architecture
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) · KIT-Fakultät für Architektur · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Official award
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)M.Sc.
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus4 Semester (Vollzeitstudium)
- Tuition
- €1,500per semester, current (page undated)
About this program
Four-semester M.Sc. in architecture at KIT built around a project in every semester with a free choice of project topics and courses from four institutes.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- KIT-Fakultät für Architektur
- Awarding body
- KIT
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
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Membership of the Baden-Württemberg chamber requires a relevant degree with a normal period of study of at least four years (usually bachelor plus master) and at least two years of supervised professional practice. (state chamber page, not specific to this program)Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 semesters (full-time) | 120 | Bachelor degree in architecture (or substantially equivalent) of at least 180 ECTS, minimum subject credits in design, construction, theory, representation and urban planning, a 12-week office internship, and a project portfolio assessmentSource |
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
- 4 Semester (Vollzeitstudium)
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- So sind in jedem Semester ein Projekt inklusive einer thematischen Vertiefung zu bearbeiten.
- Internship or placement
- A 12-week full-time internship in an architecture office is an admission requirement.
- Thesis or dissertation
- The four-semester period includes the Masterarbeit.
- Intakes
- Winter semester, Summer semester
- Campus
- KIT Karlsruhe (Faculty of Architecture)Englerstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German, English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The page states German or English as language of instruction without saying which courses or whether the whole program can be taken in English.
- Published language requirements
- Proof of German or English proficiency for applicants whose native language is neither
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredProject portfolio of max. 30 A4 pages scored 0-80; applicants scoring 41-60 are invited to an interview. Published deadline (no year printed on the page): 15. Juli für das Wintersemester, 15. Januar für das Sommersemester.
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor in architecture of at least 180 ECTS
- Academic prerequisites
- Minimum credits: design 60 LP, construction 30 LP, theory and history 20 LP, representation 20 LP, urban and landscape planning 15 LP
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition for newly enrolling non-EU studentsTuition · mandatory | €1,500per semester, current (page undated) | International students coming from outside of the EU | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)