Master’s degree
Architektur und Städtebau (Master of Science)
Architecture and Urban Design (Master of Science)
Leibniz University Hannover · Fakultät für Architektur und Landschaft · Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Official award
- Master of ScienceM.Sc.
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-semester master's centred on architectural and urban design with five areas of specialisation, shared modules with the landscape programs and a master's thesis.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Fakultät für Architektur und Landschaft
- Awarding body
- Leibniz Universität Hannover
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 university page says the master's degree provides the academic prerequisite for recognition by an architects' chamber, with further state-specific requirements.“Erst mit dem Masterabschluss ist die akademische Voraussetzung für die Anerkennung vor einer Architektenkammer gegeben.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Entry in an architects' chamber requires further country-specific conditions beyond the degree.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | 120 | Completed suitable first degree, for example Architektur (B.Sc.); application folder with work samples and a 13-week pre-internship proofSource |
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 schoolArchitektenkammer (as named on the university page)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusDE
Scope: M.Sc. Architektur und Städtebau: academic prerequisite for recognition by an architects' chamber; further state-specific requirements apply
Further requirements: Further country- or state-specific requirements for chamber entry
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Internship or placement
- A 13-week pre-internship is required for application and a further 13-week specialist internship during the studies.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Masterarbeit (20 LP).
- Intakes
- Wintersemester
- Campus
- Leibniz Universität Hannover
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German, English
- English
- Partly taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- The Steckbrief lists German and English as teaching languages; German or English proof is required depending on the main teaching language.
- Published language requirements
- Main language German: international applicants German C1; main language English: English B2
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredApplication folder with work samples plus proof of internship. Winter semester 1 June to 15 July for EU/German applicants and 15 April to 31 May for non-EU (uni-assist VPD); summer semester 1 December to 15 January (no year printed).
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Suitable first degree, e.g. B.Sc. Architektur
- 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 | €453.16per semester, Wintersemester 2026/2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition.
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)