Master’s degree
Architektur: Wohnungsbau M.Sc.
Architecture: Housing M.Sc.
Mainz University of Applied Sciences · Fachbereich Technik (Architektur) · Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Official award
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)M.Sc.
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus2 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
One-year (two-semester, 60 ECTS) specialist master's in housing: a year-long housing project developed with experts, plus typology, urban design, sociology, history and housing economics.
Intended audience: Graduates of an architecture degree of at least eight semesters who want to specialise in housing.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Housing and urban architecture
- Department
- Fachbereich Technik (Architektur)
- Awarding body
- Hochschule Mainz
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
- Post-professional / specialistA specialist or advanced master’s that builds on a professional degree or does not by itself lead to registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page addresses graduates of an architecture degree of at least eight semesters (bachelor/Diplom) as a specialisation; it adds that with the two-semester degree the five-year study total is reached.“Absolventinnen und Absolventen eines mindestens achtsemestrigen Architekturstudiums (Bachelor/Diplom)”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 2 Semester | 60 | Architecture degree (bachelor/Diplom) of at least eight semestersSource |
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
- 2 Semester
- Credits
- 60 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Central year-long housing project.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Master thesis (15 ECTS) with colloquium.
- Intakes
- Winter semester
- Campus
- Hochschule Mainz
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not publishedPage prints winter semester 2026/27: expected 15 May to 15 July 2026 (already past); no dates for the next cycle printed.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Architecture degree of at least eight semesters
- 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 | €352per semester, Wintersemester 2026 | 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)