Master’s degree
Architektur (M. A.)
Architecture (M.A.)
Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon Ohm · Fakultät Architektur · Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany
- Official award
- Master of ArtsM.A.
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- €1,000per semester, Wintersemester 2026/2027 new enrolments
About this program
Four-semester consecutive master's with project studios, elective modules in three thematic fields and a self-set master thesis; many courses can be offered in English.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Fakultät Architektur
- Awarding body
- Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
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.
- Official level
- DQR (German Qualifications Framework) 7 · Page states the five-year consecutive study corresponds to level 7 of the DQR.As stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- 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 states that, with subsequent professional practice, entry in the Bavarian Chamber of Architects as architect (and planner) is possible according to the chamber's admission rules.“Entsprechend den Zulassungsvoraussetzungen der Bayerischen Architektenkammer kann”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Chamber entry requires professional practice following the study, per the Bavarian chamber's admission rules.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | – | Bachelor in architecture of at least six theoretical semesters and 180 ECTS (or equivalent) and 16 weeks of relevant professional activity (may be proven within the first year)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 schoolBayerische Architektenkammer (as named on the program page)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusDE
Scope: Master Architektur at TH Nürnberg: chamber entry as architect possible with professional practice following the study
Further requirements: Professional practice following the study, per the Bavarian chamber's admission rules
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Studio requirements
- Project studios with changing design topics in the first three semesters.
- Internship or placement
- 16 weeks of relevant professional activity, which may be proven within the first year.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Master thesis with a self-set topic, worked on theoretically and/or by design.
- Intakes
- Winter semester, Summer semester
- Campus
- TH Nürnberg, Fakultät Architektur
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 admission section states the teaching language is German, with a German proof (DSH-2, TestDaF 4, telc C1) for applicants without a German degree.
- Published language requirements
- German: DSH-2, TestDaF level 4 in all parts, or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule for applicants with another native language and no German degree
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredPortfolio of up to 20 A3 sheets with study work and CV; after preliminary assessment an admission interview follows (usually calendar week 29/30 for winter, 6/7 for summer).
- Interview
- Interview required
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor in architecture, 180 ECTS, six theoretical semesters
- Deadlines
- Winter semester: 02.05.2027 to 30.06.2027 · Winter semester 2027/28
- Summer semester: 15.11.2026 to 30.11.2026 · Summer semester 2027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studiengebühr (BayHIG Art. 13 Abs. 3) for international students from non-EEA countries newly enrolling; the page lists exempt programs and architecture is not among themTuition · mandatory | €1,000per semester, Wintersemester 2026/2027 new enrolments | Internationale Studierende aus Nicht-EWR-Ländern | 19 October 2026Source |
| StudierendenwerkbeitragOther compulsory charge · mandatory | €82per semester, not printed | All students | 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.
Sources and verification
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)