Master’s degree
Architektur | Bauen mit Bestand
Architecture | Building with Existing Structures
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences · Fachbereich Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen · Wiesbaden, Hessen, 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 focusing on resource-conserving, scientifically founded work with existing building stock, from conversions to heritage conservation.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Conservation and adaptive reuse
- Department
- Fachbereich Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen
- Awarding body
- Hochschule RheinMain
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 program page states the master's degree gives the chamber qualification of the Architektenkammer.“Mit dem Masterabschluss erhältst du die Kammerbefähigung der Architektenkammer.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | – | First professionally qualifying degree in architecture with grade 2.3 or better; digital project documentationSource |
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 program page)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusDE
Scope: Master Architektur | Bauen mit Bestand at Hochschule RheinMain: page states the degree gives chamber qualification
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Intakes
- Winter semester, Summer semester
- Campus
- Wiesbaden, Campus Kurt-Schumacher-RingKurt-Schumacher-Ring, Wiesbaden
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredDigital project documentation of up to 20 pages usually containing the thesis and at least two further design projects; with a grade worse than 2.3 it must show above-average qualification. No NC. Deadline 15.01. / 15.07. (no year printed).
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- First degree in architecture, grade 2.3 or better
- Documents
- Digital project documentation
- 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 | €396.91per semester, Wintersemester 2026/27 | 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)