Master’s degree
Architektur M.A.
Architecture (M.A.)
State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart · Fachgruppe Architektur · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Official award
- M.A. (Master of Arts)MA
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- €1,500per semester, current (no academic year printed on page)
About this program
Four-semester art-oriented master's in small classes with freely selectable seminars and design offers, a scientific paper in the third semester and a self-set free master's thesis.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Fachgruppe Architektur
- Awarding body
- Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart
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
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
- Further professional requirements
- For graduates of the related-field bachelor's programs the master's does not automatically lead to the right to practise as a freelance architect or to use the title Architekt*in; the architects' chamber rules must be clarified in advance.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | 120 | Suitable first degree or equivalent of at least 180 ECTS and a passed entrance examinationSource |
| Prior degree in another subject | 4 Semester | 120 | As an additional study expanding knowledge towards architecture, a completed degree in interior architecture, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture or civil engineering is acceptedSource |
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
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Every student receives their own studio space.
- Workshops
- Students can use the academy's workshops.
- Thesis or dissertation
- The master's thesis is a self-set free work supervised by a commission; a scientific paper in the 3rd semester prepares it.
- Intakes
- Sommersemester, Wintersemester
- Campus
- Campus Weißenhof
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
- Selected events are taught in English; the page does not state the main teaching language.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredDigital work samples are uploaded and an entrance examination follows; winter and summer semester entry. Printed dates are for summer semester 2026 (1-12 December 2025) and winter semester 2026/27 (13-30 April 2026).
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor of Arts or equivalent degree, at least 180 ECTS
- Tests explicitly required
- Aufnahmeprüfung (entrance examination)
- Deadlines
- Application period for the summer semester 2026 (1 to 12 December 2025); entrance examination 2 to 6 February 2026 · Sommersemester 2026 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- Application period for the winter semester 2026/27 (13 April to 30 April 2026); entrance examination 22 to 26 June 2026 · Wintersemester 2026/27 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- 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 for international students outside the EU (Baden-Württemberg)Tuition · mandatory | €1,500per semester, current (no academic year printed on page) | Internationale Studierende (außerhalb EU) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Semesterbeitrag (semester contribution)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | €184per semester, current (no academic year printed on page) | 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
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, 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)