Master’s degree
Architektur M. A.
Architecture (M.A.)
Technical University of Munich · Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design · München, Bayern, Germany
- Official award
- Architektur M. A.M.A.
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- €4,000per semester, from winter semester 2024/25
About this program
Four-semester project-based master's in architecture at TUM with optional focus areas (architectural technology, urban and landscape, cultural heritage) and mentor programs.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Architectural technology, Conservation and adaptive reuse, Housing and urban architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, TUM School of Engineering and Design
- Awarding body
- TUM
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
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Entry in the Bavarian architects' list requires a completed architecture degree (normal period of study of at least eight full-time semesters, at least 240 ECTS) followed by at least two years of supervised practice in architecture. (state chamber page, not specific to this program)Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | 120 | Bachelor degree with at least 180 credits and prior architecture studies in line with TUM's bachelor's in architecture; further credits or a study period abroad may be imposed as conditionsSource |
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
- 4 Semester
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Im Mittelpunkt des Studiums steht die Projektarbeit, die durch Wahlmodule begleitet wird.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Die Master's Thesis wird mit 30 Credits gewertet.
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October)
- Campus
- TUM Munich
Teaching language
- Taught in
- German
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Language proof listed is German. A TUM Architecture news item announces an English-language master's (see notes); not verified as a separate program here.
- Published language requirements
- German language proof
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requiredStage 1 of the aptitude procedure scores the bachelor's grade and the Mappe equally; stage 2 is an in-person interview. Published deadline (no year printed on the page): Wintersemester 01.04. – 31.05..
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor degree of at least 180 credits
- Academic prerequisites
- Prior knowledge from a first degree in architecture along the lines of TUM's bachelor's in architecture
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition for newly enrolling non-EU/EEA master's students (usually 4,000 or 6,000 EUR depending on program; exact amount on the program-details page; rates rise from winter semester 2027/28)Tuition · mandatory | €4,000per semester, from winter semester 2024/25 | students from non-EU countries newly enrolling in a master's program | 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.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)