Master’s degree
Masterstudium Architektur
University of Arts Linz · Department 'die architektur', Institut für Raum und Design · Linz, Oberösterreich, Austria
- Official award
- Master of Architecture (MArch)MArch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Austria, European Union
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-semester master's in architecture with studios in several areas and a separate BASEhabitat track on socially and ecologically responsible architecture in global contexts.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department 'die architektur', Institut für Raum und Design
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
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 school states its master's degree is a full European university degree in architecture under EU professional-harmonisation law.“Ein Masterabschluss in Linz - sowohl im Regelstudium der Architektur als auch im Studienzweig BASEhabiat - stellt gemäß der Berufsharmonisierungsgesetzgebung der Europäischen Union einen vollwertigen europäischen Universitätsabschluss für Architektur dar.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Per the Federal Chamber of Ziviltechniker:innen: a relevant university or FH degree, then three years of practice in the field (for architecture including one year on construction sites), then the Ziviltechnikerprüfung; the Befugnis is granted by the federal ministry and the holder is sworn in by the Landeshauptmann.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 schoolKunstuniversität Linz (school statement on EU professional harmonisation)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusEU
Scope: School statement only; the page says a notification under EU criteria is made after the admission examination. Not confirmed with the Austrian chamber or ministry.
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.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Kunstuniversität Linz - die architektur (Hauptplatz 6)
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 required
- Interview
- Interview required
- Previous qualification
- Completed bachelor's in architecture or equivalent; graduates without proven artistic aptitude take a 2-3 day aptitude examination.
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes.
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)