Master’s degree
Architektur (Schwerpunkt Planen und Bauen im Bestand)
Architecture (focus: planning and building in existing contexts)
University of Siegen · Department Architektur · Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Official award
- Master of Science (M.Sc.)M.Sc.
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for Germany
- Format
- On campus4 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-semester master's that broadens professional knowledge with a stronger specialisation in planning and building in existing building stock.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Conservation and adaptive reuse
- Department
- Department Architektur
- Awarding body
- Universität Siegen
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 university page states that access to the architects' chamber is possible after two years of professional practice.“nach 2-jähriger Berufspraxis Zugang zur Architektenkammer möglich”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Two years of professional practice before access to the architects' chamber.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | 4 Semester | – | First professionally qualifying Bachelor of Science, Engineering or Arts in architecture (Hochbau) or a comparable DiplomSource |
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 university page)Eligibility toward registrationOther statusDE
Scope: M.Sc. Architektur (Schwerpunkt Planen und Bauen im Bestand): access to the architects' chamber after two years of professional practice
Further requirements: Two years of professional practice
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 4 Semester
- Intakes
- Wintersemester, Sommersemester
- Campus
- University of Siegen (Interimscampus Innenstadt Nord)
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
- The overview box lists German as the teaching language.
- Published language requirements
- Applicants whose native language is not German: DSH-II, TestDaF 4 in all parts, or telc C1 recommended
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not publishedApplication period winter semester 1 April to 30 September, summer semester 1 October to 15 March (no year printed).
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- First professionally qualifying bachelor's in architecture (Hochbau) or comparable Diplom
- 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)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | €393.80per semester, Wintersemester 2026/27 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, portfolio requirement.
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)