Architecture (MSc)

• bachelor's degree

a Bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in Architecture (or a program with essentially the same content) from a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credits.

• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements in the following areas
• Design (60 CP), including an urban planning project to the extent of at least 10 CP
• Building Technology (30 CP)
• Theoretical and Historical Foundations (20 CP)
• Design and Presentation (20 CP)
• Urban and Landscape Planning (15 CP)

Important: applicants must assign the credits earned in the bachelor's degree program to the areas on a [form](https://www.arch.kit.edu/img/Studium/Formulare/241127_For...) provided for this purpose.

If minimum achievements amounting to a maximum of 30 CP are missing, admission may be granted on condition that these achievements are completed within the first three semesters of the master's degree program

• Internship
• A twelve-week full-time internship in an architectural office or in a building construction department of an office or a large company
• If the internship is missing, admission may be granted on condition that it is completed by the start of the third semester of the master's degree program.
• Subject-specific study aptitude test (design and project portfolio / interview)
• Successful participation in a subject-specific aptitude test in accordance with § 6 of the statutes for the university's own admission and selection procedure for the master's degree program in Architecture, consisting of a design and project portfolio with work samples and an additional obligatory interview, if 41 to 60 points were achieved in the portfolio
• Letter of motivation
• a letter of motivation of no more than 500 words for the master's degree program in Architecture at KIT