The architecture and urban planning master's program requires students to complete three designs/projects, seven seminars, a colloquium and the master's thesis The designated period of study is generally four semesters. A total of 120 credits must be earned. 87 credits must be earned from the designs/project work and the seven seminars. A maximum of 30 credits can be awarded for the master's thesis. The only compulsory module (three credits) is the architecture and urban planning colloquium (module no. 48370). The colloquium is also called a "ring lecture" and is only offered in the winter semester.
You can decide yourself what design/project work and seminars to do each semester from the available courses according to your own interests. Use the first two semesters to familiarize yourself with the Faculty, its institutions and fields of study. However, in the course of your studies you must specialize – this is a requirement for the master's thesis.
Specialization fields
The Faculty offers various fields of specialization. Each of the modules on offer is assigned to a specific specialization field. The master's thesis can fall into any of these specialization fields. However, at least one of your design/projects and one seminar must have been in the same specialization field of your master's thesis. We suggest that you do your designs/projects plus one seminar each in three different fields of specialization so that you can then choose in which of these three fields to write your master's thesis.
The fields of specialization offered and the respective institutes are listed below. For information on what modules are available within a specific field of specialization, please go to the University of Stuttgart's online C@mpus management portal.
| Specialization | Institute | Professor/in |
|---|---|---|
|
201 Architecture and resources |
IBBTE |
N.N. |
|
202 Architectural design |
IRGE |
N.N. |
|
204 Building construction and integrated design |
IBK2 |
Martin Ostermann |
|
205 Construction economics |
BAUOEK |
Christian Stoy |
|
206 Computational design |
ICD |
Achim Menges |
|
207 Design and construction |
IEK |
Martina Bauer |
|
208 Context and design |
IFAG |
Klaus Jan Philipp |
|
209 Conceptual design |
IGMA |
Stefan Trüby |
|
210 Art and architecture |
IDG |
Sybil Kohl |
|
211 Lightweight structures and energy |
ILEK |
Lucio Blandini |
|
212 Sociology |
IWE |
Christine Hannemann |
|
213 Building structures and structural design |
ITKE |
Jan Knippers |
|
214 Housing and design |
IWE |
Piero Bruno |
|
215 Design strategy |
IBK3 |
Jens Ludloff |
|
216 City and landscape |
SI |
Martina Baum |
|
217 Specialization in urban planning |
SI |
Martina Baum |
- Specialization no. 203 no longer available