Architecture

Course of studies

Degree

Master

Duration of study (semesters)

4

Language

Deutsch

Location

München

Description of course of studies

The master course in architecture at the TUM conveys deep knowledge of skills and techniques, that are quintessential to the field of activities of architects. At the same time the study programme sees itself as an instrument to develop the students‘ skills to comprehend fundamental and complex problems, to extend these questions and methods of resolution from other disciplines. In more concrete terms, students should be qualified to identify problems within their own discipline as well as within the multidisciplinary environment of the TUM, to analyse these and provide solutions, to use a clear scientific approach and to communicate the results of their work convincingly.

For the Master’s degree programme students choose a mentor depending on his / her favoured design project. The mentees then develop an individual study programme through support and consultation with their respective mentors. The students have a choice of elective subjects from all Teaching Units such as Climatic Design, Landscape Architecture, Structural Design, Advanced Materials, Lighting Design, Product Engineering, Housing, Robotics, Business Planning, Urbanism, Spatial Sciences, History + Theory, Visual Arts or Industrial Design.

Thanks to the collaboration between the four institutes belonging to the Faculty for Architecture (Institute for Architectural Design and Modelling / Institute for History of Architecture, History of Art and Restoration / Institute for Architectural Design and Building Technology / Institute for Urban Design, Urbanism and Landscape), the students are trained to address complex systems holistically, from the theoretical concept and its cultural background to the correlation and dimensioning of technical and spatial components through to the practical use and appearance of large-scale technical objects, by which we mean buildings. Its energy household, its life-cycle and the development and design of building components and systems are work spheres that evolve over the course of the construction process. On a social, urban and regional planning level, sustainability questions are successively extended over and beyond the confines of the building itself to include such matters as climatics, mobility and energy cycles that will be of relevance in the future.

The principle of the study programme is teaching guided by research. With responsibility for the built environment, students should be qualified to act in an entrepreneurial way and to resume leading positions in planning processes.

Applicants are expected to be hard-working high achievers. Each candidate will undergo an aptitude assessment test as part of the application process.

Curriculum (link)

http://www.ar.tum.de/de/studiengaenge/architektur_ma/studienplan/

Major fields of study

http://www.ar.tum.de/de/studiengaenge/architektur_ma/kurzinformation/

Guide to study (Link)

http://www.ar.tum.de/fileadmin/media/downloads/100120_Architektur_studieren_TUM__web.pdf

Course of studies

Architecture

Internship

Internship

No internship

Application and admission

Application

Online-application:http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html

Aptitude test

yes

Start of course

Winter term and summer term

Application Period

Winter semester: 01.03 - 31.05
Summer semester: 01.11- 31.12

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/wissenswertes

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Marga Cervinka

General student counseling (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studienberatung/

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Examination regulations (Link)

http://www.ar.tum.de/de/studiengaenge/architektur_ma/studienplan/

Examination information

Examination and academic issues will be handled by the secretary of examination board.

Examination Board (link)

http://www.ar.tum.de/de/fakultaet/administration/beauftragte/

Further links

Website of course of studies (link)

http://www.ar.tum.de/de/studiengaenge/architektur_ma/

Department website

http://www.ar.tum.de/

Student´s representatives (link)

http://www.fs.ar.tum.de/

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.genderzentrum.tum.de/en/wir-ueber-uns/contacts-in-faculties/

Study abroad program coordinator

Yolande Hoogendoorn