ClimaDesign

Course of studies

Degree

Master

Duration of study (semesters)

4

Language

Deutsch, Englisch

Location

München

Description of course of studies

ClimaDesign presents solutions for buildings which can achieve more while needing less technology. Its aim is to develop buildings which offer maximum comfort while using minimum energy. Thus, a holistic approach towards the planning procedure becomes necessary. Architecture and technology should not be planned in a serial manner, but must form a balanced and complete system at the end of a multidimensional process.
The major field of study and the aim of ClimaDesign is an interdisciplinary education to develop building designs which are optimized in terms of energetic performance and their building climatology performance. Thus, the formerly independent disciplines of design, energy and engineering are merged.
The Master’s program ClimaDesign addresses the subject areas sustainable building and holistic planning in four inter-coordinated semesters. Each semester offers a large amount of practical experience due to the fact that students handle current scientific and practical topics. Furthermore, external teaching staff with the relevant professional experience is integrated into the course. Field trips to relevant companies round off the variety of practical elements throughout the course.

Curriculum (link)

http://www.grafikmediadesign.de/cms/fileadmin/bauklimatik/download/master/master_moduluebersicht.pdf

Major fields of study

Holistic building, regenerative energies, comfort and general aspects of well-being, energy-efficient buildings, basic knowledge of building climatology and energy technology, planning of facades, integration of aeration concepts, concepts of energy supply, installation concepts, conceptual fire protection, lighting simulations, thermal simulation, circulation simulation and building aerodynamics, experimental measurements and investigations (wind channel, climate lab, artificial sky, solar station, façade testing facility), technical feasibility, project development, legal foundations, building within an international context, soft skills

Guide to study (Link)

http://www.grafikmediadesign.de/cms/fileadmin/bauklimatik/download/master/broschure_engl.pdf

Course of studies

ClimaDesign

Internship

Application and admission

Application

Conditions for admission

University degree in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electro-technology, physics and comparable disciplines or an equal degree received at a university abroad; minimum professional experience of one year; certificate of an officially accredited language test which documents the applicant’s knowledge of German and English; one step qualification screening test - personal Interviews end of July
Online application, please click here: http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html

Aptitude test

yes

Start of course

Only in winter semester

Deadline of application

May 31

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application documents

University entrance requirement, legally attested copy of the applicant’s university diploma, curriculum vitae, photograph, letter of motivation, job references proving their year of practical experience, proof of knowledge of English
Attention! You get an exact listing of the required documents after completing the online application as a document checklist.

Application documents (International students)

University entrance requirement, legally attested copy of the applicant’s university diploma, curriculum vitae, photograph, letter of motivation, job references proving their year of practical experience, proof of knowledge of German and English
Attention! You get an exact listing of the required documents after completing the online application as a document checklist.

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/onlinebewerbung/index_html/document_view?

Further information on admission procedure (link)

http://www.climadesign.de/index.php?id=186

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Dipl.-Ing. Uta Steinwallner

General student counseling (Link)

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

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Conditions of study (Link)

http://www.grafikmediadesign.de/cms/fileadmin/bauklimatik/download/master/architektur_climadesign_pruefungsordnung.pdf

Examination regulations (Link)

http://www.arch.tu-muenchen.de/pdf/architektur_climadesign_pruefungsordnung.pdf

Further links

Website of course of studies (link)

http://www.climadesign.de/index.php?id=lfbuh_masterstart

Department website

http://www.arch.tu-muenchen.de/fakultaet/

Student´s representatives (link)

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

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.arch.tu-muenchen.de/einrichtungen/frauenbeauftragte.php