Architecture and Urban Design
Summary
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| Subject group | Engineering Sciences |
| Standard program duration | 4 semesters |
| Admission requirements |
none
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| Start of studies |
Winter semester
Summer semester |
| Language | German |
| Enrollment requirements | |
| Further information | Website of Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
Overview
The consecutive Master’s program in Architecture and Urban Design forms the basis for a further academic qualification in teaching and research (doctoral studies) and is an excellent professional qualification for work in construction planning. The program teaches advanced technical, creative and scientific skills across the whole breadth of the subject as well as its intellectual foundations and also allows specialization in selected areas. Students can choose here between “Resource-efficient Construction” and “Urban Development”.
In-depth training in the areas of design, construction, history, theory and urban development within the framework of the interdisciplinary “Dortmunder Modell Bauwesen” empowers students to apply the skills acquired in an independent and reflective manner and to work autonomously and methodically, as they also demonstrate in their Master’s thesis.
The prospective architects study alongside Civil Engineering students within the “Dortmunder Modell Bauwesen”. This model is unique in Germany and embodies a teaching concept which aims – in addition to giving them a thorough grounding in their subject – to teach students how to work together in an interdisciplinary team with the other stakeholders involved. The projects, on which a group of both Architecture as well as Civil Engineering students work together, play a key role here. In this way, realistic planning tasks form the basis for later successful teamwork in practice.
Skills and knowledge
The admission requirement for the Master's program in Architecture and Urban Design is a six-semester Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Science) in Architecture and Urban Design at TU Dortmund University. Applicants with a different degree will be examined on the basis of the application documents to be submitted to determine whether the degree in question is equivalent to the required degree or whether there is special potential for successful completion of the master's program. As a rule, equivalence is given if the study and examination achievements essentially correspond in content, scope and requirements to those of the Bachelor's degree program in Architecture and Urban Design at the TU Dortmund University. This does not involve a schematic comparison, but rather an overall consideration and evaluation. The determination is made by the examination board.
Field of activity
Through successful completion of the Master’s program, graduates demonstrate that they are qualified for subsequent scientific work in the area of research and development and are capable of conducting technical planning and implementation tasks independently, e.g., as project managers in architecture firm or self-employed freelance architects or for managerial tasks in the construction industry or management positions in project development and in the higher civil service.