Master’s · Sociology & Social Sciences
Historical Urban Studies M.A.
Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page
21 facts from 10 official pages · last checked 8 November 2026
Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
Key facts
Length, deadlines and costs
- Language
- German, then English
Source
“Language of instruction German / English”
“The Historical Urban Studies master's program is taught in German.” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
The programme page says teaching is in German but that some courses are offered in English and much of the professional literature is in English, which is why English B2 is an admission requirement. TU Berlin lists the programme among its German/English offerings. No page gives a sequence or a share, so the value is a schema compromise.
- Study mode
- On campus
Source
“As a student of a Berlin university, your primary residence must be located within the university's catchment area.”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/re-registration-co · checked 8 November 2026
No TU Berlin page offers this programme as distance learning; enrolled students must register a primary residence in Berlin or Brandenburg. Students of extra-occupational (continuing education) master's programmes are exempt from that rule.
- Attendance
- Full-time
Source
“Der Studiengang kann als Teilzeitstudium absolviert werden, bei der Erstellung eines individuellen Studienverlaufsplanes sind die entsprechenden Beratungsstellen behilflich.”
www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_I/HistorischeUrbanistik_M.A._2024.pdf · checked 8 November 2026
The regulation allows the programme to be completed part-time.
- Length
- 4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study 4 semesters”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
- Credits
- 120 ECTS
Source
“Credit points 120”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
- Intakes
- Winter
Source
“Program start Winter semester”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
- Non-EU deadline
- 31 Aug 2027 (winter 2027)Applications open 1 June 2027.
Source
“Application for master's programs with open admission: 01.06.2027 until 31.08.2027”
“Applications with international academic credentials have the same deadlines as non-international applications (see below). To apply, you must also submit a VPD (preliminary review documentation) from uni-assist.” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/dates-deadlines · checked 8 November 2026
Applicants with foreign certificates have the same deadline as everyone else but must also hold a uni-assist VPD by then; uni-assist needs four to six weeks (it advises eight), so the VPD has to be requested well before. There is no conditional or provisional admission: every requirement must be proven by the deadline.
- Non-EU tuition
- None
Source
“There are no tuition fees to pay at TU Berlin. The only exceptions to this are continuing education master's programs.”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/organizing-your-studies/financing-your-studies · checked 8 November 2026
- Application fee
- €75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester; the same fee applies to the VPD procedure TU Berlin uses€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00 … he costs are the same for all forms of application, whether standard or VPD procedure”
www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 8 November 2026
TU Berlin charges no application fee of its own; applicants with foreign certificates must pay uni-assist's handling fee for the mandatory preliminary review documentation (VPD).
- Places
- Unrestricted
Source
“Admission Open admission”
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
The programme page says open admission, so everyone who meets the requirements is admitted. The Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung of 2015 still contains a ranked selection procedure (previous grade 55 of 100, subjects of the previous degree 45 of 100) for use if the number of places is capped; the current programme page is the later source and is followed here.
Admission
What you need to apply
- 3-year bachelor’s
- Case by case
Source
“Zugangsvoraussetzungen sind neben den allgemeinen Zu- … gangsvoraussetzungen nach §§ 10 bis 13 BerlHG”
www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_I/HistorischeUrbanistik_M.A._2024.pdf · checked 8 November 2026
The Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung lists only the subject of the first degree and English B2; it sets no minimum number of credit points or semesters, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's in one of the listed subjects is not excluded. German quote because the regulation has no English version.
- Subject background
- A first university degree in history, political science, cultural studies, literary studies, art studies, music studies, media studies, business and economics, architecture, monument conservation, sociology, philosophy, urban/regional/landscape planning, cultural and social geography or psychology.
Source
“Prospective students applying to the master's program in Historical Urban Studies must possess a first university degree in history, political science, cultural studies, literary studies, art studies, music studies, media studies, business and economics, architecture, monument conservation, sociology, philosophy, urban/regional/landscape planning, cultural and social geography, or psychology.”
“1. ein erster berufsqualifizierender Hochschulabschluss in … einem Studiengang der Fachrichtungen Geschichtswissen-” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
- Minimum grade
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026
- www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a
- www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_I/HistorischeUrbanistik_M.A._2024.pdf
Open admission, so no ranking by grade.
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026
- www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a
- www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_I/HistorischeUrbanistik_M.A._2024.pdf
- www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/general-admission-requirements
uni-assist converts the grade into the German scale as part of the VPD.
- English
- Level B2. The regulation names no test score, only the level. TU Berlin's central overview of accepted certificates applies (TOEFL iBT 4.5 / 87+, IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First grade B for level B2+); certificates should not be older than two years.
Source
“As a certain amount of the professional literature is in English and some of the courses are offered in English, applicants must also submit proof of English skills at CEFR level B2.”
“- Kenntnisse des Englischen auf der Niveaustufe B2 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER).” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
English is required on top of German, which is the language of instruction. Neither the TOEFL iBT Home Edition nor the Duolingo English Test is mentioned by TU Berlin, so those fields are left undefined rather than set to false.
- German
- When applying: German at DSH-2 level or an equivalent certificate from TU Berlin's accepted list (TestDaF 4x4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, Goethe-Zertifikat C2, DSD II, Studienkolleg FSP Deutsch and others). During studies: None beyond the admission requirement
Source
“If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level”
“Only the following certificates are acknowledged. Other proofs cannot be accepted. DSH-2 with registration at German Rector's Conference DSH-3 with registration at German Rector's Conference” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
The programme page does not name the level; the central master's language page lists the accepted certificates, which all sit at DSH-2 / C1 level. Applicants who hold a German higher education entrance qualification are exempt.
- GRE / GMAT / GATE
- Not stated by the university
- Selection
- Open admission: no selection procedure, interview or aptitude test. The application must include a certified transcript of records showing the credit points earned per module and proof of the English requirement.
Source
“Admission Open admission”
“2. Eine beglaubigte Kopie des Transcript of Records für alle” page
www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a · checked 8 November 2026
India, Pakistan, Nigeria
Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria
- English test waiver
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026
- www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/historical-urban-studies-m-a
- www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_I/HistorischeUrbanistik_M.A._2024.pdf
- www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills
Neither the programme page nor the Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung publishes an exemption, and no page names India, Nigeria or Pakistan.
- Rules that name these countries
- India: Graduates of Indian universities must submit an APS certificate covering all semesters of the completed bachelor's degree with their application.
Source
“Since the application period of winter semester 2023, graduates from India must submit an APS certificate which must include all semesters (completed Bachelor's degree) for application.”
www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/application/applying-with-a-primary-university-degree-from-a-foreign-university/country-specific-requirements · checked 8 November 2026
Uploaded to uni-assist with the VPD request. China, Vietnam and Azad University in Iran are named in the same list; Nigeria and Pakistan are not.
- India: Graduates of Indian universities must meet extra country-specific requirements for the uni-assist preliminary review documentation.
Source
“Applicants who graduated from universities in India, the People's Republic of China, Vietnam and Iran have to additionally fulfil country-specific requirements.”
www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/application/applying-with-a-primary-university-degree-from-a-foreign-university · checked 8 November 2026
Nigeria and Pakistan are not named in any TU Berlin country rule.
- India: Graduates of Indian universities must submit an APS certificate covering all semesters of the completed bachelor's degree with their application.
The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.
More on this programme
- All English-taught programmes at Technische Universität Berlin
- Master’s programmes in Sociology & Social Sciences at other universities
- Master’s programmes in Architecture & Urban Planning at other universities
- The university’s own page for this programme
Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.