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Master’s · Architecture & Urban Planning

Architecture - Typology M.Sc.

Technische Universität Berlin · Berlin · Official programme page

22 facts from 11 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
English
Source
“Language of instruction English”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Some courses and modules are offered in German; German is not an admission requirement.

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_VI/ArchitectureTypology_M.Sc._2025.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/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“Credit points 120”
“Students are required to earn a total of 120 credit points (CP), of which 90 CP are awarded for taught modules and 30 CP for the master's thesis.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Program start Winter semester”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The programme page warns "Attention! The program will not offer admittance to the Winter Semester 2026/27!" and the Office of Student Affairs repeats that no application is possible for winter 2026/27 because the programme will not be offered. Whether it admits again for winter 2027/28 is not stated anywhere; check Faculty VI before applying.

Non-EU deadline
15 May 2027 (winter 2027)The standing deadline for English-language master's programmes with restricted admission; the programme did not admit for winter 2026/27, so confirm that an intake runs.
Source
“Application for English-language master's programs with restricted admission: 01.04.2027 until 15.05.2027”
“Attention! The program will not offer admittance to the Winter Semester 2026/27!” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/applying-and-enrolling/dates-deadlines · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants with foreign certificates have the same deadline but must also hold a uni-assist VPD by then. No conditional or provisional admission exists at TU Berlin.

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
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“Admission Restricted admission”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota · 8% of the available study places (preliminary quota under § 15 BerlHZG) · inside the quota as in the main procedure: 80% of places by the faculty's selection-procedure score, 20% by waiting time
Source
“8% of the available study places are reserved for applicants of foreign nationality and stateless persons who meet the academic requirements, provided they are not considered equivalent to German citizens. … 80% of the available study places will be allocated by the result of the selection process and 20% by waiting time”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/allocation-of-study-places · checked 8 November 2026

Applicants who hold EU, Icelandic, Liechtenstein or Norwegian nationality, and non-EU nationals treated as equivalent to Germans, are ranked on the main list instead. A master's applicant may submit only one master's application per semester at TU Berlin.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Zugangsvoraussetzungen sind neben den allgemeinen … Zugangsvoraussetzungen nach §§ 10 bis 13 BerlHG … 1. ein erster berufsqualifizierender Hochschulabschluss in … einem Studiengang der Fachrichtung Architektur … 2. englische Sprachkenntnisse auf dem Niveau C1 des … Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VI/ArchitectureTypology_M.Sc._2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung sets no minimum number of credit points or semesters for the first degree, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's in architecture is not excluded; the central administration decides on subject equivalence on the examination board's vote. German quote because the English translation of the regulation contains only the study and examination rules, not the admission rules.

Subject background
A first university degree in architecture qualifying the holder for professional work.
Source
“The formal admission requirement for the consecutive master's program in Architecture Typology is a first university degree in architecture qualifying the applicant for professional work.”
“1. ein erster berufsqualifizierender Hochschulabschluss in … einem Studiengang der Fachrichtung Architektur” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

The regulation names no related subjects and no credit minimum. 18 of the 120 credit points must be earned in compulsory elective modules that count towards the professional qualification of architect under Directive 2005/36/EC.

Minimum grade
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

No cut-off grade; the overall grade of the previous degree carries 55 of 100 points in the selection procedure (1.0 = 100 points down to 4.0 = 4 points).

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 95 · TOEFL band 5 · PTE 76. Cambridge: C1 Advanced with grade A, B or C. Also accepted at this level: UNIcert III, Oxford Test of English C1 (at least 141 points in every competence area), DAAD ZEMS language assessment C1 in all competence areas, ZEMS English-LV C1.2 (grade 2.0 or better). TOEFL test centre code for TU Berlin applications: 2727.. Exemption: Only the German Abitur is listed as an exempting qualification (advanced English course with at least 11/15 points for C1, or English taken for at least seven years with at least 11/15 points for B2); beyond that "further exempting proofs may be determined and checked by the persons responsible for the study programme", for example an English-language school-leaving certificate giving access to higher education
Source
“As the master's program is taught in English, applicants must submit proof of English skills at CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) level C1.”
“Min. 4.5 (87+) Min. 5 (95+) … B2 First (min.B) C1 Advanced (A-C) … Min. 6.5 Min. 7 … 65 76 approx. $250 US … All certificates should not be older than 2 years.” page

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Scores come from TU Berlin's central overview of accepted English certificates, which has two columns: "Recommended score for level B2+" (TOEFL iBT 4.5 / 87+, IELTS Academic 6.5, PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First grade B, Oxford Test of English B2.2 with 126 points, UNIcert II) and "Recommended score for level C1" (TOEFL iBT 5 / 95+, IELTS 7, PTE 76, Cambridge C1 Advanced A-C, Oxford C1 with 141 points, UNIcert III). Neither the TOEFL iBT Home Edition nor the Duolingo English Test appears anywhere in TU Berlin's list, so toeflHomeEdition and duolingoAccepted are left undefined rather than set to false. For a TOEFL certificate TU Berlin asks applicants to use uni-assist test centre code 2727. Certificates must not be older than two years. The Zugangs- und Zulassungsordnung confirms C1 ("englische Sprachkenntnisse auf dem Niveau C1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen").

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“Knowledge of German is useful as some courses/modules are offered in German. However, this is not a condition for admission to studies.”

www.tu.berlin/en/studying/study-programs/all-programs-offered/study-course/architecture-typology-m-sc · checked 8 November 2026

Selection
Scored selection: overall grade of the previous degree (55 of 100), qualifications gained outside university (5 of 100) and an interview conducted by two members of the selection committee, at least one of them a professor (40 of 100). The interview covers the career decision and motivation, design skills combined with technical and artistic ability, interests and activities, and expectations of the programme. Points outside university: completed vocational training 15, work as a student assistant for at least six months 15, a stay abroad of at least three months 25, professional experience of at least six months 15, prizes and awards 40.
Source
“1. Gesamtnote des vorangegangenen Studiums (mit einer … Gewichtung von 55 von 100) und 2. zusätzliche Qualifikationen, die außerhalb des Hochschul- studiums erworben wurden (mit einer Gewichtung von 5 von … 3. Ergebnis eines von der Hochschule durchzuführenden … Auswahlgesprächs (mit einer Gewichtung von 40 von 100).”

www.static.tu.berlin/fileadmin/www/10000000/Studiengaenge/StuPOs/Fakultaet_VI/ArchitectureTypology_M.Sc._2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

German quote because the admission regulation has no English version. The number of candidates invited to the selection procedure may be capped at the level of qualification.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
No waiver stated for India, Nigeria or Pakistan: plan for an English test
Source
“English language skills are required for all English-language degree programs.”

www.tu.berlin/en/i-a-office-of-student-affairs/masters-application-enrollment/admission-requirements/language-skills · checked 8 November 2026

TU Berlin's central list of exempting proofs covers only the German Abitur and, at the programme's discretion, an "English-language school leaving certificate opening access to higher education"; it does not give applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan a country-based waiver, and a medium-of-instruction letter is not on the list. The Urban Management programme states the point explicitly: applicants from countries where English is the official language or the language of instruction still have to take a test. Individual programmes differ (Ecology and Environmental Planning, Urban Ecosystem Sciences, Geodesy, Computational Neuroscience and Global Production Engineering publish their own rules), so check the programme record.

Rules that name these countries

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

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.