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Master’s · Architecture & Urban Planning

Infrastructure Planning (MIP) M.Sc.

University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart · Official programme page

23 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 10 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
“Start of studies: winter semester Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters Teaching Language: English”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Study mode
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page states the teaching format. The University of Stuttgart labels its distance-learning degrees "Master:Online" in its list of study programmes and this programme is not one of them, and it is taught on the Stuttgart campuses, but because no page says so explicitly no value is recorded.

Attendance
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page says whether the programme is full-time or part-time.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Credits
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

Neither the programme page nor the admission regulations state the number of ECTS credits; the programme is a four-semester master's programme.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of studies: winter semester”
“Zulassungen werden nur zum Wintersemester ausgesprochen.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jan 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for the winter semester: November 15 - January 15 The winter semester starts in October.”
“Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum Wintersemester müssen bis zum vorausgehenden 15. Januar bei der Universität eingegangen sein.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The new admission regulations of 30 July 2026 apply for the first time to the admission procedure for the winter semester 2027/28, so this deadline is the one set by them. The same date applies to German, EU and non-EU applicants.

Non-EU tuition
€1,500 per semester
Source
“Since winter semester 2017/18, international students who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country and who are taking up or switching to a Bachelor's, a consecutive Master's or a state examination study program have to pay a tuition fee of EUR 1,500.00 per semester . Additionally the regular semester fee of currently EUR 184.00 has to be payed.”

www.student.uni-stuttgart.de/en/organizing-studies/formalities/tuition-and-fees/tuition-fee/ · checked 9 November 2026

Baden-Württemberg's tuition for non-EU students under the Landeshochschulgebührengesetz, charged every semester from the first one and collected with the 184.00 EUR semester fee through C@MPUS, so a non-EU student pays 1,684.00 EUR per semester. This is a consecutive master's programme, so the fee applies. Exempt without an application: EU/EEA citizens, non-German students with a German university entrance qualification, students on a continuing-education master's or a doctorate, and some exchange and double-degree students. Exceptions for strong ties to Germany (settlement permit, recognised refugee, five years of legal work in Germany, a parent who worked three of the last six years in Germany, a bachelor's and a master's completed in Germany) must be applied for after the place has been accepted and the fee notice received. A bachelor's earned in Germany alone is explicitly not an exemption.

Application fee
None
Source
“You will not be charged an application fee.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

The University of Stuttgart charges nothing for the application itself: applicants apply free of charge in C@MPUS instead of paying a uni-assist handling fee. Non-EU students do pay 1,500.00 EUR tuition per semester once enrolled.

Places
Restricted (limited places)
Source
“§ 1 Zulassungszahl und -quoten (1) Die Zahl der Zulassungen wird beschränkt. (2) Die Anzahl der zugelassenen Studierenden richtet sich nach der Zulassungszahlen- verordnung von Baden-Württemberg in der jeweils geltenden Fassung.”
“Restricted admission (NC)” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

The number of places is limited and set by Baden-Württemberg's Zulassungszahlenverordnung, which the university does not reproduce, so no number is recorded.

Places for non-EU applicants
Separate quota for applicants with a degree from abroad · As a rule 50% of the places go to applicants with a German first degree and 50% to applicants with a degree from a foreign university; places left in one quota can be added to the other · Within the quota the admissions committee ranks the qualified applicants on the admission requirements of the statute, i.e. the subject of the degree, above-average examination results and English
Source
“Die nach Absatz 2 zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze werden in der Regel zu je 50% an Bewerber nach § 2 Abs. 1 Nr. 1a und § 2 Abs. 1 Nr. 1b vergeben. In einer Quote verfügbar gebliebene Studienplätze können der anderen Quote zugerechnet werden.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 10 November 2026

The split in § 1(3) of the admission regulations of 30 July 2026 is by where the first degree was earned, not by nationality: no. 1a) is a degree from a German institution, no. 1b) an equivalent degree from a foreign university. Applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan with a degree from their home country therefore compete for the half reserved for foreign degrees, not against German graduates.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Accreditation The quality of this degree program has been certified.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The programme page states that the degree programme is accredited; it does not name the agency or the period of accreditation.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“Er richtet sich ferner an Absolventen, die einen qualifizierten Abschluss an einer ausländischen Hochschule mit einem in der Regel vierjährigen Bachelor Degree in Architecture, Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, Geodesy oder in einem gleichwertigen Studiengang (oder mit einem gleichgestellten Abschlussgrad) haben. … 1a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss)”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Two passages of the same statute pull in different directions: the binding admission requirement in § 2(1) is a degree equivalent to a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters, which a three-year 180-ECTS degree can be, but the statute's description of the programme says it is aimed at foreign graduates with, as a rule, a four-year bachelor's degree. A three-year degree is therefore possible but the admissions committee has to accept it as equivalent, and applicants with four years are the expected case. The same wording appears in the WAREM statute of the same date.

Subject background
A degree from a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in architecture, urban planning, regional planning, civil engineering, geodesy or spatial and environmental planning, or a closely related programme, with above-average examination results, from a German or a foreign university. The statute describes the programme as aimed at graduates of a foreign university holding, as a rule, a four-year bachelor's degree in architecture, urban planning, regional planning, civil engineering or geodesy.
Source
“Zum Masterstudiengang Infrastructure Planning kann nur zugelassen werden, wer 1a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in den Studiengängen Architektur, Stadtplanung, Regionalplanung, Bauingenieurwesen, Geodäsie, Raum- und Umweltplanung oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang mit überdurchschnittlichen Prüfungsergebnissen”
“An excellent academic record” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

MIP is described in the statute as an "auslandsorientierter" (internationally oriented) master's programme.

Minimum grade
Above-average examination results in the first degree; the admissions committee decides whether the results are above average. The programme page asks for an excellent academic record.
Source
“(2) Über das Vorliegen überdurchschnittlicher Prüfungsergebnisse entscheidet der Zulassungsausschuss.”
“An excellent academic record” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

No numerical minimum grade or grade point average is published.

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the admissions committee (Zulassungsausschuss) assesses the first degree itself.

English
Level B2. IELTS 6 · TOEFL iBT 79 · TOEFL band 4. Exemption: English native speakers do not need the proof
Source
“ausreichende englische Sprachkenntnisse für das Fachstudium nachgewiesen hat. Hierfür sind fortgeschrittene Englischkenntnisse mindestens auf dem GER- Niveau B2 durch anerkannte Zertifikate nachzuweisen (z.B. TOEFL ibt 79 Punkte (alte Punkteskala), TOEFL ibt 4,0 (neue Punkteskala) oder IELTS Band 6).”
“Language Requirements Proof of English language proficiency in form of internationally recognized test scores (TOEFL or IELTS). This proof is obligatory for every applicant except for English native speakers.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

The statute of 30 July 2026 is one of the two at the University of Stuttgart that already give the TOEFL minimum on the 1-6 band scale introduced in 2026 (band 4.0) as well as on the old 0-120 scale (79 points). TOEFL and IELTS are named as examples, so other recognised B2 certificates are accepted. Nothing is said about PTE Academic, the Duolingo English Test or the TOEFL iBT Home Edition.

German
When applying: None: proof of German is required only for degree programmes taught in German
Source
“Language requirements for German study programs Foreign applicants applying for a degree program taught in German must provide proof of proficiency in the German language.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/ · checked 9 November 2026

The University of Stuttgart ties the German proof (TestDaF 4x4, DSH-2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, Goethe C1/C2, DSD II or an equivalent) to programmes taught in German; this programme is taught in English and neither the programme page nor the admission regulations ask for German at any point. German courses are offered alongside the degree but are not required.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026

No page of the University of Stuttgart mentions a GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement for this programme; the admission regulations list no admission test.

Selection
The admissions committee, which is the programme's examination board, decides whether the requirements are met and proposes to the rector who should be admitted. If more qualified applicants apply than there are places, they are ranked on the admission requirements of § 2. Half of the places go to applicants with a German first degree and half to applicants with a foreign degree.
Source
“Übersteigt die Zahl der nach § 2 qualifizierten Bewerberinnen und Bewerber die Gesamtzahl der zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze, so legt der Zulassungsausschuss eine Rangliste der qualifizierten Bewerber fest. Die Bildung der Rangliste erfolgt auf der Grundlage der in § 2 normierten Zulassungsvoraussetzungen.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_45_2026.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

No points scale and no interview are published. Applicants with at least 150 ECTS credits can be admitted subject to completing the bachelor's degree by 31 March.

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
“This proof is obligatory for every applicant except for English native speakers.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Infrastructure-Planning-MIP-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The only exemption is being an English native speaker, which is not a route applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan can use; the admission regulations name no exemption at all. A medium-of-instruction letter, a school certificate in English or English as an official language are not mentioned as substitutes, so a test certificate is required.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants with educational credentials from India must upload a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy with their application in C@MPUS.
    Source
    “Country-specific documentation: Applicants with educational credentials from the following countries must upload these additional documents: India : Certificate issued by Academic Examination Office (APS) in the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    China and Vietnam are named in the same list. The document is uploaded with the application, so the APS certificate must exist before the application deadline.

  • Pakistan: Applicants with educational credentials from Pakistan must have the stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all of the university's degree certificates.
    Source
    “Pakistan: Stamp of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan on all degree certificates of the university”

    www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/international-degree/application/ · checked 9 November 2026

    Pakistani applicants need no APS certificate, but the HEC attestation on every degree certificate of the awarding university. No rule on the university's pages names Nigeria.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

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