Master’s · Architecture & Urban Planning
Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design (IUSD) 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/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
- Study mode
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/
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
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf
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/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
- Credits
- Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf
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/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
- Non-EU deadline
- 15 Oct 2026 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for the winter semester: June 1 - October 15 Application for the winter semester of the next year. Please apply for this study program one year in advance.”
“Bewerbungen um Zulassung zum Wintersemester müssen bis zum 15. Oktober des Vorjahres bei der Universität eingegangen sein. Sollten nach Abschluss des Zulassungsverfahrens noch Studienplätze verfügbar sein, können in Ausnahmefällen Bewerbungen berücksichtigt werden, die bis zum 15. Juli bei der Universität eingegangen sind.” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
IUSD has by far the earliest deadline of the English-taught master's programmes at the University of Stuttgart: applications for the winter semester 2027/28 must arrive between 1 June and 15 October 2026, almost a year before the semester starts. The same date applies to German, EU and non-EU applicants. The admission regulations allow late applications up to 15 July in exceptional cases if places remain.
- 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 Studenten richtet sich nach der Zulassungszahlenverordnung von Baden-Württemberg in der jeweils geltenden Fassung.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.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 · As a rule 65% of the places go to applicants under § 18(1) HVVO, i.e. foreign applicants, and 35% to German and equivalent applicants (mainly EU citizens and "Bildungsinländer"); places left in one quota can be added to the other · Within the quota applicants are ranked on the two-stage assessment of academic suitability and motivation (0-70 points plus an interview)
Source
“Die nach Absatz 2 zur Verfügung stehenden Studienplätze werden in der Regel zu 35% an Bewerber nach § 1 Abs. 2 HVVO1 und zu 65% an Bewerber nach § 18 Abs. 1 HVVO vergeben. In einer Quote verfügbar gebliebene Studienplätze können der anderen Quote zugerechnet werden. … 1 Deutsche und gleichgestellte Bewerber (in erster Linie EU-Bürger und "Bildungsinländer")”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 10 November 2026
This is the most favourable quota for non-EU applicants of any English-taught master's programme at the University of Stuttgart: the statute's own footnote defines the 35% group as German and equivalent applicants (mainly EU citizens and applicants with a German school-leaving certificate), so the remaining 65% go to applicants under § 18(1) of the Hochschulvergabeverordnung, the provision for foreign applicants. The programme is run with Ain Shams University in Cairo, which explains the international focus.
- Programme accreditation
- Accredited
Source
“Accreditation The quality of this degree program has been certified.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-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
Source
“1a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in den Studiengängen Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsarchitektur”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
Six semesters, i.e. three years, is the floor set by the admission regulations, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree qualifies; the admissions committee decides whether a foreign degree is equivalent and whether the results are above average.
- Subject background
- A degree from a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, spatial planning, civil engineering, geography, urban sociology, social sciences, cultural studies, political science or economics, or a closely related programme, with above-average examination results, plus subject-specific aptitude and motivation, assessed from the competences and examination results of the first degree and from professional and project experience.
Source
“Zum Masterstudiengang Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design kann nur zugelassen werden, wer 1a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in den Studiengängen Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsarchitektur, Raumplanung, Bauingenieurwesen, Geographie, Stadtsoziologie, Sozialwissenschaften, Kulturwissenschaften, Politikwissenschaften, Wirtschaftswissenschaften oder in einem inhaltlich nahe verwandten Studiengang mit überdurchschnittlichen Prüfungsergebnissen”
“Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design is a Master's degree program offered by the University of Stuttgart in cooperation with Ain Shams University in Cairo.” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
Professional and project experience is scored, so work experience helps. IUSD is also offered as a double master's programme with Ain Shams University in Cairo, and partner universities worldwide are available for the second year; the Stuttgart programme itself is taught in Stuttgart.
- Minimum grade
- Above-average examination results in the first degree; the admissions committee decides whether the results are above average.
Source
“(2) Der Zulassungsausschuss entscheidet, ob die in Absatz 1 normierten Voraussetzungen erfüllt sin”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
No numerical minimum grade is published. The final grade is worth up to 20 of the 70 points of the first stage (one point per tenth of a grade better than 3.0).
- How your grade is converted
- Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 9 Nov 2026
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/application/master/admission-information/
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf
No conversion table or formula for foreign grades is published; the admissions committee (Zulassungsausschuss) assesses the first degree itself.
- English
- TOEFL iBT 79. A comparable proof is also accepted; no IELTS, Cambridge, PTE or Duolingo score and no CEFR level is named.. Exemption: Native speakers do not need a certificate
Source
“ausreichende Sprachkenntnisse in Englisch nachgewiesen hat. In der Regel wird der Nachweis durch einen TOEFL-Test mit mindestens 79 Punkten (Internetbased Test) oder einen vergleichbaren Nachweis erbracht.”
“Language Requirements Very good knowledge of English, non-Native speakers need a language certificate.” page
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
Nothing is said about the TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the 1-6 TOEFL band scale introduced in 2026, and no list of accepted alternatives is published, so the admissions committee decides what counts as a comparable proof. The IUSD website holds further admission details.
- 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
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./
- www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf
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
- Two-stage assessment of academic suitability and motivation. First stage, 0 to 70 points: 0-20 for the subject competences shown by the bachelor's degree, 0-20 for competences shown by professional and project experience, up to 20 for a final grade better than 3.0 and 0-10 for a letter of motivation. Under 35 points means not suitable; applicants with at least 35 points go to the second stage, an aptitude interview of 15 to 30 minutes.
Source
“1.5 Die Punkte aus Nr. 1.2 bis 1.4 werden addiert. Bewerber die weniger als 35 Punkte erreichen, sind für den Studiengang fachlich nicht geeignet und können dementsprechend nicht zugelassen werden. Bewerber, die mindestens 35 Punkte erreichen, nehmen an der zweiten Stufe des Verfahrens zur Feststellung der fachlichen Eignung teil.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_15_2020.pdf · checked 9 November 2026
Every suitable applicant is interviewed, not only a middle band, which is unusual among Stuttgart's programmes. A letter of motivation is part of the application and is scored.
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
“Language Requirements Very good knowledge of English, non-Native speakers need a language certificate.”
www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrated-Urbanism-and-Sustainable-Design-IUSD-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026
The only route without a certificate is being a native speaker, which is not a route applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan can use; the admission regulations name no exemption at all. No medium-of-instruction letter, school certificate or official-language argument is accepted as a substitute.
- 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.
- 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.
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 University of Stuttgart
- Master’s programmes in Architecture & Urban Planning at other universities
- Master’s programmes in Energy, Environment & Sustainability 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.