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Master’s · Architecture & Urban Planning

Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research (ITECH) M.Sc.

University of Stuttgart · Stuttgart · Official programme page

22 facts from 7 official pages · last checked 9 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/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-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.

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

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-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 total number of ECTS credits; the regulations mention 110 credits as the threshold for conditional admission in a six-semester bachelor's programme and 170 in an eight-semester one.

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

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

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

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

The application window for the winter semester 2027/28 runs from 15 November 2026 to 15 February 2027; the same date applies to German, EU and non-EU applicants. ITECH publishes its own application manual.

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
Selection procedure
Source
“1.2 Die Punkte aus Nr. 1.1.1 bis 1.1.4 werden addiert. Bewerberinn/Bewerber die 70 oder mehr Punkte erreichen, kommen in die zweite Stufe des Verfahrens zur Feststellung der fachlichen Eignung Bewerberinnen/Bewerber die 69 oder weniger Punkte erreichen, sind für den Studiengang fachlich nicht geeignet und können dementsprechend für den Studiengang nicht zugelassen werden.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_14_2013.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

No cap on places is published: § 4 of the admission regulations only says that if the number of places is limited it follows Baden-Württemberg's Zulassungszahlenverordnung. Admission depends on a scored assessment of academic suitability (0-100 points, at least 70 needed) followed by an interview, so the programme is recorded as a selection procedure.

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

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-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
“1.a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in Architektur und Stadtplanung, Bauingenieurwesen, Biologie, Bionik oder Energietechnik”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_14_2013.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Six semesters, i.e. three years, is the floor, so a three-year 180-ECTS bachelor's degree qualifies; the regulations also provide for eight-semester bachelor's programmes, with higher credit thresholds for conditional admission.

Subject background
A degree from a bachelor's programme of at least six semesters (or an equivalent degree) in architecture and urban planning, civil engineering, biology, biomimetics or energy technology, or a comparable engineering or natural-science programme, with qualifying examination results, plus subject-specific aptitude and motivation. The application includes work samples (the bachelor's thesis and one other piece of own work, together on at most ten A4 pages) and a one-page letter of motivation.
Source
“The program is open to students with a recognized bachelor's degree in architecture (or architectural science), urban planning, civil engineering, biology or biomimetics, environmental engineering or similar engineering or natural science degrees.”
“1.a) einen Abschluss in einem mindestens sechssemestrigen Bachelorstudiengang (oder gleichwertiger Abschluss) in Architektur und Stadtplanung, Bauingenieurwesen, Biologie, Bionik oder Energietechnik oder in einem vergleichbaren ingenieur- oder naturwissenschaftlichen Studiengang mit qualifizierenden Prüfungsergebnissen” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

A programme-specific supplementary application document must be uploaded with the application. Admission can carry conditions of at most 30 credit points, to be made up before the master's thesis is registered.

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

No minimum grade. The final grade is worth up to 20 of the 100 points of the first stage (one point per tenth of a grade better than 3.0), alongside up to 20 for subject competences, 30 for work samples and 30 for the letter of motivation.

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
IELTS 6 · TOEFL iBT 79. TOEFL 550 paper-based and 213 computer-based are also accepted. No CEFR level, Cambridge, PTE or Duolingo score is named.. Exemption: Native speakers and students who completed the whole of their undergraduate studies in a programme taught in English are exempt
Source
“Language Requirements Sufficient knowledge of English: IELTS (band 6) Certificate or TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 79 internet based); Native speaker and students who have passed the entirety of their undergraduate studies in a program taught in English are exempt from this rule.”
“Ausreichende Sprachkenntnisse in English werden nachgewiesen durch: - IELTS (band 6) Certificate oder TOEFL (minimum score: 550 paper based, 213 computer based, 79 internet based). - Englisch als Muttersprache oder das erfolgreiche Absolvieren eines englischsprachigen Studiengangs.” page

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

IELTS band 6 and TOEFL iBT 79 are the lowest English requirements among Stuttgart's architecture-related English-taught master's programmes. Nothing is said about the TOEFL iBT Home Edition or the 1-6 TOEFL band scale introduced in 2026.

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
Two-stage assessment of academic suitability. First stage, 0 to 100 points: 0-20 for subject competences, up to 20 for a final grade better than 3.0, 0-30 for work samples (the bachelor's thesis and one other piece of own work on at most ten A4 pages) and 0-30 for a one-page letter of motivation. At least 70 points are needed; 69 or fewer means not suitable. The second stage is an aptitude interview of 15 to 30 minutes, which applicants from abroad may take over the internet, and the committee may also set an entrance examination; a failed interview or examination may be repeated once.
Source
“Der 1 Zulassungsausschuss kann diejenigen Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die nach Anlage 1, Nr. 1.2 mindestens 70 Punkte erreichen, zu einem Auswahlgespräch oder einer Aufnahmeprüfung einladen. Jedes Auswahlgespräch bzw. jede Aufnahmeprüfung kann im Falle des Nichtbestehens einmal wiederholt werden.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/universitaet/aktuelles/bekanntmachungen/dokumente/bekanntm_14_2013.pdf · checked 9 November 2026

Work samples and the letter of motivation together account for 60 of the 100 points, far more than the academic record, which is unusual for Stuttgart and important for applicants with a design portfolio.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“Native speaker and students who have passed the entirety of their undergraduate studies in a program taught in English are exempt from this rule.”

www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/study/study-programs/Integrative-Technologies-and-Architectural-Design-Research-ITECH-M.Sc./ · checked 9 November 2026

Undergraduate studies completed entirely in a programme taught in English replace the certificate and the route is open to applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan; the admission regulations use the same wording ("das erfolgreiche Absolvieren eines englischsprachigen Studiengangs"). There is no exemption by school certificate, by nationality or by English being an official language.

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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