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Diplom Architektur at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Diplom programme in architecture covering the design and planning of buildings and structures as well as urban planning. Students can specialise in specific building types (residential, public, commercial, social and healthcare buildings, interior design) or in urban design.

Faculty: Faculty of Architecture and Landscape  |  Duration: 11 semesters (5.5 years) full-time; 22 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught; Diplom  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

A two-semester orientation year, a four-semester core subject phase, a practical placement semester, a three-semester main study phase and the Diplom semester. The orientation year teaches the foundations of architecture, both design-based and technical.

Career pathways

Graduates can work as architects and, subject to the requirements of the chambers of architects, practise independently in architecture and urban planning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification) or an equivalent entrance qualification. German language proficiency is required; international applicants and German applicants with foreign qualifications must meet the university's language requirements. Applicants whose foreign qualification does not give direct access to German higher education must first attend a Studienkolleg. Numerus clausus: yes (restricted admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 July. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 June – 15 July. Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 11 semesters (5.5 years) full-time; 22 semesters part-time

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