Program Overview

Architecture Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

The Architecture Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) program at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a six-semester, full-time program that provides students with a comprehensive education in architecture. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to pursue a career in architecture or to continue their studies in a master's program.

Program Details

• Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
• Regular program length: 6 semesters (full-time program)
• Credit points (ECTS): 180 credit points
• Language of instruction: German
• Limited capacity: Yes, with 156 study places available for the first semester

Admission Requirements

• Higher education entrance qualification (HZB): Required for Germans and persons of equal status to Germans
• Language requirements: Sufficient knowledge of German (level C1) and English (level B2)
• Selection procedure: Based on academic performance, practical assignment, and previous experience

Program Structure

• Design: Focus on design (studio) each semester
• Practice-oriented teaching: Basics taught with excursions, design and construction projects
• Drawing workstations: Available for all students on the bachelor's degree program
• Supervised study workshops: With equipment hire
• Art History program: Separate program with additional course offerings
• Internship: Not compulsory, but highly recommended
• Orientation week and mentoring program: Available at the start of studies

Career Prospects

• Fields of activity: Self-employed or employed in the construction industry, housing and real estate companies, civil servant positions, university teaching and research, or freelance expert activities
• Registration with a Chamber of Architects: Required for self-employed work in architecture and/or urban planning
• Master's degree: Required for registration with a Chamber of Architects and for career advancement

Additional Information

• Module handbook: Available for the program
• Statutes and regulations: Available for the program
• Teaching calendar and course catalog: Available for the program

Contacts

• Student advisory services (ZSB): Available for students
• International Students Office: Available for international applicants
• KIT-Department of Architecture: Available for students and applicants
• Academic advisor: Available for students
• Examination board: Available for students

Printed Matter

• Architecture Bachelor of Science (flyer): Available for the program
• Architecture Bachelor of Science (booklet): Available for the program
• Numerus Clausus - Admission threshold and selection procedures in bachelor's programs (booklet): Available for the program
• Application process for bachelor's programs with limited capacity (flyer): Available for the program
• Have a go at being a student - university live at KIT (flyer): Available for the program

Module Handbook

• Module handbook Architecture Bachelor according to 2021 studies and examination regulations: Available for the program
• Module handbook Architecture Bachelor according to 2016 studies and examination regulations: Available for the program
• Public view Architecture Bachelor according to 2021 studies and examination regulations in the Campus Management System: Available for the program

Statutes and Regulations

• Current admission regulations Architecture B.Sc.: Available for the program
• Current studies and examination regulations Architecture B.Sc.: Available for the program
• Previous studies and examination regulations Architecture B.Sc.: Available for the program

Teaching Calendar and Course Catalog

• Teaching calendar: Available for the program
• Course catalog: Available for the program
• Archive of previous catalogs: Available for the program