Architektur, B.Sc.

The cornerstone of the degree programme is design: in the core modules, you will develop your own architectural concepts – from the initial idea through to a fully developed project. The design work is complemented by compulsory modules covering six areas: technical and structural, theoretical, historical, design, social sciences and urban planning.

Specifically, you will learn, amongst other things:

• Building construction and structural engineering – how a building stands and bears loads
• Digital tools and building materials
• History of architecture and building
• Sustainable building (separate module in the 2nd semester)
• Building physics and building services engineering
• Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture
• Construction Economics
• Typologies and Architectures of Community (new from the 3rd semester)
• Art and Cultural History

In addition, there are compulsory-elective and elective modules in which you can set your own areas of focus. A distinctive feature of the programme in Weimar is that real-world briefs and interdisciplinary experiments form the basis for your designs – with close supervision from professors and research assistants. Those wishing to pursue academic work after completing their Bachelor’s degree will thus be well prepared for a research-oriented Master’s programme.

You will learn the fundamentals of design and planning (Core Modules 1 and 2). Alongside these, compulsory modules will introduce you to building construction, structural engineering, digital tools, building materials, and the history of architecture and construction. In the second semester, you will also undertake a dedicated module on sustainability.

The programme centres on a structural design project (3rd core module) and an urban design project (4th core module). These are complemented by modules in building physics and building services engineering, the history and theory of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture, and construction economics. New in the 3rd semester: a compulsory module on typologies and architectures of the community.

The 5th core module is set aside for your individual specialisation – usually during a semester abroad. As there are no other compulsory modules apart from the design project, you are free to choose your courses at your host university without missing any compulsory modules in Weimar. In the 6th semester, you will complete your final design project with your Bachelor’s thesis, accompanied by a colloquium and compulsory modules on art and cultural history. Compulsory-elective and elective modules round off the final semester.

After six academic semesters, you will complete your degree with your Bachelor’s thesis – your final, self-selected design project. Upon successful defence, the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Studies will award you the academic degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).

The Bachelor’s degree is a standalone qualification that prepares you for a career. At the same time, it lays the academic foundation for a consecutive Master’s programme – such as the Master’s in Architecture (M.Sc.).

You won’t be working on your design alone: in the core modules, professors and research assistants will provide you with close guidance – offering direct, personalised feedback rather than anonymous lectures. Your studies are shaped by lecturers from a wide range of specialist fields: building construction, structural engineering, building physics, history and theory of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture and construction economics.

The programme is led by:

• Your final mark (51 per cent)
• Cover letter and CV (4 per cent)
• Any programme-specific vocational training or practical work experience, if applicable (5 per cent)
• Your performance in a test of creative and constructive skills (25 per cent)

If you achieve at least 70 out of 100 marks, your place on the course is guaranteed. If you score between 55 and 69 marks, we will invite you to the second stage: an on-site drawing test (10 per cent) and a personal aptitude interview (5 per cent).

A pre-study work placement relevant to architecture, lasting up to 12 weeks, is not compulsory but is recommended and viewed favourably.

Even without a traditional Abitur, there are ways to progress to university – for example, via a vocational qualification. Simply get in touch with us; the Architecture Student Advisory Service will be happy to help.

Do you have a health impairment or a chronic illness? You can apply for adjustments to the aptitude assessment procedure until 22 June, provided you have a medical certificate. The Architecture Student Advisory Service will be happy to advise you on this as well.

Applications are only accepted for the winter semester.

Regardless of whether you are starting your degree for the first time or wish to transfer from another university, we carry out a two-stage aptitude assessment process. The question of whether we will recognise any previous academic achievements can be clarified once you have been offered a place.

• the completed online application form on the Bauhaus.CampusPortal (the portal opens annually at the beginning of April)
• a cover letter explaining your reasons for applying and your career aspirations – no more than one A4 page, as a PDF
• a CV in table format – no more than one A4 page
• a copy of your university entrance qualification, translated if necessary (you will only need a certified copy when you enrol)
• Evidence of any programme-specific vocational training or practical experience, if applicable
• Your solution to the set task assessing creative and constructive skills (we publish the task every year in June)
• For international applicants: proof of your German language proficiency – DSH-2, TestDaF TDN 4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or DSD II

Please submit all documents (including your solution to the homework assignment) exclusively in digital form via the portal. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by post, fax or email.

Your application must be submitted in full by 15 July at 11.59 pm.

Through your Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, you have learnt to develop architectural designs, concepts and studies independently. Practical work in architectural practices gives you a realistic insight into the responsibilities architects have towards the environment, society, history and clients. You will also apply fundamental knowledge from public relations, social sciences and art in a targeted manner.

Would you like to continue your studies straight away? The Bachelor’s degree is the ideal preparation for an in-depth Master’s programme. Take a look at our related Master’s programmes!

According to the regional chambers of architects, to be registered as an architect on the register of architects, you need a Master’s degree in the same subject, plus, as a rule, two years’ professional experience. A Bachelor’s degree on its own is not yet sufficient for this.

These regulations form the official, legally binding basis for your studies. In case of doubt, what is set out in them takes precedence – even if other websites explain it more simply.