International Master of Interior-Architectural Design

Do I have to pay tuition fees as a foreign applicant?
Since the winter semester 2017/18, tuition fees are being charged from international students (outside the EU) for consecutive Master's programs in Baden-Württemberg. This fee is € 1,500 per semester plus semester contribution. For international students from the EU, these additional tuition fees do not apply.

How can I have my foreign degree certificate recognized?
Prospective foreign students with foreign citizenship must have their university entrance qualification ("Hochschulzugangsberechtigung" = HZB) recognized by Studienkolleg Konstanz.
Prospective foreign students with German citizenship have to have their certificate of higher education entrance qualification recognized at Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart-Vaihingen.

The languages of instruction at IMIAD are English and German. Only in the second semester is study entirely in English at a partner university. For this reason, each international student applicant must prove German language skills by means of a recognized language certificate. The language skills must at least correspond to DSH level 2 or TestDaF level 4. Further requirements for foreign applicants at HFT can be found here.

No, it is a full-time, face-to-face course of study in Stuttgart.

HFT Stuttgart does not offer any study-preparatory language courses, i.e. with study-qualifying certification DSH or TestDaF. Our language courses are exclusively offered to international students from our partner universities. Students must therefore first register with suitable study-preparatory private language schools in order to fulfill the language requirements necessary for admission to the HFT. After the course fee has been paid in advance, they will issue a certificate for the acquisition of the language school visa.

Language schools in Stuttgart:
Deutschkolleg www.deutschkurs-stuttgart.de
Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations www.ifa.de

Course fee per language level approx. € 700 (duration approx. 6 weeks per course) - normally required are A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 & examination Test-DaF)

If the student is admitted to a university, the residence permit can be converted into a student visa - without the need for a new visa application in the home country and the associated departure and re-entry.

No, the HFT Stuttgart can not issue a provisional admission.

In the IMIAD admission procedure, we check whether the applicant's professional knowledge is sufficient as a basis for a master's degree in interior design. The space-related course of study and the projects demonstrated in the portfolio should indicate a clear focus on interior design topics.

If an applicant is admitted to the IMIAD program but does not take up his or her place, he or she must re-enter the procedure in order to take up the program at a later date. A deferral is only permitted by law in the Bachelor procedures and there only if the applicant does not take up the study place due to an FSJ (voluntary social year) or similar.

The study program is accredited by the Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Computer Science, Natural Sciences and Mathematics e.V. (ASIIN).

For registration and entry in the interior architects list of the Chamber of Architects in Germany, a minimum of 8 semesters of interior architecture studies are required. For students who have completed a space-related bachelor's degree program other than interior design, the registration committees of the chambers reserve the right for an "examination of individual cases".

In the first semester, most courses are attended with guest students from the University of Cincinnati and are taught in English. In the second semester, courses are taught entirely in English at one of our partner universities. The courses in the third semester are mostly in German and the Master's thesis in the fourth semester can be completed independently in either German or English. Since international guest critics are also invited to the final presentation of the Master's theses, the theses are presented and discussed in English according to the study examination regulations.

According to the study examination regulations, all students at IMIAD are required to spend the second semester at one of our partner universities. It is not possible to remain at HFT Stuttgart during this period.

Due to the international orientation of IMIAD, there are costs for international cooperation, workshops and exchange semesters. These can vary depending on the location, but it is advisable to expect expenses of approximately € 5,000 for the two-year program.