Master Interior Architecture

No, because the reorientation of the Master's degree programme will come into force from winter semester 2026. The "International Master of Interior-Architectural Design (IMIAD)" will be converted to the "Master of Interior Architecture". The standard period of study is still 4 semesters.

Main objectives of the reform:

• Fundamental revision of the programme structure and curriculum
• Streamlining of the module structure and reduction to one design module per semester
• Implementation of new course content and individual specialisation through three focus areas (Experience Design / Social Design / Sustainable Design)
• Master's project in the third semester to prepare the Master's thesis with a mentor
• Possibility of specialisation through expansion of the range of electives

Do I have to pay tuition fees as a foreign applicant?
Since the winter semester 2017/18, international students (outside the EU) have been charged tuition fees for consecutive Master's degree programmes in Baden-Württemberg. This fee is € 1,500 per semester plus semester contribution. These additional tuition fees are waived for international students from the EU.

How can I have my foreign degree certificate recognised?
International prospective students with foreign citizenship must have their higher education entrance qualification (HZB) recognised by the Studienkolleg Konstanz.
International prospective students with German citizenship must have their certificate of higher education entrance qualification recognised by the Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart-Vaihingen.

No, it is a full-time, on-campus programme.

The language of instruction is German. For this reason, all international applicants must provide proof of German language proficiency by means of a recognised language certificate. The language skills must correspond to at least DSH level 2 or TestDaF level 4. Further requirements for international applicants to HFT can be found here.

HFT Stuttgart does not offer preparatory language courses (DSH or TestDaF certification). Our language courses are aimed exclusively at international students from partner universities. Students must therefore first register with suitable private preparatory language schools in order to fulfil the language requirements necessary for admission to the HFT. Once the course fee has been paid in advance, these schools will issue a certificate for the acquisition of the language school visa.

Language schools in Stuttgart:
Deutschkolleg www.deutschkurs-stuttgart.de
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen www.ifa.de

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

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

No, the HFT Stuttgart cannot issue a provisional admission.

Artistically oriented degree programmes include, for example, interior design, architecture, product design or other disciplines that focus on interior design. Degrees from related degree programmes may be recognised after checking the equivalence of the course content. Equivalence is established if the duration of studies, coursework and examinations are essentially the same in terms of content, scope and requirements as those of the undergraduate degree programme in Interior Design at the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences.

In the admission procedure, we check whether the applicant's specialist knowledge is sufficient as a basis for a Master's degree programme in Interior Architecture. The space-related degree programme and the projects demonstrated in the portfolio should show a clear focus on interior design topics.

Our Master's programme focuses on significantly more complex design tasks with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, research and critical reflection, an analytical and holistic design methodology as well as the intensive processing of projects with a higher degree of personal responsibility.

In the Master's degree programme in Interior Architecture, the generalist approach of the Bachelor's degree programme and the attitude taught there can be continued and expanded through a wide range of focus areas. Depending on individual options in designs and electives, there is also the possibility of continuous specialisation during the course of study.

If an applicant is accepted for the Master's degree programme in Interior Architecture but does not take up this place, he or she must re-enter the procedure in order to start the degree programme at a later date. A deferral is only permitted by law in the Bachelor's programme and only if the applicant does not take up the study place due to an FSJ or similar.

The new study regulations for the Master of Interior Architecture are currently being submitted to the Central Evaluation & Accreditation Agency (ZEvA) for reaccreditation.

As a rule, at least 8 semesters of interior architecture are required for entry in the interior architect list of the chambers of architects in Germany. For students who have completed a space-related Bachelor's degree programme other than interior design, the registration committees of the chambers reserve the right to carry out an"examination in individual cases".

The curriculum of the Master's degree programme in Interior Architecture does not provide for a compulsory stay abroad or an internship - however, this can be organised and carried out voluntarily in an additional semester in consultation with the degree programme, taking into account the maximum permitted duration of study. In future, international contacts will be maintained and cultivated exclusively in short formats (international workshops, staff mobility, excursions, guest lectures, etc.). Information on stays abroad is available from the International Students' Office.

A semester of leave must be applied for before the start of the respective semester.
Further information can be found here.

Students who wish to have courses from a previous degree programme recognised must prove to the degree programme in good time that the subject taken in a previous degree programme corresponds in content and scope to a course offered in the current degree programme. This proof is usually provided by means of a module description (alternatively the assignment), SWS, CP and grade, as well as the language and language level for language courses. Credit points from a previous degree programme cannot be recognised for courses that must be completed at IMIAD during the regularly scheduled semester abroad.
Further information and forms can be found in the guidelines for the recognition of examination results:
https://www.hft-stuttgart.de/studium/bewerbung/hochschulwechsel-studiengangwechsel

In addition to the regular semester fee in Baden-Württemberg, excursions lasting one or more days may be planned, depending on the respective project topic. The costs incurred (e.g. for travelling, accommodation and, if applicable, entrance fees) are borne by the students themselves; they will be communicated by the lecturers as early as possible in advance.

In addition, other typical course-related expenses are to be expected, such as for printing plans or building models, as is common in (interior) architecture degree programmes.

International students may incur further tuition fees in addition to the above-mentioned costs (see "Frequently asked questions about the application").