Short info about the course of study

The course of study

The Master's programme in Urban Planning NRW provides in-depth scientific knowledge in the field of urban planning, building on degrees in architecture, urban planning or landscape architecture.

The modules are interdisciplinary and supervised by lecturers in the fields of architecture, urban planning, urban and regional planning, urban sociology, landscape architecture, environmental and transport planning.

It is a full-time study with free organization of the division of labor. Lectures and seminars take place on Thursdays and Fridays. For this purpose, project weeks are planned, during which topics and drafts are intensively developed as block seminars.

The cross-university study program bundles the competencies and offers of the participating universities. The location is Cologne.

Career prospects

Due to their design, conceptual and scientific skills, urban planners are active as planners, consultants, appraisers and experts. The working environment includes both public and private clients, such as public authorities and independent planning offices.

Admission requirements

1) Professionally qualifying bachelor's degree or a comparable diploma in the fields of urban planning, architecture or landscape architecture with an overall grade of 2.5 or better.

For foreign applicants:
2) To apply, at least German language proficiency at level C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages must be proven by a certificate or certificate. A certificate of attendance is not sufficient. Enrolment can only take place if the German language examination for university entrance (DSH2) or an equivalent language examination (e.g. TestDaf with 16 points, ZOP of the Goethe-Institut, language diploma of the Kultusminsterkonferenz, level 2) has been passed. The DSH can also be filed at TH Köln at the beginning of September.

^{The current examination regulations always apply.}

Study organisation

Examination regulations/course plans/module manuals/internship regulations

Examination regulations (POs) define the basic structures of a course of study (e.g. entry requirements and content to be studied). For students, the current version of a PO automatically applies when enrolling in the first semester. This means that even in the event of changes to the PO during the course of your studies, the original version according to which you have registered is valid (provided that this PO does not expire).
The respective course plan represents the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects and is part of a PO.
Additional regulations and details for each module to be studied can be found in the module manuals (e.g. prerequisites for taking a written examination or information on the content of the modules/events,...).
The traineeship regulations define the conditions under which the mandatory or optional traineeships must be completed.

Before the start of the lecture period, we recommend that you at least look at the course schedule of your course of study so that you know which modules are planned for the start of your studies.

• Examination regulations/course plans/module manuals