The CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department consists of the degree programmes architecture and urban design, conservation and restoration, arts management and cultural work and urban futures. These different courses of study and focal points of the department interlink via a cultural and (cultural) design claim. The broad spectrum of the department is reflected in the diverse projects of the degree programmes.
CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department
Degree programmes at the CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE Department
More coursesAre you interested in one of our degree programmes? Find out more about the course content, the study programme and the application process on the page of your preferred degree programme.
| Department | Degree programme | Teaching language | Start of study | Application deadline |
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Architecture and Urban Design (BA) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission) |
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Architecture and Urban Design (MA) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/06 (restricted admission) |
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Arts Management and Cultural Work (BA) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission) | Dates of the selection interviews: 27/06 – 28/06 und 18/07 – 19/07 |
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Conservation and Restoration (BA) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/07 (restricted admission) Registration for the qualifying examination:
01/11 – 18/01 |
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Conservation and Restoration (MA) | German | Summer semester | 15/01 – 10/03 (free of admission) |
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Urban Futures (MA) | German | Winter semester | 15/05 – 15/06 (restricted admission) |
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Course catalogue
Here you will find the annotated course offerings by weekday for all degree programmes in the CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE department. Select your degree programme and then the semester whose courses you would like to see.
Dates
More eventsWorkshop
09/09/2025, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm Women scientists and leadership: Ready for the new role II
Target audience: University members
Location:
Campus
Info Event
25/09/2025, 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Information session on the Job Upgrade – The certificate programme
Target audience: University members, Students
Location:
Online
Get-together
01/10/2025, 9.30 am – 11.00 am Central Matriculation Ceremony for all New First-Year Students
Target audience: Students
Location:
Main BuildingRoom Großer Hörsaal
Fair
09/10/2025 herCAREER Expo: The career event for female students
Target audience: Students
MOC Event Center Messe München
News
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Event
Retrospective
Vernissage "Souls of Future Homes" - Time travel through living in the day after tomorrow
On Friday the 25th of July, 2025, students from the Design- and Urban Future degree programmes celebrated the opening of their exhibition "Souls of Future Homes" at BHROX bauhaus reuse at the Ernst-Reuter-Platz in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Research
Interview
Interview with Dr Dipl.-Rest. Jörg Weber, Workshop Manager at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences
Dr Dipl.-Rest. Jörg Weber is workshop manager in the Conservation and Restoration - Wood programme at the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences. In addition to his responsible position, he recently successfully completed his doctorate - a remarkable achievement that requires great commitment…
Transfer
Retrospective
City in dialogue - Lively conclusion of the exhibition "Schwedt/Oder. Urban redevelopment and development perspectives"
On 18/07/2025, a public finissage at Schwedt/Oder town hall marked the end of the exhibition "Schwedt an der Oder. Urban Redevelopment and Development Perspectives". What began as a two-semester teaching and research project under the direction of Prof. Dr Silvia Malcovati and Vivien Nowak, M.A…
Further education
News
Job upgrade for everyone! Restart of the certificate programme with an exciting additional offer
After a successful first run of the Work@Heart certificate programme, the additional qualification, which is independent of the degree programme, will be launched for the second time in the winter semester 2025/26 with a future-oriented new offer in the area of diversity and self-care.
Impressions from study & teaching
Contact
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Professor for Conservation and Restoration – Mural Painting
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