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 | Aptitude test: 29th – 30th of January 2026 |
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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 eventsExhibition
13/06–31/10/2025 Nature as a Design − Exhibition of Plant Studies at the Biosphäre Potsdam
Exhibition
Target audience: University members, Public, Prospective students
Biosphäre Potsdam
Workshop
03/11/2025, 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm Talk about Tax! Tax and Self-Employment
Target audience: University members, Employees, Students
Location:
OnlineRoom via Zoom
Workshop
06/11/2025, 11.00 am – 12.00 pm Lecture: Leadership Skills today and tomorrow
Target audience: University members, Lecturers, Employees, Students
Location:
OnlineRoom via Zoom
Presentation/Lecture
11/11/2025, 6.30 pm Event series "Bunte Aussichten" by the student collective perspektiv;wechsel
Self-employment on the podium: inspiration and knowledge sharing
Target audience: Employees, Students, Public
Location:
Main BuildingRoom Foyer
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Awards
Press release
Germany Scholarships awarded to 26 students
In the 2025/26 funding period, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is awarding 26 Germany Scholarships to particularly committed and high-achieving students. The scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month for one year. Since the start of the funding programme, the university - together with…
Campus life
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Recognisable from afar: implementation of the new orientation system starts on campus
The first signs of better orientation are now visible on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Planning and design took place on site with students and staff under the direction of Prof Christina Poth. The involvement of the university community was crucial to the development.
Study & Teaching
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Incoming student survey 2025 (14/10 - 04/11/2025)
We rely on your help to continuously improve the study and teaching conditions at the FHP.
Transfer
Retrospective
The Conservation and Restoration degree programme presented itself at the Potsdam Environmental Festival in Volkspark on the 28th of September 2025
Lovingly preserved, carefully restored: The FHP presented selected projects from the conservation and restoration degree programme in an exhibition at the 2025 environmental festival in Potsdam and invited visitors to take part in exciting hands-on activities.
Impressions from study & teaching
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Dean
Professor for Conservation and Restoration – Mural Painting
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