Fakultät für Architektur at the Karlsruher Inst. f. Technologie KIT

Karlsruher Inst. f. Technologie KIT

Englerstraße 7
76131 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 721 608-42156

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Basic information

Total number of students	840 *
Number of master degree students	330

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	95.1 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	54.9 %

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	4/10 points
International orientation, master's	9/10 points
Outgoing students	1.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Professional qualification for architects

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	2.7
Study organisation	2.0
Exams	2.4
Excursions	1.8
Scientific-artistical orientation	1.9
Job market preparation	2.7
Support for stays abroad	2.8
Rooms	2.2
Library	1.8
IT-infrastructure	2.0
Workstations	1.9
Overall study situation	2.1

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The KIT faculty of architecture takes a research-oriented approach to teaching. Close links with other universities in Karlsruhe (e.g. HfG, art academy) further expand the range of subjects. Innovative teaching formats such as simulations in the M 1:1 and Design to Build also shape the training in Karlsruhe. In addition to professional knowledge and skills, students are taught critical reflection and are instilled with a sense of responsibility for the the built and natural environment.
Special features regarding the international orientation
As a consecutive course of study (Bachelor's/Master's degree course in Architecture), the degree course with five years of standard study complies with the Directive on professional qualifications 2005/36/EC and also the requirements of the international UNESCO/UIA Charter. Following the establishment of the Department of International Town Planning, this topic is included right from the Bachelor's degree course as a compulsory subject. Furthermore, international course content, primarily in the form of design topics and seminars with a global background, is anchored in the teaching through international appointments and invitations to international visiting professors.
Exchange universities for stay abroads
Aalto University, Helsinki, Finnland; Tampere University of Technology, Finnland; Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Strasbourg, Frankreich; Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires à Marne la Vallee, Frankreich; TU Delft, Niederlande; Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondheim, Norwegen; Technische Universität Wien, Österreich; École Polytechnique Fédérale (EPF) Lausanne, Schweiz; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spanien
Equipment of the work places
The faculty has a large number of workplaces (600); each Bachelor's student and approximately 50% of Master's students have their own workplace in the faculty building, which also has WiFi. Workshop spaces in shifts during submission times and workshop co
Special features regarding research activities
The faculty positions itself within the international research landscape with topics such as climate-adapted integrated planning and building, sustainable materials and resources, digital methods for the built environment, architectural criticism and cura
Other special features
Workshops for model building: Wood, metal, plastic - analog and digital. Own photo workshop with relevant courses. Own specialist library in the building; Material library with special focus (building materials from waste, from cultivation and local resources).
Further information on research activities
http://www.arch.kit.edu/forschung/
Further information about study entry phase
http://www.arch.kit.edu/studium-und-lehre/studieneingang.php