BA Architecture

Our Architecture program aims to provide students with the skills and specialized knowledge necessary to apply creative and responsible solutions in the field of architecture. The program assists students in understanding their role and responsibility as architects in any given physical and cultural context, whether that be local or international. Upon completing the program, graduates will be able to apply their understanding of spaces as a whole and use their knowledge of the relationships between built environments, technology, and geographical, social, socio-cultural, and political contexts to solve complex architectural challenges. With a high teaching staff to student ratio that allows for plenty of individual consulting, as well as a carefully-designed curriculum, this program aims to enable students to graduate with a honed perspective and comprehensive plan for their future professional development.

Program facts

• Duration: 4 years / 8 semesters
• Points: 240 ECTS
• Language: English
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Location: Berlin-Charlottenburg
• Start: October

Progressive teaching concept for professional training

The learning environment fostered at Berlin International is student-centered, hands-on, and has a strong focus on an applied, practitioner approach. Our teaching concept focuses on project-based learning and uses a number of innovative teaching techniques. Students work individually and in groups in order to promote professional and personal growth and the development of team skills. All Bachelor and Master programs at Berlin International are taught in English. In combination with our diverse student and teaching body and our global network, this enables us to offer a truly international academic experience.

Solid training with the accredited BA Architecture program

The BA Architecture at Berlin International has been accredited and evaluated as a quality program with transparent structures, regulations, and qualification targets. Our program thus has proven to conform to the highest quality standards set by the European Higher Education Act. It is accredited by The German Accreditation Council.

The program meets the academic requirements for an applciation to enroll into the Berlin Chamber of Architects. Find out what else is needed here.

Become an Architect with our Bachelor program at Berlin International

The Architecture BA program prepares you for your future career by perfecting your creative, planning, and professional skills. During the program, we will equip you with all the tools needed to understand and contribute to the built environment in a socially and environmentally responsible way in any given context. Creative and critical thinking, problem-solving skills, adaptability, an international outlook, interdisciplinary experience, and intercultural competence are of special importance for the program.

The Architecture BA program prepares you for your future career by perfecting your creative, planning, and professional skills. During the program, we will equip you with all tools you will need in order to be able to understand and contribute to the built environment in a socially and environmentally responsible and creative way in any given context. Creative and critical thinking, problem-solving skills, adaptability, an international outlook, interdisciplinary experience, and intercultural competence are of special importance for the program. Graduates of architecture* have various job opportunities in the market. After graduation from Berlin International, graduates can work on the creation and alteration of a variety of typologies and scales. There are various job perspectives and employers such as:

• Architecture and urban design offices
• Construction companies
• Building materials industry
• Cultural and stately institutions
• Production design for film, TV, theater
• Design agencies and fairs
• Freelance work