The masters program in Historical Urban Studies examines the city of today in its historical continuities and fractures. You will be addressing the specific forms of design and lifestyles of European urban life and their developments compared to their international counterparts. You will also acquire an understanding of fundamental aspects of key topics in the following modules: Public Space and Urban Culture; Urban Governance and Public Sector; Resources and Protagonists of Urban Production; Visions, Innovations and Identities; Deconstructions, Reconstructions and Change of Role Model; and City as a Network. Students test and evaluate theoretical knowledge and skills through practice, develop creative ideas in projects, and implement these ideas according to their target group, for instance in an exhibition, book publication, website, or city tour.
Historical Urban Studies (M.A.) at TU Berlin
Study Historical Urban Studies (M.A.) at TU Berlin, a Master degree offered at its main campus in Berlin, Germany. This Full Time program is delivered on campus in English Course and takes approximately 2 years to complete. Students benefit from a structured learning experience designed to build both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. The next intake is scheduled for October 1, 2026.
About Historical Urban Studies (M.A.)
Graduates of the program are equipped to critically evaluate and re-design past, present, and future problems in urban development using an interdisciplinary approach. They can analyze urban spaces as designed, lived, and imagined places and understand their historical development. The program provides them with the necessary fundamental knowledge of processes and structures of the production, design, and transformation of urban living spaces. Graduates additionally acquire analytical and conceptual skills that enable them to develop their own positions and subsequently defend them.
Requirements and Admission Criteria for Historical Urban Studies (M.A.) at TU Berlin
Entry Requirements
Prospective students applying to the masters program in Historical Urban Studies must possess a first university degree in history, political science, cultural studies, literary studies, art studies, music studies, media studies, business and economics, architecture, monument conservation, sociology, philosophy, urban/regional/landscape planning, cultural and social geography, or psychology.
The Historical Urban Studies masters program is taught in German. If you are applying with a foreign school-leaving certificate, you must provide proof of German skills at a specific level. This is a prerequisite for admission.
As a certain amount of the professional literature is in English and some of the courses are offered in English, applicants must also submit proof of English skills at CEFR level B2.
English Requirements
- IELTSMin 6.5
- TOEFLMin 87
Tuition and Fee Information for Historical Urban Studies (M.A.) at TU Berlin
How to Apply for Historical Urban Studies (M.A.) at TU Berlin
Application process
Step 1
First of all, register at uni-assist or login if you already have a personal My assist account. Please fill in your personal information and educational history or update it.
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Step 2
Please select your desired Master’s degree program from the list of study programs offered in the respective semester. You can use the search window or restrict the search criteria so as the study programs currently offered at TU Berlin will be presented to you (semester, university, type of degree via Advanced search).
Please select the semester you want to apply for which is usually the 1st (starting semester of your studies). You can only apply for a higher semester if you have been enrolled and obtained credits from a previous Master’s degree program (for more information see below).
As you can apply for only one Master’s degree program per semester, please inform in advance which program is suitable for you and if you will meet the content-related/specific entry requirements of your desired study program. Please see our study options for detailed information on each study program.
Step 3
Fill in the application form. Make sure that your answers to the application-related questions are correct and truthful.
You can see your application form via “My Applications” > “My Application Overview” in your personal My assist account.
Step 4
Upload your documents (see the checklist below). Please give your documents an unambiguous namein German or English.
Via “My Applications” > “My Documents” you can upload and see the uploaded documents (see checklist below).
- Please upload PDF files exclusively (max. 10 MB in size for each document)
- Sort and scan your documents in the right order according to page numbers (e.g. transcript)
- Upload different documents in separate files (e.g. High School Diploma and copy of passport/ID)
- Please upload each document only once and choose a suitable file name (e.g. Bachelor’s degree certificate)
Attention: Uploaded documents cannot be deleted afterwards.
In case you have to scan your documents while not having a scanner at your disposal, you can also use a free scanning app on your smartphone.
TU Berlin reserves the right to request officially certified copies on a random basis or in reasoned suspected cases for enrolment.
Please do not send your documents as hard copies to uni-assist or TU Berlin in addition to the uploading.
Please mind the application deadlines (cut-off periods). Documents that are submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.
Please send your application only if your documents are complete. We kindly ask you to refrain from submitting further/additional documents at a later point in time, if possible.
If a subsequent submission of documents is absolutely necessary to meet the formal or content-related/specific entry requirements, you have the following option:
- Uni-assist has not processed your application yet and the application period is still running: Upload the missing or updated documents onto your My assist account.
- Uni-assist has already processed and forwarded your application to TU Berlin. The application period is still running: In this case, upload the documents to be submitted later via the upload form, stating your uni-assist application number as well as the requested personal information. You will receive a confirmation email when we have received your documents.
- As an uni-assist applicant, you do not need to register via the online portal of the TU Berlin. Therefore, you do NOT have to register via the online registration, but enter the application number of uni-assist.
3. The application deadline has expired: Subsequent submission is not possible.
Further procedure:
Uni-assist will pre-review your application according to the criteria set by TU Berlin.
If your application fulfils the criteria, it will be forwarded to TU Berlin as soon as possible for further processing.
If your application is incomplete, you will be informed by uni-assist. Provided the application period is still running, you can complete your application until the application deadline.
TU Berlin will then carry out a final review of your application with regard to the formal criteria. You will not receive any notification from the TU Berlin that your application has been received or processed. We ask you here to refrain from enquiries and to check the status of your application in the portal.
The examinations board of the faculty will then verify your application to see if you meet the content-related/specific entry requirements.
For the Master’s degree programs with restrictions on admission, a selection procedure will normally take place.
At the end of the procedure, you will receive a letter of admission or rejection from us. You will find the letter of admission in tuPORT after successful admission, the letter of rejection will be sent by mail.
Via this portal you can see the current status of your application provided it has already been forwarded to TU Berlin by uni-assist.
Portal: Status of your Application
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