International Master of Landscape Architecture (IMLA)

foreign degree certificates need to be recognized in good time before your application to the master programme.

How to seek for degree recognition:

Option 1 (free of charge but paper-based and by land mail):

Apply early for recognition of your Bachelor's degree at the Studienkolleg Konstanz. Note: this is a paper-based process. This means that you need to send your documents by post / land mail to the Studienkolleg Konstanz. They will certify the recognition and converted final grade of your degree and send that back to you. This process is free of charge, but requires good time management. You can then apply online at HfWU and submit this recognition certificate together with your other documents. Mind the application deadline: 01 October.

Option 2 (75 Euro but digital):

Seek for digital recognition of your degree certificates via Uni-Assist. Go to https://my.uni-assist.de. (opens in a new tab) Select in that case HSWT as the university you want to apply for and submit everything for digital recognition, pay the processing fee. Recognition will be send back to you digitally. This process takes around four to six weeks, so make sure you do this also early enough. You can then apply online at HfWU and submit this recognition certificate together with your other documents. Mind the application deadline: 01 October.

Online application

Applications are received digitally by Nürtingen-Geislingen University until 01 October of each year.

For more information, please proceed to the master application website at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen.

Required documents for the application

Next to the completed online application form, we require the following digital documents:

Letter of Motivation

Foreign degree holders: degree recognition document from Studienkolleg Konstanz or uni-assist (VPD)

Certificate of successful completion of the final examination of the First Degree Course. This includes both the diploma certificate(s) and the transcript of records

If you have not yet completed your bachelor programme at the time of the application, please provide proof of the ECTS you have achieved so far, including grades

Certificate of your Higher Education Entrance Qualification (HEEQ)/Higher Secondary Education (typically your school leaving certificate)

English Language Certificate (B2 Level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) or any equivalent certificate, for example TOEFL IBT 72-94)

If available, proof of professional practice in the field of your studies

Digital portfolio providing an overview of your academic and, if available, professional work. Prioritiy will be given to portfolios showing experience in landscape and urban design, and sustainability topics.

Degree holders from India, Vietnam and China need to submit a valid APS certificate at the time of the application deadline

All documents need to be in German or English. If your documents have been issued in another language, you need to provide an official translation

Non-EU citizens are required to pay a tuition fee of € 750 per semester.