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Information for Urban Agglomerations (M.Sc.) students

Students of the Urban Agglomerations Master program can find information regarding their studies here. Among other things you can find the timetable, module handbook as well as further links to student services here.

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There are thirteen study modules, and each terminates with an exam.  
Examinations are either oral, written or submitted as project work and are defined in the description of the respective modules.

Registration for the examinations of the winter semester 2023/24 must be made before 31st January 2024.

 

Download the Examination Schedule for the winter semester 2023/24.

Download the Registration Form for the Master's thesis.

Download the General Examination Framework  from winter term 2020/21 (German language only).

 

Overview from winter semester 2020

Number

Titel

ECTS Credits

Examination of the module

Language

UA M1

Urban Development and Sustainable Cities

5

Written exam (120 minutes, 50%) and written assignment (8 weeks, 50%)

English

UA M2

Mobility in Cities

5

Project work (12 weeks)

English

UA M3

Social and Cultural Challenges of Cities

5

Oral presentation (10-20 minutes, 25%), written assignment (8 weeks, 25%) and project work (8 weeks, 50%)

English

UA M4

Land Management and Land Use Planning

5

Project work (12 weeks)

English

UA M5

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

5

Written exam (150 minutes)

English

UA M6

Scientific Methods and Academic Skills

5

Written assignment (6 weeks, 25%), written assignment 2 (6 weeks, 25%), written assignment 3 (8 weeks, 50%)

English

UA M7.1

Deutsche Sprache und Kommunikation (A1-Niveau)

5

Klausur 1 (60 Minuten, 35%), Klausur 2 (60 Minuten, 35%), Präsentation 5-10 Minuten, 30%)

Deutsch

UA M7.2

Deutsche Sprache und Kommunikation (A2-B1-Niveau)

5

Klausur 1 (60 Minuten, 35%), Klausur 2 (60 Minuten, 35%), Präsentation 5-10 Minuten, 30%)

Deutsch

UA M8

Urban Infrastructure: Water and Sewage

5

Written assignment (8 weeks)

English

UA M9

Urban Infrastructure: Waste and Energy

5

Written assignment (8 weeks)

English

UA M10

Green and Public Spaces

5

Project work (12 weeks)

English

UA M11

Interdisciplinary Project

10

Project work (12 weeks) and presentation (10-20 minutes)

English

UA M12

International Exchange Course

30

Depending on the requirements at the partner university

English or other

UA M13

Master Thesis with Colloquium

30

Master Thesis (18 weeks) and colloquium (40-60 minutes, 25%)

English

Overview until winter semester 2020

Number

Titel

ECTS Credits

Examination of the module

Language

UA 1

Urban Planning and Development

10

Project work (12 weeks) and colloquium (min. 20, max.30 minutes)

English

UA 2

Urban Culture and Governance

10

Written assignment (8 weeks)

English

UA 3

GIS and Remote Sensing

5

Written exam (150 minutes)

English

UA 4

Scientific Methods and Academic Skills

5

Written assignment (8 weeks), partial exam (50%) Oral presentation, partial exam(50%)

English

UA 5

German Language and Communication

5

Written exam (150 Minutes) partial exam (50%) Oral presentation partial exam (50%)

German

UA 6

Interdisciplinary Project Work

10

Project work (12 weeks) and colloquium (min. 20, max.30 minutes)

English

UA 7

Urban Infrastructure

10

Written assignment (8 weeks)

English

UA 8

Urban Ecology and Environment

5

Project work (12 weeks) and colloquium (min. 20, max.30 minutes)

English

UA 9

International Exchange Course

30

Depending on the requirements at the partner university

English

UA 10

Master Thesis

30

Master Thesis (18 weeks) and colloquium (min. 30, max. 60minutes)

English

Download the Fee Schedule

 

Fees for enrollment from the winter semester 2021/22:

12.000 € tuition fee for the whole study program (payment in 4 instalments possible)

+ administration fee for each semester in the respectively applicable amount (approx. 375€) 

Fee for retaking examinations:

300 € for each retake of the examination

Fee for retaking the Master's thesis examination:

1.500 €  for each retake of the examination

 

Fees for single modules without enrollment at the university:

500€ for each module with 5 ECTS points

1.000€ for each module with 10 ECTS points

The Masters Course "Urban Agglomerations" is completely taught in English. It comprises thirteen modules with 5 to 30 credits each and the final Master Thesis (30 credits), in total 120 ECTS-credits.

 

The students spend three semesters in Frankfurt (semester 1, 2 and 4) and one exchange semester (semester 3) at an international partner university.

Matriculation before the winter semester 2020/21:

 

Overview Module Structure for matriculation before the winter semester 2020/21

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