The curriculum contains a wide range of content – from technical and scientific fields to building culture, presentation and design to social, legal, organisational and economic topics. All these subject areas are combined in predominantly interdisciplinary design projects. Research focuses are: Climate change, resource consumption and sustainable buildings; Design, structural design and engineering, structures and climate together in a special teaching model; Own focus areas due to freedom of choice in the elective subjects

The Master's degree programme focuses on three design projects, which are completed in the three semesters before the Master's thesis and for which students can choose from three areas of specialisation. The areas of specialisation are accompanied by seminars in the design courses. In addition, there are specialisation subjects in five areas (art and design, design and engineering, law and project management, theory and architectural discussion, foreign languages and key qualifications). The specialisation subjects can be chosen freely and across all degree programmes.

Organised student exchange with numerous partner universities is part of our study programme. About a third of our students spend at least one semester abroad during the course. In addition, cooperative projects with students from our partner universities take place on a regular basis. Our students acquire foreign languages here as well as strong teamwork and organisational skills.

The university is fully networked and also equipped with numerous WiFi access points in all buildings. The Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT) network is connected to the high-performance data network of the state of Baden-Württemberg. Facilities include the MaterialSTUDIO, the printing and plotting service, the modelling workshop, the interior design workshop, the laboratory for digital production, the laboratory for daylight planning, the photo and film studio, PC rooms. Databases are provided via the HFT library.

At the Centre for Integral Architecture (ZIA), an interdisciplinary team works on issues in the fields of new construction and existing buildings. Research and teaching at the Faculty of Architecture and Design is significantly influenced by an integral approach. The concept of integrated planning aims to take a holistic view of all planning components, objectives and processes. This is indispensable for a comprehensive consideration of sustainability aspects.

Various partnerships give our architecture students the opportunity to experience and practice interdisciplinary cooperation, e.g. with the degree courses Climate Engineering and Interior Design. In addition, students always have the opportunity to participate in "real-world laboratories". These projects were conceptually developed in group work and implemented in a real-world experimental environment.