Master studies application

• the completed education of the first degree or completed education of the second degree;
• when the candidate has accumulated a total of at least 300 ECTS credits, for a previous university study;
• the compliance of the content of the education in the field or a related field of study in the previous bachelor’s degree, or applicant’s engineering studies.

For applicants who completed their previous education abroad, the basic condition for admission is the recognition of their final examination, and presentation of the documents, confirming completion of the study level, that are in accordance with the required level of education. A further condition of admission to the Architecture, or Urban Design study programs, is the successful completion of the admission examination and the payment of the fee for the material supply of the admission procedure. All students are required to have mastered a B2-level knowledge of the English language.

WHAT DOCUMANTS ARE NEEDED? 

• An authenticated copy of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or a Diploma supplement;
• Applicants – both foreign and Slovak Republic Nationals who completed the previous Bachelor’s or Master’s study abroad – must submit a certified copy of the issued document (certificate) on the equivalence of education at a foreign university, translated into Slovak;
• A document proving the remittance of the fee for the materials provided for the admission examination. It is to be submitted electronically as an attachment to the application form in pdf format;
• CV
• Applicants who pass the state final examination of the current study level after the term of the Admission examination, will submit the authenticated copy of their Bachelor’s or Master’s diploma and certificates in the Slovak language at the Study Department of the Faculty, immediately after having passed the final state examination. This can be submitted at the latest, on the day of study registration;
• List of subjects and grades from previous studies.
• Document certifying the achieved level of command of the English language at least at B2 level (TOEFL, IELTS) according to the applicable Common European Framework of Reference for Languages – SERR or CEFR, or a certificate of completion of secondary school studies with the language of instruction in English (bilingual grammar schools, foreign secondary schools). The language certificate must be issued by an authorized institution. The certificate is to be attached to the electronic application (no later then 31st May 2024).

Should the application form not contain the required information, and/or documents, and if the applicant does not submit them within the date given by the FAD STU, they will not be allowed to participate in the admission examination.


WHAT CAN I EXPECT FOR THE ADMISSION EXAM?

All applicants for master degree studies are obliged to submit not later than 16 June 2024 by 11:59 p.m. a mandatory pdf summary portfolio of their studio works as an electronic attachment to their application.

The aim of the admission exam is to check the creative abilities and prerequisites of the applicant to study in the chosen master study program. The test is talent-based and consists of a practical and an oral part. It is non-anonymous. In the practical part, the applicant must demonstrate the required degree of creativity, invention and logical ability to solve the creative tasks of the field using the abilities and skills acquired in the bachelor’s degree. The oral part of the exam is aimed at evaluating the candidate in terms of his argumentative ability to factually and convincingly justify the solution to the assigned task and works from the portfolio. The applicant documents previous studies with a list of completed subjects and a portfolio of studio and other school works from the period of study.

a) Practical part of the exam (practical work) – preparation of a proposal on the given topic with regard to the chosen study program, in which the creative and technical skills acquired in the bachelor’s or master studies are synthetised while a strong emphasis is put on inventiveness.

b) Oral part of the exam and portfolio – defense of the practical work, quality of discussion of the works in the portfolio and evaluation of the content and results of the previous study.

The portfolio will be submitted on the day of the entrance exam to the examination committee by the student in a printed A3 or A4 format. The portfolio is identical to the electronic version attached to the application in AIS. The portfolio contains selected examples of his/her studio works from the previous study in the same or related study programme, or selected samples from undergone professional experience (verified by the employer).


WHAT ARE THE ADMISSION CRITERIA?

Verification of the fulfillment of conditions and success in the entrance exam is carried out by commission evaluation of individual parts of the exam. Evaluation committees consist at least of three members (chairman + at least 2 other members), appointed by the dean of FAD STU. In the individual parts of the entrance exam, the applicant can be evaluateed with the following points (max. 100 pts).

Practical part Practical work: max. 60 pts

• originality and invention of the design, idea of the design, artistic and graphic processing, proof of typological and technical or other knowledge, demonstrating spatial imaging skills.

Oral part: max. 40 pts

• defense of practical work (10 pts)
• the composition and quality of the presented portfolio of studio works from the previous study ( 20 pts)
• evaluation of the study results of the previous education (10 pts)

The planned number of the accepted applicants for Master (Ing. arch.) study program (English language): 20.

The evaluation of the results of the admission exam is done by commissions appointed by the dean of FAD STU in accordance with applicable regulations. Each evaluation committee has at least three members.

The evaluation of the results of the admission exam takes place in the form of point evaluation of individual parts of the exam. The results of the admission exam are determined by the sum of the points obtained from the individual parts of the admission exam. On this basis, a list of applicants is created (starting with the applicant with the highest number of points in descending order), which creates a qualitative ranking of the applicants. The results of activities beyond the scope of previous university studies are not taken into account in the admission process.

The admission examination results will be released on the web page of the Faculty of Architecture and Design STU. The applicant will find the total number of reached points after entering their birth number on the following address.

WHAT ARE THE FEES?

Fees for admission administration procedure in the foreign language: 80,- €
The fee for the full time, and in person, form of study for students studying in the English language course: 3 600,- € per year. The fee should be paid by bank transfer to the given account (see Full Instructions for Master (Ing. arch.) Admission Process).

Download Full Instructions for Master Admission conditions