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Are you looking for the right degree program?
Our degree program finder will help you make your choice. Start by choosing your interests. We have divided our range of studies for you into the following areas of interest:
- Design and Composition
- Food and Health
- Teaching Profession
- Media and Computer Science
- Planning and Construction
- Technology and Engineering
- Environment and Energy
- Business and Management
You already know what you would like to study? Our degree program offers sorted by access and admission:
What can I study and where?
- Kreativ Campus Detmold
- Innovation Campus Lemgo
- Sustainable Campus Höxter
- BildungsCampus Herford
- RailCampus OWL Minden
Kreativ Campus Detmold
At our location in Detmold you have the choice between these degree programs:
Department Detmold School of Design
- Architecture (Bachelor)
- Architecture (part-time) (Bachelor)
- Architecture (Master)
- Interior Architecture (Bachelor)
- Interior Architecture (part-time) (Bachelor)
- Interior Architecture – Spatial Arts (Master)
- Integrated Architectural Design (Master)
- Integrated Design (Master)
- Urban Development NRW (Master)
- Urban Planning (Bachelor)
- Urban Planning and Sustainable Transformation (Master)
Department Media Production
Department Civil Engineering
Where distances are short and networks are wide. Need to talk to your professor about your thesis? No problem, people know each other personally here. Doing an internship locally? There are numerous opportunities in our economically strong region. The Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences has excellent links with industry and research institutions and cooperates with various universities worldwide.
Creative Campus Detmold, Innovation Campus Lemgo and Sustainable Campus Höxter - at its three locations, TH OWL is not just a place where people work, study, teach and research. Campus life also includes leisure, exchange, sport, voluntary work and creative development opportunities.
Get to know us!
TH OWL scores highly in the StudyCHECK Award 2025
We took second place in the “Most popular universities in North Rhine-Westphalia” category of the StudyCHECK Award 2025 and received the “TOP university in Germany” award for tenth place in the “Most popular university nationwide” category.
At our locations in Detmold, Lemgo and Höxter as well as the learning locations in Herford and Minden, we offer a wide range of around 55 Bachelor's and Master's degree courses. Practical orientation is important. Several degree courses have unique selling points in the state or nationwide.
Free time on and around the campus
What? When? Where?
- You can apply for our admission-free Bachelor´s degree programs from May 2 to October 15, via our KIS portal!
- The application period for our admission-restricted Bachelor´s degree programs starts on May 2. The application is processed via the application portal of hochschulstart.de.
- You can apply for our Master´s degree programs from May 2, via our KIS portal!
- Start of the winter semester is September 1.
- Start of lectures is September 23, 2024.
- The officialcentral first semester welcome will take place on September 23, 2024 at 10 am at our locations in Detmold, Lemgo and Höxter. All information can be found on our Start of Studies page.
Before it starts
- Answers to frequently asked questions you will find in our FAQ
- All services including the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) and the Registrar´s Office are always available for you. The respective office hours of ZSB and the contact options of the Registrar´s Office are linked.
- There are also numerous offers for prospective students. Click here for the offers.
- Preparatory courses in the areas of math, physics and languages provide optimal preparation for your studies.
Get to know us!
"1 Day Live" offers you the opportunity to accompany a student (Bachelor) for a day and have your questions answered first-hand. In this way, you can experience everyday university life in your desired degree program at TH OWL up close and get a first authentic insight into the everyday life of a student. Together you will attend events on your favorite degree course, go to the canteen for a meal or take a tour of the campus.
Still unanswered questions?
Our Student Service Center will answer all your questions about studying at TH OWL as well as about application and enrollment:
Phone: +49 5261 702 2534
E-mail: studierendenservice(at)th-owl.de
Service hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.