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Joint Studies in Intellectual Property and Data Law LL.M.

TUD Dresden University of Technology · Dresden · Official programme page

21 facts from 6 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“Die Lehrveranstaltungen werden in englischer Sprache abgehalten.”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2025-03/04_06_soM_JointStudies21.03.2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

At the partner institutions the language is French (CEIPI Strasbourg) or Spanish (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid).

Study mode
On campus
Source
“Mode of study ( Type of study ) direct studies ( postgraduate )”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) 2 semesters”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

Length
2 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) 2 semesters”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Der gesamte Arbeitsaufwand für das Studium entspricht 60 Leistungspunkten”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2025-03/04_06_soM_JointStudies21.03.2025.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of study first semester winter semester”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
15 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for non-EU applicants 1st March - 15th July”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

A standing annual deadline; the page prints the day and month, not the year. EU applicants have later deadlines.

Non-EU tuition
€4,900 per semester
Source
“Tuition fees per semester 4900 Euro plus semester fee and, if applicable, second degree and long-term tuition fees”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM MIPDaL) in cooperation with partners in Estonia, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom; students spend the two semesters at two of the partners and receive two degrees. The EU Commission awards full scholarships each year. The semester contribution is payable on top.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The application does not go through uni-assist, and no TU Dresden application fee is published for this route.

Places
Unrestricted
Source
“Admission first semester open admission Application portal”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

"Open admission": no numerus clausus and no aptitude assessment; everyone who meets the requirements is admitted. TU Dresden's list of master's programmes with restricted admission does not include it.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“(e.g. a three-year Bachelor's program + a first Master's degree, or a four-year Bachelor's program)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

A three-year, 180-ECTS bachelor's on its own is not enough: 240 ECTS or four years of previous study are required, which a three-year bachelor's plus a first master's satisfies.

Subject background
A first degree in law worth at least 240 ECTS (four years), recognised in all partner countries, English at C1 (B2 accepted in exceptional cases) and nomination by the consortium's Admission Board.
Source
“Completion of a first degree in law that qualifies the degree holder for a profession to the value of at least 240 ECTS (four years of study). The degree must be recognized in all of the participating partner countries: Estonia, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

How your grade is converted
Not stated by the university
3 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

TU Dresden publishes no conversion formula for foreign grades. For restricted programmes it says that for non-EU applicants criteria other than the average grade are also taken into account; this programme is not restricted.

English
Level C1. IELTS 6.5. Exemption: B2 is accepted in exceptional cases, and B2 suffices for applicants who also prove French at C1 or Spanish at B2 for the respective study track
Source
“applicants require proficiency in English at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (B2+ level is accepted in exceptional cases)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

The Studienordnung names IELTS with at least 6.5 points as an example certificate. Neither TOEFL Home Edition nor Duolingo is mentioned.

German
Not needed when applying
Source
“If you did not acquire your university entrance qualification at a German institution, proof of your German knowledge will be required (also applies to applicants with German citizenship), unless you are applying for a master's course that is taught in English.”
“proof of sufficient German language skills (except for English taught master's programmes)” page

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor_dem_studium/bewerbung/studienvoraussetzungen/voraussetzungen-fuer-weiteren-hochschulabschluss · checked 14 November 2026

No German certificate is required for an English-taught master's, at application or later. The German embassy's visa section may still ask for a language certificate.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

No GRE, GMAT or GATE requirement is published for this programme.

Selection
Admission is open (no aptitude assessment at TU Dresden), but applicants must be nominated by the Admission Board of the EMJM MIPDaL consortium.
Source
“Admission first semester open admission Application portal”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“Nomination by the Admission Board of the EMJM MIPDaL Consortium.”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=34650 · checked 8 November 2026

Admission runs through the Erasmus Mundus consortium and the faculty, not uni-assist; TU Dresden publishes its own application portal and deadlines for the programme.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 8 Nov 2026

No exemption from the English test is published for this programme.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Applicants from India must submit the certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) at the German embassy together with their application.
    Source
    “Applicants with Chinese, Vietnamese or Indian educational certificates must submit a certificate from the Academic Evaluation Center (APS) with their application.”

    tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/internationales/faq · checked 8 November 2026

    For online applications via uni-assist a scan of the original is uploaded. The rule also applies on the direct TU Dresden route used by IHI Zittau and Tropical Forestry.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.