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Master’s · Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Computational Modeling and Simulation M.Sc.

TUD Dresden University of Technology · Dresden · Official programme page

20 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 and German
Source
“werden bestimmte Lehrveranstaltungen nach Maßgabe der Modulbeschreibung in deutscher Sprache abgehalten”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2026-02/30_AB26_040_MA_CMS_SO.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The programme page says "Language of instruction English"; the Studienordnung, which is binding, puts certain courses in German by way of exception to the examination regulation's English default.

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=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) 4 semesters”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) 4 semesters”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

Credits
120 ECTS
Source
“Der gesamte Arbeitsaufwand für das Studium entspricht 120 Leistungspunkten”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2026-02/30_AB26_040_MA_CMS_SO.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start of study first semester ( Higher semester ) winter semester ( winter semester, summer semester )”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

Non-EU deadline
31 May 2027 (winter 2027)
Source
“Application period for non-EU applicants 1st April - 31st May”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · 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
None
Source
“Tuition fees per semester semester fee and, if applicable, second degree and long-term tuition fees”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 14 November 2026

No programme fee: only the semester contribution, plus a second-degree or long-term study fee where those apply.

Application fee
€75 one-off uni-assist handling fee for the first chosen course of study in a semester€30 one-off each additional chosen course of study in the same semester
Source
“Cost for the first chosen course of study: EUR 75.00 For each additional chosen course of study: EUR 30.00”

www.uni-assist.de/en/how-to-apply/apply-online/pay-submit/ · checked 8 November 2026

TU Dresden itself charges no application fee; the fee is uni-assist's, and applicants with a foreign first degree must use uni-assist for this programme.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“open admission with aptitude assessment”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

"Open admission with aptitude assessment": there is no published cap on places and no numerus clausus, but enrolment requires passing the faculty's aptitude assessment procedure.

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Case by case
Source
“Voraussetzung für die Aufnahme des Studiums ist ein erster in Deutschland anerkannter berufsqualifizierender Hochschulabschluss oder ein Abschluss einer staatlichen oder staatlich an erkannten Berufsakademie in Informatik, Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Wirtschaftswissen schaften oder Ingenieurwissenschaften.”
“Der Zugangsausschuss entscheidet über das Vorliegen der Zugangsvoraussetzungen gemäß § 2” page

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2026-02/30_AB26_040_MA_CMS_SO.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Studienordnung sets no minimum number of credits or semesters for the first degree, so a three-year, 180-ECTS bachelor's is not excluded; the faculty's Zugangsausschuss decides whether a degree meets the access requirements.

Subject background
A first recognised degree in information technology, mathematics, natural sciences, economics or engineering, English B2 and special expertise in computer modelling.
Source
“a degree from a state or state-approved university of cooperative education in information technology, mathematics, natural sciences, economics or engineering. In addition, English language skills at B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages as well as special expertise in computer modelling are required.”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · 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 B2
Source
“English language skills at B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

No test score, no TOEFL Home Edition and no Duolingo are named on the programme page, the aptitude page or the regulations. TU Dresden's 2025 brochure names TOEFL 80 iBT or IELTS 6.0 for this programme; the binding regulation sets only B2.

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
Aptitude assessment procedure (Eignungsfeststellungsverfahren) run by the faculty; registration can close before the application deadline.
Source
“The participation in an aptitude assessment or selection procedure is a prerequisite for enrollment in this degree program.”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=29461 · checked 8 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

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.