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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
Source
“Die Lehrveranstaltungen werden in englischer Sprache abgehalten.”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2017-02/18soM14.02.2017.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Studienordnung adds that the language of instruction is English in all courses.

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=71 · 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=71 · 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=71 · checked 8 November 2026

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

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2017-02/18soM14.02.2017.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=71 · 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=71 · 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=71 · 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=71 · 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
Accepted
Source
“oder einem fachverwandten Studiengang mit mindestens sechs Semestern Regelstudienzeit”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2017-02/18soM14.02.2017.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The only length requirement in the Studienordnung is a standard period of at least six semesters, which a three-year, 180-ECTS bachelor's meets. TU Dresden's 2025 brochure says the same in plain words ("minimum duration of three years"). No credit minimum is set.

Subject background
A first university degree in a science or engineering subject (a related subject must have a standard period of at least six semesters), English C1 and basic knowledge of mathematics and the natural sciences tested in an aptitude test.
Source
“a first university degree in a science or engineering degree (e.g. in Hydrology, Meteorology, Geography, Geology, Chemistry, Biology, Water management, Construction engineering, Waste management and contaminated sites, Landscape architecture, Forestry and agricultural engineering, Environmental engineering or related study courses)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=71 · 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. Proof by a language certificate such as TOEFL, IELTS or UNIcert; the Studienordnung names IELTS 6, TOEFL iBT 79 and UNIcert III, which are below C1 and are not repeated as the minimum here
Source
“English language skills at the C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (evidenced by a language certificate like TOEFL, IELTS, UNIcert®)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=71 · checked 8 November 2026

The programme page and the brochure require C1 but give no C1-level score; the 2017 Studienordnung still lists IELTS 6, TOEFL iBT 79 (computer-based 213, paper-based 550) and UNIcert III, which correspond to B2 rather than C1. The conflict is unresolved on TU Dresden's pages, so only the C1 level is recorded. 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
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=71 · checked 8 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

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

The Studienordnung exempts only applicants whose mother tongue is English; no exemption for a previous degree taught in English 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.