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Master’s · Biology & Life Sciences

Organismic and Molecular Biodiversity M.Sc.

TUD Dresden University of Technology · Zittau · Official programme page

21 facts from 7 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 Lehrsprache ist in allen Lehrveranstaltungen Englisch.”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2021-05/14_IHIsoMO23.04.2021.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

The Studienordnung's general paragraph allows another language where a module description says so; all module descriptions name English.

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=31342 · checked 8 November 2026

Attendance
Full-time
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) (part-time studies) 4 semesters (8 semesters)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · checked 8 November 2026

Part-time study is possible in twice the standard period.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Standard period of study (full-time) (part-time studies) 4 semesters (8 semesters)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · 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/2021-05/14_IHIsoMO23.04.2021.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=31342 · checked 8 November 2026

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

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · 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=31342 · 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
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 open admission Application portal”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · 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
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 im Fachgebiet Biologie”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2021-05/14_IHIsoMO23.04.2021.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. The programme page adds that it is a consecutive programme and invites applicants who are unsure to contact IHI Zittau before applying. The programme is run jointly with the Senckenberg museum in Görlitz.

Subject background
A first recognised degree in biology or a closely related programme such as forestry, agricultural ecology, nature conservation and landscape planning or geoecology, plus English B2.
Source
“candidates must have completed a first recognized vocational university degree acquired in Germany or a qualification from an officially recognized vocational academy in the field of biology or a closely related program of study such as forestry, agricultural ecology, nature conservation and landscape planning, or geoecology”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · 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. IELTS 6 · TOEFL iBT 80
Source
“Knowledge of English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), proven by an independent language certificate like IELTS (6.0) or TOEFL (IBT 80)”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · checked 8 November 2026

The Studienordnung gives lower figures for the same programme, TOEFL 72 and IELTS 5.5; the programme page is the stricter and more recent source, so its figures are 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
No selection procedure: admission is open to applicants who meet the requirements.
Source
“Admission open admission Application portal”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor-dem-studium/studienangebot/sins/sins_studiengang?autoid=31342 · checked 8 November 2026

How to apply
Directly to the university
Source
“Applicants for Master's programs at IHI Zittau”

tu-dresden.de/studium/vor_dem_studium/bewerbung/bewerbungsverfahren · checked 14 November 2026

Master's applicants at IHI Zittau apply through TU Dresden's own online portal, not uni-assist, and post the signed application to Zittau.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“durch die Vorlage eines Zeugnisses über einen vollständig in englischer Sprache abgelegten Hochschulabschluss”

www.verw.tu-dresden.de/Amtbek/PDF-Dateien/2021-05/14_IHIsoMO23.04.2021.pdf · checked 8 November 2026

A degree certificate awarded entirely in English is accepted instead of a language test, which covers most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan whose previous degree was taught in English. No TU Dresden page exempts applicants by country, and the German embassy's visa section may still ask for a certificate.

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.