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Diplom Verfahrenstechnik & Chemieingenieurwesen at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

Programme overview

Process engineering and chemical engineering ("VTC" for short) deal with all processes in which substances are changed in terms of their composition, type or properties. They use mechanical, thermal, chemical or biological processes.

Faculty: Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering (Faculty 4)  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Diplom degree  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

The first half of the VTC diploma programme is therefore designed to enable you to quickly familiarise yourself with new tasks with varying requirements based on a very comprehensive basic education (in natural sciences and engineering). You will not only familiarise yourself with these scientific and engineering fundamentals, but also learn to understand them.

Career pathways

Career fields: Management and logistics; Engineering offices; Teaching and research: e.g. university, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Institutes; Public sectore.g. university, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Institutes; Public service: e.g. authorities, TÜV, local authorities, utilities and waste disposal companies, municipal utilities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or an entrance qualification recognised as equivalent. Language requirements: with at least B1 level German. Admission to the degree program: with C1 level German (e.g. DSH-2). language courses and DSH exam at TUBAF. Prep Courses (Studienkolleg).

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)

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