TU Dresden campus

Engineering

BSc Maschinenbau Fernstudium at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Distance-learning Bachelor in mechanical engineering preparing students for the wide range of fields in which machines and technical systems are developed and used.

Faculty: Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering  |  Duration: 12 semesters (6 years) part-time  |  Study mode: online (distance learning) (part-time only); German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

The first eight semesters teach mathematics, science and engineering fundamentals: mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, design theory, machine elements and manufacturing technology.

Career pathways

Research, design and product development, production preparation and production, and maintenance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification) or an equivalent entrance qualification. German language proficiency is required; international applicants and German applicants with foreign qualifications must meet the university's language requirements. Applicants whose foreign qualification does not give direct access to German higher education must first attend a Studienkolleg. Numerus clausus: no (open admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 September (with proof of German for study); 1 April – 15 July (without proof of German for study). Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 12 semesters (6 years) part-time

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