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Diplom Informatik at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Diplom programme in computer science covering data analytics, robotics, machine learning, computer vision and the foundations of the digital transformation.

Faculty: Faculty of Computer Science  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time; 20 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught; Diplom  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Ten semesters including a one-semester industrial or study-abroad placement. The basic phase ends with the Vordiplom and teaches computer science fundamentals; the main phase deepens chosen areas.

Career pathways

Software development, web design, programming, administration, research institutions, public authorities and companies, universities, planning firms and healthcare.

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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: 10 semesters (5 years) full-time; 20 semesters part-time

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