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Diplom Informationssystemtechnik at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Diplom programme combining electrical engineering and computer science, focused on embedded systems where functions formerly done in hardware are realised by microprocessors and software.

Faculty: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering  |  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 with 300 ECTS credits including a compulsory 20-week industrial placement (which may be abroad). A basic phase is followed by a main phase.

Career pathways

Employment across industries that develop and produce systems, for example information and communication technology, telecommunications, speech technology, automation and manufacturing engineering.

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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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