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MSc Bahnsystemingenieurwesen at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in railway systems engineering, responding to growing demand for railway and public-transport engineers as more traffic shifts from road to rail.

Faculty: Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences "Friedrich List"  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Starts with general engineering knowledge and fundamentals of railway science, then modules in chosen directions such as railway infrastructure and track construction.

Career pathways

Many students have a secure job before graduating; a graduate survey found that 70 % of students secured a first job during or directly after their studies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's or Diplom degree from a university (including a university of applied sciences) in engineering, computer science, geography, geodesy, physics, mathematics or transport economics, or an equivalent degree. German language proficiency is required. 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: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time

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