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MSc Holztechnologie und Holzwirtschaft at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Application-oriented, interdisciplinary Master programme in wood technology and wood economics, run jointly by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Sciences  |  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

Four semesters including the Master thesis. Graduates gain broad subject knowledge and knowledge of scientific methods in wood technology and wood economics.

Career pathways

Training of internationally recognised leaders in wood technology and wood economics; (senior) staff in companies in the wood industry (sawmills, wood-based panels and others).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree recognised in Germany in forest sciences or another programme with the same subject orientation. 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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