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MSc Hydro Science and Engineering at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in hydro science and engineering giving deep knowledge of water management, natural resource management and related engineering issues, intended particularly for students from developing and emerging countries facing drought and flooding.

Faculty: Faculty of Environmental Sciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Treats water as a natural element in the atmosphere and on and below the Earth's surface, as a resource with qualitative and quantitative distribution, and as a usable raw material.

Career pathways

Graduates can take on analysis and modelling of material balance, transport and turnover in urban water management, planning and other roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first degree in a natural-science or engineering programme (hydrology, meteorology, geography, geology, chemistry, biology, water management, civil engineering, waste management, landscape architecture, forestry and agricultural engineering, environmental engineering or related) with at least 6 semesters standard duration; English at level C1 shown by a certificate such as TOEFL or IELTS. Numerus clausus: no, but an aptitude assessment procedure is required. Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Aptitude assessment request period: 1 June – 15 July; Application period for study: 1 June – 15 September. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 31 May; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July. Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time

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