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MSc Organismic and Molecular Biodiversity at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in organismic and molecular biodiversity responding to growing scientific and public interest in biodiversity and a shortage of specialists for biodiversity research and monitoring.

Faculty: International Graduate School (IHI) Zittau  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); English-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Three study directions: Species Diversity and Natural History Collections, Evolution of Functional Biodiversity and Molecular Biodiversity, giving advanced knowledge of species and their documentation in collections.

Career pathways

Combining overview and specialist knowledge, graduates are qualified for a broad range of biodiversity research topics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree recognised in Germany in biology or a closely related programme such as forest sciences, agroecology, nature conservation and landscape planning or geoecology; English at level B2 shown by a relevant certificate. 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 June – 15 September. 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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