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MSc Transportation Economics and Data Science at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in transportation economics and data science addressing how mobility shapes participation in social and economic life, spatial structure and environmental impact, in the face of new modes such as automated driving, electric vehicles, drones and high-speed 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); English-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

A compulsory area (25 credit points) gives methodological foundations; the elective area (65 credit points) requires at least four modules from five specialisations and one of five research areas.

Career pathways

Domestic, foreign and international companies, associations and public organisations, national and international organisations, public administrations and ministries.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A degree in transport science or economics or in a STEM field, or a degree in another strongly quantitative programme; proof of special aptitude through an aptitude assessment procedure, possibly with an interview; English at level B2. 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; 8 semesters part-time

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