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Staatsexamen Lebensmittelchemie at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Staatsexamen programme in food chemistry, a special, interdisciplinary discipline of chemistry elucidating the composition of foods, the reactions in them and the interactions of ingredients.

Faculty: Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry  |  Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years) full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Application-oriented combination of analytical chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry with related sciences such as microbiology and toxicology.

Career pathways

After the university degree, a one-year internship in a food-inspection office and the third examination section lead to the title of state-certified food chemist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur (general higher-education entrance qualification) or an equivalent entrance qualification. German language proficiency is required; international applicants and German applicants with foreign qualifications must meet the university's language requirements. Applicants whose foreign qualification does not give direct access to German higher education must first attend a Studienkolleg. 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: 9 semesters (4.5 years) full-time

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