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Organismic and Molecular Biodiversity Technische Universität Dresden

Degree
Master of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Zittau

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Biology
  • Ecology

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

Admission requirements to the course is a first university degree recognised in Germany as qualifying for a profession or a degree from a state or state-recognised university of cooperative education in the subject area of biology or in courses of study with a closely related subject orientation such as forestry, agroecology, nature conservation and landscape planning or geoecology.

English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are required. Proof can be provided, for example, by presenting a certificate of a completed language test, such as the Paper-Based TOEFL Test, Computer-Based TOEFL Test, Internet-Based TOEFL Test or IELTS Test, if English is not the native language of the applicant and this can be proven by a school leaving certificate.

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2025/2026: Semester break: Reformation Day: Fri. 31/10/2025 Day of Prayer and Repentance: Wed., 31.10.2025 New Year’s: Sun 21.12.2025 – Sun 04.01.2026 Non-lecture period: Mon, 9 February 2026 – Tue, 31 March 2026 Main examination period: Mon. 09.02.2026 - Sat. 07.03.2026
  • Summer semester 2027: 01.04.2027 - 17.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Degree programme-related application deadlines can be found at: https://tu-dresden.de/sins
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Degree programme-related application deadlines can be found at: https://tu-dresden.de/sins
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Degree programme-related application deadlines can be found at: https://tu-dresden.de/sins

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

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