Water Security and Global Change Technische Universität Dresden
- Degree
- Master of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Dresden
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Environmental Science
Annotation
The Master’s degree course in Water Security and Global Change is an international course taught in English that includes the topics of water security and global change and is carried out in cooperation with RWTH Aachen, IIT Madras and TU Dresden. The academic degree is awarded jointly by all partners (joint degree).
Admission modus
Without admission restriction
Area of study
Partner institution: IIT Madras in Republic of India (International degree: Master of Science/ M.Sc.)
Admission requirements
English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) are required. Proof is provided by means of a relevant certificate or language certificate. In particular, this can be a certificate of academic degree completed in English or a language certificate such as TOEFL (at least 79) or IELTS (at least 6.0).
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/sinsDeadlines for International Students from the European Union
Degree programme-related application deadlines can be found at: https://tu-dresden.de/sinsDeadlines 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