Coast Protection with Tetrapodes at the North Sea, Westerland / Sylt

River Barrier at the River Oste, Northern Germany

Depth sounder measurements at the River Elbe, Hitzacker

Hydroelectric turbines of the Reservoir Orlik, River Moldau, Czech Republic

Overview

Study Program

Structure

Module Description

Regulations

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarships

Links

Flyer HS&E

Time Table for Winter Semester 2009/10 (Group 09-1-HSE-08)
Time Table for Winter Semester 2009/10 (Group 08-3-HSE-08)

Overview

This master course will broaden and intensify your previously obtained academic and practical knowledge in the fields of

• management
• conservation
• and development
• of water resources within different climatic zones and
• construction and operation of water management systems

The program aims for an excellent handling of the entire field of water with its various aspects. The students will be enabled to cope with future professional demands within research and practice worldwide. The degree course especially addresses students from developing and transitional countries due to the specific problems occurring there, i.e. limited drinking water and raw water resources as well as the devastating impacts of hydrologic extremes like droughts or flood disasters connected with heavy erosions.
When the course started for the first time, in winter semester 2004/05, students from China, Indonesia, Nepal and Germany registered. In winter semester 2006/07 students from China, Uganda, Sudan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Greece, Spain, Kazakhstan and Germany enrolled for the master course.
The master program meets international standards required to pursue and develop careers within national and international administrations and organisations. The master course will lay the basics for engagement in development and consultation agencies, to head the operation of water management systems and to contribute to transdisciplinary research tasks within the entire field of hydro sciences.

Basic Conditions
Applicants have to prove a Bachelor Degree or an equivalent education with 6 semesters completed in Natural Sciences or Civil Engineering, results better than average.
The Master Course starts each winter semester and is held in English.
The regular period of completion is 4 semesters (24 months) including the master thesis. After successful exams the TU Dresden awards the academic degree Master of Science (M.Sc.).

Study Contents
The course is divided into individual modules. A module may contain a number of lectures, exercises, seminars, workshops or excursions.
Depending on the type of their degrees the students have to pass compulsory modules within the basic course. For advanced courses students may choose such modules to acquire their desired specialisation.

Study Program

Structure

The course is divided into

• basic course - 1st semester
• advanced course - 2nd and 3rd semesters
• master thesis - 4th semester

The basic course focuses on the fundamentals of hydro sciences and is meant for completion of existing knowledge. Students with a degree in environmental sciences need to take classes in hydromechanics and hydraulic engineering. Students with a degree in engineering need to study ecology and hydrochemistry.
During the advanced course students choose a selection of at least five out of 10 offered modules.

Each module is completed by an examination. Besides the usual marks credits (CR) have to be obtained. A minimum of 30 credits per semester and a total of 120 credits, respectively, is necessary to successfully complete the master course.

General Study Structure

For the master thesis an individual scientific topic has to be analysed independently. It is also possible to develop and document a complete project planning.
Each student has a tutor to support the progress of the work.
There is a public defence held by the student to finally present and discuss the results of his thesis.

Module Description

The schedule and the composition of the modules are given in the table below. A detailed description of each module is linked there.
The modules may consist of a number of different components:
Lecture/Exercise/Seminar/Practice/Excursion/Workshop - L/E/S/P/E/W
A teaching unit usually takes 90 minutes accounting for 2 hours per week per semester (2 SWS). For example the code 2/1/0/0/0 is read: for one semester the student has to attend 1 lecture of 90 minutes per week and 1 exercise of 90 minutes every two weeks.

Each module yields credits whose quantity accounts for the whole expenditure of time for all the module parts including also the time for preparation and postprocessing. The equivalent to one credit point is 30 hours.

Regulations

The regulatory framework for a successful degree of the examinations is compiled in the papers Study Regulations and Examination Regulations, respectively.

Eligibility Criteria

The application for the master course implies a degree in Natural Sciences or Civil Engineering:

• Bachelor degree for international students
• Students from German Universities may join the Hydro Science and Engineering Master program after their 6th semester (3rd year). The admission depends on a qualified Pre-Diploma (Vordiplom) and successful 3rd year results
• Graduates from a (German) "Fachhochschule"

Applicants have to prove results better than average, i.e. higher than 2.5.
The master course is held in English; non-native speakers must demonstrate competence in English with a test showing their 'very good upper intermediate level' (level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR).

Documents required to be forwarded to Technische Universität Dresden

• Officially authenticated photocopy of your higher education entrance qualification (Abitur, Baccalaureate, School-Leaving Certificate, O- and A-Levels etc.), including list of grades. OR: Officially authenticated photocopy of the English translation of your higher education entrance qualification certificate (only applies if the original was not issued in German, English or French), completed with a list of grades
• Officially authenticated photocopy of your university degree certificates. OR: Officially authenticated photocopy of the English translation of your university degree certificate(s) (only applies if the original was not issued in German, English or French), completed with a list of grades. If your university supplies you with transcripts or mark sheets, please include an original or an authenticated copy. The transcript or mark sheet is a list of subjects studied and the grades obtained.
• Certificate demonstrating proficiency in English. Recognized tests are IELTS: required level 6.0 or TOEFL: required level for paper based test 550 points, computer based test 213 points, internet based test 79 points. Certificates of other tests of equivalent standard will be considered only in exceptional cases.
• Fully completed application form for course starting October 2010 or course starting October 2011

    PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS!

TO BE SENT TO (only normal mail, no email):

Technische Universität Dresden
Akademisches Auslandsamt
Frau Hesse
International Master Course Hydro Science and Engineering
D-01062 Dresden
GERMANY

Deadline for completed applications is July 15 each year. We strongly advice you to apply earlier. The semester starts in October and the issuing of a student visa can take up to two months depending on your home country.

Decisions on admission are made by the members of the Course Examination Board. In case of acceptance students will get a letter of admission from TU Dresden International Office called "Zulassungsbescheid". Students from non-EU member countries can use this letter to apply for a student visa at the German Embassy of their home country. You are not allowed to study with a tourist visa. Accepted German students should report to the Immatrikulationsamt of TU Dresden at the beginning of the semester.

Concerning "official authentication" please note: In Germany, photocopies can be officially authenticated by the following public authorities:

• The local authority (the town council)
• Police
• Court of Law
• Health insurance companies (free of charge)

Notaries abroad - the following offices are permitted to officially authenticate copies of documents:

• Diplomatic representations of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Public authorities in each country entitled to authenticate documents under national law, authentication is deemed to conform to the regulations if the statement of authentication is accompanied by an official stamp and is signed by the person authenticating the document. Separate sheets must be authenticated separately.

For further information or help in any case please contact:

Dr. Sabine Hahn-Bernhofer
contact@hse-master-programme.de
Tel: +49 (0)351 463 31237

Scholarships

• Scholarship of the Gelsenwasser AG (available for 2 students with a Bachelor Degree (BSc) from Poland or Czech Republic)
• IPSWaT (International Post Graduate Studies in Water Technologies)
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

Links and Further Information

• Programm Rückkehrende Fachkräfte (ZAV Reintegration)
• TUDIAS (Language Program)
• FLOODmaster Project (within this project the Flood Risk Management Modules I and II were developed)

For DAAD scholars a language program is carried out before the start of the master course.

There is an additional program offering cultural and professional excursions taking advantage of the cooperation with national and international partner institutions and the Dresdner Kompetenzzentrum Wasser.