Studying Hydrology at TU Dresden

The consecutive study course "Hydrology" builds professional hydrologists who can develop and implement solutions for the various hydrologic problems as, e.g., floods, droughts, sustainable management of surface- and groundwater, design of hydraulic infrastructure, the management of complex river systems. The graduates are well capable to contribute in national and international scientific institutions. The strong international orientation of the study courses recommends our graduates for international work environments.

Contact for students

In the case of questions or comments according to study matters please refer to the contact for students on the linked page.

Study Courses and Lectures

Together with the department of Hydroscience we offer lectures for various study courses. Further reading is linked.

Resources in ILIAS

Resources for lectures and seminars from the chair of hydrology are available in ILIAS. Lecturers and tutors hand out necessary passwords.

Field Trips

Besides lectures we offer field trips. These encourage a better understanding of hydrological facts, also in a regional context.

Theses

At the Chair of Hydrology we supervise Bachelor and Master theses. Please follow the link for listed Diploma and Masters theses through the last years.

Study Courses

Our education combines a solid background in natural sciences with advanced hydrologic engineering solutions. A combination, which is unique for Germany. We offer the master course: "Hydrology". Together with the department of Hydroscience we offer the bachelor course: "Hydroscience"; and the master courses: "Hydroscience and Engineering"; as well as the Erasmus Mundus courses "Flood Risk Management" and "Groundwater and Global Change".

Besides teaching the basic hydrologic skills and the relevant hydrologic processes we put a strong emphasis on the design and implementation of measurement networks, the processing and evaluation of data, hydrologic system analysis, the development of sound skills in model technology and the application of numerical tools for the planning and operation of technical water resources systems.

The curriculum of the hydrology course offers a range of possibilities to develop interdisciplinary skills and teamwork abilities as e.g. semester bridging group work. Within this frame the students jointly develop solutions for relevant real world hydrologic problems from the problem statement to the presentation of the solutions. Our infrastructure facilities serve as development lab to the students.

The students gain relevant hands on practical experience by excursions, practical exercises and by projects in Germany or abroad. Here the students take profit from our well established cooperation with e.g. consultancy partners, public agencies and institutions in the water sector and partners from science organizations as e.g. the Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ), UNU-FLORES, UNESCO-IHE and the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU).