Transport Engineering (Diplom)

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Mobility and transportation are of great significance today and in the future. All people expect affordable mobility and properly functioning transportation systems. Mobility and transportation are fundamental components of society, indispensable for commerce and the economy, annoying for some, interesting for others - and systemically relevant for all.

Digitalization, automation, and climate protection pose major challenges for the transportation sector. In order to be able to plan, measure, and design complex, interconnected, and innovative transportation systems against this backdrop, the degree program provides all the necessary engineering knowledge. In addition, you learn how the individual disciplines of traffic and transportation science interact with one another and are shaped and influenced by neighboring disciplines such as computer science, electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and economics.

Bahnanlagen Testen — © Benjamin Jenak, TUD

Luftfahrt Simulator — © Benjamin Jenak, TUD

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Degree	Diplom-Ingenieur*in (Dipl.-Ing.)
Standard period of study for full-time studies	10 semesters
Part-time studies	Possible (50 %)
Numerus clausus	No numerus clausus
Start of study	Winter semester (October 1st)
Application period	June 1^st - September 15^th *April 1^st - July 15^th for international applications

Occupational Fields

Studying Traffic and Transportation Science means job security! 70 percent of our students have their first permanent job while still studying or directly at the end of their studies. Almost all of our graduates enter attractive career paths after three months of job search at the latest. Career planning and orientation is a top priority for us even during our studies - with an annual in-house carreer fair, job portal, alumni association, and much more.

Infografik: Unsere Absolventen kommen gemäß einer Umfrage aus 2022 zu 14 % in Forschungseinrichtungen, zu 13 % in Behörden und öffentlichen Verwaltungen und zu 65 % in Unternehmen der Verkehrsbranche, darunter Bahn- und Schienenverkehr, ÖPNV, Logistik und Transport, Verkehrsinfrastruktur, Luft- und Raumfahrt oder Fahrzeugindustrie und Straßenverkehr, unter.

Inforgrafik: Unsere Absolventen kommen gemäß einer Umfrage zu 49 % über Kontakte aus dem Studium, zu 41 % über eine Bewerbung bei einem Unternehmen und zu 10 % auf einem anderen Weg zu einem Job.

Infografik: Unsere Absolventen haben gemäß einer Umfrage zu 56 % noch während des Studiums einen Job, zu 14 % direkt zu Ende des Studiums, zu 19 % bis 3 Monate nach Ende des Studiums und zu 11 % nach mehr als 3 Monaten.

Infografik: Unsere Absolventen sind gemäß einer Umfrage zu 47 % sehr zufrieden mit ihrem Job, zu 41 % zufrieden, zu 9 % nur teilweise zufrieden und zu 3 % unzufrieden.

Infografik: Unsere Absolventen würden gemäß einer Umfrage zu 69 % nocheinmal Verkehr an der TU Dresden studieren.

Possible occupational fields:

Transportation departments at government authorities on municipal, state, and federal level
Institutions with assignments in planning and operating road, rail, and water transportation facilities
Public transportation companies
Railroad industry and companies
Air transportation companies
Conveyance and trading companies, freight distribution centers
Planning, consulting, and design companies working in the fields of transportation, communications, and logistics
Research institutes in the fields of transportation, urban and regional planning, and environmental protection
University research and teaching

Content

The diagram shows the structure of the ten-semester program. The first four semesters belong to the basic studies. This includes the modules mathematics, economics and traffic economics, traffic psychology, water traffic and rail traffic systems, traffic safety, rail traffic and public transport in the first semester, mathematics, computer science, physics, statics and strength of materials as well as fundamentals of integrated traffic planning in the second semester, mathematics, kinematics and kinetics, electrical engineering and information technology, air traffic as well as optimization of logistic processes in the third semester and process automation in traffic telematics, a foreign language, traffic system theory as well as traffic machine technology in the fourth semester. In the main study period, there are unspecified modules depending on the choice of one of the following fields of study: railroad systems, electrical traffic systems, traffic planning and traffic engineering, traffic systems engineering and logistics, air traffic, railroad traffic and public transport or traffic telematics. The penultimate semester includes a professional internship and the student research project. In the last semester there is the diploma thesis.

The study program begins with general engineering fundamentals such as mathematics, physics, applied mechanics, and computer science. At the same time, you learn about the transportation systems on the road, on the rail, and in the air in introductory courses. Political and transportation economics, traffic and transportation psychology, transport ecology, logistics, and a foreign language round out the first four semesters.

After acquiring a broad knowledge of transportation and mobility starting in the fifth semester, students can choose an area of spezialization to study in greater depth:

🚅 Railway systems
🚆 Railway traffic and public transport
⚡ Electrical transportation systems
🗺️ Transport planning and traffic engineering
✈️ Air Transport
💻 Traffic telematics

Throughout the program, soft skills and management competencies are taught in addition to the relevant subject-specific content. Internships, excursions, and academic work round out the degree program.

What do graduates say?

»In engineering offices, you work on a variety of transportation projects, so the tasks are diversified and stay interesting.«

»My work at the courthouse allows me to improve the local transportation systems and do good for my local community.«

»What I find exciting about my work is that we are able to design and shape the transportation systems of the next decade. In addition, we work on improving rail stations and their accessibility.«

»While working at the transportation company, I have a good overview and am able to influence the entire system. There are often many ways to solve a problem quickly and efficiently.«

»In my research, I have benefitted a lot from the professional training of the degree program. TU Dresden’s range of courses and degrees are internationally renowned in the field of transportation and traffic science.«

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the degree program, applicants must have completed a general university entrance qualification (Abitur) or a comparable university entrance qualification.

International applicants and German applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification are kindly advised to read the requirements for German-language courses.

Applicants with foreign higher education entrance qualifications that do not allow immediate admission to a university in Germany, can attend a Studienkolleg (preparatory college) to acquire the subject-specific university entrance qualification. Please find further information on the Studienkolleg pages.
This degree program relates to the following specialized course at the Studienkolleg: T-course.

Study Documents

All regulations concerning the study program are defined in the study documents, which have been officially announced:
Studienordnung (Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 07.07.2022)
Prüfungsordnung (Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 07.07.2022)

The curriculum and modules may be adjusted to meet current needs. These adjustments include the following not legally binding documents:
Modulbeschreibungen (aktuelle Lesefassung)
Studienablaufplan (aktuelle Lesefassung)

Part-Time Studying

The degree program can completely or temporarily be studied on a part-time basis (50%). This may apply if you are caring for children or other dependents while studying, or if you yourself are affected by health issues.

While studying part-time, the standard period of study for full-time students and the examination periods are doubled. If necessary, you can switch between part-time and full-time studies between semesters. More information on part-time studies

A separate study schedule is recommended and issued for part-time studies. Adjustments must be made when switching between full-time and part-time studies: Part-time study schedule

Apply now!

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Application period:
June 1^st - September 15^th
April 1^st - July 15^th for international applications

Further information on Transport Engineering (Diplom) in the Study Information System (SINS).

Multimedia insights into the study program

In the online format "Sitzgelegenheit," students from our faculty are asked interesting and sometimes piquant questions from the TUD community. Why is Deutsche Bahn always late? What is your favorite means of transportation and what do you think transport will look like in the future?

Excitement in the railway operation laboratory: Victor is in his 3^rd semester of studying transport engineering at the TU Dresden. He has been interested in railroads since he was a child and that is why he decided to study here in Dresden. alpha Uni accompanied him to a simulation in the railway operation laboratory.

20-year-old Malvine Barchfeld from Mannheim is a MINT scholarship holder at TU Dresden. In an interview for "Verkehrslage", she tells us what brought her to Dresden, what hurdles and surprises her start at university entailed, which lectures she likes best so far and what she is looking forward to in the coming months. To the interview with Malvine Barchfeld in the online magazine "Verkehrslage"

How can cycling be made safer and more attractive? Cycling is climate-friendly and keeps you healthy. In addition, cycling infrastructure requires less space than other forms of mobility. However, for more people to get on their bikes, cycling must become safe, fast and comfortable. In the “Good Question”, scientists from TU Dresden talk about their research on bicycles.

Transportation means plays a central role in our lives. Julia Maria Engelbrecht is a researcher at the Faculty of Traffic Sciences at the TU Dresden. Among other things, she deals with questions of how cars can communicate with each other so that fewer accidents happen on our roads.

In this episode of "Good Questions", experts from the TU Dresden talk about the current state of automated driving in Germany. What technical requirements and what infrastructure is needed? And what about ethical concerns surrounding automated driving?