Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology
The Process Engineering and Natural Materials Technology degree program is offered to students here at TU Dresden as a Bachelor's and Diplom degree program, although it is not possible to do a Master's degree here at the university after the Bachelor's degree. We therefore recommend that you choose the diploma course. Here you will find a precise distinction between the two degrees. It is also possible to take Mechanical Engineering postgraduate courses.
The degree program is very general, especially at the undergraduate level, and offers a wide range of technical and scientific subjects. Subjects such as construction or statics are clearly similar to mechanical engineering, and subjects such as mathematics or chemistry do not make the foundation course easy.
From the 5th semester onwards, you can decide how you want to continue and choose a field of study:
- General process engineering
- Bioprocess engineering
- Chemical engineering technology
- Wood technology and fiber materials technology
- Food Technology
In addition, there is an internship in the 7th semester which lasts 16 weeks, during which you work in industry or research and gain an in-depth insight into the work of an engineer. At the same time, you will write your interdisciplinary project work (formerly known as Kleiner Beleg), in which you work on a complex task during your internship.
In the 9th semester, the research internship follows, which is similar to the interdisciplinary project work, but is more extensive. At the end of your studies, you will write your dissertation in the 10th semester.
All three major theses are usually supervised by a Research Associate at the university and a representative of the respective company or research institution.
You also have the opportunity to complete semesters or internships abroad at any time. From our experience, however, we can recommend that you only do this in your main degree program. You can find information on studying abroad here.
Further information on the degree program in general or the fields of study can be found here: