Aptitude Assessment

Process of application and aptitude assessment of the Master's program Physics

The application for the Master's program Physics is a two-step procedure:

Step 1: the aptitude assessment by the Department of Physics to verify the required specialized knowledge and language skills
Step 2: the actual application for the Master's program

Please take note of the different deadlines of the aptitude assessment and the application for the Master's program. They are summarized in theStudy Informations System of TU Dresden. Also note that documents may need to be uploaded twice to the different online portals.

Please, follow the instructions of step 1 and step 2.

Admission requirements

Requirements for admission to the Master's degree program Physics:

Completion of a first professionally qualifying university degree that is recognized in Germany or a degree from a state or state-recognized university of cooperative education in the field of physics or a degree program with a closely related subject area,
Sound specialized knowledge
- of the fundamentals of experimental physics in the area of mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics, quantum physics, atomic and molecular physics, as well as solid state physics or nuclear physics or particle physics or biological physicss
- of the fundamentals of theoretical physics in the area of theoretical mechanics, theoretical electrodynamics, theoretical quantum mechanics, as well as statistical physics or theoretical thermodynamicss
- physics laboratory training, including programming skills, and
- mathematical training
Proficiency in English at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Step 1: Aptitude assessment

For the aptitude assessment of this degree program the following documents are required in an electronic format (PDF):

Copy of the original and officially certified translation (German or English) of the degree certificate of the required first university degree including official transcript of records; if the first university degree is not yet available a copy of the original and officially certified translation (German or English) of the official transcript of records is required together with a statement that 80% of the credits required for the current university degree program have been completed
Copy of the syllabus (curriculum) with a description of the completed modules; if this document is not available in English or German, a corresponding translation needs to be provided;
Proof of proficiency in English at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages by a copy of one of the following certificates:
- certificate of general or subject-specific university entrance qualification with a basic or advanced course in English (or comparable levels), or
- certificate for admission to higher education completed in English or a higher education graduation certificate completed in English, or
- TOEFL language certificate with a total score of at least 72 and a score of at least 17 in each category
- IELTS language certificate with a score of at least 5.5 in each category
- UNIcert language certificate at level II or higher.
Curriculum vitae documenting your educational career
Other certificates which document your aptitude for the degree program.

IMPORTANT: Submission of the request for aptitude assessment and of the relevant documents

Applicants with a German university degree must submit the online request for aptitude assessment and all relevant documents to the Online Aptitude Assessment Portal of the Department of Physics. The online portal will be opened during the application period for German applications and educational residents.
Applicants with a foreign university degree must submit the thoroughly filled Aptitude Assessment form (PDF) and all relevant documents together with the application to the study program to the uni-assist portal.

Only fully completed requests for aptitude assessment will be processed by the Admission Committee.

Please note the different deadlines of the aptitude assessment and of the application to the study program. They are summarized in the Study Information System.

If the aptitude has not already been established from the applicant's documents, an online assessment interview will be held by the Admissions Committee. The invitation to the online assessment interview will be sent by e-mail at least two weeks before the date of the interview.

You will receive the result of the aptitude assessment by e-mail in a timely manner. The result of the aptitude assessment will also be taken into account in the application process for the Master's program.

Step 2: Application for the degree program

After completion of the online process of the aptitude assessment you must submit your application for the degree program within the respective deadline through the

Online application entry point of TU Dresden.

After answering the questions in the application section, you will be guided to the corresponding application portal.
After you have entered your personal information, you need to submit your online application. Within this process you will be asked to upload or provide some documents for a second time, e.g. your degree certificates and your language certificates, together with additional documents required only for the application.

Deadlines of the aptitude assessment and application deadlines

Please note the different deadlines of the aptitude assessment and of the application to the study program. They are summarized in the Study Information System.