Study requirements
Prerequisites for the Tropical Forestry Master’s degree program are:
• Completed university degree program in the area of forest sciences or a similar subject (e.g. agriculture, horticulture, landscape architecture and regional planning, geography, water management, biology)
• Knowledge of English (TOEFL 550 (paper-based) / 213 (computer-based) or IELTS 6.0)
Step 1: Online application for the degree program
• Please visit the online application page once the application period has started.
• 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.
• You will then be prompted to print out your cover letter with your application number.
Step 2: Application for the Aptitude assessment or NC selection procedure
To apply for the aptitude assessment or selection process required for your degree program, you must send the following documents to the address below by the specified deadline. Please make sure that your application number, which was assigned to you when applying online, is indicated in your application documents. If you are unable to apply via the selma portal before the deadline, you don’t need to include your application number.
Required documents
a) General documents
Except for the Master's Degree in International Relations, the following general documents must be submitted by everyone:
• your online application - filled in and signed
• Copy of the higher education entrance qualification (usually Abitur certificate); if available, certificate of the higher education entrance examination (copy of the original and the translation in either German or English)
• 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: Confirmation from the first university that at least 80% of the work required for the current university degree programme has been completed, as well as information on the current average grade for degree programmes with entry restrictions (form on the Admissions Office website)
• the last certificate of enrollment stating the degree program and semester wherever enrollment into a more advanced semester is requested
• If you are not yet enrolled at TU Dresden, a certificate of your academic achievements from your previous university stating all courses of study including semesters
• Copy of passport (for international applicants)
• Original certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centre of the German Embassy (APS) for Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese applicants
b) Special degree-specific documents
• Registration for the aptitude assessment procedure takes place online via the degree program's website
• Rationale for the application (motivation letter)
• Proposal of research topic for the M.Sc. thesis
• CV in tabular form
• 2 letters of recommendation
• 2 passport photos
• Certificate of English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS)
Deadlines and address for submitting your documents
- Registration period for aptitude assessment procedures
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1st June - 31st July
- Application address
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TU Dresden
Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften
Tropical Forestry
Pienner Str. 8
01737 Tharandt
Germany
- Application period
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EU applicants:
1st April - 15th July
Non-EU applicants:
1st April - 31st May
- Application address
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TU Dresden
International Office
01062 Dresden
Further links and information
- Additional information
- • Notes for the application on the webpage of the discipline
- Link to the degree program
- Tropical Forestry