Important information
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Admission requirements
A prerequisite for application is the general high-school graduation certificate (Abitur) or a comparable qualification for admission to higher education.
NC (numerus clausus) selection
General information regarding NC selection procedures can be found
here.
A short version regarding the NC selection procedure in English can be found here.
German language requirements
International applicants and German applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification are kindly advised to read the requirements for German-language courses.
Information on Studienkolleg
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:
M-course
Application hints and tips
This degree program participates in the Dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren (DoSV) – an initiative organized to aid communication between universities and applicants in cases where prospective students apply for multiple degree programs at multiple universities. This means that applicants from Germany and the rest of the EU must have an applicant ID (BID) and an authentication number (BAN) issued to them from Hochschulstart prior to submitting their application to TU Dresden.
General information for the degree programme
This course of study, complex, interdisciplinary and research-oriented, deals with the forest ecosystem in its components (etc. plants, animals, soils), in its entirety and its manifold products and services. Graduates are prepared for applied professional fields as well as subsequent master programs. They (i) acquire professional knowledge and social skills to address challenges around use and protection of forests; (ii) are able to develop concepts for protection, management and development of natural resources; (iii) can communicate problems as well as suitable solutions to experts and the public, and (iv) have developed strategies for further autonomous learning.
The programme consists of highly interdisciplinary modules. 25% of the modules are mandatory electives, thus offering students the chance to find their own specialisation.
The course of study includes the following subject fields:
- general ecology,
- biometrics,
- zoology,
- geobotany,
- wildlife ecology,
- policy and economics,
- timber mensuration, etc.
Before graduation, students need to write a bachelor thesis (topic to be chosen individually).
Study contents
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Postgraduate studies
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Contact
Central Student Information and Counselling Service
Study Counsellor
Mrs Dr. Antje Beckmann
Central Student Information and Counselling Service
Post address:
TU Dresden
Zentrale Studienberatung
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-36279
Study Counsellor
Mrs Myriam Zschieschang-König M. Sc.
Central Student Information and Counselling Service
Post address:
TU Dresden
Zentrale Studienberatung
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-32698
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Academic Advisor
Mr Dr. rer. silv. Stephan Bonn
Office address:
Hauptgebäude-Altbau (HAU), Pienner Str. 8, 01737 Tharandt, EG Raum 03
Post address:
TU Dresden
Fakultät Umweltwissenschaften
Fachrichtung Forstwissenschaften
PF 1117
01735 Tharandt
- Tel.
- +49 35203 38-31205
Office Hours:
Please contact us for an appointment or refer to the office hours.
Admissions Office
ServiceCenterStudies
Post address:
Technische Universität Dresden
Immatrikulationsamt
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-42000
Office Hours:
International Office
International Office
Office address:
Bürogebäude Strehlener Str. (BSS) 22, 6. Etage, Raum 671
Post address:
TU Dresden
International Office
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-39607
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