Study Geography (Bachelor) ✔ TU Dresden

Important information

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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.

NC (numerus clausus) selection procedure

General information about the selection process for degree programs with restricted admission as well as the threshold values for previous admission cycles can be found here.
A summary in English of the selection process for degree programs with restricted admission 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 regarding Studienkolleg

Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification that does not grant them direct access to university education in Germany pursuant to the qualification comparability regulations of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs must attend a Preparatory College (Studienkolleg) prior to studying. You can acquire the subject-specific university entrance qualification here. Further information can be found on the website of the Preparatory College (Studienkolleg).
This degree program relates to the following specialized course at the Studienkolleg:
T-course

Notes on the application process

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 about the degree program

Geographers analyse spatial structures and processes in environment and society. Their main focus is on understanding the natural components and structures in landscapes, and on the analysis of society-space relationships.

A special feature and strength of Dresden's Geography degree programme is the combination of natural sciences and humanities in research and teaching.

The aim of the programme is to impart fundamental knowledge of general and regional physical geography and of human geography, to enable students to work in an integrative and interdisciplinary way, and to provide a sound education in subject-specific methods.

The Dresden Geography degree programme addresses current issues in the relationship between humans and the environment, which are amongst the most important societal and political challenges (climate and environmental change, environmental risks, demographic change, societal polarisation and conflicts).

Study contents

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Occupational fields

The most important professional fields for geographers are in the areas of spatial planning, environmental protection, assessment of natural risks, and the processing and analysis of spatial information.

Geographers are increasingly entering the growing labour market of new media and communication technologies.

Previous graduates are primarily active in the following fields: State, regional and urban planning; development and investment planning at municipal, regional and supra-regional level; environmental protection; renewable energies; development cooperation; landscape conservation and landscape planning; exploration of natural resources; specialist planning in areas such as housing, work, education, supply, leisure and transport; water management, waste management, immission control, soil protection; spatial science consulting and information; activities in professional associations, and university and non-university research institutions.

Postgraduate studies

Study documents

The official announcements of TU Dresden include all published regulations . Please use the search bar to find the document you need: Official proclamation

The regulations are also available on each institution’s website.