Important information
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Admission requirements
Prerequisite is a diploma (Diplom) or Bachelor's degree of a university (or university of applied sciences) in the fields of Engineering, Computer science, Geography, Geodesy, Physics or Mathematics or an equivalent or higher degree.
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.
Application hints and tips
If, at the time of application, proof of the first degree qualifying the applicant for a profession is not yet available, the application will be considered under the precondition that 80% of the credit points attainable for the degree have already been achieved based on completed module examinations or the final thesis and the colloquium (if applicable). A certification from the awarding institute of higher education (examination office) serves as proof of the above-mentioned academic achievements. You can find the appropriate form on the Admissions Office website.
General information for the degree programme
The programme provides students the ability to identify and frame technical and operational problems of railway and urban public transport systems, to analyse them scientifically and to develop suitable solutions. The interdisciplinary design of the programme allow students to identify and focus system dependencies relevant for an optimal result.
In the first part of the studies students take compulsory courses covering the basics of Guided Transport Engineering such as Railway Infrastructure, Railway Operation and Control, Railway Vehicles als well as Project Management and others. In the second part students choose one elective subject area in order to specialise in one of the four following fields:
A) Railway Infrastructure
B) Railway Signaling and Telematics
C) Railway Operation
D) Urban Public Transport.
Study contents
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Documents
TU Dresden Official Announcements contains all published regulations. Use the search function to find the desired documents: Official proclamation
Additionally, the regulations can be viewed on the website of the responsible unit.
- Examination Regulation
- Study Regulation
... you will find on the respective site of the responsible unit.
Contact
Admissions Office
ServiceCenterStudies
Post address:
Technische Universität Dresden
Immatrikulationsamt
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-42000
Office Hours:
Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Science
Academic Advisor
(fachlich-inhaltliche Beratung)
Mr Dr. Ulrich Maschek
Faculty of Transportation and Traffic Science
Post address:
TU Dresden
Fakultät Verkehrswissenschaften "Friedrich List"
01062 Dresden
- Tel.
- +49 351 463-36539
Office Hours:
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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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