Why study at a university of applied sciences?

The basic advantages of a university of applied sciences include

• short study periods, which translates to speedier application of the acquired knowledge,
• instruction that is career-focused and therefore very practice-related training, increased portion of practical exercises and work in smaller groups,
• close collaboration to regional companies and organisations,
• a manageable campus size and intimate studying atmosphere.

Dresden University of Applied Sciences offers all of these advantages in connection with the unique opportunities provided by Dresden as a study location: exceptional cultural diversity and great accommodations conditions at the university's student halls.

The requirement for admission is a general or specialised university entrance qualification or polytechnical school entrance qualification. Applicants without university entrance qualifications may be admitted after completion of an admission exam (please refer to academic advising under the German "Studienberatung" tab for more information).

Lectures, seminars, exercises, and practical instruction in state-of-the-art laboratories provide extensive knowledge and application-related skills.

Start of courses

The university's programmes regularly begin in the winter semester (except 3-semester master's studies; these start in the summer semester).

Application instructions are available here or at the students' office.

Overview of current study programmes

In accordance with the Bologna Accord, our direct study programmes have been amended to match the European standardised degrees of bachelor (bachelor of engineering) and master (master of engineering), which must include a study period of 10 semesters.

 These new study programmes therefore replace the previously offered and phased-out diploma-based study programmes (with the exception of the correspondence diploma-based study programme for surveying, which has been offered since winter semester 2009/10 as a modular course of studies).

Currently, the faculty offers the following study programmes (lateral entrants who would like to enrol in a higher semester should refer to the students' office):

Study programme	Degree	Duration
Spatial information & surveying	Bachelor (B.Eng.)	7 semesters
Spatial information & cartography	Bachelor (B.Eng.)	7 semesters
Spatial information & management	Master (M.Eng.)	3 or 4 semesters
Surveying (correspondence studies, modular structure)	Diploma (Dipl.-Ing. (FH))	10 semesters

Study programmes being phased out

Matriculation in the diploma courses for surveying or cartography is no longer possible (neither as a lateral entrant), since the last matriculation year, i.e. 2006, has reached the diploma phase with the running summer semester 2010 (8th semester).

The non-modular correspondence diploma in surveying was finally enrolled during winter semester 2008/09.

Study programme	Degree	Duration
Surveying	Diploma (Dipl.-Ing. (FH))	8 semesters
Cartography	Diploma (Dipl.-Ing. (FH))	8 semesters
Surveying (correspondence studies, non-modular structure)	Diploma (Dipl.-Ing. (FH))	10 semesters