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M.Sc. Sustainable upgrading and building in existing buildings

HTW Dresden-University of Applied Sciences Dresden

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  • Winter intake
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  • Bilingual
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  • 3 semesters
    Duration
  • 15 Jun
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About the programme

Sustainable Upgrading and Building in Existing Buildings (Nachhaltiges Ertüchtigen und Bauen im Bestand) at HTW Dresden is a three-semester Master of Science worth 90 ECTS. You can study full time or part time and start in the winter or the summer semester. It prepares you to lead complex projects on existing buildings and new builds, renovating and upgrading them with a constant focus on sustainability, and to develop new solutions that contribute to environmental and climate protection. Two semesters of twelve freely chosen electives are followed by the thesis and its defence. You gain solid scientific knowledge and applied know-how in sustainable building and upgrading. It suits civil engineering graduates aiming to lead planning and engineering offices, or to work in building and civil engineering firms, industrial companies, expert assessment or approval and inspection authorities.

Fields of study

Civil Engineering(Engineering)

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Requirements

What you need to apply for Sustainable upgrading and building in existing buildings at HTW Dresden-University of Applied Sciences

English language

IELTS Overall
6.5/ 9.0

German language

German for application
C1
German for enrollment
C1

Academic requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree
Required
Minimum ECTS credits
180

ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.

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APS certificate
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APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Prerequisites

Study requirements First professional university degree in the field of civil engineering or another construction-related field If the number of ECTS credits acquired from the above-mentioned degree and those to be acquired in the master's degree do not total 300, missing skills must be proven by the start of the master's thesis This course is only offered in German. In addition to the technical requirements, the knowledge of the German language required for the course of study must generally be proven by: "German language test for university entrance", DSH (level 2 or 3), "Test German as a foreign language" certificate, TestDaF (at least level 4), "German language diploma" of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany, DSD2 (level 2), "Central Upper Secondary Examination" (ZOP) of the Goethe Institute, Large or Small German Language Diploma of the Goethe Institute, "Goethe Certificate C1", Certificate of passing the "telc German C1 Hochschule" examination, Certificate of passing the German C1 examination of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (GER), Certificate of the examination to determine the suitability of foreign applicants for taking up a course of study at universities in the Federal Republic of Germany ("assessment test") Applicants who have a German university entrance qualification or a university degree from a German-language course of study are exempt from providing proof exempt from the language requirement for study. Application and application period by 15 June via uni-assist for the winter semester by 30 November via uni-assist for the summer semester

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Programme-specific documents

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS FOR UPLOAD

1 passport copy

the original higher education entrance qualification with overview of the modules and the grades and its sworn translation (German/English)

German Language certificate / for English courses of study: English Language certificate

for previous university studies: Bachelor certificate with overview of the modules and the grades and its sworn translation (German/English)

applicants from India, PR China and Vietnam: Confirmation of Academic Evaluation Body (APS)

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Via uni-assist

uni-assist checks your papers first. Then the university decides on your application.

Mode

online

APS

Required for Application

APS checks your degree papers. You need it if your degree is from India, China or Vietnam.

Application fee

75 EUR

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Costs

Tuition

FREE

No tuition fees

Semester contribution

300 EUR

per semester

Application fee

75 EUR

per application

Estimated year-1 total cost

12,504 EUR

Includes tuition, semester contribution, and estimated living costs.

Additional fee information

300 Euros per semester

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