Tropical Forestry

a) General documents

Except for the Master's Degree in International Relations, the following general documents must be submitted by everyone:

• your online application - filled in and signed
• Copy of the higher education entrance qualification (usually Abitur certificate); if available, certificate of the higher education entrance examination (copy of the original and the translation in either German or English)
• Copy of the original and officially certified translation (German or English) of the degree certificate of the required first university degree including official transcript of records. If the first university degree is not yet available: Confirmation from the first university that at least 80% of the work required for the current university degree programme has been completed, as well as information on the current average grade for degree programmes with entry restrictions (form on the Admissions Office website)
• the last certificate of enrollment stating the degree program and semester wherever enrollment into a more advanced semester is requested
• If you are not yet enrolled at TU Dresden, a certificate of your academic achievements from your previous university stating all courses of study including semesters
• Copy of passport (for international applicants)
• Original certificate of the Academic Evaluation Centre of the German Embassy (APS) for Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese applicants

b) Special degree-specific documents

• Registration for the aptitude assessment procedure takes place online via the degree program's website
• Rationale for the application (motivation letter)
• Proposal of research topic for the M.Sc. thesis
• CV in tabular form
• 2 letters of recommendation
• 2 passport photos
• Certificate of English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS)

Certificate of English language as medium of instruction during your bachelor’s education. This certificate must be issued by your previous University duly signed and stamped with official seal.

Please provide the following documents in addition to the application documents:

Research concept note (of two pages, for a possible Master's thesis topic – including a problem statement, research objectives, methodology, timetable, bibliography listing all cited publications)

For a detailed description of application requirements, please refer to: https://tu-dresden.de/bu/umwelt/forst/studium/studiengaen...