Study requirements
Requirements to be admitted to the degree program:
• A first university degree which is recognized in Germany or a qualification from an officially recognized vocational academy in Social Pedagogy or Social Work,
• Broad knowledge and skills in the areas of professional and discipline-theoretical approaches to social pedagogy, foundations of education and empirical research methods, and
• An internship comprising 450 hours or a practical module (at least 15 credit points) as part of the prerequisite degree program pursuant to No. 1.
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.
Registration for the aptitude assessment or the NC selection process as well as application for admission to a degree program
Please note: If you are required to apply via the uni-assist portal, you will receive all information regarding the application and the aptitude assessment process from uni-assist.
Registration for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure
Your degree program requires participation in an aptitude assessment or selection procedure conducted by your future faculty. You must have the documents listed in the next section ready for this purpose. Please pay attention to the information regarding the deadline and submission format (by mail or online) required for these documents.
Please note: If the faculty’s website also requests specific documents, that list takes precedence.
Please note: For some degree programs, the deadline to register for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure may fall before the application period of the degree program.
Application for the degree program
In addition, you must apply for the degree program by entering your application details into the TU Dresden online application portal. Please observe the application deadlines for the degree program. Upon applying, you will receive an application number; you may need this number to register for the aptitude assessment or selection procedure and for any subsequent inquiries.
- For degree programs without restricted admission: Once your aptitude has been confirmed, please send the notice of aptitude and all requested documents to the Admissions Office or the International Office.
- For degree programs with restricted admission: You will receive a separate request to submit the required documents (including the notice of aptitude, if an aptitude assessment procedure is a prerequisite) only upon receiving your letter of admission.
Degree-specific information and documents
• formal application form,
• 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 Admission Office website
• copies of additional certificates and evidence proving the special qualification according to § 2 paragraph 1 number 2,
• confirmation by the institution of higher education or state or state-approved university of cooperative education where the prerequisite degree was obtained and where a 450-hour internship or internship module (at least 15 LP) was completed as part of the prerequisite studies in accordance with § 2 paragraph 1 number 1
Deadlines and address for submitting your documents
- Registration period for aptitude assessment procedures
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1st June – 15th July
- Application address
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Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaft
Vorsitzende/r des Zugangsausschusses
des Masterstudiengangs Sozialpädagogik
01062 Dresden
Germany
- Registration period for aptitude assessment procedures
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1st April – 15th July (For EU applicants),
1st April – 31st May (For non-EU applicants)
- Application period
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EU applicants:
1st April – 15th September (With proof of German language skills for the degree),
1st April – 15th July (Without proof of German language skills for the degree)
Non-EU applicants:
1st April – 15th July
- Application address
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The application takes place online via uni-assist e.V.
As part of the application process with uni-assist, you will receive further information about the aptitude assessment procedure.
Further links and information
- Additional information
- Information and documents to be submitted
- Link to the degree program
- Social Pedagogy