International Relations, M.A.
In the 1998/99 winter semester, the International Relations course was set up at the Technical University of Dresden. The offer is aimed at those who want to work in a professional field with an international focus and who are aiming for a high level of training. The TU Dresden is reacting to the constantly increasing demand for internationally qualified personnel in business, politics and administration, especially in multi- and international organizations.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required German | C1 |
| Required English | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.05 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €338 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The master’s course consists of modules, each of which forms an examination unit with a certain number of credits to be acquired. consist of several courses. You can choose from the specializations Global Political Economy and International Order and Institutions .
In the Master’s degree in International Relations, the degree is divided into three areas:
In the basic area (15 ETCS credit points)
• The students acquire methodological and analytical skills in the access disciplines and are brought up to the same level of technical knowledge with regard to the core subjects of their respective specialization.
In the core area (75 ETCS credit points)
• the students acquire extensive and in-depth knowledge in the core subjects and skills in the independent interdisciplinary analysis of the subject area of their specialization.
In the profile area (30 ETCS credit points)
• The students can acquire knowledge of the third access discipline not included in their specialization or in related subjects, deepen their knowledge in a core subject of their specialization and gain practical work experience.
In the master’s program, students acquire a total of 120 ETCS credit points (i.e. an average of 30 ETCS credit points per semester) by passing the module exams.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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The students are enabled to do so
• to analyze economic, legal, political and social structures and development tendencies in internationally highly interwoven areas of activity, to obtain and process information independently and to interpret it on the basis of the acquired interdisciplinary orientation knowledge and
• to integrate different interpretations and subject-specific perspectives and to cooperate across subject and national boundaries.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €338 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | a Bachelor's degree in international relations or a comparable degree with high political and/or legal and/or economic content, very good knowledge of English and good knowledge of another modern foreign language. |
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| Language | German C1, English C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.05 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 31.05uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.05.2027 (229 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.