University course
University courses are courses lasting several semesters for academic further education or for deepening in a narrower specialty. They are held by related university institutes on their own responsibility for a course fee ; the financial processing takes place i. d. Usually by the university administration. The joint establishment of courses by several colleges or universities is also possible.
The courses usually have a duration of three or four semesters and are held as block courses over several weeks . The target group is primarily university graduates who are looking for post-graduate training, but students without a university degree but with a high school diploma can usually also participate.
University courses (or university courses) are completed by an examination or several partial exams and can be part of a Master's curriculum, such as the Master of Advanced Studies (MAS).
The university courses are not to be confused with university courses . These are much shorter (between three and 10 working days) and not regulated by law. They are subject to the unrestricted offer of the universities and mostly aim at the further education of university graduates in newly developed methods or practices that were not yet included in previous study regulations .
Situation in Austria
At universities, university courses and their degree are regulated in Section 56 of the 2002 University Act.
At universities of applied sciences, university courses are regulated by the University of Applied Sciences Studies Act (FHStG) §9.
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal law on the organization of universities and their studies (Universities Act 2002 - UG).
- ↑ University of Applied Sciences Studies Act - FHStG