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Curriculum

Master’s Program

To finish the Master’s program, a student needs to enroll in the program for at least two years and obtain 30 or more academic units according to the classes specified below. To obtain Specialized Research units, students need to prepare a Master’s thesis under the guidance of a supervisor and present the thesis in a public lecture.

Common classes At least 6 units
Specialized classes Specialized lectures At least 2 units
Hands-on training At least 2 units
Specialized research At least 10 units
Total At least 30 units
Typical Curriculum

The following table shows the typical curriculum in the Master’s program. Mature students who have a job can take classes held in the evening and on Saturdays, enabling them to obtain academic units.

Class hours 1st year 2nd year Total
Regular hours (daytime) 0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
Evening hours (18:30-) 6 classes
12 units
0 class
0 unit
6 classes
12 units
Saturday 4 classes
8 units
0 class
0 unit
4 classes
8 units
Intensive classes 0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
Specialized research 1 class 10 units 1 class
10 units
Total 11 classes
30 units

Doctoral Program

To finish the Doctoral program, a student needs to enroll in the program for at least three years and obtain 12 or more academic units according to the classes specified below. To obtain Specialized Research units, students need to prepare a Master’s thesis under the guidance of a supervisor and present the thesis in a public lecture.

Common classes At least 2 units
Specialized classes Specialized lectures At least 2 units
Hands-on training At least 2 units
Specialized research At least 4 units
Total At least 12 units
Typical Curriculum

The following table shows the typical curriculum in the Doctoral program. Mature students who have a job can take classes held in the evening and on Saturdays, enabling them to obtain academic units.

Class hours 1st year 2nd year Total
Regular hours (daytime) 0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
Evening hours (18:30-) 3 classes
12 units
0 class
0 unit
3 classes
12 units
Saturday 1 class
2 units
0 class
0 unit
1 class
2 units
Intensive classes 0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
0 class
0 unit
Specialized research 1 class 10 units 1 class
4 units
Total 5 classes
12 units