Degrees
Dec 19, 2011
Through our database, higher education institutes offer more than 1,500 international study programmes, many of which are degree programmes but there are also a wide variety of short courses and preparatory courses.
Students who enrol on higher education programmes will obtain a bachelor’s degree upon completion of the undergraduate phase, and a master’s degree upon completion of the graduate phase. Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences award both types of degrees. Institutes for International Education offer master’s programmes, but no bachelor’s programmes.
Bachelor
A bachelor’s programme at a university requires three years of full-time study (180 credits) to complete while a bachelor’s programme offered by a university of applied sciences requires four years of full-time study (240 credits).
Master
Depending on the discipline, master’s programmes at universities, universities of applied sciences and institutes for international education will last one to two years (60 – 120 credits).
PhD
The doctorate (PhD) is offered at universities and takes four years. A master’s degree is compulsory for admission. One of the IE institutes (ISS) has the right to confer the doctorate, the other institutes may prepare students for admission to the doctorate at universities.
| Universities | PhD: 4 years Master of Arts (MA): 1 – 2 years Master of Science (MSc): 1 – 2 years Bachelor of Arts (BA): 3 years Bachelor of Science(BSc): 3 years |
| Universities of Applied Sciences |
Master (M): 1 – 2 years Bachelor (B): 4 years |
| Institutes for International Education |
PhD (only possible at 1 institute): duration is flexible Master of Arts (MA): 1 – 2 years Master of Science (MSc): 1 – 2 years |