How to complete the curriculum for Bachelor’s Programme templates

Introduction

The curriculum for Danish programmes must be written in Danish (module descriptions, however, can be in English). Curricula for international bachelor programmes must be written in English (British English).

The curriculum is designed with the use of:

  • The present template for structure
  • The Joing Programme Regulations
  • Instructions for descriptions of modules in curricula
  • “Danish Qualifications Framework for Further Education Programmes” (in Danish only)
  • Inspirational material regarding the Danish Qualifications Framework (in Danish only)

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Guidelines and examples

In the curriculum template, the places that must be altered has been marked in red and with an x followed by a number that corresponds to an item in the below guideline. Below, you will find guidelines and text examples that can be used as a basis for the curriculum.

Front page

X1: Insert in the header either The Technical Faculty of IT and Design or The Faculty of Engineering and Science or The Faculty of Medicine

X2: Insert in the header the applicable Study Board

X3: Insert the name of the programme

X4: Insert the month and year from which the curriculum in question will be effective, and potentially version number

X5: Insert in the footer either Aalborg or Esbjerg or Copenhagen

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Table of contents

X6: Insert table of contents (do not include the front page)

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Chapter 1: Legal Basis of the Curriculum, etc.

1.2 Faculty affiliation

X7: Insert in either The Technical Faculty of IT and Design or The Faculty of Engineering and Science or The Faculty of Medicine

1.3 Board of Studies affiliation

X8: Insert the applicable Study Board

1.4 External Examiners Corps

X9: Insert the applicable Body of External examiners

Chapter 2: Admission, Degree Designation, Programme Duration and Competence Profile

X10: Insert in bullets the specific requirements for the programme in question, e.g. Danish A, Mathmatics B cf. the Admission Order (see

2.2 Degree designation in Danish and English

X11: Insert the degree designation in Danish (see Uddannelsesbasen when available). Note that the field and specialisation in Danish begins with low case letters.

X12: Insert the degree designation in English (see Uddannelsesbasen when available). Note that the field and specialisation in English begins with high case letters.

Here the following titles and text can be used:

- The Bachelor’s programme entitles the graduate to the designation Bachelor (BSc) i xx. The English designation is: Bachelor of Science(BSc) in (XX).

or

- The Bachelor’s programme entitles the graduate to the designation Bachelor (BSc) I teknisk videnskab (xx). The English designation is: Bachelor of Science(BSc) in Engineering (XX).

2.5 Competence profile of the programme:

X13: Section 2.5 must provide a detailed description of the competence profile that is divided into knowledge, skills and competencies. The description of the level for Bachelor’s programmes from the Danish Qualifications Framework is also included and must be specified in relation to the relevant programme.

The following competence profile must fill ½ to 2 pages and must summarise the knowledge, skills and competencies for each module throughout the programme. Take the following level descriptions for Bachelor’s programmes from the Danish Qualifications Framework as a starting point

The graduate of the Bachelor’s programme:

Knowledge /
  • has knowledge about theory, method and practice within a profession or one or more subject areas
  • can understand and reflect on theory, method and practice.

Skills /
  • can use the methods and tools of one or more subject areas and use skills that are related to employment in the subject area(s) or the profession.
  • can evaluate theoretical and practical problems and substantiate and select relevant solutions
  • can communicate academic problems and solutions to both peers and non-specialists or collaborative partners and users

Competencies /
  • can handle complex and development-oriented situations in a study or work context
  • can independently be part of discipline-specific and interdisciplinary cooperation with a professional approach
  • can identify own learning needs and structure own learning in different learning environments

X14: For programmes that include specialisations, there must be conducted a competence profile for the students who has finished a programme with such a specialisation. It must be stated which competencies the individual specialisation gives and there must therefore be two separate competency profiles in the curriculum – one that is general, and one that is specific for the specialisation. Is there no specialisation, x14 must be deleted.

Kapitel 3: Uddannelsens indhold og tilrettelæggelse

X15: This section must contain a description of the programme’s organisation and types of instruction, followed by a description of the actual modules. The type of instruction must be indicated under the individual module. If the type of instruction is not defined for all modules, the section below can be inserted in the introduction:

“The programme is structured in modules and organised as a problem-based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. The examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The programme is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organised based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:

  • lectures
  • classroom instruction
  • project work
  • workshops
  • exercises (individually and in groups)
  • teacher feedback
  • reflection
  • portfolio work”

3.1 Overview of the programme:

X16: Fill out the table with information about the modules that is a part of the programme, as shown in the example below. The table must contain information about the division of semesters, the module form (course/project), the module title, ECTS rating, assessment form, exam form, and name of semester themes. Moreover, it is important that all combination possibilities for semesters where some parts are optional, such as semesters where students can choose between elective courses, internships etc., are visible from the table.

Please note:

- The curriculum is constructed of modules that have an ECTS rating that is divisible with 5.

- Every semester must consist of 30 ECTS credits

- Semester projects normally equals 15 ECTS credits

- The Bachelor Project must equal 15-20 ECTS credits (except certain two-vocational programmes, where the bachelor’s project can equal 10 ECTS credits)

- Elective courses must equal at least 10 ECTS credits – these must not be placed on the 1st and 2nd semester and the requirements can equally not be met by offering different bachelor’s projects with varying themes.

- The available elective courses must be visible from the module overview.

- Not more than 1/3 (60 ECTS) of the programme may be assessed with the grade pass/fail. This is normally achieved by assessing all projects ect. with a grade from the 7-point scale.

- At least 1/3 (60 ECTS) of the programme must be evaluated by an external examiner. The bachelor’s project must be evaluated by an external examiner.

- Every module must be examined. It is possible to examine two modules in one joint exam.

- A potential Commencement of Studies Exam must be allotted 0 ECTS-credits and assessed with the grade pass/fail.

Semester / P= Project module
C= Course modules / Module / ECTS / Assessment / Exam
1st / Possible semester theme
C / xxx / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
P / xxx / 20 / 7-point scale / External
2nd / Possible semester theme
C / xxx / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
P / xxx / 15 / 7-point scale / External
3rd / Choose A
or / Possible semester theme
C / Elective module / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
C / Elective module / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
P / xxx / 20 / 7-point scale / External
B / C / Elective module / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
C / Elective module / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
P / xxx / 20 / 7-point scale / External
4th / Possible semester theme
C / xxx / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / 7-point scale / Internal
P / xxx / 15 / 7-point scale / External
5th / Choose
A
or / Possible semester theme
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
P / xxx / 15 / 7-point scale / External
B
or / P/C / Study at another university / 30 / Transfer of credits / Transfer of credits
6th / Possible semester theme
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
C / xxx / 5 / Pass/Fail / Internal
P / Bachelor’s project / 15 / 7-point scale / External
SUM / 180

X17: Here, a section describing which modules contain theory of science and scientific method etc. must be inserted, to clarify that the parliamentary requirements hereof is complied with.

E.g.: “Theory of science and scientific method are taught in the following modules: xx (1st semester); xx (2nd semester); xx (4th semester) and is applied during the project module xx (6th semester)”

3.2 Description of modules

X18: Here all modules from the above table is described one by one.

The descriptions must contain the following:

Title: In Danish and in English. If the course has no Danish title, the English title is inserted twice.

Prerequisites:For the bachelor’s programmes in Medicine and Medicine with Industrial Specialisation, it can here be instated which previous modules a student is required to have passed in order to be admissible for the module in question (it is e.g. a prerequisite that the student has passed “basic immunology” in order to be admissible for “”immuno-and molecular therapy”). For all other programmes, and modules that does not require previous modules to have been passed, this bullet is deleted.

Recommended academic prerequisites:

Here it can be instated which academic skills the student is recommended to have required before participating in the module in question (here you are invited to refer to prior modules). Is normally phrased in the following manner: “The module builds upon the knowledge acquired in xx”.

Should there be no recommended academic prerequisites, the bullet is deleted.

Objective: Describe the objects to be obtained by following the module. As a guidance, this can contain objectives within knowledge, skills and competencies (see the below example), but this is not required for all modules.

Students who complete the module:

Knowledge

  • Must have knowledge about…
  • Must be able to understand…

Skills

  • Must be able to apply …
  • Must be able to evaluate…

Competencies

  • Must have…

Type of instruction: If the type of instruction is fixed, this must be described (e.g. projects). If the type of instruction is not fixed, reference can be made to a general description of the types of instruction described in the introduction to Chapter 3.)

Examination format: The type of examination is described here. Any requirements concerning class participation must appear here. If the examination format is participation, the course must be evaluated “pass/fail”.

Evaluation criteria: Either “Are stated in the Joint Programme Regulations” or ”Besides the evaluation criteria stated in the Joint Programme Regulations, the grade requires …”

Chapter 4: Entry into Force, Interim Provisions and Revision

X19: Insert the date

X20: Insert the date the previous curriculum entered into force

X21: Inset the year in with students still under the old curriculum must have finalised their education in order to avoid transferring to the new curriculum.

ATTENTION: If the curriculum is a transitional curriculum, where all students are transferred to the new curriculum, the paragraph “Students who wish to …” must be deleted.

Chapter 5: Other provisions

5.4 Rules for examinations

X22: Insert either The Technical Faculty of IT and Design or The Faculty of Engineering and Science or The Faculty of Medicine

5.6 Rules and requirements for the reading of texts

X23: Here it is possible to add German, should that be a requirement.

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