The University of Konstanz has system accreditation. It is responsible for guaranteeing the accreditation potential of its study programmes.
When designing the study programmes, it is importat that the qualification goals for the study programmes and individual modules are described precisely.
Study programmes, modules and exams must focus on teaching competencies.
Furthermore, there are various formal criteriathat the study programmes have to abide by. The most important criteria are listed on this page.
Credit points (ECTS credits)
- Standards of the KMK structural guidelines of the federal states
- Total points required for bachelor study programmes
Bachelor programme with 6 semesters = 180 credits (8 semesters = 240 credits)
- Total points required for master study programmes
Master with 4 semesters = 120 credits (2 semesters = 60 credits)
- Distribution of credit points during the study year
Per study year = 60 credits (30 per semester). Deviations are possible, with a maximum of 3 credits per semester (30 ± 3 credits)
Module
- Standards of the KMK structural guidelines of the federal states
usually completed in one to two semesters
usually completed with an examination
Minimum size: 5 ECTS credits
Standard for the University of Konstanz: 5-20 ECTS credits
Module guides
- Standards of the KMK structural guidelines of the federal states
necessary information when describing the module in the module guide:
- Contents and qualification goals of the module
- Teaching Methods
Requirements for participation
- Usability of the module
- Requirements for awarding credit points
- Credit points and grades
- Frequency that modules are offered
- Workload
- Length of the modules
Examinations
- Standards of the KMK structural guidelines of the federal states
- in-course examinations instead of final examinations
- preferably only one examination per module
- module examinations are usually incorporated into the final grade
- competency-oriented examination
- congruence with the quality goals of the module
- diverse examination options
- maximum of 5-6 examinations per semester
Theses
- Standards of the KMK structural guidelines of the federal states
Bachelor programmes: 6-12 credits
Master programmes: 15-30 credits
Standards for the University of Konstanz
Bachelor programmes: completion in approximately 5-9 weeks; up to 20% of the final grade
Master programmes: completion in approximately 3-6 months; up to 50% of the final grade
Mobility
Legal provisions:
The recognition of credits earned abroad according to the Lissabon Convention
Guidelines of the University of Konstanz:
either an obligatory semester abroad
or a presentation of a mobility windowthat will allow the student to go abroad for a semester without the loss of study time.
International study programmes
Quality principles of the University of Konstanz when designing international study programmes:
- European partners have an Erasmus Charta (ECHE)
- the accreditation is checked
- participation in the framework agreement of the ENQA
- if applicable, verification through external experts
- if applicable, verification of the organisation of studies and the administrative processes