Frequently Asked Questions

Master
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---++++ Can I follow the program as a part time student?

We do not have an official part-time progam. You can however follow the program at an easier pace, by taking one course in each block instead of two. In this way the progam will take four years. If it is possible to combine the final thesis project with your job, you can study full-time during the writing of your thesis. Unfortunately the university charges a fixed fee per year, independent of the number of courses you take. So you will end up paying twice the tuition.

---++++ Can I study in my own time and skip lectures?

As you may expect we do not encourage this and it will not always be possible. We provide in a learning environment that builds on active participation of the students; you give presentations in seminars, you attend the colloquium, you prepare a presentation with a fellow student etc. Most courses have two slots of two hours of lecturing per week. So if you take one course per block expect to be present at the university for at least two half days per week, and to wrk at home for one and a half day.

---++++ What is ECTS?

[[http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html][ECTS]] stands for "The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System". It is a point system to expres the amount of workload required to achieve the objectives of e.g. a course or a study.   One ECTS point amounts to 28 hours of work.

---++++ How much time and effort will I have to spend on the Software Technology Master Program?

Normally it takes 2 years. As for the effort, the total progam takes 120 [[http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html][ECTS]]. Typically you will take two courses per block; each course is 7.5 ECTS. There are 4 blocks in a year, so your workload is 60 ECTS/year. Each ECTS point amounts to 28 hours of work.


-- Main.DoaitseSwierstra - 19 Mar 2007