Facts: Honours programme at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, autumn 2013
The honours programme is worth 35 ECTS credits on top of the 180 ECTS credits generated by the standard full-time degree programme. Apart from their extra study activities, students on the honours programme attend the same standard programme as the rest of their class.
All interested students are introduced to the honours programme at the start of their studies. And anyone wishing to take part (the teaching is in English) can join the programme during their first year at university. Students on the honours programme work independently under a supervisor – they don’t attend any lectures, for instance.
However, students cannot continue on the second and third years of the programme unless they are deemed to be suitable. The academic content of the final two years has not been finally decided yet.
1st QUARTER | |||
Standard programme
| Honours programme (extra study time in addition to standard full-time study) | Number of students at start of honours programme | Number of students at end of honours programme |
3 x 7 hours of teaching per week | The students are given the chance to work independently with a theoretical topic they choose themselves in relation to the standard teaching. They are also trained to search for literature and information. They have to write a report in English, and present it orally to their fellow students in English. 2 ECTS (total approx. 55 hours)
| Approx. 22 | Approx. 10 |
Break for 2 weeks and 3 days
| The students are offered two options during the break: 1.5 ECTS (approx. 40 hours)
2. Write a report on the basis of specified experimental studies in the lab in extension of the standard programme. 1.5 ECTS (approx. 40 hours) | Approx. 10
| Approx. 10
|
2nd QUARTER (7 weeks) | |||
3 x 7 hours of teaching per week
| The students are given the opportunity to work in detail with selected theoretical topics and experimental activities, finishing with a report for each part. 2 ECTS (total approx. 55 hours)
| Approx. 10 | Approx. 10 |
The honours programme is a pilot project which is part of the Bachelor’s degree programme at the Department of Physics and Astronomy. It has been planned by the dean’s office at ST and is organised by the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The honours programme reflects the strategy of the senior management team: Bachelor students who are able to meet greater academic challenges than those they encounter on the standard full-time programme should be given the opportunity to increase their level of study activity.
Translated by Nicholas Wrigley