PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
- Our bachelor programmes of 180 ECTS credits thus normally take three years of study.
- One year of study at UC Leuven-Limburg equals 60 ECTS credits.
- Specific trajectories, many of those based on Recognition of Prior Learning, are available. Please contact us for more information.
higher education in flanders
Flanders organises its education independently from Brussels and Wallonia. It follows the European standards and the European Qualification Framework. We use the European Credits Transfer System (or ECTS).
In higher education, we offer various types of programmes:
higher education in flanders
Short-cycle programmes
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termed 'Associate degrees'
- usually about 90 ECTS credits
- very rarely offered in another language than Dutch
- EQF 5
Bachelor programmes
Overall information
- split in profession-oriented and academic bachelors
- usually 180 ECTS credits, or 240 ECTS credits for Nursing
- EQF 6
2 types:
- professional and practice-oriented
- exclusively offered at university colleges (or 'universities of applied sciences') such as UC Leuven-Limburg
Academic bachelors
- Focusses on theory
- only offered at universities.
Master programmes
- post-bachelor programme
- 60 to 120 ECTS credits
- Access to a closely related:
- profession-oriented bachelor degree + introduction year
- academic bachelor degree only offered at universities
Advanced bachelor programme / continuing education programme
- post-bachelor programme
- 60 ECTS credits
- profession-oriented and specializing programme
- Offered at university-colleges, such as UC Leuven-Limburg
Programme structure
One year of study at UC Leuven-Limburg equals 60 ECTS credits. Our bachelor programmes of 180 ECTS credits thus normally take three years of study. Specific trajectories, many of those based on Recognition of Prior Learning, are available. Please contact us for more information.