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Curriculum Structure  
Doctoral Degree Emphasis is placed on research for higher academic and professional development. There are two types of study plan, as follows:
  • Type 1: A student conducts research and writes a thesis which presents new knowledge.
    • Type 1.1: A student with a master’s degree must write a thesis and earn a minimum of 48 thesis credits.
    • Type 1.2: A student with a bachelor’s degree must write a thesis and earn a minimum of 72 thesis credits.
  • Type 2: A student conducts research with the goal of producing a high quality thesis which presents advances in academic and professional knowledge.
    • Type 2.1: A student with a master’s degree must produce a thesis while earning a minimum of 36 thesis credits and taking additional graduate courses worth at least 12 credits.
    • Type 2.2: A student with a bachelor’s degree must produce a thesis while earning a minimum of 48 thesis credits and taking additional graduate courses worth at least 24 credits.
Master’s Degree The period of study is two years, and is of two types:      Full-time, for which studying is on weekdays (Monday-Friday) in official time, and Part-time, with study on weekends (Saturday-Sunday) or after official time on weekdays. There are three types of study plan, as follows:
    • Type 1: A student with a bachelor’s degree must produce a thesis with a minimum of 36 credits. The student may be required to take other courses or conduct additional academic activities, achieving results specified by the university for which no credits will be given.
    • Type 2: A student with a bachelor’s degree must produce a thesis with a minimum of 12 credits, and a minimum of 18 credits of graduate courses.
    • Type 3:   A student with a bachelor’s degree must take a minimum of 24 graduate course credits and undertake independent study for 3-6 credits.
Graduate Diploma and Higher Graduate Diploma  This curriculum requires a minimum of 24 credits of course work.

 
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