High-quality, coherent degree programmes

We will offer students degree programmes which are based on disciplinary excellence and which give them insights into the latest advances in knowledge.

At AU, degree programmes must be solidly anchored in the university’s active research and teaching programmes. Degree programmes must be developed, designed and provided in close collaboration with active researchers and lecturers with insight into the latest research. As role models, lecturers must contribute to students’ acquisition of the latest knowledge and methodology within their discipline.

Degree programmes at AU must be well-designed, so as to ensure that connections, progression and options appear clear and logical and so as to support students in successfully com- pleting their programme.

The structure of the individual degree programmes must serve to motivate students and create clear connections and academic progression between the different subject areas and elements of the degree programme. There must be a visible and an understandable connection between the ECTS allocation on the individual courses and the actual workload. The aim is to ensure an even workload throughout and across the degree programme.

The individual courses must be designed so as to ensure coherent connections between learning outcomes, learning activities and forms of examination.

Teaching must support learning through varied, activating learning processes that enable students to master the subject knowledge, skills and com- petencies of the course. The types of examination selected must ensure that mastery of the material is assessed and student performance is evaluated fairly.