Bachelor and Master
With the "Bologna declaration" in 1999, numerous European countries agreed to create a uniform European study system. This process was completed in 2010. The adjustment of the different systems should make for a greater comparability and transparency. In addition, higher mobility and an improved preparation of the graduate for the international labour market are striven for.
The key features are:
- two-level system of Bachelor's and Master's degrees (after three and a further two years of full-time studies)
- modularisation of the departments
- award of performance credits according to ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) – 1 ECTS point translates into a work performance of approx 30 hours
- accreditation of the departments and evaluation by a quality assurance system
The departments at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University were changed in 2006 to the Bachelor / Master system. Nothing changed as regards the known quality and integration of practical phases. The dual character of the departments also remains (e.g. recruitment of students by the companies and social facilities and cooperation of the dual partners in the Boards).
In its meeting on 8 July 2008, the Standing Accreditation Commission (SAK) of the Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (ZeVA) in Hanover assessed the six semester departments of the former BA Baden-Wuerttemberg with a student's work load of 210 ECTS points. This ruling has been in force since the academic year 2006 (degree in 2009).
Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University offers its own Master programmes since the 2011/2012 winter semester. These four semester programmes are based on the dual concept of the DHBW and accordingly characterised by a high degree of practical orientation. The programmes integrate and accompany aspects of professional work: