Core Phase
The Core Phase consists of six fundamental courses which must be completed successfully.
In the on-campus mode these courses will be taught at the University of Twente from mid-August to the end of December, with two courses taught together over approximately a six-week period.
In the distance delivery mode the Core Phase spans a period of 36 weeks (mid-August to May).
The approach to each of these courses will be similar: lectures, discussions, demonstrations, laboratory work and small-group discussions during morning or afternoon class sessions, with the remainder of the time spent on self-study, working on assignments, and interaction with faculty and other participants. Some workshops will require full-day activities in the computer or audio-visual laboratory of the Faculty.
Each Core Course is worth 3 so-called study points (SP). 1 SP equals 40 hours of workload. A course of 3 SP thus equals 120 hours of workload.
The courses have a modular structure. Each course contains 6 modules of 20 hours of study load (5 modules are devoted to course-work, the sixth module provides 20 hours of additional study time to complete the course's final assignment or to prepare for the final test). The modular structure facilitates tailoring courses to specific audiences and using a diversity of delivery methods. Although overall responsibility for each Core Course is given to one or more professors in the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, the perspective of each course will be multi-disciplinary.
Other programme elements
Click on a link below to learn more about the main phases of the programme (or elements
thereof).
- Introductory Module
(2 weeks)
- Core Phase (18 weeks) - 6 Core Courses
- Specialisation Phase
(24 weeks) - 6 Specialisations
- Organisation & Management - Curriculum - Instruction - Instrumentation - Evaluation - Training Systems Design for HRD
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