NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

Compulsory lectures of first year:
English (minimum two h) plus the continuation of the languages studied in the diploma (chosen from Dutch, German,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese (minimum two h for each language);
financial mathematics, data analysis, optimisation (three h);
organisational theory and practice (one h);
human resources management (one h);
databases, computer management systems analysis (two h);
management accounting, company accounting (two h);
market research (one h);
economic policy (one h);
tax legislation, company law (three h);
business interaction (one h).
Five optional lectures to be chosen from a list of some 20 lectures specifically oriented towards finance (five h).
English (minimum two h) plus continuation of two previously chosen languages (minimum two h for each language);
design of information systems, business financing (two h);
financial economy (one h);
business strategy, preparation for the role of manager (seminars) (three h);
strategic marketing management (one h);
training courses in companies (five h);
dissertation
This final project is a personal contribution to the study of a management problem within a private business, public body
or an international organisation. The dissertation is directly linked to the subject matter chosen and to the training course
in the company at the beginning of the second degree. The dissertation represents a personal piece of work assessed at
120 hours for the year.
Curriculum — Short-course education
Accoucheuse (midwife) (four years of studies)
Degree of the government of the French Community relating to the conditions of conferment of the midwifery qualification.
One year of studies comprises 30 weeks of lectures with, on average, 32 hours of activities a week. In order to be admitted to
the final examination, the student must produce a training course record in which it is noted that he or she has successfully
completed a minimum of 1 980 hours of training courses. The study curriculum must comprise at least
1 980 hours of theoretical lectures. The figures given in brackets in the list of lectures indicate the total number of hours of
lectures out of the whole course.
Theoretical and technical lessons:
nursing sciences (330 h): ethics, nursing care in the area of general and specialist medicine, paediatrics, hygiene, health
education;
obstetrical sciences (330 h): anatomy and physiology, embryology, pregnancy, pathology, obstetrical equipment,
analgesia, anaesthetics and resuscitation;
biomedical sciences (615 h): anatomy and physiology, pathology, bacteriology, virology, immunology, biochemistry and
radiology, dietetics, hygiene, pharmacology;
social sciences (465 h): sociology, psychology, pedagogy, health and social legislation, deontology, sex education, legal
aspect of the profession.