Bachelor's programmes in Business and Economics | 2009

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15.30 - 16.30
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Average week of a first-year student
Monday
Self-study
Self-study
Lecture Quantitative
Methods
Lecture Quantitative
Methods
Lunch
Preparing tutorial
group
Preparing tutorial
group
Preparing tutorial
group
Preparing tutorial
group
Tuesday
Tutorial Marketing &
Organizations
Tutorial Marketing &
Organizations
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Self-study
Self-study
Self-study
Wednesday
Lecture Marketing &
Organizations
Lecture Marketing &
Organizations
Preparing tutorial
group
Preparing tutorial
group
Break
Tutorial Quantitative
Methods
Tutorial Quantitative
Methods
Self-study
Self-study
Thursday
Tutorial Marketing &
Organizations
Tutorial Marketing &
Organizations
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Group work in
library
Break
Extra tutorial
Quantitative
Methods
Extra tutorial
Quantitative
Methods
Friday
Lecture Quantitative
Methods
Lecture Quantitative
Methods
Self-study
Self-study
Break
Tutorial Quantitative
Methods
Tutorial Quantitative
Methods
There are several different types of courses that you
will follow during the course of your degree, whichever
programme you choose. Having completed each element,
you will receive a certain number of European Credit Transfer
System (ECTS) credits, which contribute towards a total of 180
for your entire bachelor’s degree (see table below). One credit
represents a study load of 28 hours.
• Skills training (4 ECTS) – this comprises a short, practical
course usually at the end of each semester.
• Compulsory courses (6.5 ECTS) – all students must follow
certain compulsory courses in their first and second years.
See course outlines of individual programmes for details of
the compulsory courses that apply to each programme.
• Electives (6.5 ECTS) – in your third year, you will be able to
choose from various elective courses that relate to your
specialisation. See course outlines of individual programmes
for details of the elective courses that apply to each
specialisation.
• Quantitative methods (4 or 6.5 ECTS) – these courses
provide an introduction to methodological topics that are
quantitative in nature: mathematics, statistics and
computer science.
• Study Abroad (26 ECTS) – with the exception of Fiscal
Economics students, all students spend one semester
studying abroad at a partner institution in the third year.
Alternatively, you can do an internship abroad, worth 26
ECTS.
• Internship (4 ECTS) – you have the opportunity to replace a
skills training course worth four ECTS credits with an
internship. As part of the Infonomics programme, you can
even organise an extended international internship instead
of your study abroad.
• Capstone assignment/bachelor’s thesis (4 ECTS) – the
bachelor’s programmes end with an independently written
essay of approx. 4,500-5,000 words, called a capstone
assignment. The topic you choose should be consistent with
your specialisation and/or elective. Econometrics and
Operations Research students must write a bachelor’s thesis
instead.
For more information, see the study guide at:
www.unimaas.nl/feba/studyguide
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Restaurant
At Mensa, the faculty’s restaurant, you can buy a wide
range of affordable meals and snacks. Every day, you can
choose between two hot meals, a vegetarian dish, salads,
sandwiches, drinks and many other delicious options.
Student Services
For student support services not related to your
programme, Student Services is here to help. You can
approach any of the advisors about matters relating to
registration, studies, professions, career planning, financial
assistance and sports.
www.ssc.unimaas.nl
If you are a prospective student from outside the EU,
you can visit the International Service Desk for help
in applying for a visa, opening a Dutch bank account,
finding accommodation, applying for insurance and so on.
The International Service Desk also coordinates several
scholarship and grant programmes.
The academic year
The academic year is divided into two semesters. Each
semester comprises two periods of eight weeks and two
periods of two weeks. During the eight-week periods,
you will follow two courses at the same time. The twoweek
periods are intended for ‘additional’ courses, such
as research methods and techniques, training courses or
skills training. The content of the first and second year is
the same for all students. This period is designed to give
you the academic basis you will need for the rest of the
programme. You will begin to specialise in your third year.