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Table 25: Bachelor and Master programmes given in English and German, by sector; numberof programmes and percent givenBachelorMasterNumber Percent Number percentFH 28 18% 41 32%Uni 13 5% 21 8%TU 8 16% 13 25%Note: the distinction between FH and Uni/TU courses is not determined by the institution awarding the degree, but by thetype of degree awarded. Source: HSK, 2001Table 26: Bachelor and Master programmes given in English, by sector; number of programmesand percent givenBachelorMasterNumber Percent number percentFH 7 5% 14 11%Uni 6 2% 25 9%TU 1 2% 13 25%Note: the distinction between FH and Uni/TU courses is not determined by the institution awarding the degree, but by thetype of degree awarded. Source: HSK, 2001According to the HSK data, there are some differences in the use of language at the Bachelorand Master levels. A higher percentage of the programmes at the Master level used(mainly) English or a combination of English and German (61 or 20% of Master programmes,and 75 or 25% of Master programmes, respectively). At the Bachelor level thepercentage of programmes was lower: 49 or 10% of Bachelor programmes indicated the useof German and English, while 17 (or 4% of Bachelor programmes) indicated the use of(mainly) English.As can be seen from the tables, there are some differences in foreign language offeringsdepending on the type of institution. FH and TUs seem to offer a greater percentage (around50%) of their Master programmes in foreign languages (at least partially), while 80% ofuniversity Master programmes are listed as being given (mainly) in German.There are also some differences between types of institution offering Bachelor and Masterdegrees in English. A higher percentage of FH Bachelor and Master degrees are listed asGerman-English (Bachelor level, 28 or 18%; Master level 41 or 32%). The respectivenumbers for universities are 13 or 5% of programmes at the Bachelor and 21 or 8% 52 ofprogrammes at the Master level. TUs are somewhere in between: at the Bachelor level 8 or16% of programmes are listed as being given in German and English, while at the Masterlevel, 13 or 25% are. The pattern for programmes offered (mainly) in English is similar (seeTable 25), but the percentages are generally lower.52 At the Bachelor level 6% (or 16 programmes) have no language listed40
4.3.8 Credit point systemsOur survey asked respondents to indicate which credit point system is being used in theBachelor and Master degree programmes. The majority of respondents in the three mainsectors indicated that ECTS (the European Credit Transfer System) is being used in all programmes:34 respondents (or 61%) in the FH sector, 31 respondents (or 55%) in the universitysector, and 10 (or 63%) among the TUs, indicated that ECTS is being used 53 . A fewrespondents (9 or 16% in the FH sector, 4 or 6% in the university sector, and none amongthe TUs) indicated that no credit point system is being used. Even fewer respondents 54 indicatedthat another credit system is being used for all programmes. A minority of respondentsindicated that there are differences between subject areas, or that mostly ECTS is beingused except for a few programmes: 8 (or 14%) of respondents in the FH sector, 14 (or25%) in the university sector, and 5 (or 31%) in the TU sector gave one of these responses.In the private sector, one respondent indicated that ECTS is being used in all Bachelor andMaster programmes, while the other respondent indicated that another system was beingused for all programmes.4.3.9 “Vordiplom”The survey also asked if institutions have so far continued awarding the Vordiplom (intermediateexamination) on the way to the Bachelor degree. More FHs and TUs than universitieshave done so.Table 27: Has the Vordiplom so far continued to be part of the Bachelor degree? (by sector,number and percentage given)(predominantly)yes(predominantly)nodifferences betweensubjectareasno responseFH 26 (47%) 14 (25%) 4 (7%) 12 (21%)Uni 12 (22%) 31 (56%) 3 (6%) 9 (16%)TU 8 (50%) 7 (44%) -- 1 (6%)Source: CHEPS/CHE Survey data.4.3.10 Aim of Bachelor degreesWe asked institutional management about their attitude towards Bachelor graduates directlyentering the labour market. As can be seen from the table below, there are significant differencesbetween sectors concerning this question. Also within sectors, attitudes vary widely.There is no clear majority in favour or against labour market entry. For the university sectorand the group of TUs, the majority of respondents report huge differences between subjectareas. In the FH sector, most respondents are neutral. Among the universities and TUs, asignificant minority of 13 and 25%, respectively, is opposed to a labour market entry.53 3 (or 5%) in the FH sector, 6 (or 11%) in the university sector, and 1 (or 6%) in the TU sector did not answerthe question.54 2 (or 4%) in the FH sector, 1 (or 2%) in the university sector, and none in the TU sector41
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