Studies at MRU


 

Academic study calendar 2011/2012

Spring semester

Spring semester (20 weeks): from 30 January, 2012 to 24 June, 2012

Lectures: from 30 January, 2012 to 27 May, 2012

Easter holiday: from 09 April, 2012 to 15 April, 2012

Examinations: from 28 May, 2012 to 24 June, 2012

Summer holidays: from 25 June, 2012 to 31 August, 2012


Academic study calendar 2012/2013

Autumn semester

Autumn semester : from 1 October, 2012 to 27 January, 2013

Dates of arrival: from 24 September, 2012 to 15 October, 2012

Christmas holiday: from 24 December, 2012 to 30 December 2012

Examinations: from 31 December, 2012 to 27 January, 2013

Holidays: from 28 January, 2013 to 3 February, 2013


Spring semester

Spring semester (20 weeks): from 4 February, 2013 to 30 June, 2013

Easter holidays: from 1 April, 2013 to 7 April, 2013

Examinations: from 3 June, 2013 to 30 June, 2013

Summer holidays: from 1 July, 2013 to 31 August, 2013




Structure of Studies

Mykolas Romeris University offers over 50 degree study programmes in the fields of Law, Public Management and Administration, Psychology, Social Work, Economics, Political Science. Degree programmes are offered in Lithuanian language. The studies in the University comprise three levels:

  1. Undegraduate studies. Competed study programmes lead to a Bachelor’s degree. The volume of undegraduate study programmes is no less than 160 MRU credits, which corresponds to 4 years of full-time studies (240 ECTS credits).
  2. Master Degree studies. Graduates acquire Master’s qualification degree. Persons who finished undegraduate studies and acquired Bachelor’s qualification degree are admitted to Master degree studies (on a competition basis). Compared with the undegraduate studies, Master degree studies provide higher education of a narrower study branch; these studies (volume of which is 60 MRU credits or 90 ECTS credits) are based on research work and intellectual creative activities. Graduates of Master degree studies are prepared either for work, which requires intellectual creative potency or for scientific studies, i.e. doctoral studies.
  3. Doctoral studies. Doctoral studies last for 4 years. Doctoral students are required to take 3 compulsory doctoral examinations and afterwards they concentrate on research under advice of a doctoral committee. Apart from individual research, doctoral students must teach certain number of classes. Doctoral studies end with completion of the dissertation to be defended at a public session of the Doctoral Committee with 2 opponents.

Study modules and credits

The basic unit of separate studies is a study module, which usually consists of a single study subject. A study module comprises various forms of teaching and learning: lectures, seminars, practical classes, students' individual work, scientific research work, training practice, study visits, other study forms and combinations of all the mentioned study forms. This catalogue gives a list of available modules for non-degree students coming to Mykolas Romeris University for studies on a temporary basis. Most of the courses comprise part of the regular study programmes, but some of them are specially designed for foreign students.Credit is a basic unit of measuring the volume of a study module and also the volume of a general study programme (curriculum). One credit at the University corresponds to 40 hours of a student’s work in the classroom, laboratories and independent work. One MRU credit equals 1,5 ECTS credits. In the Lithuanian system 40 credits represents the work load of one-year full-time studies. Credits are awarded only when the course has been completed and all required intermediate and final examinations have been taken successfully. The level of mastering the content of every module has to be appropriately evaluated by a credit test or examination.

System of Knowledge Control and Assessment

Control of students’ knowledge is an integral part of the study process without difference of whether a student studies in a degree programme or a non-degree study programme. Testing of knowledge, its assessment, various forms kinds and methods of control, make up a system to evaluate the level of mastering knowledge of the programme material and the degree of student’s professional and overall personality education.

The University uses two types of knowledge assessment:

  1. A 10-point grading scale to assess examinations and
  2. A pass/fail system to assess credit tests. Pass/fail system: pass (when the level of demonstrated knowledge is over 50% of required volume of knowledge).
    In assessing students’ knowledge, not only quantitative, but also qualitative criteria are applied:

The main qualitative assessment criteria are the following:

  • integration of theoretical knowledge of a study subject (separate topic), i.e. understanding, interpretations and evaluation of the
    relations among separate components of the whole of an investigated phenomenon or a process; conscious mastering of the essential
    knowledge and concepts of a subject, the level of argumentation and supporting of an answer;
  • practical application of the knowledge of a subject, ability to operate them in analysis of practical situations; students’ point of
    view regarding the analyzed teaching material, the existing practice, progressive experience, their evaluation;
  • the level of formation of abilities and skills of intellectual, professional activities, speed of its performance, precision and efficiency
    (for the evaluation of the degree of mastering the professional activities).

Examinations foreseen in syllabi are held during examinations sessions (in January 2008 and in June 2008). Credit tests may be passed in the end of practical classes, after students have performed certain tasks. A lecturer may sign for a credit test without separate questioning for full- time students who took an active part in seminars, practical classes and who have mastered the basic knowledge of the subject. Credit tests usually also organized in the end of the teaching period or during the examination session. Schedules of credit tests and examinations are made up and announced no later than two weeks before beginning of an examinations session. The schedules are developed in such a way that no less than 2 - 3 days are given for the preparation for every examination.

European Credit Transfer System ECTS

Mykolas Romeris University uses European Credit Transfer System ECTS in all student mobility activities. ECTS, the European Credit Transfer System, was developed by the Commission of the European Communities in order to provide common procedures and transparency to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. It provides a way of measuring and comparing learning achievements, and transferring them from one institution to another. The principles of ECTS are addressed to all incoming and outgoing students. That is, the incoming and outgoing exchange students for an academic year are expected to take the workload of 60 ECTS credits, for a semester – 30 ECTS credits. Credits are awarded only when the course has been successfully completed and all required examinations have been successfully taken.