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courses (10 credits) related to the field of the major, and a 10 credit capstone
project.
3. Each major is effectively composed of three tracks, in each of which each
student must complete three courses, usually one each at 100, 200, and 300
level.
4. At least two of the tracks should be connected by an integrative course,
which is a compulsory component in all study plans.
5. For each major a list of pre-approved tracks is provided in the prospectus.
Students can elect to take these in the form suggested.
6. In each major there is also space for additional elective courses.
7. Students can choose courses for the major from the courses listed in the
relevant part of the prospectus, tagged as relevant to their major.
8. A major should include at least 30 credits at the advanced level (level 300 or
higher). This includes the 300-level courses so tagged as well as the integrative
course and the capstone.
9. Courses can be tagged as part of more than one programme component or
major. Yet, a student can only use the credits earned once (ie. in one part of
his/her individual programme).
10. Capstone is the concluding educational unit at advanced level to be followed
in the student’s last semester at LUC, with a total value of 10 credits. It is not
only the capstone of the major, but should integrate knowledge from across
the programme in an interdisciplinary way. A proposal for the capstone
should be discussed with a potential supervisor before being formally approved
by the Examinations Committee before the end of the semester prior
to the semester during which the capstone will be carried out.
ART. 3.4 - MINOR
1. A minor normally consists of 30 credits (six courses) chosen from outside
the area of the major.
2. The courses in the minor must form a coherent programme in an identifiable
field, to the satisfaction of the Examinations Committee. Students must apply
for recognition of a minor in the penultimate semester.
3. The minor must include at least 10 EC at advanced (300) level.
4. The minor may be comprised of courses offered within LUC or outside,
subject to the approval of the Examinations Committee.
5. Courses can be tagged to serve in more than one programme component
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or minor; courses from other majors can be taken as minor choices, but
a student can only use the credits earned once (ie. in one part of his/her
individual programme).
6. Should these six courses fail to convince the Examinations Committee of
sufficient coherence to constitute a minor, students may still receive credits
for them as electives. In this case, they will not receive a minor on their
degree.
ART 3.5 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
1. For the Global Citizenship requirement, the student has to complete 25
credits, which can be chosen from the foreign language courses or the global
culture courses or a combination thereof.
ART. 3.6 - EXTERNAL EDUCATION
1. Subject to the prior approval of the Examinations Committee, a student may
follow courses that are provided by another faculty of Leiden University,
another Dutch university or a university abroad (through the LUC Semester
Abroad Programme).
2. These external courses normally count as electives or contribute to the minor.
3. The maximum contribution of external education to the 180 credits required
for graduation from LUC is 30 credits. With the approval of the Examinations
Committee, a student is allowed to go abroad for one semester if the
requirements to participate in the Semester Abroad programme are met.
These requirements are detailed in the Semester Abroad Guide.
5. The semester abroad will normally take place in semesters 4 or 5 and will
normally carry 30 credits.
6. A student has to submit a proposal for his external education to the Examinations
Committee at least a block in advance.
7. A student can submit a request to the Examinations Committee to enlarge
his or her external education programme with additional credits.
8. The Examinations Committee determines before the start of the external
education how the results obtained shall be translated into LUC credits and
which part of the degree programme is replaced by the external education
program.
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