Course and programme syllabuses

Course syllabuses and programme syllabuses contain directives that lay down the conditions for admission to and completion of a course of study. The Higher Education Ordinance stipulates what a course syllabus and programme syllabus has to include.

The Higher Education Ordinance lays down that there has to be programme syllabus for a degree programme and a course syllabus for a course. The courses that form part of a degree programme have to have course syllabuses. A programme syllabus should include

• the courses the programme comprises,
• any prior knowledge and other conditions in addition to the general entry requirements that apply for admission to the degree programme – in other words any specific entry requirements that may apply, and
• any other regulations that may be necessary.

A course syllabus should include the following

• the level of the course,
• the number of he credits it comprises,
• the intended course learning outcomes,
• any prior knowledge and other conditions in addition to the general entry requirements that apply for admission to the course (specific entry requirements),
• the forms of examination to be used to evaluate student performance, and
• any other regulations that may be necessary.

There are no national regulations about this but course syllabuses should be available in good time before the start of the course.