How many hours are required to obtain university credits?
In Spain, after the entry into force of the Bologna Plan, university credits are known as ECTS credits and each one of them involves an approximate dedication of 25-30 hours of study. This means that if a degree has a total of 240 credits, it will involve a dedication in number of hours of about 6000-7200 hours, but do not worry, since these are distributed throughout the different courses.
Do you want to know more about how college credits work? Here we explain more details about the credits.
What are the ECTS university credits?
University credits (also known as ECTS) are a unit of time that measures the number of hours that a student must dedicate to complete a certain subject or subject. In this way, it is important to highlight that professional careers, masters, masters or doctorates are made up of a set of university credits, which are distributed among the different subjects throughout the years that their study requires.
In our country, depending on the type of study and branch, the number of credits will be higher or lower, but as a general rule, university degrees have a study load of 240 ECTS credits, 60 credits per academic year and a duration of 4 years ( except the Degrees of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Fundamentals of Architecture that have a longer duration).
On the other hand, official university master's degrees consist of between 60 and 120 ECTS credits and a duration of one or two academic years.
The credit system is designed for a correct distribution of the load of the subjects, so the dedication is always estimated and you can better organize yourself to prepare all the subjects. Even so, you should know that carrying out a degree or master's degree requires a great effort and dedication, which many times are accompanied by the need to move to another city. If this is your case, we can help you! Since in Barcelona Residencias Sardenya, we not only offer you accommodation that meets your needs, but also our family atmosphere, modern common areas, a healthy full board and our lovely staff will make your stay an unforgettable experience. So you can focus on what really matters, your future!
