60 credits represent the workload of a year of study; normally 30 credits are given for a semester and 20 credits for a term.

Degree Programs:

The UC uses ECTS credits in all its degree and Master Programs. ECTS credits reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the workload of a full year of academic study at the institution, that is lectures, practical and group work and examinations or other assessment activities.

1 ECTS CREDIT equivalence:  25 study  hours.

At the UC  the student work distribution for undergraduate degree programmes, is typically based on 6 ECTS courses, which means 150 working hours, approximately  distributed as follows:

Classroom hours: 40% (60 hours)
Tutorials: 4% (6 hours)
Work in Groups / Practical Work: 17% (25 hours)
Self-study (at home / library ): 32 % (48 hours)
Assessment (Test, Written exams, etc): 7% (10,5 hours)