Higher education in Meckelnburgh
Higher education in Meckelnburgh is the fifth and final tier in the educational pyramid of the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh, following secondary education. At the completion of either high school or academy, Meckelnish students leave compulsory education after the 13th year. Meckelnburgh's higher education system comprises a network of universities, colleges, and specialized institutions dedicated to diverse academic disciplines. Higher education in Meckelnburgh is managed at the kingdom-level for metropolitan Meckelnburgh, the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem and the Grand Duchy of Iselande as one of the standardized social services.
Tuition and fees
In the kingdom's socialized welfare system, higher education in Meckelnburgh is available for a small tuition fee, Ʀ7.00 per credit, plus extraneous costs, at a community college. A semester at a Meckelnburgh college therefore runs approximately Ʀ150, while a university degree is around Ʀ300. Specialized professional education, such as law or medicine, is charged Ʀ500-600 per semester. Foreign students without permanent status or freedom of movement, by visa or online, pay a rate 8.5 times greater.
History
The formal systems of higher education in Meckelnburgh can be traced back to 1685 AN when the first university was established in the wake of the Kingdom's foundation.
Degree pathways
Universities and colleges in Meckelnburgh adhere to a semester schooling system, where the standard class is 3 semester hours in credit. At the undergraduate level, a semester "full time" is made of 15 semester hours, while graduate is 12. The completion of a bachelor degree requires 120 semester hours, an associate 60, and an honors degree 150. A master's degree is 24 to 48.
| Years | Arts & sciences | Applied Studies | Engineering | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associate (AA/ASc) | Diploma (GenDipl) | Associate (AEng) | |||
| 2 | Bachelor (e.g. BBA) | |||||
| 3 | Bachelor (BA/BSc) | Bachelor (BEng) | ||||
| 4 | Professional degree (e.g. MBA) | |||||
| 5 | Honors (HBA/HBSc) | |||||
Associate's degrees
General education cirriculum
| Discipline | Arts, sciences & diploma | Engineering | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications[A] | 6 | Expository Composition Methods of Oration |
3 | Technical Composition |
| Humanities | 3 | Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) | 3 | Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) |
| Mathematics | 3 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | Introduction to Statistics |
| Laboratory sciences | 4 | One laboratory science class in: —Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Geology |
8 | Physics I & Laboratory Chemistry I & Laboratory |
| Social sciences | 6 | General Psychology Human & Political Geography |
3 | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| Education | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning |
| Fine arts & letters | 3 | One fine arts history class in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
3 | One fine arts history class in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
| Languages[B] | 4 | One Level A2 language and speaking. | 4 | One Level A2 language and speaking |
| Total | 32 | 30 | ||
Bachelor's degrees
General education curriculum
Meckelnburgh law requires that all graduates of the undergraduate program (a bachelor's degree) must pass a general education curriculum in a variety of subject areas. Effectively, the first year of a bachelor's program is dedicated to general education, though applied degrees are shorter and degrees in engineering and the sciences more focused. Associates degrees are intended to provide up to half of general education credits.
| Discipline | Arts & letters | Sciences | Applied Studies | Engineering | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communications[A] | 9 | Expository Composition Academic Research Methods Methods of Oration |
9 | Technical Composition Introduction to Science Journalism Methods of Oration |
6 | Expository Composition Methods of Oration |
9 | Technical Composition Introduction to Science Journalism Methods of Oration |
| Humanities | 12 | Introduction to Philosophical Problems Comparative World Theologies Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) Meckelnish History (from 1663) |
9 | Introduction to Philosophical Problems Comparative World Theologies Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) |
9 | Introduction to Philosophical Problems Comparative World Theologies Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) |
9 | Introduction to Philosophical Problems Comparative World Theologies Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) |
| Albigensian Religion | 3 | Introduction to Albigensian Theology | 3 | Introduction to Albigensian Theology | 3 | Introduction to Albigensian Theology | 3 | Introduction to Albigensian Theology |
| Mathematics | 7 | Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus Introduction to Statistics |
10 | Problems in Calculus I Problems in Calculus II Introduction to Statistics |
7 | Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus Introduction to Statistics |
25 | Problems in Calculus I Problems in Calculus II Problems in Calculus III Differential Equations Introduction to Statistics Elements of Probability Theory Principles of Accounting I Principles of Accounting II |
| Laboratory sciences | 8 | Two-laboratory science sequence in: —Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Geology |
20 | Physics I & Laboratory Physics II & Laboratory Chemistry I & Laboratory Chemistry II & Laboratory Biology or Geology I & Laboratory |
4 | One laboratory science class in: —Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Geology |
24 | Physics I & Laboratory Physics II & Laboratory Chemistry I & Laboratory Chemistry II & Laboratory Biology or Geology I & Laboratory Biology or Geology II & Laboratory |
| Social sciences | 9 | Introduction to Macroeconomics General Psychology Human & Political Geography |
9 | Introduction to Macroeconomics General Psychology Human & Political Geography |
9 | Introduction to Macroeconomics General Psychology Human & Political Geography |
9 | Introduction to Macroeconomics General Psychology Human & Political Geography |
| Education | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning | 3 | Principles of Adult Learning |
| Fine arts & letters | 6 | Two fine arts history sequence in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
3 | One fine arts history class in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
3 | One fine arts history class in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
3 | One fine arts history class in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media |
| Languages[B] | 3* | Level B2 readings in a foreign language. NB: To graduate with a degree in Arts, a student must have a minimum B2 skill in a language foreign to Meckelnburgh. Additional classes may be required. |
4 | One Level A2 language and speaking. | 4* | One Level B1 language and speaking. NB: To graduate with a degree in Applied studies, a student must have a minimum B1 skill in a language foreign to Meckelnburgh. Additional classes may be required. |
4 | One Level A2 language and speaking |
| Total | 60 | 70 | 48 | 89 | ||||
[A] Communications for general education must be taken in the primary language of instruction of the institution, or Istvanistani.
[B] Languages must be taken in a language foreign to Meckelnburgh, or Aspiratnto.
