Key features
- Qualification: Diplómapróf
- Qualification in English: Diploma
- EQF level: 5
- Cycle: Cycle 1.1
- Thesis required: No final thesis
- Nominal length: 1 – 2 years / 60 – 120 ECTS
- Access requirement: Upper secondary level (Stúdentspróf or equivalent). Higher education institutions or individual faculties can make specific requirements regarding the combination and focus of the Stúdentspróf.
- Access to further study: BA/BS degree
Degree titles
- Icelandic: Diplómapróf, Grunndiplóma
- English: Diploma, Undergraduate Diploma.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Persons obtaining degrees at this level…
- Have gained insight into selected theories and concepts
- Are able to distinguish between scientific explanations and other explanations
- Understand and know the state of the scientific field in a wider context
Skills
Persons obtaining degrees at this level…
- Can prepare, organise and implement projects
- Can apply the basic skills and technology relevant to the field
- Can use statistical and graphical data
- Can communicate issues related to the field or profession in an organised and comprehensible manner
- Have developed an innovative way of thinking
- Can describe simple scientific topics and research findings
Competences
Persons obtaining degrees at this level…
- Have developed the learning skills necessary to embark on further studies
- Show initiative and autonomy
- Can cooperate with others in projects