16.8 How are the requirements of Section 11 (1) and (2) MRVO to be understood in concrete terms?

The Accreditation Council derives a few basic considerations for the review of the qualification goals from the guidelines in accordance with § 11 para. 1 and 2:

a.) Level of detail

• The qualification goals relate to the specific study programme as a whole. In other words, the qualification goals describe the knowledge and skills that students will have acquired at the end of their studies, taking appropriate account of the social and personal context
• The qualification goals correspond to the desired degree level and are based on the descriptors of the Qualifications Framework for German Higher Education Qualifications.
• The qualification goals relate to the academic or artistic qualification aimed for with the study programme as well as to the qualification for qualified employment in the fields of activity described. They classify the study programme academically (e.g. with regard to the possibilities of further academic qualification) and professionally (e.g. with regard to the fulfillment of external requirements for regulated professions, inclusion of Professional Practice).

b.) Transparency / commitment

• The qualification goals defined by the higher education institutions are not only included in the self-evaluation report, but are also accessible to the general public in an appropriate form. However, it is not mandatory that the qualification goals are anchored in the examination regulations or the module handbook, but at least they are published on the website and / or the course flyer, for example.
• The content of the qualification goals defined by the higher education institutions is consistent between the various versions (e.g. self-evaluation report, examination regulations, module handbook). This means that it is legitimate not to use the “full text” of the qualification goals throughout, but the different versions must not contradict each other.
• The qualification goals can be found in the Diploma Supplement under section 4.2 “Program Learning Outcomes”.