What are the requirements for lecturers of undergraduate programs in Vietnam?

What are the requirements for lecturers of undergraduate programs in Vietnam?

Under Clause 2, Article 10 of Circular 17/2021/TT-BGDDT, the requirements for lecturers of undergraduate programs in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:

- Lecturers shall hold a master’s degree or higher; assistant lecturers shall hold a bachelor’s degree or higher;

- At least 01 full-time lecturer shall have a doctorate in a suitable academic discipline to take charge of formulating and adopting the training program;

- At least 05 full-time lecturers shall have a doctorate in a suitable specialization to take charge of teaching the training program, with each component of the program in charge by a lecturer with a suitable specialization;

- There shall be sufficient lecturers to ensure compulsory learner/lecturer ratio.

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What is the minimum number of credits required for an undergraduate program in Vietnam?

According to Point a, Clause 2, Article 7 of Circular 17/2021/TT-BGDDT, the minimum academic load of an undergraduate program in Vietnam is described as follows:

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2. Minimum academic load of a training program must comply with requirements of the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework. To be specific:

a) For undergraduate programs: 120 credits and physical education and national defense-security education load per existing regulations;

b) For level-7 specialized training programs: 150 credits and physical education and national defense-security education load per existing regulations; or 30 credits for persons holding a bachelor’s degree in the same academic discipline group;

c) For masters programs: 60 credits for persons holding a bachelor’s degree in the same academic discipline group;

d) For doctoral programs: 90 credits for persons holding a master’s degree, and 120 credits for persons holding a bachelor’s degree in the same academic discipline group.

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Thus, according to the above regulations, an undergraduate program must include a minimum of 120 credits.

What are the requirements for structure and content of an undergraduate program in Vietnam?

According to Article 8 of Circular 17/2021/TT-BGDDT, the structure and content of an undergraduate training program are prescribed as follows:

- Specify the role of each component and unit of study as well as logical connection and mutual complementation between components and units of study with the aim of achieving the general objectives and requirements of the training program;

- List out general specialized and professional requirements and characteristics of the field of training and/or academic discipline group at the education level, facilitating bridge programs between academic disciplines and education levels; concurrently, elaborate specific requirements and characteristics of the academic discipline.

- Stipulate major components compulsory for all learners; concurrently, provide additional and optional components that learners may choose according to their career plans;

- Provide guidance for learners in a flexible manner; enable learners to draw up their own study plans as suitable for their capacity and personal circumstances.

What are the requirements for expected learning outcomes of an undergraduate program in Vietnam?

Under Article 5 of Circular 17/2021/TT-BGDDT, the requirements for expected learning outcomes of an undergraduate program in Vietnam are:

- Be clear and practical; name academic results concerning general understanding and core capacity at the education level as well as specific requirements of the field of training or academic discipline that learners should achieve after they complete the program.

- Measure and evaluate according to cognitive learning levels, providing the basis for design, application and improvement of teaching content and methods; assess learners’ performance and award degrees to learners.

- Be consistent with objectives of the training program, show contributions in a clear manner and include requirements representative of employers and other relevant parties.

- Specify the education level and ensure expected learning outcomes concerning necessary knowledge, skills, independence, responsibilities and capacity according to regulations for the corresponding level in the Vietnamese Qualifications Framework.

- Ensure relevance to admission requirements of the higher education level (if any) and, concurrently, facilitate admission to other programs at the same level, especially programs in the same academic discipline group or field of training.

- Be elaborated in expected learning outcomes of units of study and components of the training program, and adopted in a systematic manner via connections between units of study and components.

- Be feasible and appropriate to the program load so that the majority of learners, who meet admission requirements, can complete the program in standard time.