Circular 15: General Provisions on Master's Degree Training

Circular 15: General Provisions on Master's Degree Training (Illustrative Image)

The Master's Degree Training Regulations issued together with Circular 15/2014/TT-BGDDT regulate the training of master's level students to help them supplement, update, and enhance knowledge of their fields and majors; increase interdisciplinary knowledge; gain deep expertise in a specialized field of science or skills to apply such knowledge in practical professional activities; work independently, think creatively, and have the capability to detect and solve issues in the trained sectors or majors. The forms, languages, and durations of training are as follows:

1. Master's degree training is conducted in the form of formal education.

2. The official language used in master's degree training is Vietnamese. Training in a foreign language is decided by the training institution according to the regulations of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam.

3. The duration of master's degree training ranges from one to two academic years. Specifically:

- At least 1 academic year for sectors and majors with undergraduate training periods of 5 years or more and accumulated credits of 150 or more;- From one and a half to two academic years for those sectors and majors not covered by the above stipulation;- Based on the training program regulations, the head of the training institution specifies the training duration and the extension period suitable for each sector or major. The extended training period must not exceed two years longer than the stipulated duration mentioned above.

Details can be found in Circular 15/2014/TT-BGDDT which takes effect from July 01, 2014.

Ty Na

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