Credit Recognition

1. Familiarize yourself with the modules offered by the host university. For examples, see International Network. The final module offering is usually known in the semester before your departure.
2. In case you will study at a university outside of Europe, you do not need a Learning Agreement. You can continue with number 5 below.
3. In case you will study at a university in Europe, you must enter the modules, including links to the module descriptions at the host university in Mobility-Online, mentioning the desired module group under "Course unit title at the home institution". Before you confirm the modules, you could first inform IKMZ(e-mail ), in case you are unsure if your modules can be recognized and/ or in which module group(s). 

   

4. Once you have confirmed your modules, the Learning Agreement will be checked and signed by IKMZ and automatically sent to the host university. IKMZ drafts a credit recognition agreement. You will receive this by e-mail.

5. In case you will study at a university outside of Europe, please send an overview of the modules, including links to the module descriptions at the host university to IKMZe-mailIKMZ drafts a credit recognition agreement. The foreign credits will be converted into ECTS at the end of your stay.

6. After the stay abroad, you send a copy of the Transcript of Records (ToR) from the host university to IKMZ e-mail. The credits of the passed courses will be visible in your student portal within one week. For a transfer of credits in the same semester, the ToR must be sent to us no later than September 20 (spring semester)/ February 20 (fall semester).

For the transfer of credits, it is important that the modules are related to the field of communication / media (/ society, in case you study Internet & Society) and level appropriate. Bachelor (undergraduate) modules cannot be transferred to Master (graduate) programs. 

The credits are transferred to the module group:

• "Weitere Themenfelder …" (BA)/ "Forschungsbereiche …" (MA) in case of lectures
• "Anwendung …" (BA)/ "Qualifizierung …" (MA) in case of seminars
• "Further Topics in the Field" (MA Internet & Society)
• "Gegenstandsbereiche…" (BA), only if the content of the module abroad corresponds exactly with our core elective module from this module group.

Seminars can also be credited as lectures, e.g. if you rather need ECTS in the module group "Weitere Themenfelder …" (BA)/ "Forschungsbereiche …" (MA). It does not work the other way around - lectures cannot be credited as seminars.

Whether a module is counted as a seminar or as a lecture depends primarily on how it is assessed. For example:
– 100% written (online) exam → lecture
– Only paper(s)/ essay(s) → seminar
– 60% written exam / 40% assignments → lecture
– 40% written exam / 60% paper(s)/ essay(s) → seminar

At least one seminar must be completed at IKMZ. 

The number of credits does not have to match exactly. You get the (converted) credits you acquire abroad. That means, if you take a seminar worth 10 ECTS abroad, you will get these 10 ECTS in the module group "Anwendung …" (BA)/ "Qualifizierung …" (MA) / "Further Topics in the Field" (MA Internet & Society), although at IKMZ the seminars are worth 6 ECTS each. If you attend a lecture abroad worth 2 ECTS, you will get these 2 ECTS in the module group "Weitere Themenfelder …" (BA)/ "Forschungsbereiche …" (MA)/ "Further Topics in the Field" (MA Internet & Society), although at IKMZ the lectures are worth 3 or 6 ECTS each. Excess credits cannot be transferred to other modules.

No problem. We convert the credits into ECTS. We convert the grades into Swiss grades.

If you will be studying at an IKMZ partner university (subject-specific), no minimum number of ECTS is required. For UZH-wide destinations, a minimum number of 15 ECTS is required. In exceptional cases - failed course, bachelor’s thesis, ... - less ECTS might be accepted. The partner university can also require a minimum number of ECTS.

Please note that at least 60 out of 120 ECTS credits (for the Bachelor program / Master in Internet & Society) or 45 out of 90 ECTS credits (for the other Master’s programs) must be earned at UZH.

To complete the study program at IKMZ, you must earn at least 120 ECTS credits (Bachelor + Internet & Society) / 90 ECTS credits (other Master’s programs) within the program. At least 50% of the coursework must be graded, including the Bachelor’s / Master’s thesis worth 15 / 30 ECTS credits, respectively.

Yes. Since you remain enrolled at UZH, you may take modules at UZH at the same time. However, the UZH module cannot be cancelled in case of exam overlap. If you are on leave of absence, you cannot not take courses at UZH.

We allow you to take minor modules abroad as long as approved by the departmental coordinator at your Minor. Not all faculties allow this. For the credit recognition of Minor modules, you need a separate credit recognition agreement. This will be drawn up by the departmental coordinator at your Minor. The host university must also agree with the module selection. Most of the time the host university requires that the majority of the modules are from your Major.

You are allowed to take master modules abroad as long as the host university agrees. If you take more than 30 ECTS of Master modules, only 30 ECTS of them will be transferred to your future Master studies at UZH. 

The Learning Agreement (LA) is a contract between you, UZH and the Erasmus+/ SEMP host university. You need the LA for the SEMP scholarship. You have to upload the LA in Mobility-Online in time. The Credit Recognition Agreement (AV) is a contract between you and IKMZ for the credit transfer and must be drawn up before the start of the semester abroad.

After the stay abroad, you send the Transcript of Records (ToR) from the host university to IKMZ e-mail. The credits of the passed courses will be visible in your student portal within one week. For a transfer of credits in the same semester, the ToR must be sent to us no later than 20th Sept. (spring semester)/ 20th Feb. (fall semester).