Notes:

[1] "ay" = academic year, considered equivalent to the amount of work a full-time student can achieve in one calendar year. In terms of the international ECTS system, 1 academic year equals 60 ECTS credits.

[2] The "13-scale" system of grades, in use in Denmark since the 1970s, utilises the following grades: 00, 03, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. A grade of 6 or over is required to pass a course, and 8 is considered a formal average. The unevenness of the scale at either end is intended to penalize/reward exceptionally poor/fine achievements.

[3] The rules specify a "broadness criterion", which requires that, of the two courses Område I and Område II, one must be in Danish history, and the other in non-Danish history. Further, one of the two must be in a period before 1750, and the other must be after 1750. Finally, one exam must be oral, and the other written. These rules may seem arcane, but the intention is to prevent too narrow a focus in the undergraduate studies.

[4] The examination rules for the final BA project allow for a "didactic" form, in which the exam is in the form of a "history-mediating" situation, i.e. a museum exhibit, a series of seminars, or (in this case) a web site.

[5] The MA-level thesis paper is set at 100 pages for a cand.mag. degree (regular MA), 200 pages for a mag.art. degree (extended MA). For a better understanding of how to get an MA in Denmark, see my page on that subject.

[6] This average takes into account only those grades achieved at the MA studies level. If the average from the BA level is factored in, the average increases. I have chosen not to do that, because I don't consider the BA (once completed) to be significant in evaluating my MA-level competency. At any rate, the most important part of the MA level studies is the thesis, which (at the extended MA level) is not graded - instead, a pass/fail grade is given, and an evaluating statement by the examiners is given.