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K24 adopts a semi-block system, where students are required to complete 147 credits in no more than 5 years or 10 semesters.
Throughout their first year, students take a set of Faculty-Mandated Courses and Department-Mandated Courses. Students are required to complete 20 credits for each of Semester 1 and 2.
Throughout their second and third years, students will still have to take several Department-Mandated and University-Mandated courses. Starting from Semester 3, students could start to choose topical and area elective courses as well. In their third year, students taking the international program participate in a student exchange, study abroad, or double degree program at one of UPIR UGM’s partner universities. Also in their third year, students take Independent Study, where they prepare and defend their thesis proposal.
Throughout their fourth (and/or fifth) year, students complete their Community Service and Undergraduate Thesis.
In accordance with the national curriculum, the above activities need to account for at least 147 credits, which include 95 credits of mandatory courses and 52 credits of elective courses. The mandatory component includes 25 credits of University-Mandated Courses, 14 credits of Faculty-Mandated Courses, 56 credits of Department-Mandated Courses. A maximum of 20 credits out of these 52 credits of elective courses can be completed through MBKM. Technical arrangements regarding MBKM are provided in a separate document.
147 credits. In accordance with the national curriculum, each students need to complete at least 147 credits, which include
Self-Tailored. Students design their study plan and decide accordingly how to make the most of the 108 credits of Departmental Courses, which comprises of
Area Studies components. Students need to complete at least 16 credits of Area Studies Courses. They are to be taken in Semesters 3, 4, 5, and/or 6, some of which can be taken at partner universities through MBKM.
Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka/Cross-Departmental components. Students are obligated to take 10 credits of Internal MBKM in the form of Community Service (KKN). Students are allowed to take up to 20 credits from 9 MBKM arenas in lieu of Topical Elective Courses, Area Studies Courses, and/or Cross-Departmental Courses. However, MBKM is optional. Students who do not wish to participate in any MBKM activities are allowed to take either Topical or Area Studies Courses to make up for the 20 credits. Specific guideline for MBKM is provided in a separate document.
International Exposure Program (IEP). IEP is compulsory for IUP students. IUP Students have to study for 1-2 semester(s) at the assigned partner universities during their 5th and/or 6th semester(s) depending on the allocation. Credits from the partner universities will make up for credits that students should take at UGM for Topical, Area Studies, Cross-Departmental, and/or MBKM courses. Specific guideline for IEP is provided in a separate document.
Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM). Students need to complete 6 credits of Undergraduate Thesis as their exit exam from UPIR UGM. Technical arrangements regarding Undergraduate Thesis are provided in a separate document. By default, students are required to write a thesis manuscript of which the length is approximately 10,000 words and systematically divided into different chapters including but not limited to introduction, results and discussion, and conclusion chapters. Other than the conventional manuscript, students have other options such as:
The assessment of the thesis is based on these following criteria:
Technical guideline for undergraduate thesis is provided in a separate document.
Co-Curricular. Students are required to participate in at least 5 (five) co-curricular activities during their studies at UGM with these following details: 3 (three) collaborative and community-oriented activities acknowleged by the Study Program, such as becoming tutors, joining in an organization (at least 1 year), participating in conferences or other academic forums; and 2 activities for personal development purposes acknowleged by the Study Program, such as engaging in trainings offered by Units under the Faculty (e.g. research method trainings provided by DIHI/IIS, training of master of ceremony by CDC, etc.). Co-curricular activities will be recorded in the SKPI (Surat Keterangan Pengantar Ijazah) that will be given after students graduate.
Fast-Track. Students have the opportunity to embark upon the fast-track program, which allows them to take undergraduate courses at UPIR UGM throughout Semesters 1-6 and graduate courses at IR UGM’s Master Program throughout Semesters 7-8. Upon completing a graduate thesis in Semesters 9-10, students shall receive both BA and MA degrees. Fast-track is not yet applicable for IUP students. Technical arrangements regarding the fast-track program are provided in a separate document. Here is the Scheme for Fast-Track:
Requirements for Fast-Track:
Bridging process for Fast-Track:
Academic Administration. UPIR UGM follows FISIPOL UGM’s academic regulations, as stated in FISIPOL’s program specification. They include, among others, but are not limited to, arrangements on admission tests, tuition fees, registration, leave of absence, and graduation.
The contribution of each course in Kurikulum 2021 to the fulfilment of UPIR UGM’s ELOs is displayed in the following curriculum map:
The assessment system in the IR IUP program follows the academic guidelines of the UGM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences.
In order to ensure consistency of assessment standards between courses and lecturers, IR IUP applies the following rubric:
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