Types of exams

In your curriculum, you may find the following types of exams:

  • Exams that cover the content of entire modules or subjects = module exam or subject exam
  • Exams that cover the content of an individual course (mostly lectures) = course exam
  • Courses in which your performance is continuously assessed (e.g. exercises, seminars) = courses with continuous assessment
  • Exams that take place at the end of a diploma, master's, doctoral or PhD programme = public defence

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