Flexible learning pathways

During the competition for the selection of study plan alternatives in KTU Academic Information System (AIS) within the deadlines set out in the University’s academic calendar. Students whose study programme includes a specialisation option are notified about the competition deadlines and procedures by a separate email. The selection for the students of 4-year study programmes takes place in the spring semester of the second year of studies and for the students of 3-year study programmes in the spring semester of the first year of studies.

During studies, while making an individual study plan in KTU Academic Information System (AIS) within the deadlines set out in the University’s academic calendar. The elective module “Elective Micro-Modules” (code MM00**) or “Elective Challenges” (code INNO**) is chosen in the AIS. Students are notified about the making of their study plans and deadlines via the AIS and email.

During studies, while making an individual study plan in KTU Academic Information System (AIS) within the deadlines set out in the University’s academic calendar. Students are notified about the making of their study plans and deadlines via the AIS and email. A choice is possible if the option of choosing one of the two alternatives is included in the composition of the study programme. The selection in the AIS for the 4-year study programmes takes place in the spring semester of the second year of studies and for the 3-year study programmes in the spring semester of the first year of studies.

Students who will study the module “Product Development Project” have to choose the topic of the product development project in the AIS before the beginning of the semester. Students will be notified about their choice of topics via the AIS and email. Students will work on their projects in teams that are formed according to the topics chosen by the students for their product development project. Students will be notified about their topic and team assignment via the AIS and email before the beginning of the spring semester (before the beginning of the classes of the study module).

During the competition for the selection of study plan alternatives in KTU Academic Information System (AIS) within the deadlines set out in the University’s academic calendar. Students whose study programme includes a BA+ competence are notified about the competition deadlines and procedures via the AIS and email. The selection for the students of 4-year study programmes takes place in the spring semester of the second year of studies and for the students of 3-year study programmes in the spring semester of the first year of studies.

During the competition for the selection of study plan alternatives in the Academic Information System (AIS) within the deadlines set out in the University’s academic calendar. Students whose study programme includes an extended internship are notified about the competition conditions and deadlines via the AIS and email. The selection takes place in the AIS in the spring semester of the second year of studies.

In the beginning of September, when the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities publishes the detailed procedures for organising the competition on the University’s website. Students admitted to the first year of the University’s first-cycle study programmes in the current year and wishing to complete minor studies in pedagogy in addition to their major studies submit an application and other indicated documents in KTU Academic Information System until 15 September of the current year.

How are studies provided?

• A student who chooses minor studies in pedagogy will study the study modules in pedagogy (60 credits).
• the study modules in pedagogy are included in the student’s plan from the 2^nd to the 8^th semester of bachelor’s studies by including one additional study module on minor studies in pedagogy to the study modules of bachelor’s studies (exceeding the plan or instead of the elective modules).
• 60-credit content of pedagogical studies contains 30-credit study subjects in pedagogical studies and 30-credit pedagogical internship. The content of the study modules is available here.
• The first 6-credit module (or two modules of 3 credits each) is included in the student’s individual study plan in the 2nd semester. The module is included as an additional module exceeding the study plan (i.e., the student will study 36 credits in that semester) or as an elective module within the standard 30-credit volume of the individual study plan. In subsequent semesters, study modules in pedagogy are included in the student’s study plan based on the same principle.
• The study modules of the minor studies in pedagogy are taught as distance (synchronous and asynchronous) learning according to the cyclic timetable.
• Pedagogical internship of 12 or 18 credits is carried out one day per week. Specific time is agreed upon according to the working hours of the chosen internship place (school) convenient for both the internship mentors and the student.
• A 3-credit final project for pedagogical studies is prepared during the last semester of studies. It is defended at a separate meeting of the qualification commission.
• Students studying in state-funded study positions do not have to pay additionally for the 60-credit study modules of the minor studies in pedagogy.
• Students studying in state non-funded positions of studies must pay an additional fee for the 30-credit study modules of the minor studies in pedagogy according to the price for pedagogical studies established for the current year.
• If students who are admitted to the study programmes other than the ones mentioned above wish to choose minor studies in pedagogy, they must pay the fee for the 60-credit study modules of the minor studies in pedagogy according to the price for pedagogical studies established for the current year.

Students admitted to the first year of the first-cycle University study programmes in the current year and wishing to complete minor pedagogical studies in addition to their major studies have to submit by 15 September of the current year the following documents to the University’s Academic Information System (AIS) > Studies > Submission of applications > Submit a new application > Study plan > Amendment of study plan:

• Fill in the application form, indicating that they wish to choose a minor study programme in pedagogy (60 study credits) in addition to their bachelor’s study programme.
• Attach to the AIS application form a motivation letter-essay, which must not exceed 400 words and must be written according to the University’s Methodological Guidelines for Preparation of Written Works. The motivation letter-essay must contain a reasoned explanation of how the student envisages a career as a teacher, why he/she needs a teaching qualification, why he/she has chosen a profession of a teacher, how he/she will contribute to the life of the school, and what his/her vision is for him/her as a teacher.
• Optionally, he/she may attach a recommendation by the head of the study programme, the head of the completed secondary school, or the head of the school where the student is working (or intends to work).
• Optionally, he/she may attach other documents demonstrating his/her desire to work as a teacher.

• Priority support during the period of minor studies (excluding final year). The amount of support is 6.5 BSB (basic social benefit) per month. Currently it is 357.50 EUR per month.
• Targeted allowance in the final year of minor studies. The amount of the targeted allowance is 11 BSI BSB (basic social benefit) per month. Currently it is 605 EUR per month.
• The number of scholarships awarded to the University according to the groups of study fields is determined by the Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania. This year there are 22 KTU students eligible for priority support.
• The scholarship is awarded to students selected in the process of the competition and admitted to a state-funded study position in the first year of bachelor’s studies since 2025, following the Procedures for Granting Support to Students of First-Cycle Study Programmes in the Field of Pedagogy Leading to the Qualification of a Teacher, Students of First-Cycle Study Programmes in the Fields Other than Pedagogy Studying Pedagogical Study Modules as Minor Studies, and Students of Pedagogical Professional Study Programmes, and the order of the Minister of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania.
• Applications are accepted until 15 September and the competition is organised until 19 September.
• The student selection commission assesses the following: whether the bachelor’s study programme studied by the student is included in the group of study fields determined by the Minister of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, in which a scholarship may be awarded; the student’s admission competition score; and the student’s motivation to complete minor studies in pedagogy and to be employed as a teacher after graduation.
• The scholarship is terminated if the student has academic debts at the end of the semester; takes an academic leave of absence or terminates his/her bachelor’s studies.

Regarding the organisation of minor studies in pedagogy:

Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Assoc. Prof. Edita Štuopytė
email edita.stuopyte@ktu.lt

Regarding the submission of applications for the minor studies in pedagogy:

Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Lina Minčikienė
email lina.mincikiene@ktu.lt