What is meant by the following type of study units: compulsory, concurrent, elective, optional, pre-requisite, and synoptic study unit?
Compulsory study unit: Study-Unit which must be followed and passed for the purpose of progression or successful completion of the Course. Concurrent study unit: two or more study-units which must be followed together during the same semester. Elective study unit: A study-unit in a particular Programme of Study which must be chosen from a designated list of study-units Optional study units: A Study-Unit chosen from all study-units offered by the University Pre-requisite study unit: A study-unit which must have been followed in order for a student to be able to follow a subsequent study-unit. Synoptic study unit: Study-units, the teaching of which helps students to integrate knowledge acquired in study-units pursued during the Course.
