Eight Week Semesters (2017)

Victoria University in Australia has moved to a block model, where students do 1 course at a time, in 4 weeks. Sit the exam/assessment and then move onto the next. They do 8 courses a year (Standard Full time Australian study load)

Quarters instead of semesters have been done to great success: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wpi.edu&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;2019&#x2F;03&#x2F;21&#x2F;UG_2019-20.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wpi.edu&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;2019&#x2F;03&#x2F;21&#x2F;UG_2019-2...</a>

This is a fun idea. It&#x27;s well known that the reasoning for summer vacations was to allow the student to help out on a family farm, and yet most students (especially at younger ages) waste this time. At least in college students take internships, but it would be interesting to promote more co-ops or adjusting the schedule of coursework.