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Aiming at three years or pushing to five
The level you target drives the responsibility you will be given, the volume to cover and the amount to commit. This page sets a Bac+3 programme and a Bac+5 programme from the same field side by side, with their real credits and supervised hours.
What one more level adds
A Bac+3 programme makes you autonomous in an occupation: you design, you deliver, you report. The Bac+5 level adds leadership: you frame an ill-posed problem, you arbitrate between several possible architectures, you commit a team and a budget to your choice. That difference shows in the table figures — credits, supervised hours, number of blocks — and in the nature of the work required.
What each one awards
Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level
Bachelor's degree. 8 blocks, 1800 supervised hours, 180 credits. 5 400 000 GNF per year.
Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level
Master's degree. 8 blocks, 1200 supervised hours, 120 credits. 7 800 000 GNF per year.
Three years or five, line by line
| Criterion | Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level | Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level |
|---|---|---|
| Register | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
| What is awarded | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
| Duration | 3 years | 2 years |
| Credits | 180 credits | 120 credits |
| Supervised hours | 1800 h | 1200 h |
| Teaching blocks | 8 | 8 |
| Fees | 5 400 000 GNF per year | 7 800 000 GNF per year |
The volumes, to scale
- Computer Science programme — Bac+3 level
- 1800 (60 %)
- Artificial Intelligence programme — Bac+5 level
- 1200 (40 %)
The criterion that decides for you
The responsibility you target
Delivering autonomously: the Bac+3 level takes you there. Framing, arbitrating and committing a team: the Bac+5 level prepares for that explicitly.
Where you are in your path
Bac+3 is reached from secondary school. Bac+5 is joined afterwards, and credits already validated count on entry.
The total commitment
Multiply the fees line by the number of years in the duration line: you get the full amount for each trajectory, with no surprises.
Questions about this choice
Is Bac+3 required to enter Bac+5?
A Bac+3 level record, earned here or elsewhere, opens entry. Professional experience is also reviewed block by block.
Can you stop at Bac+3 and resume later?
Yes. Validated credits remain yours and your competency record stays verifiable online: the return is arranged with the admissions adviser.
Does the workload double?
The table gives both real totals and the bar scales them. Each credit is twenty-five hours of work, ten of them supervised.
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