Program choice
Level 1
Minor only
University
UM
University of Macau
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) 267
- THE (2026) 145
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 3
Unrestricted elective
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 4 - 5 years
- Enrollment (October 2025):
- bachelor's: 8,095
Sources
- About UM https://www.um.edu.mo/about-um/
The official UM page confirms the University of Macau name, UM abbreviation and the Macau, China address.
The stored entry uses city Macao and countryCode cn because the current country catalog does not contain mo.
- THE World University Rankings 2026 https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-macau
The ranking page is used only for rankings.the2026: position 145 under the provided sourceRule, accessedAt 2026-06-26.
The source was not used for the educational-model coordinates.
- UG Curriculum Model https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/curriculum-model/ug-curriculum-model/
The Registry describes the undergraduate curriculum model: Major 40-66 credits, General Education 24-27 credits, Free Elective 9-50 credits and a 120-credit minimum graduation requirement.
Together with the handbook, this supports courseChoice 3 because students have a substantial Free Elective component beyond narrow required electives.
- Course Enrolment Handbook https://reg.um.edu.mo/download/course-enrol-info/gen-info/Course%20Enrolment%20HandBook.pdf
The handbook defines Free Electives as courses chosen by the student in any areas or programme, subject to the student's academic-unit restrictions.
It distinguishes Required Electives within a programme list from Free Electives, supporting courseChoice 3.
The handbook also supports the 4-5 year duration range by pairing the standard undergraduate model with a 5-Year Bachelor of Law programme.
- Minor Programme General Rules https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/curriculum-model/minor-programme/general-rules/
UM lets students apply for a 30-35 credit minor programme after their first registered semester, with up to two minor programmes.
This supports programChoice 1: the main major is normally tied to the admitted programme, while students can add a smaller specialization after enrolment.
Classification boundary: the minor leads to a separate certificate and transcript and minor courses do not count toward the major programme, so this evidence does not support a level above 1.
- List of Undergraduate Programmes https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/curriculum-model/ug-curriculum-model/ug-pilos/
The Registry lists named undergraduate programmes by faculty. This is boundary evidence against an open university-wide programme or a university-wide late choice of main major.
The BBA page shows a local pocket with declaration of major at Year 2, but it does not establish a dominant major-choice model across UM.
- Course Exemption and Waiver rules https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/student-applications/course-exemption-waiver/
Course Exemption/Waiver shows that external courses require review and approval; courses from UM-initiated outbound programmes without comparable UM courses may transfer as Free Electives up to six credits.
This is boundary evidence against courseChoice 4: the source describes approved exemption/waiver and credit transfer, not ordinary selection of individual external courses from a partner catalog.
- Transfer of Programme rules https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/student-applications/transfer-of-programme/
Transfer of Programme is a separate approved procedure with first-semester restrictions, a one-third transferred-credit limit and new-programme duration rules.
This is boundary evidence against programChoice 2: the source describes transfer between programmes, not a university-wide common-core choice of main major.
- University of Macau Facts and Figures 2025, Registered Students https://reg.um.edu.mo/qfacts/y2025/students/registered-students/
The official Facts and Figures 2025 page publishes Statistics of Registered Students in the 1st Semester of Academic Year 2025/2026 and states that the figures are headcount and exclude incoming exchange students.
In the No. of Registered Students by Gender table, the Bachelor Sum row reports 3,864 male, 4,231 female and total 8,095. The same total is repeated in the Macao/Non-Macao Students table. The specialist degree level does not apply to the University of Macau model.