The basic unit of studies at SEAS is a course. There are two basic course types, seminars (practical courses) and lectures (theoretical courses). Exams, consultation, and thesis writing are also technically courses.

Courses advertised by SEAS can be searched for in our Course Catalogue. Many teachers upload stuff to the course material page.

We all have deficiencies of some kind, making our lives more difficult. For some of us this makes studying more difficult. If you are affected, you are advised to contact the university's disabilities centre (hu). In addition, if you need special treatment (course material, being given a longer time at exams, being examined in a different form, etc), you should contact your courses’ instructors in advance, at the beginning of the course or even before.

In case you feel unsure about your persona, studies, career, you may also seek help at various sources.

According to the type of activity and student participation in courses, there are three main categories. However, the 2020 pandemic forced universities to introduce several further subtypes of courses. These are also listed below.

Seminars are courses held in groups of usually 10–20 students. Ideally they involve lively discussions, regular attendance, often homework, in-class tests, longer home assignments. Seminars have a strict absence policy.

Lectures are courses held in larger lecture halls for the whole student body. Although attendance at lectures is highly recommended for the successful completion of the course, it is usually not mandatory (the curriculum indicates where it is), the only obligation is taking the end-term examination.

An examination course only consists of an examination. Some examination courses are linked to a lecture course that is not offered in every term. These typically require you to have taken the given lecture course in an earlier term, failing to take its examination. Language examinations are always examination courses, though they are often preceded by language seminars.

If you have completed courses outside SEAS, you may transfer (some of) them to your programme at SEAS. An external course must cover a minimum of 75% of the course here. Further details in Hungarian.