# Introduction

The program of Lee University consists of modules, which comprise besides lectures also elements of seminars, exercises, and self-study. They are focused on topics and each module has three phases see below; individual modules may differ, which will be shown in the module outline and on Moodle:

<table class="table table-bordered" id="bkmrk-phase-feature-time-w"><tbody><tr><td>#### Phase  


</td><td>#### Feature  


</td><td>#### Time  


</td><td>#### Workload  


</td></tr><tr><td>Pre-course  
</td><td>Reading &amp; preparation  
</td><td>Begins 4-6 weeks before the contact time  
</td><td>ca. 50 hours  
</td></tr><tr><td>Contact time  
</td><td>Attendance at ETS or Online  
</td><td>Five days (Mo-Fr)  
</td><td>ca. 40 hours  
</td></tr><tr><td>Post-course  
</td><td>Research and paper writing  
</td><td>Ends four weeks after the contact time  
</td><td>ca. 60 hours  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td><td>  
</td><td>150 hours  
</td></tr></tbody></table>