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Komplexprüfung

English translation: multi-disciplinary exam

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German term or phrase:Komplexprüfung
English translation:multi-disciplinary exam
Entered by: Peter Zauner

03:36 Feb 20, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Komplexprüfung
All,

I am translating a transcript of a mining engineer, issued by Technical University Mining College Freiberg in the German state of Saxony.
Under "Fachprüfungen", it lists
***Komplexprüfung Bergbau***
Markscheidetechnik
Sicherheitstechnik
Tiefbau/Tagebau
Bodenmechanik I/Angewandte Gebirgsmechanik
etc.
and their corresponding grades.

My research so far indicates that a "Komplexprüfung" is specific to Saxony.
I don't understand what it means and don't know how to translate it.
"Complex examination" would probably not mean much to the English target audience.
The translation is intended for Australia.

I will appreciate all suggestions


Peter
Peter Zauner
Australia
Local time: 12:03
multi-disciplinary exam
Explanation:
A cross-curricular test, perhaps? Or a multi-disciplinary one?

(By the way, this is not the same thing as a Komplexarbeit, is it? In Saxony, at least, that can be for just one subject. http://www.sn.schule.de/~nwd/dd_wth/files/wth... )

"[...] Wird eine mündliche Fachprüfung gleichzeitig über mehrere Fächer (Komplexprüfung) durchgeführt, so prüft jede anwesende Prüferin bzw. jeder anwesende Prüfer über das eigene Teilgebiet. [...]"
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 04:03
Grading comment
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multi-disciplinary exam


Explanation:
A cross-curricular test, perhaps? Or a multi-disciplinary one?

(By the way, this is not the same thing as a Komplexarbeit, is it? In Saxony, at least, that can be for just one subject. http://www.sn.schule.de/~nwd/dd_wth/files/wth... )

"[...] Wird eine mündliche Fachprüfung gleichzeitig über mehrere Fächer (Komplexprüfung) durchgeführt, so prüft jede anwesende Prüferin bzw. jeder anwesende Prüfer über das eigene Teilgebiet. [...]"

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 81
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: I am certainly no expert on this but this seems like a reasonable explanation
8 hrs
agree  Tibor Pataki
1 day 9 hrs
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