Implementasi Program Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) di Program Studi Pendidikan Geografi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

Abstract

The MBKM program is one of the breakthroughs of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) to provide freedom for students to gain additional knowledge, soft skills, and hard skills outside the study program and campus. There has not been much research on the practical implementation of MBKM at the study program level. Therefore, this study focuses on analyzing the implementation of the MBKM program by students of the Geography Education Study Program, Faculty Teacher Training, and education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. The approach used was quantitative with a survey design. The purposive sampling technique determined respondents in this study. Data were collected through interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on 34 respondents. The results showed that the MBKM program students consisted of various semester students who had met the MBKM requirements; there was a match between the fields of knowledge studied by students and the programs they participated in. Some MBKM programs achieved achievements even though there were some obstacles.