Organisation
The Department of Child and Youth Studies has about 120 employees and is organised in three sections and one centre.
Department Management
The department is led by the department board, which per delegation of the faculty board decides on employment and promotion matters of researchers, the department's organization, education at undergraduate and advanced level as well as education at researcher level and research.
The department board consists of representatives of students, doctoral students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff. The department board may delegate matters to the head of department or special committee/body.
The head of department receives decision-making power per delegation from the Dean (chairman of the Faculty Board) and in some cases from the Department board. The head of department has employer responsibility and responsibility for the department's finances as well as premises and security. To his/hers aid, the head of department has an assistant head of department with responsibility for student affairs and a deputy head of department who takes over in the absence of the head of department.
Head of Department: Anna Westberg Broström
Deputy Head of Department: Rickard Jonsson
Assistant Head of Department: Helena Bergström
Sections
The department is organised into three sections and one centre:
- The Section for Child and Youth Studies
- The Section for Early Childhood Education
- Centre for the Studies of Children´s Culture
- The Technical-Administrative Section
The sections and centre are headed by:
Superintendent of the Section for Child and Youth Studies
Superintendent of the Section for Early Childhood Education
Head of the Centre for the Studies of Children's Culture
Head of Administration (vakant)
The Superintendent of sections, on behalf of the Department Board, is responsible for coordinating, planning and following up issues concerning education at the undergraduate and advanced level, as well as certain student and personnel matters.
Administration
The Technical-Administrative Section handles the administration of all education, study guidance, communication, finance and archiving.
If you have general questions about our educations, you are welcome to contact the Student office via e-mail: studentxpedition@buv.su.se.
For more specific questions about courses and registration, certificates, etc., please contact the course administrator.
Courses and Programmes
The department offers courses and programmes in our four subjects:
- Children´s Culture
- Child and Youth Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- Schoolage Educare
Programmes and Degrees
- Doctoral Programme: Child and Youth Studies, 120 and 240 credits
- Doctoral Programme: Early Childhood Education, 120 and 240 credits
- Master´s Programme in Children´s Culture, 60 credits
- Master's Programme in Child and Youth Sciences, 120 credits
- Master´s Programme in Early Childhood Education, 120 credits
- Programme in Early Childhood Education, 210 credits
- Teacher Education Programme for Primary School, Specialising in School-Age Education and Care, 180 credits
For each training program, there is a Programme Coordinator who has the overall responsibility for the development and evaluation of the program.
Contact
Phone: +46-8-16 20 00 (exchange)
Email: info@buv.su.se
Email address for all staff at the Department: first name.surname@buv.su.se
Visiting address
Svante Arrhenius väg 21 A, Frescati, Stockholms University.
- Visiting address
Room 419, 4th floor.
Svante Arrhenius väg 21A.
- Visiting address
Room 418, 4th floor.
Svante Arrhenius väg 21A.
Head of Administration and financial manager
- Visiting address
Room 359, 3rd floor.
Svante Arrhenius väg 21A.
Frescati backe,
Stockholms University
- Acess
January 1, 2026
Last updated: September 12, 2025
Source: Department of Child and Youth Studies