During your studies
For students at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics.
Information during your studies.
Location
The Department of Culture and Aesthetics is situated in the Manne Siegbahn Buildings at Campus Frescati, on Frescativägen 22B-26.
During the Semester, our opening hours are
Monday–Thursday 07:45–20:00
Fridays 07:45–17:00
Students Affairs Office
If you have any questions about applications, registration, transcripts of records etc., please visit our student affairs office.
You reach the students affairs office by the entrance on Frescativägen 24E.
Contact information at the bottom of this page.
Class rooms and Accessibility
University premises are specified, with a few exceptions, by a letter followed by three numbers. The letters and the first number signify which house and which floor the room is located on. The last two numbers specify which room it is. For example; MSH A 119 means the Manne Siegbahn houses, house A, 1st floor and room 119.
The majority of all our lectures and seminars are held in the Manne Siegbahn houses at Frescativägen 22B-26. The following rooms are located there:
Frescativägen 24E MSH A, main entrance
- The auditorium (215), House A, 2nd floor, (ground level). Accessibility: Use the entrance on Frescativägen 24D (entrance on the side of the building). Wheelchair ramp is available.
- The Library (300), House A, 3rd floor Accessibility: Use entrance on Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift to 1st floor and then lift from there to the 3rd floor.
- Conference Room (328), House A, floor 3 Accessibility: Use entrance on Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift to 1st floor and then lift from there to 3rd floor.
Note that the stairlift only take up to 225 kilograms. People with heavier mobility aids, like an electric wheelchair, should use Frescativägen 24B at the back of the building. The entrance leads directly to 1st floor where you will find a lift to the rest of the building.
Frescativägen 24F MSH A-B
- Class room 101, house A, 1st floor (basement floor) Accessibility: Use the entreance at Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift down to 1st floor.
- Class room 119, house A, 1st floor (basement floor) Accessibility: Use the entreance at Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift down to 1st floor.
- Seminar room 159, house A, 1st floor (basement floor Accessibility: Use the entreance at Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift down to 1st floor.
- Class room 144, house A, 1st floor (basement floor) Accessibility: Use the entreance at Frescativägen 24F. Stairlift down to 1st floor.
Note that the stairlift only take up to 225 kilos. People with heavier mobility aids, like an electric wheelchair, should use Frescativägen 24B at the back of the building. The enterence leads directly to 1st floor where you will find a lift to the rest of the building.
Frescativägen 26 – MSH C
- Seminar room 509, house C, 5th floor (top floor) Accessibility: The lift from ground level can be reached via the entrance on the right-hand side of the building. The lift is at the end of the corridor.
- Room 508, house C, 5th floor (top floor) Accessibility: The lift from ground level can be reached via the entrance on the right-hand side of the building. The lift is at the end of the corridor.
Frescativägen 22B – The Manne Sieghban villa
- The Musicology Library (305), 3rd floor, (upper floor)
Accessibility: Only by staircase. Possible route could be via Frescativägen 24B, lift to the 3rd floor in the A building and then via walkway to the villa. This route doesn’t have any door openers which means that assistance is needed.
Study spaces
There are several areas, both at the Department and around campus, where you can sit down and study, alone and in a group.
There are working places outside of our seminar rooms 101 and 119, as well as outside of seminar room 144. There is a sofa and table on floor 4 in the Manne Siegbahn Building A.
There are study places outside Aula Magna and couches and tables in Södra huset. The University Library offers a lot of study and reading places and separate rooms to book.
The University Library webpage
Stockholm University has free wireless networks all over campus.
Student kitchen
On floor 1 in Manne Siegbahn Building A is a small kitchen where our students can heat their lunch box. This pentry is placed between seminar rooms 101 and 119.
Right outside of the kitchen are seating areas suitable for dining. There is also a coffee machine and a snacks vending machine.
Lost and found
Lost and found at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics are handed to the students affairs office in room 260 in the Manne Siegbahn Buildings, house A, Frescativägen 24E.
Email: expedition.ike@su.se
Phone: +46(0)8-674 74 84
Examination
Exams are given after each completed course unit, which means that you will be examined with some weeks apart throughout the semester.
For information on the format of your examination, please see the specific course site for your course.
For each module and/or course, at least one retake opportunity is offered per semester.
Dates for retakes are announced in connection with the start of the course and are thereafter available via the course platform. For more detailed information, please contact the department's Students Affairs Office or consult the Course Administrator.
If you have unfinished courses from previous semesters, you can contact the Study Counsellor in your subject for information about if and how you can complete the course. Older or discontinued courses cannot normally be completed. Credit transfers of older study results might however be possible. Contact your Study Counsellor for more information.
IT for students
On these pages you can find information about IT for students. Learn about digital tools and services, how to get access to wifi, IT support, computer rooms and a lot more.
How you can study from home
Here you will find tips on tools you can use if you need to study from home.
Publish in DiVA
Publish a student paper, essay, degree project or thesis from Stockholm University in DiVA.
DiVA (Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet), a publishing system developed by Uppsala University, is used for electronic registration, publishing, and archiving of dissertations and other work from from 33 universities and colleges of higher education.
You can publish your master thesis in the online catalogue DiVA by logging in with your University account and password.
If you have any questions about your publishing in DiVA, pleace contact the DiVA adiminstrator at the Department of Culture and Aestethics, Mattias Arreborn, mattias.arreborn@su.se.
Student council and Student Union
A student council is a group of students representing the student body at various meetings within the department. There should preferably be two student representatives per subject attending that subject’s councils (“ämnesrådsmöten”), as well as two representatives each at meetings of the departmental board and the Council for Work Environment and Equality (“RALV”, Rådet för Arbetsmiljö och Lika Villkor in Swedish).
The Student Council is for all students at the department. The student representatives voice students’ concerns and perspectives on various aspects to the department, thus shaping future courses, addressing current issues, and improving study conditions. In addition, the student council can organize social events and other activities for students. Both we at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics and the Student Union offer practical and financial support for this.
Examples of activities that previous student councils have carried out are a book-exchange pub and a mentorship programme for new students. The fanzine “Ordförande” (president, leader of a group) also has its roots in the student council's activities.
The contact person for student influence at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics is Verena Puth.
The Student Council always wants more members
Are you interested in getting involved and support the interest of your fellow students? Do you have ideas for how the department’s courses can be improved? Do you want a fun and educational experience on your CV? Get involved in the student council. Contact the us if you are interested in a vacancy (see the list of representatives below) or if you want to know more about how you can get involved.
Get in touch with the student council, student representatives and the department's contact person
The department provides an information site for the student council on the university platform Athena (ItsLearning). The site is called "SIKE – Studentrådet vid IKE" (Student council at Institutionen för Kultur och Estetik, the Department of Culture and Aesthetics) and everyone enrolled in a course at our department have access to it. If you are not already a member of the site, you can sign up for it yourself: see here for instructions.
The information site on Athena is used by both the student council and the department to inform students about activities on campus or in connection with the studies. You can also find information on students' rights, official meetings of the student council etc. Within the site there is also a forum that all students can use as a meeting place and notice board.
The Student Council also has a Facebook group where all students at the department are welcome to participate. The group's purpose is to create a community by offering a simple and quick way to connect with other students outside the framework and tools of the university.
The student council is part of the Stockholm University Student Union. The student union offers support in study related issues.
Contact the student council: studentrad.ike@gmail.com
Contact person at the department: verena.puth@su.se
Contact
- Visiting address
Manne Siegbahn Buildings, A
Room: 260
Frescativägen 24E
- Office hours
Tuesdays, 14-16, and Thursdays, 09:30-11:30
- Phone hours
Phone Hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 13:30-15:30
- Irregular office hours
Thursday 1 June: Closed
- Visiting address
Manne Siegbahn Buildings, B
Room: 255
Frescativägen 24F
Contact your Study Counsellor via email.
- Visiting address
Manne Siegbahn Buildings, A
Room: 256
Contact your Study Counsellor via email.
- Visiting address
Manne Siegbahn Buildings, V
Room: 313
Contact your Study Counsellor via email.
- Phone hours
By appointment.
Last updated: April 4, 2023
Source: Department of Culture and Aesthetics