Department of Child and Youth Studies

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Welcome to the Department of Child and Youth Studies!

An inspiring and interdisciplinary institution where Child and Youth Studies, Children’s Culture, School-Age Educare, and Early Childhood Education come together. We offer a wide range of study programmes and independent courses—on campus, in the evenings, and online—giving you the flexibility to shape your studies to fit your life.

Most of our teaching is conducted in Swedish, except for guest lecturers, who often deliver their presentations in English.

Read more on our pages for Courses and Programmes, as well as in our Calendar for upcoming seminars and conferences.

Courses and programmes

For international students, we offer courses in English focusing on Early Childhood Education and in School-Age Educare.

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Courses and Programmes

We offer three courses in Early Childhood Education and Care at first level. The content corresponds to courses given the third semester in our Swedish Preschool Teacher Education Programme.

Our Research

The Department has a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment, with the subjects of Child and Youth Studies and Early Childhood Education studies.

Collaboration

The Department of Child and Youth Studies (BUV) collaborates both within the university and with external actors, both nationally and internationally.

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