About us

The Department offers teaching and manages research of high quality in Child and Youth Studies, Early Childhood Education, School-age Educare and Children's Culture.

Photo: Eva Dalin, Stockholm University.

Teacher education, courses and bachelor's program as well as research and postgraduate education constitute the core of the department. We offer courses and programs in Children's Culture, Child and Youth Studies, Early Childhood Education and Extended Education.

The two research topics at the department are Child and Youth Studies and Early Childhood Education. Our researchers teach at all levels.

The Department of Child and Youth Studies is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, which belongs to the Humanities area at Stockholm University.

Brief facts about the department

About 69 teachers/researchers.
19 doctoral students.
23 employees in the technical-administrative unit.
Approximately 1,200 enrolled full-time students.
Approximately 3 000 students in total per year.

Departments Units

The department is divided into two subject departments, a technical-administrative department and a center. The departments are divided according to research topics.

Section for Child and Youth Studies (BUVA)

Section for Early Childhood Education (FUFF)

Centre for the Studies of Children´s Culture (CBK)

Administration (TA)