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Master’s level

Master’s level studies at our department consist of three different programs (see descriptions below). The programs last two years and lead to a master's degree.

Master Programmes will be open for application 17 March to 15 April for Swedish/EU citizens.

All courses offered by our department at the Master's level are conducted in English. 

Students enrolled in our Master's programmes are assured a spot in all our courses. Non-programme students may be admitted to our Master's courses, subject to the availability of vacancies.


We offer the following programmes:

Master’s programme in Global Political Economy (GPE) 

Master´s programme in International Relations

Master´s programme in historical studies, specialization in economic history 
This programme is hosted by the History department. Note that this programme requires a good knowledge of Swedish, as courses held at the History Department are conducted entirely in Swedish.

For structure of our master’s programmes, please see below.

All courses are held in English.

Year 1, first term (autumn)

Term period A and B

Term period C

Term period D

Mandatory course:
Introduction to Global Political Economy (15 credits)

Mandatory course:
Qualitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Mandatory course:
Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

 

Year 1, first term (spring)
Term period A-D
Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 30 credits.

Year 2, third term (autumn)

Term period A and BTerm period CTerm period D

Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 15 credits.

One of the following mandatory courses:

  • Advanced Qualitative Methods (7.5 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Mandatory course:
Research Design (7.5 credits) 

Year 2, fourth term (spring)

Term period A –D

One of the following mandatory courses:

  • Master's Thesis Course in Economic History with a specialization in Global Political Economy (30 credits) 
  • Master's Thesis Course in International Relations with a specialization in Global Political Economy (30 credits) 

All courses are held in English.

Year 1, first term (autumn)

Term period A and B

Term period C

Term period D

Mandatory course:
Introduction to International Relations (15 credits)

Mandatory course:
Qualitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Mandatory course:
Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Year 1, second term (spring)

Term period A-D
Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 30 credits.


Year 2, third term (autumn)

Term period A and B

Term period C

Term period D

Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 15 credits.

One of the following mandatory courses:

  • Advanced Qualitative Methods (7.5 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Mandatory course:
Research Design (7.5 credits) 

Year 2, fourth term (spring)

Term period A-D
Mandatory course: Master´s Thesis Course in International Relations (30 credits).

Courses are held in Swedish or English. The names of the courses in the outline below indicates the language of instruction.

Year 1, first term (spring)

Term period ATerm period BTerm period CTerm period D
Mandatory course:
Historia i samhället – forskning, historiografi och historiebruk (7.5 credits)		One of the following mandatory courses:
Historievetenskapernas kunskapsteori och vetenskapsetik (7.5 credits), or Kulturvetenskaplig kunskapsteori (7.5 credits), or Vetenskaplighet och forskningsetik (7.5 credits)		Mandatory course:
Qualitative Methods (7.5 credits)		Mandatory course:
Quantitative Methods (7.5 credits)

Year 1, second term (spring)

Term period A-D
Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 30 credits.

Year 2, third term (autumn)

Term period A and BTerm period CTerm period D

Thematic courses (electives) of a total of 15 credits.

Mandatory course:
Research Design (7.5 credits) 

Thematic course (elective) of a total of 7,5 credits.

Year 2, fourth term (spring)

Term period A –D

Master's Thesis Course in Economic History (30 credits) 

Application dates for Swedish and EU students are 17 March-15 April. 
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Late applications
Due to the number of applicants and the evaluation process, late applications are not accepted to our master’s programmes in Global Political Economy and International Relations.

Non-EU Students:
As of 2023, the Master's programme in Global Political Economy and the Master's programme in International Relations are no longer part of the non-EU admission round (also referred to as the First International Admission Round). This means that applicants from outside the EU/EEA region cannot apply to these Master's programmes.

Thesis
Please submit your bachelor’s thesis with your application to Antagning/University Admissions.

A thesis is defined as a 20-25 paged scientific paper which has the following components:
•    A research question
•    A theory section
•    A clearly specified method
•    Empirical/data section
•    Analysis

Contact

Course administrator - Master students / Advanced level

Jennifer Lundgren

masterstudenter@su.se

Study Director - Master's level

Gonzalo Pozo Martin

gonzalo.pozomartin@su.se