Courses and programmes

Primary language for most of our undergraduate courses and psychologist and psychotherapist programmes is Swedish. Most courses at master's and PhD levels are offered in English.

For all our courses, the majority of the required reading material is in English.

You should always consult our study and career counsellor and/or the course leader in case arrangements are needed to facilitate your learning experience on the course/courses you wish to enroll in.

Courses at bachelor's level

Psychology I, II and III are bachelor's level courses mainly taught in Swedish. But the Psychology II course package includes a couple of course modules 7,5 credits each that are taught mainly in English and these smaller courses are popular choices for exchange students.

Psychology I – course package

Psychology II - course package

Psychology III - course package

Shorter courses

Gender Psychology, 7.5 credits A remote course only, taught in English, full-time study pace.

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 7.5 credits A remote course, taught in English, full-time study pace.

Psychology of Perception, 7.5 credits An on campus course, taught in English, at the Psychology II level, full time study pace.

Stress and health in working life, 7.5 credits A remote course only, taught in Swedish as an evening course, at half-time study pace.

Courses at master's level

The majority of our courses at master's level are offered in English. Most of them are included in our International two-year master`s program in psychology, 120 credits (see "Programmes at master's level").

Master's course to be given at a later time

Stress and sleep: from bench to bedside, 7.5 credits

Programmes at master's level (Primary language English)

In 2020 we launched our "International two-year master's program in psychology, 120 credits", which immediately became very popular, with hundreds of applications from all over the world.

The programme is very diverse and offers you the opportunity to select courses that suits your interests not only in psychology but also in other areas.

You can study all the courses at the Department of Psychology, but you can also take some courses at other departments at Stockholm University, or even at other universities – in Sweden or abroad, as part of an exchange programme.

International two-year master’s program in psychology, 120 credits

Meet Jón Ingi – alumnus from our International two-year master’s program in psychology

Meet Hanna – alumna from our International two-year master’s program in psychology

Doctoral studies

After receiving your degree at master's level, you may apply to the Doctoral Program in Psychology. The program normally consists of four years of fulltime studies which results in a Doctoral degree in Psychology.

Doctoral studies

General Syllabus for Doctoral Studies in Psychology, 240 credits (2025)

Application guidelines

PhD courses

Half-time review in doctoral studies

Courses in Cultural Evolution

We organize two online Master's courses in cultural evolution. These course aim at tearing down barriers between disciplines. We welcome students from the humanities as well as the social and natural sciences. The courses introduces theory on cultural change from different subjects and shows how methods like computational modelling and experiments can be applied to understand human and social phenomena.

Cultural evolution: theories and observations, 7.5 credits

Cultural evolution: project, 7.5 credits