New student

Welcome to the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism, including the Centre for Research on Bilingualism and the Institute of Interpreting and Translation Studies. Here we have gathered information that is of importance as a new student.

A smooth start

There are acouple of things you need to sort out before your studies begin. You have to register on your course, find your schedule and get your course literature. We also recommend that you participate in the welcome activities that Stockholm University organises for all newcomers.

Find all the information that you need before and at the beginning of the semester:

A smooth start

Checklist for admitted students

Get access to IT services, your university account and order a university card

Before your studies begin you need to get a university account and order a university card.

Get access to IT services

Register for your course

Once you have been admitted to an education with us, you will receive an email from one of our course administrators. Usually you need to register online, and you have to register on time to confirm and keep your place.

We use the email address you have registered on antagning.se/universityadmissions.se.

Usually you need to register online, and you have to register on time to confirm and keep your place. Please see the email from the course administrator.

To be able to register, you need to activate your university account.

Activate university account

Start of the semester, course start and schedules

The semester begins with a scheduled introductory lecture or with a roll-call, where you will get information about the schedule, course content, course literature and more.

Information about dates and times for the semester's various course starts can be found in the schedule

  • The schedule is available about one month previous to the course start.
  • We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur.
  • Late schedule changes are announced on the course site in the learning platform Canvas, which you can access after you have registered. See the header Register, above.
    Canvas

Every course at Stockholm University has its own webpage with information. There you will find your schedule and information about the course literature.

Search with the course code or the course name.

Course catalogue

How to find us: rooms and maps

  • You will find information in the schedule about seminar rooms, see the header Start of the semester, course start and schedules above.
  • Most of our seminar rooms and lecture halls are located adjacent to Building D, Södra huset, where the Department is located.

  • Our Study counsellors / Course administrators are located on Floor 6 in Building D, adjacent to Södra huset.
  • The Staff is located on Floor 3–6 in Building D.

Please contact the Study counsellor / Course administrator to make an appointment, see Contact further down on this page.

Opening hours

Seminar rooms

Our seminar rooms are usually located in Building D, Södra huset, but other seminar rooms can also be used.

Auditoriums for large lectures and exams

Auditoriums A2–F11 for large lectures and exams are located on the 3rd floor in the long "corridor" that connects Building A–F in Södra huset. Auditorium F12 is located on the 2nd floor.

Maps to auditoriums A2–F12. Info in Swedish pdf, 803.3 kB. (803 Kb)

Examination halls (rooms) for exams

For exams and entrance exams, there are four examination halls in Södra huset. Exams can also be held in auditoriums A2–F12, see above, and in Språkstudion, building E, floor 2, or in other rooms (see your schedule).

Find your examination hall

Course material and communication

  • Course information can be found in Canvas the learning platform for courses at Stockholm University.
  • Once your course has started you will communicate with your teachers and the other students on Canvas.
  • You will have access to Canvas after you have registered for your course, see header Register at your course, above.

Canvas

General information about our courses can be found in the Stockholm University Course catalogue.

You can search with the course code or the course name.

Course catalogue

When you are admitted and registered for a course, information such as lesson planning can be found on the course site in the learning platform Canvas.

It is also in Canvas that you can communicate with your teachers and fellow students.

You log in to Canvas with your university account (username and password).

Canvas

Course literature and library

Each course has a literature list with titles of books and articles that you should read during the course. Some are available digitally and some as physical books and journals that you need to buy from booksellers or borrow from libraries.

Course literature lists are available on each course page, see Courses and programmes

Courses and Programmes

Once you have registered, you get access to the learning platform Canvas, where the course literature list can be found on the course site.

Canvas

Digital course literature

A large part of the course literature is available in digital format on the learning platform Canvas or at the University Library. In the course literature list there is information about from where the digital articles can be accessed.

Article search

The University Library has databases for article search, etc.

The University Library

Borrow course literature

The course literature is often available as a day or weekly loan at the University Library.

The University Library

Buy course literature

At Stockholm University Library, they can show you how to find study materials such as books, journals and databases. They ensure that you have access to all the scientific literature you need within the university's subject areas.

Study places and group rooms

At Stockholm University Library there are study places for individual studies or teamwork at the main campus library and at the affiliated libraries, with access to scientific literature, computers and other things that you may need during your studies.

Resource room and allergy room

At the main campus library in Frescati, there is a specially equipped resource room for those with reading disabilities, and a special room for those with allergies.

The University Library

Stockholm Public Library

If the book etc. is unavailable at Stockholm University Library, you can also try the City  of Stockholm Library:

biblioteket.stockholm.se

Crediting

You can apply for a credit transfer for previous university studies. You can also apply for validation of real competence for (previous) professional activities.

  • You must be a student at Stockholm University, and thus admitted to a course to be able to apply for credit transfer.
  • Applying does not automatically mean that you get a credit transfer.
  • Decisions on a credit transfer can be appealed.

Apply for credit transfer in Ladok

  1. Apply for crediting in Ladok for students: Ladok for students
  2. Select "Crediting" and read the information carefully.
  3. To begin your application, click the Apply button at the bottom of that page.
  4. Follow the instructions for each step of the application.

If you need to defer, discontinue, or apply for approved leave from your studies

Below you can find information about deferral of study commencement, discontinuance of studies and approved leave from studies.

If you get ill, please see:

During your studies > If you become ill or have an accident

If you have been admitted to a programme or a course you can apply to defer the commencement of your studies.

Deferral of study commencement

If you have registered for your course or programme, but wish to discontinue your studies, log in to Ladok for students to register your discontinuance.

Ladok for students

If you need to apply for an approved leave from your studies, contact the course administrator for your course or program.

For information about the implications of an approved leave from studies for tuition fee, residence permit for studies, insurance and scholarships, please see:

FAQ about Costs, fees and scholarships > Approved leave from studies

Studying with a disability

Stockholm University provides disability study support to students with long-term disabilities. The goal is to give all students the opportunity to study under equal conditions.

Disability service at the university

You can submit your application for support when you have applied for a course or programme at Stockholm University. It is also possible to apply for support at any time during the semester.

Studying with a disability

Share the certificate with the department

When you have received your certificate, share it with the contact person at our department to learn more about how the support will work in practice.

Contact person at the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism:
Yvonne Carlsson
stod.svefler@su.se

Before the exam

On-campus written examination:

  • Register for the written exam and specify which support you require in Ladok no later than 14 days before the exam.
  • You will receive a notification once your application has been processed, and you can then see which support have been approved.

Other forms of examination:

  • No later than 14 days before each examination, you must notify the course administrator of which support you require.
  • If your request is submitted later (i.e., too close to the examination date), we cannot guarantee that the examination can be carried out according to your request.

Contact

Contact: Course administrators, Study counsellors, Directors of studies

Find us > Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Last updated: 2026-07-03

Source: Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

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