Master’s Programme in Global Political Economy
The Master’s Programme in Global Political Economy encourage students to think in a reflective and challenging way about issues like global financial crisis, international trade, global distribution of labour, migration, gender politics, global security, global governance, and environment.
The program highlights three main perspectives that run through all courses and will serve as guiding principles to understand the emergence of GPE and its roots and implications in world affairs today: economics, history and power.
The program provides the necessary tools to analyze the international community’s evolution and the making of our world order, especially in the post-War period.
The program will also prepare students for a professional as well as scientific career.
All teaching is in English.
As a general rule, the programme's classes are held on-campus in Stockholm, with no hybrid option. However, one or more of the elective courses may be offered online only.
For details on the programme's structure, see the section Programme overview, below, and the programme's Student Guide pdf, 452.7 kB. (452 Kb) (PDF).
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Year 1
Term 1 (autumn)
- Introduction to Global Political Economy (15 credits)
- Qualitative Methods (7,5 credits)
- Quantitative Methods (7,5 credits)
Term 2 (spring)
- Elective Courses (30 credits in total). Course offerings for the spring term of 2026 are as follows (offerings for 2027 TBA):
- The Global Political Economy of Development (15 credits)
- Gendering Global Political Economy: Contemporary and Historical perspectives (15 credits)
- International Institutions and International Cooperation (15 credits
- International Security (15 credits)
- Introduction to Global Economic History (15 credits)
- Economic Crises and Businesses in Global History (15 credits)
- Internship in Economic History / International Relations (15 credits) Internship in Economic History / International Relations (30 credits).
Year 2
Term 3 (autumn)
- Elective Courses (15 credits in total). Course offerings for the autumn term of 2026 are as follows (offerings for 2027 TBA):
- Introduction to International Relations (15 credits)
- Introduction to Global Economic History (15 credits)
- Global Food Systems and Sustainable Development: Past and Present (15 credits)
- Capitalism: a Global History (15 credits)
- Internship in Economic History / International Relations (15 credits)
- One of the following mandatory courses: Advanced Qualitative Methods (7,5 credits) OR Advanced Quantitative Methods (7,5 credits).
- Research Design (7,5 credits). Mandatory course.
Term 4 (spring)
Master's thesis (30 credits). Mandatory Course.
Choose between two tracks:
- Economic History with specialization in Global Political Economy.
- International Relations with specialization in Global Political Economy.
NOTE: Physical roll call will take place on Tuesday, August 19 at 12:00 in auditorium 12. This applies to both accepted and reserve candidates.
