International Master's Programme in Political Science
The programme combines professional preparation with state of the art courses in political science, and includes both compulsory and elective courses. All courses are advanced level courses, and are taught in English.
The first year of the programme consists of compulsory core courses and elective thematic specialisation courses. Each elective period offers the student a set selection of courses taught at the department. The number of seats for each course is limited. Programme students are allocated places according to admissions merit value.
The independent research project (the Master’s Thesis) is written during the third semester. The topic is developed in consultation with a supervisor. During the final semester students undertake a workplace internship, study abroad as an exchange student, or take courses selected in consultation with the Director of Studies.
Year 1
Semester 1
Period A & B
Analytical Perspectives and the Study of Power in Social Science
Course coordinator: Hans Agné
Period C
Politics of Equality
Course coordinator: Jouni Reinikainen
International Security Politics
Course coordinator: Niklas Heijl Bremberg
Populism and Democratic Politics
Course coordinator: Ludvig Norman
Period D
Global and Regional Governance
Course coordinator: Jonas Tallberg
National and Global Equality Policies: Goals and instruments
Course coordinator: Lenita Freidenvall
Environmental Politics - Governing the Anthropocene from Local to Global
Course coordinator: Johanna Coenen
Semester 2
Period A
Analysis of Democracy
Course coordinator: Magnus Reitberger
Period B
The Politics of Authoritarian Rule
Course coordinator: Jonas Schmid
International Political Theory
Course coordinator: Hans Agné
Global Climate and Environmental Politics
Course coordinator: Alexandra Buylova
Period C & D
Methods in Political Science
Course coordinator: Ludvig Norman (Qualitative methods), Pär Nyman (Quantitaive methods)
Year 2
Semester 3
Period A-D
Independent research project in Political Science (for programme students on semester 3 only)
Semester 4
Period A-D
During the fourth semester students on the International master’s programme in political science are offered the course “Professional internship in Political Science” 15, 22.5 or 30 credits.
See below for more information about internship within the programme:
Internship within the International master’s programme in political science
Admission to the International Master's Programme in Political Science is done once a year, for the autumn semester. All applications are to be submitted electronically through universityadmissions.se (English) or antagning.se (Swedish).
If the university where you gained your Bachelor’s degree does not implement the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), alongside your academic transcript you will need to submit a statement detailing how the credit system from the university in question corresponds to the ECTS. The statement should contain the following information:
- Your personal information
- The name of your degree
- How many credits within your university’s system equals 1, 10 and 30 ECTS
- If applicable, how many credits a semester of full-time studies entail at the university which issued your Bachelor’s degree, stated both in credits of the original system, and in ECTS
The statement should be signed and stamped by an official person at your degree issuing university, such as a study counsellor, administrator, Director of Studies etc.
Please note that all parts of the application must be submitted directly to universityadmissions.se or antagning.se. No documentation should be sent to the department. Please also observe that applications to this programme should not include your Bachelor’s Thesis, a statement of relevant work and/or research experience, or a motivation letter.
The Master's programme is only open for admission in the international admission's round.
The general requirement to study a Master's programme in Sweden is a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, corresponding to at least 180 credits in the European Credit Transfer System.
The specific requirement for the International Master's Programme in Political Science is a Bachelor's degree in Political Science with at least 90 ECTS credits in Political Science, and English B/English 6, or equivalent.
We make a selection among the eligible applicants. The selection of students is based on grades of academic courses.
For detailed information about the selection process, see this attachment pdf, 166.1 kB..
If you have questions about the admissions process or the general eligibility, please contact University Admissions, or the Admissions Office at Stockholm University (study@su.se).
If you have questions about the specific requirements, the selection process or the programme, please contact master@statsvet.su.se.
Meet our students
Meet Izabella and Emilia, who studies their master's programmes at the department: Learn more
Meet our teachers
Our teachers includes experts on a wide range of topics within the subject and are constantly keeping themselves updated within their fields of specialisation in order to be able to pass on their expertise to you as a student. Learn more
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