Master's Degree (1993 system of qualifications/60 credits)

Master's Degree according to the 1993 system of qualifications

A Master's Degree is awarded after the student has completed course requirements totalling 160 credits. In-depth studies of the main subject are required at the 80-credit level, with a pass grade. In order to obtain a Master's Degree with specialisation, the student must have completed an independent project/degree project for at least 20 credits, or two projects for at least 10 credits each. These must be within the main subject. A further 20 credits are required outside the main subject. Other courses are elective.

Master's Degree (60 credits) according to the 2007 qualifications ordinance

A Master's Degree (60 credits) is awarded after the student has completed the courses required to gain 60 credits with a defined specialisation determined by each higher education institution itself, of which at least 30 credits are for specialised study within the main field of study of the study programme. In addition the prior award of a Degree of Bachelor, Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, professional or vocational qualification of at least 180 credits or a corresponding qualification from abroad is required. A requirement for the award of a Master's Degree (60 credits) is completion by the student of an independent project (degree project) for at least 15 credits within the main field of study. In a Master's Degree (60 credits) at least 45 credits must be at the second-cycle level, of which at least 30 must be for courses within the main field of study.

Main fields of study for a Master's Degree

  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Children's and Young People's Literature
  • Comparative Literary History
  • Education
  • Educational Work
  • Embedded Systems
  • English
  • Environmental Engineering
  • History
  • Human Resourses and Work Life Science
  • Mathematics Education
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Science Education
  • Sociology
  • Special Needs Education
  • Sustainable Water Management
  • Swedish with a Focus on Teaching and Learning