At the Department of Political Science, courses and program courses are given in several different subjects. Read more under each tab. There is also a link to schedule search.
Political Science
At our department we offer freestanding courses and a Master's Programme in Political Science given fully in English. At the basic level, we currently have two courses of 7,5 ECTS each, which you can apply for if you have been nominated as an exchange student at Umeå University. At advanced level, you can study several courses reflecting the department's current research in the field and write a 1- or 2-year Master's thesis.
We currently offer freestanding courses at advanced level and a Master's Programme in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding, majoring in Peace and Conflict Studies, given fully in English. You can study courses reflecting the department's current research in Peace research as well as Crisis and Conflict Management and write a 1- or 2-year Master's thesis.
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