Undergraduate Courses in Peace and Conflict Studies

Peace and conflict studies can be studied as separate courses (fristående kurser) or as part of the following bachelor programmes:

Peace and Development Studies (180 hp/ECTS)
Given by us, admissions only in the fall

Politices Kandidatprogrammet (180 hp/ECTS)
Given by dept of Government

Samhällsvetarprogrammet (180 hp/ECTS)
Given by dept of Government

How to apply

All courses and programmes must be applied for online through the national application system. Deadline 15 April for courses/bachelor programme given in the fall, and 15 October for courses given in the spring. The courses can also be taken as part of an exchange programme, via the International Office at Uppsala University. www.exchange@uu.se

Courses

Fall semester
• Peace and Conflict Studies A (30 credits/ECTS)
Language: English/Swedish
(lectures and literature in English, seminars and exams in Swedish or English)

• Peace and Conflict Studies C (30 credits/ECTS)
Language: English/Swedish
(lectures and literature in English, seminars and exams in Swedish or English)

• Mass Media and Conflict in the Russian Sphere of Europe (7,5 credits/ECTS)
Language: English

• Security Analysis: Eurasia. Basic Course (15 credits/ECTS)
Language: English


Spring semester
• Peace and Conflict Studies B (30 credits/ECTS)
Language: English/Swedish
(lectures and literature in English, seminars and exams in Swedish or English)


Webkurser (only given in Swedish)
Alla kurser ges på distans på halvfart (50% ca 20 timmar/vecka valfri tid)
All kommunikation sker via Studentportalen (datanätet för studenter, samtliga måste ansöka om användarkonto)

Hösttermin
Freds- och konfliktkunskap AI (15 hp)
Allmän behörighet gäller, d v s gymnasiebetyg och/eller högskoleprov
Sök i tid före den 15 april varje år
På grund av det höga söktrycket tar vi aldrig emot sena anmälningar

Freds- och konfliktkunskap/Internationell Terrorism BI (15 hp)
Särskild behörighet måste uppfyllas

Vårtermin
Freds och konfliktkunskap AII (15 hp)
Särskild behörighet måste uppfyllas

Freds- och konfliktkunskap/Metod och uppsats BII (15 hp)
Särskild behörighet måste uppfyllas
 

See all current courses offered by the Departmnet on undergraduate and graduate level, as well as 'Webkurser' (only given in Swedish).

Course Administrators

Ms. Ulla Öberg
E-mail: ulla.oberg@pcr.uu.se
Phone: +46 (0)18 471 2349
Fax: +46 (0)18 69 51 02
P.O. Box 514
SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Ms. Eva Dreimanis
E-mail: eva.dreimanis@pcr.uu.se
Phone: +46 18 471 23 79
Fax: +46 (0)18 69 51 02
P.O. Box 514
SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden

Lecture on Peace Research by Peter Wallensteen

The Department has recorded a lecture on the origins and developments of peace research globally and at Uppsala University with Professor Peter Wallensteen. The lecture is part of the web courses which are given at the department (see “Undergraduate Studies” for more information). 

Watch the lecture.