Introduction to historical studies

Education facts

Code: HIA600

This course provides an introduction to advanced-level historical studies. Starting out from the perspective of historiography, the course offers an overview of developments in the Swedish and European writing of history over time. The course also examines how the writing of history has described, influenced, and been influenced by different kinds of power structures, for instance related to gender, class, and ethnicity.

Entry requirements

Bachelor degree of at least 180 ECTS credits with a major in History, History of Ideas, Cultural Studies, Religious Studies, Political Science, Social Science, Ethnology, Archeology, Sociology, Human Geography, or equivalent. Upper secondary level Swedish B/3 or Swedish as a Second Language B/3 and English A/6, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Introduction to historical studies

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 8 November 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %