Bachelor of Science Programme in Development Studies

Education facts

Code: SGUTV

<p>This interdisciplinary Bachelor's programme focuses on economic, social, and political processes linked to development. You will gain tools to understand how societies change, both locally and globally. </p><p>The Bachelor in Development Studies (BIDS) is a three-year programme that brings together the perspectives from several social sciences. You study global development from the viewpoints of Economic History, Human Geography, Political Science, and Sociology. Throughout your studies, you take both general courses in development studies and more specialised courses within your chosen field. When you graduate, you earn a degree in Development Studies with a major in one of these four disciplines. </p>

Entry requirements

General requirements and studies equivalent to Swedish Upper Secondary School courses English 6/English level 2 and Social Studies 1b or 1a1+1a2/Social Studies level 1b or level 1a2

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.

• Bachelor of Science Programme in Development Studies

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 3 June 2029

  Pace of study: 100 %