Master's Programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Education facts

Code: HFF2M

The Master's Programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies provide you with the ability to understand and independently analyse genocide and other forms of mass violence in their historical and cultural contexts. These violent events have most often occurred in the context of widespread economic, social and political crises, mobilisation of ethnic identities, formation of new states, colonial processes and modernisation. During the first semester, you will acquire basic empirical and theoretical knowledge about the Holocaust and other cases of genocide and mass violence. This knowledge is then linked to theories on the mechanisms of violence during the second semester. During the second and third semesters, you have the opportunity to specialise in a field by taking other courses given by the Department of History or other departments and start working on your thesis. The fourth semester is devoted to thesis writing. The Master's Programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies is strongly connected to international research and publication in the field, which provides you with a solid foundation for choosing either an academic career or working in various international and national institutions. These include UN organisations, branches of the European Union and the Council of Europe, international NGOs and various Swedish organisations (e.g. SIDA, IDEA, and the Forum for Living History). The language of instruction is English.

Entry requirements

_Academic requirements_ A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The main field of study must be within the humanities or social sciences. _Language requirements_ Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries. Detailed instructions on how to provide evidence of your English proficiency are available at [universityadmissions.se](https://www.universityadmissions.se/en/entry-requirements/english-language-requirements/).

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.

• Master's Programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 4 June 2028

  Pace of study: 100 %