Master's Programme in Scandinavian Studies

Education facts

Code: HSS2M

The Master's Programme in Scandinavian Studies gives you the opportunity to study Scandinavian languages, literature, history and culture. The programme gives you broad and deep knowledge of Scandinavian languages ​​or literature, depending on which of the program's two specialisations you choose. You can thus delve into everything from runology and Icelandic to onomastics and grammar. You can also choose to improve your knowledge in everything from Nordic poetry and 18th-century literature to literary sociology and political rhetoric. There is also the opportunity to do an internship within the program. Through the program's elective courses, you can tailor the education based on your interests and create your own specialisation. For example, in your overall course of study, you can choose to focus on a more practical track, by taking courses on, for example, technical language, communication in the workplace, practical publishing knowledge, rhetoric or project management. Regardless of the specialisation, the programme provides good conditions for both qualified work and further studies at the doctoral level. All teaching is in Swedish and the education therefore gives you good opportunities to develop communicative skills in parallel with theoretical knowledge. The thesis is written in one of the Scandinavian languages. In addition to the scientific training, the education thus provides very solid training in language skills in scientific and professional contexts. The program also provides a strong basis for further studies at the doctoral level in Nordic languages or literary studies.

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. Also required is 60 credits in Scandinavian studies (i.e. linguistic or literary studies in Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish). _Language requirements_ Proficiency in Swedish (or alternatively Danish or Norwegian) and English equivalent to the general entry requirements for first-cycle (Bachelor's level) studies.

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 Scandinavian Studies

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 4 June 2028

  Pace of study: 100 %