21 Area/Cultural Studies Masters in Sweden

Master in European Studies

The Master Programme in European Studies deals with key European challenges and dilemmas: economic and political integration, environmental management and conflicts, the rights, obligations and access to a European citizenship. One term is dedicated to internship or elective courses.

Master in English

The Master Programme in English offers a great number of stimulating course modules. For example, you can decide to immerse yourselve in second language acquisition, in issues concerning language and society or American sociolects. If you are interested in literature and culture there are courses like literature and technologies of visuality, postmodernism and beyond, and when Britain went postcolonial.

Master in Early Modern Studies: Northern Europe 1450-1850

The fascination of doing early modern history consists in trying to understand cultures and societies that are at the same both familiar and foreign, to see the consistencies while acknowledging the contradictions. The purpose of the master programme is to provide you with knowledge of and insights into the early modern history of Northern Europe (c. 1450–1850).

Master in Master of Arts Programme in European Studies (MAPES)

MAPES is a two-year interdisciplinary program, taught in English, targetting those with a humanist theoretical leaning and a desire to apply their knowledge in practical circumstances in careers related to European cultural and identity politics and Europe-wide communication.

Master in Social Work and Human Rights

The programme is organized on a two-year basis with the possibility to terminate after one year obtaining a one-year master degree. The programme, which is on a full-time schedule, is accessible for both foreign and Swedish students. The programme is divided into separate modules with at least 15 higher education credits in each module.

Master in Euroculture

The dramatic changes in recent European history have highlighted several aspects of Europe’s cultural heritage and the complexities of its identities. In relation to the ongoing process of severe changes, European universities face a special challenge and task to familiarize students with the history of European culture and to create opportunities for a more advanced education focusing upon aspects of special relevance to the contemporary European social and political context.

Master in Global Studies

The Master Programme in Global Studies is an international master programme at advanced level held in English that requires full-time studies of two academic years (120 higher education credits (hec)).

Master in Politics and International Studies

The programme is given jointly by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research and the Department of Government. The programme has three specializations: Political Science, Eurasian Studies and Peace and Conflict studies. The programme prepares graduates for a professional career as an investigator and analyst in both the private and the public sector, both nationally and internationally.

Master in Literature - Culture - Media, General Literature

Lund University

The aim of the programme is to strengthen students historical knowledge and theoretical understanding of relations between literature, culture and modern media. The student can choose to specialise in English, French, Spanish, Russian or a General/Scandinavian option.

Master in Media, Communication and Cultural Analysis

Södertörn University College

In the information society, knowledge in the field of media and communication has multiple uses. Within the creative industries, skills in the analysis of media processes are by now recognised as crucial. Within academic studies, the development of the media is linked to some of the most urgent questions within the humanities and social sciences.

Master in African Studies

Dalarna University

The Master Programme in African studies is made up of four obligatory courses and a number of optional courses. Students are free to choose any two of the optional courses. The number of optional courses given at any semester will vary. All of these courses deal mainly with Africa south of the Sahara. The Programme is given in English.

Master in Asian Studies

Lund University

The aim of this interdisciplinary programme is to provide our students with advanced knowledge about contemporary issues in Asia.