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).
Proficiency in Swedish (or alternatively Danish or Norwegian) and English equivalent to the general entry requirements for first-cycle (Bachelor's level) studies.
Do you want to increase your knowledge of Scandinavian literature and languages through studies in Sweden? Then the Master's Programme in Scandinavian Studies is the choice for you. The programme has a flexible curriculum with elective courses in language, literature and rhetoric. The programme prepares you for careers in cultural communication or translation in government administrations, organisations and international companies. Scandinavian Studies is well established as an academic field in the world, and the Master's programme at Uppsala University gives you as a student an opportunity to pursue studies of Scandinavian language, literature and culture while living and studying in Sweden. Within the programme, you will meet teachers with broad research expertise. You may focus on fields spanning from runology and Icelandic to onomastics and grammar; or from Scandinavian poetry and 18th-century literature to the sociology of literature and political rhetoric. The programme is offered jointly by the Department of Literature and the Department of Scandinavian Languages at Uppsala University. You can tailor your curriculum by choosing courses at both departments or one of the other departments at the Faculty of Arts. If you study the two-year programme, it is also possible to re