A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 90 credits within the social sciences or history or social anthropology.
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.
The concept of globalisation is central to an understanding of economic and social change in the 21st century. The Master's Programme in Global Markets, Local Creativities - GLOCAL - offers an integrated analysis of the history, institutions and cultures of the globalised economy. This is a transdisciplinary joint programme with several partner universities. One semester of the programme is hosted in Uppsala. The Master's programme in Global Markets, Local Creativities - GLOCAL - is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree programme. It combines knowledge concerning the development of the global economy with it concerning the national, regional and local contexts. It is important to learn about both the institutional differences and the complementarities as well as gain a global perspective. This is a solid basis for working globally. You will also study entrepreneurship, regional and global markets, welfare states, and national and local cultures. The programme also prepares you for PhD studies in Uppsala, at partner universities or elsewhere in the world. You will follow one of the elective tracks on the programme that includes one semester of studies at Uppsala University: Study track E: Institutional Change and Creative Industries Study track F: Global Political Economy Study