Entry requirements

General entry requirements + Civics 1b or Civics 1a1 +1a2 and English 6.

Programme structure

The undergraduate programme comprises six semesters and leads to a Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies.

The aim of the programme is to make the students develop an understanding for systemic as well as grass root level perspectives on organised violence, conflict resolution and the concept peace.

In the three semesters of Peace and Conflict Studies (I, II and III) conventional theories of the field are treated. This includes among other things conflict analysis and conflict theory and method. The last semester of the program includes a BA thesis.

The programme also contains a profile semester (semester 3). It is divided in two separate courses, which offers deeper knowledge and understanding of key issues within the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. The courses draw on ongoing research at the department and the expertise of the teachers. The aim is to develop an understanding of current issues within the multidisciplinary field of Peace and Conflicts Studies.

Programme contents

Semester 1, Autumn 2025

Semester 2, Spring 2026

Semester 3, Autumn 2026

Semester 4, Spring 2027

Semester 5, Autumn 2027

Semester 6, Spring 2028

Qualitative targets

Knowledge and Understanding

A graduate of the Bachelor’s Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies must:

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the scientific basis in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies, knowledge of its central issues and its applicable methods ;
• demonstrate in-depth knowledge of conflict analysis, conflict resolution, conflict prevention and the history and cultural context of organized violence;
• demonstrate a general sense of current research issues within peace and conflict studies;
• demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current research within peace and conflict studies;

A graduate of the Bachelor’s Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies must:

• demonstrate an ability to independently seek, gather and critically interpret information for instance by independent conflict analysis and report writing;
• demonstrate an ability to independently identify, formulate and solve problems and to perform tasks within specified time limits, to present and discuss information, problems and solutions in dialogue with different groups, orally and in writing; and demonstrate the skills required to work independently in the field that the education concerns.;
• demonstrate an ability that is required to work independently within areas concerning organised violence, armed conflicts and their resolution; in governmental and international agencies or non-state organisations;

For a Degree of Bachelor students must

• demonstrate an ability to make assessments in peace and conflict studies, taking into account relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects;
• demonstrate insight into the role of knowledge in society and into people’s responsibility for how knowledge is used;
• demonstrate insight into how organised violence, armed conflicts and peace work is shaped to local contexts; and to make assessments of how these contexts are affected by organised violence, armed conflicts and peace work, and;
• demonstrate an ability to identify their need of further knowledge and to upgrade their capabilities.

Degree

Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Peace and Conflict Studies requires completion of 180 credits, of which at least 90 credits must be within the main field of Peace and Conflict Studies and include a Bachelor's Thesis.

Additional information

A decision to discontinue a programme will result in the programme syllabus ceasing to be valid. However, students will have the opportunity to complete their studies within the nominal period of study (calculated from the last admission to the programme's first semester) and during at least the following two semesters, known as the ’discontinuation period’.

The course syllabus states the entry requirements for admission to the next level within the programme.

The syllabus is a translation of a Swedish source text.