Study in Sweden

The Swedish Institute (SI) has come up with a searchable database of English language programs and courses, which is a good reference guide to start looking for a degree level program in Sweden.

A comprehensive resource for information about higher education in Sweden.

The American undergraduate students can receive course credit directly from their institution for their participation in the following programs.

Gustavus Adolphus College offers semester or academic year programs in conjunction with the University of Uppsala, Vaxjo University and Mora Folk High School.

Gustavus-University of Uppsala Exchange
Location: University of Uppsala
Dates: Fall or spring semester, or full academic year
Eligibility: For students who have at least a 3.3 GPA
Instruction: In Swedish or English

Gustavus- Linnaeus University
Location: Vaxjö, Linnaeus University
Dates: Fall or Spring Semester or Full Academic Year
Eligibility: Junior or Senior standing at home institution, 3.0 GPA
Instruction: Swedish or English courses in Business, Management, Swedish, Scandinavian Studies, Computer Science, Math, Political Science.

Jönköping International Business School has courses in Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics and Commercial Law.

The main profiles of the School of Education and Communication are Communication Studies, Special Education, and Computerized Learning.

The School of Engineering in Jönköping is one of the most modern universities in Sweden. Engineering degree programs and courses are conducted in collaboration with the business community, and students enjoy constant insight into the working and entrepreneurial spirit of Small and Medium-sized companies.

Year Program at University of Örebro
Univerity of Örebro

Subjects include: sociology, modern languages, history, philosophy, business administration, economics, statistics, computer science, information systems, education, social work, political science, psychology, marketing, accounting, Swedish language and culture, and law. Students earn direct NAU credit. Full year or semester placement is available.

The State University of New York at Albany offers a semester or year long program for any college student through Göteborg University. Courses are offered in a variety of disciplines including music, economics, business and political science.

Luleå University Exchange
The State University of New York at Potsdam offers a semester or year long program for any college student through Luleå University. Courses are offered in a variety of disciplines including music, economics, business and political science.

Through the University of Massachusetts, students may participate in one semester or a full academic year at Uppsala or Linköping. Two different programs are offered. A program conducted in Swedish consists of courses in Scandinavian studies, Swedish, Danish or Norwegian language classes, Scandinavian history, modern Scandinavian literature, and political and social structure. An English program offers courses in Swedish culture and society, as well as in politics, economics, environmental history, human resources development, and folk development education.

In addition to a full curriculum of courses taught in Swedish, Uppsala University has a variety of offerings in English. Through the University of Miami, students may participate in one semester or a full academic year at Uppsala. In the fall, the Swedish Culture and Society Program offers courses in culture, history, political science, and literature. In the spring, students have the opportunity to specialize in their particular area of interest or take part in the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. Intensive Swedish is available from beginning to advanced levels during both semesters.

Karlstad University is one of the newest universities in Sweden, founded in 1977. Its modern facilities and technologies attract students from a variety of countries and a wide range of disciplines. Courses available in the Humanities, Media Studies, Social and Economic Sciences, Innovation Management, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology.

A year-long or semester program at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). Course offerings are interdisciplinary, and include Swedish Language; Comparative Public Policy: Europe and the EU; Comparative Public Policy: The Swedish Model in the 21st Century; Modern Swedish Literature; Swedish Crime Novels; Language, Cognition, and Social Behavior; The Psychology of Work; Gender in Swedish Society and Culture; Environmental Economics; Health Care in Sweden and the U.S.; Europe and the World Economy; Crime and Punishment in Sweden and the U.S.; Swedish Film and Television Culture; History of Modern Scandinavian Art and Architecture; Theory and History of Radical Politics. Several direct enrollment courses are also available each semester through SSE — please see website for updated course information.

Scandinavian Seminar offers students of all ages the opportunity to study in Sweden through independent internship and study programs. Schools and programs are custom fit to students’ interests and goals. This program may last from one semester up to a full academic year. Choices in study of language and culture, folk arts, traditional dance, environmental studies, outdoor life and deaf culture are available among many others.

Folk high schools are unique institutions which offer a wide range of non-traditional and non-academic subjects, as well as more academic coursework.

Instruction in Swedish is arranged by many of the Folk University extension services, including the Folk Universities in Stockholm, Göteborg, Linköping, Lund, Uppsala and Umeå.

Learn to speak Swedish as a guest in the home of a certified teacher. The programs are available to students of all ages and all levels and are customized to particular needs of each student. Some programs may run from 15 to 25 hours per week and take place in a typical home setting or in the luxury of 4-star hotel. There are three programs to choose from: learning the standard language in a teacher’s home; the business and specialized vocabulary; and the 5-star luxury. The last two are ideally suited for business executives.

Language courses arranged by the Swedish Institute in co-operation with various Folk High Schools in Sweden. More information on this program and the link to the application form can be found on the Study in Sweden page of the Swedish government.

Two 3 week courses in woodwork, textiles, and pottery are open to people of all ages and varying experience. The courses allow for deeper insight into different areas of form for anyone interested in arts and handicrafts.

Summer Courses In Swedish
ISU Programs offer two summer sessions in intensive Swedish at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, 5 classroom hours/day, 4 days/week, giving a total of 60 lecture hours per three-week course. The courses are taught by trained instructors of Swedish as a foreign language. The sessions include excursions and lectures in English on current cultural and societal issues.

An international program with participants from 40 countries. The program’s aim is to give students an opportunity to learn Swedish in a Swedish environment, as well as to be exposed to the cultural, political and social life in Sweden through both academic courses and independent lectures. In addition, a special course will be offered for translators and interpreters at the advanced level. Swedish is taught at all levels, from elementary to advanced. Afternoon courses in English: Swedish History; Swedish Film; Swedish Social Institutions, Scandinavian Drama, Swedish Pop Music, Arts in Sweden; Afternoon courses in Swedish: Modern Swedish Literature, Stringberg Literature, The Swedish Welfare State, Truth or Myth?

Capellagården is a working community and an arts and crafts school, founded by the Swedish designer Carl Malmsten. All instruction is in Swedish and English.
1-3 year courses in Cabinetmaking and furniture design. 1-2 year courses in Textiles or Ceramics: These courses aim to develop the participants’ aesthetic and artistic skills as well as competence for business or industry.

Sätergläntan, situated on the northern slope of the “Knippboberget” mountain overlooking Lake Siljan, offers courses in Swedish handicrafts, including weaving, dyeing, textile design, spinning, ironworking and woodworking.

Gotland’s School of Fine Art offers advanced art education, focusing on both traditional and new artistic techniques. Students are given 24-hour access to new, well-equipped premises with studios, workshops, and computer and theory rooms.
The teaching staff consists of well-qualified teachers and highly skilled artists, with guest lectures by professional artists, filmmakers, architects, philosophers, and authors, in lectures and seminars on widely differing subjects from traditional art to current events in the world.

Founded in 1865, Valand is part of Göteborg University and since 1995, part of the Faculty of Arts which includes the Colleges of Music, Theater and Opera, the College of Photography, the College of Film, the College of Design and Handcraft and Literary Composition, Poetry & Prose.

Approximately one hundred students study at Valand and there are two master programs – the five year program in Fine Art and the two year program, Context and Media. Valand also has a two year project based post-graduate education, Konstlab, as well as a doctoral program.
Emphasis is placed on the student’s independent work. With guidance from the school’s professors, students put together individual programs from the school’s choices of courses, lectures, guest teachers and projects.

Stenebyskolan offers courses on wood, metal and textile. Its courses are divided into vocational and theoretical. One can either join the vocational program or focus on developing practical skills and experience of working with the three media, or one can apply for the courses offered at bachelors and masters level in co-operation with the Göteborg University, which include in addition to experience with the three media, a foundation in the theory of design. In addition to the three major media, the students can find a fourth area of concentration in 3-D animation and artistic creation.

The Swedish School of Textiles is the only one of its kind in Sweden. Borås has a long history and tradition in textiles and clothing and is naturally suited to be a center for development, design and commercial promotion of these products. The region around Borås, boasts a substantial part of the total Swedish textile and clothing industry.
The Swedish School of Textiles has a modern textile machine park, laboratories, sewing ateliers, studios for computer design and a series of workshops.

The Umeå Institute of Design offers professional and international industrial design programs supported by exceptional technical facilities and resources. The Institute is organized within the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Umeå.
There are three specialized two-year programs leading to a Masters degree comprising 80 credits. Each credit represents 1 week of study. The three areas are: Transportation Design, Advanced Product, Design, Interaction Design.

The School of Arts and Communication at Malmo University is a multidisciplinary research and educational school with two focuses: Design and Culture & Media.

The Royal University College of Fine Arts (KKH) is an institution dating back to the 18th century is located on the island Skeppsholmen in Stockholm and is near to the Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Fine Art and the Swedish Museum of Architecture.
The college has about 230 students, taught by leading Swedish and foreign artists and architects. KKH offers a five-year Master’s program in fine arts, a project program for active artists (one semester or one academic year), continuing education in architecture or restoration art (one academic year) and courses in art & architecture and fine arts & new media.

Konstfack, founded in 1844, is unique among Swedish art schools in offering arts, craft, design, and art teacher education. The study programs are between three and five years and lead to BA and MA degrees: art teacher training, ceramics & glass, fine arts (photography, painting, sculpture, and curator program), graphic design & illustration, industrial design, interior architecture & furniture design, metal design, textiles. A 2-year curatorial studies program is also offered.
Instruction at Konstfack has more emphasis on workshop and studio-based practical work than on theory. Students are expected to be able to work independently. The curriculum is organized based on a modular plan; students normally concentrate on one course at a time, or work on one project at a time for a number of weeks, before moving on to the next.

The first Folk High Schools in Sweden were established in 1868 and today there are 148 schools all across the country.