Faculty in brief

The Faculty is comprised of two departments and the independent Swedish-language Swedish School of Social Science.

Teaching and research at the Faculty of Social Sciences cover a wide variety of fields in a multifaceted manner. The names of most departments indicate the disciplines and fields studied and taught in them; however, some departments represent two disciplines, and others are further divided into specialisation options. The Faculty also carries out a number of multidisciplinary programmes in cooperation between several departments.

Disciplines

• Communication
• Development Studies
• Economic and Social History
• Economics
• Political History
• Political Science
• Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Social and Moral Philosophy
• Social Policy
• Social Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Statistics

Specialisation options

• Economics : Econometrics
• Sociology: Sociology and demography
• Political Science: Administration and organisations, politics, world politics

Multidisciplinary programmes and modules

• Minor Subject Programme in EU Studies
• Minor Subject Programme in Leadership and Management Studies (JOS)
• Programme in International Careers
• Science and Technology Studies
• Urban Studies
• Social Gerontology/Ageing Studies/Ageing Research
• Environmental Policy/Research