Courses in English
Our education
The Department of History offers courses and programmes at all educational levels, from courses at basic level to a Master's programme at the advanced level and also at postgraduate level. The Department of History is responsible for the graduate school in history, which is a collaboration between the Department of History in Lund, the University of Gothenburg, Malmö University, Linnaeus University and Södertörn University.
Most of our education is in Swedish. The Bachelor's programme, Master's programme, and our Doctoral studies are all conducted in Swedish. Even if the Department of History does not offer a English taught Bachelor's programme, we have a few courses where English is the means of instruction - students are welcome to apply for such free-standing courses or they can study via a student exchange programme.
Student Exchange Agreement
The Faculties of Humanities and Theology have established Exchange Agreements with over 60 universities in and outside Europe. Each partner university can nominate students to study in Lund during a period ranging from three to twelve months.
Find out whether your home university has a Student Exchange Agreement with the Faculties of Humanities and Theology.
Our courses in English, first cycle
The Department of History offers four Special Area Studies (SAS-courses) at basic level in English.
- History of the Holocaust (7.5 ECTS credits, spring)
- Swedish History from a Nordic Perspective (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- Swedish Politics - Past and Present (7.5 ECTS credits, spring)
- Media and Armed Conflicts - Past and Present (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
These courses are all on Bachelor's level, and are worth 7.5 ECTS credits.
Our history courses in English are open for students for application outside an exchange program.
We also have one course in Media History (30 credits), or the modules within this course offered as four courses of 7.5 credits each, with a media history perspective. The four courses can be combined for a complete autumn semester, or you can apply to the one that interests you the most:
- History: Media History (30 ECTS credit, autumn)
- History: From Stone Tablets to Bookprint, Media History before 1600 (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- History: Newspapers among other Media, 1600-1850 (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- History: The Rise of the Modern Media Society, 1850-1940 (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- History: Old and New Media after 1940 (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
Entry requirements: General requirements.
Welcome with your application(s) on www.antagning.se before April 15.
For information and instructions on how to apply online in the Second Admission Round, using the national University Admissions in Sweden website in Swedish, see Apply online below.
Our courses in English, second cycle
The Department of History offers four courses at advanced level in English of 7.5 credits each. These are part of our Master's programme in Historical Studies during the autumn semester, but are also given as freestanding courses. Students in the master’s programme and exchange students have priority for admission.
- Media and History: Media-historical Perspectives on Politics, Science and Culture (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- History of Knowledge (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- History of the Holocaust: Representations, Memory Studies and History Cultures (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
- Global History: Thinking beyond Borders (7.5 ECTS credits, autumn)
You can apply if you meet the general entry requirements (knowledge in English corresponding to the language requirements to meet the
general entry requirements for bachelor’s level studies), and also a bachelor course in history or the history of ideas and science, or another subject with a historical focus or equivalent knowledge (i.e. 1-90 ECTS-credits).
Welcome with your application(s) on www.antagning.se before April 15.
For information and instructions on how to apply online in the Second Admission Round, using the national University Admissions in Sweden website in Swedish, see Apply online below.
Apply online
All non-exchange students wishing to study must apply online, using the national University Admissions in Sweden website in the application round mainly intended for Swedish students. You can create your account and submit your upper secondary documents on the English website universityadmissions.se but have to apply in the Swedish version antagning.se during the application periods: March-April for autumn semesters and September-October for spring semesters. We may accept late applications to our courses. The late application opens in July / December.
Find and add your course on antagning.se (Swedish website), step 1 and 2 below. After that you can log in and complete the rest of the application process on universityadmissions.se, where you also find instructions and other information you need in English.
- Find the course you would like to study on our list of courses Courses by semester, or type the application number "LU-XXXXX" in the white field called "Utbildning" ("Education") at www.antagningen.se, and press "Sök utbildningar" ("Find education") to find the right course.
- Click on the button "Lägg till" ("Add course").
- Log in to your account, click on the green field with an arrow "Fortsätt till anmälan" (Continue to application) and then on "Påbörja anmälan" (to the application).
- Click on the blue square “Fortsätt” ("Continue") and press "Skicka" ("Send"). If everything is correct, you'll recieve an e-mail confirming your application. Go back to the English version of the admission website, www.universityadmissions.se to check on your application, to inform yourself about the application process, and how to submit requested documentation (at least your upper secondary documents).
- After the first admission round, you will be notified when the results are published. Log on to your account on www.antagning.se to accept your place before the last day to reply.
- Wait for the department to send you a welcoming letter with more information.
- (If you are admitted but want to decline, contact the department, or decline it at www.antagning.se (log in and click on the blue button ”Antagen. Jag vill inte läsa denna utbildning” (Admitted. I do not want my place on this education, and confirm your withdrawal), or contact the department.
Please note again: You might want to inform yourself on the application process on the English site universityadmissions.se, but our courses are not available in the international application round so the dates on the English site are not applicable.
Contact the Lund University's local Admissions Office for help with your application.
Current students
Student information for current students at the Department of History: