University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden
Est. 1891 37000 studentsAbout University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg is one of Sweden’s largest and most comprehensive public research universities, founded in 1891. Located in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, the university is internationally recognized for excellence in natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, education, business, fine arts, IT, and environmental studies. With a strong commitment to sustainability, interdisciplinary research, and societal impact, it offers a wide range of English-taught master’s programs and attracts a diverse international student population.
Key Facts
- Type: Public research university
- Established Year: 1891
- Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
- Student Count: ~38,000 students (approx.)
- Language of Instruction: Swedish & English
- Main Fields: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, Business, Education, IT, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts
- Programs Offered: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
- Research Strengths: Sustainability, climate science, marine research, social research
- International Focus: Strong global partnerships and English-taught programs
Academic Programs
Accounting and Financial Management
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) from an...
Accounting and Financial Management
Master's Degree['Accounting', 'Corporate Finance', 'Perspectives on Accounting and Financial Management', 'Theoretical Perspectives...
Accounting and Financial Management
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen) from an...
Accounting and Financial Management
MSc['Accounting', 'Corporate Finance', 'Perspectives on Accounting and Financial Management', 'Theoretical Perspectives...
Applied Arts and Design
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent of at least 180 higher...
Applied Arts and Design
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Applied Arts and Design
MFANo description available.
Business and Design
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree or equivalent of at least 180 hec. Applicants must...
Business and Design
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Business and Design
MScNo description available.
Business Creation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedicine
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree or equivalent, e.q. the equivalence to 180 higher...
Business Creation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedicine
Master's Degree['Entrepreneurship in Life Science (ELS) with a focus on business creation and entrepreneurship in innovation...
Child Culture Design
MA['The Construction of Childhood', 'Play, Perception and Culture', 'Children and Society', 'Preparation for Degree...
Child Culture Design
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Design or equivalent of at least 180 hec....
Child Culture Design
Master's Degree['The Construction of Childhood', 'Play, Perception and Culture', 'Children and Society', 'Preparation for Degree...
Communication
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree of 180 higher education credits (hec) or...
Communication
Master's Degree['Interpersonal communication', 'Intercultural communication', 'Theory of Communication', 'Communication, activity...
Communication
MSc['Interpersonal communication', 'Intercultural communication', 'Theory of Communication', 'Communication, activity...
Computer Science
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. English...
Computer Science
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Computer Science
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. English...
Computer Science
MScNo description available.
Crafts
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent of at least 180 higher...
Crafts
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Crafts
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent of at least 180 higher...
Crafts
MFANo description available.
Design
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Design or equivalent of at least 180 hec....
Design
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Economics
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Economics
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Economics
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Economics
MScNo description available.
European Studies
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 90 higher education credits...
European Studies
Master's Degree[\\'Term 1: European Integration: Current Research and Theory (core course, 15 hec) and Integrating European Market...
European Studies
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 90 higher education credits...
European Studies
MSc[\\'Term 1: European Integration: Current Research and Theory (core course, 15 hec) and Integrating European Market...
Finance
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Finance
Master's Degree['Mathematics', 'Corporate Finance', 'Advanced Microeconomic theory', 'Graduate Econometrics', 'Financial...
Finance
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Finance
MSc['Mathematics', 'Corporate Finance', 'Advanced Microeconomic theory', 'Graduate Econometrics', 'Financial...
Fine Arts
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Fine Arts or equivalent of at least 180 ECTS...
Fine Arts
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Gendering Practices
MANo description available.
Gendering Practices
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Students with a Bachelor\\'s degree in Gender Studies, or a...
Gendering Practices
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Global Studies
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Entrance Requirements:Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 30 higher...
Global Studies
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Global Studies
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Entrance Requirements:Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 30 higher...
Global Studies
MScNo description available.
Industrial Management and Innovation
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Industrial Management and Innovation
Master's Degree['Innovation Management', 'Strategic Management in knowledge-based organizations', 'Operations Management', 'Global...
Industrial Management and Innovation
MSc['Innovation Management', 'Strategic Management in knowledge-based organizations', 'Operations Management', 'Global...
International Administration and Global Governance
Master's Degree['Why do some societal issues make it onto the international policy agenda while other, equally compelling, issues...
International Administration and Global Governance
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Entrance Requirements:A Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 60 higher...
International Business and Trade
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
International Business and Trade
Master's Degree['International Business Environmental Analysis', 'Regulating International Business and Trade', 'International...
International Business and Trade
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
International Business and Trade
MSc['International Business Environmental Analysis', 'Regulating International Business and Trade', 'International...
International Master's Programme in Educational Research
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Education, or equivalent in Social Sciences (180...
International Master's Programme in Educational Research
Master's Degree['\\\\x93Early Childhood Education\\\\x94', '\\\\x93Gender and Gender Equality\\\\x94', '\\\\x93Learning and...
International Master's Programme in Educational Research
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree in Education, or equivalent in Social Sciences (180...
International Master's Programme in Educational Research
MEd['\\\\x93Early Childhood Education\\\\x94', '\\\\x93Gender and Gender Equality\\\\x94', '\\\\x93Learning and...
International Master's Programme in Information Technology and Learning
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree with a minimum of 180 higher education credits or...
International Master's Programme in Information Technology and Learning
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship
MScNo description available.
Language Technology
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Students with an undergraduate degree (at least three years full-time...
Language Technology
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Management
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Management
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Management
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Management
MScNo description available.
Marketing and Consumption
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Marketing and Consumption
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Marketing and Consumption
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Marketing and Consumption
MScNo description available.
Music
MANo description available.
Music
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor degree of arts in music or equivalent, and musical knowledge...
Music
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Music Drama
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Selection is based on a written project plan and an interview. The...
Music Drama
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Political Science
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree and at least 60 higher education credits (hec) in...
Political Science
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Political Science
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s degree and at least 60 higher education credits (hec) in...
Political Science
MScNo description available.
Public Health Science with Health Economics
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Entrance Requirements:Entry to the programme requires a Bachelor\\'s...
Public Health Science with Health Economics
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Religious Studies
MANo description available.
Religious Studies
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements To be eligible to the course the student must have passed 60 hec at the...
Religious Studies
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Religious Studies
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements To be eligible to the course the student must have passed 60 hec at the...
Social Work and Human Rights
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s Degree in Social Work, or a Bachelor\\'s Degree in...
Social Work and Human Rights
Master's Degree['Social Work and Welfare Systems', 'Human Rights: an interdisciplinary approach', 'Research Theories and Methods',...
Social Work and Human Rights
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements A Bachelor\\'s Degree in Social Work, or a Bachelor\\'s Degree in...
Social Work and Human Rights
MSc['Social Work and Welfare Systems', 'Human Rights: an interdisciplinary approach', 'Research Theories and Methods',...
Software Engineering
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree 180 credits including an independent project...
Software Engineering
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Software Engineering
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements Bachelor\\'s degree 180 credits including an independent project...
Software Engineering
MScNo description available.
Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements To be admitted to the programme a Bachelor\\'s degree in HRM and Labour...
Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
Master's Degree['Strategic HRM', 'Research theories and methods', 'HRM in a societal perspective', 'Elective courses', 'Elective...
Strategic Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
MSc['Strategic HRM', 'Research theories and methods', 'HRM in a societal perspective', 'Elective courses', 'Elective...
Transport and Logistics Management
MasterAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Transport and Logistics Management
Master's DegreeNo description available.
Transport and Logistics Management
Master's DegreeAcademic Requirements: Academic Requirements The applicant must have been awarded a Bachelor\\'s degree (equivalent...
Transport and Logistics Management
MScNo description available.
Stats & Info
- Location Gothenburg, Sweden
- Established 1891
- Students 37000