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Newly admitted students

Faculty of Social Sciences

A warm welcome to Lund University and the Faculty of Social Sciences! This page contains a collection of information that will be useful for you when you are preparing for your studies.

Six students are sitting together in front of a building. Photo.
Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences. Photo: Johan Persson

Admission letter and other useful information

You will find information regarding the programme you have been admitted to on your department’s or centre’s website. 

Do you want to know more about student life at Lund University? Please check out the Lund University's main website with gathered information regarding student life. 

Information about student life - lu.se

Department of Communication

  • Courses in Media and Communication Studies
  • Courses in Strategic Communication
  • Media and Communication Studies, Master of Science programme
  • Strategic Communication, Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website (NB: Information will be published on 8 January)

Department of Gender Studies

  • Courses in Gender Studies

Read more at the department's website

Department of Human Geography

  • Courses in Geographical Information System (GIS), Human Geography, Human Ecology and Development studies
  • Development Studies, Bachelor of Science Programme
  • Human Ecology - Culture, Power and Sustainability, Master of Science programme
  • Human Geography, Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

Department of Political Science

  • Courses in Peace and Conflict Studies and Political Science
  • European Affairs, Master of Science programme
  • Welfare Policies and Management, Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

Department of Psychology

  • Courses in Psychology
  • Psychology, Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

Department of Service Studies

  • Courses in Service Studies
  • Service Management, Culture and Creativity Management, Master of Science programme
  • Service Management, Retailing and Consumption, Master of Science programme
  • Service Management, Supply Chain Management, Master of Science programme
  • Service Management, Sustainable Service Management, Master of Science programme       
  • Service Management, Tourism - Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

Department of Sociology

  • Courses in Sociology and Social Anthropology
  • Cultural Criminology - Master of Science programme
  • Social Anthropology, Master of Science programme
  • Sociology - Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

Graduate School

  • Courses in Method and Theory of Science
  • Development Studies, Master of Science programme
  • Global Studies, Master of Science programme
  • Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East, Master of Science programme
  • Social Scientific Data Analysis, Master of Science programme
  • Social Studies of Gender, Master of Science programme

Read more at Graduate School's website

School of Social Work

  • Courses in Social Work

Read more at the department's website

Sociology of Law Department

  • Courses in Sociology of Law
  • Sociology of Law, Master of Science programme

Read more at the department's website

LUCSUS, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies

  • Courses in Sustainability Studies
  • Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Master of Science programme

Read more at LUCSUS' website