Programme HDMFA

Master programme in Democracy, Citizenship and Change

Taught entirely online, this programme will advance your understanding of how state, nation, citizenship and political culture are influenced by today’s contradicting developments in terms of globalisation, transnational integration and national fragmentation processes.

60 Credits Second Cycle

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Understand an Increasingly Complex World

How do globalisation processes, including European integration processes, affect the control that states have over their borders or policies?

How do tendencies in polarisation, division and separatism within states challenge the legitimacy and authority of the traditional nation state?

If these questions interest you, then the Master's Programme in Democracy, Citizenship and Change will provide you with an excellent chance both to learn more about these complex topics and to explore a research question as part of your thesis project that encompasses these complex and exciting areas of political and social science.

The programme includes courses in how concepts such as state, citizenship, democracy and political culture can be understood in an increasingly complex world. You will gain a theoretical and historical understanding of these complex developments by studying concepts such as democracy, state, nation, citizenship and political culture.

How To Apply

Applying to this programme is quick and easy. Just complete these two steps:

Click on the green "Apply" button to create a user account and add the programme to your account in the online application portal.
Submit the required documents to verify that you fulfill the entry requirements listed below. You can usually upload the required documents to your user account.

Entry Requirements:

Specific Entry Requirements

Completed bachelor’s degree including the equivalant of at least 90 Swedish university credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies, and at least 7.5 credits in scientific method within the field of Social Science.
If you are currently completing the final year of your studies leading to such a degree, then you are welcome to apply.
Proof of English language proficiency.

English Language Proficiency

The most common tests and important scores that are accepted are:

IELTS (academic training), 6.5 (with no part of the test below 5.5)
TOEFL (Internet based): 90 (with a minimum of 20 on the written part)
TOEFL (paper based): 575 (with a minimum of 4.5 on the written part)

Please check the University Admissions information on English Language Proficiency to see if you are required to submit a TOEFL or IELTS result.

Tuition Fees

96,000 SEK (total*)
*EU/EEA citizens are not required to pay tuition fees.

Tuition fees are paid in one-semester installments, and the first payment (48,000 SEK) should be made as soon as possible after you have received your invoice and no later than the deadline on the invoice.

If you have any questions about tuition fee payments, please e-mail tuitionfees@du.se.

Programme Overview

The first semester consists of four 7.5 credit courses, all of which have themes relating to the concepts of state, nation, citizenship, democracy and political culture. The historical developments surrounding these concepts, including current challenges, form a common theme in these four courses. The second semester consists of a 15 credit course in methods within social science, with a specific focus on political science, which is followed by a 15 credit master’s degree thesis in Political Science.

Degree Awarded

Master of Science, Main Field of Study: Political Science (60 credits)

Last reviewed: 5 November 2024

Autumn Semester 2025

Start: week beginning 1 Sep

Study Rate: 100%
Location: Flexible (Borlänge)

Application Code

HDA-H3LE8

Teaching form

Distance

Language

English

Entry Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree of 180 credits, including at least 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies and at least 7.5 credits in scientific method within the field of social science and English 6

Online Education

Compulsory Attendance, First Semester: 0 physical meetings
Computer Skills: Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.
Computer Capacity: Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).
Means of Education: Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee

First Tuition Fee Installment: 48,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee: 96,000 SEK

EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.

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Autumn Semester 2024

Start: week beginning 2 Sep

Study Rate: 100%
Location: Flexible (Falun)

Application Code

HDA-H3G2F

Teaching form

Distance

Language

English

Entry Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree of 180 credits, including at least 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies and at least 7.5 credits in scientific method within the field of social science and English 6

Online Education

Compulsory Attendance, First Semester: 0 physical meetings
Computer Skills: Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.
Computer Capacity: Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).
Means of Education: Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee

First Tuition Fee Installment: 43,500 SEK
Total Tuition Fee: 87,000 SEK

EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.

Closed for late application

Start: week beginning 2 Sep

Study Rate: 100%
Location: Flexible (Falun)

Application Code

HDA-H3G2G

Teaching form

Distance

Language

English

Entry Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree of 180 credits, including at least 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies and at least 7.5 credits in scientific method within the field of social science and English 6

Online Education

Compulsory Attendance, First Semester: 0 physical meetings
Computer Skills: Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.
Computer Capacity: Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).
Means of Education: Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.

Tuition Fee

First Tuition Fee Installment: 43,500 SEK
Total Tuition Fee: 87,000 SEK

EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.

Closed for late application

Autumn Semester 2025

Start: week beginning 1 Sep

Study Rate: 100%
Location: Flexible (Borlänge)

Application Code

HDA-H3LL5

Teaching form

Distance

Language

English

Entry Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree of 180 credits, including at least 90 credits in Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, Human Rights or Peace and Conflict Studies and at least 7.5 credits in scientific method within the field of social science and English 6

Selection

Higher education credits (30-285 credits)

Online Education

Compulsory Attendance, First Semester: 0 physical meetings
Computer Skills: Surf on the Internet, read and send emails, use a word-processing programme (e.g. Word). Connect a camera and headphones to the computer and install a programme using instructions.
Computer Capacity: Access to a computer (Not a mini pc, tablet or similar) that is not older than three years (or equivalent) and broadband connection, at least 1 Mbit/s (not mobile broadband, because mobile broadband can vary considerably in speed).
Means of Education: Higher rate of web-based communication where our learning platform (Learn/Canvas) is a natural element of the course. Web-based meetings with sound and image where simple presentations can be held. Lectures can be broadcast live or can alternatively be made available afterwards online.