Information Technology: Possibilities and Challenges, 10 credits

Academic year 2023/2024

  • Summer 2023, Mixed, 67%, Distance learning

    Start date: 5 June 2023

    End date: 27 August 2023

    Application deadline: 15 March 2023

    Application code: UU-61235 Application

    Language of instruction: The course will be taught in English, if needed

    Location: Flexible

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0

    Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0

    Registration: 6 May 2023 – 17 June 2023

  • Autumn 2023, Mixed, 33%, Distance learning

    Start date: 28 August 2023

    End date: 14 January 2024

    Application deadline: 17 April 2023

    Application code: UU-11213 Application

    Language of instruction: The course will be taught in English, if needed

    Location: Flexible

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0

    Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0

    Registration: 28 July 2023 – 4 September 2023

  • Spring 2024, Mixed, 33%, Campus

    Start date: 15 January 2024

    End date: 2 June 2024

    Application deadline: 16 October 2023

    Application code: UU-61231 Application

    Language of instruction: The course will be taught in English, if needed

    Location: Uppsala

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Registration: 15 December 2023 – 22 January 2024

Entry requirements: General entry requirements

Fees:

If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.

Application fee: SEK 900

Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 21,667

Tuition fee, total: SEK 21,667

About the course

The course provides an introduction to the principles and technologies that underpin modern IT systems as well as the ability to use and explain computer science terminology. Based on this, they discuss the possibilities offered by IT systems, the constraints of technology, and the social, organisational, ethical, legal and security aspects of IT usage. The course is suitable for those who want to understand modern technology and need to communicate about IT systems with both experts and laymen, such as in order roles or as teachers.

Outline for distance course: This distance course is a web-based course, completely without physical meetings (including the examination). Reading instructions and other communication is handled through the course home page and email. Internet access is a requirement for this course.

More information

Contact

Department of Information Technology

hus 10, Lägerhyddsvägen 1

Box 337, 751 05 UPPSALA

Email: info@it.uu.se

Student counsellor

Email: studievagledare@it.uu.se