Information Technology: Possibilities and Challenges, 10 credits
Academic year 2022/2023
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Summer 2022, Mixed, 67%, Distance learning
Start date: 6 June 2022
End date: 28 August 2022
Application deadline: 15 March 2022
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%)
Outline for distance course: This 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.
Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0
Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0
Registration: 22 May 2022 – 15 June 2022
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Autumn 2022, Mixed, 33%, Distance learning
Start date: 29 August 2022
End date: 15 January 2023
Application deadline: 19 April 2022
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%)
Outline for distance course: This 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.
Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0
Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0
Registration: 28 July 2022 – 5 September 2022
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Spring 2023, Mixed, 33%, Campus
Start date: 16 January 2023
End date: 4 June 2023
Application deadline: 17 October 2022
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 2022 – 23 January 2023
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 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.
More information
Contact
Department of Information Technology
hus 10, Lägerhyddsvägen 1
Box 337, 751 05 UPPSALA
Email: info@it.uu.se
Email: studievagledare@it.uu.se