Higher Education Diploma and Bachelor's degrees
Higher Education Diploma
A Higher Education Diploma (Högskoleexamen) is awarded after a student has completed courses totalling 120 credits. At least 60 credits must be courses within the specialisation (main field of study), including a degree project of at least 7.5 credits.
Specialisations
The Higher Education Diploma may be awarded with specialisation in one of the subjects that can be main fields of study in a Bachelor's degree. (It is, however, not possible to complete a thesis of 7.5 credits in all these.)
In addition, a Higher Education Diploma can have the following specialisations:
- Osteology
- Software Engineering
Bachelor's degrees
A Degree of Bachelor (Kandidatexamen) is awarded after a student has completed courses totalling 180 credits. At least 90 credits must be courses in the main field of study. Within the main field of study at least 30 credits must be courses at G2F or G2E level (in-depth level), including a thesis of at least 15 credits.
At Uppsala university the Degree of Bachelor generally must include a minor field of study of at least 30 credits. In addition to Bachelor's level courses, Master's level courses of a maximum of 60 credits may be included in the degree.
The specialisation of the degree is indicated in the title of the degree, which is determined by the faculty affiliation of the main field of study.
Bachelor of Arts in Theology
A Bachelor of Arts in Theology (Teologie kandidatexamen) is awarded with Religious Studies as the main field of study and does not require a minor field of study.
Until 30 June 2025 a Bachelor of Arts in Theology may also be awarded with one of the following main fields of study.
- Biblical Exegesis
- History and Social Sciences of Religion
- Studies in Church and Mission
- Studies in Faiths and Worldviews
A minor field of study is required when the main field is not Religious Studies.
Bachelor of Medical Science
A Bachelor of Medical Science (Medicine kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Biomedical Laboratory Science
- Biomedicine
- Caring Sciences
- Medical Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Public Health
- Radiography
In addition to the main field of study, a minor field of study is required.
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
A Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science (Farmacie kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
In addition to the main field of study, a minor field of study is required.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (Filosofie kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Aesthetics
- Archaeology
- Archaeology with focus on Osteology
- Art History
- Child and Youth Studies
- Chinese
- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
- Conservation
- Cultural Anthropology
- Curriculum Studies
- Education
- Egyptology
- English
- Estonian
- Ethnology
- Finnish
- French
- Game Design
- Gender Research
- General Linguistics
- German
- Greek
- History
- History of Science and Ideas
- Indology
- Iranian Languages
- Italian
- Language Technology
- Latin
- Literature
- Musicology
- Polish
- Practical Philosophy
- Renaissance Studies
- Rhetoric
- Russian
- Semitic Languages
- Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
- Sociology of Education
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Swedish as a Second Language
- Textile Studies
- Theoretical Philosophy
- Turkic Languages
In addition to the main field of study, a minor field of study is required.
Bachelor of Social Science
A Bachelor of Social Science (Filosofie kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Built Environment and Land Law
- Business Studies
- Commercial Law
- Development Studies
- East European Studies
- Economic History
- Economics
- Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics
- Geography
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Information Systems
- Media and Communication Studies
- North East Asian Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social and Economic Geography
- Social Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Statistics
In addition to the main field of study, a minor field of study is required.
Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics
A Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics (Ekonomie kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Business Studies
- Commercial Law
- Economic History
- Economics
- Statistics
A Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics must in all cases include 30 credits in business studies, 30 credits in economics and 15 credits in statistics. The requirement for a minor field is met through this combination of subjects.
Bachelor of Science in Political Sciences
A Bachelor of Science in Political Sciences (Politices kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Development Studies
- Economics
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Political Science
- Statistics
A Bachelor of Science in Political Sciences must in all cases include 30 credits in political science, 30 credits in economics, 15 credits in statistics and 15 credits in administrative law. The requirement for a minor field is met through this combination of subjects.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (Naturvetenskaplig kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Earth Science
- Environmental Science
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Sustainable Energy Transition
- Wind Power Project Management
A Bachelor of Science (Teknologie kandidatexamen) is awarded with one of the following main fields of study:
- Industrial Engineering and Management
- Technology
A Bachelor of Science (Filosofie kandidatexamen) is awarded with Sociotechnical Systems as the main field of study.
In addition to the main field of study, a minor field of study is required.
Minor fields of study in a Bachelor's degree
All main fields of study can constitute a minor field of study in a Bachelor's degree with another main field of study. In addition, the following subjects may be used as minor fields:
- American Studies
- Ancient Languages and Cultures
- Arabic
- Aramaic/Syriac
- Assyriology
- Bulgarian
- Celtic Languages
- Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
- Database Technology
- Expression in Convergent Media
- Hebrew
- Hungarian
- Kurdish
- Liberal Arts
- Local Government and Social Politics
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Persian
- Professional Oriented Religious Studies (until 30 June 2025)
- Saami
- Special Education
- Sustainable Development
- Swahili
- Swedish for Foreign Students