Exchange studies

Exchange studies provide international experience and new perspectives, and in addition, you get increased language skills and the opportunity to get to know another culture. As a student, you have many opportunities to study abroad via one of the University's exchange agreements.

The Department of Sociology has five exchange agreements of its own:

The Max Weber Institute for Sociology at Heidelberg University in Germany
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) in Germany
TU Dortmund University in Germany
The University of Trento in Italy
The Faculty of Humanities at Charles University in the Czech Republic

Through these agreements, you can deepen and broaden your knowledge in the subject of sociology.

For those of you who are from other foreign universities, Uppsala University also has general exchange agreements with about 150 partner universities worldwide. Through them, you can come on an exchange and the studies are not limited to the sociology subject. Read more about General exchange agreements here.

Entry requirements

Only studies from the Deparment of Sociology may apply for exchange studies through the deparment's agreement with other universities. The application form contains many parts all of which msut be correctly filled out for the application to be approved.

When the applications is submitetd you need:

completed atleast 60 credits fomr Uppsala University (the credits does not need to be from the Department of Sociology). Transcript of record to strengthen this must be appended to the application.
Registrered for fulltime studies at the Deparment of Sociolgy. Transcript of Records that strengthen this must be appended to the application. You need to be registered on cours(es) for 30 credits by the Department och Sociology or registered on a programme by the Department of Sociology and taking courses for 30 credits at different deparments (applicable to PA-programme, sociology programme and master programme in sociology).

For students with adapted study route, the approved rate of study is considered equvivilent to fulltime studies. Exsemption from the requirements of fulltime studies is done at the time of application is done for programme students studying at a lower rate of study to allow previous earned creddits (at Uppsala University or any other institution) to be counted in the programme. Students that have an ongoing approved leave from studies and it is registred in Ladok is given exemption regarding registration at the time of applications. Append the decision certificate in your application.

selection

If more complete applications are received than available places, a selection will be made based on an assessment of the motivation letter (Academic Purpose Statement) attached to the application. In this, you must justify why you want to go on exchange, with a clear study-related focus, as opposed to a regular trip abroad. Describe, for example, how your sociological thinking can benefit from the exchange studies, e.g. if there are special sociology courses that cannot be taken in Uppsala, how your future professional career can benefit from the exchange or what other useful lessons you can gain from the exchange.

The assessment takes place as follows:

4 points - Exceptionally strong justification

3 points - Strong justification

2 points - Perfect justification

1 point - Weak justification

If two or more applicants to the same university receive the same number of points on their letter of motivation, grades are decisive. The applicant with the highest proportion of VG (ie completed credits with VG in grade divided by the total number of credits) gets the place. If the proportion of VG is also the same, the one with the most credits in total gets the place.

Exchange report No later than one month after the completed exchange, you must submit a written exchange report. In this, you describe your experiences from the university, the place of study and other things that may be relevant for future students to take part in and for the department to evaluate the exchange activities through.

Exchange opportunities

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Exchange agreement with The Max Weber Institute for Sociology. Read more about exchange studies in Heidelberg here. German term times differ greatly from the Swedish term times, therefore it is recommended to study a full academic year at the University of Heidelberg. The autumn term is called the winter term and extends from 1 October to 31 March, teaching mainly takes place between 17 October and 18 February. The spring term is called the summer term and extends from 1 April to 30 September, teaching mainly takes place between 20 April and 2 August. Submissions of various kinds can take place outside the teaching period, but students usually do not have to be on site. The current course catalog has not yet been published, but the latest course catalog can be found here.

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Germany

Exchange agreement with the Department of Sociology. Read more about exchange studies in Munich here. LMU's term times differ greatly from the Swedish term times, see the corresponding text above about Heidelberg. The current course catalog has not yet been published, but the latest course catalog can be found here.

TU Dortmund University, Germany

Only for master's students, not for bachelor's students.

Exchange agreement with the Department of Social Sciences. Read more about exchange studies in Dortmund here. Dortmund's term times differ greatly from the Swedish term times, see the corresponding text above about Heidelberg. The current course catalog has not yet been published.

University of Trento, Italy

Exchange agreement with the Department of Sociology and Social Research. Read more about exchange studies in Trento here. You can read reports from our former exchange students in Trento here. Note that you must read at least 60% of your courses at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, and that the department mainly offers master's courses in English. The current course catalog has not yet been published, but the latest course catalog can be found here.

Charles University, Czech Republic

Exchange agreement with the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University. You can read reports from our former exchange students in Prague here. There is a wide range of courses at both bachelor's and master's level. As an exchange student, you are also allowed to read certain courses at the Undergraduate Program in Central European Studies and undergraduate Central European Studies and Jewish Studies - more information about how many credits/courses you are allowed to read can be found in the course catalogue. Current course catalog has not yet been published, but you can view the latest course catalog for Charles University.

Contact

mobility-soc@uu.se