Functional Programming I

5 credits

Course, Master's level, 1DL330

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
1 September 2025–2 November 2025
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits with a second course in computer programming. 15 credits in mathematics, including basic algebra. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Selection

Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)

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 and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083

Read more about fees.

Application deadline
15 April 2025
Application code
UU-11006

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
25 July 2025–7 September 2025
Information on registration from the department

Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
1 September 2025–2 November 2025
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits with a second course in computer programming. 15 credits in mathematics, including basic algebra. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Registration period
25 July 2025–7 September 2025
Information on registration from the department

Location
Flexible
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
Distance learning
Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
0
Number of optional on-campus meetings
0
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
1 September 2025–2 November 2025
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits with a second course in computer programming. 15 credits in mathematics, including basic algebra. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Selection

Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)

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 and tuition fees.
  • First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,083
  • Total tuition fee: SEK 12,083

Read more about fees.

Application code
UU-11044

About the course

Functional programming is an approach to declarative programming. The aim is for the programmer to state only the problem, but not a sequence of steps to solve it. In functional programming, the programmer does this by defining a (mathematical) function. Declarative programming is thus very different from imperative programming and object-oriented programming, where a program is basically a sequence of steps. Come and widen your programming-language horizon. Declarative programming is not difficult and leads often to very elegant programs, once you are used to it!

The main objective is to learn functional programming and to see how well it realises the aim of declarative programming. Functional programming is successfully used in many industrial projects, which makes knowledge of it a useful asset in the job market. Improvements in programming quality and speed by several factors are not uncommon.

The course covers theoretical foundations as well as practical programming exercises in Haskell. You also learn when it is wiser to use declarative programming rather than imperative programming or object-oriented programming.

Outline for distance course: The course is completely web-based and teaching takes place via the internet. The entire course with course materials and assignments as well as teacher guidance is available on the web.

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