Guidelines for education
There is much to consider when setting up a new course, training programme, or defense. Follow our guidelines and you'll get it right.
Course syllabus
See our guidelines, forms, and templates for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Programme curriculum
The department board applies to the faculty board to start a new programme, whereupon the faculty board decides to establish the programme and set the curriculum. When a programme is to be changed, the department board requests the Faculty Board to revise the curriculum. The Faculty Board also decides, at the request of the Department Board, to discontinue a programme, which means that the syllabus is canceled.
The main field of study and local degree description
The purpose of establishing a new main field of study is to enable the award of a general degree in that main field. When the Faculty Board decides to establish a main field of study (with or without specializations), it also decides to establish a local degree description. The local degree description states which courses are compulsory for a degree in the main field of study.
In the event of changes to the programmes offered within a main field of study, a revised local degree description must be established. Examples of changes include changing the range of compulsory courses or adding a specialization within the main field of study.
Decisions on the discontinuation of a main field of study or a specialization within a main field of study are made by the Faculty Board following a request from the Department Board.
Postgraduate education
The basic regulations for third-cycle education are found in the Higher Education Ordinance (HF). The rules of the Faculty of Social Sciences complement the basic regulations in the Higher Education Ordinance, as well as the overarching policy documents Stockholm University's Admission Regulations and Rules for third-cycle education and examination.
- Rules for third-cycle education at the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Individual study plan
- General study plan
Licentiate seminar and defense
Licentiate seminar
Examination of the licentiate thesis takes place in connection with a publicly announced licentiate seminar. For each licentiate seminar, an opponent, a chairperson, and an examiner or an examining committee with three members shall be appointed. There are rules for licentiate seminars at the Faculty of Social Sciences
Licentiate degree
Those who have passed a licentiate seminar and completed their courses may take a licentiate degree. Application for a licentiate degree is made to the Student Services.
Defence of doctoral thesis
The public defense is the public examination of the doctoral thesis.
- The time and place of the defense is decided by the Student Services.
- The defense notification with proposals for faculty opponent, chair, and examining committee members is filled in by the supervisor.
- The faculty examiner, examining committee, and chairman of the defense are appointed by the faculty board.
Registration for the defense
To register for the public defense, please fill in the document; Public Defence Registration and send it to samfakdisputationer@su.se no later than six semester weeks before the public defence.
See also the document; Rules for Public Defence at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
If you want a form for the defense of a thesis where the number of members of the examining committee must be five, please contact samfakdisputationer@su.se.
Related links
- Defend your thesis at Stockholm University
- Rules on disqualification
Doctoral degree
Those who have passed the defense and completed their courses can obtain a doctoral degree. Application for a doctoral degree is made to the Student Services.
Contact details
For questions regarding licentiate seminars and doctoral theses, please send an e-mail to: samfakdisputationer@su.se
Contact
The Education Group
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Director of Education
Anna Nyberg, phone +46 (0)8-16 24 91
Kristina Nilsson Björkenstam, phone +46 (0)8-16 39 28
Administrator
Anders Nilsson, phone, + 46 (0)8-16 44 78
Sandra Strandberg,phone: +46 (0)8-16 2609