The Swedish School System in a Comparative Perspective

Course
PDG092
Bachelor’s level
7.5 credits (ECTS)
Study pace
50%
Time
Afternoon
Location
Göteborg
Language
English
Duration
-
Part of semester
Quarter 1 to 2

About

The school system in a comparative perspective provides students with an introduction to the Swedish school system. It offers students opportunities to compare the Swedish school system to other educational systems in the world. At the end of the course students are expected to have acquired a basic knowledge and understanding about the structure and content of contemporary Swedish school system and a capacity to use this knowledge for cross-national comparisons.

Requirements

General entrance requirements

English proficiency

If you have questions about English proficiency requirements, please contact your international coordinator at the University of Gothenburg.

This course can be combined with

This course can be combined with the other courses in the Education Science track; PDG094, PDG095 and PDG458. It can also be combined with one of the following courses from the Teacher Education track; LÖVU00, L3VU00, L6VU00 (only for Teacher Education students).

Application

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