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Overview
The Child Studies master’s programme from Linköping University can be taken in one or two years and will prepare you for designing, planning and conducting research that concerns children, childhood and families. Each year is concluded with a 15-credits master’s thesis.
The programme is primarily taught online with the aid of a digital learning platform, but there are three 1–5 days long on-campus periods in the first year and two in the second. This allows for some flexibility as to where and when you conduct your studies. The programme has high academic standards, however, and requires students to commit full time to their studies.
Career opportunities
Graduates who wish to follow a career in research via a doctoral degree will be well prepared through the programme. You can also follow a career within governmental authorities as well as local organisations, both governmental and non-governmental, whose activities affect children and their living conditions, or use the master’s degree to take your career in professional fields such as education, politics, social work and care to the next level.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Introduction to Child Studies
- Historical Perspectives on Children and Childhood
- Anthropological Perspectives on Children and Childhood
- Sociological Perspectives on Children and Childhood
- Research Methods in Child Studies
- Children´s Rights
- Master’s Thesis (one year)
- Children, Parenthood, and Family Life
- Children, School and Education
- Children, Migration and Transnational Childhoods
- Children, Gender, and Sexuality
- Research Methods and Epistemology in Child Studies
- Children’s Health and Development in a Global World
- Master’s Thesis (two year)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
120 ECTS
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Psychology Sociology Educational PsychologyAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 90
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen within the humanities, social sciences or the behavioral sciences with a major (or its equivalent) in a field relevant to the programme. Examples of fields relevant to the programme are anthropology, education, history, communication studies, media studies, language studies, psychology, social work, sociology and political sicence.
- English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (English 6/B).
Tuition Fee
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International
7623 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 15247 EUR for the full programme and a duration of 24 months. -
EU/EEA
FreeTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 0 EUR for the full programme and a duration of 24 months.
SEK 160000
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
Getting a Student Visa
This is an online programme. You can attend from the comfort of your chair! So you don't need a student visa!
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