University of Gothenburg Göteborgs Universitet (GU)
IAU-006745
Sweden
General Information
Street:P.O. Box 100
City:Gothenburg
Province:Västra Götaland
Post Code:SE-405 30
Public
Founded 1891 as Gothenburg University College. Became an independent university college with the same status as the two national universities of Uppsala and Lund 1907. Acquired present status and title 1954 through the amalgamation of this college with the Medical College founded 1949.
September to June (September-January; January-June)
Secondary school certificate or foreign equivalent and a documented good knowledge of English. TOEFL test for foreign students (at least 500)
International:110,000-400,000 per annum. (SEK)
Swedish;English
Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ)
None
co-ed
Officers
Head : Malin Broberg
Job title:Vice-Chancellor
Years of office:2023-
Senior Administrative Officer : Johan Johansson
Job title:University Director
International Relations Officer : Mette Sandoff
Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Campus Development and Internationalization
Divisions
Academy : The Sahlgrenska Academy
Fields of study:Dentistry, Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy
Faculty : Arts
Fields of study:Aesthetics, African Languages, Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religion, Cultural Studies, Dutch, English, Ethnology, Fine Arts, German, Greek, History, History of Religion, Latin, Linguistics, Logic, Modern Languages, Oriental Languages, Philosophy, Phonetics, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages, Swedish, Theatre, Theology
Faculty : Education
Fields of study:Child Care and Development, Communication Studies, Education, Food Science, Home Economics, Nutrition, Pedagogy, Special Education, Sports, Vocational Education
Faculty : Fine, Applied and Performing Arts
Fields of study:Art Management, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Handicrafts, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Opera, Performing Arts, Photography, Theatre, Visual Arts, Writing
Faculty : Information Technology
Fields of study:Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics and Computer Science, Software Engineering
Faculty : Science
Fields of study:Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Physics, Statistics, Zoology
Faculty : Social Sciences
Fields of study:Information Sciences, Museum Studies, Peace and Disarmament, Social Sciences, Social Work, Vocational Counselling, Welfare and Protective Services
Faculty : Teacher Training
Fields of study:Teacher Training
School : Business, Economics and Law
Fields of study:Business Administration, Economics, Law
Degrees
Yrkeshögskoleexamen / Kvalificerad yrkeshögskoleexamen / (Advanced) Post-secondary vocational education diploma
Högskoleexamen / Konstnärlig högskoleexamen
Fields of study:Computer Science, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Technology
Kandidatexamen (Degree of Bachelor) / Konstnärlig kandidatexamen (Degree of Bachelor in Fine Arts)
Fields of study:Aesthetics, Anthropology, Arabic, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Ceramic Art, Chemistry, Chinese, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Design, Dietetics, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, European Studies, Film, Fine Arts, French, Furniture Design, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Handicrafts, Heritage Preservation, History, International Studies, Japanese, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Law, Leisure Studies, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Opera, Pedagogy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Religious Music, Russian, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Sports, Teacher Training, Textile Design, Theatre, Theology, Transport Management, Weaving
Yrkesexamen (First cycle professional qualification)
Fields of study:Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Teacher Training
Magisterexamen (Degree of Master) / Konstnärlig magisterexamen (Degree of Master in Fine Arts)
Fields of study:Cinema and Television, Conducting, European Studies, Film, Hygiene, Information Technology, Journalism, Labour and Industrial Relations, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Microbiology, Music, Translation and Interpretation, Video
Masterexamen (Degree of Master) / Konstnärlig masterexamen (Degree of Master in Fine Arts)
Fields of study:Accountancy, Acting, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Arts and Humanities, Bible, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Ceramic Art, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Conducting, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Design, Display and Stage Design, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography (Human), Glass Art, Government, Handicrafts, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Human Rights, Information Technology, International Studies, Jewellery Art, Leadership, Literature, Logic, Management, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Meteorology, Midwifery, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Musical Instruments, Natural Resources, Opera, Organic Chemistry, Pedagogy, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Photography, Physics, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Swedish, Technology Education, Textile Design, Theatre, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Weaving, Writing
Yrkesexamen (Second cycle professional qualification)
Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Dietetics, Gerontology, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Teacher Training
Licentiatexamen
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Information Technology, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences
Doktorsexamen
Fields of study:Art History, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Design, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Film, Fine Arts, Food Science, Gender Studies, History, Information Technology, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Musicology, Nutrition, Philosophy, Physics, Religious Studies, Sports, Theatre, Theology
Also shorter courses, 1-3 semo; Also Executive MBA and Joint Degree Programmes
Academic Periodicals
Acta Bibliotecae Universitatis Gothoburgensis
Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum et Litterarum Gothoburgensis
Acta series distributed by Gothenburg University Library
Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis
Serial Publications of the various Departments
Student & Staff Numbers
Statistics Year:2019-2020
Full Time Total:3028
Full Time Total:862
Statistics Year:2019-2020
Total:49150
Foreign Male:833 Foreign Female:1464 Foreign Total:2297 Distance:1900Updated on 14-05-2020