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War and Peace in a World in Transition

Congratulations and welcome to the course STVN13!

We are happy to welcome you to the Department of Political Science at Lund University. In order to accept and secure our offer, please read important information below carefully.

Compulsory introductory meeting

The semester starts with a compulsory introductory meeting and introductory lecture on January 15, at 9-11 in room Eden 222B.

If you fail to attend without notifying the academic advisors, you will lose your spot on the course which will then be offered to a student on the waiting list. 

Eligibility and Conditional offer 

Specific Entry Requirements: 150 higher education credits, including a Bachelor degree essay, in the subject of political science, peace and conflict studies, or an equivalent discipline.

If you do not fulfil the above at the time of admission, you have received a conditional offer. You must therefore present documents verifying your eligibility in connection with the introductory meeting. 

Web registration

It is important that you do the web registration on time, or else you will lose your place which then will be offered to another applicant.

Dates and instructions regarding web registration

If you have any questions concering the web registration, please contact the academic advisors.

Canvas - Lund University’s learning management platform

Once you have registered you will be granted access to the course module on Canvas. Please note that there is a slight delay from your registration until you can access the course on Canvas.

Schedule and classes 

Classes are scheduled 2-3 times a week. Some of the classes are compulsory.

Search for your schedule in TimeEdit

Syllabus and literature list

Course content and links to syllabus and literature list

Check if the course literature is available at the Social Science Faculty Library

If you have any questions regarding the course please do not hesitate to contact the Academic advisors. 

Welcome!

Rikard Bengtsson            
Director of Studies                      

Lidija Lindoff, Mats Janér and Daniel Alfons
Academic Advisors

Contact your Academic Advisor

Lidija Lindoff, room 231 B
Telephone hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10–12 
Telephone: 046-222 89 38

Mats Janér, room 233
Telephone hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10–12 
Telephone: 046-222 80 48

Daniel Alfons, room 232
Telephone hours: Thursdays 10–12 
Telephone: 046-222 89 50

Feel free to book an appointment with us!

E-mail: studievagledare [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (studievagledare[at]svet[dot]lu[dot]se)

More information regarding student counselling

Students with disabilities

Having a disability, such as visual impairment, dyslexia, or ADHD, should not be a barrier for your studies with us! You can be eligible for various forms of learning support. 

Find out more about what kind of support you can receive on Lund University's central website

Send in your application on nais.uhr.se

Canvas

Canvas (https://canvas.education.lu.se) is Lund University’s learning management platform. Here you can find information about your course, messages from your teachers as well as files and other things relevant to your course. For more information about the various functions in Canvas as well as how you can navigate in it please visit our Student Guide.