Study systems in Europe

Studies are measured in credits called högskolepoäng (hp) – one year of full-time study is 60 hp, or about 40 weeks. The degrees are:

• kandidatexamen (bachelor's) – 180 hp, i.e. 3 years,
• magisterexamen – 60 hp, one year after a bachelor's degree,
• masterexamen – 120 hp, 2 years after a bachelor's degree,
• Doctorate – 4 years.

There are also professional degrees (yrkesexamen) that lead to a specific profession – for some professions in Sweden you need exactly this kind of degree.

Most programmes start in the autumn (August/September), some also in the spring.

Sweden – bachelor's programmes
Sweden – integrated (single-cycle) programmes
Sweden – master's programmes