Uppsala Universitet

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Uppsala Universitet

• Economics

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Uppsala Universitet, Faculty of Social Sciences

• Maria, student
• Uppsala 1477, 40 minutes from Stockholm
• University, Faculty, Institution
• Economics (General economics / International
  economics - 160/ 180 credits)
• Goal to prepare students for economy- related
  professions within private/ public sector or
  post-graduate study

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credits?

• 20 credits (10 10) regular course, (720
  hours 20 weeks)
• 1point 36 hours (one working week)
• Individual

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General Economics

• 160 credits
• - 8 terms 20 credits each (10 10)
• - 8 terms 8 courses

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Masters degree in General Economics, 160 credits

• Business Studies A (20 credits)
• Political Economics (20 credits)
• Courses in total 80 credits (4 terms) in any of
  the main directions economic history, business
  studies, trade, political economics or
  statistics,( incl. Degree project 20 credits)
• Optional subjects ( 40 credits) f.example
  languages, psycology, sociology, theatre (!)
• Bologna process- change into 180 credits

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Masters degree in International Economics, 180
credits

• Business Studies A (20 credits)
• Political Economics (20 credits)
• Courses in total 80 credits (4 terms) in any of
  the main subjects economic history, business
  studies, trade, political economics or
  statistics,( incl. Degree project 20 credits)
• Languages (50 credits)
• Optional subjects (10 credits) f.example
  languages, psycology, sociology, theatre (!)

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Bachelors degree, 120 credits

• Business Studies A (20 credits)
• Political economics (20 credits)
• Courses in total 60 credits (3 terms) in any of
  the main subjects economic history, business
  studies, trade, political economics or
  statistics,(incl. Degree project 20 credits)
• Optional subjects (20 credits) f.example
  languages, psycology, sociology, theatre (!)

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Study abroad?

• A term abroad (20 credits) is possible, during
  different terms depending on the main subject
• 26 different countries (Spain, USA, Australia,
  UK)
• Moscow International Higher Business School- (4
  students)

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The Bologna process

• Each program divided into 2 levels (3 years
  Bachelor 2 years Masters)
• 20 credits in Sweden 20 credits in Schweiz,
  student mobility
• International teaching
• Similar content of courses

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Teaching, General Economics

• Varies from course to course
• Example Political economics (20 credits 10
  10 1 term, 20 weeks)
• - Lectures 148 hours
• 1 teacher for 300 students
• - Seminars 10 hours, 1 teacher per group (20
  students)
• - Consultation 10 hours
• - Time for own studies 480 hours

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Methods

• Director of studies- Dr. Sven Åke Carlsson
• Lectures course literature 200 pages/ point,
  overheads (on internet), blackboard
• Seminars groupwork- 4 members/ group, writing
  and presenting project, discuss in class
• Homework 20 hours- working week
• Exam 2 exams, 1 for each part

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• Example of group- project Swedens alcohol-
  policy
• Preparation
• Instructions
• Usefull internet sites
• A relevant article
• Questions
• In class
• Group Presentation (15 minutes)
• Group Discussion

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Exams

• Political economics example (20 credits)
• 18 credits (9 9)
• 2 written exams (10 questions)
• 2 credits seminars
• IG, G, VG- if IG rewrite
• 480 hours of own studies- for exams seminars

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Students

• 4.4 people/ place
• Course Political Economics 300 students 150
  from Economics,150 from other programmes
• 19-25 years, middleage
• From all over Sweden- 40 Stockholmers, 20
  Uppsala
• Economics 150- 200 international students each
  year

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Life in Uppsala

• Living campus (3000 kronor)
• CSN loan ? subsidy ? 7000 kr
• Work, ex. Nordea (2 times a week, 1745- 2100),
  University has sponsors

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Social activities

• 1477 (Scandinavias oldest)
• Tradition of studentlife 13 Nations ex.
  Stockholms- social activities from proms to
  soccer games
• Uppsala Economists different projects, from
  modeshows to introduction weeks for new student
• Student Radio, Student magazine,the best
  orchestra
• Ekonomikum different tradefairs- companies want
  to recruit, lectures (f.e. WE- Greger Hägelin)

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