11 - Sweden - Curriculum
There is no minimum common curriculum for courses or programmes. In the
Degree Ordinance (a supplement to the Higher Education Ordinance) the
Government has laid down which degrees may be awarded and their
objectives. It is up to each institution to decide how to reach the
goals. The organisation of teaching is determined locally within the
university or university college. Both day and evening classes are
usually offered, the latter generally for part-time studies.
For
undergraduate courses there must be a course syllabus and for a study
programme a programme syllabus. The course syllabus must state the
title of the course, the number of higher education credits, its level,
aims, main content and course literature. In addition, the course
syllabus must state the requirements regarding specific previous
knowledge and other conditions for admission, the means by which
students' performance is assessed, the grades used as well as any
subsections in the course. The programme syllabus states the courses
covered by the study programme, the main structure of the programme and
any requirements regarding specific previous knowledge.
The
teaching language is usually Swedish but in many subjects the course
literature is in English and to some extent in other languages. Efforts
to make higher education more international has led to increased
student exchange and thereby to an increasing number of courses and
programmes given in English.
Language programmes are offered in
a number of European and non-European languages. Sweden's five minority
languages have a special status.
A three-cycle structure
of
higher education was adopted in January 2007 and applies starting 1
July 2007. The former degree system has been reformed and structured to
fit the new three-cycle system.
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