Admission and registration

Registration for the Master’s Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies

Admitted applicants:
When you have been admitted to the Master's Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies, the first thing to do is to activate your Student Account. You are recommended to do that as soon as you have received your notification of admittance.

Then you must register in order to keep your spot and start your studies. Registration is open from July 29 until August 25, 2024. With your activated Student Account, you log into the student records LADOK and register yourself for the first two courses on the programme: Causes of War and Methods I. In order to keep your place, you must be registered by August 26 at the latest.

Conditionally admitted applicants:
You have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Peace and Conflict Studies with the condition that you need to have completed your Bachelor’s degree by the start of the programme. Before you can register, you must prove your eligibility. You will need to upload your degree diploma and complete transcript to your University Admissions account as soon as possible, but no later than 2 September. You will also have to send an e-mail to antagning@uu.se and liana.lopes@pcr.uu.se stating that you have uploaded the documents, no later than September 2. Make sure to include your name and the name of our programme. In case your degree diploma will not be issued by September 2, it is important that you contact both the programme coordinator and administrator by August 12 at the latest in order to secure your place. Please note that other conditions may stop you from registration, for example, if you are a fee-paying student and the university has not yet received your payment.

Applicants on the reserve list (waiting list):
If you are placed on the reserve list, you will be contacted by the programme coordinator via e-mail in case you can be offered a place. You then need to reply within a given period of time. Remember to check your emails, including your spam mail.

There will be an introduction to the programme August 26-29 – the schedule for this will be sent in mid-August.
The courses on the programme start on September 2, 2024.

Freestanding courses at advanced/master level in Peace and Conflict Studies

Admitted student: you register to the course yourself in “Ladok for Students” in order to keep your place. Refer to the list below for the registration periods for our different courses.

Student admitted with condition: you should contact the respective contact person to certify your eligibility as soon as possible and by the registration deadline. You will be registered once your eligibility is confirmed and this can be done after the registration deadline.

Student on the reserve list: if you are on the reserve list you will be contacted by the department via email in case you can be offered a place and need to reply within a given period of time. Remember to check your emails, including your spam mail.

Registration periods

• Research Ethics: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-15. Reserves are called as of 2024-01-15.
• Forecasting Methods and Causal Inference for the Social Sciences: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31.
  Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• International Interventions and Protection of Civilians: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• Negotiation and Mediation in Practice: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• Emerging Security Threats: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• Gender, War and Peace: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• Causes of Peace: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.
• Advanced Qualitative Methods: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-31. Reserves are called as of 2024-02-01.

Freestanding courses at bachelor’s level in Peace and Conflict Studies

Admitted student: you register to the course yourself in “Ladok for Students” in order to keep your place. Refer to the list below for the registration periods for our different courses.

Student admitted with condition: you would not be able to register via Ladok. Please refer to the emails you would receive regarding the details of the admission condition and steps for you to certify your eligibility, if necessary. You will be registered once your eligibility is confirmed and this is often done after the registration deadline but before course start.

Student on the reserve list: if you are on the reserve list you will be contacted by the department via email in case you can be offered a place and need to reply within a given period of time. Remember to check your emails, including your spam mail.

Registration periods (for students admitted without conditions)

Peace and Conflict Studies B: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-07. Reserves are called as of 2024-01-08

Peace and Conflict Studies AII: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-07. Reserves are called as of 2024-01-08

Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament: 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-17. Reserves are called as of 2024-01-18