Contemporary Ukraine: Perspectives on Politics, Society, Culture and History

This course explores today’s Ukrainian society from political, cultural, and identity perspectives, set against a clear historical background. You’ll learn how Ukrainian culture and identity developed in the borderlands of the Russian, Habsburg, and Ottoman empires. The course pays special attention to state and nation-building in post-Soviet Ukraine since 1991 and examines the regional context. A key focus is understanding the factors that led to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

This is an online distance-learning course. You will study through a digital platform with the help of online tools, so you need a computer with internet access. The teaching is based on recorded lectures that are released gradually during the course. Each lecture is linked to the required readings and focuses on specific themes and issues.

This course is perfect for students in political science, sociology, economics, languages, or law, who want to broaden their expertise and gain unique insights into Ukraine’s history and contemporary challenges.

Prerequisites

General requirements

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to the following: The general average (GPA) of your higher secondary school leaving certificate: 34 %, The Swedish national university aptitude test: 34 %, number of previous ECTS at application deadline (up to 165): 32 %. If students have equal credentials, seats are allocated based on their results on The Swedish National University Aptitude Test. If this too is equal, seats are allocated based on a draw.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 14,375
First payment: SEK 14,375

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.