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How to apply

Please review all tabs below carefully to find out what you need to do to make a complete and correct application for studies at Lund University.

General documents

Prepare general documents 

Read about how to document your eligibility and how to submit your documents at the University Admissions in Sweden website.  

Follow any country-specific document rules. See universityadmissions.se: 

Country-specific requirements for Master's studies 

Documents to submit 

Prepare the following documents: 

  • official transcripts and degree certificate or proof that you are in the final year of your Bachelor's
  • passport/ID card (all applicants) and 
  • proof of English language proficiency (all applicants). 

If you've completed your Bachelor's in Sweden 

If you have completed your entire Bachelor's programme in Sweden and all of your academic credits are listed in Ladok, you don't need to submit transcripts or your diploma when applying for a Master's programme. 

Check if you need to submit any programme-specific documents (listed in the next tab).

Upload or send all required general documents to University Admissions before the document deadline.

Specific documents

In addition to the general document requirements you must also submit an application form to help us assess your application as a whole. You can download the form and see the instructions below. The form is at the bottom of the page.

If you are in your final year of Bachelor's studies, you may need to provide additional documentation about your studies. See more information further down.

! Please note that this form does not replace the required documents listed in the previous step. The form should be submitted when you apply to the programme, in addition to the general supporting documents. When applying for several programmes, please fill the form and write separate statement of purpose for each programme.

Instructions

This form consists of the following parts. Please follow these instructions to fill the form correctly before you submit it.

For legibility reasons, you can only enter a certain amount of characters in each field. If the software you are using to fill this form lets you resize the fonts, please make sure that the text you enter is still legible. 

Personal information:
We ask you to start by filling in your first and last name, as well as your application number as stated in your application on University Admissions in Sweden, universityadmissions.se. Your application number will automatically appear on the following pages once you enter it on the first page of the form. You should also indicate whether you have previously applied for this programme in this section.

Previous studies in higher education:
In this section, you must list your previous university education. You should include your studies at different levels (Bachelor's or Master's), as well as exchange studies if you have studied abroad. Indicate the institution of higher education, as well as the year you completed or are expected to complete your studies. 

Major selection:
See Step 1 on this page for information on eligible majors. In this section of the form, you must select one of our eight majors based on your previous university studies. You must have at lest 90 ECTS or equivalent to this amount in the major that you select. If you have 90 ECTS in more than one of our eight disciplines, please select the major you would like to be assigned upon admission to the programme.

List of courses in the selected major:
After selecting one of our eight majors, we also ask you to list the courses that you have previously taken only in the major that you selected, including course names in English, course codes, how many credits each course bears and the grade you received on each course. If your transcript uses ECTS as the credit system, please make sure to indicate that. Otherwise, please enter the local credits and grades, as indicated in your transcript.

Additional tips for listing the correct courses:

  • Include any courses you took on social scientific methods and methodologies or theory of science, as well as credit-bearing internship courses and thesis courses that count towards your major in the list.
  • If there are cross-listed courses in your transcript (e.g. courses that you have taken within a Political Science major that are listed as History courses), you should include these courses in the form with the course codes that are listed in your official transcript of records.
  • If you have a Bachelor's degree in a different discipline, but you have 90 ECTS or equivalent in one of our majors (e.g. through free-standing courses and Master's studies), you may still be eligible for this programme. In this case please list the courses that you believe should be equivalent to one of our majors.

Grade point average (GPA)
Under this section, you will enter your cumulative grade point average (GPA) for your entire degree. If your home institution does not provide this information in your transcript of records, we advise you to use an online tool, such as Scholaro's GPA Calculator, to calculate your GPA on a 4-point scale. If your transcript shows a GPA on a different scale, please calculate your GPA on a 4-point scale, in addition to entering both your GPA and the scale used in your transcript.

English proficiency:
In this section, please specify how you fulfilled the English requirements, i.e. your English test scores or how you fulfilled the English equivalency. If you have a test score, you must indicate both the name of the test, as well as the score you have received.

Admission to our programmes requires English Level 6, which is the equivalent of an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90.

Statement of purpose:
In the final section of the form, you are asked to write a statement of purpose. It should not exceed 3,500 characters total, including spaces. You must answer the following questions in your statement of purpose:

  1. What are your reasons for applying for this programme? In what ways do you expect to contribute to the programme?
  2. Critically assess the contention that we are experiencing a time of deglobalization.

Information for students in their final year of Bachelor's studies

For us to be able to correctly assess your application, in addition to your transcript of records, you must also upload a registration certificate or a similar document certified by your university that shows all of the courses that you are taking in your final year, including how many credits you will earn upon completing each course.

You must also list the courses in the major you selected in the application form, indicating how many credits they are worth. You may leave the grade column empty for the courses you have not yet completed. This information will help us see how many credits you will have in one major upon graduation. 

Download the form

Application form MSc in Global studies

Application fee

Application fee and exemptions

As part of your application, you must pay the application fee – or provide proof of exemption – before the application fee deadline. 

Note that your application will not be processed until you have paid the application fee or provided proof of exemption. Make sure you do this as early as possible. 

Key dates and deadlines – universityadmissions.se

The application fee for non-EU/EEA citizens is SEK 900. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes (or courses) you apply for. 

There is no application fee for citizens of:

  • the European Union (EU) 
  • the European Economic Area (EEA) and  
  • Switzerland.

How to pay or prove exemption 

Find instructions on how to pay the application fee or prove exemption on universityadmissions.se:

Paying your application fee – universityadmissions.se

Exemptions from paying the application fee – universityadmissions.se

Questions

 Depending on your question, there are different ways to contact us.

University Admissions in Sweden 

Visit www.universityadmissions.se for official information on the application process, general entry requirements, document requirements and rules, English proficiency tests and exemptions, tuition and application fees and exemptions.

General study information 

For general information about studies at Lund University, use the contact form below. 

Contact form for questions about Bachelor’s and Master’s studies

Programme coordinators 

For detailed questions about programme content or specific programme requirements, contact the programme directly. Go to ’Contact us’ to find the contact details.

Lund University Admissions Office

The University Admissions in Sweden website lists all formal requirements and rules for admission. If you have further questions about your application to Lund University, contact the Lund University Admissions Office. Use the Admissions Office contact form below. 

Contact the Lund University Admissions Office

Lund University uses a national application system run by University Admissions in Sweden (universityadmissions.se). It is only possible to apply during the application periods.

When to apply for Bachelor’s and Master’s studies

Check the entry requirements 

Before starting your application, check that you meet the entry requirements for the programme you are interested in. You will find the requirements on the programme page.

Apply online 

  • Go to the University Admissions in Sweden website. 
  • Create an account and select programmes during the application period.
  • Rank your programme choices in order of preference and submit them before the application deadline.

Universityadmissions.se - Apply to Swedish universities

Prepare general documents 

Read about how to document your eligibility and how to submit your documents at the University Admissions in Sweden website.  

Follow any country-specific document rules. See universityadmissions.se: 

Country-specific requirements for Master's studies 

Documents to submit 

Prepare the following documents: 

  • official transcripts and degree certificate or proof that you are in the final year of your Bachelor's
  • passport/ID card (all applicants) and 
  • proof of English language proficiency (all applicants). 

If you've completed your Bachelor's in Sweden 

If you have completed your entire Bachelor's programme in Sweden and all of your academic credits are listed in Ladok, you don't need to submit transcripts or your diploma when applying for a Master's programme. 

Check if you need to submit any programme-specific documents (listed in the next tab).

Upload or send all required general documents to University Admissions before the document deadline.

In addition to the general document requirements you must also submit an application form to help us assess your application as a whole. You can download the form and see the instructions below. The form is at the bottom of the page.

If you are in your final year of Bachelor's studies, you may need to provide additional documentation about your studies. See more information further down.

! Please note that this form does not replace the required documents listed in the previous step. The form should be submitted when you apply to the programme, in addition to the general supporting documents. When applying for several programmes, please fill the form and write separate statement of purpose for each programme.

Instructions

This form consists of the following parts. Please follow these instructions to fill the form correctly before you submit it.

For legibility reasons, you can only enter a certain amount of characters in each field. If the software you are using to fill this form lets you resize the fonts, please make sure that the text you enter is still legible. 

Personal information:
We ask you to start by filling in your first and last name, as well as your application number as stated in your application on University Admissions in Sweden, universityadmissions.se. Your application number will automatically appear on the following pages once you enter it on the first page of the form. You should also indicate whether you have previously applied for this programme in this section.

Previous studies in higher education:
In this section, you must list your previous university education. You should include your studies at different levels (Bachelor's or Master's), as well as exchange studies if you have studied abroad. Indicate the institution of higher education, as well as the year you completed or are expected to complete your studies. 

Major selection:
See Step 1 on this page for information on eligible majors. In this section of the form, you must select one of our eight majors based on your previous university studies. You must have at lest 90 ECTS or equivalent to this amount in the major that you select. If you have 90 ECTS in more than one of our eight disciplines, please select the major you would like to be assigned upon admission to the programme.

List of courses in the selected major:
After selecting one of our eight majors, we also ask you to list the courses that you have previously taken only in the major that you selected, including course names in English, course codes, how many credits each course bears and the grade you received on each course. If your transcript uses ECTS as the credit system, please make sure to indicate that. Otherwise, please enter the local credits and grades, as indicated in your transcript.

Additional tips for listing the correct courses:

  • Include any courses you took on social scientific methods and methodologies or theory of science, as well as credit-bearing internship courses and thesis courses that count towards your major in the list.
  • If there are cross-listed courses in your transcript (e.g. courses that you have taken within a Political Science major that are listed as History courses), you should include these courses in the form with the course codes that are listed in your official transcript of records.
  • If you have a Bachelor's degree in a different discipline, but you have 90 ECTS or equivalent in one of our majors (e.g. through free-standing courses and Master's studies), you may still be eligible for this programme. In this case please list the courses that you believe should be equivalent to one of our majors.

Grade point average (GPA)
Under this section, you will enter your cumulative grade point average (GPA) for your entire degree. If your home institution does not provide this information in your transcript of records, we advise you to use an online tool, such as Scholaro's GPA Calculator, to calculate your GPA on a 4-point scale. If your transcript shows a GPA on a different scale, please calculate your GPA on a 4-point scale, in addition to entering both your GPA and the scale used in your transcript.

English proficiency:
In this section, please specify how you fulfilled the English requirements, i.e. your English test scores or how you fulfilled the English equivalency. If you have a test score, you must indicate both the name of the test, as well as the score you have received.

Admission to our programmes requires English Level 6, which is the equivalent of an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or a TOEFL score of 90.

Statement of purpose:
In the final section of the form, you are asked to write a statement of purpose. It should not exceed 3,500 characters total, including spaces. You must answer the following questions in your statement of purpose:

  1. What are your reasons for applying for this programme? In what ways do you expect to contribute to the programme?
  2. Critically assess the contention that we are experiencing a time of deglobalization.

Information for students in their final year of Bachelor's studies

For us to be able to correctly assess your application, in addition to your transcript of records, you must also upload a registration certificate or a similar document certified by your university that shows all of the courses that you are taking in your final year, including how many credits you will earn upon completing each course.

You must also list the courses in the major you selected in the application form, indicating how many credits they are worth. You may leave the grade column empty for the courses you have not yet completed. This information will help us see how many credits you will have in one major upon graduation. 

Download the form

Application form MSc in Global studies

Application fee and exemptions

As part of your application, you must pay the application fee – or provide proof of exemption – before the application fee deadline. 

Note that your application will not be processed until you have paid the application fee or provided proof of exemption. Make sure you do this as early as possible. 

Key dates and deadlines – universityadmissions.se

The application fee for non-EU/EEA citizens is SEK 900. You pay one application fee regardless of how many programmes (or courses) you apply for. 

There is no application fee for citizens of:

  • the European Union (EU) 
  • the European Economic Area (EEA) and  
  • Switzerland.

How to pay or prove exemption 

Find instructions on how to pay the application fee or prove exemption on universityadmissions.se:

Paying your application fee – universityadmissions.se

Exemptions from paying the application fee – universityadmissions.se

 Depending on your question, there are different ways to contact us.

University Admissions in Sweden 

Visit www.universityadmissions.se for official information on the application process, general entry requirements, document requirements and rules, English proficiency tests and exemptions, tuition and application fees and exemptions.

General study information 

For general information about studies at Lund University, use the contact form below. 

Contact form for questions about Bachelor’s and Master’s studies

Programme coordinators 

For detailed questions about programme content or specific programme requirements, contact the programme directly. Go to ’Contact us’ to find the contact details.

Lund University Admissions Office

The University Admissions in Sweden website lists all formal requirements and rules for admission. If you have further questions about your application to Lund University, contact the Lund University Admissions Office. Use the Admissions Office contact form below. 

Contact the Lund University Admissions Office