Faculty of Social Sciences
Are you a student at the Faculty of Social Sciences? Here you can find faculty-wide information that may be useful during your studies.
For most questions about your studies, your department is your first point of contact. At faculty level, you can find information about opportunities such as exchange studies and a faculty-wide internship course. The Faculty also works with issues related to students’ study and learning environment.
Find the right information
Contact your department
Your department is usually your first point of contact if you have questions about your studies. The Faculty of Social Sciences consists of seven departments. You will find links to each department further down on this page.
Internships
Would you like to gain work experience during your studies? The Faculty offers a faculty-wide internship course for students in most of our subject areas.
Internships at the Faculty of Social Scienes
Exchange studies and international opportunities
As a student, you may have the opportunity to complete part of your studies abroad. Some exchange agreements are managed at faculty level, while others are managed by your department.
Exchange studies at the University of Gothenburg
Student influence
As a student, you have opportunities to influence your education and study environment. Students are represented on several of the Faculty’s advisory and decision-making bodies.
The Göta Student Union represents students at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
More about student influence
Göta Student Union website
Faculty prize for pedagogical development
The Faculty of Social Sciences annually awards particularly successful contributions to educational quality or pedagogical development.
Who can nominate?
All staff, students and doctoral students at the University of Gothenburg can nominate candidates for the award.
Who can receive the award?
You can nominate:
- an individual teacher
- a teaching team
- a study programme
- a teacher-led project.
Prize for pedagogical development
About Faculty of Social Sciences
- School of Public Administration
- School of Global Studies
- Department of Journalism, Media and Communication
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Sociology and Work Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Political Science
Study at Campus Haga and Campus Linné
The faculty is located in Campus Haga and Campus Linné. In addition to regular classrooms, we have five large lecture theatres, cafés, study areas, rest rooms and other spaces for students. For a detailed description of what is available on our campuses, go to the Campuses and Study Areas page.
