Master’s Programme in Conservation
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Welcome to the programme page for students at the Master’s Programme in Conservation.
Contact
Programme Coordinator
Contact the Programme Coordinator if you have questions about the content and structure of the programme.
Bosse Lagerqvist
Telephone: 031-786 93 41
Email: bosse.lagerqvist@conservation.gu.se
Study administration
Contact the study administration if you have questions about the academic calendar, registration, re-registration, study results, study certificates and other study issues.
Contact details for the study administration
Study Counsellor and International Coordinator
Our Study Counsellor can answer questions about study planning, pedagogical support for people with disabilities, exams, study leave, degrees, credit transfer and exchange studies.
Contact details for the Study Counsellor and International Coordinator
Student work environment representative
Contact the Student work environment representative (SAMO) at the Department of Conservation to raise any study environment related issues.
Find your student work environment representative
Programme syllabus
In the programme syllabus, you find the aims and objectives of your study programme.
Programme structure
Courses and content (gu.se)
Syllabus and reading list
Find syllabus and reading list (gu.se)
Registering for programme courses
Register for courses during your studies
Individual study plan
At the beginning of the programme, you will establish an individual study plan in consultation with the programme coordinator. The purpose of the study plan is to guide you through your studies and includes a time plan, your selection of courses, and your area of specialisation.
Internship
The individual courses can be designed as project courses in combination with internships or field studies. During the second semester and the second year, there are opportunities to do an internship. Contact the Programme Coordinator to learn more about the prerequisites for doing an internship during your studies.
Exchange opportunities
Contact our International Coordinator for more information on exchange opportunities: svl@conservation.gu.se
Learn more about studying abroad
Degree project
During the fourth semester at the programme, you write your master thesis. Or, if you are interested in producing a research-intensive report in a specific area, you can write your master's thesis during the full second year. More information about the master thesis course is found in the learning platform Canvas when you have registered for the course.
Student influence
Contact the student representatives to raise important issues at the programme or the department. You can also get involved in one of the student groups in the department.
Student representative in the Programme collegium: The position is vacant.
Learn more about the department's formal bodies and your representatives
Learn more about the student groups at the department
At the end of your studies
Graduation ceremony
Learn more about the graduation ceremony in Gothenburg
Degree certificate
When you have completed your studies and want to receive your degree certificate, you must apply for the degree yourself.
Qualification descriptor in English:
- Degree of Master of Science (120 credits) with a major in Conservation
Qualification descriptor in Swedish:
- Filosofie masterexamen med huvudområdet kulturvård