Freestanding Courses 2023/2024

Freestanding courses are courses that can be taken without being enrolled in a programme. They may be a part of a programme, but you can also follow them as a freestanding course and include them in a degree.

Undergraduate level

Fall semester

• Peace and Conflict Studies A, 30 credits
• Peace and Conflict Studies C, 30 credits
• War and Peace on Film, 7.5 credits  
• Peace and Conflict Studies AI, 15 credits (distance)

• Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament, 7.5 credits

Spring semester

• Peace and Conflict Studies B, 30 credits
• Peace and Conflict Studies AII, 15 credits (distance)
• Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament, 7.5 credits

Advanced level

Fall Semester

• War and Development, 7.5 credits
• Peace from Below, 7.5 credits
• Social Psychological Foundation of Intergroup Conflict, 7.5 credits
• Reviewing a Research Field, 7.5 credits
• Non-Violent Conflicts: Causes, Strategies, and Outcomes, 7.5 credits

Spring semester

• Forecasting Methods and Causal Inference for the Social Sciences, 7.5 credits
• International Interventions and Protection of Civilians, 7.5 credits
• Negotiation and Mediation in Practice, 7.5 credits
• Emerging Security Threats, 7.5 credits
• Gender, War and Peace, 7.5 credits
• Causes of Peace, 7.5 credits
• Advanced Qualitative Methods, 7.5 credits
• Research Ethics, 7.5 credits

A complete list of all the freestanding courses offered at Uppsala University