Checklist for a complete application
Use the checklist below to keep track of important dates and required documents for Politics, Security and Crisis.
Upload all required documents to your user account on universityadmissions.se.
- All documents must be in Swedish, English, Danish or Norwegian or translated to any of these languages by an authorised translator.
- Title all documents you upload. Make sure your documents are structured with a corresponding title and application year.
Checklist for required documents
- Degree certificate and transcript/grades
Deadline: February 2 2026 - If you are in your final Bachelor year, you can still apply. Please provide a signed and stamped document from your home university stating that you are likely to graduate before the semester when your master’s studies start. Please use the statement of enrollment status form on University Admissions webpage. If admitted it will be with the condition that you submit your degree certificate before the start of the programme.
Deadline: February 2 2026 - Grade point average (GPA). Check if your GPA is stated on your degree certificate. If not, you must upload a document showing your GPA. Further instructions on how to calculate your GPA can be found at the bottom of this page.
Deadline: February 2 2026 - Bachelor's thesis. You must upload a graded independent or co-written work (Bachelor's thesis) in its entirety together with your application. Please note that the official grade must be clearly visible in your transcripts or otherwise documented in your application.
Deadline: February 13 2026 - If your Bachelor's does not include a thesis or if you are in your final year and have not yet completed your thesis, you are given the option to attach two relevant independent works such as course essays. These works must be connected to politics, security and crisis, and have obtained an official grade which must be clearly visible in your application. Only those who are in the final year of a bachelor's programme, or are in a programme that does not include a bachelor's thesis, can refer to other academic works.
Deadline: February 2 2026 - Proof of English eligibility (equivalent to English 6/English B in Sweden). Please check University Admissions webpage for the requirements for master’s level.
Deadline: February 2 2026
Selection of eligible candidates
Selection is conducted in two distinct stages. In the first stage, a shortlist of 100 candidates is obtained on the basis of Grade Point Average. Shortlisted candidates are assessed in the second stage through an evaluation of their thesis, methods training, and subject relevance.
On the basis of GPA scores, each candidate receives a score to a maximum of 80. Each shortlisted candidate is then assigned additional points from a maximum of 20 according to the following criteria:
- A score out of 10 for the quality of the thesis
- A score out of 5 for methods training
- A score out of 5 for subject relevance.
The final score (out of a maximum of 100) determines the final order in which candidates will be offered admission onto the programme.
Note: candidates that are not shortlisted do not receive any additional points to those awarded for their GPA.
Admission results
Admission results will be posted on universityadmissions.se on March 26.
Accepting your offer
If admitted, we will email you with an offer to confirm or decline your seat. Note that you cannot accept your seat through University Admissions.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
If your GPA is not stated on your degree certificate, you must upload a separate GPA summary document to your account on universityadmissions.se.
You may use the Excel file below to help you calculate your GPA:
Use this file in excel to help you calculate your Grade Point Average, GPA xlsx, 12.1 kB.
Your GPA summary document must include all four parts listed below.
1. Calculated average grade
Your GPA must be calculated based on the courses included in your bachelor’s degree, using the following formula:
The picture above shows a formula for how to calculate Average grade = (The sum of (course grade x the course credit)) divided by total amount of course credits in your bachelor’s degree.
If your grades are awarded as letters, you must convert them to numerical values.
Example:
For a grade scale A–E, where E is the lowest passing grade:
- A = 5
- B = 4
- C = 3
- D = 2
- E = 1
2. Minimum passing grade in your local grading system
State the lowest grade that is considered a pass in your university’s grading system.
3. Maximum grade in your local grading system
State the highest possible grade in your grading system.
4. Your statement
Your document must include your statement confirming that the information given is correct as to the best of your knowledge.