Department of War Studies
We conduct education and research in war studies. The SEDU is unique in offering this subject at university level in Sweden. We have six divisions, two centres and a research school.
Education
Programmes
- Officers' Programme - Graduate Programme
- Joint Advanced Staff and Command Programme - Master's Programme
- War and Defence - Master's Programme
- PhD programme in War Studies
Courses
Freestanding courses and contract education in War Studies
Staff
Acknowledged scholars
International award for community engagement
Priscyll Anctil Avoine, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, has been awarded the International Studies Association's FTGS Early Career Award for Community Engagement....
Ford elected fellow at the Royal Historical Society
Matthew Ford, Associate Professor in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Royal Historical Society.
More about the subject war studies
The subject war studies
War studies can only be studied at the Swedish Defence University, where it is the main subject in our officer education. The subject concerns war, warfare, and the exercise of military powe...
Research in war studies
The war studies discipline at the Swedish Defence University focuses on the study of war, warfare, and military power. Research explores how military capability is developed, led, organised,...
Ongoing research projects
Here you can explore ongoing research projects in war studies at the Swedish Defence University.
