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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.

Checklist for required documents

 

  1. Application summary form. Please complete and submit the summary form with your application. pdf, 213.7 kB.

  2. Degree certificate and transcript/grades
    Deadline: February 1 2027


  3. 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 1 2027

  4. 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 1 2027

  5. 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 14 2027

  6. 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 1 2027

  7. 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 1 2027

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 70. Each shortlisted candidate is then assigned additional points from a maximum of 30 according to the following criteria:

  • For the quality of the thesis
  • For relevant methods training
  • For subject relevance in the degree.

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 April 1 2027.

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.

  • Only courses included in your subject-relevant degree should be included in the calculation of your GPA.
  • Grades from courses that use only a Fail/Pass grading scale (or equivalent) - such as internship courses - do not need to be included in the calculation.

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, 12.3 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:

Formula for calculation of Average grade = (The sum of (course grade x the course credit)) divided by total amount of course credits in your bachelor’s degree.

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.

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