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The course covers and discusses recent advances in Labour Economics, with an emphasis on empirical applications. Each lecture focuses on a specific topic. The course starts by discussing theories of labour supply and demand, and proceeds…

The course deals with the mechanisms behind and the effects of international trade. The course uses an advanced treatment in terms of topics and methodology, qualifying the student to carry out advanced analyses and the study of issues…

The objective of this course is to give the students an understanding and hands-on knowledge of fundamental methods within financial risk management. The course deals with two main topics: measurement and management of market risk and…

The course primarily treats issues related to economic growth using advanced dynamic macroeconomic models with intertemporally optimising agents. Within the framework of growth theory, dynamic models in continuous and discrete time…

The aim of this course is to provide students with the theoretical understanding of how a geographic database is built-up and how it can be used. You will study key concepts for handling geographic databases with special focus on spatial…

The course contains a number of different basic components of spatial analysis, both in terms of theoretical background and analytical methods. Some of the concepts and techniques covered in the course are point pattern analysis,…

The degree project requires a literature survey and specialised studies. Furthermore, a number of compulsory activities are included, in the form of teaching sessions and seminars that treat e.g. scientific writing in English and Swedish,…

The degree project requires a literature review and special studies. In addition, it includes a number of compulsory elements, in the form of lessons and seminars, which deal with, among other things, scientific writing in English and…

Simulation techniques is a field which merges experience in modelling with knowledge in Scientific Computing and programming skills. The course gives students in a late stage of their university studies the possibility to work, in small…

The course covers: Models of computational fluid dynamics Hyperbolic conservation laws and their basic properties (weak solutions, weak entropy solutions, shocks) Discontinuous Galerkin discretizations Simulations of gas dynamics…

The course gives an introduction to error estimates, convergence and stability, as well as existence and regularity of solutions to elliptic differential equations (PDEs). This is followed by an introduction to DUNE-FEM which discusses how…

The course provides students with a general overview of the development of Greek from Antiquity to the present, focusing on the period from the late Byzantine to the modern era with regard to changes in sound system, grammar and syntax…

This course is an introduction to the rapidly growing field of Corpus Linguistics and its application in Modern Greek studies. Corpus Linguistics (CL) is a method to retrieve data to study natural occurring language in different contexts…

We will cover issues such as citizenship and representation in political institutions, changes in women’s participation in the labour force, sexuality and the social welfare state, masculinity studies as well as gender and social change…

The course provides a survey of Swedish literary tradition, from the Middle Ages until today. It is centred on canonised and internationally well-known authors such as Carl Michael Bellman, Carl von Linné, Selma Lagerlöf, August…

This course focusses on questions that arise in the study of global diversity that characterises language structure and use. The course will deal with questions such as: How many languages are there in the world? How do new languages…

Through this course you will gain a deeper understanding of the cultural and artistic expressions of Scandinavian societies. In this course, Scandinavia  refers to Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. You will discuss influences from…

The course is based on current research in ethnology, medical anthropology and cultural studies, including questions about the body, illness experiences, disability, ethics and the new health economy. Theoretical understanding of how…

The course provides an introduction to Swedish politics. The political system in general, the constitution, the government and the political parties are discussed in a historical as well as in a contemporary perspective. Sweden’s role as a…