Ageing and Social Change, Master's Programme - information for admitted students

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Congratulations on having been accepted to our master's programme in Ageing and Social Change at Linköping University (LiU).

Prior to your arrival, there are a few important activities and dates to keep in mind:

Roll call and programme start

For students admitted to the on-campus programme

The mandatory roll call for on-campus students will be on Monday, 9.00-12.00, August 18, KO24, Campus Norrköping. If you do not attend the roll call you will lose your place on the programme. Find out more about mandatory roll calls here.

The roll call coincides with the mandatory on-campus week for all the students. The first two programme courses (755A05 and 755A06) also begin on August 18 with the mandatory on-campus week.

For students admitted to the on-distance programme

On August 1 you will recieve an e-mail with a form that you must fill in, sign and return no later than 15.00 (CEST) August 8. To keep your place on the programme you must reply to this mandatory virtual roll call, if failing to do so, you will lose your place on the programme.You will receive more information about the procedure later, but for now, it is important that you mark the date. After the roll call, you will receive a detailed study guide for the first two courses and information about how to register and activate your LiU-id.

The first two programme courses (755A05 and 755A06) begin on Monday, 9.00-12.00, August 18, KO24, Campus Norrköping with the mandatory on-campus week.

Conditionally admitted students

If you are conditionally admitted you must upload your degree certificate and transcript of your last semester(s) both in original language and with an English translation to your Universityadmissions account as soon as possible.

Upcoming courses and on-campus periods

This is a fulltime study programme, so expect the workload to be approximately 40 hours/ week, including scheduled teaching, group work and self-study. The first semester, autumn 2025, consists of four courses, with two courses (755A05 and 755A06) running in parallel in the first half of semester and two (755A07 and 755A08) in the second half. Please see the course overview here https://studieinfo.liu.se/en/program/f7mag/

This is a hybrid programme, and it has two ways of participation: on-distance and on-campus. It is one classroom, where students simultaneously meet on-distance and on-campus and take part in lectures, seminars, workshops and group work.

In addition, the programme has mandatory on-campus weeks, where both, students admitted on-campus and on-distance, meet together on Campus Norrköping, in Norrköping, Sweden.

More information about a hybrid model can be found here: https://vimeo.com/774771372

Please, check, if you are admitted to on-distance or on-campus studies. You cannot attend both or flexibly switch between the two.

You have to choose one:

  • On-distance studies and participate online as well as attend the mandatory on-campus weeks on Campus Norrköping, Sweden.
  • On-campus studies and move to Sweden, attend the scheduled teaching on Campus Norrköping.

There are two (2) mandatory on-campus weeks during autumn semester 2025:

  • CAMPUS 1: August 18 - 21, 2025
  • CAMPUS 2: November 3 - 6, 2025

Dates for the remaining on-campus weeks will be announced later.

There will be three (3) lecture-free periods during autumn semester 2025:

  • October 27 – 31, 2025
  • December 22 – 26, 2025
  • December 29 – January 2, 2026 (a self-study period)

If you want to decline your offer

If you for some reason cannot attend the programme as planned, we kindly ask you to inform us as soon as possible, by declining your offer at universityadmissions.se. You do this by logging into your account and following the instructions under the 'Applications' tab. This might free up your place to someone on the waiting list.

Tuition fee, payment and residence permit

Students who are not citizens from Sweden or the EU/EEA are required to pay their tuition fees by 15 May 2025 to commence studies at LiU. This is also the recommended deadline for applying for a resident permit from the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket). Until you are sure you can reside and study in Sweden, we advise students not to book any non-refundable travel. Being admitted to a distance programme does not make you eligible for a residence permit in Sweden.

Questions?

LiU will be sending out an email series to all students admitted to an international programme at LiU in the lead up to the autumn semester with details about accommodation, tuition fees, scholarships, residence permits and other important steps to consider if you are an international student. The Admitted students page is also a hub of information. Swedish students may find Antagen more relevant.

Please contact the programme director Andreas Motel-Klingebiel with any questions you might have regarding the programme contents. For concerns on practical matters such as the welcome period, accommodation, visa and insurance issues please contact LiU's International Office.

We are looking forward to meeting you in August!

Contact details

General questions

If you have general questions about the welcome period, accommodation, visa and insurance issues, please contact us.

Study information

Via the syllabus and curriculum link below, you can find more information about the courses in the programme. Information about each course can also be found at https://studieinfo.liu.se by searching for the course code. The first courses in the programme are:

Ageing and Social Change as Interdisciplinary Social Science, 7,5 credits (755A05)

Basic and Policy-oriendes Research on Ageing, 7,5 credits (755A06)

At LiU, the course platform "Lisam" is used for information sharing and interaction between teachers and students within each course. You will gain access to the course page before the course starts.

Programme specific information for students is available at https://liuonline.sharepoint.com/sites/Lisam_P-F7MAG. You will have access to this page after you have activated your LiU-id.

The easiest way to access your schedule through TimeEdit. Search by course code to find the schedule. Please note that the schedule can change at short notice. It is therefore advisable to subscribe to the schedule in your calendar application. Schedules for the autumn semester 2025 will be published 1 July 2025.


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