Spring 2026

School Bullying and Social Processes, 15 credits

Spring 2026, Half-time, Distance

Starts: Spring 2026

Start date: 19 January

End date: 07 June

Place of study: Distance

Pace of study: Half-time

Level: Second cycle

Teaching form: Distance

Education Time: Day-time

Number of Mandatory Sessions: 0

Education Language: English

Number of Places: 40

Specific requirements

Basic teaching degree, subject teaching degree, vocational teaching degree, preschool teaching degree or equivalent older teaching degree of at least 180 credits
or
Bachelor’s degree in an educational, social or behavioural sciences subject (e.g., education, pedagogical work, social work, psychology, sociology, child studies, gender studies)
Approved English qualification corresponding to basic level
Exemption from Swedish.

Selection

Credits first cycle

Course Time Information

6 online meetings evenly distributed throughout the course from approximately 10am to 5pm.

Tuition fees

SEK 29500 - NB: Applies only to students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

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Course syllabus

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Would you like to better understand school bullying and the social processes that drive it? In this online course, you’ll be introduced to different ways of understanding school bullying, why it occurs, and why it continues to be a problem despite the implementation of anti-bullying interventions. During the course’s six online modules, you will not only discuss school bullying in relation to aggressive behaviour, but also in relation to social relations, the school context, gender and sexuality, power relations, and current anti-bullying interventions. If you want to better understand the phenomenon of school bullying, then this is the course for you.

Course syllabus

School Bullying and Social Processes