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. The course has six obligatory online sessions, where you will 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.
School Bullying and Social Processes
15 creditsSchool Bullying and Social Processes, 15 credits
Spring 2026, Half-time, Distance
Will open for late application 15 Dec 2025
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
Course offering id:
LIU-27059
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 6
Exemption from Swedish.
Selection
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.
If you have questions about the course, contact us
Paul Horton
Elisabeth Augustsson
School Bullying and Social Processes, 15 credits
Spring 2027, Half-time, Distance
Starts:
Spring 2027
Start date:
18 January
End date:
06 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
Course offering id:
LIU-27059
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 6
Exemption from Swedish.
Selection
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.