Study Abroad Program Overview
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum GPA: 3.0
- Minimum class standing: Junior
- Open to degree
- seeking students attending a 4
- year institution at time of application
About the Program
The Växjö (pronounced VÄ•ck-qĹh) / Kalmar program offers the opportunity to enroll in a wide range of courses taught in English, offered either at Linnaeus University’s main Växjö campus, or 75 miles away at the coastal Kalmar campus. Both cities provide easy access to enjoy the lakes, forests, trails, and countryside of the SmĂĄland province in southeast Sweden.
Courses are offered in a variety of academic disciplines, including art, business and management, computer science, design, economics, engineering, health sciences and social work, humanities, life sciences, mathematics, media and literature, social sciences, sport science, and technology. The university also offers several courses each term focused on Swedish and EU studies. You may choose to participate in a single fall or spring semester or a full academic year.
Students have the option of taking a non-credit introductory Swedish course in addition to their normal study program (included in program fees). There are also Swedish language courses offered for credit, including Basic Swedish, Beginner Swedish, and Intermediate Swedish. Although most people in Sweden speak at least some English, it is strongly recommended that you take one of these optional courses, as they help you integrate into student life on campus and daily life in your host city.
There are several excellent reasons for deciding to study in Sweden. Courses at European universities are taught by professors who do almost all the teaching with undergraduates while maintaining a high level of research activity. Although Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1995, the country has maintained its own diverse traditions, values, and views of the world. Time in Växjö or Kalmar will challenge you personally, open your eyes to different ways of looking at the current topics in our world, and enable you to experience Swedish culture and history.
Focus Area
Accounting, Advertising, Agriculture, Archeology, Art, Art-History, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Civil-Engineering, Community-Development-Urban-Planning, Community-Health-Services, Computer-Science, Computing-and-Information-Engineering, Ecology, Economics, Electrical-Engineering, Electronic-Media, Engineering, Engineering-Physics, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental-and-Resource-Economics, Environmental-Science, European-Studies, Film, Film-TV-Production, Finance, Forensic-Science, Forest-and-Rangeland-Management, Gender-Race-and-Identity, Geography, German, Graphic-Arts, Holocaust-Genocide-Peace-Studies, Human-Resource-Management, Humanities-and-Social-Studies, Information-Systems, International-Affairs, International-Business, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical-Engineering, Music, Natural-Resources, Physics, Plant-Sciences, Political-Science, Psychology, Religious-Studies, Renewable-Energy-Engineering, Science, Social-Work, Sociology, Software-Management, Supply-Chain-Management, Swedish, Systems-Engineering, Tourism-Hospitality, Visual-Art, Web-Design, Wildlife-Ecology-and-Conservation, Women’s-Studies-Gender-StudiesCost Does Not Include
- Flights
- Meals
- Books
- Personal Expenses
- Optional Activities