Program Overview

Systemvetenskap: samhällets digitalisering, kandidatprogram

Program Overview

The program prepares students to design, organize, and lead a sustainable digitalization of society. As a system scientist at the University of Gothenburg, students gain a fundamental and broad understanding of the development and introduction of information systems with a focus on business development. The program develops the ability to analyze and influence how humans, digital technology, and organizations interact.

Program Details

• Program Code: N1SYD
• Level: Grundnivĺ (Basic Level)
• Duration: 3 years
• Credits: 180 högskolepoäng (hp)
• Faculty: Fakulteten för naturvetenskap och teknik (Faculty of Science and Technology)
• Department: Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi (Department of Applied Information Technology)

Study Period

• Study Pace: 100%
• Teaching Time: Day
• Study Location: Göteborg
• Teaching Form: Campus
• Language of Instruction: Svenska (Swedish)
• Start/End: 1 September 2025 - 4 June 2028
• Application Period: 17 March 2025 - 15 April 2025
• Application Code: GU-87003

Program Content

The program includes obligatory courses totaling 150 hp in the main field of informatik, such as:

• Samhällets digitalisering (15 hp)
• Introduktion till programmering (7.5 hp)
• Människa-datorinteraktion (7.5 hp)
• Tillämpad programmering (15 hp)
• Utmaningsdriven utveckling: En introduktion (15 hp)
• Organisationer (15 hp)
• Strategi, arkitektur och styrning (15 hp)
• Artificiell intelligens: Maskininlärning och dataanalys (7.5 hp)
• Cybersäkerhet (7.5 hp)
• Data-driven verksamhetsutveckling (15 hp)
• Forskningsmetod (15 hp)
• Kandidatuppsats i informatik (15 hp)

Elective Courses

In addition to the obligatory courses, the program includes elective courses totaling 30 hp, such as:

• Programmering av mobila appar i Flutter (15 hp)
• Offentlig sektors digitalisering (15 hp)
• Digital teknik, disruption och organisering (15 hp)
• Design and AI (15 hp)

Eligibility and Selection

• Eligibility: Grundläggande behörighet + Matematik 2a eller 2b eller 2c, Samhällskunskap 1b eller 1a1+1a2
• Selection: Betyg (66%) och högskoleprov (34%)

After Studies

The program prepares students for both jobs and further studies. The current labor market situation with a high demand for previous students in digitalization makes it not necessary to study further.

Study Environment

• Teaching: The teaching takes place in house Patricia on Campus Lindholmen, and students are expected to be physically present at lectures and seminars.
• Study Pace: Full-time
• Time: Daytime
• Language: The program is mainly taught in Swedish, but in an international environment, which means that parts of the teaching and examination in some cases are given in English, and that large parts of the literature are in English.

Group Work

In addition to teacher-led teaching, students will participate extensively in group work with their classmates in project form and also be responsible for independent studies.

Digital Tools

In their studies, students will use a range of digital tools, generative AI, programming tools, and digital infrastructures to support their learning.

Location

The department is located in the middle of Sweden's leading technology center, Lindholmen Science Park in central Gothenburg.

Studies Abroad

During the third year, there are elective courses corresponding to 30 hp where students have the opportunity to apply for exchange studies in Europe or other parts of the world.

Sustainability

This education meets the requirements for the University of Gothenburg's sustainability label.