New department from 1st of January 2022

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education will be merged with the Department of Language Education and the Department of Mathematics and Science Education. From January 1st 2022 we are called the Department of Teaching and Learning. A new website will be launched on the 25th of January.

New student

If you have been admitted to a course starting in the spring semester of 2022, we welcome you to our department. Find all information regarding your studies on our Checklist for new student.

Checklist for new students

Checklist and corona-information

The spring semester 2021 starts online. All our courses offered in English are web-based with instruction given via e-meeting service Zoom and digital learning platform Athena.

Learn more here

Tony Wall new affiliated professor

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education welcomes Tony Wall as an affiliated professor during year 2021.

About the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education

At the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education (HSD), teaching is conducted at the first, second and third cycle levels in the area of teaching and learning in Arts, Social Sciences and in Humanities. Primarily within History, Religion, Social Studies, Civics, Geography, Visual Art, Drama and Music. Our research concerns these subjects and is focused on all levels of the education system.

About HSD

Doctoral Thesis: Religion in Indian schools

Kristian Niemi is a PhD-graduate from Stockholm University.

Learning actions indicating algebraic thinking in multilingual classrooms

Inger Eriksson, professor in education and Helena Eriksson, PhD-student (Department of Mathematics and Science Education) have published an article in Educational Studies in Mathematics.

Doctoral Thesis by Sofia Cedervall

Sofia Cedervall is a PhD graduate from University of Chester. She is a lecturer in Drama at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Education and the project manager for 'Kulturskoleklivet', Supplementary teacher training for Schools of Arts at Stockholm University.

Read about the Doctoral Thesis here

New publication by Pernilla Andersson

New book about teaching challenges related to the ethical and political dimension of environmental and sustainability education. Pernilla Andersson contributes with the chapter: ‘Embodied experiences of ‘decision-making’ in face of uncertain and complex sustainability issues’.

Ketil Thorgersen publishes an article about black metal music

Ketil Thorgersen is an Assistant Professor in Music Education and is the co-writer of a chapter in the book Music, Education, and Religion - Intersections and Entanglements.