Master's Degree in Europe - Sweden

Sweden

Prior to the full implementation of the Bologna Process in July 2007 degrees in Sweden could be divided between 'kandidat' (three years), 'magister' (four years), 'licentiat' ('magister' + 2–3 years of postgraduate studies) and 'doktor' ('magister' + 4–5 years of postgraduate studies). In engineering disciplines M.Sc was called 'civilingenjör', a four and a half year academic program concluded with a thesis. There was no direct equivalent to a B.Sc, however, a three year engineering degree with a more practical focus called 'högskoleingenjör' was close.

With the full implementation of the Bologna process in July 2007, a 'Master' (five years) was introduced in line with the criteria for the second cycle. The 'magister' will still exist alongside the new 'Master', but is expected to be largely neglected in favour of the new, internationally recognized degree. The M.Sc of engineering, 'civilingenjör', was expanded to five years and a new B.Sc was introduced to coexist with the unaltered 'högskoleingenjör'.