Course GSO36X

Digitalisation and Society

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 46, 2025

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • provide an account of central theoretical sociological concepts and how they can be connected to issues of digitalisation and social change
  • demonstrate basic knowledge of how the internet, social media and digitalisation have been analysed in sociology
  • independently problematise and critically relate to the central concepts in the field
  • discuss basic knowledge of and independently talk about sociology research on issues relating to the relationship between digital media, social change and power.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-H3M5Z
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

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Magdalena Kania Lundholm
Magdalena Kania Lundholm

Starts week 46, 2026

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • provide an account of central theoretical sociological concepts and how they can be connected to issues of digitalisation and social change
  • demonstrate basic knowledge of how the internet, social media and digitalisation have been analysed in sociology
  • independently problematise and critically relate to the central concepts in the field
  • discuss basic knowledge of and independently talk about sociology research on issues relating to the relationship between digital media, social change and power.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Swedish
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-H3PER
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00