Qualifications

Once you have completed your studies and wish to be awarded a degree, you apply for a degree certificate. The certificate attests to your completed studies and the knowledge you have acquired.

To be awarded a degree certificate, you must meet the requirements for the qualification. Your application is assessed against the applicable national and local regulations. If the requirements are met, the degree is awarded.

Digital degree certificates

The Swedish Defence University issues only digital degree certificates via Ladok. A digital degree certificate contains the same information as a paper certificate. This means that you retrieve your certificate directly from Ladok, rather than having it sent to you by the institution.

The certificate you download is a representation of the official decision recorded in Ladok. Your digital degree certificate is always available; you can download it from Ladok for students (or Ladok for alumni) at any time.

Once your degree has been awarded, you can retrieve your degree certificate by logging in to Ladok for students and selecting the “Degrees and certificates” tab (this applies only if your degree is awarded after 1 March 2024).

We will send a notification to the email address registered in Ladok once a decision on your degree has been made. It is therefore important that you have provided an email address that you actively use. You can update your email address yourself in Ladok for students.

While awaiting a decision, please also check your spam folder in case the email has been filtered there.

To open the degree certificate correctly, you must first download it to your computer and then open it using a PDF reader. If you attempt to open it in a PDF editor, you may be unable to do so, as the document is not permitted to be edited.

The degree certificate you download will be electronically stamped. This means that the recipient can verify that the document has not been altered since it was downloaded from Ladok.

Read about digital degrees and verification of e-stamped documents here.

Applying for a degree certificate

Apply digitally by logging into Ladok. Use your FHS account. Ensure your contact details in Ladok are correct before you submit your application.

If you have forgotten your Ladok log-in details, you can create a new account on eduID or select Ladok for alumni. You can also apply for a degree certificate by using the form Application for Degree Certificate.

If you do not have a FHS account/higher education diploma

If you do not have an active FHS account or if you wish to apply for a Higher Education Diploma (120 credits), apply with the form Application for Degree Certificate pdf, 145.7 kB.. If you have transferred credits to be included in your qualification, you must attach the relevant decision documentation. This also applies to studies abroad.

The following information is intended for you who hold a degree and want to share information about it with someone (e.g. an employer).

If you are a student or alumnus and hold a degree, you can log in to Ladok for students and retrieve a code for sharing information about your degree.

By sharing the control code, you make it possible for the recipient (e.g. an employer) to access information about your degree and its content.

Qualifications at the Swedish Defence University

The Swedish Defence University issues the following qualifications. One semester’s study corresponds to 30 credits.

Qualification rules for education at first second and third cycle at the Swedish Defence University pdf, 302.7 kB.

Higher Education Diploma (120 credits)
Batchelor's degree (180 credits)
Bachelor of Science degree in Military Studies (professional qualification, 180 credits)

Master's degree (60 credits)
Master's degree (120 credits)

Licentiate (120 credits)
Doctor (PhD) (240 credits)

Main fields of study

Main fields of study in the Bachelor's degree (K), Master's degree (60 credits) (Mg) and a Master's degree (120 credits) (Ms)

Below are the primary areas that represent the main field of study of each degree.

Main fields of study in the Bachelor's degree (K), Master's degree (60 credits) (Mg) and a Master's degree (120 credits) (Ms) at the SEDU
Main field of study	degree
System Science for Defence and Security Försvarssystem	Mg Ms
History with a specialisation in Military History Historia med inriktning mot militärhistoria	K Mg Ms
Law with a specialisation in International Law Juridik med inriktning folkrätt	K
International Operational Law Juridik med inriktning mot internationell operativ juridik	Mg
War Studies Krigsvetenskap	Mg Ms
Leadership and Command & Control for Defence, Crisis Management and Security Ledarskap och ledning för försvar, krishantering och säkerhet	K Mg Ms
Political Science: Security Studies Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och säkerhet	K Mg Ms

Third-cycle subject areas

Third-cycle subject areas in Licentiate of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy.

L: Licentiate of Philosophy
D: Doctor of Philosophy

Third-cycle subject areas in Licentiate of Philosophy *and* Doctor of Philosophy at the SEDU
Third-cycle subject areas	Degree
History with Specialisation in Military History Historia med militärhistorisk inriktning	L D
War Studies Krigsvetenskap	L D
Leadership and Command & Control Ledarskap och ledning	L D
Political Science: Security Studies Statsvetenskap med inriktning krishantering och säkerhet	L D

FAQ

Once you have applied for your degree certificate and the Swedish Defence University has issued and registered the qualification in Ladok, you are considered to have graduated.

Courses included in your qualifications must be at a higher education level and completed with a final grade.

The degree certificate consists partly of a front page where the issuing date and degree designation are shown and partly of one or more pages where the names, credits, grades and grading dates of the constituent courses are shown. All the information in the degree certificate is given in Swedish and English.

The degree certificate also includes a Diploma Supplement in English. This describes the education and its place in the Swedish education system.

The degree certificate is dated with the date on which the qualification is issued.

If the application for degree certificate is complete when it is received, it should not take longer than a month, normally. At the end of semester and holiday times, the processing time may be longer, however, no longer than two months.

Before you apply for a degree certificate you must check that your name is correct in Ladok. Name information is collected from the population register, which is updated regularly. It is not possible to change the name on a diploma that has already been issued.

Then you can obtain a certified copy from the Swedish Defence University's archive, please contact the archive by email: arkivet@fhs.se

Contact

If you have questions about qualifications and degrees, please contact us by email: examen@fhs.se