During semester 3 of the bachelor's program in systems development, each student has the opportunity to choose elective courses to enrich their studies. You can choose to study 30 credits in one and the same subject, or pick different courses up to 30 credits. Students who take the program will have Information Systems as their major and Database Engineering as their minor. You who take the program have free rein to fill the remaining 60 credits with whatever subjects you want! (You will get a major and minor in these subjects if you follow the program's given courses)
Below is information about different course packages that previous systems science students chose and their thoughts about them.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can always contact our study counselor, Tina Kekkonen, at studievagledare@im.uu.se, or to us in the Education Committee at utbildning@uppsalasystemvetare.se

Business Administration A

Julia Ring

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=21130&typ=2

About the course:
Course package: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Organization, 15 credits + Accounting, 7.5 credits + Calculation, 7.5 credits. The courses aim to provide a broad introduction to the subject of business administration.

 

Business Administration A (Distance Learning)

Christoffer Wrigmar – film from the 2019/2020 academic year

Market and organization:

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=2FE014&typ=1

About the course:
Marketing deals with consumer, service and industrial markets. Organization deals with fundamental issues such as division of labor and coordination, the control problems that arise when organizations grow, organizational change and organizational learning.

Finance, accounting and analysis:

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=2FE032&typ=1

About the course:
The course aims to provide a broad introduction to the company's finances and covers, among other things, results, capital and cash flows, product costing, internal financial control, ongoing accounting, annual accounts in limited companies, and consolidated accounts.

 

Economics A

Amanda Hagnell – film from the 2019/2020 academic year

https://www.nek.uu.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/kurs/?kKod=22900&typ=2

About the course:
The course package aims to provide a broad introduction to how economics can be used to analyze different types of societal problems. Economics A consists of the courses Microeconomics – individuals, firms and markets and Macroeconomics: growth, business cycles and economic policy. The courses are taught full-time and all teaching is given in Swedish.

 

Statistics A

Zackarias Koraish

https://uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=26650&typ=2

About the course:
Basic Statistics A4, 15 credits
Statistical description, probability theory and inference theory. The course is focused on social science and economic applications.

Applied Statistics A5, 15 credits
Survey methodology, especially questionnaire surveys. Regression analysis, time series analysis and forecasting methodology. Distributional inference and variance analysis. Applications in survey surveys and econometrics. Oral and written presentations form an important part of the course.

 

Mathematics I

Linus Häggkvist

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=10101&typ=2

About the course:
This course package is aimed at those of you who are curious about studying mathematics but have not decided on a program. Several of the courses included in the course package are studied within different educational programs.

 

Leadership – quality – improvement A

Isabelle Froissart

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=14700&typ=2

About the course:
Do you want to lead and develop the companies and organizations of the future? Then the course packages in leadership - quality - improvement are the right training for you. You will receive industry-independent training that gives you broad knowledge of business development. You will learn structured working methods, methods and gain an increased understanding of how organizations and companies work. The training is aimed at those who primarily want to work with development and improvement work within companies and organizations. The knowledge you gain will result in you becoming more effective in your work, better in your leadership and being able to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction within companies and organizations in a sustainable way.

By supplementing the total of four course packages with an optional minor area of 30 credits and optional courses of another 30 credits, you can apply for a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering. The fourth and final course package requires that you have studied at least 25 credits in addition to the initial three packages. You will therefore need to take a break between the third and fourth course packages if you have not already studied enough courses previously.

In Leadership – Quality – Improvement A, the foundation is laid through courses in quality technology, project management and leadership. In quality technology, you study working methods, methods and tools for business development. In this way, you will be able to systematically identify problems, analyze and improve processes and working methods, and maintain the level of the improved processes and working methods. Large parts of business development in the business world take place in project form, which is why great importance is placed on project methodology and project management. Working with improvement and development work and projects also means working with or leading a group of people. Therefore, you will also study group dynamics and leadership to gain a greater understanding of how you yourself, individuals and groups function.

 

Sustainable development A

Elsa Burholt & Maja Furtenbach – film from the 2019/2020 academic year

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=1MV020&typ=1

About the course:
What does sustainable development mean in both theory and practice? What strategies and methods can be used to create sustainable social development? How does the scientific understanding of sustainable development differ from the general, mass media image of sustainability issues? How can one work with and for sustainable development?

The course assumes that society and nature together constitute a complex system that must be understood from an interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspective. Global changes and survival issues such as climate change, social injustice and economic crisis require an integrated approach that requires knowledge of ecological, economic, political, historical, social and cultural conditions. The course serves as an excellent complement to most professional areas and education, and is based on student-activating teaching methods and specially invited guest lecturers with extensive experience in the field.

The course also uses various systems analysis tools to create a deeper understanding of global sustainability issues, while we work with communication and in projects to find and convey possible solutions to the challenges facing humanity.

 

Rhetoric A

Julia Malmliden – film from the 2019/2020 academic year

https://www.uu.se/utbildning/utbildningar/selma/kurser/?kKod=5LV211&typ=1

About the course:
The aim of the course is to provide you with basic knowledge of the history, theory and working methods of rhetoric, as well as to develop your ability to communicate effectively in speech and writing. The course also aims to practice a critical analytical approach towards language and other means of expression as factors in influencing various political and social contexts.