Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development
Akademin för teknik och miljö

Syllabus

Master Programme in Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis 60 credits

Magisterprogram i Besluts-, risk och policyanalys 60 högskolepoäng

Finalized by: Utbildnings- och forskningsnämnden, 2023-12-04

Valid from: 2024-09-02

Code

NABRP

Credits

60 credits

Entry level

Second cycle

Objectives

A Degree of Master (60 cr) is awarded after the student has completed the courses required to gain 60 credits with a defined specialisation determined by each higher education institution itself, of which at least 30 credits are for specialised study in the principal field (main field of study) of the study programme. In addition the prior award of a Degree of Bachelor’s degree, Degree of Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, professional or vocational qualification of at least 180 credits or a corresponding qualification from abroad is required.

The requirement of the prior award of a qualification may be waived for a student admitted to the programme without the basic entry requirement in the form of a qualification. This does not, however, apply if a waiver was granted during admission pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 28 of the Chapter 7 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100) on the grounds that the qualification had not yet been issued.

Knowledge and understanding
For a Degree of Master (60 cr) the student shall have:

  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the main field of study, including both an overview of the field and specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as insight into current research and development work, and

  • demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in the main field of study.

Skills and abilities
For a Degree of Master (60 cr) the student shall

  • demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations even with limited information

  • demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues autonomously as well as to plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames

  • demonstrate the ability in speech and writing to report clearly and discuss his or her conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences, and

  • demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or employment in some other qualified capacity.

Judgement and attitudes
For a Degree of Master (60 cr) the student shall

  • demonstrate the ability to make assessments in the main field of study informed by relevant disciplinary, social and ethical issues and also to demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work

  • demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used, and

  • demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning.

Content

Other degree

Independent project (degree project)
A requirement for the award of a Degree of Master (60 cr) is completion by the student of an independent project (degree project) for at least 15 credits in the main field of study.

Degree title

Degree of Master (60 cr)

Entry requirements

Qualified for the master's programme are those who have a first-cycle qualification of at least 180 HE credits or equivalent foreign higher education qualification.

General requirements in Swedish and English from upper secondary school

Transitional provisions

Overview of courses

Year 1
1:1 50% BEA002 Decision and Risk in Theory and Practice 7.5 cr A1N Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis
1:2 50% BEA307 Measurement Theory and Philosophy of Value 7.5 cr A1F Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis
1:3 50% BEA308 Theory, Techniques, and Tools for Complex Decisions 15 cr A1F Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis

Year 2
2:1 50% BEA309 Specialisation in Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis 15 cr A1F Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis
2:3 50% BEA701 Master Thesis in Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis 15 cr A1E Decision, Risk and Policy Analysis