HIV - an individual focus from a global perspective

  • 7.5 credits
  • First cycle
  • Main field of study : Public Health Sciences
  • Department of Global Public Health

The course is aimed at those who have an interest in HIV, human rights, and global health. You will gain an updated approach to HIV from both a clinical, research-based, and global socio-biological perspective. The course analyzes both the individual's and society's role in HIV prevention and treatment and how it relates to knowledge, attitudes, stigma, sexuality, gender roles, violence, addiction/drugs, economy, and social situation. HIV will be discussed from various perspectives, starting from human rights, philosophy and morality, socioeconomics, as well as cultural and biological myths. The course also provides medical orientation with the latest news from HIV research, for example research on vaccines and cures.

We collaborate with the HIV organization Noaks Ark. The course's lectures/seminars are held at Posithiva Gruppen one evening per week.

Application Spring 2026

  • Part time (50%), Lecturing in the evening
  • Study location: Solna
  • 19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
  • Language: English
  • Application deadline: 15 October 2025
  • Application code: KI-12002

Specific entry requirements

General requirements (with exemption from Swedish proficiency). Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary school course English 6/English B.

Selection

The selection is based upon average grade from upper secondary school (34 %), Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %), academic credits 1-165 (32 %). All documents must have reached University Admissions by the deadline for the supporting documents 1st of December 2025. The first selection results will be published at your account at UniversityAdmissions.se/Antagning.se the 10th of December 2025. You must reply to your admissions offer.

Application

The application is made through University Admissions in Sweden.
Apply at universityadmissions.se

Fees

If you have citizenship within the EU/EEA, or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees. For further details: universityadmissions.se.

Application fee

900 SEK

Tuition fee

Total amount: 22 500 SEK
First instalment: 22 500 SEK
Payment of fees
Scholarships

Contact

For more information about the course and its outline, please contact:
Anna Mia Ekström,anna.mia.ekstrom@ki.se
Carla Sturm,carla.sturm@ki.se

If you have questions about application and admission procedures please visit

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