NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

Appendix II
The following is an example of how a study programme leading to a professional degree in the 1977 system and to a general
degree in the 1993 system has changed. Please note that there are variations between higher education institutions.
Professional degree before 1993
Ekonomexamen (140 points)
• Basblock 80 poäng (basic courses, 80 points):
(1) företagsekonomi 35 poäng (business administration, 35 points)
(2) nationalekonomi 20 poäng (economics, 20 points)
(3) handelsrätt 10 poäng (commercial law, 10 points)
(4) statistik, ADB 15 poäng (statistics and computer studies,
15 points);
• företagsekonomi (business administration) or nationalekonomi (economics) 60 poäng (60 points).
Specific requirements for admission
Mathematics third year and civics second year from theoretical branches of upper secondary school
General degree after 1993
Ekonomie kandidatexamen (120 points)
• Basblock 80 poäng (basic courses, 80 points):
(1) företagsekonomi 20 poäng (business administration, 20 points)
(2) nationalekonomi 20 poäng (economics, 20 points)
(3) plus another 20 points in either business administration or eco
nomics
(4) plus (partly) free choice, 20 points (e.g. statistics, commercial
law, computer studies);
• (partly) free choice 20 points;
• advanced course in the chosen subject under (3) above (business administration or economics) up to 60 points, including
thesis, 10 points.
Specific requirements for admission
Mathematics and civics from theoretical branches of upper-secondary school
Ekonomie magisterexamen (160 points)
The same as kandidatexamen above plus
• (partly) free choice, 20 points;
• in-depth course, 20 points, in the chosen subject under (3) above (business administration or economics) up to 80 points,
either as a reading course, 10 points, plus thesis, 10 points, or as a thesis of 20 points.
An example of a professional degree in engineering after 1993
Civilingenjörsexamen (180 points)
Electrical engineering
• Compulsory courses around 120 points: mathematics, physics, applied mechanics, computer science and engineering,
electromagnetic theory, electrical measurements, industrial electrical engineering and automation;
• Elective courses around 40 points: specialisation in either electronics or telecommunications, or individual profile;
• Thesis of up to 20 points in one of the approved subjects within electrical engineering, physics or mathematics;