Metadata
Title
Department of Human Geography
Category
general
UUID
757061f04ded471fa1aac74bfb5d1fa4
Source URL
https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-human-geography
Parent URL
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/contact/departments-and-centres
Crawl Time
2026-03-20T03:34:02+00:00
Rendered Raw Markdown

Department of Human Geography

Source: https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-human-geography Parent: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/contact/departments-and-centres

Study with us!

Welcome to the Department of Human Geography!

We work with research and education in Geography, Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning.

What is Human Geography?

Human geography deals with how spatial processes such as migration, landscape change and spatial planning shape people’s lives and activities.

Applications for autumn 2026 are open

EU/EEA and Swiss students, apply before 15 April

What is Urban and Regional Planning?

Urban and regional planning is about developing strategies and projects for a sustainable development of our cities and regions.

NEWS

CALENDAR

Our courses and programmes

With us, you can study Geography, Human Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning. We offer courses and programmes at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.

Our research

We have leading researchers in urban geography, historical geography and landscape studies, agricultural geography, migration and population geography, economic geography, gender and planning, and Geographical Information Systems.

About us

The Department of Human Geography is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.

Contact us

Contact details for all our faculty, academic and administrative staff, doctoral students, and other employees.

Study with us

We offer a stimulating study environment with close links between education, research, and the labour market.

Collaboration

We collaborate with schools, municipalities, regions, companies, associations and individuals, but also with other universities, institutions and institutes, in Sweden and abroad.