Berghs Bachelor
Berghs Bachelor is an international study-program designed for young students who want to pursue an international career in communication. Kickstart your course in Stockholm, then continue your journey in Australia, in the UK, or the USA.
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About the Program
Berghs Bachelor is an international study program designed for young students who want to pursue an international career in communication. You kickstart your undergraduate studies at Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm with a full-time foundation semester in English. Then you move abroad and complete your Bachelor’s Degree in the USA, the UK or Australia. You can choose the program that suits you best at one of our partner schools in San Francisco, London, Edinburgh, Sydney or Perth.
Below you will find information about the semester at Berghs. In the right column you will find all information, including fees, regarding Berghs’ partner school abroad.
The semester at Berghs
The semester at Berghs gives you a foundation for your future international studies, practical professional tools, and a broad view on both the strategic and creative process. The semester consists of five courses, all delivered in English with Berghs’ unique action-based pedagogy.
Core courses (mandatory):
• Making your Point is a professional presentation course that helps you structure your pitch and improve your narrative, your voice, and body language.
• Marketing Communication uses a real-life brief to navigate you through the process of creating a communication solution to a client challenge.
• Thinking Media teaches you four key perspectives to analyse and frame media products today.
• Visual Communication teaches you storytelling and narrative tools to help you direct and curate your own visual product.
Elective courses (choose one of the following four):
• Copywriting. The course gives you tools for creative writing, including framing concepts, storytelling, tonality, messaging, dialogue and interplay.
• Strategic Communication. The course explores key elements of strategy, intersecting business objectives with consumers’ attention and brand value.
• Graphic Design. The course trains you to apply design thinking, colors, typography, and grids to a number of design projects.
• UX Design. An introductory course to User Experience Design focusing on creating user-friendly communication in digital environments.
All five courses (4 core courses plus 1 elective course) are transferred into your curriculum abroad. The number of credits that you are given varies depending on the partner school you choose and the specific course you apply to.
The Berghs Bachelor Scholarship:
Helping Berghs Bachelor applicants making their study abroad dreams come true. Read more here.
Application and Admission Requirements
Do I need any prior knowledge?
Swedish Applicants
You have a high school (Gymnasium) diploma with a Swedish grade point average of at least 14.0, or the international equivalent thereof. You are fluent in English and ideally you also have international experience.
International Applicants
The Berghs Bachelor program is open to international applicants with full English proficiency and previous relevant studies in communication. International students can join the semester at Berghs in Stockholm and continue their studies to any of the destinations above. As an alternative, you can attend the semester at Berghs and then return to your university of origin. In this scenario, we want to receive your application as soon as possible to determine whether the semester at Berghs can be accredited at your university.
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Swedish Applicants
Your application should include 3 files (all in English): your cv, your personal letter, and your high school diploma. Feel free to attach - or link to - any relevant work samples. Applicants who meet the requirements can be called to an interview in English.
International Applicants
Your application should include (all in English): certified student transcripts, a personal letter describing why you're applying and how the semester fits into your study path. Applicants who meet the requirements can be called to an interview in English.
What is the program fee?
Fee incl. VAT
46 250 SEK
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Fee excl. VAT
37 000 SEK
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Costs
Berghs School of Communication (Stockholm)
1 semester
46,250 SEK
CSN funding NOT available
FAQ
You can find answers to the most frequently asked question here.
Coronavirus contingencies
We do what it takes to deliver all courses in a safe, engaging, and inspiring way. Discover all the things we’re doing to run this course safely onsite here. But if needed, we’re also prepared to move this course online. That can be a smooth transition thanks to Canvas (as a platform) and Zoom (for interactive classes). We’re experts at deploying them quickly and smoothly, and using them to maintain a consistent learning experience.
We pass on the latest updates from our partner schools, plus a contact person at each school who can answer your questions. That way, you can make informed decisions about local regulations and course conditions before you continue your education abroad.
