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Service Work

SEMA52, Elective course, 7,5 credits

The course is based on the changing conditions that service work faces. The course problematises conditions and practices in today's and future working life in the service sector. From a social science perspective, the course provides an increased understanding of who performs service work, in what forms it is performed and how it is valued.

More information:

  • Syllabus
  • Reading list (available spring 2024)
  • Link to preliminary schedule (available spring 2024)
  • Study period: 2 October 2 - 31 October, 2024
Course examiner Erika Andersson Cederholm talk about the course.

How to apply:

Students at Service Management: 
Apply through LADOK at Studentportalen. Information about the application will be sent out to our students before Summer. 

Students in other Master programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences:
You apply through the Swedish application site Antagning.se (link to website). Deadline April 15th, 2024.
Log in using your LU student ID. First select Lund University in the drop-down menu and enter your LU login and password. You may be able to log in with your original ID from university admissions, but by proving you are a current student at LU you will avoid the application fee.

More information can be found at Graduate school at the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Third Term Handbook at Graduate school will be available as a pdf during spring 2024.

Incoming exchange students:
Find more information on how to apply as an exchange student, visit this webpage.

Other students:
Apply through antagning.se (link to website). Deadline for application April 15th, 2024.

Campus

Contact us

Phone:+46 42-35 66 20
Email: info [at] ses [dot] lu [dot] se (info[at]ses[dot]lu[dot]se)