Language
English
IELTS 6.5
Credits
240 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Disciplines
Overview
This Working Environment programme offered by Lund University focuses on understanding how interactions between people, technology, and organisational systems influence health, safety, comfort, and efficiency. It supports research into working conditions, human factors, and system design, including how workplaces, technologies, and management practices affect quality of life, motivation, and performance.
Key Facts
The academic environment is multidisciplinary, integrating perspectives from engineering, medicine, and social sciences. Training combines coursework, supervision, and research activities, enabling the ability to analyse complex systems, design safe and efficient environments, and contribute to improvements in both working life and broader human–technology interactions.
Programme Structure
Research
- Work Organisation
- Ergonomics
- Physical Work Environment Factors
- Change Leadership
- Human Factors Engineering
- Human–Technology–Organisation Systems
- Risk Management
- Human Interface Technology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
Other requirements
A person meets the general admission requirements for third-cycle courses and study programmes if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification, or
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second cycle, or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Tuition Fees
There are no tuition fees for doctoral education at Lund University.
International students (non-residents): Free. EU/EEA Nationals: Free.
Living costs
Lund, Sweden: 1,060-1,578 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.