Karlstad University

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students = 10,000
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doctoral = 270
city = Karlstad, Arvika
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website = http://www.kau.se/

Karlstad University (Swedish "Karlstads universitet") is a state university in Karlstad, Sweden. The university, being a former university college (founded 1977) was granted university status in 1999 by the Government of Sweden. As of 2005, it has approximately 10,000 students and 1,100 employees.

The motto of the university is "Sapere aude" (Dare to be wise).

Organization

*Faculty of Economics, Communication and IT
**Working Life Science
**Computer Science
**Electrical Engineering
**Business Administration
**Information Systems
**Media and Communication Studies
**Economics
**Psychology
**Law
**Statistics
*Faculty of Technology and Science
**Biomedical Science
**Biomedical Laboratory Science
**Construction Engineering
**Physics
**Chemistry
**Chemical Engineering
**Mechanical Engineering
**Mathematics
**Materials Engineering
**Environmental and Energy Systems
**Geo-Science
*Faculty of Social and Life Sciences
**Biology
**Public Health Science
**Geography
**History
**Public Health Care Administration
**Sports Science
*Human Geography
**Environmental Science
**Nursing Science
**Oral Health
**Social Work
**Sociology
**Political Science
**Tourism Studies
*Faculty of Arts and Education
**English
**Film Studies
**French
**Gender Studies
**History of Ideas
**Visual Arts
**Comparative Literature
**Music (Ingesund College of Music)
**Music Therapy (Ingesund College of Music)
**Pedagogy
**Religious Studies and Theology
**Spanish
**Special Education
**Swedish Language and Literature
**Swedish as a Second Language
**Swedish Language
**German
**Public Health Science (www.kau.se/phs)

See also

*List of universities in Sweden

External links

* [http://www.kau.se/ Karlstad University Website]