Information from your programme coordinator
My name is Tobias Andersson Gidlund, and I am Programme Coordinator for the Bachelor's programme in Network Security at Linnaeus University in Växjö. In what follows, I will give you brief information related to your bachelor's studies.
Programme start
The official mandatory introductory meeting for the programme is Monday, 31 of August in Växjö. It is at this meeting that you confirm your place in the program. Please note that you are required to notify us (see academic contact below) if you cannot attend this meeting.
Important! Late registration is not possible! If you do not register in Ladok, you will lose your admission to the programme. Registration means that you participate in the courses, and you cannot request a refund after registration.
Visa/Residence Permit
If you are not an EU citizen or do not already have a Swedish residence permit, you must apply for a visa. The program start and end date (required in visa applications) is 31 August 2026 to 3 June 2029.
How to prepare
As you are well aware, the prerequisite for the programme is a degree from a secondary-level school and good knowledge of Mathematics and English. All education is in English and one of the two courses that you will start studying is in Mathematics. If you don't pass these courses, you will probably have difficulties in passing upcoming courses as well. Also, you might not be allowed to continue with your studies in the programme since most courses have prior courses as prerequisites. To avoid this from happening, I urge you to repeat and train your skills in Mathematics and English, starting today!
We do not have any specific requirements for computer skills (especially not in programming), but we expect you to know how to use a computer for ordinary day-to-day activities like writing documents, sending e-mails, finding information on the Internet, etc. If you have never done any programming, you might find the first year challenging. We do start from the beginning, but the pace of the courses is quite high.
To increase your chances of success, I, therefore, encourage you to start learning some programming on your own during the summer.
There are many online courses and tutorials you can use. The first programming course is on Python, so look for that, for example:
learnpython.org
You need to have your own laptop during the education. The reason for this is that it is very difficult to get a good personal development environment on shared computers and the development environment you will be working in will be an important part of your education. It does not have to be an extremely high spec. laptop, but a low-end computer will not be enough. More memory (at least 16 GB) and a faster processor are more important than high graphics quality. Windows/MacOS/Linux all work well.
Orientation is offered (se below). Swedish speaking students, please contact the student association for information.
The first courses
Here is a link to the syllabus of the courses, where you among other things can get information about the course literature.
1DV501 Introduction to Programming Link to syllabus
1MA401 Basic Mathematics Link to syllabus
1DV503 Database Technology, 7,5 credits (starting in November)
1DV505 Programming and Data Structures, 7,5 credits (starting in November)
Sometimes, there is a need to change the literature after the syllabus has been decided. For that reason, it is always a good idea to check that the information in the syllabus is correct before buying any books. You can do that either by checking the information in the course room in MyMoodle (the learning management system used for most courses) or by contacting the teacher of the course. The digital course rooms opens just before the start of the semester.
For more information please contact:
Academic contact: e-mail:
Tobias.Andersson.Gidlund@lnu.se
telephone: +46(0)470-70 88 51
Moodle room for the programme:
NGDNS-Växjö-Campus-100%
Administrative contact (concerning admission, tuition fees etc):
Admission office, admission@lnu.se
Student Co-ordinator:
studcoord@linnestudenterna.se
Linnaeus University switchboard:
+46(0)772-28 80 00
Looking forward to seeing you this autumn!
Tobias Andersson Gidlund, Programme Coordinator
