Civilekonom, literally "civil economist", is a professional title in Sweden (with corresponding titles in
Denmark
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Norway
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, see below) which traditionally refers to an individual who holds either a
Bachelor's degree
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or a
Master's degree
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in business administration and economics (with a major in business administration and a minor in economics, or vice versa).Civilekonomerna Unlike the English language usage, in Swedish, ''ekonomi'' ("economy") is commonly used as an umbrella designation for both business- and economics-related subjects.
As an academic title it was first introduced by the
Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE; sv, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, HHS) is a private business school located in city district Vasastaden in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden. SSE offers BSc, MSc and MBA programs, along with ...
for the degree that the school offered, and was created in parallel to the already established engineering degree {{Interlanguage link multi, civilingenjör, sv.
Formally, the exam certificate for a ''civilekonom'' would say ''ekonomexamen'' ("degree in economy"), or be a general Bachelor's (''kandidat'') or Master's (''magister'') degree.
Although the title remains unprotected in Sweden and the aforementioned practice is still in use, as of 2007 a new academic degree called ''Civilekonomexamen'' (Master of Science in Business and Economics) has been introduced which can be awarded after four years of studies in business administration and economics by the following universities in Sweden:
* Gothenburg University ( Gothenburg)
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Linköping University
Linköping University (, LiU) is a public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. The university has fou ...
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Linköping
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Luleå University of Technology
Luleå University of Technology is a Public Research University in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic Region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå.
With more than 19,000 stude ...
Lund University
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Umeå University
Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.
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Umeå
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Linnaeus University
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Växjö
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Kalmar
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Örebro University
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The university has its roots in the Örebro campus of Uppsala University, which became an independent state university college in 1977, Örebro University Col ...
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Örebro
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Jönköping University
Jönköping University (JU), formerly Högskolan i Jönköping, is a non-governmental Swedish university college located in the city Jönköping in Småland, Sweden.
JU is a member of the European University Association (EUA) and The Associat ...
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Jönköping
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Karlstad University
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Danish
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Siviløkonom
Siviløkonom (literally "civil economist") is an academic degree issued within the field of business administration. It consists of a 3 year bachelor's degree followed by a two years masters degree and is also a professional title in Norway (with ...
for the corresponding
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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