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Dear student, welcome to Umeå University and the Department Ecology and Environmental Science, EMG! It is one of the largest departments and hosts scientists, teachers, and students from many different countries. Within the master's programme, you will study a range of topics to tackle the global environmental challenges that must be overcome to achieve global sustainability, such as climate change, natural resource use and environmental pollution. Welcome! Heidi Burdett, programme coordinator
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CloseThe first courses of the programme are Transition towards a sustainable society (15 credits) followed by Sustainability Science (15 credits).
You need to register for the first course (and the programme) in the study documentation system to be able to follow the course and get your results registered.
The registration for the first course opens 26/8 and closes after 4/9. For more information see the My Studies Ladok-student web-Canvas page here.
If you are conditionally admitted, you cannot yet register. If this is your situation, please contact our Study Advisor (Sandra Straumdal; sandra.straumdal@umu.se) or the Programme Coordinator (Heidi Burdett; heidi.burdett@umu.se).
If you for any reason cannot arrive on time for the first course (2 September 2024) you must contact our department study counsellor immediately (Sandra Straumdal; sandra.straumdal@umu.se). The latest date you may arrive for studies is 4 September. If you have not registered on your selected start course by this date, you will not be allowed to commence or continue your studies.
More information is also available on the UmU Student Web “Welcome to new students” page.
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2 September, 2024
Time: 10.00
The programme starts on the 2nd of September at 10.00 (Room KBG201) with a Programme Introduction in the morning. This will be followed by an Introduction to the first course on the program (Transition towards a sustainable society). Link to a digital map can be found here.
The course schedule is available on the TimeEdit webpage. The course literature for this first course consists of scientific articles – further details about this will be presented at the start of the course.
For students that start in the autumn, the mandatory elements of the Master’s programme in Environmental Science with a focus on Sustainable Development consists of four courses during Year 1, and a final Degree thesis project of 60 ECTS or 30 ECTS in Year 2.
As first courses, you take Transition towards a sustainable society and Sustainability Science, followed by Analyses of Environmental Change and an option in the spring of year 1. Additional credits are chosen from our advanced level courses, provided that your choice meets the qualification requirements for the Master’s degree and that you have the necessary course pre-requisites (where applicable).
The teaching is conducted in close collaboration with on-going research in our department and we encourage you to especially align your thesis projects to this on-going research. This will provide you with a network of researchers to learn and develop from and enable you to place your thesis topic within our internationally reputed research advancements.
Contact the study counselors (Sandra Straumdal; sandra.straumdal@umu.se) if you are concerned about individual courses and/or go to the Environmental Science programme home page for more information.
I look forward to meeting you in September!
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International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
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