English A, Academic Writing 7.5 credits

About the course

The course focus is on the analysis and practice of genres and text types. Included are genre-awareness tasks, written exercises that focus on linguistic elements of English as connected to rhetorical tasks, and analyses of text functions via online group discussions and individual outlining. Students will compose texts of various rhetorical structures, participate in peer review, revise final drafts, and receive instructor feedback on each text. Generally students focus on the texts of their own discourse, including the writing of such texts.

The course consists of a shorter introductory part, followed by two in-depth parts:
1. Introduction (1.5 credits)
2. Description, process, and classification (3.5 credits)
3. Argumentation and comparison (2.5 credits)

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Spring 2026
- English A, Academic Writing
  
  Spring 2026 / Varied / English / Web-based (online)
  
  Application opens 15 September 2025
  
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  Starts
  19 January 2026
  
  Ends
  7 June 2026
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  Web-based (online)
  
  Mandatory meetings
  0
  
  Other meetings
  0
  
  Study pace
  25%
  
  Teaching hours
  Mixed
  
  Study location
  Varied
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-14107
  
  Outline for distance course
  The medium of instruction is English. All communication is via the course learning platform. Access to a computer with broadband internet connection is required for participating in and completing the course tasks. For information on technical requirements, see “Technical Requirements for Online Courses” https://www.umu.se/student/sprakstudier/dokument
  
  Eligibility Upper Secondary Course: English 6 or English level 2 and at least two semesters (60 ects) of university studies. As the course is taught entirely in English, an exemption will be made from the general entry requirements for university studies in Sweden, in so far as the upper secondary course Swedish 3 / Swedish level 3 will not be required for admission to this course.
  
  Selection
  Academic credits
  
  Application
  The online application opens 15 September 2025 at 09:00 CET. Application deadline is 15 October 2025.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 12,075
  
  Total fee: SEK 12,075
  
  Details about tuition, fees and funding

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