Welcome to the Department of Sociology! We are looking forward to meet you as a student. Here you will find everything you need to know in order to start the course.
You need to register for the course online. You can register on your own student page. To be able to do the web registration, you need to have activated your user account (Umu-id). Information regarding this can be found further below under the heading “Activate your user account”.
The registration period is open during the period of 26 October - 2 November. If you do not register in time, you risk losing your place. So do not wait to register!
You will have access to the course in the learning platform Canvas on the same day as the web registration opens. Please note that the information on the course site may be updated closer to the start of the course.
The schedule will be available through the link above one month before the start of the course. Please note that the schedules can be adjusted. Therefore, check the schedule again at the beginning of the course.
The teaching will take place online at least until 29 September. Our hope is that the teaching will then be transferred to Campus.
The dates for the semester and the modules can be found here.
The course corresponds to a part of the course Social Policy and Family in Focus (15 credits). Please note that it is not possible to attend both courses.
Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
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.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
As a new student, you need to activate your user account approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester in order to, for instance:
access the internet in computer labs and the university's wireless network
register for courses
submit assignments and verify your study results
access your student e-mail
If you are a new student, you will automatically receive a user account when you are admitted, but you will need to activate it for it to function properly. You will not be able to activate it until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
For exchange students and tuition fee paying students If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
Help! It's not working If you are having problems activating your account or logging in, please contact our Servicedesk. You will find answers to common questions, and can submit enquiries.
Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
