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Health Psychology

  • Number of credits 7.5 credits
  • Level Bachelor's level
  • Starting Spring Term 2025

Admitted to the course

Here you will find everything you need to know before the course starts.

About the course

Health is a prerequisite for personal development and is one of the most treasured components in life. The concept of health is multi-facetted and depend on biological, psychological, and social factors. The physical environment as well as the work environment do also influence health through the adaptation that these environments, both physical and social, require from the individual. In the interaction between the individual and environment, stress often occurs. Stress is a central theme in health psychology as well as in this cross-disciplinary introductory course which emphasizes the interaction between the individual, the environment and work.

The course at a glance: The health concept, stress and stress moderators, occupational health psychology, environmental health psychology, risk behavior, health promotive behavior, life style, life quality, positive psychology, and pain.

Syllabus

Application and eligibility

Health Psychology, 7.5 credits

Visa tillfällen för föregående termin Spring Term 2025 Det finns inga senare terminer för kursen

The information below is only for exchange students

Starts

20 January 2025

Ends

19 February 2025

Study location

Umeå

Language

English

Type of studies

Daytime, 100%

Required Knowledge

General entry requirements and Mathematics 2a or 2b or 2c, Civics 1b or 1a1+1a2

Selection

Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.

Application code

UMU-A2130

Application

This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive. The online application opens 26 August 2024 at 08:00 CET.

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