Checklist for the start of your studies
Before the first day of your education, you need to take some important steps.
1.Your offer
You have been admitted. If you want to keep your place (seat), you do not have to reply to your offer.
If you do not want to keep your place you should decline your offer by logging in to 'My pages' on universityadmissions.se, and follow the instructions. You should click "I wish to decline this offer" next to the course or programme you want to decline.
If you see "Reserve" next to your course or programme in the Notification of selection results, this means that you've been placed on a waiting list for that course/programme.
2.Activate your user account and MFA
As a new student, you need to activate your user account (your UMU-id) approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
With your user account you can:
- register for courses
- access the internet in computer labs and the university's wireless network
- 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.
Exchange student or tuition fee paying student
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
Install MFA for a more secure login
To increase security and reduce the risk of unauthorised access to your information or account, students must enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to various systems, such as Canvas and the Student Web.
I want to activate my user account and install MFA
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.
3.Programme registration
The programme starts with the course Advanced Molecular Biology.
Course registration takes place at the first lecture during the roll call.
If you are unable to attend the registration and introduction, you need to contact the study counsellor in advance, or else you risk losing your place on the programme.
Contact us at: studycounsellor.molbiol@umu.se
4.Programme start
2026-08-31
According to schedule
According to schedule
Programme struture
The programme includes three mandatory courses: the first course is in the autumn - Advanced molecular biology 15 ECTS, the two other courses are given in in spring - Microbial Genetics 7.5 ECTS and Genome Engineering 7.5 ECTS. Those courses are prerequisites for the 30 ECTS degree thesis work at the end.
For the rest of your studies, you may choose selectable courses from the catalogue offered by programme or take any freestanding courses relevant to your studies.
Contact the study counsellor if you have concerns about the courses in specific subjects. You can read more about the programme and the programme courses here.
It is important that you wear a cotton lab coat at the practical exercises during the courses. You can bring your own if you already have one or buy one at the Chem shop here at Umeå University.
Study counsellor
Contact us at: studycounsellor.molbiol@umu.se
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