Checklist for the start of your studies
Before the first day of your education, you need to take some important steps.
1.Reply to your offer
If you have been admitted to a course or programme, or been placed on a waiting list, you must reply to your first admissions notification to keep your place. If you don't wish to keep your place, you should decline your offer. In doing so, you free up your place to someone who is on the waiting list. You reply to your offer by logging in to your account at Universityadmissions.se by 20 july 2026.
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
When you have replied to the Notification of Selection Results, you must register.
Registration takes place at the start of the courses, between 24 august to 2 september. You register online in Ladok. See a video on how to do online registration in Ladok.
These courses run in paralell the first semester and you have to register on all three:
3ID045 Sports Medicine: Science, Research methods and Ethics, 15 credits
3ID703 Advanced Sports and Health Nutrition, 7,5 credits
3ID702 Extreme Exercise Physiology, 15 credits (of which 7,5 credits are studied during the spring semester)
By registering, you state that you intend to take part in the course or programme. You must be registered in the Ladok student registry to be allowed to take the course or programme and to get your results recorded during the course. If you have not registered in due time according to these instructions you may lose your place.
4.Programme start
2026-08-31
13:00-14:00
About the Programme
During the programme, courses are offered at different study paces and may run concurrently. The Master's programme combines distance learning with campus-based teaching and includes compulsory on-campus sessions (approximately two per semester during the first year and one per semester during the second year). Attendance at these sessions is mandatory and is required to successfully complete the courses and receive a passing grade.
Campus-based teaching 1: 2026-09-17 10:00 – 2026-09-23 17:00
- Teaching between 19 and 23 September will take place in Ammarnäs (Swedish mountains). Travel to and shared accommodation (2–3 students per unit) in Ammarnäs will be provided by the University.
- The meeting will be focused on data collections and lab work
Campus-based teaching 2: 2027-01-13 09:00 – 2027-01-16 16:00
- The meeting will be focused on exams and lab work
Campus-based teaching 3: 2027-03-15 – 2027-03-19 (dates are preliminary)
- The meeting will be focused on exams and lab work
Campus-based teaching 4: 2027-05-21 – 2027-05-28 (dates are preliminary)
- The meeting will be focused on exams
Courses during the first semester
3ID045 Sports Medicine: Science, Research methods and Ethics, 15 credits
3ID703 Advanced Sports and Health Nutrition, 7,5 credits
3ID702 Extreme Exercise Physiology, 15 credits (of which 7,5 credits are studied during the spring semester)
Canvas – Your Digital Classroom
Most of your studies will take place remotely, while still keeping you closely connected to the programme. You can expect to participate in daytime online activities every week, including seminars, workshops, tutorials, and lectures. You will collaborate with classmates on group assignments and presentations and provide peer feedback on each other's work. Several courses use a flipped-classroom approach, where you review course materials in advance and then meet online for discussion and problem-solving. This blended format offers flexibility while enhancing learning through active engagement.
Online meetings, most often conducted via Zoom, are a central component of teaching throughout the programme. To participate effectively, you will need access to a computer that is no more than 4–5 years old, a webcam, and a headset. A reliable internet connection is also required, preferably a stable wireless or wired network connection.
Canvas is your digital learning environment, where you will stay in contact with your teachers and fellow students throughout the programme. It contains all course- and programme-related information, and it also provides opportunities to communicate and collaborate with instructors and classmates.
You can log in to Canvas after activating your UMU ID. Closer to the start of the semester, you will gain access to both the programme site and your course sites. Please log in to Canvas at least one week before the programme begins.
On the course sites in Canvas, you will find the self-study materials required for your courses, such as recorded lectures, study questions, reading guides, and information about campus-based sessions. Certain scheduled examinations and other course activities may also take place through Canvas.
Meetings via Zoom
In this program, we often use Zoom as a digital tool for online teaching and meetings. Here is a guide to the most common functions in Zoom. As a student you create an account and log in with your UMU ID.
Contactperson for the programme
If you have questions regarding registration, please contact the Study Administration at:studieadm.samrehab@umu.se
We look forward to meeting you this autumn and hope you will feel welcome and enjoy your time with us.
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