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 first course, Evidenced based public health, starts Monday August 31!
Registration on this course is also the start of the programme. To be registered you need to attend the first lecture, self-registration is not available!
If you are a new student, you should try to be in Umeå at least some days or a week before the starting date in order to settle practical issues before the teaching starts.
To be registered you need to attend the first lecture, self-registration is not available! If you are unable to attend during the registration and introduction, you need to contact, course administrator carina.luther@umu.se in advance, or else you risk to lose your seat/place in the programme.
The latest day to attend and register for the programme is September 14!
Note that studies are on-Campus and will not avaliable for distance learning!
The department of Epidemiology and Global Health will arrange a short introduction session (not compulsory) for our new masters students. You will receive information regarding this by e-mail.
Umeå University also offers the possibility to take part in an orientation for new International students the week before the semester starts.
Wednesday 19 August, pre-arrival webinar (online) 15:00-16:45
Wednesday 26 August, Campus Umeå, 13:00-16:30
Please follow the Orientation website for updates about the programme!
4.Programme start
Programme info
This educational programme presumes that one-half has been completed at an earlier date, which means that the programme consists of 60 higher education credits.
(The educational programme for the Master’s programme in Public Health (120 higher education credits) ordinarily consists of four terms (2 years), which corresponds to courses of a total of 120 higher education credits)
The studies are characterised by a high degree of independence, actively seeking knowledge, problem solving, critical analysis and evaluation based on a scientific approach. The work formats vary between individual work, work in study groups, seminars and lectures. The course syllabuses present the entry requirements applicable for each course.
All teaching takes place in English. Note that all teaching material will be available on the learning platform Canvas. Learn more about the platform here: Canvas
All students need to bring their own laptop!
Courses are presupposed to be taken in a certain order, as presented by the course syllabus.
Course overwiew-- all courses are compulsory
Evidence based public health (4 credits)
Equity and health (3,5 credits)
Qualitative data analysis (7,5credits)
Advanced biostatistics and epidemiology (7,5 credits)
Social epidemiology – theory and methods (7,5 credits)
Health, environment and sustainability (3,5 credits)
Leading change and development in welfare organizations (4 credits)
Evaluation in public health (7,5 credits)
Master thesis, second year (15 credits)
A student who has not previously completed a Master's thesis comprising 15 credits in the academic discipline public health science, studies a Master's thesis course comprising 30 credits during the spring term. Other students take courses as above.
If you have any questions, don´t hesitate to contact us! Once again warmly welcome!
Eva Selin - Education administrator
Email: eva.selin@umu.se
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