The course deals with a wide range of aspects of environmental health psychology. A biopsychosocial perspective is taken by emphasizing the interplay between biological, psychological and social factors and its consequences for health. Examples of areas that will be included in the course are physical exposure factors, behavioral neurotoxicology, ambient air pollution, asthma and allergy, modern health worries and environmental intolerances.
Health psychology IV: Environmental perspective, 7.5 credits
Spring Term 2025
Starts
20 January 2025
Ends
24 March 2025
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
50%
Required Knowledge
A Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, 180 ECTS) from an internationally recognized university. Special requirements: 90 ECTS in health or behavioral science subjects (including physiotherapeutic and occupational therapeutic subjects). Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6.
Academic credits
Applicants in some programs at Umeå University have guaranteed admission to this course. The number of places for a single course may therefore be limited.
Application code
UMU-21311
Application
Application deadline was
15 October 2024.
Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
Submit a
late application
at Universityadmissions.se.
As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
