Production and management of scientific information
7.5 credits
Master’s level
Spring Term 2025
About the course
This course focuses on how scientific research is made, communicated and managed. It investigates these information processes as social and cultural activities, highlighting that they are part and parcel of scientific practice. Themes addressed include: the process of scientific research; how this process relates to the communication and management of scientific information; how these differ between scientific fields. These themes are addressed through the science studies literature.
Production and management of scientific information, 7.5 credits
Spring Term 2025
Starts
20 February 2025
Ends
24 March 2025
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
100%
Required Knowledge
Bachelor's Degree in Library science or the equivalent. Proficiency in English and Swedish equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6 and Swedish B/3 or the equivalent. (Swedish language is required if the course is taught in Swedish).
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-22103
Application
The online application opens 16 September 2024 at 13:00 CET.
Application deadline is
15 October 2024. How to apply
Application and tuition fees
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.
