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Congratulations! It is our pleasure to inform that you have been admitted to the Master's Programme in Biomedicine at Umeå University. On this page you will find important information that will be useful, so please read it carefully. If you have any questions, you can use the contact form below. We wish you a warm welcome and hope that you will enjoy your period of studies here in Umeå.
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 19 July 2024.
If you are in need of special support due to disability, you should apply for that in good time before you start your studies. Find more information about support for studying with disabilities.
CloseAs 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:
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.
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
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
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.
CloseWhen you have accepted your place, you need to register for the programme.
3MB037 Advanced biomedicin, 30 hp is the course that starts the programme.
For this course 3MB037 Advanced biomedicin, You need to show up at the roll call registration takes place during the course introduction on September 2, 2024.
Please contact the course leader well in advance if you cannot attend the roll call.
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Time: According to schedule
Location: According to schedule
A schedule will be available one month before the first course starts. Link to the schedule you find at the welcomeletter for the first course at your programme.
More information to the course you find on the learningsite "Canvas":
https://www.umu.se/en/student/we-can-assist-you/it-services/canvas/
Master's Programme in Biomedicine
Year 1
Advanced Biomedicine 30 credits
Selectable courses 30 credits
Year 2
Selectable courses, 30 credits
Degree thesis, 30 credits
The program starts with the course "Advanced Biomedicine, 30 credits", which focusses on the subjects: infection, cancer, metabolic disorders, and neuroscience. In addition to attaining subject knowledge in these areas, the goals are that you should develop your scientific approach, become proficient in critically evaluating results and conclusions, improve your skills in discussing biological and medical processes, in speech and writing, and of course being able to formulate own biomedical questions. In this course, you also practice information searches, biostatistics, and bioinformatics. These skills will be valuable no matter of what specialisation you choose for your Master's Degree and no matter where your future workplace will be.
During one year of the studies you are free to select courses from different topics.
You will complete your Master's Degree with a Degree Thesis in Biomedicine in a subject of interest to you.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
We are happy to answer questions relating to the contents of the Master's Programme. For questions related to admissions or other issues contact the Programme Student Counselor.
Student Counselor, e-mail: biomed.stud.info@adm.umu.se
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Checklist for admitted students
Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
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The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
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International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
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Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
More about the Orientation this semester.
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Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
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When you are on Campus Umeå, Umeå Arts Campus or Campus Örnsköldsvik, you will need a UmU card. The card has the following functions:
To get the card, you need to apply for it. Here’s how to apply for the UmU card.
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There are three student unions at Umeå University:
They are actively involved so that fellow students have a high quality of education, good working environment, and fun leisure time.
Become a member of a student union!
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Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
Learn more about Office 365 and how to install it on your computer
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