Umeå University
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Founded 1965, incorporating School of Dentistry, founded 1956, and Medical School, founded 1959. Reorganized 1977 under National Higher Education reform, incorporating 4 previously existing Schools of Education. Responsible to the Högskoleverket (National Agency for Higher Education) and, ultimately, to the Utbildningsdepartementet (Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs).
Funding:
Public
Accreditation:
Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKA)
Grades 3
Languages 2
Divisions 22
- Biomedical Engineering and Physics Centre
- Demographic Database Centre
- Environmental Research Centre
- Fish and Wildlife Research CentreFields of study: Fishery
- Social Sciences FacultyFields of study: Peace and Disarmament, Geography (Human), Gender Studies, Social Welfare, Leadership, Educational Sciences, Hotel and Restaurant, Development Studies, Special Education, Food Science, Media Studies, Nutrition, Statistics, Social Work, Sports, International Business, Sociology, Physical Education, Tourism, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Marketing, Finance, Psychology, Information Technology, Education, Law, Accountancy, Computer Science, Economics, Management, Business Administration
- Functional Brain Imaging CentreFields of study: Radiology
- High Performance Computing CentreFields of study: Computer Engineering
- Humlab Centre
- Interaction Technology CentreFields of study: Technology
- Marine Science CentreFields of study: Marine Science and Oceanography
- Molecular Medicine Centre
- Molecular Pathogenesis Centre
- Population Studies CentreFields of study: Demography and Population
- Regional Science Centre
- Sami Research Centre
- Women's Studies Centre
- Arts FacultyFields of study: Museum Studies, Cinema and Television, Film, Religious Studies, Religion, Archaeology, Russian, Art History, Theology, Spanish, German, Linguistics, Media Studies, Theatre, French, Journalism, Cultural Studies, Fine Arts, Modern Languages, Communication Studies, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, History, Information Technology, English
- Medicine Faculty
- Science and Technology FacultyFields of study: Robotics, Applied Physics, Structural Architecture, Engineering Management, Molecular Biology, Earth Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Energy Engineering, Ecology, Environmental Management, Computer Networks, Science Education, Automation and Control Engineering, Mathematics Education, Biotechnology, Statistics, Pharmacy, Design, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Biology, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Information Technology, Mathematics, Computer Science
- Technology InstituteFields of study: Technology
- Transport Research Unit
Requirements
- Admission details: Secondary school certificate or foreign equivalent, or aged at least 25 yrs with 4 yrs work experience and knowledge of English
