11 Master's degrees offered by the university

Human Geography - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) at the Umea University, used for managing geographic data, map-making and spatial analysis, has increased in importance in recent years. GIS knowledge is in demand on many parts of the labour market. 

What does psychology have to do with health? Very much, it turns out. How we think, feel, interact with others and behave otherwise have major consequences for how we stay healthy, get ill, and deal with illness. Umea University's Psychology with Specialisation in Health Psychology program takes a holistic perspective on human health by addressing biological, psychological and social factors.

Health economists analyse resource use, health consequences and how to best use resources to maximise health gains. Until recently, most health economists have focused on healthcare delivery, but the need for health economic competence within public health practice and policy has become apparent. Umea University offers the MSc in Public Health - Health Economics degree course.

Specialize in Landscape Archaeology or Environmental Archaeology at Umea University and learn to gather information to interpret ancient landscapes and environments through inventory, mapping and sampling.  

Umea University's Master’s programme in Economics will look to grow your analytical mindset and to provide you with the tools to dissect complex and challenging economic problems.

The Master's Programme in Political Science at Umea University provides in-depth knowledge of essential political science problems, such as political representation, governance, public administration and leadership, at different levels of analysis as well as within several issue areas. 

Master’s Degree Program in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding from Umea University gives you in-depth knowledge about crisis management and peacebuilding at national and international level. The main perspective is governance under uncertainty caused by crisis, disasters and conflicts. 

How do we perceive the world? How should we understand memory, language and consciousness? Are human thought processes unique, or can other organisms or machines think in ways that is similar to how we do it? You will have the opportunity to probe these questions from the perspective of psychology, linguistics, computer science, philosophy and neuroscience at Umea University's Cognitive Science.

The Business Development and Internationalisation program at the Umea University aims to prepare you to develop capabilities and skills to act upon business and societal opportunities, needs and challenges, in order to develop successful businesses and innovations in a global and changing business environment. 

Do you already have a bachelor's degree and are interested in questions regarding gender and power relations? Umea University's Gender, Justice and Society online program prepares you for a working life in which advanced knowledge and critical perspectives in areas such as equality, social norms, power and equal treatment are required.

In today's globalised world we are increasingly facing new public health challenges and the need for health economic competence within public health practice and policy has become apparent. This Public Health - Health Economics (Second Year) programme from Umea University reflects this need.