41 Master's degrees offered by the university

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 IT Management from Umea University is designed for those who want to affect the ways in which IT is applied to make a positive change. The programme gives you the opportunity to combine knowledge from your bachelor studies with new insights on IT and its application in business and organisations. 

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. 

Do you want to hone your analytical powers, learn to process reams of data and make this data sing? In this digital age, with an explosive growth in both the amount of data collected and the computational power at our disposal, there is enormous demand across all segments of the economy for highly trained statisticians such as those trained by Umea University's Mathematical Statistics.

This Marketing programme at the Umea University is intended for people who are interested in working with strategic marketing and specializing in consumer behavior and market analysis. After completing the education, you will be able to work with marketing activities are the strategic level.

The Master´s programme in Chemistry at the Umea University deepens your knowledge of proteins' function in the body, chemicals’ effect in the environment, and of the development of new pharmaceuticals. 

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. 

Constitutional Law and Human Rights programme at the Umea University is becoming increasingly important, in Sweden, Europe and around the world, and constitutional and human rights issues are increasingly becoming a part of political and legal discussion and debate and commonly discussed in the media. 

Hone your analytical powers and deepen your knowledge of mathematics! Umea University offers a two-year Master's programme in Mathematics with a close connection to the mathematical research groups at the university.

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.

Do you want to learn more about diseases and understand why some people get sick and others don’t? In that case we recommend that you join the Master in Biomedicine program at Umea University. 

 In the Master's programme in Mathematical Statistics at Umeå University you learn how to analyse complex data. People with such knowledge are in great demand in the labour market, and forecasts show that the need is also growing in the future.

In today's globalised world we are increasingly facing new public health challenges and there is a need for qualified expertise in this contemporary field. This Public Health (Second Year) programme from Umea University has attracted students from more than 70 countries.

This master's programme at Umea University is an opportunity to combine your Physics and Technology competencies with cutting-edge skills in Biomedical Engineering, that will make a difference in medical and health care. Upon graduation you will be active in health care sector, in research and development in private sector, or pursue a career in academia. 

The strong focus on both UX and the design of interactive systems makes Umea University's Human Computer Interaction and User Experience master’s program a perfect fit for anyone who wants to shape the future of our interactions and tailor our experiences with digital technologies.

The Tourism and Sustainable Development programme at Umea University focuses on how tourism affects destinations and the consequences tourism have for societal development.

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.

The Master in Interaction Design from Umea University deals with the relation between people and IT. Interaction design is about the ability to design both the cognitive and physical interface and integrate them into a successful whole. We aim to enable designers to create sustainable, comprehensible and pleasurable information based products, services and environments.