Overview

By nature, Public Health is multidisciplinary, drawing on social sciences and medicine, using quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and assess specific health risks before designing and implementing effective population-based strategies.

This Public Health (Second Year) programme from Umea University consist of the second year of our two-year programme in public health. The programme requires that the student has completed studies consisting of 60 credits in the field of public health of which at least 30 credits at advanced level.

Career opportunities

This programme gives knowledge that can be used in NGO’s, public organisations, and private companies. Many graduates will work in the public sector in local and state institutions, from e.g., hospitals to the Ministry of Health. They may work with public health policies, health advocacy, legislation, management, evaluation of interventions or to analyse the effect of decisions on different levels.

Graduates can find jobs in non-profit organizations such as Red Cross, Save the Children, Medecins Sans Frontièrs or Clinton Health Access initiative. Other graduates will go to the private sector working e.g., for pharmaceutical companies or for health insurance companies. Others will work for the health minister or at WHO.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Evidence based public health

Equity and health

Qualitative data analysis

Advanced biostatistics and epidemiology

Social epidemiology – theory and methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Umeå, Sweden

Disciplines

Public Health Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Epidemiology View 17 other Masters in Public Health in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of 240 ECTS including a Bachelor's degree of equivalent first cycle qualification comprising of at least 180 ECTS or a corresponding qualification from an internationally recognized University.

Specific entry requirements are: 60 ECTS in the field of Public Health of which a minimum of 30 ECTS at advanced level.

In addition, Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper Secondary course English B/6.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

160100 SEK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 160100 SEK per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 SEK per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Umeå

7125 - 11770 SEK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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