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41 Master's degrees offered by the university
Public Health (one-year)
Since 1991, the Public Health (one-year) programme at the Umea University has attracted students from more than 70 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe (including Sweden) and North and South America. This global recruitment has become an important influence on our teaching and research, with Swedish and international public health professionals learning from one another.
Political Science
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.
Chemistry
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.
Economics
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.
Artificial Intelligence
Do you want to contribute to the current transformation of our digital society as an artificial intelligence specialist? Umea University's Master’s programme in Artificial Intelligence gives broad knowledge in AI and deepened knowledge in profile areas such as theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence, human-AI interaction, intelligent robotics, machine learning or data science.
Mathematical Statistics
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.
Constitutional Law and Human Rights
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.
Interaction Design
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.
Plant and Forest Biotechnology
Plant and Forest Biotechnology is an important tool to solve global problems. The Master’s programme in Plant and Forest Biotechnology from Umea University gives you specialized competence and skills to recognize, understand and find solutions to these challenges.
Tourism and Sustainable Development
The Tourism and Sustainable Development programme at Umea University focuses on how tourism affects destinations and the consequences tourism have for societal development.
Advanced Product Design
The Master's programme in Advanced Product Design delivered at Umea University will make you into a skilled industrial design consultant able to design products and technical solutions for industry, institutions and public authorities. The education is international and more than 80 per cent of the students come from abroad.
Human Geography - Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
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.
Robotics and Control
The Master's Program in Robotics and Control at Umea University is interdisciplinary with courses that cover important aspects of modern robotics, such as autonomous systems, field robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, mobile robots, embedded systems, modeling and control systems.
Human Computer Interaction and User Experience
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.
Spatial Planning and Sustainability
Spatial planning is about improving peoples’ lives and planning for long-term sustainable societies. Today’s societal changes require multifaceted skills of tomorrow’s spatial planners. Do you want to develop your skills for qualified planning and investigation work? If so, the Spatial Planning and Sustainability programme at Umea University is something for you.
Biomedicine
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.
Gender, Justice and Society
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.
Finance
The Finance program at the Umea University offers the opportunity to develop a financial theoretical base, analytical skills, communication, and other important, skills necessary for a successful career in the financial sector.
Public Health - Health Economics
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.
Crisis Management and Peacebuilding
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.