Psychoneuroendocrinology: Women's Mental Health
Course, Master's level, 3OG029
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Flexible, 50%, Distance learning, English
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Number of optional on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 31 March 2025–8 June 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor's degree in medical science, biomedical laboratory science, psychology, sociology, gender studies, biology, chemistry, engineering or nursing. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
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If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 18,125
- Total tuition fee: SEK 18,125
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-93008
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 28 February 2025–30 March 2025
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course will be focused on the interplay between sex hormones and the female brain. Specifically, it aims to provide a solid understanding of cutting-edge theories and analytical methods in behavioural, neuroimaging and chemical testing related to the psychoneuroendocrinology of women's mental health. Moreover, you will strengthen your analytical and problem-solving skills through hands-on dry and wet labs related to hormone measurements and brain imaging. Finally, you will understand the complementarity of disciplines and related professions surrounding women's mental health from a psychoneuroendocrine perspective and increase confidence in your ability to collaborate.
Outline for distance course: The course is performed online for example via Zoom. Communication between student and teacher will be mediated online via communication platforms such as Zoom, email and Studium. To participate in this distance course students will need access to a computer with internet access, a webcam and a headset.