Subjects

Education

Education as a scientific discipline has the main task of describing, understanding and explaining processes of influence such as upbringing, leadership, learning, teaching and education within a social context. The research strategy for the subject is firmly rooted in the university's vision of being a global university with regional engagement. The basic idea is to be responsible for a broad area of knowledge focused on learning and knowledge formation in a broad sense within the field of education.

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Psychology

Would you like to work as a psychologist? As a psychologist, you can work in clinical settings, in schools with individual and group development, or with working life and health at the individual, group and organisational levels. Or are you more focused on HR issues, work environment and similar topics? Or would you like to delve more generally into how we humans think, feel and behave in different situations, and how we relate to our social and physical environment? Our research in psychology spans many areas of application, with an overarching theme that touches on emotions, emotional expression and emotional processing.

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Social work

Social work is a field that focuses specifically on people's social and economic vulnerability. In addition to the Social Work Programme, Mid Sweden University regularly offers courses for those who are committed to social issues and interested in understanding and changing people's living conditions in Sweden and around the world. Social work as a research subject encompasses studies of social problems and vulnerability, as well as their causes and consequences at the individual, group and societal levels.

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