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Welcome to Lund University and the course Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health, 7,5 credits

Depending on when you received your admission notification, the following applies:

Admission notification 10 July →	Accept your place on antagning.se latest 18 July.
Admission notification 24 July →	No need to accept to keep your place in the course.
Admission notification in August and until the start of the course →	No need to accept to keep your place in the course.

Withdrawal from the course? If you have changed your mind and would like to withdraw, it is important that you do so regardless of when you received your admission notification. That way another applicant can be offered your place. Submit your withdrawal on antagning.se.

Information to all students admitted to the course

Online registration

You need to register as to not loose your place in the course. If you have been conditionally admitted, you need to show your eligibility before the start of the course.

The online registration is open between 20-27 October, 2025, in Ladok.

Fee-paying students

If you are a fee-paying student, to be able register on the course, you must have paid the course tuition fee. More information about tuition fees and how to pay can be found here.

Schedule and course specific information

The course runs between 3 November, 2025 and 18 January, 2026.

In this course all sessions are pre-recorded or written, and you will be able to study at any time convenient to you. Sessions will be released in 'blocks' or modules. Each module will be made available according to the schedule provided below at 09:00. All submissions should be done before 17.00.

November 3 Module 1 released
November 17 Module 2 released
November 18 Assignment 1 submission
December 1 Module 3 released
December 2 Assignment 2 submission
December 15 Module 4 released
December 16 Assignment 3 submission
January 7 Module 5 released
January 8 Assignment 4 submission
January 16 Assignment 5 submission

There are no live sessions, except "office hours" where you have an opportunity to join the course team on Zoom to ask questions, have a coffee, or get to know us or your course colleagues. These "live" sessions are not mandatory and will be posted on Canvas.

Information as a new student at the Faculty of Medicine

This Canvas page is set up for students interested in or studying a single subject course at the Faculty of Medicine. Here you will find useful information such as study workshops and study techniques, pedagogical support, free software, and a link to e-services if you need to apply for deferment, withdrawal, leave of absence among other things. The Canvas page is in Swedish and for more information in English, please visit the new student website.

Student Account at Lund University

A few days after the second admission notification (24 July), your student account will be created. You will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your student account. Learn more about what you can use your student account for and what to do if you have not received the email with activation instructions: Information about student accounts at Lund University.

Note: If you already have a student account with Lund University, a new account will not be created. You will keep your previous account and login details. You will not receive an email with account information. If you have forgotten your login details, you can reset your password here (click on "Activate"): https://passport.lu.se/

Email address

All email correspondence from us will be made to the email address that you have listed in Ladok. Please make sure your email is updated to one you are using and can access.

Course page in Canvas

With your student account, you will be able to log in to the course page here in Canvas. Canvas is the course's learning platform where you will find all details about the course. Please note that the course page in Canvas is not yet available and that more information will be shared with all admitted students once it is in place.

Zoom

The course will use Zoom for the office hours sessions. A Zoom link will be available on the course page in Canvas.

Student guide for Zoom (in Canvas)

Course syllabus and literature list

The course syllabus can be found in the list of courses offered in Autumn 2025. A literature list will be posted on the course page in Canvas.

Questions?

Course management
Jack Palmieri (course leader and main contact), jack.palmieri@med.lu.se and Anette Agardh (examiner), (for questions regarding course content such as literature, syllabus, exams, and schedule content)

Course administrator
The MPH Administration, mph@med.lu.se (for technical support regarding Canvas, Ladok, and web registration etc.)