Children's Food and Eating: Biological and Social Perspectives
Course, Master's level, 2HK071
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Spring 2027 Spring 2027, Flexible, 50%, Distance learning, English
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 18 January 2027–24 March 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
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A Bachelor of Science in Dietetics or a profession status qualification as a dietician, or a Bachelor's degree within public health and caring sciences or with Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics as the main field of study, or at least 180 credits within the Primary School Teacher Education Programme including 60 credits in home and consumer studies
- Selection
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Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
- Fees
- 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 14,250
- Total tuition fee: SEK 14,250
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2026
- Application code
- UU-75016
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 21 December 2026–11 January 2027
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2027 Spring 2027, Flexible, 50%, Distance learning, English For exchange students
- Location
- Flexible
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- Distance learning
- Number of mandatory on-campus meetings
- 0
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 18 January 2027–24 March 2027
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
A Bachelor of Science in Dietetics or a profession status qualification as a dietician, or a Bachelor's degree within public health and caring sciences or with Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics as the main field of study, or at least 180 credits within the Primary School Teacher Education Programme including 60 credits in home and consumer studies
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 21 December 2026–11 January 2027
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
The course provides an opportunity to deepen your knowledge about food and eating from childhood through adolescence. The different points of contact for children in relation to food, including home, preschool and school, will be addressed. Current themes on children's eating, such as obesity, will also be tackled based on research perspectives from social and natural sciences.
Outline for distance course: Teaching may include recorded lectures, seminars, online meetings and online discussion forums. The examination forms can consist of take-home exams, written assignments and oral examinations online.