Sociology Ba (A), Perspectives on Risk, 7,5 credits

WELCOME TO MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY

Hello!
A warm welcome to the course Sociology Ba (A), Perspectives on Risk, 7,5 credits and as a student at Mid Sweden University.

We, the teachers on this course, are glad to welcome you to this class in which you will come into contact with different perspectives on risk. During the course of this class we will discuss sociological theories and perspectives as well as risk communication, models and methods.

The course starts on Tuesday the 22nd of January, at 10:15 in room G3213 (Library building), with a course introduction and an introductory lecture.

Schedule
Four weeks before the beginning of the course you will get access to your schedule www.miun.se/schemasok. Please note that the timetable may be updated until the beginning of the course and even after that if something unforeseen happens.

Before you can begin your studies, there are three things you need to do
1. Get a login for the student portal (Swedish: Studentportalen)

If you are an international student and admitted to a campus-based program, you will receive your User ID upon arrival at Mid Sweden University. All international students who are admitted to a distance education program, will receive their User ID by email approximately one week before course start.
This is your most important tool during your studies at Mid Sweden University. Here, you will find information about courses, study material etc. This is also where you register for each course. All of this can be found at www.miun.se/admitted.

Please note:
If you have studied at Mid Sweden University before, you will keep the same student login and user id.

2. Read through the current course syllabus

In the course syllabus, there is information about the course literature and other important things about the course for both teachers and students.

3. Register for the course

You must register for all of the courses you want to take during the semester. You do this in the Student Portal by clicking on the link “My Studies”, and then “Register on course”. You can register no earlier than two working days before the beginning of the course. It is important that you register for each course.

Course information
The course concerns itself with contemporary sociological perspectives on risk, especially in relation to organizational arrangements and risk communication.

Student information
You will find information about our campuses, registration, accommodation, checklist for new students and routines for examination and more on our webpage www.miun.se/antagen (Swedish) or www.miun.se/admitted (English).

If you do not want to attend this course you have been admitted to,
please visit the link below for information about how to decline our offer
antagning.se / universityadmissons.se

If you are a student from a partner university, please contact internationaloffice@miun.se.

The Library
In order to borrow at Mid Sweden University you need a library account. You get a library account when you activate your student portal login, register to a course and approve of the library lending rules. It takes about an hour after your activation before the library account is made. Use your student portal login to borrow and reserve books and to access the services of the library from home. You will find further information here: http://biblioteket.miun.se.

Contact us
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail contact@miun.se or phone, +46 (0)10-142 80 00 Monday through friday, 08.00-16.00.

We look forward to meeting you in January!

Best regards
Mid Sweden University

Mikael Linnell and Sophie Kolmodin
Lecturers