Department of Health Sciences

The Department of Health Sciences is part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and has the following programs, Occupational Therapy, Health Guidance, Radiography, Nursing, Physical Therapy and the Specialist Nursing programmes (with several specialisations).

The department’s activities are based on the Luleå campus. Several of the programmes and most of the single subject courses are offered in the form of distance education. The research subjects Occupational therapy, Nursing and Physical Therapy are also the department’s responsibility. Post-graduate studies are offered in Health Sciences.

We are about 107 employees, including 23 PhD, six professors and seven assistant professors.

In the media: Occupational Therapy program at TV4

On May 16, lifted Tv4 Norrbotten populatiteten at LTU's occupational programs. Distance education has the most applicants in the country.

Teacher exchange with India

For four years a teacher exchange lasted between Amity University in India and teachers on physical therapy program at the Department of Health Sciences. Now backed by a five-year cooperation Memory of Understanding, MoU.

The only Swedish among world-renowned scientists

Siv Söderberg is the only Swedish researchers in nursing who has written a chapter in the new method book Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research. Together with the leading researchers in the world she contributes with a chapter in the book to be used for educational purposes worldwide.

Rolf nominated for Teacher of the Year

The Student Union nominates every year a few teachers. This year was Health Sciences´ teacher Rolf Lantto one of four appointed.
- It feels great, especially since it is the students who nominated me.

Seeing the glass as half full

For those who are tired of focusing on the problem in order to solve problems in school the course Appreciative approach: Education, Ethics and Health at Luleå University of Technology may be an alternative.