A close look at the principles governing the management of Norway’s oil fund shows that it may run out in two generations or less.
Students
4770
Employees
311
Research groups
23
Bachelor's programmes
9
Master's programmes
8
PhD programme
1
The faculty offers study programmes within social work, social policy and child welfare, business and public management, journalism and media studies, and archivistics, library and information science. The education we give is research-based. Our faculty members conduct research with direct relevance to society and working life.
Organisation
Study programmes
Bachelor's programmes
Our bachelor's programmes are in Norwegian, but we offer several courses in English for exchange students.
- Administration and Leadership on the Public Sector
- Archival Science
- Business Administration and Economics
- Child Care and Welfare
- Journalism
- Library and Information Science
- Media and Communication
- Photojournalism
- Social Work
Master's programmes
Most of our master's programmes are in Norwegian, but we offer courses in English for exchange students.
- Applied Social Sciences
- Study Option Child Care
- Study Option Family Therapy
- Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy (English)
- Study Option Social Work
- Business Administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Journalism
- Library and Information Science
- Public Administration and Management
- Public Management
PhD programme
Faculty management
Dean and Vice-Deans
Heads of Departments
Administration
Management Advisory Services
Section for Academic Affairs and Internationalisation
Section for Research and Development
Section for Finance
Section for Human Resources
Faculty board
Visiting address
The Faculty of Social Sciences is located in Pilestredet 35, Pilestredet 48 and Stenbergsgata 26 in the centre of Oslo.
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