Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy

The department in numbers

Students (2022)

1410

Employees

90

Bachelor's programmes

2

Master's programmes

2

We offer a master's programme and a range of continuing education courses within social work. The department is engaged in both national and international collaborative research projects, and also offers a PhD programme in social work and social policy.

Master's programme in English

Nordic Social Policy and Global Sustainable Development

PhD programme

Social Sciences

Academic units

Publications

Publications by the Department of social work, child welfare and social Policyin Cristin database (cristin.no)

Department management

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People standing in line on a sidewalk in a Norwegian city. Many carry empty shopping bags.

Slipping through the safety net

Norway and many other European countries have robust social safety nets. Yet they continue to fail their poorest citizens.

Health and social work

Norway’s Child Welfare Services under scrutiny

The Child Welfare Services has faced intense criticism over the past decade. While the agency has made mistakes, it continues to improve in its mission to protect children and support parents.

Health and social work

Using AI to improve investigative interviews with children

Researchers and experts in the field of interviewing children are using artificial intelligence to develop new training methods for the police and the Child Welfare Services.

A small robot sits on a desk in class in a primary school.

Health and social work

This robot can help children with health challenges out of isolation

Even when the pandemic has been brought under control, many children will be unable to attend school for various reasons. Can robots help improve their school experience?

En eldre mann sitter ved et spisebord og ser inn i en dataskjerm.

Health and social work

Why is it so challenging to distribute COVID-19 information to the elderly in Norway?

People consume information in different ways. Catering to the needs and habits of the majority when conveying information can amount to discrimination against other groups—including the elderly.