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Faculty of Social Sciences

Want to study social sciences?

There are seven departments at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Bergen. We offer various courses and master's programmes taught in English.

New international student? See our semester start pages for practical information.

OCEAN CONFERENCE 2017

UiB making its mark at UN Ocean Conference

Between 5 and 9 June, the University of Bergen participated at the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York. Among the university's activities at the conference were the presentation of voluntary commitments with partner institutions in South Africa and the Pacific.

EDUCATION | ANTHROPOLOGY

The Global Anthropology of Climate Change

Climate change is said to be the greatest global challenge of our time, but it is also a contested topic. How do we talk about these issues - from everyday life to the meetings of policy makers - and what are the consequences? Join the course SANT285 if you want to engage in discussions about...

NEWS | EU-FUNDING

Does digitalisation enhance collaboration?

The international research project TROPICO has received support from the EU's programme for research and innovation, Horizon 2020. The project is coordinated by the University of Bergen.

NEWS | MIGRATION

A renewed focus on migration

Professor Hakan G. Sicakkan wants to strengthen research on migration and transnationality in Bergen as part of the University of Bergen's focus on global challenges, which is one of three focus areas in the university's strategy for 2016-2022.

Book-prize winner

Political scientist scores publication award

Professor Michaël Tatham honoured by the Faculty of Social Sciences for his volume on European regions, which was published by Oxford University Press.

Departments at the Faculty of Social Sciences

 

Important research fields
Development research
Democracy and constitutional government
Information, communication and culture
Welfare, working life and migration
Climate change and social consequences and initiatives
Norwegian Citizen Panel
Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE)