Admission to Master's Degree Programmes at the Faculty of Psychology
As an international student, you may apply for admission to a full master's degree programme at the Faculty of Psychology, either as a self-financing student or as a student financed through the Quota Scheme. You may also apply if you have a valid residence permit in Norway.
To studenter Foto: Paul-Erik Rosenbaum
Master's Programmes
The faculty offers two master's degree programmes for international students (admission every second year); Master's programme in Gender and Developement and Master's programme in Health Promotion.
The University of Bergen does not offer any master's programmes in the field of psychology taught in English.
| Programme | Start |
| Master of Philosophy in Gender and Development | Autumn 2011, 2013, ect. |
| Master of Philosophy in Health Promotion | Autumn 2012, 2014, ect. |
Application Process
The application process to a Master's Programme at UiB depends on which of the following student categories you belong to.
- Self-financing Master's Degree Students
- Admission to The Quota Scheme
- Applicants residing in Norway - See How to apply here on this webpage
Deadline
The application deadline for applicants residing in Norway is 15 April.
The application deadline for quota students or Self-financing students reciding abroad is 1 December.
How to apply
Applicants residing i Norway
Applicants with a valid residence permit in Norway must apply for admission to Master's degree programmes directly to the Faculty of Psychology following the procedures described below.
- You must apply electronically using SøknadsWeb. You need a Norwegian ID-number to apply via SøknadsWeb. If you do not have a Norwegian ID-number, you may contact the Centre for Information and Student Services for further information.
- You will receive a cover sheet to the address you have registered in Søknadsweb. This cover sheet is meant to include all necessary documents needed to consider your application, such as
- Certified copy of a bachelor degree diploma (or similar degree).
- Certified copies of all exam transcripts.
- Exam registrations for the current semester, if you are completing a degree/improving your grades to meet the admission requirements. - If you are applying for admission based on an education taken abroad you must also attach the following documents:
- Course descriptions (including curriculum/reading list) in English, Norwegian or another Scandinavian language, which verify the content of the degree.
- Description of the credit system (i.e. how many credits are considered to be a full course load) and the grading scale used by the respective foreign university. - If you have all your education from a foreign university it is required that you document your English language proficiency.
Last updated 14.2.2012