At the Department of Government, we research and teach key topics in political science including state-society relations, politics and administration, governance, democratization, and public-private roles.
Our programs are ideal for those interested in society’s structure and issues like security, climate, welfare, and major reforms. Learn more about our international students' experiences here. Read about international students' experiences from our Master's programme here.
Study programmes at the Department of Government
One-year study in Politics and Governance
Bachelor's programme in Politics and Governance
Master's programme in Politics and Governance
Master's programme in Politics and Governance of Global Challenges (English)
Continuing and further education
In addition to our English Master's programme, we also offer courses taught in English at the Bachelor's level.
If you have any questions, contact the Student Information Centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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Knowledge and Politics: Reproduction – Research System – Health and Welfare
Name change
The department has recently changed its name, and we are currently working on updating our website. You may come across pages that show the department’s old name. Learn more about the recent name change here.
Join UiB Alumni
- The word alumni is Latin, and means "former student at a school".
- UiB Alumni is a venue for alumnis, professionals and students associated with the University of Bergen (UiB). The webpage provides information and news from the Department and the University.
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Open Positions
- PhD Research Fellow in medicinal chemistry
- PhD position in Chinese and/or Japanese within the research group Multilingualism on My Mind
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow position within Fish immunology
- PhD research fellow at the Department of Psychosocial Science
- Researcher 1109 within Geodynamic-surface process modelling of mountain building