Student guidance and advising at the Faculty of Social Sciences
It is our ambition to provide the best possible information and counselling service for our students. Our student counsellors are available for our students at the Student Information Centre.
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What can we help you with?
At an appointment with our student advisors you can get help with:
- General information about our many programs
- Help to plan your studies within social sciences at UiB
- Information about exchange opportunities for your program utvekslingsmuligheter på ditt studieprogram (page in Norwegian)
- Information about the approval of external studies in Norway and the rest of the world
- Information about laws and rules of regulation at the University
- Answers to other questions you wish to discuss with your program’s student advisor
What questions can we not answer?
- Questions about admissions to programs at other universities in Norway or in the rest of the world. Please contact the university directly where you wish to apply
- Questions regarding a specific course you are taking. Please contact the lecturer directly
- Student loan questions. Please contact Lånekassen directly here: Lånekassen.
- Questions about career possibilities. Contact Sammen karriere. Check the faculty’s website about career possibilities for social scientists here: Career opportunities | University of Bergen
- Coping with student life, illness, and psychosocial challenges that make it more difficult to complete your studies. Contact Sammen Psykisk Helse — Bergen (page in Norwegian)
Student advising for bachelor’s, one-year, and professional degree students
Each program has its own student advisor. Book an appointment with a student advisor directly through our booking calendar here: Bookingkalender. Adisors can only answer questions related to their specific academic program(s). Advising sessions take place the Faculty of Social Sciences building across from the information center (Fosswinckelsgate 6).
Below is an overview of the advising schedules for each academic program:
| Academic program | Time |
Economics | Mondays 09:30 – 12:00 |
Information Science | Mondays 12:30 – 15:30 |
Geography | Tuesdays 09:30 – 12:00 |
Exchange advising for the following programmes: | Tuesdays 12:30 – 15:00 |
Social Anthropology | Wednesdays 09:30 – 12:30 |
Comparative Politics and European Studies | Wednesdays 12:30 – 15:00 |
Public Administration | Thursdays 09:00 – 11:00 |
Sociology | Thursdays 11:00 – 13:00 |
Media and Communication | Fridays 09:30 – 12:00 |
Information Technology and Economics | Fridays 13:00 – 15:00 |
Student advising for master’s students
To book an appointment, please contact the student advisor for your program:
- Social anthropology: studieveileder.sosantr@uib.no
- Geography, Physical Geography, Geographies of Sustainable Development: studieveileder.geog@uib.no
- Information Science, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence: studieveileder.ifi@uib.no
- Media and communication: studieveileder.media@uib.no
- Comparative Politics:studieveileder.isp@uib.no
- Public Administration and Politics and Governance of Global Challenges: studieveileder.gov@uib.no
- Sociology: studieveileder.sos@uib.no
- System dynamics: advice.systdyn@uib.no
- Joint European Master's Program in System Dynamics: advice.systdyn@uib.no
Student advising for Journalism, TV Production, and Media and Interactive design
Book an appointment directly in our booking calendar here: Bookingkalender.
Advising sessions take place at Media City Bergen, Lars Hilles gate 30
Student advisors
Geografi | All levels | Grethe Meling |
Information Technology and Economics ITØK | All levels | Caroline Kaasa |
Journalism | All levels | Therese Eide |
| Media and Communication | All levels | Susann Viktoria Falla |
| Comparative Politics European Studies | Bachelor One-year | Kristen Steiner |
| Comparative Politics | Master | Thea Tufte |
Public Administration | Bachelor One-year | Vilde Dybwik |
Public Administration | Master | Thea Tufte |
Social Anthropology | Bachelor One-year | Sigrid Marie L. Tellez |
Social Anthropology | Master | Hilde Ellefsen |
Sociology | All levels | Tuva E. Slyngstad |
| Economics | All levels | Medhusja S. Nalliah |
| Teacher education program in social studies | All levels | Marthe Kalleklev |
| Master's Programme in System Dynamics | Master | Anne-Katrin Thomassen |
| Systemdynamikk Joint European | Master | Anne-Katrin Thomassen |
| Exchange advising for the following programmes: Public Administration Comparative Politics European Studies Sociology | All levels | Marthe Kalleklev |