Years 1-3
This line of study has an in-depth requirement of 90 ECTS in years 1-3 and consists of the following components:
- 60 ECTS STV-1000 obligatory courses
- 30 ECTS STV-2000 courses (limited choice)
It is recommended that students take STV-1000 Political analysis (10 ECTS) (Autumn) as part of their first semester studies. 60 ECTS are obligatory in this line of study:
STV-1001 Political theory: Democracy in politics in the light of the history of ideas (10 ECTS) (Spring)
STV-1002 Public policy and administration: Institutions and processes in Norwegian politics (10 ECTS) (Spring)
STV-1003 Comparative European politics (10 ECTS) (Spring)
STV-1004 Organisation theory: Analysis of modern organisations (10 ECTS) (Autumn)
STV-1005 International politics (10 ECTS) (Autumn)
SVF-1050 Social-scientific methodology (10 ECTS) (Autumn)
Students may choose two courses of the following STV-2000 courses:
STV-2001 Political theory: Democratic forms of decision-making (10 ECTS) (Autumn)
STV-2002 Comparative institution knowledge: Economic policy and administration (10 ECTS) (Autumn)
STV-2004 Organisation theory: Change and management (10 ECTS) (Spring)
STV-2005 Global governance (10 ECTS) (Spring)
The final 10 ECTS course is chosen either between the above-mentioned STV-2000 courses, other STV-courses at 2000-level or other topical courses approved on application by the student.
Years 4-5
In addition to the practical-educational training, which accounts for 60 ECTS, students must take 30 ECTS of STV-3000 courses and write a master’s thesis of 40 ECTS.
60 ECTS group
Instead of a 60 ECTS group in political science, a group of courses of 60 ECTS in social science offered, combining political science (20 ECTS), social anthropology (20 ECTS) and sociology (20 ECTS). Students who choose social anthropology cannot choose the social science course groups as subject number two.
The courses in political science are STV-1002 Public policy and administration: Institutions and processes in Norwegian politics (10 ECTS) (Spring) and STV-1005 International politics (10 ECTS) (Autumn). 20 ECTS in social anthropology and sociology can be combined in two ways:
i) Students who choose the 20 ECTS course SOA-1001 Understanding culture. An introduction to social anthropology in the spring semester, take SOS-1002, Classics of sociology (10 ECTS) and SOS-1003 Medicine in society (10 ECTS) in the autumn semester in addition to STV-1005.
ii) Students who choose the 20 ECTS course SOS-1001 The individual and society in the spring semester take SOA-1003 Communication and meaning (10 ECTS) and SOA-1004 Organisation of community and differences (10 ECTS) in addition to STV-1005.
|
Semester |
10 ECTS |
10 ECTS |
10 ECTS |
|
1 (A) |
Alt. A |
FIL-0700 Examen philosophicum |
PFF-1001 Examen paedagogicum |
EXF-0723 Examen facultatum for the Faculty of Humanities |
|
Alt. B |
PFF-1001 Examen paedagogicum |
STV-1000 Political analysis |
|
2 (S) |
STV-1001 Political theory: Democracy in politics in the light of the history of ideas |
STV-1002 Public policy and administration: Institutions and processes in Norwegian politics |
STV-1003 Comparative European politics |
|
3 (A) |
STV-1004 Organisation theory: Analysis of modern organisations |
STV-1005 International politics |
SVF-1050 Social-scientific methodology |
|
4 (S) |
Subject 2 |
Subject 2 |
Subject 2 |
|
5 (A) |
Subject 2 |
Subject 2 |
Subject 2 |
|
6 (S) |
STV-2000 course (limited choice) |
STV-2000 course (limited choice) |
STV-2000 course (limited choice) |
|
7 (A) |
PPU with practical training |
|
8 (S) |
PPU |
STV-3000 course |
STV-3000 course |
|
9 (A) |
PPU |
STV-3000 course |
STV-3905 Master's thesis |
|
10 (S) |
PPU |
STV-3905 Master's thesis |
