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What is program? What is Course?
The department of Political Science is engaged in research and teaching in all of the major fields of the discipline.
The department provides broad coverage of following sub-fields in political science:
- Political Theory
- Public Policy and Administration
- Organizations Theory
- Comparative Politics
- International Politics
- Research methodology
Academic Activities:
The department offers the following degree programs:
- Bachelor’s degree program in Political Science
- Master’s degree program in Political Science
- Master’s degree program in Organizations and Leadership
- Ph.D.program in Political Science
The department additionally offers many continuing education opportunities as well as contributes to multidisciplinary programs with other disciplines.
A substantial portion of the research at the department is rooted within the realities of the North, but also reaches out to other parts of the world. Areas of research concentration are:
- The North, natural resources and the environment
- Organization and Leadership
- Public management, including local policy in the North and Europe
- Political Development: democracy, minorities, and human rights
- Human security conceptions and applications to the Global South and North
What is program? What is Course?
A program is a predetermined course of study leading to a degree at either the Bachelor’s Master’s or Ph.D.level.
A program is defined as "a given number of courses which a student has the right to take in the event of acceptance". A course is "the smallest unit of study in which an exam can be taken and a grade obtained". At the University of Tromsø, all courses are generally 10 or 20 credits.
A program determines which courses are obligatory, as well as the appropriate order in which to take the courses. Many programs also provide suggestions pertaining to other possible courses of interest and relevance that can be suitable as elective or supporting courses.
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