Faculty of Business, Public Administration and Social Work
Brief outline of study programmes
Unless otherwise noted, language of instruction is Norwegian.
Bachelor Programmes (3-year programmes):
- Bachelor Programme in Economics and Business Administration
- Bachelor Programme in Public Management
- Bachelor Programme in Social Work
- Bachelor Programme in Welfare Studies
- Bachelor Programme in Child Care and Welfare
Master Programmes:
- Master Programme in Social Work (2-year programme)
- Master Programme in International Social Welfare and Health Policy (11/2-years)
Master Programmes under planning (2-year programmes):
- Master Programme in Business Administration and Economics
- Master Programme in Public Management
Economics and Business Administration
The programme provides practical knowledge, analytical training and competence in problem solving within a framework of social and ethical values. A main consideration is to help the students to understand how decisionmaking takes place at the micro level in private and public organisations. Furthermore, the programme aims at providing the candidates with sufficient insight to be able to assess the social consequences of their decisions, and to act within an accepted ethical and legal framework. In the third year the students may specialise in different fields: International Business, Economics, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Finance and Public Accountancy. The language of instruction is English in the International Business field.
Public Management
The programme is designed to train students for work within municipal and county administrations; however, the students also prepare for tasks within state agencies, industry and trade, and for work in different kinds of
organisations trough learning to formulate, structure and analyse economic, legal and administrative programmes.
Social Work Programme
Social work education qualifies students for work in various fields, with diverse groups of people. The social worker aims at helping individuals and their families, socially challenged groups, groups and organisations within the local community, public and private health and welfare organisations, to more fully cope with their problems. By attempting to shed light upon the factors that keep clients in difficult circumstances and the resources that can be mobilised for effective action, social workers, in cooperative dialogue with their clients, try to find alternative ways to tackle those difficulties.
Social Welfare
Social welfare qualifies students for work with social clients and for work within welfare administration. The programme provides thorough knowledge within social science, health science, law and economics. The students will get insight into the aims of welfare politics and into the welfare system and how it works to attend to the clients` needs. Focus is placed on collaboration between linking bodies in the welfare system, and on a holistic view on the remedial measures within the system.
Child Welfare Programme
The objective of the programme is to educate child welfare workers who, in a personal and moral manner, will carry out social work with children and youth. In Oslo, the curriculum profile and choice of subjects will reflect many of the social challenges facing a large city, such as ethnic identity, multiculturalism, modified family and living conditions, substance abuse, violence, and marginal youth cultures. The child welfare worker's competence is oriented towards children and youth, their family situation, and their local environment.
Master Programme in Social Work
Building upon the basic skills and insights of the Bachelor programme, the Master programme qualifies students for work within social research and social programme development, social work education, guidance, consultation, social planning and administration. The programme promotes the art and science of social work practice and aims at developing highly qualified practitioners.
Master Programme in International Social Welfare and Health Policy
The programme is designed to qualify students for position in social and health services, and organisations engaged in international health and social welfare. The curriculum focuses on comparative social welfare theories and concepts, in addition to elective courses for different specialisations. Language of instruction is English.