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The Faculty of Humanities at Volda University College is one of four faculties established after the merger of the Volda Teachers College and the Volda District College in 1994. This faculty offers study programmes within the disciplines of languages, literature, and history. The main areas of research and education is German Language; English Language and Literature; History; and Norwegian/Nordic Studies.
The courses offered through the Faculty of Humanities are popular and beneficial classes that may be taken as a part of a Bachelor's Degree in teacher education, or as continuing education for teachers. The common denominator for the various fields within the faculty are themes such as linguistics, literature science, regional history, social studies, teaching secondary languages, and the link between language- and literature- history. The academic staff of this faculty also takes part in courses offered through the Faculty of Education (such as English and Norwegian courses for teachers, and pedagogy of subjects within humanities).
The Faculty of Humanities offers the following Bachelor's Programmes:
- History, culture and society
- Literature and culture
- Language, communication and the media
About the Faculty:
The Faculty of Humanities has close ties to the Ivar Aasen Institute, and collaborates with this institute in offering the interdisciplinary Master's Programme in cultural studies.
The Faculty of Humanities include 35 academic and administrative staff. All staff offices for the faculty are located in the Berte Kanutte building. The courses offered through the faculty are organized within four
institutes: English Institute, History Insitute, Nordic Insitute, and German Insitute.
For more information contact the Dean Kjell-Arild Madssen kam@hivolda.no phone +47 7007 5328 or International coordinator, Howard Medland, howardm@hivolda.no phone +47 7007 5038.
For international students the Faculty of Humanities offers several courses in English. Please contact the international office if you have questions regarding the possibility for taking courses through the Faculty of Humanities.
   
Studies within Humanities may include Norwegian as a Second Language, Media Studies, History, German and English.
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