"The Faculty of Social Science as a generator of description and analyses of a changing dynamic society"
The faculty was established in 1963 and has now around 6000 students and an academic staff around 300.
The Faculty of Social Science present its research and teaching within the areas of psychology, social anthropology, human geography, sociology, political science and economics. The faculty also organize topic-oriented research as the ARENA - Centre for European Studies'programme and the TIK-sentre (Technology, Innovation and Culture). The research at the faculty is oriented towards basic subjects at the core of its disciplines. Many of the faculty`s programmes have a high international profile.
Central topics within economic research at the faculty are environment- and resourse-economy, labourmarked and issues concerning unemployment, welfare and the share of common goods. Research at the Department of Political Science work with issues concerning local politics and administration, political behaviour and comparative politics. The sociologist at the faculty among other things focus on organization of work in society and industrial development, welfare and standard of life, gender and family. Researchers at the Department of Psychology have made outstanding contributions in the study of clinical psychology, developmental psychology and cognitional psychology. One of the most central areas of development at the Department of Social Anthropology is the use of traditionally anthropological research methods on untraditional topics, as for example nationalism.
The faculty is honoured by having two Nobel Prize winners, Ragnar Frisch and Trygve Haavelmo, both worked at The Department of Economics.
The faculty offers studies at all levels including several different bachelor- and master programmes. The faculty also offer education in the profession of economy and psychology.
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