Study Options

Department of Academic Affairs

On this page you will find various study options available. First you will find the options not requiring Norwegian.

See our possibilities! Foto: Håkon Sparre

Bachelor's degree programmes in English
- Development Studies

Master programmes in English
• Agroecology
• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Aquaculture
• Computational Biology
• Development and Natural Resource Economics
• Development Studies
• Ecology
- Specialisation General Ecology
- Specialisation Tropical Ecology and Management of Natural Resources
• Feed Manufacturing Technology
• International Environmental Studies
• Plant Science
• Radioecology

Non-degree and exchange students can choose from 650 courses of which more than 30% are given in English. Please see the course catalogue.

Some courses are part of a semester package for a meaning-full exchange in a specific field or as a suggested course selection for an exchange period. See more on semester package.

Non-degree and exchange students can also choose from courses arranged as part of UMB’s Summer University. The Summer University includes a selection of courses for which the applicant can be admitted for one course. Summer University generally runs from 4 June to June 29. The cost is approx. EUR 1.150 and includes introduction, accommodation, evening meals, course material, field trip,and logistical support. Tuition is covered by the Norwegian government. See more on UMB’s Summer University.

Programmes in Norwegian
- Animal Science
- Aquaculture
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Ecology and Management of Natural Resources
- Economics and Resource Management
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Food Science
- Forest, Environment and Industry
- Geomatics
- Landscape Construction and Management
- Natural Science
- Plant Science

Master's degree programmes - 5 years.
- Applied Informatics and Environmental Modeling
- Chemistry and Biotechnology
- Environmental Physics and Renewable Energy
- Geomatics
- Industrial Economics & Technology Management
- Landscape Architecture
- Machinery- Process- and Product development
- Property and Land Law
- Spatial Planning
- Structural Design and Architecture
- Teacher Education in Natural Sciences
- Water and Enviromental Technology


Master's degree programmes - 2 years.
- Animal Science
- Domestic Animal Biology
- Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- Bioinformatics and Applied Statistics
- Biotechnology
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Economics and Resource Management
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Food Science
- Forest Sciences
- Forest Business
- Management of Natural Resources
- Microbiology
- Nature-based Development and Innovation
- Physics
- Plant Science

Other programmes
- One-year Teacher Education programme - part time
- One-year Teacher Education programme - full time
- Science

Updated: 10.09.07
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