The Faculty of Social Sciences & History offers professional qualifications, continuing education, and single courses within social sciences, social work, history, public administration and planning, and religion and church studies. The Faculty is divided in four  institutes, the Insitute for Social Work, the institute of History, the Insitute for Public Administration and Planning, and the Insitute for Religion and Christianity Studies.

Bachelor's programs offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences & History  (180 ECTS credits):

• Social Work (This programme qualifies for social work in general; with individual and groups and to administer social programs).
• Child Care (This programme qualifies for social and educational work with children, adolescents and their families who have social or personal difficulties, or are at risk of developing such difficulties).
• Public Administration and Planning

Master's programs offered at the Faculty of Social Sciences & History   (120 ECTS credits):

• Planning and administration
• Health and social sciences – coping and empowerment

In addition to these academic programs, many popular continuing education and long-distance courses are offered through the faculty; including modules in Crime Prevention, Management and Personnel Development, Problems of Drug and Substance Abuse, Pedagogy in the Public Health Sector, and Management in the Public Health Sector.

Appr. 40 academic and administrative staff members are connected to the faculty. The academic staff are specialized in a number of disciplines and takes part in a number of research and development projects.

For more information, please contact the  international coordinator Ingun Klepp, ik@hivolda.no, phone +47 - 7007 5196.