The Faculty of Law offers various courses as a supplement for graduates or as an interdisciplinary specialisation.

Pre-requirements

Most of the courses have a pre-requirement of three years of higher education. A few courses require three years of law studies. You will find information about the pre-requirements in each course description.

An overview of the elective courses offered by the Faculty of Law is available in the Programme description for the Integrated Master's Programme in Law.

How to apply

Applicants resident in Norway/applicants with a Norwegian ID number

Applications can be admitted from 1 July to  1 August  for the fall semester, and from 1 December to 2 January for the spring semester, in Søknadsweb.
For the fall 2013 semester: Choose "New application", then "The Faculty of Law - Admission to electives courses autumn 2013. Application deadline 01-aug-2013".

Applicants not resident in Norway/applicants without a Norwegian ID number

A written application listing the courses you wish to apply for may be submitted by e-mail to post@jurfa.uib.no In addition to the list of courses, the application must contain name, address, birth date and information about your educational background.

Official documentation of previous education must be forwarded within the application deadline to the address specified underneath.

Documentation

Students or graduates from other universities than The University of Bergen have to document a minimum of three years of higher education. Such documentation must be submitted within 1. August / 2. January to the following adress: Universitetet i Bergen, Det juridiske fakultet, Pb. 7806, 5020 Bergen. The papers must be a certified copy of original documents such as diploma or transcript of records.

It is not necessary to submit documentation of degrees or exams from The University of Bergen.

Deadline for applications

The application deadline is August 1 for the autumn semester and January 2 for the spring semester.