Research at The Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities offers research expertise within several fields, providing a solid basis for teaching. The faculty consists of five departments that cover more than twenty disciplines.

  • Department of Foreign Languages
  • Department of Philosophy             
  • The Grieg Academy (Department of Music)
  • Department of Archaeology, History, Culture studies and Religion
  • Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic studies

Four research centres are also associated with the Faculty:

  • Centre for Women’s and Gender Research
  • Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
  • The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (GAMUT)

Furthermore, there are several major research projects bridging the disciplines and combining expertise from various backgrounds in specific areas of interest.