Resources and Human Adaptations/ Social Sciences | |
 | University of BergenThe University of Bergen is a young, modern university. Most of its premises are concentrated in the heart of the city of Bergen. There are about 14,500 students enrolled, and 3,200 faculty and staff |
| Course URL | http://link.uib.no/?3KYlY |
| City | Bergen, Norway |
| Programme duration | 2 years |
| Programme description | The purpose of the Master's Programme in Resources and Human Adaptations is to introduce you as a student to contemporary scientific discourses on human-nature relations and provide you with analytical skills and critical thinking. The topics are related to issues of relevance for the study of livelihood and environmental problems in mountain areas and other marginal areas of the Third World. ; The programme covers two academic years (four semesters), and starts in the autumn. In the first semester, you are required to complete a writing workshop and a project proposal. In addition you complete a course which consists of lectures in theory of science and a research design for geographers, and finally, the subject Ecology, People and Institutions in Development. In the second semester you will complete the courses Methods in Social Sciences, Term paper and Myths and Narratives in Development and Environment. In the third and fourth semester you concentrate on the practical/theoretical master's thesis in geography. |
| Application deadline | Self-financing applicants: Application deadline for applicants from a non-visa country (do not need a visa to enter Norway) is 1 April for the autumn semester/1 October for the spring semester. Applicants from a visa-country (need a visa to enter Norway) have to apply before 1 December for the following academic year.; Applicants for the Quota Sheme: 1 December for the following academic year. |
| Application procedures | For application forms and further information, please see: http://prospective.. |
| Nokut certification | no |
| Formal prerequisites | A first degree (bachelor's degree) of three or four years' duration from an approved institution of higher education, as well as proficiency in the English language. You must have a bachelor's or a master's degree with good grading in geography. |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Degree level | Master |
| Credits | 120 |
| Language of teaching | English |
