The programme was approved at the OsloMet university board meeting 17 June 2021.
Students
4260
Employees
273
Research groups
17
Bachelor's programmes
9
Master's programmes
6
PhD programmes
2
The faculty offers study programmes within social work, social policy and child welfare, business and public management, journalism and media studies, and archivistics, library and information science. The education we give is research-based. Our faculty members conduct research with direct relevance to society and working life.
Departments and centres
- Department of Archivistics, Library and Information Science
- Research Centre for Digitalisation of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC)
- Department of Journalism and Media Studies
- Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy
- Oslo Business School
- School of Management
- Centre for Work Inclusion (KAI)
- Diversity Studies Centre Oslo (DISCO)
Study programmes
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Bachelor's programmes
Our bachelor's programmes are in Norwegian, but we offer several courses in English for exchange students.
- Administration and Leadership on the Public Sector
- Archival Science
- Business Administration and Economics
- Child Care and Welfare
- Journalism
- Library and Information Science
- Media and Communication
- Photojournalism
- Social Work
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Master's programmes
Most of our master's programmes are in Norwegian, but we offer courses in English for exchange students.
- Applied Social Sciences
- Study Option Child Care
- Study Option Family Therapy
- Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy (English)
- Study Option Social Work
- Business Administration
- Journalism
- Library and Information Science
- Public Administration and Management
- Public Management
- Applied Social Sciences
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PhD programmes
Faculty management
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Administration
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Faculty board
News
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Contact the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences is located in Pilestredet 35, Pilestredet 48 and Stenbergsgata 26 in the centre of Oslo.
