Programme structure
In this programme you may choose courses to expand previous education, or you can start building a new education.
Student guidance
For information on the application process and the application requirements, contact the International Student Reception.
Norwegian courses for international students
As a part of the one-year program, students can choose to attend Norwegian courses for international students offered by the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies.
In addition, the department offers a Norwegian life and Society course to international students, which gives some insight into Norwegian way of life and Norwegian identity.
Course options for beginners:
- NORINT0110: This is a full level 1 course taught on campus with in-person attendance. Students who passes the exam can register for a level 2 course next semester.
Please find detailed information and deadlines regarding how to register for Norwegian Courses: Norwegian Courses for International Students - Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies. If you have prior knowledge in Norwegian, please take the placement test.
Courses in culture, languages and social sciences
We highly recommend the above mentioned Norwegian courses, please register for them yourself in your Studentweb.
You can also be registered to additional courses within Educational Sciences, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences. This needs to be done manually through student counsellor Monica Lund Haugom as soon as you have been accepted to the programme. You can make an appointment with Monica by sending an email to hf-studieinfo@hf.uio.no. Please write from your UiO-email, or write your student number or date of birth and your full name.
All students in the one-year-programme need to make make plans for the courses you would like to attend in the spring semester 2026, before we open for course registration on December 2nd, or as soon as you have been accepted to the programme. December 9th is the deadline for course application for students aldready accepted to the programme. The answer is published at the latest December 16th.
Deadlines Spring 2026: Course registration deadlines - University of Oslo
Before meeting up with the student counsellor, you can consider courses taught in English with a course code on a 1000-level, on some occasions 2000-level will be available to you. 3000-level is only available for students on a bachelor’s programme, and 4000-level is only available to master’s students.
Prerequisite knowledge
Courses may require prior knowledge. If you do not already qualify, you have to pass one or more courses before you can continue on another course. This may influence the order in which you can register for these courses. See the course page for information about prerequisite knowledge.