UiT The Arctic University of Norway UiT Norges arktiske universitet (UiT)
IAU-019891
Norway
General Information
Campuses in Alta, Hammerfest, Harstad, Kirkenes, and Narvik.
Public
Founded 1968, officially opened by King Olav V 1972. A State institution enjoying considerable autonomy in both academic and financial matters. Financed primarily by the government. Merged with Tromso University College 2009. Formerly known as University of Tromsø until merger with the University College of Finmark 2013, then merged with Narvik University College (Høgskolen i Narvik) and Harstad University College (Høgskolen i Harstad) in 2016
August to June (August-December; January-June)
Secondary school certificate (examen artium) or recognized equivalent
Norwegian;English
Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet); Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen – NOKUT)
co-ed
Officers
Head : Karl Erik Arnesen
Job title:Director
Senior Administrative Officer : Adrian Johansen
Job title:Management and Administration at UiT in Harstad
Divisions
Centre : Peace Studies (CPS)
Fields of study:International Studies
Centre : Sami Studies
Fields of study:Nordic Studies
Centre : Women's and Gender Research
Fields of study:Gender Studies
Faculty : Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics
Fields of study:Aquaculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Business and Commerce, Economics, Fishery, Industrial and Production Economics, Leadership, Marine Biology
Faculty : Engineering Science and Technology
Fields of study:Building Technologies, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Safety Engineering
Faculty : Fine Arts
Fields of study:Dance, Fine Arts, Music, Theatre, Writing
Faculty : Health Sciences
Fields of study:Biomedicine, Community Health, Dentistry, Ergotherapy, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology
Faculty : Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
Fields of study:Anthropology, Archaeology, Archiving, Art History, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Education, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, History, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Nordic Studies, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, Teacher Training
Faculty : Law
Fields of study:Law
Faculty : Science and Technology
Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Civil Security, Engineering, Geology, Information Technology, Mathematics and Computer Science, Physics, Statistics
Faculty : Sports, Tourism and Social Work
Fields of study:Social Work, Sports, Tourism
Institute : Barents
Fields of study:Marine Science and Oceanography
Degrees
Bachelor
Fields of study:Aquaculture, Archaeology, Art History, Biology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, Fishery, Geology, Health Administration, History, Information Management, Literature, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Social Policy, Sociology, Statistics, Transport Economics
Master
Fields of study:Acting, Adult Education, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Art History, Biology, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Coastal Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, Educational Research, Fishery, Geology, Health Sciences, History, Indigenous Studies, Information Management, Literature, Marketing, Mathematics, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Modern Languages, Natural Resources, Nordic Studies, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Health, Religious Studies, Secondary Education, Social Policy, Sociology, Special Education, Statistics, Visual Arts
Doktorgrad
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Law, Medicine, Social Sciences
Also Technological Programmes in Industrial Mathematics, Computer Science, Molecular Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering, Space Geophysics; Professional Degree Studies in Medicine, Psychology (6 yrs), Odonthology, Pharmacy, Law (5 yrs); One-year Studies in Library Studies, Foundation Course in Medicine; Postgraduate Certificate in Education (1 yr)
Student & Staff Numbers
Statistics Year:2014-2015
Full Time Total:2908
Statistics Year:2014-2015
Total:11759
Updated on 29-09-2020