The five main universities in Bergen, Oslo, Trondheim, Tromsø and Stavanger all offer a wide selection of courses within most fields, while certain minor fields have been left to the specialised universities, including veterinary studies and sports. Many educations are left to the regional colleges.
Architecture Architecture is only offered at two public institutions, NTNU in Trondheim and the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. In addition the private college
Bergen School of Architecture offers architect education. NTNU accepts students based on grades while the Oslo School accepts students based on a portfolio.
Landscape architecture and
area planning is offered at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences at Ås.
Business administration Most business administrators are educated at the regional colleges throughout the country, with Bachelor programs offered in Alta, Tromsø, Narvik, Bodø, Steinkjer, Trondheim, Molde, Ålesund, Sogndal, Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Kongsberg, Oslo, Ås, Halden, Lillehammer, Gjøvik and Hamar. In addition NHH in Bergen is the specialised college offering the highest level of education within the field. Business administration is also offered at some private colleges, most notably the
BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. Eight institutions offer a
Master of Science in Business Administration, also granting the right to use the protected title
siviløkonom. These are
Bodø Graduate School of Business,
Trondheim Business School, Molde University College, the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, the University of Stavanger, the University of Agder, BI Norwegian Business School and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Until the 1980s this level of education was only offered at NHH.
Engineering In general, three-year bachelor's degrees in engineering are offered throughout the country at the regional colleges, most dominantly within the fields of construction, chemistry, electronics and informatics, though many others also exist. Five-year
Master of Technology degrees are offered as well, primarily at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim and the University of Stavanger (UiS), though also at some other institutions to a lesser degree. Candidates with three years of education can apply to attend the last two years at NTNU or UiS to complete a Master's study. All Master engineers can use the
protected title sivilingeniør. NTNU offers 14 different programs in engineering, whereas UiS only offers 8 different studies in engineering.
Law The traditional five year long integrated Master of Laws (LLM) education is offered at the universities of Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. Upon graduation one is given the title "Master i Rettsvitenskap" (Master of Laws, LLM). As of 2023, the
University of Agder offers a two - year postgraduate master's degree in law, resulting in the same title In order to become a practicing lawyer, one has to work as a lawyer's apprentice (advokatfullmektig) for at least two years and have had five cases before a judge.
Medicine Medicine is offered at the four of the five major universities in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Tromsø, who have close cooperation with the university hospitals in the cities. Medical education takes six years and still grants the old
cand.med. degree. After school candidates are required 1.5 years of practice before being granted certification. After six additional years of work experience they are awarded specialist certification.
Psychology In contrast to other countries, Norway requires a six year long
professional degree in order to earn the title of psychologist. Whereas in other countries one can become a psychologist by way of first obtaining a bachelor's degree and then (depending on the nations system) either pursue a master's degree in the field or go straight to a
PsyD degree, Norwegian psychologists are required to have obtained a
cand.psychol degree in order to be licensed as a psychologist. The six - year professional degree (cand.psychol) is as of 2024 only offered at the four traditional universities of Norway; The
University of Oslo,
NTNU,
University of Bergen and The
University of Tromsø. Although attempts have been made to offer this degree at other universities, none have succeeded in doing so as of 2024. In 2023, The
University of Agder's request to do so was denied by
NOKUT (The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education). It is also possible to pursue a bachelor's, master's and
Ph.D degree in the field outside of the cand.psychol track. Although, as stated this will not result in the title nor the right to practice as a psychologist in the country. However, that does not mean that the traditional cand.psychol degree offered at Norwegian universities is the only way to gain said title. Norwegian students can apply to bachelor's degrees in psychology that offer the same courses as universities abroad and thus enable one to apply to a two - year long master's programme in countries that accept this track. Usually Norwegian students in such instances apply to Danish universities. As the master's programme for clinical psychology in the country is closely aligned with the cand.psychol track. Thus, upon graduation from the master's programme the students can apply for accreditation from
NOKUT (The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education) and if they meet the requirements, become licensed psychologists in Norway.
Educational Sciences (Pedagogy) There are two ways to become a qualified teacher in Norway. For primary and lower secondary levels a four-year general teacher education is offered at most regional colleges in the country. This education qualifies the teachers to teach all subjects offered in the lower levels of education in Norway, though it allows students to specialize in subjects. Preschool teaching is offered at some of the regional colleges too. For upper secondary school taking a degree at a university within the appropriate subject is the preferred course of line. After taking a degree, either at Bachelor or Master level, a one-year course in
pedagogy is required before teacher certification is granted. To teach a particular subject at the upper secondary level, 60 credits in the appropriate field is required, making most teachers qualified to teach two or three subjects, though these are not absolute requirements.
Sciences Virtually all education within the sciences are offered at the five major universities, in Bergen, Oslo, Trondheim, Tromsø and Stavanger, though some regional colleges have one-years or perhaps Bachelor programs in certain fields.
Journalism Education in journalism is offered at most institutions in Norway. Ranging from year long programmes up to master's level == See also ==