🎓 Courses for incoming exchange students at UiT

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If you're planning to join us as an exchange student, this page will help you explore the courses available to you.

We’ve made it easy for you to plan your studies:

  • Conflict-Free Course Packages: These are pre-designed combinations of courses that don’t overlap in the timetable. That means no scheduling conflicts and no need to switch courses after you're admitted.
  • Course Timetables: Timetable is published after your arrival to Norway. Information about how to access the Timetable and change courses will be sent to you after the admission process is finalized in August (for commencement in the autumn semester) or December (for commencement in the spring semester). Link to the Timetable: TP: Timetable
  • Exams & Grading: You’ll find all the practical info you need about when classes happen, how exams work, and how grades are given. 
  • Support for Students with Disabilities: UiT is committed to inclusive education. If you need accommodations, we’re here to help. Please see this website Studying with disability | UiT
Selecting your course modules is one of the most important steps in your exchange application. Your choices directly impact how quickly your application is processed. Students who skip or misunderstand this section often face delays — so please read carefully!

✅ Key guidelines for course selection

1. Choose courses related to your degree/subject field
  • Most of your courses should be within the same subject area as your current degree at your home university.
  • You may take courses from other departments if you meet the admission requirements.

⚠ Note: Some departments at UiT only accept students from their Erasmus+ partner institutions.

Important: Choosing courses across multiple departments or subject areas increases the risk of timetable clashes and delays in your application review.

2. Stick to One Campus
  • You cannot combine on-site courses from different UiT campuses (cities) in the same semester.

    Example: You can’t take one course in Tromsø and another in Narvik during the same term.

3. Check admission requirements
  • Every course has specific prerequisites. You must meet these to be admitted.

    ⚠ UiT is not responsible if you're rejected from a course due to unmet requirements.

4. Plan your credit load
  • A full semester = 30 ECTS credits.
  • You may take fewer credits if your home university approves it.
  • You cannot register for more than 60 ECTS per semester in your Course Application Form or Learning Agreement.

If your host department offers course packages, you must choose courses within those packages.

🛂 Visa requirement: If you need a visa to study in Norway (non-EU/EEA students), you must take at least 30 ECTS to qualify for a student visa.

5. Understand course levels
  • UiT course codes start with three letters (e.g., BIO for Biology, PSY for Psychology, JUR for Law), followed by four digits.
    • 1000 – 2000-level = Bachelor’s level.
    • 3000 – 4000-level = Master’s level (you must have completed a bachelor’s degree or 180 ECTS).

⚠ Important note for GEO courses:

If you are a student from a university that has a direct exchange agreement with the Department of Geosciences at UiT, you may be eligible to take master's level GEO courses (coded 3000–4000), even if you have not yet completed a bachelor's degree or earned 180 ECTS credits.

6. Special Note for Engineering Students (Campus Narvik)
  • Most courses in Narvik are at the master’s level, except for some in electrical engineering.
  • Courses follow a block-based structure:
    • Each semester is split into two terms (9 weeks each).
    • A typical 5 ECTS course is taught over two weeks.
  • Choose courses within the same subject area and course code to avoid timetable and exam conflicts.

🌍 Courses Taught in English

Explore the full list of course modules offered in English for incoming exchange students:
🔗 Courses in English

🇳🇮 Courses Taught in Norwegian

These courses are available only to students who have advanced proficiency in Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish:
🔗 Courses in Norwegian

Tip: After opening the course catalogue, make sure you’ve selected the correct semester (Autumn or Spring) and campus (Alta, Harstad, Narvik, or Tromsø) to see the relevant course offerings.

1 - Bachelor's Level Courses (undergraduate)

Arctic Norway

  1. SOA-1006 Arctic Norway - Aspects of Culture (10 ECTS)
  2. STV-1006 Arctic Norway - Aspects of Politics, Government and International Relations (10 ECTS)
  3. HIS-2002 The Sami Nation: from Assimilation to Diversity (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Social Sciences

  1. SOA-2010 Environmental Anthropology (10 ECTS)
  2. SOA-2012 Globalization: Resources, Power, and Values (10 ECTS)
  3. SOA-1006 Arctic Norway - Aspects of Culture (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

English Language

  1. ENG-1014 Introduction to English Language (10 ECTS)
  2. ENG-1120 Introduction to American Studies (10 ECTS)
  3. ENG-1122 Introduction to Literature (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

  1. ENG-2050 Second Language Acquisition (10 ECTS)
  2. ENG-2108 African American Literature (10 ECTS)

These two courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Nordic Languages

  1. NOR-1021 Moderne språkstruktur. Spesialemne for internasjonale studenter (10 ECTS)
  2. NOR-1121 Nordisk litteratur fra 1880 til andre verdenskrig. Spesialemne for internasjonale studenter (10 ECTS)
  3. NOR-1122 Nordisk litteratur fra 2. verdenskrig til i dag. Spesialemne for internasjonale studenter (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Please note: In all the NOR courses listed above, exchange students attend classes together with Norwegian students, and the language of instruction is Norwegian. Exchange students are exempt from the requirement to demonstrate proficiency in nynorsk, and their exams are assessed according to criteria adapted for international students.

Spanish

  1. SPA-1015 Innføring i spansk grammatikk (10 ECTS)
  2. SPA-1016 Spansk i dagliglivet (10 ECTS)
  3. SPA-1110 Innføring i spansk og latinamerikansk historie (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Please note: The courses are taught mainly in Spanish, with Norwegian used as a support language. If you wish to take courses in Spanish, please send an email to mobility@uit.no beforehand.

Art History

  1. KVI-2517 Sámi Art in Context (10 ECTS)

Please choose two additional courses, but be aware that timetables and/or exams may clash. You are responsible for checking this yourself.

Gender

  • HIF-1300 Diversity, Gender, and Equity: Transformative Change in Institutions (10 ECTS)

Please choose two additional courses, but be aware that timetables and/or exams may clash. You are responsible for checking this yourself.

MASTER / GRADUATE LEVEL

History

  1. HIS-3013 The Sami Nation: from Assimilation to Diversity (10 ECTS)

Please choose two additional courses, but be aware that timetables and/or exams may clash. You are responsible for checking this yourself.

Social Planning

  1. SPL-3014 Arctic Cities Field Course (20 ECTS)
  2. SPL-3010 Culture, Politics and Planning (10 ECTS)

These two courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Peace and Conflict Transformation

  1. SVF-3021 Integrated Peace and Conflict Studies (20 ECTS)
  2. SVF-3022 Culture, Conflict and Society (10 ECTS)

These two courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Indigenous Studies

  1. IND-3027 Indigenous Peoples: History, Diversity, and Internationalism (10 ECTS)
  2. IND-3028 Indigenous Rights and Self-Determination (10 ECTS)
  3. IND-3029 Decolonising Research: Ethics and Methodologies (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

English Language and Linguistics / Literature

Choose 3 courses:

  1. ENG-3050 Second Language Acquisition (10 ECTS)
  2. ENG-3070 Varieties of English (10 ECTS)
  3. HIF-3001 Foundations in Linguistic Theory and Analysis (10 ECTS)
  4. HIF-3031 Morphology (10 ECTS)

These courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

  1. ENG-3114 Modernism: Contemporary Narratives of Loss and Transformation (10 ECTS)
  2. ENG-3130 Literature and the Environment (10 ECTS)
  3. ENG-3193 Literature, Text and Education (10 ECTS)

These three courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Russian

  1. RUS-3010 Language and Literature of Medieval Russia (10 ECTS)
  2. RUS-3041 Practical Russian 1 (5 ECTS)

These two courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and exam.

Norwegian Language – Norsk trinn 3

  1. NOR-0035 Norsk for internasjonale studenter – trinn 3, skriftlig (10 ECTS)
  2. NOR-0036 Norsk for internasjonale studenter – trinn 3, muntlig (10 ECTS)

Norsk trinn 3 årsstudium (only for students staying two semesters)

  1. NOR-0037 Norsk for internasjonale studenter – trinn 3, skriftlig – ettårsstudium (10 ECTS)
  2. NOR-0038 Norsk for internasjonale studenter – trinn 3, muntlig – ettårsstudium (10 ECTS)

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Campus: Harstad

Semester: Autumn (August - December)

Course offerings:

🌍 Courses Taught in Engineering Sciences

🔗 Courses in Engineering Sciences

📄Download the brochure for the international semester in engineering in Narvik

🔗 International semester in Engineering - Campus Narvik

📘 Norwegian Courses for International Students

📍 Campus Tromsø Only

🌐 Available Levels:

  • 🧭 A1 (0 ECTS)
  • 🧭 A2 (0 ECTS)
  • 🧭 B1 (0 ECTS)

🕒 Schedule:
Courses are held in the afternoons and evenings, making them easy to combine with other studies.

🔗 More Information:
👉  Norwegian language courses and programmes - Campus Tromsø | UiT

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