Bachelor degree's

Period of study: 3 years
Application deadline: Quote 1 1. July 1. Quote 2 15. April 2016.
Place of Education: Tórshavn

BA Degree Programme Structure at the Department of History and Social Sciences

Year 1 and 2 (Required Core Courses)

This is where you will acquire a foundation in the knowledge and craft of the history and social science academic disciplines. The programme varies slightly depending on whether you enrol to study history or social sciences.

You will be offered the core courses in theory of science, as well as the methodologies of history and social sciences.
You will become familiar with the key concepts and principles of political science, sociology and economics.
You will study Faroese history and world history.
You will also gain your first experience of how a research project is carried out.

Year 3 (Bachelor Year) – you may choose from 3 specialisations:

Social Analysis and Planning

If you are interested in social organisation and structure, how they are regulated and develop, this is the programme for you. It will introduce you to areas such as:

Welfare, the welfare society and welfare systems.
The interplay between public policy, markets and civil society.
How institutions and organisations work, are governed and develop.

This programme is aimed at people interested in working in public, public service or private organizations, but it also offers a range of transferrable skills and qualifies graduates to undertake further education.

Politics and Administration (political science)

If you are interested in how politics and political administration are shaped, regulated and change, this is the programme for you. It will introduce you to areas such as:

International and comparative politics.
Parliamentary rule, democracy and power.
How public policy is administrated and regulated.

This programme is aimed at people interested in working in central administration, politically governed or private organisations, but it also offers a range of transferrable skills and qualifies graduates to undertake further education.

History (small nations and globalisation)

If you are interested in recent history, particularly focusing on small nations and the challenges they face, this is the programme for you. It will introduce you to areas such as:

International politics and modernity.
Nationalism and ethnicity.
Small nations in the Danish Realm.

This programme is aimed at people interested in working with the challenges facing small nations in different areas. The programme also offers a range of transferrable skills and qualifies graduates to undertake further education enabling them to work in sectors, such as higher education or research.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An upper secondary diploma with a minimum average of 8 on the marking scale from 00 to 13 is required for acceptance to the Department of History and Social Sciences. Applicants may also be accepted through the Quota 2 Scheme. Application forms and detailed entry requirements can be found by following the links below.

APPLICATION

Quota 2

Quota 1

FURTHER INFORMATION

www.setur.fo or please contact the central student advice service at the University of the Faroe Islands: studvegl@setur.fo.