Courses offered to inbound exchange students

The University of Stavanger offers a broad range of single courses for exchange students.

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Important information about choosing courses

  • You may request courses across different faculties and departments. Please note that there is a higher chance of collisions in time schedules and exams if you choose courses from different faculties and departments.
  • If you are proficient in Norwegian or other Scandinavian language (B2 level), you may request courses in Norwegian from UiS' main course catalogue.
  • Master's level courses are not available to Bachelor students.
  • To be able to sign up for a course, you must fulfill any prerequisites.
  • A full course load equals 30 ECTS. Students may choose a minimum of 20 ECTS and a maximum of 40 ECTS per semester.
  • The timetable will be available mid-June for the autumn semester and mid-December for the spring semester.

Courses open for all inbound exchange students - currently being updated

If you wish to request courses outside of your study field at UiS, please check the following courses:

Autumn 2025 - additional courses will be published

Spring 2026 - additional courses will be published

Spring 2025

Autumn 2024

Prerequisite knowledge required
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Spring 2026

This course is designed as a blended programme, with both an intensive one-week course (5 days) and online learning before and/or after.

**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Faculty of Social Sciences

Courses in the fields of Leadership, Service, Psychology, Social studies, Media, Social sciences, and Gender studies:

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

*Prerequisite knowledge required
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Only available for students proficient in Norwegian/other Scandinavian language:

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Only available for students proficient in Norwegian/other Scandinavian language:

*Prerequisite knowledge required
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

*Prerequisite knowledge required.
**Recommended prerequisites. Please read the course description.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

No course offer

*Prerequisite knowledge required
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

UiS School of Business and Law

Courses in the fields of Law, Finance, Economics, and Administration:

Faculty of Science and Technology

Courses within a number of Science and Technology fields:

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission. 
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.
***Admission to subjects with laboratory exercises depends on laboratory capacity.

The list is subject to changes.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

All courses require a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the subject field: Computer Science (DAT courses), or Electrical Engineering (ELE courses)  

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level 

Master's level

All courses require a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the subject field: Computer Science (DAT courses), or Electrical Engineering (ELE courses)  

*Prerequisite course(s) required.
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Please note changes might occur.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Requires 30 ECTS in geology, reservoir, or subsurface at BSc and/or MSc

Requires 30 ECTS completed at the Master's level

Requires a completed Bachelor's degree

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Requires 30 ECTS in geology, reservoir, or subsurface at BSc and/or MSc 

Requires a completed Bachelor degree

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission.
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.
***Admission to subjects with laboratory exercises and/or field excursions depends on laboratory and/or field capacity.

The list is subject to changes.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission.
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.
***Admission to subjects with laboratory exercises and/or field excursions depends on laboratory and/or field capacity.

The list is subject to changes.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission. 
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.
***Admission to subjects with laboratory exercises depends on laboratory capacity.

The list is subject to changes.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Recommended package for mechanical engineering:

Master's level

Admission requirements: BSc in Engineering or equivalent.

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Admission requirements: BSc in Engineering or equivalent.

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission.
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

This list is subject to changes.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

RIS courses require a completed bachelor degree
IND courses require a completed bachelor degree in any engineering field.
BYG courses require a completed bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.
SAM master level courses require a completed bachelor degree in social sciences and humanities and that the student has sufficient coverage in social science method and philosophy of science, equivalent to 10 credits. Students with an engineering background can also request these courses.

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

No course offer

Master's level

RIS courses require a completed bachelor degree
IND courses require a completed bachelor degree in any engineering field.
BYG courses require a completed bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.

*Prerequisite course(s) required for admission. 
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Please note changes might occur.

These courses are only available for students nominated through an exchange study agreement with the Faculty of Science and Technology at University of Stavanger (UiS). Admission depends on supervisor capacity and is not guaranteed.

The student must apply for admission through the international office within the application deadline.

The student is responsible for finding a supervisor at UiS. Please check the different departments at the Faculty of Science and Technology to see relevant research fields and ongoing projects. The International Office is not involved in this process.

The student must submit the form Confirmation of Exchange Project Work (PDF) in Søknadsweb by the application deadline. The thesis (Bachelor's or Master's) must be submitted to the home institution for final evaluation, and will not be evaluated by the UiS supervisor. The student must adhere to evaluation criteria and regulations at the home institution.

Applications missing mandatory documentation in Søknadsweb by the application deadline will not be considered.

Faculty of Arts and Education

Courses in the fields of Educational sciences, Sports, and the Humanities.

Spring 2026

This programme is partly a set package. EIS110 and EIS120 are mandatory. We do recommend that you do not combine this programme with other courses due to overlap in time schedule and the exam.

Please read more information about the programme and familiarise yourself with the special admission regulations.

Core courses: Limited to 40 students.

Optional courses: Limited to 40 students. You can choose either EIS150 or EIS155.

Optional field placement extension: Limited to 40 students.

Spring 2026

This program is a set package and it is not possible to take courses across other programs. Please read information about the programme and familiarise yourself with the special admission regulations.

For the spring 2026 semester there will be a minumum of 10 places available on this programme. The final number of places will be published in August 2025.

** Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Autumn 2025

Spring 2026

These courses are offered as part of the One-year programme in Theatre and Drama, but may be taken individually in any order.

All courses presuppose a solid command of written and spoken English:

Autumn 2025

Spring 2026

* Prerequisites are required. 
** Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Testimonials - coming to UiS despite of Covid-19:
Ullandhaug Exchange ep. 1 | Ullandhaug Exchange ep. 2

All courses presuppose a solid command of written and spoken English:

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

* Prerequisites are required. 
** Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Students must hold an undergraduate major/specialisation in Sports Science:

* Prerequisites are required. 

Students must hold an undergraduate major/specialisation in History.

Spring 2026

* Prerequisites are required. 

Students must hold an undergraduate major/specialisation in English-language literature or literary studies, or English philology. All courses presuppose a solid command of written and spoken English:

Autumn 2025

Spring 2026

* Prerequisites are required. 

Open to students enrolled in a Master programme in Teaching or Master programme in Education at a partner institution:

* Prerequisites are required. 

Spring 2026

This course is designed as a blended programme, with both an intensive one-week course (5 days) and online learning before and/or after.

** Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Spring 2026

This course is designed as a blended programme, with both an intensive one-week course (5 days) and online learning before and/or after.

* Prerequisites are required. 

Faculty of Health Sciences

Courses/practice placements in the field of Health sciences:

Spring 2026

No course offer.

* Prerequisite course(s) required for admission. 
**Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.

Faculty of Performing Arts

Exchange programmes for Bachelor and Master in Music performance, Jazz and Classical music, Bachelor in Dance performance and One year extension studies ("post-bachelor") in Music Production and Recording:

Autumn 2025

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Spring 2026

Bachelor's level

Master's level

Autumn 2025

  • BDA910 International Semester 30 ECTS
    The subject will contain lessons with 2 year BA students in physical practice, artistic practice and dance in context.

Spring 2026

  • BDA915 International Semester 30 ECTS
    The subject will contain lessons with 2 year BA students in physical practice, artistic practice and dance in context.

* Prerequisite course(s) required for admission. 
** Previous knowledge recommended. Please read the course description.