🎓 Incoming exchange students: find your courses

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As an incoming exchange student, one of the most important parts of your application is choosing your courses.

🧭 Your course selection journey:

Follow these steps to find and select courses for your exchange period at UiT:

  1. Read "Before you choose your courses" to understand study load, course levels, admission requirements, and prerequisites.
  2. Review the guidance on timetable and examination conflicts.
  3. Browse the course catalogue for your semester and campus.
  4. Check whether your subject area offers a recommended course package.
  5. Select your preferred courses and suitable backup courses.

📅 Course catalogues are updated twice a year

  • 15 March for the Autumn semester (August–December)
  • 15 September for the Spring semester (January–June)

🎯 Top 8 things to remember before choosing your courses

  1. ✅ Obtain approval from your Erasmus Coordinator for all courses listed in this form.
  2. ✅ Make sure the courses in this form match the courses in your Digital Learning Agreement.
  3. ✅ Choose courses that fit your academic background and degree programme.
  4. ✅ Check the course descriptions, admission requirements, and prerequisites carefully. You must meet the requirements for all courses you select.
  5. ✅ Choose courses from one campus only.
  6. ✅ 30 ECTS per semester is the normal full-time study load.
    • Students who require a visa to study in Norway should normally apply for at least 30 ECTS per semester.
    • Erasmus+ students from EU/EEA countries may take fewer credits if required and approved by their home institution.
  7. ✅ You may apply for up to 60 ECTS in this form. The additional courses you add will serve as backup alternatives if you are not admitted to your preferred courses or if timetable conflicts arise after arriving in Norway.
  8. ✅ Assessment methods vary by course and may include written exams, oral exams, assignments, portfolios, presentations, or fieldwork. ⚠️ Please ensure that the final grading system is accepted by your home institution.

📚 Full-time study load

  • A normal full-time semester is 30 ECTS.
  • You may take fewer credits if approved by your home institution.
  • You cannot apply for more than 60 ECTS per semester.
  • Visa requirement: Students who require a residence permit for studies must normally apply for at least 30 ECTS per semester.

🎓 Understand course levels

UiT course codes consist of three letters followed by four numbers (for example: BIO-1001, PSY-2100, JUR-3001).

  • 1000-2000 level: Bachelor's (undergraduate) level
  • 3000-4000 level: Master's (graduate) level

🎓 Master's-level courses normally require a completed bachelor's degree or at least 180 ECTS.

⚠️ Exception for Geosciences (GEO): Students nominated under a direct exchange agreement with the Department of Geosciences are eligible for Master's-level courses without having completed 180 ECTS.

⚠️ Important: Some departments at UiT only accept exchange students from specific Erasmus+ partner institutions. Always check course descriptions and admission requirements before applying.

✅ Course selection guidelines

Our recommendation:

  • If your subject area offers a conflict-free course package, choose the courses within that package.
  • Choose most of your courses within the same subject field.

🗂️ Recommended course packages

We strongly encourage students nominated under exchange agreements in the following subject areas to choose a recommended course package:

  • Social Sciences (Tromsø)
  • History (Tromsø)
  • Social Planning (Tromsø)
  • Language and Culture (Tromsø)
  • Marketing (Harstad)
  • Media, Sport and Tourism (Alta)

✅ Benefits of course packages

  • No timetable clashes
  • No examination conflicts
  • Smoother study experience
  • Less need to change courses after arrival

🔀 Combining courses across departments

You may combine courses from different departments if you meet the admission requirements for each course you want to apply for.

⚠️ However, this increases the risk of timetable and examination conflicts. If conflicts occur, you may need to apply for replacement courses after arrival.

📅 Timetables

Course timetables are published after admission, meaning some timetable or examination clashes may only become apparent after arrival.

Timetables are normally available:

  • July for autumn semester students
  • December for spring semester students

📅 TP Timetable System

⚙️ Special information for engineering students (Campus Narvik)

Most engineering courses in Narvik are offered at master's level.

  • Each semester is divided into two 9-week blocks.
  • Some courses are taught intensively over a shorter period.
  • Combining courses from different subject areas can create timetable conflicts.

⚠️ Recommendation: Choose courses within the same subject area or within a recommended course package whenever possible.

📝 Exams and grading

Assessment methods vary between courses and may include written exams, oral exams, assignments, portfolios, presentations, or fieldwork.

You can find detailed information about:

  • ✅ Examination formats
  • ✅ Grading scales and assessment criteria
  • ✅ Examination regulations and procedures
  • ✅ Your rights and responsibilities as a student

📝 Read more about exams at UiT

♿ Support for students with disabilities

If you have a disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence, mental health condition, or another circumstance that may affect your studies, we encourage you to contact UiT as early as possible.

⚠️ Early contact is recommended. Some accommodations require documentation and may take time to arrange.

♿ Studying with disability | UiT

✅ Final tip: Careful planning, flexibility, and choosing compatible courses will help ensure a successful exchange experience at UiT.

Use the course catalogues below to explore the courses available to incoming exchange students at UiT.

💡 Before you start: Make sure you select the correct semester (Autumn or Spring) and campus (Alta, Harstad, Narvik, or Tromsø) when browsing the catalogue.

🏛️ Courses taught in English

Browse all courses offered in English for incoming exchange students:

🔗 Courses in English

🇳🇴 Courses taught in Norwegian

These courses are available only to students with advanced proficiency in Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish.

🔗 Courses in Norwegian

⚠️ Important: The catalogue contains courses from multiple campuses and semesters. Always double-check that you have selected the correct semester and campus before choosing your courses.

💡 Recommended course packages

We strongly recommend choosing one of the course packages below, provided that you meet the admission requirements and any prerequisites for the courses.

The courses within each package are designed to fit together, which means:

  • ✅ No timetable clashes
  • ✅ No examination conflicts
  • ✅ A smoother application process
  • ✅ Less need to change courses after arrival

If you choose courses outside these packages, timetable and examination conflicts may occur. Please read the course descriptions and admission requirements carefully before making your final selection.

📚 Bachelor's level course packages

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: ENG-1014, ENG-1120 and ENG-1122 form a coordinated package with compatible timetables and examinations.

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

✅ Conflict-free course package: ENG-2050 and ENG-2108 are coordinated in relation to lectures and examinations.

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

🇳🇴 Language requirement: These courses are taught in Norwegian together with Norwegian students. You should only choose these courses if you have advanced proficiency in Norwegian.

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

🇪🇸 Language requirement: These courses are taught mainly in Spanish, with Norwegian used as a support language. Please contact mobility@uit.no before applying.

Art History

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

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS course package. You will need to choose two additional courses. Timetable and examination conflicts may occur, so please check carefully before making your final selection.

Gender studies

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

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS course package. You will need to choose two additional courses. Timetable and examination conflicts may occur, so please check carefully before making your final selection.

🎓 Master's level courses: These courses are intended for students at the Master's/Graduate level. Bachelor's/Undergraduate students who have not completed 180 ECTS at their home institution are normally not eligible to take these courses.

💡 Recommended course packages

We strongly recommend choosing one of the course packages below, provided that you meet the admission requirements and prerequisites for the courses.

The courses within each package are designed to fit together, which means:

  • ✅ No timetable clashes
  • ✅ No examination conflicts
  • ✅ A smoother application process
  • ✅ Less need to change courses after arrival

If you choose courses outside these course packages, timetable and examination conflicts may occur. Please read the course descriptions and admission requirements carefully before making your final selection.

🎓 Master's level course packages

History

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

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS course package. You will need to choose additional courses. Timetable and examination conflicts may occur, so please check carefully before making your final selection.

Social Planning

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

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

Peace and Conflict Transformation

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

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

English Language and Linguistics

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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: Choose any 3 of the courses above. These courses are coordinated in relation to lectures and examinations.

English Literature

  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)

✅ Conflict-free course package: These courses are designed to fit together and have coordinated timetables and examinations.

Russian

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