Exchange students

For students from partner institutions and free-movers.
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Bachelor/undergraduate level:
• Pedagogical leadership in Early Childhood Education, 30 ECTS, campus Bergen, spring semester
• Worldview, 10 ECTS, campus Bergen, spring semester
• Diversity and Conviviality in contemporary societies , 10 ECTS, campus Bergen, spring semester
• Intercultural Approaches to Human Rights, 10 ECTS, campus Bergen, spring semester

Master/graduate level:
• MA in Global Journalism, campus Kristiansand, both semesters. The study programme is also open for qualified bachelor level students from partner institutions.

Courses in the autumn semester:

  • Journalism, Media and Globalization, 10 ECTS
  • Journalism, Democracy and Development, 10 ECTS
  • Research Methodology, 10 ECTS

Courses in the spring semester:

  • Nordic Media, 10 ECTS
  • Global Media Ethics, 10 ECTS
  • Media Representation, 10 ECTS

• MA in Intercultural Studies, campus Bergen, autumn semester

Spring semester: Early January to mid-June
Autumn semester: Early/mid-august to late December

Nomination deadline: 1 April for autumn semester / 1 October for spring semester
Application deadline: 15 April for autumn semester / 15 October for spring semester
If you need a residence permit, we recommend you to apply early.

For more information, please contact the International Office.

Erasmus+ students do not pay any study or semester fees.

Costs for other exchange students depend on your nationality as well as the agreement your home institution has with NLA. The Norwegian government has implemented tuition fees for students with other than EU/EEA citizenship.

See also: Living costs in Norway

Study permit

Students holding a EU/EEA-citizenship do not need to apply for study permit. Other from outside EU/EEA must apply for a study permit through UDI Application Portal.

Norwegian immigration authorities require that self-financed applicants coming from outside EU/EEA countries must document that they have sufficient funds to live in Norway. Without such documentation, a study permit will not be granted.
You must show that you have funds equivalent of NOK 123.519 per year for the academic year 2020 - 2021 (NOK 61.760 for one semester).
For more information see the website of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.