Brief presentation of faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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UNIVERSITY OF AGDER The University of Agder(UiA) is the most recently established university in Norway, but its history goes back to 1839. UiA is situated on the southern tip of Norway with 8,700 students, and 1,000 faculty and staff members.

UiA is organised into five faculties: > Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences > Faculty of Humanities and Education > Faculty of Fine Arts > Faculty of Engineering and Science > Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Research is the foundation of all activities at the University of Agder.

Research projects are connected to the faculties and cover a variety of disciplines.

Internationalisation is a focus area at UiA. The university cooperates with several universities and colleges abroad and has signed

agreements with 175 universities in all parts of the world.

Regional cooperation is also a distinguishing feature at UiA and includes close collaboration with the business community, public sector and non-government organisations.

This way, UiA contributes considerably to regional economic, social and cultural development.

New and modern campus facilities provide updated classrooms, IT systems, computer labs and excellent library services.

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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> the largest Faculty at the University of Agder > more than 2,600 students and nearly 150 faculty and staff members > responsible for study programmes, research and dissemination in the fields of business administration, economics, organisation theory, political science, social work, development studies and information systems

Strong emphasis on research and internationalisation The majority of faculty members at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences have full professor/ associate professor competence, and the Faculty contributes significantly to UiA’s list of publications, including international publications.

The Faculty’s international profile is reflected in all activities, instruction, student and staff exchange, and research cooperation. The Faculty is involved in both bilateral and multilateral exchange programs of students and faculty members at universities in all parts of the world.

Departments There are five departments, and one centre at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences: > Centre for Development Studies > Department of Economics and Business Administration > Department of Information Systems > Department of Political Science and Management > Department of Sociology, Social Work and Welfare Studies > Department of Working Life and Innovation

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STUDY PROGRAMMES BACHELOR’S DEGREES (3 YEARS)

MSC DEGREES (2 YEARS)

PHD (3 YEARS)

> Business Administration > Auditing

> Business Administration – Siviløkonom

> Development Studies

> Development Management

> IT and Information Systems

> Information Systems

> Information Systems

> Political Science > Social Change and Communication > Tourism Management and Experience Economy

> Public Policy and Management

> Public Administration

> Social Work > Welfare Administration

> Welfare Studies

> International Management

> MBA/MPA (1.5 years - executive master)

The Faculty offers the following programmes in English: > MSc in Business Administration, concentration in International Management www.uia.no/business > MSc in Development Management www.uia.no/mastdev

> European Integration Summer Semester – 30 ECTS credits master level courses www.uia.no/eiss In addition, several courses are offered in English each semester for incoming exchange students, both on bachelor and master level.

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PhD PROGRAMMES The overall purpose of these programmes is to give the PhD candidate a deep and broad theoretical and methodological knowledge, along with the experience of completing a substantial piece of original scientific work (the dissertation).

Information Systems The PhD programme in Information Systems concentrates on research related to the development, implementation, use, and evaluation of information systems at different organisational levels and in both private and public sectors.

For more information, refer to www.uia.no/infsys

International Management The International Management PhD programme focuses on issues related to international activities of organisations - ranging from multinational corporations to non-profit organisations - and their interactions with foreign governments, customers, competitors, and partners in developed and emerging markets.

For more information, refer to www.uia.no/intphd

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Public Administration The Public Administration PhD programme focuses on issues related to public policy and administration and aims at understanding the development and implication of composite administrative systems at different levels of government.

The focus is two-folded. First a focus on the multiple governance dynamics embedded in singular administrative systems, such as the European commission, and regional and local government. Second a focus on how the public administrations of international executive institutions and regional

and local administrations are increasingly interlinked, intermeshed and intertwined For more information, refer to www.uia.no/pubadm

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NORWAY

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OSLO STAVANGER

KRISTIANSAND

UNIVERSITY OF AGDER SERVICEBOX 422 NO-4604 KRISTIANSAND NORWAY PHONE +47 38 14 10 00 POSTMOTTAK@UIA.NO WWW.UIA.NO

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