🎓 Incoming exchange students: find your courses

🎯 Top 6 things to remember before choosing your courses

✅ Choose courses relevant to your degree programme and subject field.
✅ Choose a course package whenever possible.
✅ Check admission requirements and prerequisites before applying.
✅ Choose courses from one campus only.
✅ Include backup courses in your application (maximum 60 ECTS).
✅ Make sure you choose courses at the correct academic level.

📚 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 may be eligible for certain master's-level courses before completing 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 from the same subject field.

🗂️ Recommended course packages

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

⚠️ 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 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

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

Social Sciences

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

English Language

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

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

Nordic Languages

✅ Conflict-free 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

✅ Conflict-free 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

KVI-2517 Sámi Art in Context (10 ECTS)

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS 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

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

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS 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 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

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

⚠️ Please note: This is not a complete 30 ECTS 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

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

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

Peace and Conflict Transformation

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

Indigenous Studies

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

English Language and Linguistics

Choose 3 courses:

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

English Literature

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

Russian

🎓 Incoming exchange students: find your courses

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

🚀 Quick overview

📅 Course catalogues are updated twice a year

🎯 Top 6 things to remember before choosing your courses

📚 Full-time study load

🎓 Understand course levels

✅ Course selection guidelines

🗂️ Recommended course packages

🔀 Combining courses across departments

📅 Timetables

⚙️ Special information for engineering students (Campus Narvik)

📝 Exams and grading

♿ Support for students with disabilities

🏛️ Courses taught in English

🇳🇴 Courses taught in Norwegian

💡 Recommended course packages

📚 Bachelor's level course packages

💡 Recommended course packages

🎓 Master's level course packages