Master’s students at UiO can now apply for an Honours Certificate in Environmental Humanities and Sciences. Courses will be taught in English.
“This is an offer for students who are passionate about climate change, who care about the time we live in and want to create change,” says Gro Bj?rnerud Mo, Pro-Rector at the University of Oslo.
The Honours Certificate consists of 20 credits that the students add to the 120 credits in their main degree subject. It consists of interdisciplinary teaching in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, combined with practical projects.
“The certificate is the first of its kind in Norway. UiO has created this study option both in response to our students’ interest in environmental issues and to meet the urgent needs of society,” Mo emphasizes.
Created for students who care about climate change
Students today live in a world where parallel crises put issues such as the climate crisis, species extinction, food supply and global pandemics at the top of the agenda.
Ursula Münster, anthropologist and director of the Oslo School of Environmental Humanities, coordinates the academic and educational content. She plans for a learning situation that addresses current problems and explores solutions for the future.
“This study option speaks directly to the concerns that many people share while living in today's precarious times,” she says.
The teaching is interdisciplinary and takes place in small groups. Students get to participate in place-based