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University of Iceland
Faculties and Degree
Programmes
Faculty of Humanities
The Faculty of Humanities is among the largest of the University faculties and
covers all the major fields in the humanities. The Faculty offers two or three-year
BA programmes in 19 subjects: Icelandic, History, Art History, Archaeology, Philosophy,
Comparative Literature, General Linguistics, Sign Language Studies,
English, German and Nordic Languages (German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish,
and Finnish), Romance and Classical Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Latin
and Classical Greek) and Japanese. In many subjects students may elect to take
the entire three-year programme in a single major subject, or may pursue two
years in their major subject and one in a minor subject. In all disciplines a thesis
is required for graduation.
A special three-year programme is offered in Icelandic for Foreign Students
leading to the BA degree. New students with some prior knowledge of Icelandic
may move directly into the second year by passing examinations held in late
August each year. The first semester is taught largely in English, although the
principal textbooks are in Icelandic.
MA programmes are offered in Icelandic Language, Icelandic Literature, Icelandic
Studies, Icelandic Medieval Studies (45 c.), Language Technology, History,
Archaeology, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, English, Danish and translation
studies. MA students must complete 60 credits, which means two years of
full-time study. The faculty does not offer grants to MA students. Doctoral
programmes are offered in Icelandic Literature, Icelandic Language and History.
The faculty also offers research-oriented graduate M. Paed. Programmes in
Icelandic, English, Danish, German, French and Spanish to students who plan to
become elementary or secondary school teachers.
Faculty of Odontology
The six-year course of study in dentistry leads to the cand.odont. degree. A
competitive examination is held at the end of the first term, and the number of
students allowed to continue their studies in dentistry is strictly limited. In
addition to the cand.odont. degree, a licence from the Minister of Health is needed
to be entitled to practice dentistry in Iceland. It is possible to study for postgraduate
research degrees in dentistry. Training to the level of Clinical Specialist
is, however, not available. Please consult the Faculty Office for details.
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
In the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, entering students
choose to study in either the Department of Economics or the Department of
Business Administration. The Department of Economics provides a three-year
programme leading to a BS degree in Economics or a BA degree in Economics
and an additional 12 month (three semesters) or two year programme leading to
an MS degree in Economics, Financial Economics or Health Economics.
The Department of Business Administration offers a three-year programme
leading to a BS degree in Business Administration. The students choose between
six fields with emphasis on general business administration, finance and
accounting, marketing and international business, management, international
business communication, or information technology. The Department has also
offered a four-year programme leading to a cand.oecon. degree in Business
Administration with specialization in Accounting and Auditing. This program is
being phased out and replaced by a programme at the master’s level. This is a
three semester programme that leads to an M.Acc. degree and prepares students
for a career as CPA’s.
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