So, are curious about higher education as a research field? Have you worked in higher education and want to expand your competencies, are you a former student politician who wants to study higher education further, or perhaps you just think higher education a very fascinating field to study? Perhaps it is not you, but you know someone like this? Here is an opportunity!
The Faculty of Education at the University of Oslo (Norway) is proud to offer an award winning 2-year Master of Philosophy Programme in Higher Education. We are delighted to announce that the admission round for applicants all around the world is open and will close 1st of December 2014!
The two year research focused international programme is the first Master’s programme on higher education in Europe and one of the few in the world covering a broad range of disciplinary perspectives on higher education.
Listen to the Director of Hedda, Professor Peter Maassen talk about the Master Programme:
Multidisciplinary programme
The programme is focused on changing functions, policies, and operations of Higher Education using an international and comparative perspective. The students receive a solid basis for analysing and critically assessing change processes at all relevant levels in higher education – from activities inside the classroom to understanding national and global developments.
International focus
The student body and staff are highly international. The programme has had students from more than forty countries in the world, including faraway places such as Maldives and Vanuatu, as well as USA, China, Brazil, UK, Australia and various European countries. In addition, the students have an opportunity to spend parts of their studies in partner institutions abroad.
Innovative and high quality learning environment
The programme features lectures from highly renowned researchers from across the world and is based on multi-faceted modes of delivery and supported by a state of the art e-learning platform. In 2009, the Master of Philosophy in Higher Education programme was awarded the prize as the best learning environment at the University of Oslo.
Research integration
The programme is research oriented and the students have the opportunity to have their master thesis integrated into research projects and learn first-hand skills of conducting research in a team.
Master Programme Brochure (pdf)
Multiple career opportunities
Understanding the key institution of the knowledge economy – higher education – is a highly valued competence in the modern society.
About 40% of the graduates continue onto a PhD, and the graduates of the programme are employed within higher education in various international and supranational organisations, such as the European University Association and the EU, ministries of education and national agencies, as well as university administrations around the world. You can view what some of the alumni say about the programme here.
There are a limited number of places in this highly internationalised programme.
Application deadlines for the 2015/2016 study year:
- global applicants – 1st of December 2014
- EU/EEA + Switzerland applicants – spring 2015
- Nordic applicants – spring 2015
For information on how to apply, please visit the UiO home page of the master programme.
If you have any questions regarding the programme, please contact us at Hedda.
Download the master programme in higher education brochure here. (pdf)