Guest student on human rights courses at the Faculty of Law

If you are admitted to a master's programme at UiO or elsewhere in Norway, you may apply to be a guest student at some of the elective courses for the master`s programme in The Theory and Practice of Human Rights.

The courses available for guest students are elective courses provided by NCHR (Norwegian Centre for Human Rights): see programme structure for the master`s programme in The Theory and Practice of Human Rights. The following is a list of courses that admit guest students.

Autumn semester

HUMR5133 - Business and Human Rights

JUS5134 – International Law of Peace

JUS5503 - Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism: Striking a Balance?

Spring semester

HUMR5160 - Bioethics and human rights (new course S27)

HUMR5502 – Dealing with Diversity: Human Rights Approaches to Ethnic Conflict

HUMR5508 - Minority and Indigenous Peoples' Rights: The Crystallising Frontiers in International Human Rights Law

HUMR5702 - Human Rights and Development: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Theory and Practices

The application

How you should apply will depend on your current student status, and whether you are enrolled at UiO or not. Review the information below, and proceed accordingly.

Application deadline is 15 August for the Autumn semester and 15 January for the Spring semester.

All requests, applications and documents must be submitted to admission@jus.uio.no

Previously not enrolled at UiO?

If you have not been enrolled at the University of Oslo you must enclose the following documentation:

  • Basic qualifications registration form - English (pdf)
  • High School Diploma or similar (for Norwegian students: VGS-vitnemål og utfylt GSK-skjema (pdf))
  • Bachelor's Degree Diploma
  • Documentation of English Proficiency 

For more information on documentation requirements please see the University of Oslo's webpage for International Master's Degree admission

Your student status

  • Are you admitted to another master's programme at the UiO? 
    Submit the confirmation to admission@jus.uio.no. Don't forget to include your name and student number.
  • Are you admitted to a master's programme at another University or University College in Norway?
    Please submit an e-mail application specifying which course(-s) you wish to attend. Submit the application to admission@jus.uio.no.
  • Already completed a master's degree in at the UiO?
    You may apply if you completed your master's degree in the previous semester. Send an e-mail to admission@jus.uio.no.
Published Aug. 9, 2016 10:53 AM - Last modified Nov. 5, 2026 9:33 AM