Indigenous Studies - master

The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, and the Faculty of Law, in cooperation with the Centre for Sami Studies, offer a two-year full-time master's programme in Indigenous Studies (MIS). The programme is multidisciplinary within social sciences, humanities and law, and based on research conducted at UiT The Arctic University of Norway regarding the Sami and other Indigenous peoples. The thematic focus of the master's programme is the emergence of the international indigenous movement, the historical experiences and contemporary context that Indigenous peoples experience across the globe.

During the two years of studies, students take courses totalling 120 ECTS. Seven mandatory courses are designed to give a broad base, from which the individual student may choose a relevant topic for the master's thesis. The thesis work is supervised by a faculty member from the Sami Centre and the cooperating units. Topics are chosen in cooperation with the appointed advisor. It is customary to conduct data collection for the master's thesis at the end of the second semester.