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Faculty of Social Work

Social Work

The Faculty of Social Work is a strong faculty within the School of Social Sciences at the University of Iceland. Social Work has been taught at the University since 1981. It is the only university in Iceland offering education in this field. Along with Social Work, the Faculty offers an interdisciplinary programme in Gerontology, partly in English.

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Graduate studies

The Faculty offers an interdisciplinary programme in Gerontology, partly in English.

The main language of instruction at the Faculty of Social Work is Icelandic. 
The undergraduate programme is taught in Icelandic and so are most of the graduate programmes.

Courses taught in English

The following courses are taught in English:

  • Autumn
  • Spring (No courses in English)

Contact us

Student and Teaching Service at the School of Social
Email: nemFVS@hi.is

Gimli, Sæmundargata
102 Reykjavík, Iceland
Open weekdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tel. +354 525 4500

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