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School of Humanities

School of Humanities

The School of Humanities at The University of Iceland offers diverse academic programmes in the humanities and has a great deal to offer to both exchange and regular international students. Among the main attractions are BA and Practical Diploma programmes in Icelandic as a Second Language and MA degrees in Medieval Icelandic Studies and Viking and Medieval Norse Studies.

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Medieval Icelandic Studies

are aimed at providing postgraduate students with the necessary tools to study Old/Medieval Icelandic texts in the original and in their manuscript context, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary study.

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Icelandic as a Second Language

Icelandic as a second language comprises two main sections: a language component, where students receive instruction and training in writing, speaking and understanding modern Icelandic, and a cultural component, which deals with the language, literature and history of Iceland. More information.

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The Office of the School of Humanities is located at the 3rd floor of the Main Building, Sæmundargata 1. Opening hours are weekdays from 10:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 15:00.

You can call us at +354 525 4400 or send us an email at hug@hi.is.

Our students can use the University Service Desk as the point of access for all services.