Norwegian Police University College

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Norwegian Police University College
Politihøyskolen
Norwegian Police University College logo.png
TypeState university college
Established1992
Rector
Location
Oslo and Bodø
,
Norway
Websitewww.phs.no
Oslo campus

The Norwegian Police University College (Norwegian: Politihøgskolen; PHS) is a public university college located in Oslo, Kongsvinger, Stavern and Bodø, Norway.[1] It offers education for the police force of Norway, including a three-year basic education and four Master's degrees. 552 students were accepted at the Bachelor level in 2019 from 4,063 applicants.[2] The university college also conducts research in relevant areas including law, police science, criminology, psychology and sociology. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police.

History[]

The school dates back to the organized education of the police force in Oslo in 1889, but was created as a separate school in 1920. It was called The State Police School and had the status of etatsskole (agency school) until 1992, when it was organized as a university college. The campus at Mørkved in Bodø supplemented the one at Majorstuen in Oslo in 1997. It received a full accreditation as a university college (høgskole) in 2004 (from 1992 to 2004, it only had accreditation for its programmes, not a full institutional accreditation).

References[]

  1. ^ "Politihøgskolen". Utdanning.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Opptakstall for Bachelor - politiutdanning - Politihøgskolen". www.politihogskolen.no. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

Coordinates: 59°55′53″N 10°42′50″E / 59.9314°N 10.7140°E / 59.9314; 10.7140

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