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Faculty of Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering is divided into four departmentS: Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Electrical and
Computer Engineering and the Computer Science Department. Studies offered in
the Faculty include a three-year B.S. degree and an additional two-year M.S.
degree. The Faculty also offers a Ph.D. programme. A full description of the
courses can be found in the yearly Bulletin and on the web.
There is close co-operation with the Faculty of Science in teaching some basic
courses.
Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law offers three types of degrees. which are designed to provide
students with a theoretical and practical knowledge of lcelandic Law and Foreign
/ International Law. Thesis is required for graduation in all programmes. These
programmes are:
A three-year programme of undergraduate studies in law. leading to a B.A.
degree in law.
A two-year programme of postgraduate studies in law. leading to a Cand. Juris.
degree. which is a professional qualification.
A programme of postgraduate studies in law. consisting of either one-year or a
two-year study line towards a LL.M. degree in International and Environmental
Law. This programme is conducted and taught entirely in English.
The new International Legal Programme will apply to different groups of law stu-
dents and graduates.
Firstly, the English-based LL.M. studies are open to law graduates from other
countries as well as to lcelandic graduates if they want to continue their advanced
legal studies in lceland. Secondly, lcelandic students may. after their B.A. degree
in law. select individual postgraduate courses as part of their Cand. Juris.
Programme, and thirdty. we welcome as before those foreign law students who
are coming to lceland through international exchange programmes, like ERAS-
MUS and NORDPLUS, in order to participate in the courses of our international
programme.
Faculty of Medicine
The Departments of Medicine and Physiotherapy make up the Faculty of Medicine.
Medicine
The six-year course of study in medicine leads to the cand. med. degree which,
with the addition of one year's clinical training and a licence from the Minister of
Health, quatifies the holder to practice medicine in lceland. A competitive
entrance examination is held in June and the students with the highest grades
are allowed to start the medical programme. Atl students regardtess of nationality
are required to fulfit this requirement. After finishing the first three (pre-clinical)
years of the medical programme. students may devote one year to supervised
research. upon the completion of which they graduate with a B.S. degree in
Medicine.
A two-year Master's programme (health sciences) is offered at the Medicat
Faculty, as wetl as a five year Ph.D. programme.
Physiotherapy
The Department of Physiotherapy offers a four-year B.S. degree programme. A
competitive entrance examination is held in June to limit the number of students
who are accepted (presently 20).
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