The Bachelor in Bible, Ministry and Mission aims to equip students to serve in their local church and/or to do missionary work. It qualifies for both voluntary and paid work in Christian churches and organizations.

Bachelor’s in Bible, Ministry and Mission is obtained based on exams of a total of 180 credits (ECTS), taken in six semesters. The standard study time is three (3) years.

The foundtion of the study programme consists of eight (80 ECTS at 1000 level) of introductory courses. The programme builds upon this foundation with six intermediate discipline specific courses (60 ECTS at 2000 level) and 40 ECTS elective courses.

*Notice that the elective course BMM2501 Bachelor’s Essay and BMM1505 Practical Training can’t be taken before you have completed at least 120 ECTS of courses. That means that you must wait until the spring semester in the 3. year before taking these courses.

Click here to access the application form. See the application instructions for how to apply (go to "How to apply through Søknadsweb/local admission").

How do I apply?

To register an application, please go to our local admission service and register an application. Select the Fall semester and register an application for Bible, Ministry and Mission. The application opens on Dec 1st, and the deadline for applying is Feb 1st.

What are the requirements?

The general basis for admission to universities and university colleges in Norway is called Higher Education Entrance Qualification. For applicants with foreign education, the requirements are specified in the GSU-list by NOKUT (the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education).

All required documents must be uploaded to your application.

The dates and deadlines for the application process will be updated during November.

What are the next steps if I’m admitted?

If you have been accepted at FIUC, the following steps describe your way forward:

1. You must accept your offer within the time limit mentioned on your admission letter. You can register “Yes” or “No” by logging into your application.
2. If you need to apply for a residence permit to study at FIUC, you must contact the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). Please note: Admission does not guarantee that your visa application will be granted. Should your application for a residence permit be denied, please contact FIUC and inform us that you will not be able to attend the course.
3. Applicants from outside EU/EEA may need to make a monetary deposit to a designated deposit account.
4. Once you’ve accepted the offer and your student data is registered at FIUC, you will receive information on how to complete your semester registration in our Studentweb system. The registration includes both signing up for classes and paying the required fees. Students at FIUC generate their own invoice in Studentweb. Failure to complete the semester registration within the September 1st will result in revocation of your student right.

See the Student guide for more information about the start of studies.

What do I do if I’m waitlisted?

Our programmes can only admit a certain number of students. If there are more applicants than vacancies, the applicants will be listed based on their GPA scores from the provided documents and other ranking regulations. The students with the best scores will receive an admission, while the others will be placed on a waiting list.

If you are placed on a waiting list, you can either forfeit your place on the list, or wait and see if you are accepted at a later point. All applicants on the waiting list who get accepted at a later point will be notified.

I have questions. Who can I contact?

For questions regarding the application process, please contact our Higher Executive Officer at opptak@fjellhaug.no. For questions regarding the study programme, registration or general questions regarding the student life at FIUC, please contact our Student Adviser at studieveileder@fjellhaug.no.

Knowledge

The Candidate

• has broad knowledge of the Bible and Christian doctrine and ethics.
• has broad knowledge of church ministry and practical theological topics.
• has broad knowledge of Christian missions and Christian social engagement in today’s world.
• has knowledge of the major world religions.

Skills

The Candidate

• can analyse and interpret biblical texts and relate them to issues in Christian theology and everyday life.
• can apply knowledge of key subjects about Christian beliefs and ministry to plan, analyse and discuss how tasks in ministry and mission may be carried out.
• can reflect on and discuss how one’s own knowledge, attitudes and spiritual development may affect tasks in ministry and mission.
• can meet people with different religious or theological beliefs with knowledge and respect.
• can apply new knowledge to his/her current system of beliefs and practices and communicate this knowledge to others

General Competence

The Candidate

• can write different academic texts such as reports, presentations, essays and biblical exegesis.

• can communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, on issues related to theology, mission and ministry.

• can reflect critically on issues in theology in a mono- and cross-cultural perspective.

• can discuss how to contribute to development of his/her workplace by knowledge of theology and missiology.

Students who complete the programme will be rewarded a Bachelor's degree in Bible, Ministry and Mission. This qualifies for both voluntary and paid work in Christian churches and organizations and may qualify for further studies.

Tuition fees can be found on the payment page.

Please note that the cost of living in Oslo is significant, and in addition to other living costs, rental costs should be expected to be NOK 10 000-15 000 per person per month. For further information on living in Norway, please consult the calculator for living costs developed at Oslo Metropolitan University in order to get an impression of Norwegian costs of living.

For students that are paying from a bank that is not Norwegian it is important to make sure that the payment is done in a such way that the bank is taking all the fees into account when making the payment. This includes the fee to the recipient bank. List of fees to our bank (in Norwegian).

Please also note that there is an expectation that students have access to personal computers.

FIUC does not offer any scholarships at present.

FIUC encourages students to take a semester at a foreign institution. The university college must preapprove the subjects that students plan to study so that they can be incorporated as part of the student's bachelor’s degree.

If the student wishes to take parts of the bachelor program abroad, he/she must apply in due time before leaving.

From autumn 2026, programme descriptions in PDF format will be replaced by this page.

Previous programme descriptions can be found in the Study Plan Archive.