The Summer School is a part of the undergraduate program in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Bifröst University. It is open to undergraduate students who have completed at least one year of an undergraduate program (two years for US college students).

The following courses and seminars will be offered during the period May 21st – June 29th:

Moral Paradoxes (1 week seminar), 2 ECTS, 21 – 25 May, Saul Smilansky (Professor, Haifa University).

Plato’s Gorgias (1 week seminar), 2 ECTS, 28 May – 1 June, Eyjólfur Kjalar Emilsson (Professor, Oslo University and Bifröst University).

The Language of Politics (1 week seminar), 2 ECTS, 4 – 8 June, Stephen Neale (Professor, CUNY, Graduate Center).

Security studies (3 weeks course), 6 ECTS, 21 May – 8 June, Birna Þórarinsdóttir (M.A. Director of the European Info Center, Reykjavík).

(Post) Multi-culturalism (1 week seminar), 2 ECTS, 18 – 22 June, Björg Hjartardóttir, (Doctoral student at UBC Vancouver)

Gender Studies (3 weeks course), 6 ECTS, 11 – 29 June, Ásta Sveinsdóttir (Associate Professor, San Francisco State University and Bifröst University)

In order to be eligible students must have completed at least one third of a European undergraduate degree (60 ECTS credits) in a relevant subject or a half of a US college degree (two years).

Students may choose to stay the whole six weeks or pick individual courses and seminars for a shorter stay. Minimum stay is one week.

Students who take either one of the 6 ECTS credits introductory courses may only complete one seminar at the same time.

Students can increase the number of credits for each course/seminar by writing an additional research paper.

Tuition and fees

Tuition: 50 EUR per ECTS credit

(100 EUR for 2 ESCT credit seminars; 300 EUR for a 6 ECST credit course)

Accommodation: 72 EUR per week (meals not included)

(This price refers to single rooms. More expensive accommodation options are also available, e.g. studio apartments or 2-3 bedroom apartments)

How to apply:

Please go here to apply online.

Please be aware that in order to process your application we need a copy of your transcript from your home university with information about courses completed and grades. You can attach a scanned version of the transcript to the application. If you prefer to send the transcript in a closed envelope via regular mail you can send it to the following address:

Department of Social Sciences

Bifrost University

311 Borgarnes

ICELAND

Deadline for applications: May 10th

Please go here to apply online.

For more information contact:

Brynjar Þór Þorsteinsson, international coordinator

Auður H Ingólfsdóttir, head of department, social sciences