The Norwegian Police University College (Norwegian:
Politihøgskolen; PHS) is a public university college located in Oslo, Kongsvinger, Stavern and Bodø, Norway.
It offers education for the police force of Norway, including a three-year basic education and a possible expansion with a Master’s degree. 720 students are accepted at
the Bachelor level each year. The university college also
conducts research in relevant areas including law, police
science, criminology, psychology and sociology. Unlike
other public colleges, it is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police.
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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).
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• Norwegian Police University College Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian%20Police%20University%20College?oldid=
597474430 Contributors: Meco, Pudeo, CmdrObot, Coyets, Darklilac, Arsenikk, The Anomebot2, Omegastar, Addbot, BepBot, Sjulokal,
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• File:Norwegian_Police_University_College_logo.png Source:
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http://www.phs.no/images/header.gif Original artist: ?
• File:Politi_våpen.svg Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Politi_v%C3%A5pen.svg License: Public domain
Contributors: [1], image:Coat of Arms of Norway.svg Original artist: user:SKvalen
• File:Politihogskolen_oslo.jpg Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Politihogskolen_oslo.jpg License: CC BYSA 3.0 Contributors: Own work Original artist: GAD