The language used is English, and the course is taught through modern information and communications technology. This course is designed for non-Norwegian students and therefore can not be used as a component in a Norwegian University degree. The student must be able to document at least one passed university course in order to obtain admission to this course. Students must enrol at the University of Bergen and pay the fee in order to take the course. The required reading list is determined by the department and consists of around 1200 pages.
All literature is in English.
The teaching lasts one semester and is given in English. The students are divided into groups of ten, and each group is assigned a teacher. The teaching in these groups consists of student written papers, and students and teacher discussions partly based on these papers. Each student shall, within set dates, write and publish at least five papers on the Internet during this course. Papers should be from three to six pages in length.