Admission

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  • your application deadline

  • admission requirements

  • which documents to submit

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Available places

10

Required specialization

Bachelor's degree

You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.

Required specialization and minimum grade requirement

You must have a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C in the required specialization. A Norwegian C is described as a good grade, generally comparable to an American B and a Second Class Upper in the British system. We do not use conversion tables for foreign grades. All foreign education is individually evaluated during the admission process.

Please note that eligible applicants who fulfill the minimum grade requirement will compete for a study place. Please see the section on ranking for more information on selection criteria.

Specialization requirements

The required specialization consists of 80 ECTS credits, including a minimum of 30 ECTS credit courses at a basic, Norwegian university level (equivalent to 1000-level UiO courses), and a minimum of 20 ECTS credit courses at the advanced level (2000- and 3000-level UiO courses). The following must be included:

  • 10 ECTS credits within mathematics or statistics
  • 10 ECTS credits within informatics or cybernetics
  • 10 ECTS credits within physics or electronics or mechanics or material science
  • 50 ECTS credits within natural sciences selected from up to three of the following fields: 
    • Mathematics
    • Informatics/cybernetics
    • Physics
    • Electronics

Further documentation for this program

If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must also upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.

Ranking of applicants

Selection is based on your academic performance in the required subjects for this programme.