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Required specialization
Bachelor's degree
You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.
Required specialisation and minimum grade requirement
You must have a specialisation of at least 80 ECTS credits required by the programme and a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C. 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 below for more information on which subjects are calculated to determine the minimum grade average.
The required specialisation consists of 90 ECTS credits where the following, or equivalent, courses are included:
- MAT1100 – Calculus
- MAT1110 – Calculus and Linear Algebra
- MAT1125 – Advanced linear Algebra /MAT1120 – Linear Algebra
- STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling
- STK1110 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
- STK2130 – Modelling by Stochastic Processes
- one of the following combinations:
- MAT1105 – Linear algebra and numerical methods / MAT-INF1100 – Modelling and Computations (discontinued) and another course with course code MAT-, MAT-IN-, or INF-MAT-, on 2000-level or higher
- ECON3220 – Microeconomics 3 / ECON3200 – Microeconomics and Game Theory (discontinued) and MAT-IN1105 – Programming, Modelling and Computations (discontinued) / other ECON-course (10 ECTS) on 2000- or 3000- level
- one of the following courses
We recommend STK-MAT3700 – Introduction to Mathematical Finance and Investment Theory for specialisation in finance, STK3505 – Introduction to Insurance Mathematics for specialisation in insurance and STK3405 – Introduction to Risk and Reliability Analysis for specialisation in risk.
If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.
Further documentation for this program
If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must 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.