Pre-requisite courses

Foreign students

Course plan

Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering or subject with equivalent mathematical background (linear algebra, differentiation, integration, series, complex numbers, discrete mathematics etc.), which includes a University level course in operating systems. A basic course in system administration is also mandatory, but arrangements can be made to take this at Oslo Univeristy College prior to starting the Master's degree.

Entrance requirements for the Master Programme in System and Network Administration are as follows:

• Students must have obtained a relevant University or College degree (3 years minimum) at Bachelor level or equivalent
• Students must have completed a course in, or otherwise document proficiency in Operating Systems and UNIX
• Necessary in-depth knowledge of mathematics (minimum 10 ECTS)
• Knowledge of system and network administration is desirable
• Applicants should have basic knowledge of computer security. Students without the required foundation in computer security can take this course in their first semester

• Applicants to the Master's Degree programmes must obtain a minimum score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 80 (internet-based) on the TOEFL test, or a minimum score of 6.0 from the IELTS (academic) test.
  (Exemptions:
  Native English speakers from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, and the USA are exempt from the English proficiency requirement.

  International students who have successfully completed at least one year of academic studies at a college or university in one of the above countries are also exempt.

  Applicants from the European Union or the European Economic Area and/or the Council of Europe/UNESCO-Cepes may be exempt if they can provide documentary evidence that they have studied English as their first foreign language for a period of at least 7 years during primary and upper secondary school education.

  Applicants from some African countries who have completed a Bachelor's Degree and for whom English has been the language of instruction in upper secondary school and at university, are exempt from the English proficiency requirement. Please find more details about which countries this applies to at the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT) website.

  Applicants from African countries with GCE Advanced-level examinations in English language are also exempt.)

The scientific criterias are defined by so called pre-requisite courses. You have to document insight in the areas coverd by these. For more information see: pre-requisite courses.

Important dates:

Completed application forms due June 1 (February 1 for overseas applicants).

Certificates/transcripts due July 1.

Application form:

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