Applicants should hold a B.A. or an equivalent degree in Archaeology, or an equivalent degree with a sufficient emphasis on topics related to Archaeology. Candidates with an equivalent B.A. degree in Arts/Social Sciences and other relevant subjects (e.g. Geology, Geophysics, Marine Technology or Oceanography) can also apply, if the candidate has completed a satisfactory number of courses in Archaeology. Candidates must have completed at least 20 ECTS credits (studiepoeng) of basic courses in Archaeology from NTNU, or equivalent courses (at least 1/3 of one year of full-time study). Officially certified copies of all educational certificates, including transcripts and diplomas from secondary school and university, must be submitted.

An English proficiency test certificate must be included. Applicants must pass either the TOEFL with a minimum paper score of 550 (230 computer) or the IELTS with a grade of 6.0 or better.

Citizens from Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand do not have to submit TOEFL/IELTS test results. This is also the case for applicants who have spent at least one year in one of these countries, and have attended higher secondary school or university during this time.

Applicants from African countries with a B.A./B.Sc./B.Eng. degree where the language of instruction has been English and those who have passed English as a subject at GCE A-level with grade C or better, are also exempted. Applicants with a university degree in English language (B.A. in English) are also exempted from the language requirement.

Please be aware that applicants from Asian countries (for example Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) with a B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Eng. degree for which the language of instruction has been English are not exempted from the English language requirements, with the exception of candidates holding a B.A. degree in English.

Norwegian applicants to the international Master’s programme must have passed the required examination in English language (“Engelsk grunnkurs”) in the Norwegian Higher Secondary School system.

Applicants from European or other industrialised countries which have ratified the Lisbon Convention, should document a minimum of seven years of English as a subject at primary and secondary school level when submitting the final application form. Applicants from some of these countries, who have less than seven years of English from primary and secondary school, must however satisfy the English test requirements (TOEFL/IELTS test with satisfactory score) mentioned above.