Who may apply

Academic requirements
Applicants must normally have obtained a Bachelor's degree of 4 years' duration or have an equivalent educational background to qualify for admission. For information regarding equivalency, see country list (pdf).

The degree must include courses equalling at least 1.5 years of full-time studies in a subject relevant to that of the programme applied for.

Admission is extremely competitive, and applicants must have excellent academic records. Minimum 2 nd Class, Upper Division/B or the equivalent is required in order to be considered for admission.

Prepare your application

Please see the country list, to check if you meet the general admission requirements for admission to Master's degree programmes at the University of Bergen.

Please notethat some Master's degree programmes may have additional admission requirements specific to their programme. Please refer to the website of each programme for more information.

English language profiency

A documented proficiency in English is required for admission.

Financial requirements

Applicants who are not EU/EEA citizens must provide documentation of financing.

What may I apply for

Master's degree programmes

The University of Bergen has established a number of 2-year Master's degree programmes taught in English.

Please note that some programmes are not offered every year. New students are admitted every second year to the programmes in Health Promotion and Anthropology of Development (2014, 2016, etc) and Gender and Development (2013, 2015, etc).

Please note that subjects NOT offered at the University of Bergen include:

• Agriculture
• Architecture
• Business Administration and Accounting
• Veterinary Science
• Law studies: The Faculty of Law deals predominantly with the Norwegian legal system, and the professional degree is intended to train lawyers to work in Norway. Law studies require a very good command of the Norwegian language.

How do I apply

The application periode is between 1 October -  1 December.

All applicants must submit the online application form through the University of Bergen online application system "Søknadsweb".

Detailed information about admission and documentary requirements will be given at the “Søknadsweb” online application site and on the Application Guideline

Application form- SøknadsWeb

You must upload all the relevant documents. We require all documents to be scanned from original documentation. 

Please make sure that the scans of the documents you have uploaded are readable and of good quality.

If the scans of the required documents are not readable, we will not be able to process your application.

Allowable document types are PDF, DOC, DOCX or TXT. 

The maximum file size limit for an uploaded document is set to 15 MB.

We do not accept faxed or e-mailed applications/documents /transcripts.

Please note: If you are also applying for a Master's Degree Programme as a Quota Scheme student, you must register a separate application.

EU/EEA/Swiss citizens

Applicants from the EU/EEA-area and Switzerland must also apply within the regular 1 December deadline. Applicants in this category who can document a completed bachelor’s degree must submit this documentation with the application

Please note that applicants from the EU/EEA-area and Switzerland graduating in the spring semester 2014, must also apply to Master's degree programmes within the deadline of 1 December. Updated transcripts must be submitted with the application.

Qualified applicants may be granted conditional admission provided that documentation of completed bachelor’s degree is submitted by 1 of August 2014.

Citizens from EU/EEA/EFTA nationals do not have to apply for residence permit in advance. Instead they should use the registration scheme for EEA/EEA/EFTA nationals. For more information Norwegian Directorate of Immigrations (UDI).

Applicants from the Nordic countries must apply for admission to Master's degree programmes directly to the relevant faculty.

For more information: http://www.uib.no/utdanning/studietilbud/masterstudium

Admission Process

Finances

Documentation of financing

The University of Bergen is a publicly funded state university, and therefore has no tuition fees. However, self-financing applicants must prove that they have financial means to cover living expenses during their stay in Norway. This currently amounts to NOK 94.400 for the academic year 2014/2015 (10 months). 

Applicants who are not EU/EEA citizens must enclose proof of sufficient financing NOK 94 400 (approx. 12 000 EUR) together with their application to the University of Bergen. Applicants who cannot submit such documentation will not be considered for admission, regardless of academic qualifications.

Valid forms of documentation

• Financing provided by applicant: Enclose a recent bank statement in your name showing possession of the required amount (NOK 94.400).
• Financing provided by sponsor: Sponsor guarantee letter and sponsor’s recent official bank statement/transcript.

Residence permit and financing

• Once admitted, the student/sponsor must transfer money into the student deposit account established by the Student Welfare Organisation (SiB). The SiB Student deposit account is set up to assist prospective students in documenting that they have the financial means to cover living expenses in Norway. 
• After the student/sponsor has sucessfully transferred the required amount (NOK 94.400) into the SIB Student deposit account, the student will receive a written confirmation that must be enclosed with the application for residence permit.  Please note that as soon as you have opened a Norwegian bank account, the money will be transferred to your account.

Please visit the website of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) for more information regarding the requirements for the residence permit.

Contact address

E-mail: master@uib.no