Admission
This study programme starts in August.
When to apply
- EU/EEA/Swiss applicants: from 1 February until 1 March
- Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway: from 1 February until 15 April
- Non-EU/EEA applicants: from 1 October until 1 December
How to apply
- EU/EEA/Swiss applicants: Application procedure
- Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway: Application procedure
- Non-EU/EEA applicants: Application procedure
Price
Admission requirements
Admission to this master's degree programme / study option requires:
- Higher Education Entrance Qualification and a completed bachelor's degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor's degree. Applicants with foreign education, please refer to the country list.
- a specialization defined by the programme/study option
- a minimum grade average of C (in Norwegian scale) or equivalent from the specialization in your degree.
- Norwegian and English language requirement OR special enhanced requirement in English specified below:
a) Passed examination in English foundation course (140 hours/5 periods per week) in Norwegian upper secondary school with a minimum grade of 4 (or an equivalent grade from a Nordic upper secondary school) or alternatively passed examination in English from second and/or third school year, or
b) An internationally recognised English language proficiency test.
Required specialization (80-group)
Having completed a Bachelor's degree is a requirement for admission to the Master's programme. Those who do not hold a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology, programme options Astronomy or Physics, but hold an alternative Bachelor’s degree in physics, e.g. from another Norwegian university, are evaluated as equal.
If you hold a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Astronomy and Meteorology, the following courses may be included in the 80-group
• AST2210 - Observational Astronomy
• AST3220 - Cosmology I
• AST3310 - Astrophysical plasma and stellar interiors
• FYS-MEK1110 - Mechanics
• FYS1120 - Electromagnetism
• FYS2140 - Quantum Physics
• FYS2160 - Thermodynamics and statistical physics
• Optional 10 ECTS credit course in physics, informatics, mathematics, mechanics or statistics, with the exception of the courses MAT1100 - Calculus , MAT1110 - Calculus and Linear Algebra , MAT1120 - Linear Algebra , MEK1100 - Vector Calculus , INF1000 - Introduction to object-oriented programming and MAT-INF1100 - Modelling and Computations.
Applicants with other backgrounds are assessed individually by the Programme Council at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics.
Documentation
You have to upload all required documents in UiO online application system.
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 course names and codes on the transcript, and not come from previous curricula.
Ranking of applicants
Applicants are ranked according to their grade average in the specialization of their degree. Applicants who can not be ranked according to their grade average, will be ranked on the basis of an individual assessment.