Biodiversity and systematics (master's two years)

Admission

Admission is once a year and studies start in the autumn semester.

Application deadlines

1 March: EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
15 April: Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway.

International applicants

Application process for EU/EEA/Swiss applicants

Applicants from outside the EU/EEA-area cannot apply to this programme

Application process for Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway.

Apply in SøknadsWeb

Available places

Price

This programme is based on coursework that takes place in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. We would like to bring to your attention that students participating in this programme must cover all expenses related to travel and accommodation, as well as any costs stipulated by the individual universities. In addition, applicants with citizenship from outside of the EU/EEA are required to pay tuition fees to Swedish and Danish universities. For more information about tuition costs for Swedish and Danish universities, please see the following webpages: Sweden: https://studyinsweden.se/study-information/fees-and-costs/ Denmark: http://studyindenmark.dk/study-options/tuition-fees-scholarships

Admission requirements

Admission to master's degree studies 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
a minimum grade average of C (in Norwegian scale) or equivalent from the specialization in your degree.
a language requirement documented by one of the tests/exams 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

For the programme Biodiversity and systematics:

Bachelor of science in Biology (180 ects) . The degree must include at least 80 credits in Biology. The following fields must be covered: Zoology, Botany, Ecology.

In addition, applicants must have basic knowledge in statistics and mathematics.

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.

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