Admission
This study programme starts in August.
Application deadlines and procedures
- 1 March: EU/EEA/Swiss applicants – application procedure
- 1 March/15 April: Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence permit in Norway – application procedure
- 1 December: Non-EU/EEA applicants – application procedure
This programme/study option is also offered to eligible candidates under the Norwegian Quota Scheme.
Available places
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.
Please note that accounting, auditing, marketing or management do NOT count as economics.
Required specialization
In addition to the requirements listed above, you need to meet the following academic admission requirements for the 2-year Master's programme in Economics:
• 10 ECTS-credits in mathematics
• 10 ECTS-credits in statistics and methods
• At least 70 ECTS-credits in economics *
This amounts to a total of 90 ECTS-credits that equals about 1 ½ years of study.
Among the courses in economics, at least 50 ECTS-credits must be within microeconomics and macroeconomics, with at least 20 ECTS-credits in each of these categories.
When considering applications from international students, the admission committee will look for applicants that meet these requirements as closely as possible. To ensure that the committee gets a good understanding of your background in economics please fill in the form "List of Academic qualifications" (pdf version) (odt version)
Documentation
You have to upload all required documents in UiO online application system.
In addition:
1) Programme specific required documents:
- List of academic qualifications (pdf version) (odt version)
- If you have completed studies outside the UiO, you must upload course descriptions that contain information about the completed courses (e.g.
a document containing links to relevant websites)
2) Optional document:
- Official explanation of the grading and credit system at your university. Preferably translated into ECTS-credits
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.
Recognition of prior education
If you have previous higher education, you may apply for specific recognition of this education as part of your degree. Education from both Norwegian and non-Norwegian higher education institutions may be recognised. Recognition depends upon whether the education meets the specific requirements of your degree. Read more about recognition of prior education