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Required specialization
Bachelor's degree
You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.
Required specialization and minimum grade requirement
You must have a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C in the required specialization. A Norwegian C is described as a good grade, generally comparable to an American B and a Second Class Upper in the British system. We do not use conversion tables for foreign grades. All foreign education is individually evaluated during the admission process.
Please note that eligible applicants who fulfill the minimum grade requirement will compete for a study place. Please see the section on ranking for more information on selection criteria.
The required specialization consists of 80 ECTS credits in informatics, including 30 ECTS credits from foundation level courses (1000-level courses), and 20 ECTS credits from advanced level courses (2000- and 3000-courses), which must include
- 30 ECTS credits in programming/algorithms, of which at least 6 credits must be within algorithms
- 10 ECTS credits in information security
The following courses from the University of Oslo fulfill the requirements:
Programming:
- IN1000 – Introduction to Object-oriented Programming / INF1000 – Introduction to object-oriented programming (continued) or IN1900 – Introduction to Programming with Scientific Applications / INF1100 – Introduction to programming with scientific applications (continued)
- IN1010 – Object-oriented Programming / INF1010 – Object oriented programming (continued) or IN1910 – Programming with Scientific Applications
- IN2030 – Project in Programming (continued) / INF2100 – Programming project (continued)
- IN2040 – Functional programming / INF2810 – Functional Programming (continued)
- IN3030 – Efficient Parallel Programming / INF3110 – Programming Languages (continued)
Algorithms:
- IN2010 – Algorithms and Data Structures / INF2220 – Algorithms and Data Structures (continued) or IN3130 – Algorithms: Design and Efficiency
Information security:
- IN2120 – Information Security / INF3510 – Information security (continued) or IN3210 – Network and Communications Security
Similar courses from other educational institutions will meet the requirement for specialization.
Although not a formal requirement, please be aware that experience with Unix or Linux operating systems, as well as programming in C or C ++, is recommended.
Applicants from the University of Oslo that have completed one of the following programmes qualify for admission to this programme option:
- Informatikk: programmering og systemarkitektur (bachelor)
- Informatikk: programmering og nettverk (bachelor) (continued)
- Informatikk: digital ?konomi og ledelse (bachelor)
Applicants who qualified for the programme option Information Security on the master's programme Informatics: Programming and Networks qualify for admission to this programme option until and including 2024. The previous requirement was as follows:
- 30 ECTS credits programming/algorithms with at least one course in algorithms
Further documentation for this program
If you have completed studies/courses outside the University of Oslo, you must upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.
Ranking of applicants
Selection is based on your academic performance in the required subjects for this programme.