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Available places

12

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.

Required specialization:

Either:

80 ECTS physics and natural sciences, consisting of:

  • 60 ECTS credits at bachelor level, which includes the subject areas mechanics, electromagnetism, oscillations and waves, quantum physics, experimental physics, and thermodynamics and statistical physics.

  • At least 20 ECTS credits natural sciences on advanced bachelor level.

In addition, you must have at least 5 ECTS credits programming from languages such as C/C++/Java/Python/Matlab (this requirement applies from autumn 2025).

The following courses from the University of Oslo will cover the required specialization:

When calculating the average for the required specialization, only 60 credits in physics and 20 credits in natural sciences are counted.

Or:

80 ECTS within physics, nuclear sciences and technology and natural sciences, consisting of:

  • 10 ECTS quantum physics
  • 30 ECTS nuclear science
  • 40 ECTS natural sciences, where 20 ECTS must be at advanced bachelor level

The following courses from the University of Oslo will cover the required specialization:

Or:

80 ECTS within chemistry, mathematics and physics, consisting of:

  • 60 ECTS chemistry with laboratory coursework
  • 10 ECTS mathematics
  • 10 ECTS physics

The following courses from the University of Oslo will cover the required specialization:

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.