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Economics (master's 2-years)

Admission

How to apply?

Admission is once a year. Application process and deadlines are different for international and Nordic applicants.

Deadlines

International applicants

International applicants except nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent or renewable residence in Norway.

How to apply for international applicants

Admission requirements

Formal 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 (Special admission requirements - see below)
  • a minimum grade point average (GPA) 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.

Special admission requirements

Academic admission requirements for the 2-year Master's programme in Economics:
At least one and a half years (90 ECTS-credits) of your three-year bachelor's studies must be in economics including mathematics as well as fundamentals of probability calculus and statistics. You must possess a bachelor's degree which includes the following requirements:

10 ECTS-credits in mathematics
10 ECTS-credits in statistics and methods
At least 70 ECTS-credits in economics, but the total amount
of courses in economics, mathematics and statistics and methods must amount to 90 ECTS-credits. 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

You must also provide an official explanation of the
grading and credit system at your university. Preferably your credits should be translated into ECTS-credits. Moreover, you must also provide us with an overview of your score compared to your peers at your university; i.e. are you
among the 30% best of your peer graduates, or among the 50% best etc.?

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 found here

If possible, international applicants should also provide us with their GRE-score. For more information about the GRE-test

Please note that accounting, auditing, marketing or management do not count as economics.

More information for Nordic citizens and applicants with a permanent residence to Norway(in Norwegian)

Ranking of applicants

Applicants are ranked according to their grade point average (GPA). Applicants who can not be estimated according to their grade point average, will be ranked based on 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 at the Faculty of Social Sciences.