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Available places
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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 90 ECTS credits where the following, or equivalent, courses are included:
- MAT1105 – Linear algebra and numerical methods or MAT-INF1100 – Modelling and Computations (discontinued)
- MAT1110 – Calculus and Linear Algebra
- MAT1125 – Advanced linear Algebra or MAT1120 – Linear Algebra
- STK1100 – Probability and Statistical Modelling
- MAT2100 – Elementary Real Analysis or MAT2400 – Real Analysis
- IN1900 – Introduction to Programming with Scientific Applications or IN1000 – Introduction to Object-oriented Programming
- IN1910 – Programming with Scientific Applications or IN1010 – Object-oriented Programming
- Two of the following courses:
- MAT3100 – Linear optimization
- MAT3110 – Introduction to Numerical Analysis
- MAT3360 – Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
- MAT3440 – Dynamical systems
- IN3110 – Problem Solving with High-Level Languages
- STK2130 – Modelling by Stochastic Processes
- STK3405 – Introduction to Risk and Reliability Analysis
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
Applicants are ranked according to their grade average in the required specialization. If an applicant has more than 90 ECTS credits in the required specialization, the 90 ECTS credits with the highest grades will form the grade average.