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Available places
15
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 a minimum of 80 ECTS credits in informatics including 30 ECTS credits on beginners' level (1000-courses) and 20 ECTS credits on advanced level (2000- and 3000-courses), of which
- at least 20 ECTS credits programming
- an orientation towards the fields human–computer interaction (HCI), information systems (IS) and/or software engineering (SE) corresponding to at least 30 ECTS credits combined from these three fields.
The following coures from the University of Oslo are examples that cover the specialization requirements:
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20 ECTS credits 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) / IN1910 – Programming with Scientific Applications
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30 ECTS credits from HCI, IS and SE: IN1050 – Introduction to Design, Use, Interaction, IN1060 – Use Oriented Design, IN2020 – Methods in Interaksjonsdesign, IN2150 – IT in Organizations, INF3272 – Informasjonsarkitektur og innholdsadministrasjon (discontinued), INF3280 – Development of IT-competence in Organisations (discontinued), IN1030 – Systems, Requirements and Consequences (only 5 ECTS credits count), IN2000 – Software Engineering with Project Work (only 10 of 20 ECTS credits count), IN3240 – Software Testing / INF3121 – Software testing (continued).
Equivalent courses from other educational institutions will cover the required specialization.
Further documentation for this program
If you have completed studies/courses outside of the University of Oslo, you must also 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 the grade average of the required specialization for this programme. If an applicant has more than 80 ECTS credits in the required specialization, the 80 ECTS credits with the highest grades will form the grade average.