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Required specialization
Bachelor's degree
You must have a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree.
Required specialisation and minimum grade requirement
You must have a specialisation of at least 80 ECTS credits required by the programme and a minimum grade average comparable to a Norwegian C. 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 below for more information on which subjects are calculated to determine the minimum grade average.
The required specialisation consists of 85 ECTS where the following, or equivalent, courses are included:
- 60 ECTS credits at bachelor's level, which includes the subject areas mechanics, electromagnetism, oscillations and waves, quantum physics, experimental physics, and thermodynamics and statistical physics.
At the University of Oslo, this corresponds to the following courses:- Either FYS1100 – Mechanics and Modelling (Norwegian only), FYS1105 – Classical Mechanics or FYS-MEK1110 – Mechanics
- FYS1120 – Electromagnetism
- One of the following combinations: