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Available places
20
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.
This programme requires a?specialisation on bachelor's?level in political science?equivalent to 80?ECTS credits, containing:
- at least one course in?international politics/relations with minimum of 10 ECTS credits
- at least one course in comparative politics with?minimum of 10 ECTS credits
- a?research methods and statistics course equivalent to at least 10 ECTS credits. The course must cover regression analysis, operationalization, research design and SPSS (or another programme for handling large data sets)
Further documentation for this program
- Syllabus and course descriptions:??
All applicants with academic background from outside of Norway must submit?detailed information about the courses?that are?part of?the required specialization (e.g. reading lists, course descriptions, a document containing links to relevant websites etc.)
Ranking of applicants
Selection is based on your academic performance in the required subjects for this programme.
Admission to this programme is usually highly competitive. Please note that even if you fulfill the minimum grade requirement, you are not guaranteed a study place in the programme.
If an applicant has more than 80 ECTS credits in the required specialisation, the 80 ECTS credits with the highest grades will form the grade average.