Quantum Science and Technology (master)
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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 80 ECTS, where the following, or equivalent, courses are included:

* Advanced bachelor's courses correspond to courses with a 2000 or 3000 code at the University of Oslo.

Transitional arrangement

If you meet the admission requirements for Computational Science (master), programme option Quantum Information Science and Technology, or Physics (master), programme option Quantum Science and Quantum Technology, as they were in the autumn of 2025, you qualify for this programme up to and including admission in 2027.

Recommended previous knowledge

For some master’s projects it may be recommended that you have acquired specific knowledge at bachelor’s level before you start. Please refer to our list of possible master’s projects for recommended bachelor’s courses.

Further documentation for this program

If you have completed studies/courses outside 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

Selection is based on your academic performance in the required subjects for this programme.

If an applicant has more than 80 ECTS in the required specialisation, the 80 ECTS with the highest grades will form the grade average.

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