Civil Engineering

When you apply for this degree, you choose one specialisation. 

To apply for all the specialisations you need:

• a bachelor’s degree in engineering including: 25 ECTS in mathematics, 7,5 ECTS in physics, solid mechanics, building physics and/or thermodynamics and 5 ECTS in statistics 
• an average grade of at least C (according to the ECTS grading scale) on your bachelor's degree
• proof of your English proficiency

The specialisations have different requirements.

• To apply for Building Technology you must have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering or energy and environment in buildings.
• To apply for Geotechnical engineering you must have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering or marine engineering.
• To apply for Smart Water Process and Infrastructure Engineering you must have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or marine engineering. 
• To apply for Structural Engineering you must have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering or marine engineering, and 20 credits in mechanics, statics or other courses in the field of structural engineering.
• To apply for Transport Infrastructure Engineering you must have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering or marine engineering.

More about admission to master's programmes.

You apply via Søknadsweb, where you fill in your details and upload all the required documents.

There are different application deadlines based on which country you apply from:

• 1 November: for applicants from countries outside of the European Union / the European Economic Area (EEA) / Switzerland
• 1 March: early admission for applicants from the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland
• 15 April: ordinary admission for applicants from the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland

The only cost of this programme is the semester fee (student.oslomet.no) of approximately 1000 NOK. You pay this fee each semester of the programme. There are no tuition fees.

Possible tuition fees in 2023

The Norwegian government has proposed the introduction of tuition fees for students from countries outside the EU/EEA/EFTA, starting in autumn semester in 2023.  A final decision has not yet been made.

Until further notice, applicants from countries outside the EU/EEA/EFTA applying for a master's degree at OsloMet starting in 2023 must be prepared to pay tuition fees.

This does not apply to exchange students from partner universities, or to students from the EU/EEA/EFTA. 

More information will be provided once it is available.

The programme uses a lot of software that will only run on the Windows operating system, which you will have installed on your own laptops. Because of this, we recommend PCs, not Macs.

• The computer should have at least 8 GB of memory and a fast processor (if Intel, at least Core-i5 multicore or equivalent)
• We recommend a gaming laptop for their powerful graphics card in connection with 3D modelling and the possibility of connecting VR glasses. A good graphics card should be a priority. 
• It is also an advantage to have an SSD disk and a matte monitor.
• If you are going to use Windows on your Mac, then a stronger performance is required and sometimes it is difficult to make it work well. 

Apply for the Master's Programme in Civil Engineering at Oslo Metropolitan University – OsloMet, and get specialized and highly qualified for an exciting job in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry within one of five specialisations.

Programme description (student.oslomet.no)

This programme is organised as a two-year full-time study.

You will get a variation of 

• lectures
• practical tasks
• computer based tasks
• project work
• group work
• excursions
• lab work
• presentations

You can find information about exchange on our student website

When you hold this master’s degree, you have expertise that is in high demand in both the private and public sector.

Your most relevant employers are advisory engineering firms, contractors, construction clients, municipalities and research institutes.

This degree can also qualify you for further studies at the doctoral degree level.

When you complete the master's degree programme you will be awarded the degree of Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering, within building technology, geotechnical engineering, smart water process and infrastructure engineering, structural engineering or transport infrastructure engineering.

This master’s degree programme is designed to meet the National Council for Technological Education’s (UHR-NRT) conditions for use of the additional Norwegian designation “sivilingeniør” (siv.ing.) on diplomas for master’s degree programmes in technology.