Master in Theology

A. Applicants must meet the general admission requirements (except proficiency in Norwegian) to be eligible for admission. These requirements differ depending on home country/country of education, and are described in the GSU-list.

B. All applicants to master programmes must document English proficiency, regardless of what is stated in the GSU-list. English proficiency is documented in one of the following ways:

• TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 24 in the writing component)
• IELTS 6.0 (minimum 6.5 in the writing component)
• PTE Academic 59 (minimum 58 in the writing component)
• Grade 4 in Vg1 course in English at Norwegian upper secondary school (140 hours) or completed Advanced course in English at Norwegian upper secondary school
• Minimum one year of studies on university level in Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, New Zealand or Australia.
• Bachelor degree or minimum one year of master studies (60 ECTS) with English as the medium of instruction completed in one of the Nordic countries.
• University degree in English language and/or literature. A degree in other disciplines taught in English does not meet this requirement.

C. A bachelor’s degree in Theology or Religious Studies. Alternatively, a period of study comparable with a Norwegian bachelor’s degree from a recognised higher education institution. A minimum of 80 ECTS credits must be Christian Theology and the 80 ECTS credits must have an average grade of a Norwegian C (2,7) or better.