📖Introduction

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Norway with the main campus in Trondheim and smaller campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund. The largest university in Norway, NTNU has over 8,000 employees and thousands of students. NTNU is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim. The university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), which in 1767 became the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, a variety of programmes of professional study, and great academic breadth that also includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship, art disciplines and artistic activities.

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📚About the Program

Master’s in Biology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Nature and biodiversity is threatened globally, and we need more biological research in order to understand and predict effects from human activities and a changing environment. Today’s climate crisis and rapid extinction of species has created a need for sustainable development, which in turn makes a pressing need for knowledge and research within the study of biology. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

MSc in biology has four specializations:

Cell and Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Behaviour, Evolution and Biosystematics
Biodiversity and Systematics (Nabis)
The specializations are different in terms of compulsory courses for admission.

There are two main components in the Master's programme:

Master's thesis (60 credits ECTS)
Theoretical and methodological courses, compulsory and elective courses (60 credits ECTS)
The normal workload for a full-time student for one academic year is 60 credits ECTS.

Master's agreement

All master students has to enter into a Master's agreement. The agreement is comprised of (a) all compulsory and elective courses, (b) your Master's project description, and (c) regulations regarding academic counselling during the master's study. Compulsory or elective courses cannot be changed without an application to the department.

The Master thesis

The Master thesis should be developed as your own original work (with some support from your adviser). Any quotation, use of data, information etc. from other sources (including the scientifically literature and your fellow students) should therefore be carefully listed and included in the reference list of your thesis, according to best practice within your field of study.

Final Master's exam

The evaluation of the master's thesis is based on the written report (master's thesis) and an oral examination, which is made up of a presentation of the thesis and a conversation/ discussion of the project.

All exams, except the Individual Special Syllabus (if any) have to be passed before the date of the final Master's Degree exam, unless otherwise stated in your Masters Agreement.

More information regarding master's thesis for the study area Natural Sciences and Informatics can be found via this link

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🏫About Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is a university with an international focus, with headquarters in Trondheim and campuses in Ålesund and Gjøvik. NTNU is consistently ranked in the top one percentage among the world's universities. NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology, and is the successor of Norway's preeminent engineering university, the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway's national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art. NTNU is well known for its close collaboration with industry, and particularly with its R&D partner SINTEF, which provided it with the biggest industrial link among all the technical universities in the world.

 

Mission

Our mission covers both the expectations that society has of NTNU and the problems in society that we ourselves want to solve. We have a general mission, similar to other universities, and a specifi c mission, which makes us unique.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

$0 USD

Tuition fee:

19,000 EUR per year

38,000 EUR in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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Here is some more information about the enrollment process after you have been accepted.

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