📖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

The master's programme has small classes, focused groups and direct engagement with the faculty. This stimulates a good study environment. The students contribute to the interdisciplinary environment with their different educational backgrounds, research and field experiences and perspectives from across the globe and across the disciplines. Master's thesis projects are designed and offered in multidisciplinary research teams, focusing on current challenges that are defining the world around us. They range from refugee health to use of mobile technology for maternal health, domestic violence to improved kits for pregnancy. In the end, our environment enables students to learn from the instructors and their peers to create new knowledge for a better and healthy world. The MSc in Global Health is a full-time programme of study. The length of study is two years (four semesters). It is not advisable to combine this programme of study with a full-time job. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

1. Year
Autumn
Compulsory courses
Code Name SP Status
MH3000
Introduction to Research Methods
7.5 O
MH3004
Qualitative Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences
7.5 O
PH3000
Global health - part 1 of 2
O
PH3002
Innovation in Global Health
7.5 O
Elective courses
Experts in Teamwork - Intensive
Priority of Experts in Teamwork (EiT) have to be done between 1 October and 1 November. If you do not do this by the deadline you will not be allowed to attend the course next semester.

To choose a village (course) in Experts in Teamwork :
Put 5 courses in priority order. Save your priorities. You can only choose up to 3 villages offered by your own faculty. Be aware that some villages might have an English title, but still use Norwegian as the teaching language.
The faculty may determine spesific rules for choosing villages. If you can't find any EiT villages in StudentWeb please contact your faculty.

You can go into your individual education plan and change the courses/priorities until the deadline expires on 1 November.
A while after this date your village will be in your individual education plan just like your other courses. Your course registration is now done, but you have to do the examination registration yourself.

Read more about Experts in Teamwork and the different villages (courses) at EiTs webpage.

Find information about how to make course priorities for Experts in Teamwork .

Spring
Compulsory courses
Code Name SP Status
PH3000
Global health - part 2 of 2
15 O
MH3002
Epidemiology I
7.5 O
MH3003
Statistics for Medicine and Health Sciences
7.5 O
Elective courses
2. Year
Autumn
Compulsory courses
Code Name SP Status
PH3900
Thesis in Global Health - part 1 of 2
O
Elective courses
Spring
Compulsory courses
Code Name SP Status
PH3900
Thesis in Global Health - part 2 of 2
45 O

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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.

Is this not correct? You can edit your profile or contact us.
Or see the list of programs you are eligible for here .
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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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