About this programme
Master in Civil Engineering is a Master's Degree programme at Oslo Metropolitan University in Oslo, taught in English. It runs for 2 years and carries 120 ECTS credits. The register gives Oslo as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master. Oslo Metropolitan University is a state university in Oslo.
What you will study
What you study
This is a two-year master's degree in civil engineering at Oslo Metropolitan University, taught in English and worth 120 ECTS. The programme has five specialisations, and you choose one of them:
- Building Technology
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Smart Water Process and Infrastructure Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Transport Infrastructure Engineering
Each specialisation goes deeper into its own part of civil engineering, so the courses you take depend on which one you pick. The programme is taught at Pilestredet Campus in central Oslo.
Admission, language and next steps
Teaching is in English, so you need to meet the university's English language requirement. The entry requirements are set by Oslo Metropolitan University and published on the programme page, so read that page carefully before you apply. The same goes for the application deadline and the application system: the institution sets these, and the programme site is where you find them.
Oslo Metropolitan University is a state university. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions. Other degree students normally pay a fee that the institution sets. The programme page states the tuition position as the institution words it, so check there for the details that apply to you.
Your next step is to open the official programme page, confirm the specialisation you want, and check the entry requirements, deadline and fee information there before you put in an application.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Building technology
- Geotechnical engineering
- Water process and infrastructure engineering
- Structural engineering
- Transport infrastructure engineering
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to Oslo Metropolitan University, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. The institution lists its deadline as: Please see programme site. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Civil Engineering taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at Oslo Metropolitan University. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study and 120 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Oslo as the campus town for this programme at Oslo Metropolitan University.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme, and some programmes require a minimum grade average. Oslo Metropolitan University publishes its requirements on the programme page.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. As Oslo Metropolitan University lists it: Please see programme site. Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at Oslo Metropolitan University.
What does it cost?
Oslo Metropolitan University gives this wording for the tuition: Please see the programme site. Degree students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland normally pay tuition at Norwegian institutions, and the fees vary by institution and programme. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at Oslo Metropolitan University is linked from this page so you can compare.
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